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Tampa ZCity Council returns from the Thanksgiving break for the first of two regular meetings in December with a CRA meeting and land use hearings in between. Of the 65 items on the agenda this week, 58 require a vote. The post Tampa Monitor: Back from break, council will vote on stormwater, TPD data sharing, and...

Residents of Hillsborough County are raising concerns over the installation of Flock safety cameras, which they claim are infringing on their privacy. The cameras are reportedly collecting data on people's movements and providing this information to national entities without any oversight. This has led to fears of...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — With online orders and front door deliveries ramping up for the holidays, package thefts are hitting all-time highs. The home safety research group SafeWise estimates 104 million packages are stolen a year across the U.S., accounting for a roughly $58 billion loss. The Tampa Police Department...

We’re taught to be smart around electricity, but there’s no escaping the shock of electric bills for energy customers in Tampa. Tampa Electric Company (TECO) just announced their fourth rate hike in a year. In January, residential customers faced a $9.14 increase per 1,000 kWh, a $20 increase per 1,000kWh in March,...

It’s time to re-activate your Hinge. Tampa is the third-best city in America for singles, or so says a new study released by WalletHub. Take the study as seriously or unseriously as you like, though the number of singles in the city is certainly growing by the month as more and more young professionals relocate here....

The organization held one of its first in-person candidate trainings since before 2020 in Tampa last month. The post In Tampa, Ruth’s List trains the next wave of women candidates appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

A social media user recently shared their dissatisfaction with Rubenstein Law, a personal injury law firm based in Tampa Bay. The user claimed that the firm was negligent in handling their slip and fall case, which occurred at a local mall. The user expressed frustration over the firm's alleged lack of effort in...

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – A 37-year-old man is facing felony charges after allegedly crashing into a tree while heavily intoxicated and leaving the scene with a critically injured passenger. The incident occurred on Monday at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Bay Pines Drive. According to investigators, Robert Christopher...

The no-cover event brings hand-made cigar makers and sellers from around the world to Ybor’s Centennial Park, where there will be cigar rolling demonstrations, drinks, food trucks, and local artisans. The post Ybor City Cigar Festival brings international stogie-lovers to Tampa Bay this weekend appeared first on...

Tampa is among new cities eyed for expansion by driverless taxi company Waymo. The post Driverless taxi company Waymo eyes expansion to Tampa appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .