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Orlando, Miami ranked among top places for New Year’s Eve celebrations

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If you can’t make it to Times Square to ring in 2017, have no fear: The nation’s best place to party might be closer than you think. A new WalletHub report ranked Orlando as the best place to celebrate New Year’s Eve. And the Central Florida city wasn’t the only Sunshine State city on the best list. Miami ranked No. 7, while Tampa landed in the No. 13 spot on the WalletHub list. The company compared the 100 biggest cities…

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Airbnb reaches agreement with Hillsborough County over tourist taxes

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Airbnb has reached an agreement Wednesday with the Hillsborough County Tax Collector Office, in a deal that could immediately add thousands of dollars in county revenue. Home hosts in Hillsborough will begin paying bed taxes for overnight guests, which is estimated at about one-quarter million dollars a year. Airbnb will collect and remit taxes from 838 property owners countywide who rent out bedrooms, apartments and even entire houses as lodging for visitors, Hillsborough County Tax Collector Doug Belden said in a statement…

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Cross-Bay Ferry offers discount pass to commuters

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Fresh off two weekends of nearly sold-out trips, the Cross-Bay Ferry is offering a Commuter Value Pass option, providing weekday commuters with a 50-percent discount off ticket prices. Here’s how the Value Pass program works: Starting Nov. 28, customers can log on to CrossBayFerry.com to become a Value Pass holder, and purchase a pack of 20 tickets for $100, or $5 per ticket, compared to the regular $10 one-way ticket price. To plan their commutes, customers then log on anytime…

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Joe Henderson: Facing many hurdles, Bob Buckhorn could make a good governor

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The rebirth of downtown Tampa brought inevitable speculation that Mayor Bob Buckhorn might parlay it into a shot at the governor’s mansion in 2018. The job obviously has appeal for someone like Buckhorn, who likes a big stage and challenge. Asking him to tip his hand about a possible run, though, has proved to be a necessary, but ultimately fruitless, endeavor. As he told Mitch Perry of FloridaPolitics.com Wednesday, “Like a lot of people who are contemplating the future, you…

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Tampa man busted for black market fuel scheme

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A Tampa man is in jail after his arrest on charges he bought gasoline with counterfeit credit cards, intending to resell it on the black market. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced the bust Wednesday, made by his Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement. Jose Rodriguez, 44, was charged with fraudulently purchasing the fuel and “filling unlawful fuel containers for transport and potential resale on the black market.” Officers also charged Rodriguez with credit card forgery related to an arrest in March. “Our…

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Mothers who lost children to gun violence to campaign for Hillary Clinton

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Women who lost their children to gun violence or in police-involved incidents organized as “Mothers of the Movement” will campaign for Hillary Clinton in Tampa and Orlando Friday and Saturday, Clinton’s campaign announced. The group features Lucia McBath, the mother of Jordan Davis; Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner; Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra Bland; and Maria Hamilton, the mother of Dontre Hamilton.  The women will appear at a community roundtable at the Cyrus Greene Center in Tampa at…

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Joe Henderson: Buckle up, Hillsborough, you’re the big political prize

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Earlier this week, NBC political chief Chuck Todd was chatting with Republican strategist Jeff Roe, picking out three places around the country where election geeks should focus special attention. Hillsborough County topped the list. Are we surprised? Todd noted that Roe considered it “the bellwether county in the country” and added, “you could make that argument.” As if we needed any reinforcement why both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have made campaign stops this week in Tampa, there’s your answer.…

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