Re/Creating Tampa

City of TampaMayor Pam Iorio will present four awards during the Mayor’s Alliance for Persons with Disabilities Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, September 22, 2010. […]

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City of TampaBoth directions of East 17th Avenue in Ybor City are closed at North 20th Street while City of Tampa Water Department crews repair a broken 30-inch water main. […]

City of TampaMark your calendars to attend the GTCERT monthly training for September - a skills refresher training session.  Training will be at Tampa Fire Rescue Training Academy (116 S. 34th St) Thursday, September 7, 2010, beginning at 7:00 p.m. and wrapping up by 9:00 p.m. Hope to see you there! […]

Tampa Fire Rescue receives national recognitionTampabay.comTAMPA — After more than a century in existence, Tampa's fire department has received national accreditation. ...Clothes dryer lint causes $60000 house fire in North TampaTampabay.comall 2 news articles » […]

ABC Action NewsTampa couple displaced after fire at duplexTampabay.comTAMPA — A couple was displaced early Thursday after a fire erupted in their duplex and caused $45000 in damage. ...Two escape flames and smoke as their home caught fire early ThursdayABC Action NewsRed Cross helps pair after Tampa house fireTbo.comall 9 news articles » […]

Suncoast NewsSt. Pete OKs private firm for recyclable pickupsTbo.comThe city of Tampa offers curbside recycling pickup once a week. St. Petersburg does not offer curbside recycling, but the city council this week will ...Curbside recycling finally comes to St. PetersburgTampabay.comSt. Petersburg, Pinellas County's last holdout, votes on recycling Thurs […]

Tbo.comMayor says airport board members should pay for parking tooABC Action NewsTAMPA - Unless you are in and out in less than an hour, parking at Tampa International Airport will cost you $3. Except for those on the Aviation Authority ...Tampa airport director interviews closed to publicTbo.comall 3 news articles » […]

SkySportsBucs-Texans PreviewPewter ReportThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers will travel to the Houston Texans in Week 4 of the 2010 preseason on Thursday night. What happened the last time these two teams ...Receiver Michael Clayton doesn't believe preseason finale vs. Houston Texans ...Tampabay.comTampa Bay Buccaneers vs Houston Texans 2010 NFL Picks, Odds & […]

ABC Action NewsKendrick Morris Trial: Closing arguments begin in daycare rape10 ConnectsTampa, Florida -- Closing arguments have begun in the trial of Kendrick Morris, the man accused of raping a 62-year-old daycare worker. ...DNA at center of daycare rape trial10 ConnectsJury seated in the first of two Kendrick Morris rape trialsTampabay.comAccused rapist […]

Bay News 9Tampa Yankees Moving to Orlando?WUSF 89.7 NewsReports are circulating that the New York Yankees may move their minor-league affiliate from Tampa to Orlando. ...Reports say Yankees minor league squad may leave Tampa for OrlandoThe Florida Independent (blog)Orange County Mayor giddy about "minor" Yankee dealABC Action News (blog)Tampa Yanke […]

Tampabay.comBradenton man offers $500 reward for info in Tampa cat shooting, near-drowningTampabay.comThe cat was locked in a carrier marked "Kitty Penitentiary Est. 2010," dumped in McKay Bay and left to drown. ...and more » […]

Tbo.comFrozen yogurt shops regaining place in cultureTbo.comTAMPA - Sylvester Stallone is in the movies, again. Big sunglasses and leggings are hip, again. ...and more » […]

Tampabay.comBulls Beat: Questions entering Stage 5Tbo.comTAMPA - Skip Holtz calls winter workouts Stage 1, spring practice Stage 2, summer conditioning Stage 3, fall camp Stage 4, and the start of ...Bulls' Plancher has competition at RBTbo.comall 8 news articles » […]

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Bennet says Ken Buck wants to privatize Social Security Demonizing privatization was a key to the Democrat's success in defeating President George W. Bush's plan to change Social Security. Now they're using it again in an attempt to hold on to legislative majorities in the House and the Senate. In his latest […]

The Truth-o-Meter says: Barely True | Sen. Lincoln says Boozman wants to privatize Social Security. Democrats used it to defeat President Bush's plans to change Social Security, and they're using it now to try to  hold on to legislative majorities in the House and the Senate. We are, of course, talking about "privatization." In her latest […]

The Truth-o-Meter says: Barely True | Debbie Wasserman Schultz says Dan Webster supports privatization, cuts to Social Security Most politicians know how to pivot: In a political context, it means changing the subject you don't like to one that you do. House member Debbie Wasserman Schultz demonstrated the maneuver in an interview with Larry King on CNN […]

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Randi Weingarten says students in strong union states perform better academically Education was the topic du jour on ABC's This Week on Aug. 29, 2010, and the discussion quickly came around to teachers unions. This Week host Christiane Amanpour asked Randi Weingarten, president of the American Teachers Federation, how […]

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Harry Reid says Sharron Angle wants to eliminate the Education Department The Nevada Senate race between incumbent Democrat Harry Reid and Republican challenger Sharron Angle has become one of the nation's most bitter, with Angle seeking to make Reid the poster child for the poor national and Nevada economies and Reid tryi […]

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Joe Sestak hits Pat Toomey for supporting zero corporate taxes In their hard-fought race for a Pennsylvania Senate seat, Republican Pat Toomey and Democrat Joe Sestak have attacked each other over tax policy. Last week, we rated a Toomey ad blasting Sestak on the estate tax as Barely True. Now we'll look at a Sestak […]

