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Sustainable Living: Community involvement

On this week’s show of Sustainable Living, we had Michelle Meetze James, and she has all the plant obsessions.
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Sustainable Living: Sweetwater Organic Community Farm

This Monday on Sustainable Living we talked with Chris and Joni Kendrick from Sweetwater Organic co-op farm in Tampa Fl.

Reforms to Tampa’s “toothless” Citizens Review Board could make it onto the March ballot

Tampa voters could vote on reforms to the city's Police Citizens Review Board in March, if city leaders approve the move during an upcoming workshop.
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Why have environmentalists and community leaders turned against Tampa’s plan to recycle treated wastewater?

Environmentalists & community leaders wanted to work with Tampa on options for reusing wastewater. But now they oppose the mayor's PURE plan.

Sustainable Living: Commercial Urban Agriculture

This week on Sustainable Living, we talked about Commercial Urban Agriculture in Florida Needs, Opportunities, and Barriers.
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City workers union in Tampa overwhelmingly approves new contract in a historic vote

Blue-collar municipal workers represented by the city of Tampa’s largest labor union have overwhelmingly approved a new contract that delivers the “highest wage increase ever,” according to Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1464 President Steve...

City of Tampa lagged in notifying its Citizens Review Board and Tampa City Council of an ongoing federal investigation

Last Friday, the city of Tampa quietly shared in a news release that the city is under federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for its now-defunct Crime Free Housing Program — and has...

Community activist Connie Burton looks to fill Tampa City Council vacancy

Applications opened this week for members of the public who wish to fill the City Council vacancy left by former City Council member John Dingfelder, who resigned earlier this month over a contentious public records...
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City of Tampa survey: citizens have “rising trust in city government”

The City of Tampa says a new survey finds that its citizens have "rising trust in city government" & as a place to open a business.

Surly Voices: liberation of divorce and Gasparilla’s troubled history

This week on Surly Voices, hosts Liz and Amina discuss the liberation of divorce and Tampa's troubled history with the Gasparilla Parade.
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Historic Tampa Union Station in need of repair

Tampa Union Station is Tampa Bay’s only active train station. The Tampa Union Station opened on May 15, 1912 on the east edge of downtown Tampa. Today the Café con Tampa series hosted Jackson McQuigg...

Tampa tenants protest mass eviction

Tampa tenant's protest mass eviction at Holly Court Apartments after New Year's Eve notices served without explanation.

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