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Mayor Jane Castor, Tampa Bay Lightning Alumnus Brian Bradley, Tampa Fire Rescue and ThunderBug dropped the Go Bolts banner on City Hall to celebrate the start of the postseason journey.
Mayor Jane Castor, Tampa Bay Lightning Alumnus Brian Bradley, Tampa Fire Rescue and ThunderBug dropped the Go Bolts banner on City Hall to celebrate the start of the postseason journey.
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Heart of Hanna: Earth Day

Celebrate Earth Day with your own cardboard art! On April 23 at 4 pm, local artist Michelle Sawyer will guide participants on how to turn used cardboard into exciting works of art. BYOC (bring your own cardboard) or use what is provided to create your original piece. This free workshop (https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=cwOdjZFctEWQWxL-kYy2KPXOnKEgtHNJiMe20_CF7K1UQlVVRDIzVTZLTDFMVTZSVFFIM0IxQzZSVi4u) includes training and supplies. The Heart of Hanna series is an initiative of the City of Tampa Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.

Water Service Advisory

As part of routine maintenance, the Tampa Water Department will temporarily change to chlorine disinfection from May 6 – May 27. Customers may notice a slight change in the taste or smell of their drinking water. The Tampa Water Department is dedicated to providing our City with safe, clean, quality drinking water. We appreciate your patience during this time. For more information, visit tampa.gov/ChlorineDisinfection (https://www.tampa.gov/ChlorineDisinfection) .

Mayor’s Food Truck Fiesta

On May 1 from 11 am – 1 pm, grab a lunch buddy and head to Lykes Gaslight Square Park in Downtown Tampa for the Mayor’s Food Truck Fiesta!

Traffic Advisory: WB 1-4 Entrance Ramp to NB I-275 Closing Nightly

The temporary closure of the westbound I-4 entrance ramp to northbound I-275 will occur nightly from 10 pm – 5 am from April 21 – 24, weather permitting. Motorists will have to detour around the work zone by continuing west on I-4, exiting the interstate using Exit 45A (Downtown East/West), keeping left at the fork toward Downtown East, continuing south on Jefferson Street), turning left onto Harrison Street, turning left onto Orange Avenue, and re-entering the interstate using the northbound I-275 entrance ramp. This ramp closure is necessary as crews perform construction activities as part of the Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275/I-4) Safety and Operational Improvements project, expected to finish in 2027.

Housing Counseling Services

FloridaCommerce, Wealth Watchers Inc. and Synergy People are committed to helping Tampa neighbors preserve homeownership - through counseling services on post-purchase, foreclosure prevention, financial management, home maintenance, and more. Register for an informative, virtual workshop on May 5 at 7 pm at housingcounseling24.com (http://www.housingcounseling24.com/) .

Job of the Week

The Logistics & Asset Management Department is hiring a Fleet Mechanic III (https://www.jobapscloud.com/Tampa/sup/bulpreview.asp?b=&R1=240416&R2=003723&R3=001) to perform a variety of complex maintenance and/or specialized repair tasks in a repair shop or in the field. This position will assist in providing training to lower-level mechanics when performing more difficult tasks in an on-the-job training capacity, as well as checking the work of others for accuracy, completeness and other purposes of quality control.
LAST WEEK'S HEADLINES

$1.5 million grant being used to curb youth gun violence in Tampa
$1.5 million grant being used to curb youth gun violence in Tampa (https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/youth-gun-violence-tampa/67-50239f81-5b72-4a77-b424-44fb107aadab)
10 Tampa Bay
TPD will begin distributing the funding to local organizations on the frontlines of working to stop youth gun violence.

Tampa drops Lightning playoff banner at city hall
Tampa drops Lightning playoff banner at city hall (https://www.wtsp.com/video/sports/nhl/lightning/tampa-drops-lightning-playoff-banner-at-city-hall/67-779e32ba-61cf-458d-bb2a-b0956eec27d9)
10 Tampa Bay
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced its schedule for the Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round series against the Florida Panthers.

Tampa Riverwalk voted 4th-best in the country (https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-riverwalk-voted-fourth-best/67-54099b48-7bff-4dde-8223-08ad1977677b)
10 Tampa Bay
Last year, it placed second in the same competition.

Tampa food pharmacy and community garden helping underserved neighborhoods improve their health and wellness
Tampa food pharmacy and community garden helping underserved neighborhoods improve their health and wellness (https://www.fox13news.com/news/tampa-initiative-helping-underserved-neighborhoods-improve-their-health-and-wellness)
FOX13
The free initiative is a collaboration between Tampa General Hospital, The City of Tampa, Feeding Tampa Bay, and the YMCA.

Tampa police, Crisis Center partner to launch crisis intervention dispatch program
Tampa police, Crisis Center partner to launch crisis intervention dispatch program (https://www.fox13news.com/news/tampa-police-crisis-center-partner-to-launch-crisis-intervention-dispatch-program)
FOX13
According to the City of Tampa’s service call grid, TPD gets thousands of calls a week.

Tampa: a guide to the overlooked city in Florida worth exploring
Tampa: a guide to the overlooked city in Florida worth exploring (https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/travel/a60509364/tampa-holidays-guide/)
Good Housekeeping
It’s this combination of compelling history and a new and fast-paced evolution that makes Tampa such a great place to visit.
Study: Most millennials are moving to Tampa
Study: Most millennials are moving to Tampa (https://www.wtsp.com/article/life/millennials-moving-to-tampa/67-95b3c13e-eee2-45a6-9c06-17a4ba5e49d4)
10 Tampa Bay
The city had the highest net gain of millennials in 2023.

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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Meet Brian Smith, the Water Engineering Team Leader in the Water Department. He has worked for the City of Tampa for 12 years and enjoys being able to mentor and teach his crew out in the field. Working together, they’re able to make a difference in our Tampa residents’ lives by making sure they get the water they need.

What’s something unique about your job that others wouldn’t know? Something unique about my job is that I get to be a leader out in the field. I’m never in the office. I work side-by-side with my team and pass along my know-how. Every day is different, with the team working on a variety of projects like water main installs, service installs, and road building.

What do you like to do in your free time? I’m a big gym rat. Right now, my routine is three on, one off. I work out three days in a row before I get a day off, so I’m basically at the gym six days a week. I also compete in bodybuilding competitions.

What is your favorite restaurant in Tampa? My favorite restaurant in Tampa is Eddie V’s. I really like the steak, and you can’t go wrong with any of their ahi tuna tar tar.

What is your dream vacation? My dream vacation would be to go out and spend some time in the mountains, like taking a vacation to the Rockies. In the mountains, you can do a lot of activities like skiing, white water rafting, and hiking. Sometimes you just need to get away from the city life and enjoy the great outdoors.

SPECIAL FEATURE
Did you know that The Tampa Convention Center will welome over 360,000 people this year? The facility has 121 events in store for 2024, including Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week, METROCON, and the Tampa Bay Comic Convention.
Did you know that The Tampa Convention Center will welcome over 360,000 people this year? The facility has 121 events in store for 2024, including Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week, METROCON, and the Tampa Bay Comic Convention.
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