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Armature Works Fall Fest returns to Tampa Heights Oct. 10–11 with free entryHillsborough schools mark Walk & Bike to School Day Wednesday, with Sulphur Springs K-8 as the city's featured stopOktoberfest Tampa returns to Curtis Hixon Park Oct. 9–11Tampa watches Gulf disturbance with 80% development chance: the week aheadFewer Hillsborough Voters Are Choosing Mail Ballots as Florida's New Rule Trips Up Longtime UsersLightning Open Home Season Tonight Against Capitals With Blue Carpet Walk DowntownArmature Works Fall Fest returns to Tampa Heights Oct. 10–11 with free entryHillsborough schools mark Walk & Bike to School Day Wednesday, with Sulphur Springs K-8 as the city's featured stopOktoberfest Tampa returns to Curtis Hixon Park Oct. 9–11Tampa watches Gulf disturbance with 80% development chance: the week aheadFewer Hillsborough Voters Are Choosing Mail Ballots as Florida's New Rule Trips Up Longtime UsersLightning Open Home Season Tonight Against Capitals With Blue Carpet Walk Downtown
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Hillsborough schools mark Walk & Bike to School Day Wednesday, with Sulphur Springs K-8 as the city's featured stop
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Hillsborough schools mark Walk & Bike to School Day Wednesday, with Sulphur Springs K-8 as the city's featured stop

Hillsborough County has 37 district schools registered for National Walk & Bike to School Day. Most listed events are Wednesday morning, Oct. 7, with start times that vary by campus and two schools set for Oct. 14.

Oct 62 min read
Hillsborough School Board Puts Off Decision on Banning Political Activity at Schools
Education

Hillsborough School Board Puts Off Decision on Banning Political Activity at Schools

Board members proposed barring partisan activity on campus and requiring email notice before elected officials visit, but First Amendment concerns pushed any vote to next spring.

Sep 303 min read
Florida's Top Education Official Cites Hillsborough in New Statewide Push to Pull Library Books
Education

Florida's Top Education Official Cites Hillsborough in New Statewide Push to Pull Library Books

Commissioner Henry Mack wants every Florida district to hunt for "inappropriate" books before parents complain, and his memo points straight at Hillsborough County as the reason why.

Sep 284 min read
Jesuit High School Alum Gives $10 Million, Largest Gift in Tampa School's History
Education

Jesuit High School Alum Gives $10 Million, Largest Gift in Tampa School's History

Dr. Manuel "Manny" Mon, a 1968 Jesuit graduate who fled Cuba alone at age 12, announced the gift at a school assembly that earned two standing ovations. The money will go entirely toward financial aid for future students.

Sep 223 min read
HCPS to Hold Town Halls on Half-Penny Tax Renewal Before November Vote
Education

HCPS to Hold Town Halls on Half-Penny Tax Renewal Before November Vote

The school district is holding five town halls this fall to explain the Half-Penny Promise sales tax renewal, a decade-long extension that will appear on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot.

Sep 183 min read
Hillsborough Schools Bring Vape Sensors to Middle and K-8 Bathrooms
Education

Hillsborough Schools Bring Vape Sensors to Middle and K-8 Bathrooms

The district is expanding HALO Smart Sensors beyond high schools after logging more than 1,000 vaping referrals in a single year, but hasn't said which schools, how many devices, or what it costs.

Sep 53 min read
Hillsborough Schools Launch Free Full-Day VPK, Paid for by 2024 Tax Referendum
Education

Hillsborough Schools Launch Free Full-Day VPK, Paid for by 2024 Tax Referendum

For the first time, Hillsborough County Public Schools is covering the full school day for Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten at no cost to families, using money from the millage referendum voters approved in 2024.

Sep 43 min read
Hillsborough Schools Lost 2,650 Students This Fall, Reopening a $25 Million Budget Gap
Education

Hillsborough Schools Lost 2,650 Students This Fall, Reopening a $25 Million Budget Gap

Nine days into the school year, Hillsborough County Public Schools counted 165,330 students, thousands fewer than projected, putting state funding and this year's budget back in question.

Aug 304 min read
Hillsborough College Shows Off First Renderings of a Rebuilt Dale Mabry Campus for Rays Stadium District
Education

Hillsborough College Shows Off First Renderings of a Rebuilt Dale Mabry Campus for Rays Stadium District

Six conceptual images released Wednesday show new classrooms, a library and learning commons, and walkable outdoor space anchoring the "Innovation Edge" sector of the proposed Rays stadium district, as trustees approved early planning contracts and $50 million in state money.

Aug 293 min read
Two Hillsborough School Board Seats Go to November, With a Residency Question Trailing One Candidate
Education

Two Hillsborough School Board Seats Go to November, With a Residency Question Trailing One Candidate

Daniela Simic and Brittany Lyssy advance in District 2, while board chair Karen Perez fell two points short of winning outright and now faces Kenneth Gay countywide on Nov. 3.

Aug 234 min read
Wimauma Is Hillsborough Schools' Fastest-Growing Zone, and 16 of the District's Next 18 Schools Are Headed South
Education

Wimauma Is Hillsborough Schools' Fastest-Growing Zone, and 16 of the District's Next 18 Schools Are Headed South

Classes start Monday, Aug. 10, and South Hillsborough campuses are again absorbing more students than they were built for. The district's long-range plan calls for 18 new schools in 15 years, 16 of them in the south county, and the next one in Wimauma is still a year out.

Aug 44 min read
Hillsborough Reopens Its Leggings Ban After Parent Backlash, With a New Vote Tuesday and School Starting Aug. 10
Education

Hillsborough Reopens Its Leggings Ban After Parent Backlash, With a New Vote Tuesday and School Starting Aug. 10

The school board unanimously agreed to revisit a new dress code rule that bars leggings and spandex unless covered to mid-thigh. A follow-up vote is set for Tuesday, Aug. 4, six days before Hillsborough students return to class.

Jul 293 min read

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