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The Tampa City Council was told Thursday that it had little power to prevent a medical marijuana cultivation, processing and dispensary approved for East Tampa. ANDREW SELSKY | AP
Can East Tampa pot facility be stopped? Our hands are tied, city says
Trulieve plans to open a facility near a recovery center. State preemption prevents the city from taking action.
Yesterday• Tampa
‘How’d I get him in the back?’ New details in shooting of unarmed teen.
A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy responding to a domestic violence call shot an unarmed 17-year-old along Skipper Road in north Tampa on March 26. The deputy thought the teen was pulling a gun. The teen was paralyzed and the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office has ruled that the deputy will not face charges. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
A Hillsborough deputy was cleared because he thought the boy, 17, had a gun. Records show how it happened.
Yesterday• Hillsborough
He bought a cemetery on Craigslist. Now, he seeks a nonprofit manager.
Patrick Thorpe, who owns part of Marti/Colon Cemetery in West Tampa, wants to start a nonprofit group to cover the costs of burial grounds that are falling into disrepair. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
Architect Patrick Thorpe is working to keep old Tampa cemeteries from falling further into disrepair.
Yesterday• Tampa
Jury in Granville Ritchie’s murder trial hears his account of girl’s disappearance
A still image from a 2014 video of Granville Ritchie's interrogation with Temple Terrace detectives the day after 9-year-old Felecia Williams vanished. He is now on trial for her murder. JAMAL THALJI | [Photo courtesy of WTVT-Ch. 13]
Jurors watched his interrogation the day after Felecia Williams was last seen in 2014. “This situation is very complicated for me,” he told police.
Yesterday• Hillsborough

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  1. Can East Tampa pot facility be stopped? Our hands are tied, city says
    Yesterday• Tampa
    The Tampa City Council was told Thursday that it had little power to prevent a medical marijuana cultivation, processing and dispensary approved for East Tampa. ANDREW SELSKY | AP
    Trulieve plans to open a facility near a recovery center. State preemption prevents the city from taking action.
  2. How a Tampa Bay ethical hacker helps companies with security
    Yesterday• Business
    Jessica LaBouve, a penetration tester for cybersecurity company A-LIGN, poses for a portrait in the A-LIGN office on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 in Tampa. Companies hire A-LIGN to figure out where their digital security weak spots are, and LaBouve is one of the "benevolent hackers" that finds them. ALLIE GOULDING | Times
    Jessica LaBouve of A-LIGN works with companies to make their applications and platforms more secure.
  3. He bought a cemetery on Craigslist. Now, he seeks a nonprofit manager.
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Patrick Thorpe, who owns part of Marti/Colon Cemetery in West Tampa, wants to start a nonprofit group to cover the costs of burial grounds that are falling into disrepair. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
    Architect Patrick Thorpe is working to keep old Tampa cemeteries from falling further into disrepair.
  4. ‘How’d I get him in the back?’ New details in shooting of unarmed teen.
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy responding to a domestic violence call shot an unarmed 17-year-old along Skipper Road in north Tampa on March 26. The deputy thought the teen was pulling a gun. The teen was paralyzed and the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office has ruled that the deputy will not face charges. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
    A Hillsborough deputy was cleared because he thought the boy, 17, had a gun. Records show how it happened.
  5. Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming coming to Carrollwood
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming is coming to Carrollwood this fall. [Courtesy of Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming]
    The Orlando-based franchise is a specialty retailer of pet food and supplies.
  6. Apex Performance offers fitness training at professional level
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Apex Performance is located at 4205 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. (Photo courtesy of Sam Poole). Photo courtesy of Sam Poole.
    Workouts consist of a warm-up, weight lifting and cardio finisher.
  7. Jury in Granville Ritchie’s murder trial hears his account of girl’s disappearance
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    A still image from a 2014 video of Granville Ritchie's interrogation with Temple Terrace detectives the day after 9-year-old Felecia Williams vanished. He is now on trial for her murder. JAMAL THALJI | [Photo courtesy of WTVT-Ch. 13]
    Jurors watched his interrogation the day after Felecia Williams was last seen in 2014. “This situation is very complicated for me,” he told police.
  8. Tales from the Crib: The parenting challenges of Mom Solo
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Lynn Cristina is a Wesley Chapel momma with two girls and works full time as a marketing manager. Courtesy of Lynn Cristina
    My husband and I usually divide and conquer on the parenting front — and I was a man down.
  9. Hillsborough restores its spending plan for transportation tax
    Yesterday• Transportation
    The Hillsborough County Commission listens to a briefing in June about the lawsuit challenging the county's one-cent transportation sales tax. On Wednesday, reacting to a judge's ruling in that case, commissioners voted to restore the guidelines originally approved by voters on how the tax should be spent. [ANASTASIA DAWSON | Times]
    Commissioner Stacy White, who is challenging the tax in court, was the only “no” vote.
  10. Citing failing health, Hillsborough Tax Collector Doug Belden ends re-election bid
    Yesterday• Latest News
    Hillsborough County Tax Collector Doug Belden told employees Wednesday morning that health problems have forced him to step down at the end of his fifth term, in January 2021.
    After 21 years in the job, Belden plans to retire when his term ends Jan. 3, 2021
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