Jesse SchecknerMay 10, 2023
8min0
They’ll be sworn into four-year terms alongside Mayor-elect Jose “Pepe” Diaz and Commission President Saul Díaz on Wednesday.
Tag: Jose Marti
Jesse SchecknerMay 10, 2023
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 11, 2023
4min0
"The brutal repression of any perceived dissenters makes any type of democratic governance impossible."
Ryan NicolMay 15, 2019
6min1068
Voters in Sweetwater and North Miami took to the polls Tuesday.
Kimberly DeFalcoDecember 21, 2015
15min293
Representing Cuban arts and culture, an eight-person delegation visited St. Petersburg this weekend, to meet with civic leaders and elected officials for a three-day immersion in all things St. Pete — particularly the arts. Though invitations by Mayor Rick Kriseman, the Dali Museum, and the Downtown Partnership, the delegation, which included representatives of the Cuban […]
Mitch PerryOctober 6, 2015
7min416
It was billed as “The Great Debate” with two of the most prominent Tampa residents on the issue of Cuba, Al Fox and Ralph Fernandez, duking it out on whether the United States should end the 54-year-old economic embargo against the Castro-led government. Hundreds jammed into the historic Centro Asturiano building in Ybor City for a 90-minute forum hosted by the […]
Mitch PerryApril 16, 2015
4min180
They’ve already declared their support for a Cuban consulate to be housed in Tampa, and now they want any major agreement between the Cuban and U.S. governments to be signed here as well. By a 5-0 vote, the Tampa City Council on Thursday passed “The Tampa Accord,” a resolution proposed by Councilwoman Yolie Capin that […]