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Daily Debrief for Oct. 27: City Hall, County, Schools, Today and this week, Around town
Oct. 27: 9 items from Tampa's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
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Morning Notes for Oct. 27: County, Schools, Around town
Oct. 27: 13 items from Tampa's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 26: County, Schools, Today and this week, Around town
Oct. 26: 13 items from Tampa's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Transportation
Tampa's Green Spine bike route is complete after a decade
The 3.5-mile Green Spine protected bike route now runs from North Hyde Park to East Tampa. Where it goes, what it cost and the one gap left near N. 15th Street.
Health
Hillsborough dengue emergency extended to Oct. 29; 346 cases
Hillsborough extended its dengue emergency to Oct. 29 with 346 locally acquired cases. Where planes sprayed Tampa last week and how to get spray alerts.
Traffic
Downtown Tampa traffic: Hyrox and Joyce Meyer, Oct. 22-25
Tens of thousands are expected downtown Thursday to Sunday for Hyrox and a Joyce Meyer conference. Event times, the Brorein Street change and free rides.
Schools
12 Tampa public schools make U.S. News' Florida top 200
Grady Elementary ranks No. 42 in Florida and Coleman Middle No. 61 in the 2027 U.S. News Best Schools list. All 12 Tampa schools named, with their state grades.
Water
Tampa's once-a-week watering limit now runs to March 31
Tampa lawns can be watered one day a week until March 31, 2027, after the drought rules were extended. Find your day by house number, and the hours that apply.
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Tampa lawn rebate for native plants: next round March 13
Tampa matches homeowners dollar for dollar to swap up to 500 square feet of lawn for Florida-Friendly plants. Twelve yards are done; 2027 classes start March 13.
Roads
South Tampa Street closed at Brorein until about 2028
South Tampa Street is closed at Brorein Street for about two years of Selmon Expressway work, as of Oct. 20. Here is the detour and what stays open downtown.
Downtown
Tampa Theatre turns 100, 50 years after the city saved it
Tampa Theatre opened Oct. 15, 1926, and marked its 100th birthday with Buster Keaton, the Wurlitzer and the 1812 Overture in its restored auditorium.
Water
Tampa utility scam: callers fake the city's number
Callers posing as City of Tampa Utilities are demanding bill payment by phone, sometimes from a spoofed city number. How real city calls work, and who to call.
Police
Tampa police start quarterly safety workshops in East Tampa
Tampa police held the first of a quarterly series of public safety workshops Oct. 12 at Fair Oaks Recreation Center, on gun safety. The next date is not set yet.
Downtown
Tampa Convention Center named best in Southeast again
Tampa Convention Center won gold for best convention center in the Southeast at the Stella Awards for a fourth straight year. The city puts 2026 attendance above 320,000.
Police
Tampa police make arrest in Nebraska Avenue killing
A man is charged with first-degree murder in the Sept. 22 shooting on Nebraska Avenue near McEwen Avenue. He turned himself in after a door-to-door canvass.