Archived News & Public Notices

Archived News & Public Notices

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News General, News Mayor Office

CITY OF TAMPA LIGHT UP SCHEDULE WHAT: Old City Hall (315 E. Kennedy Blvd.) and Downtown Bridges COLORS: Blue and Yellow, Colors of the Ukrainian Flag DATE: Friday, February 25, 2022 TIME: Sunset…

News General, News Solid Waste

City of Tampa Solid Waste customers may be affected by minor changes in services due to recent updates to a City ordinance. Most of the ordinance changes are minor and needed to keep Code references…

News Convention Center

TCC is excited to host one of the largest volleyball tournaments in the country. The Tampa United Volleyball-Gasparilla Volleyball Classic 2022 starts Saturday, February 18, 2022, at 7:00 a.m. and…

News Tampa Police

TAMPA, FL (Wednesday, February 15th, 2022) The Tampa Police Department will participate in this year’s Leadership Academy hosted by the Hillsborough Co. Sheriff’s Office. Leadership Academy is geared…

News Internal Audit

Remote access is the ability for users to access an organization’s non-public computing resources from external or remote locations that may or may not be the organization’s own facilities. The…

News COVID-19, News General, News Parks and Recreation

With continuing cases rates decreasing and the increased capability of private pharmacies, healthcare providers and home testing kits available to now meet the demand for COVID-19 testing, the City…

News General, News Mayor Office, News Tampa Police

Mary O’Connor served the Tampa Police Department for 22 years, rising to the rank of assistant chief before retiring in 2016. Since then, Mary has spent time extensively traveling the country,…

News COVID-19, News General

Those who need a COVID-19 test can visit the public testing sites at Al Lopez Park or the West Tampa Community Resource Center. No appointment is needed.  More information: tampa.gov/COVID-19

News General, News Mayor Office

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Tampa for its annual…

News Community Partnerships and Neighborhood Engagement, News General, News Mayor Office

The City of Tampa will hire a designated advocate to help achieve the city’s unprecedented goal for minority and small business participation in the construction of the planned City Center on Hanna…

News Tampa Police

TAMPA, FL (January 31st, 2022) - The fingerprinting lab will be closed Friday, February 4th 2022, to make upgrades to the system. Services will resume Monday. Please visit https://www.tampa.gov/…

News General, News Housing and Community Development, News Mayor Office

Cheryl Hodges Cummings, a DARE recipient, closed on her first home in December 2021. She also received assistance through the East Tampa Community Redevelopment Area fund. With housing affordability…

News Tampa Police

The Tampa Police Department is encouraging boaters to watch the invasion from land. "The National Weather Service has issued a Small Craft Advisory for Tampa Bay in effect from 10 PM Friday evening…

News Tampa Police

Arrested: Jeannel Louiral D.O.B. 04/25/1997 5044 Millenia Blvd #204 Orlando, Florida Preliminary details: On 01/24/22, the complainant reported a female juvenile (14 y/o) as a runaway after she…

News Tampa Police

One of the victims in the shooting near the 5700 block of Steven Ct. has been identified as Caleb Jefferson.  TPD protects the identities of all victims, but Jefferson's family gave permission to…

News Community Partnerships and Neighborhood Engagement, News General, News Planning and Development, News Transportation and Stormwater Services

Tampa's steady progress and commitment to make streets and neighborhoods more walkable, affordable, and transit-oriented has resulted in a second grant from the Federal Transit Administration to…

News Tampa Police

On 1/24/2022 at 0112 hours, the Tampa Police Department was dispatched to a disturbance at Club Eden, 912 North Franklin Street, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL.  Upon arrival, it was determined that…

News Tampa Police

TAMPA, FL (Friday, January 21st) - The Tampa Police Department has created a Kids Safety Card which would help law enforcement contact parents in a timely manner, should their child get lost. This is…

News Convention Center

Just a week into the new year, the Tampa Convention Center is excited to announce it will co-host the 2022 U.S. Gymnastics Championships and National Congress and Trade Show.  The annual national…

News Community Partnerships and Neighborhood Engagement, News General, News Mayor Office

  Memorial Park Cemetery in East Tampa   The City of Tampa is committing time, money, and manpower to protect many historic burial grounds that have been previously forgotten or abandoned. This…

News General, News Solid Waste

The revised collection schedule is as follows: Residential Customers who normally receive service on Monday will not receive garbage, recycling, or yard waste service. Customers will receive service…

News Development & Economic Opportunity, News General, News Housing and Community Development, News Mayor Office

The City of Tampa announced another step in its march to provide more affordable housing across all communities.   A Request for Proposal (RFP) has been released for a seven acre property located at…

News Development & Economic Opportunity, News General, News Housing and Community Development, News Mayor Office

The City of Tampa has been awarded nearly $2 million to put toward one of its affordable housing programs.  On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)…

News Convention Center

Rich Zabroski is the Tampa Convention Center’s new Chief Maintenance Engineer. He will be overlooking our Maintenance and Engineering departments, ensuring our heating and cooling systems, and…

News Development & Economic Opportunity, News General, News Planning and Development

Nicole B. Travis appointed to lead Development and Economic Opportunity  The City of Tampa announces the appointment of Nicole B. Travis to be Administrator of Development and Economic Opportunity,…