Platt Streets News Today

Arrgh you ready? It’s that time of year again when pirates pillage and plunder their way across the city. The annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival has been a Tampa staple since 1904.

Sewer and street improvements are coming to Big Rapids following approval of construction bids Monday.   Big Rapids City Commissioners approved a bid from Wadel Stabilization Inc. of Hart, Mi., in the amount of $318,650 for sewer system improvements on State Street.    City officials say engineering firm Fleis and VandenBrink provided them with a report identifying all storm and sewer infrastructure with ratings from good to poor/failing conditions. State Street was on t...