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Chef Jamie Oliver praises McDonald's in England Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is a well-known crusader for healthier eating. So it may have come as a surprise to hear him give a shout-out on ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour on Aug. 29, 2010, to the fast-food giant McDonald's -- or at least the restaura […]

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Donna Brazile says 45 percent of unemployed have been jobless for at least six months In a discussion of the economy during the Aug. 29, 2010, edition of ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour, Democratic strategist Donna Brazile addressed the plight of the long-term unemployed. She said that "45 percent of t […]

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Education Secretary Arne Duncan says one-quarter of U.S. students drop out The Aug 29, 2010, edition of ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour featured a discussion of education policy chock full of education statistics. Here, we decide to look at one offered by Education Secretary Arne Duncan.   "In this count […]

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Ann Marie Buerkle, GOP candidate, says under new health law, feds will track Americans' body mass index It sounds like a claim from a chain e-mail, but it's posted on the website of a Republican candidate for Congress. Is Big Brother really going to keep tabs on your flab? The charge was posted in a letter dated Aug. […]

By Adam Smith - Thu, Sep 02 2010 The Charlie Crist campaign has bought $517,000 to run from 9/7-9/19, we're told. All but $7000 in Tampa Bay cable time was for broadcast in the Miami (434 points), Orlando (430 points), Tampa (292 points), and West Palm beach (278 points) markets. Those are all markets aimed at Democratic and swing voters […]

By Lee Logan, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Thursday, September 2, 2010 TALLAHASSEE — As an independent candidate for governor, Lawton "Bud" Chiles railed against the corrupting influence of special interest cash. Out of the race, he's supporting an establishment figure: Democrat Alex Sink.At a joint press conference Thursday in Tallahassee, […]

By Alex Leary - Thu, Sep 02 2010 Rick Scott convened a private meeting Sunday of some of Tampa Bay's political leaders and insiders, a sign he's trying to extend his campaign strategy beyond television. Sitting around the conference table at the Hyatt in downtown Tampa were: Pasco County Sheriff Bob White, Sen. Mike Fasano of New Port Richey, Hills […]

By Mary Ellen Klas - Thu, Sep 02 2010 In the continuing saga between Florida Power & Light and the Public Service Commission, the Juno Beach-based company has filed a motion today asking that Commissioner Nathan Skop remove himself from any remaining cases in which they are involved. The motion, filed by Tallahassee attorney Barry Richard, calls Skop […]

By Alex Leary - Thu, Sep 02 2010 Bennett LeBow, a corporate raider who recently became CEO of ailing bookseller Borders, contributed $20,000 to the 527 political committee backing Charlie Crist's independent bid for U.S. Senate. Friends for Freedom and Prosperity also collected $20,000 from Robert Stork, a Vero Beach businessman who previously gave $30, […]

By Mary Ellen Klas - Thu, Sep 02 2010 In a new television ad airing on Florida's Panhandle, Democrat Alex Sink say that while we're fighting the oil spill we "have to diversify our economy starting right now." he says in the 30-second spot that she has a "detailed plan to develop new business and attract new business for Florida. […]

By John Frank - Thu, Sep 02 2010 UPDATED: In a Leon County courtroom, the Republican Party of Florida made a last minute attempt to remove a tea Party candidate from the ballot in a Central Florida state legislative race. But time was an issue because the ballot gets certified at 5 p.m. Thursday and the circuit judge appeared skeptical about granting an inju […]

By Mary Ellen Klas - Thu, Sep 02 2010 In a harshly worded letter to the federal government's BP claims czar Kenneth Feinberg, Senate President Jeff Atwater bascially tells him: don't screw up. "I have become increasingly troubled by reports of delays in the claims process, artificial and capricious deadlines on filing, and an apparent insensit […]

By Lee Logan - Thu, Sep 02 2010 Charlie Crist just picked up an interesting endorsement in his bid for U.S. Senate: state Senate Minority Leader Al Lawson of Tallahassee. Lawson, who just narrowly lost a primary race against Congressman Allen Boyd, would be the most high-profile Democrat to endorse Crist's independent bid over Democratic Congressman Ken […]

By Mary Ellen Klas - Thu, Sep 02 2010 The Democrats are likely to lose 47 seats and control of the House of Representatives in November's elections, a top political analyst says in a new forecast Thursday. Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia, also says that the Democrats are likely to lose eight or nine seats in the Senate, […]

Frontier Airlines will begin nonstop service from St. Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport to Milwaukee, Wis., and Omaha, Neb. (RJET) […]

The Tampa Bay Sports Commission and Waste Management plan to help make local events greener. (WM) […]

The role of the college as a community partner was the subject of Hillsborough Community College President Kenneth Atwater’s presentation at a Hillsborough County Hotel & Motel Association general membership meeting Thursday afternoon. […]

After more than 56,000 people fled the Sunshine State between 2008 and 2009, more than 21,000 others moved here this year, according to preliminary population estimates from the University of Florida. […]

The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center was among nine Florida hospitals recognized for their effectiveness in eliminating central line-associated blood stream infections in intensive care units. […]

AAA Auto Club South and Budweiser are offering Florida drivers their Tow to Go program over Labor Day weekend. […]

Stephen Goldfield, a former hedge fund manager who lives in Odessa, agreed to settle charges of insider trading filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. (AZN) (MRK) […]

Brown & Brown Inc. has purchased substantially all of the assets of Crowe Paradis Holding Co. LLC and two related entities. (BRO) […]

The management of Peak 10 and a private equity firm are buying a majority stake in the data center operator for an undisclosed amount. […]

Tampa Electric Co. asked the Florida Public Service Commission to let it drop charges for the fuel portion of all customers’ bills beginning in January. […]