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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Leif Helland

    Believers can track Bigfoot and the Florida Skunk Ape at the Safety Harbor Library this fall (opens the original)

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    Believe it or not, there are people still looking for Bigfoot, and some of them are in your neck of the woods. Later this month, Safety Harbor Library is letting believers track the truth with the Mid Florida Bigfoot Research Group. Three weeks ahead of Halloween, the Tampa-based group is holding an educational presentation on the age-old conspiracy of bigfoot and the Florida skunk ape. The presentation will be afterhours at the Safety Harbor Library on Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. The all-ages event offer

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Leif Helland

    Voter registration deadline for general election is October 5 (opens the original)

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    Floridians are close to the final day to register to vote for the upcoming Nov. 3 general election that will decide a new governor for Florida. The voter registration deadline for both Hillsborough and Pinellas counties is Oct. 5. Early voting for both counties runs Oct. 19.-Nov. 1. Early voters residing in these counties have access to pick any early voting precinct, while anyone who waits until Election Day, Tuesday Nov. 3, will have to vote at their assigned precinct. The deadline to request

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Leif Helland

    Here’s a toolkit to help Florida residents combat large-scale AI data centers (opens the original)

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    Many Florida residents are up in arms over the rapid expansion of data centers. Suncoast Sierra Club has shared something of a coping mechanism. The group released its Florida citizen action toolkit at a public meeting on Aug. 13, for residents hoping to work with local governments to combat large-scale AI data center proposals. The toolkit is a Google Doc that includes a wealth of information, teaching people the risks and impacts data centers may pose to the environment. Organized into easy-to

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Leif Helland

    Community leader Fran Tate enters Tampa's District 5 City Council race (opens the original)

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    Another Tampa City Council race is taking shape thanks to a familiar face and name: Fran Tate. The community leader entered the District 5 City Council race in July, six months after incumbent District 5 City Council member Naya Young filed. Life coach Christina Murray is also in the race. So far in campaign financing Young leads with over $16,000 in contributions, Murray with over $2,000 in-kind contributions and Tate with zero dollars so far. In 2025, Tate ran in the crowded special election t

  5. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Leif Helland

    Dr. Patricia Alonzo enters District 7 Tampa City Council race, seeking to fix the district's socioeconomic disparities (opens the original)

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    Last July, Dr. Patricia Altagracia Alonzo filed to run for Tampa’s District 7 City Council seat, highlighting what she says are economic disparity in her district. District 7 starts north of Busch Boulevard, covering Forest Hills, Terrace Park, University Square, up to the New Tampa area. Two other candidates filed to run for the District 7 seat: retired journalist Alan Cohn and Morris Lopez III. At 18, Alonzo got involved in politics, working as a voter registrar after recognizing how valuable

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