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City of Tampa makes progress on new fire station, receives perfect HRC score, and more...

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Mayor Castor at Pride Parade
The City of Tampa has once again received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Municipal Equality Index (https://reports.hrc.org/municipal-equality-index-2021) , a nationwide assessment of cities’ commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion in laws, policies and services!

“In Tampa, we celebrate Pride every day of the year by being a city that recognizes its diversity as one of its strongest assets,” Mayor Jane Castor said. “This score reflects our mission to live up to this value.” Read more from the Tampa Bay Times (https://www.tampabay.com/news/2021/11/24/tampa-st-petersburg-receive-perfect-scores-on-nationwide-lgbtq-equality-rating/) .
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2022 Neighborhood Mini-Grant Program

The Hillsborough County 2022 Neighborhood Mini-Grant Program (https://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/en/residents/property-owners-and-renters/homeowners-and-neighborhoods/action-folder/apply-for-neighborhood-mini-grant) provides up to $5,000 of funding for neighborhood organizations that want to strengthen and engage their communities through innovative and creative community projects. Online applications must be submitted by Friday, Dec. 17 at 5 p.m.

Tampa’s Christmas Parade, Tree Lighting & Santa Fest

Get in the holly jolly spirit on December 4th at Tampa’s Christmas Parade, Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, and Santa Fest (http://friendsoftamparec.org/index.html) in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. There will be fun, family-friendly activities like crafts, a scavenger hunt, games, a rock wall, and photos with Santa. Plus, there will be a showing of The Grinch at 6:35 p.m.

TPA WRX

Looking for a job? Ready to take your career to the next level? Tampa has thousands of career opportunities waiting for you to discover. Our TPA WRX (https://www.tampa.gov/tpa-wrx) website is a one-stop-shop for career services, job search, training, childcare, and more.

Job of the Week

The Technology & Innovation team is looking for a Senior Applications Programmer (https://jobapscloud.com/Tampa/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=211123&R2=000963&R3=003) to conduct test runs using sample data, debug programs by tracing and correcting errors, analyze production system problems, and redesign production systems and/or runs as needed.

LAST WEEK'S HEADLINES (https://www.tampa.gov/mayor/news)

Stephen Benson
Tampa's new city planning director takes over at an exciting time (https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2021/11/26/tampa-new-planning-director.html)
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Stephen Benson knows he has his work cut out for him. But the new planning director at the city of Tampa is well prepared.

It's Hanukkah In The City: Tampa Lights The Menorah (https://patch.com/florida/southtampa/its-hanukkah-city-tampa-lights-menorah)
Patch
Rabbi Mendy Dubrowski of Chabad Chai of South Tampa and members of the Tampa City Council kicked off the first of eight nights of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, Sunday at the Old City Hall with the annual lighting of the giant menorah.
Fire Chief Barbara Tripp with Cathy Castor in the background
Tampa fire rescue gets boost from remodeled Sulphur Springs station (https://www.fox13news.com/news/tampa-fire-rescue-gets-boost-from-remodeled-sulphur-springs-station)
FOX13
Tampa fire rescue gets boost from remodeled Sulphur Springs station.

7th Avenue in Ybor City
2021 ‘heART of Ybor’ Community Art Contest Winners Announced (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/2021-heart-ybor-community-art-175400684.html)
Yahoo! Finance
Artists depicted the vibrant and rich history of Ybor City through original artwork submitted in four unique categories - visual, digital, performance and out-of-the-box.

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Monday, November 29 at 6 p.m.
FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK HARBOUR ISLAND CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING

Tuesday, November 30 at 10:15 a.m.
THE SKILLS CENTER GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

Friday, December 3 at 8 a.m.
METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES BUSINESS BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS

Friday, December 3 at 12 p.m.
USCENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL KENNETH F. MCKENZIE, JR. & MRS. MARILYN MCKENZIE COMMUNITY LUNCHEON

Saturday, December 4 at 8:45 a.m.
ATU FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE

Saturday, December 4 at 1 p.m.
TAMPA'S CHRISTMAS PARADE

Saturday, December 4 at 6:15 p.m.
TAMPA'S CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING

Saturday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m.
ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY BLACK & GOLD SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET & BALL
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