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 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released the most current information about Tropical Storm Andrea, which will affect Tampa Bay weather for the next two days. Forecasters at the NOAA weather service believe the storm surge could reach two to four feet, from Pinellas County north to Apalachicola. Andrea is the first named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which began June 1.  According to the NOAA National Hurricane Center, a tropical storm warning is currently in effect for the Gulf…

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Supporting a public vote on the Pier is valuable for Karl Nurse in his re-election to the St. Petersburg City Council. District 2 Councilmember Jim Kennedy also maintains a slightly smaller lead in his re-election bid. The strength of Nurse and Kennedy against hypothetical candidates is from a new survey by St. Pete Polls commissioned by PinskiPolitics.com So far, no candidates have declared a challenge against either, but a group of likely voters shared their opinion about future challengers who might have the…

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Today, Tampa attorney Kim Hernandez Vance announced she will run for Hillsborough County Circuit Court, Group 19 in 2014. Vance, an attorney and shareholder in the Tampa office of the Gray& Robinson law firm, filed for candidacy for the seat currently held by retiring ChiefJudge Manuel Menendez, Jr. She is a commercial litigation attorney and a Certified Public Accountant. Vance, 52, is a second-generation Tampa native, a 1997 graduate of Stetson University College of Law, was well as a degree…

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After nearly 50 years of a U.S. economic embargo, the City of Tampa is hoping to restore ties with Cuba, beginning with an official trip to Florida’s closest Caribbean neighbor. The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce recently sponsored a 38-person delegation of business and civic leaders, who returned Sunday from a historic visit in Cuba. Their mission was to help Tampa become a major travel hub between Cuba and the U.S. The group toured the island nation from May 29 to…

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Once again, finances are starting to become a serious problem for state Rep. Darryl Rouson of St. Petersburg. Rouson, 58, purchased a townhome in Tallahassee in 2010, but failed to make three years of property tax payments, the Tampa Bay Times reports.  The property could soon be up for auction. Rouson also recently used his St. Petersburg property as collateral for $20,000 in loans from a relative. Delinquent property tax payments are just the most recent money troubles challenging Rouson.…

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An election-fraud scandal has Rep. Joe Garcia scrambling for damage control, but continues to support one of his key staffers. The Miami Democrat told the Miami Herald that Communications Director Giancarlo Sopo insists he was not part of a scheme to submit falsified requests for absentee ballots for the August 2012 primary. This comes after investigators from the Miami-Dade state attorney‘s office searched the homes of one of Sopo’s relatives and that of former campaign manager John Estes. Garcia vows he…

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Several top names in Pinellas County politics will gather June 24 to support Republican Rep. Ed Hooper in his bid for the District 2 seat on the County Commission. The fundraiser is at the Island Way Grill in Clearwater June 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Hooper, 65, currently represents District 67 in the Florida House and faces term limits, which prevent him from running for re-election. In January, the former Clearwater city commissioner and retired firefighter announced that he…

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