Monday marks the start of early voting for the Tampa municipal runoff election. Ballots will include races for citywide seats in City Council Districts 1, 2, and 3, as well as District 6.
Here are the candidates for each District:
- District 1: Sonja Brookins and Alan Clendenin
- District 2: Robin Lockett and Guido Maniscalco
- District 3: Janet Cruz and Lynn Hurtak
- District 6: Charlie Miranda and Hoyt Prindle
Voters have the option of casting their ballot at one of the seven early voting sites.
The early voting locations for the City of Tampa are open April 17 through April 23, including weekends, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and are listed below:
- C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library
- Fred B. Karl County Center
- Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library
- New Tampa Regional Library
- North Tampa Branch Library
- Robert L. Gilder Elections Service Center
- West Tampa Branch Library
For more information on early voting or to register to vote please visit the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office.
Former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum goes to trial on corruption charges
Former Tallahassee mayor and Florida governor candidate, Andrew Gillum is heading to trial today on multiple charges of federal corruption.
Gillum and and his longtime advisor Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks, are accused of taking about $57,000 from donors during his 2018 political campaign. Gillum solicited political contributions under false pretenses and then used a communications company owned by Lettman-Hicks who then distributed the money to back to Gillum.
Gillum is also accused of lying to the FBI in 2017 about gifts given to him by undercover agents.
He faces 17 counts of wire fraud as well as lying to the FBI. The three-week trial is set to begin Monday in a federal court in Tallahassee. Gillum claims he is innocent on all charges.
The Phantom of the Opera becomes a phantom on Broadway
Broadway’s longest running show has closed its curtain for the last time. Andre Lloyd Webber‘s The Phantom of the Opera debuted in 1988 and has won seven Tony Awards since then, including best musical. The thrilling musical will no longer be shown after 35 years at the Majestic theater on Broadway
as weekly production costs started to reach nearly 1 million dollars.
The final Broadway performance last night featured a curtain call with all current, and some original cast members, including the composer. The original Phantom actor Michael Crawford, was unable to attend but said on Twitter “It has given audiences…an experience that will stay with them for years to come.”
Though this might be the end of the show on Broadway there are many other places to still see the show. Please visit ThePhantomoftheOpera.com to find other venues in which to watch the show.
Credits
Anchor: Bailey Wegenast
Producer: Tahani Muhammad
Reporters: Anna Ostraya, Emily Ward, Emmy McCarthy, Bailey Wegenast, Samantha Trezevant
Teleprompter: Ansley Topchik
Graphics: Matthew Narváez
Video Editor: Antonio Delucca
Cameras: Anna Ostraya
Web Editor: Emanuel Sotomayor
Web Managing Editor: Shae Knowles
Graduate Assistant: McKenzie Muskett
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Stephanie Anderson, Wayne Garcia
