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Drew Wilson covers legislative campaigns and fundraising for SaintPetersBlog and FloridaPolitics.com. While at the University of Florida, Wilson was an editor at The Independent Florida Alligator and after graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to cover business deals for The Hollywood Reporter. Before joining Extensive Enterprises, Wilson covered the state economy and Legislature for LobbyTools.

Creative Clay to join Give Day Tampa Bay fundraising event May 3

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Art-therapy group Creative Clay announced Monday it is joining in on the third annual Give Day Tampa Bay, a 24-hour fundraising event set for May 3 designed to boost philanthropy in the Tampa Bay area. “Give Day Tampa Bay is a wonderful opportunity for the community to support the work of the many nonprofits in the area. Our goal is to raise funds for our programs that serve people of all ages with developmental disabilities and increase our footprint to…

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Legoland, Tampa Electric celebrate Earth Day with plans for $5M solar canopy

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Tampa Electric Co. and Legoland Florida marked Earth Day by announcing the utility company plans to build a $5 million solar canopy in the Lakeland theme park. The canopy will generate nearly 2 megawatts of power – enough to power more than 250 homes annually – for Tampa Electric’s 725,000 customers, including Legoland. The project will also double as a shade for more than 600 cars in the attraction’s parking lot. The solar array, which will be owned and maintained…

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St. Pete approves Isla Mujeres, Mexico as new sister city

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St. Petersburg is getting a new Sister City: Isla Mujeres, Mexico. The City Council approved the move Thursday, adding the resort island to the Sister City program that already includes Takamatsu, Japan. Before becoming a sister city, Isla Mujeres had been on the “Friendship City” list alongside St. Petersburg, Russia and Figueres, Spain. St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and Isla Mujeres Mayor Agapita Magana plan to make the move official with a signing reception in Isla Mujeres April 28. City…

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Tampa Chamber is backing proposed half-cent sales tax for Hillsborough transportation

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A key business group is supporting the proposed half-cent sales tax to fund Hillsborough County transportation. “Based on our study of the issue, the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce supports a half-cent sales tax for a duration of at least 20 years to fund transportation options within Hillsborough County, including the incorporated cities of Plant City, Tampa and Temple Terrace,” the group said in a press release Thursday. Tampa Chamber President Bob Rohrlack added that internal polls and surveys conducted…

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Pinellas County homes sold faster than last year, Realtor association says

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Pinellas County homes sold faster and at higher prices in March than they did a year ago, according to newly released statistics from the Pinellas Realtor Association. Sales of single family homes went up 19 percent last month compared to March 2015, and the median time to sale came in at 73 days – two weeks quicker than a year ago. Sellers also got a bit more money, too, with the median sale going for 96 percent of the original…

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Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway collected 48 million tolls in 2015, up 25 percent

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The Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority collected nearly 48 million tolls in 2015 according to a new report from the International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association. The 2015 numbers beat out the 2014 score by more than 10 million transactions, and the 25 percent increase year-over-year topped the other 30 expressway authorities and tolling agencies included in the study. IBTTA said Americans drove about 3 percent more last year; toll transactions went up by about 7 percent nationwide, hitting a total of…

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Bill Galvano to host campaign kickoff fundraiser in Sarasota Apr. 21

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Bradenton Republican Sen. Bill Galvano will host a campaign kickoff fundraiser April 21 in Sarasota, his campaign announced Tuesday. The event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Dolphin Aviation, located at 8191 N Tamiami Trail, and will be preceded by a half-hour VIP reception. For more information about the fundraiser, or to RSVP for the event, contact campaign staffer Nicole Hagerty at 850-508-2464 or [email protected]. Galvano, who is set to be Senate President for the 2019 and…

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