
Fadia Patterson
Reporter at Bay News 9
@BN9 AP winning Reporter 🏆[email protected] |✝️| Sis to 7 💙#ZΦB🕊NY’er 🎓FSU-MTSU, 📚FAMU #ProfessorPatterson 🎙️: @CreoleNarrative 🇭🇹
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1 week ago |
baynews9.com | Fadia Patterson
TAMPA, Fla. — Since its formation last year, Tampa’s Racial Reconciliation Committee has been hosting a series of meetings and workshops to address what some are calling systemic inequality and social injustices in the city of Tampa. At Thursday’s City Council meeting, all 13 committee members called out the City of Tampa for not offering adequate support in achieving their goal.
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2 weeks ago |
baynews9.com | Fadia Patterson
TAMPA, Fla. — Two years ago, a Seminole Heights neighbor called attention to a townhome construction project they said was being built too close to the road and existing homes. First, a stop-work order was issued, and then the developer requested a design exception. The dispute ultimately ended up in court. When Marcus Leinhard built his home on West Paris Street six years ago, he says he followed all city codes.
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2 weeks ago |
baynews9.com | Fadia Patterson
TAMPA — Hillsborough Area Regional Transit is reporting a 66% increase in ridership since the launch of its Route One fare-free program. Tampa City Council approved $1.6 million in funding to allow Route 1 passengers to ride free in 2025. Resources are being made available to educate riders who are new to the bus transit system. What You Need To KnowHART is reporting a 66% increase in ridership since the launch of its Route One fare-free program.
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3 weeks ago |
baynews9.com | Fadia Patterson
TAMPA, Fla. — Marilyn Mendez Arnett lives in an area of Tampa currently considered a ‘non-flood zone’ by FEMA, but that could change as the federal agency reports flood maps are under assessment for potential updates. Mendez Arnett says she had to evacuate her Zone X-marked home months ago during Hurricane Milton, and is cautioning those that may seek flood insurance.
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3 weeks ago |
baynews9.com | Fadia Patterson
TAMPA, Fla. — The newly appointed Haitian Consulate of Orlando visited Tampa for a special meeting with city leaders and the Haitian community. This meeting follows a judge blocking plans to terminate the legal status of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela on April 24.
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Honored to emcee this event. 🇭🇹For Haitian Heritage Month & Mental Health Awareness Month, Tampa's #Haitian community held a screening of award-winning film "Healing A Nation" & hosted a panel with mental health therapists to #endthestigma. https://t.co/tSuM4pm775

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