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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 the list and is a 12-inch sanitary sewer line that has 300 feet of poor condition. The t...