- At today’s meeting of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, members are set to approve a March 2 public hearing on an amendment to the county’s existing ordinance that bans roadside transactions between drivers and pedestrians — panhandling — on county roads. If approved, the amendment would add state roads to the ordinance.
- Join the tonight at The Independent, for its weekly run and social event. The group gathers at 6 p.m.
- In its ongoing project to renovate an abandoned church into a new community and youth center, the Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association is looking for 114 people to donate $12 each towards the purchase of lumber for the framing of the new floor. If you wish to help, call 813-892-8914.
- Our warming trend continues with temperatures reaching 77 degrees today.
- On this day in 1923, archeologist Howard Carter opened the tomb of Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen. “King Tut” lived around 1400 B.C. and died as a teen.
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