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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Tuesday, March 5th, residents living within the city limits of Tampa will have the opportunity to select a new mayor from the pool of seven candidates. Voters will also be called upon to select representatives for each of the seven City Council Districts. The

Apollo Theater Celebrates 85thbirthday New Yorks historic Apollo Theatre is celebrating its 85th Anniversary. Located in Harlem, the renowned theatre is a tribute to the contributions of Black musicians in America. Originally named the Hurtig and Seamans New Burlesque Theater, this historical landmark was built in 1913 and has served as the platform that

A Sweden-based biotech company that focuses on immunotherapy announced it will establish its U.S. headquarters in Tampa. Vycellix Inc., which was founded by medical researchers at Swedens world renowned Karolinska Institutet, said its team initially comprising of its senior executive and administrative staff, is scheduled to occupy its new space next to the Moffitt Cancer Center in April, according to the Feb. 21 news release. The headquarters will be located in a 1,500-square-foot space at

Walt Disney World shared a look at some of the new upgrades coming to Epcot including a new pavilion.The theme park, which already is building a new Guardians of the Galaxy coaster, is set to welcome a new Play Pavilion that will be located at the former Wonders of Life pavilion. Heres more from the Disney Parks Blog: A conceptual image shows a city where guests can visit various stores and other interactive areas. This innovative, new pavilion is beyond anything weve

The Visual Spectrum, a Pasco County graphics design company that provided services for a dozen chambers of commerce in the Tampa Bay area and beyond, has filed for bankruptcy. The company filed for voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Jan. 15 in the U.S. Middle District Court of Tampa. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing seeks to liquidate assets as opposed to restructuring debt. The Visual Spectrums assets are worth $29,362 and it has $584,839 in liabilities, according to court documents. David Kretschmar,

By Nabhanya Morarji Netflixs latest documentary, Fyre Festival, was released Jan. 18 and caught the attention of viewers worldwide. Fyre Festival was originally supposed to be a promotional event for an app called Fyre, created by entrepreneur Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule, that enabled users to book artists for private concerts. It was meant to be the music festival to end all music festivals. In McFarlands own words, Its going to be the biggest event of the decade. I promise you. There was one question that kept coming to mind while I watched Fyre Festival how shallow are we, as a generation, to be buying into this People literally spent thousands of dollars on passes alone and they spent even more to get access to more activities that were advertised, but never delivered, by Fyre Festival. With the help of a solid marketing and advertising team, Fyre Festival became the biggest event that never happened of 2017. Anyone that was someone was going to be there. This gave attendees the impression it would be an exclusive V.I.P event. The promotional video for Fyre Festival featured top models and influencers such as Hailey Baldwin now Hailey Bieber, Bella Hadid ...

By Ana Braccialli Every game, Ishmael Perkins, the mens basketball teams 22-year-old manager, would be on the sideline of the UT basketball team, right next to the bench, with his iPad to keep his own stats of the match. It was a classic scene that you would see in most of the games, said Alcibiades Pereira, senior international business major. I go to every home game, and Ishmael would be there watching the match and making his notes. It was fun to watch his interaction with the team and the respect that the team had for him. Perkins was not a typical member of the team. With a lot of positive energy, he would bright everyones day with kindness, motivation and support for the team. On Feb. 7, Perkins died due to muscular dystrophy. Ishmael was a pleasure to work with. He always had a smile on his face, said Justin Pecka, associate head coach of the mens basketball team. He was always excited to be on the court, in the film room, and in the locker room. Smile is the word that best describes Perkins. According to Vincent Biffle, junior guard, he was a positive influence and always kept ...

by Sydney Rhodes On Feb. 9, two UT students tackled ideas covering social issues and social justice to win the PITCH by CAMPUSPEAK Competition at the AFLV Central Conference in Indianapolis, IN. This competition holds an opportunity for students to formulate new ideas and pitch their proposal in order to make an impact on their campus. Ten teams were accepted into the competition and each team were able to work toward creating a ten minute pitch to present in front of judges. AJ Sita, sophomore international business and entrepreneurship major, and Liz Ho-Sing-Loy-Keiler, junior history major, worked as a team to touch on the key topics regarding both mental health and social justice awareness on UTs campus. Through our pitch, we hoped to shed light on how the programs that CAMPUSPEAK provided could aid students in awareness of intersectionality of social issues we all are sometimes faced with, as well as feeling comfortable enough to seek help for these obstacles said Sita. CAMPUSPEAK allows teams to use resources like classes and seminars that help better students pitching skills and to create a comprehensive approach for the competition. Sita said, after discussing the hot topics on campus and society with Ho-Sing-Loy-Keiler, ...

A Louisiana man who allegedly broke into a home while wearing a gorilla suit is under arrest, authorities said.

The first official trailer for CBS All Access The Twilight Zone released earlier today.

WWE is in the midst of a major roster shakeup, as a second wave of NXT wrestlers are being called up to RAW and SmackDown.