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This page collects the 332 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Local History”. Coverage spans bills, public meetings, and news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Community, Community Events, and Arts and Culture.

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  1. Tue, Sep 151 item
    1. Retrospective on the 25th anniversary of the Queen Isabella Causeway bridge collapseAn article commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Queen Isabella Causeway bridge collapse, detailing the 2001 disaster where a tugboat and barges struck the bridge, causing a section to fall and resHillsborough County
  2. Sun, Sep 131 item
    1. Rafael Conte wins Key Biscayne's first mayoral election by 60 votes against Betty SimeRafael Conte defeated Betty Sime by 60 votes to become the first mayor of Key Biscayne in the September 3, 1991 election, with six others securing council seats out of fourteen candidates.Miami-Dade County
  3. Fri, Sep 111 item
    1. St. Petersburg artist hosts rescheduled concert to support reopening Haslam's BooksA St. Petersburg artist is holding a rescheduled concert this weekend as part of a campaign featuring bootleg t-shirt sales to raise funds for purchasing the long-shuttered Haslam's Books property. ThHillsborough County
  4. Thu, Sep 102 items
    1. Jackson House Foundation plans extensive reconstruction of historic Tampa boarding house after partial collapseThe historic Jackson House in downtown Tampa will be torn down and reconstructed after a partial collapse, with only about 15% of the original wood salvageable. The Jackson House Foundation presented Hillsborough County
    2. Plant City Observer Reports on New Chapter for The Strawberry House Bed & BreakfastHillsborough County
  5. Wed, Sep 91 item
    1. Historic Jackson House deteriorates amid disagreements between Tampa leaders and foundation over restoration delaysThe historic Jackson House in Tampa continues to deteriorate while city leaders and the Jackson House Foundation disagree on the causes of restoration delays. Both parties acknowledge that time is runHillsborough County
  6. Tue, Sep 82 items
    1. Retired Sarasota teacher Sandra Daniels recalls President George W. Bush in her classroom on 9/11Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, retired Sarasota teacher Sandra Daniels recounts the morning President George W. Bush was visiting her second-grade classroom when the nation learned it was uSarasota County
    2. Miami Community News Spotlights Artist Freddy Jouwayed as Deering Estate Artist-in-ResidenceMiami-Dade County

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  • Topic to billsOhio House adopts resolution honoring Olmsted Falls Depot and Model Railroad Museum on its sesquicentennial, Ohio Senate honors Clay High School on its centennial anniversary, Ohio Senate honors Wendel’s Diamond Jewelers on its 120th anniversary (+1 more)
  • Topic to peopleGary Leland, Jerry Miller, Robert Velarade
  • Topic to orgsSuncoast Research & Recovery Club, Creative Loafing Tampa, Eight O’Clock Theatre
  • Topic to meetingsMiami-Dade County renames portion of Venetian Way to 'Judge Irving and Hazel Cypen Way'

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