The unique perspective and provocative opinions of Joe O’Neill
Tampa Bay
June 19, 1865 is the day slavery is considered to have ended in America. By then, Tampa had already been emancipated (May, 1864).
Hillsborough County reported fewer than 155,000 vote-by-mail requests for elections this year. This is in comparison to more than 335,000 requests for the midterms. Changes in state law have everything to do with it. Voter “security” is not a synonym for partisan voter suppression.
Amid Tampa’s high-profile urban upgrades is a project that is much more than high-rise revitalization. It’s an homage to Tampa’s African-American roots. The Tampa Housing Authority and the Tampa Bay History Museum will be jointly curating the first BlackHistory Museum in Tampa. It will be located at the (restored) former St. James Episcopal Church in the Encore neighborhood. Heritage matters and this project underscores that critically relevant reality.
According to data from Freddie Mac, the average rate for a 30-year-fixed-rate mortgage: 6.87%.
Statistics from the Greater Tampa Realtors show that the median home sales price has increased 2% in the last year—to $423,710.