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Pirate invasion to mark Hillsborough Day at Florida State Capitol

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Members of the Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation will celebrate Hillsborough Day at the State Capitol in Tallahassee March 22. The daylong event will bring many of the county’s most beloved attractions and traditions to the capitol for Florida lawmakers to enjoy, while showcasing all that the community has to offer. Visitors to the State Capitol will include local city and county officials, prominent area business people and representatives from the Hillsborough County Public Schools. Several nonprofit organizations, Visit Tampa Bay,…

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Jackie Toledo all in on TBX, while her HD GOP 60 opponent Rebecca Smith isn’t so enthusiastic

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House District 60 Republicans Jackie Toledo and Rebecca Smith both have a background in transportation, so it was natural that they be asked to weigh in on the Tampa Bay Express project (TBX), the controversial Florida Dept. of Transportation billion dollar project that would all express toll lanes on I-275. Speaking at the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee’s monthly meeting on Tuesday night at MOSI, Toledo said she was all in on the TBX, while Smith expressed some hesitancy. I am…

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Mark Ober isn’t keen on Tampa’s move to decriminalize possession of pot

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Just in case anyone thought otherwise, Mark Ober wants people to know he works hard at his job as Hillsborough County State Attorney. “It is a full-time job,” he told approximately 80 people who attended the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee meeting Tuesday night at MOSI in North Tampa. “I live and breathe the office of State Attorney, and I need your help.” Ober is finishing out the last year of his fourth term as Hillsborough County State Attorney, and he’s now running…

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10 News reporter Grayson Kamm leaving TV

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Another TV reporter is jumping ship to handle public relations. WTSP reporter Grayson Kamm is heading to Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry to head the non-profit’s media relations. “We are Tampa Bay’s community-supported science center, and Grayson’s experience connecting with people from all over our area — along with covering a ton of science and technology stories — make him a great fit,” said MOSI CEO Molly Demeulenaere, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. Kamm will replace former…

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Donor sues MOSI, claims it misused $1.4 million donation

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The former chairman of the Museum of Science and Industry board of directors is suing the museum, claiming it misused his $1.4 million donation. The Tampa Bay Times reports Robert Lang filed the civil lawsuit Wednesday. Lang made the donation in 2004 to name a museum wing after his wife. He says the wing was supposed to house and facilitate operations for early childhood learning programs. In the lawsuit, Lang says the museum never moved the activities into the Whitney Andrews…

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Jeff Vinik says it’s no sure thing that MOSI will move downtown

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After their dramatic unveiling of their billion-dollar project to redevelop 40 acres of real estate in the Channelside District last December, Jeffrey Vinik’s Strategic Property Partners group has been relatively quiet in terms of news about what will actually be housed there. In recent months there has been discussion about the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) moving from its current North Tampa location across the street from USF to “Vinikville.” Though Hillsborough County officials have expressed excitement about the…

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Tampa Bay Times sues MOSI for access to CEO search records

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The Tampa Bay Times is suing Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry for rights to view documents pertaining to its recently concluded search for a new president and CEO. “In 2014, owing to the retirement of its long-time president and CEO Wit Ostrenko, Defendant MOSI embarked on a search for a new president and CEO. On June 4, 2015, MOSI announced that after a 10-month nationwide search during which 83 highly qualified candidates were identified, it had selected its own…

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