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Since its exciting September opening, thousands of kids have roamed the new and highly anticipated Glazer Children’s Museum — discovering, creating, experimenting and learning through 170 hands-on exhibits. Mayor Pam Iorio and 970 Radio Personality Jack Harris check out this interactive learning center in the heart of downtown Tampa on this month’s The Mayor’s Hour on City of Tampa Television (CTTV). Guests on the show include Glazer Children’s Museum President/CEO Al Najjar, Director of Education Sarah Cole and Vice President of Development and Marketing Heidi Shimberg.

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717 Parking will be offering free parking at all of their Downtown Tampa lots in support of the race

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Bid - Contract .: 11-C-00014; Friendship Park Restroom Improvements – SLBE. Only City certified SBE firms are eligible to bid. Opening: 1:30 PM, November 02, 2010 Pre-Bid: 2:00 PM October 19, 2010

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Southbound Nebraska Avenue is closed at Twiggs Street in downtown Tampa for Tampa Water Department crews to repair a broken water valve.

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Detectives Searching for Burglary Suspect
Suspect broke into supermarket twice in a six hour period
Video posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6NvNdNnBxI

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City of Tampa offices will be open on Columbus Day, Monday, October 11th.  No service delivery schedules will be affected.

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The GTCERT Planning meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 5, 2010 has been postponed.  The new date for this month's meeting is Tuesday, October 12, 2010.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Tampa Bay Sentinels Charity Football Team vs Tampa Bay Storm

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South Florida Murder Suspect Turns Himself in to Tampa Police

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Mark your calendars to gather with your fellow CERT volunteers and practice your Search and Rescue, First Aid, and Fire Suppression skills.  Training starts at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Tampa Fire Rescue Training Academy (116 S. 34th St).

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Liberty Mutual is partnering with fire departments around the country to help families learn more about fire safety and fire prevention. Now is your chance to learn, and at the same time, give back. You can help Tampa Fire Rescue earn $10,000 for their fire safety programs.

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Tampa Police Investigating a Fatal Bicycle Accident

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Pedestrian Seriously Injured

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The Tampa City Council is hosting three public information meetings regarding transit and transportation initiatives and improvements. The meetings will be held at City of Tampa Parks and Recreation facilities throughout the community during the month of October.

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City of Tampa Television (CTTV) programming is now available on demand at TampaGov.net/cttv. The video-on-demand service is simple to use. From the web, visitors are able to locate programs by name and date, access available meeting agendas, and utilize closed captioning service when available.

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The City of Tampa Parks and Recreation invites artists to participate in our inaugural Arts in the Park event on Saturday, December 11 in Centennial Park, located at 1800 E. 8th Avenue.

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Pack a picnic basket and head to River Tower Park on Friday, October 15 to enjoy the Pops in the Park Concert by the Florida Orchestra.

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The City of Tampa will resume issuing citations on first observance for all water use restrictions violations at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, October 4, 2010. Residents and businesses are urged to make sure they are using the correct days to avoid receiving a citation, and a fine.

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The Tampa City Council is hosting three public information meetings regarding transit and transportation initiatives and improvements.

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In efforts to improve the operations of the Twiggs Street Parking Garage, an elevator modernization project will begin on Tuesday, October 5th that will last approximately 50 days and affect only the West elevator. During this time, the elevator will be inoperable. Patrons may use the elevator located on the East side of the garage or the stairs.

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Mayor Iorio’s guest on the October episode of “Mayor’s Book Talk” is author Vincenza Scarpaci. The two discuss her book The Journey of the Italians in America. Her book mixes photographs and stories to detail the challenges and triumphs of Italian immigrants and their descendants from large urban areas to much smaller rural communities.

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RFQ - Contract 11-D-00012; Ybor Pumping Station Rehabilitation Design
Deadline for Submission: 2:00 PM., Thursday, October 28, 2010
Pre-Submission Conference: 3:00 PM., Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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Detectives Searching for Armed Robber
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0ipiO4g2pU

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Lights On Tampa, the biennial program that provides unique platforms for cutting-edge contemporary art and ideas within the public realm, was recognized by Americans for the Arts as one of the 50 most exemplary programs in the past 50 years.

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Bill Williams, GTCERT Communications Coordinator, encourages GTCERT volunteers to keep their skills current.

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The annual GTCERT Holiday Party is scheduled for Thursday, December 9, 2010.  The location and other details will be provided at a later date.  Save the date on your calendar!

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There will be a GTCERT Volunteer skills refresher training (Fire Suppression, Search and Rescue, and First Aid) on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at the Tampa Fire Rescue Training Academy.  Training begins at 7:00 p.m. and wraps up around 9:00. We hope to see you there.

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The free presentation "Making Better Choices for a Healthy Watershed" highlights the watershed, its environmental status, impacts on water quality, what residents can do to reduce pollution, and where to get help in protecting the watershed.

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Spring Park is nestled along the banks of the Hillsborough River in the quiet Old Seminole Heights neighborhood. On Monday, September 27 the park will be renamed in memory of civic activist Alan Wright. Mayor Iorio and members of Tampa City Council will attend the 2 p.m. ceremony.

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Bid - Contract .: 10-C-00026; Bayshore Boulevard Bike Lane Enhancements, Phase 1: Bay-to-Bay Boulevard to Platt Street Opening: 1:30 PM, October 26, 2010 Pre-Bid: 2:00 PM October 12, 2010