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February 7, 2008

TAMPA – Llegó el día de la demolición del Museo de Arte de Tampa. ...more

February 4, 2008

Los empleados públicos se preparaban la semana pasada para posibles despidos y los funcionarios locales analizaban qué servicios públicos deberían cortar después de que los votantes aprobaron abrumadoramente una enmienda que reducirá los ingresos del municipio y del condado en decenas de millones de dólares. ...more

January 31, 2008

The smell of gun smoke downtown means it's Gasparilla time. On Tuesday, about 20 mock pirates kicked off the prelude to Saturday's main events when they arrived aboard a parade float - with guns echoing - to "abduct" the mayor and demand the city's surrender. There was tough talk from Mayor Pam Iorio: "We will put up a fight," she vowed, surrounded by the costumed sea wolves. Maybe, but no mayor has been able to resist the make-believe pirate invasion that comes Saturday. In fact, the mayor and marauders soon gave up even the pretense of conflict and went off together for lunch. ...more

January 23, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Pierce Middle School will usher in FCAT season with meatballs, tomato sauce and pasta. ...more

January 16, 2008

When you live to be Sara "Susan" Harrison's age, the first hundred candles get dropped from the birthday cake. ...more

December 28, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY — When you live to be Sara "Susan" Harrison's age, the first hundred candles get dropped from the birthday cake. ...more

December 27, 2007

TAMPA-- Estarían en juego los pues­tos de algunos empleados municipales de grupos mino­ritarios, entre ellos hispanos, según un estudio. Pero pocos latinos participaron en una manifestación frente al ayun­tamiento de Tampa la semana pasada, para protestar por los despidos anunciados en noviembre por la alcaldesa Pam Iorio. ...more

December 27, 2007

El análisis del concejal John Dingfelder de los empleados que podrían encarar despidos el año próximo muestra que más del 70% de los afectados serían hispanos o negros. ...more

December 19, 2007

TAMPA - Folks walking by Lykes Gaslight Square in downtown Tampa today might do a double take as they pass thousands of cans illuminated by the sun and neatly lined up in the grass. The 15,000 Campbell's soup cans are part of Metropolitan Ministries' Food for Thought, a campaign to raise the profile of Bay area people in need. ...more

December 11, 2007