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TAMPA — Two years after the release of a monthslong investigation that found Orlando Gudes made a litany of sexual and crude comments to his former aide while he was a Tampa City Council member, he is seeking more than $45,000 to pay his legal expenses from defending himself. That’s because while the investigation — conducted by a private law firm at the city’s direction and on taxpayers’ dime ...

The Moseley family home and property remain largely unchanged since they moved there in the 1880s.

Historic preservationists advocating for the Moseley Homestead are now asking the Hillsborough County Historic Resources Review Board for an appeal to their decision last month.

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TAMPA — A neighborhood dispute decades in the making and involving a Tampa surface parking lot giant has now landed in court. Jason and John Accardi, owners of Ybor Properties and 717 Parking, filed a petition late last month in Hillsborough Circuit Court arguing that Tampa City Council violated their rights by voting to overturn a decision that they say allowed them to continue operating two ...

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Just eight days ago, Tampa Councilor Lynn Hurtak was sworn in for her first full term. Monday afternoon, the beginning of the councilor's second year in office was jolted by an FBI search of her home.

Tuesday is the final day for voters in Tampa to weigh in on municipal elections that could lead to a complete shake-up of its city council. 

With most votes counted, Cruz, a former state legislator said she’d called incumbent Hurtak to concede.

Eight remaining candidates are competing for four seats.