Parents asked about school during GOP convention

Submitted by Preston Rudie, Reporter

Friday, February 3rd, 2012, 7:37pm

Tampa, Florida -- Parents of students at Sam Rampello Downtown Partnership School are being asked for their thoughts on class during the Republican National Convention.

The school is located just a few blocks from the Tampa Bay Times Forum, where the GOP event will take place and one option is to close the school during gathering. Under that option, students at the K-8 school would actually start classes a week earlier than other kids in the district... then during the convention they'd take the week off.

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Hispanic Action Summit held in Tampa

Submitted by Isabel Mascarenas, Reporter

Friday, February 3rd, 2012, 7:31pm

Tampa, Florida - On Friday, key White House officials held a summit with Tampa Bay Hispanic leaders at the University of Tampa to discuss issues impacting the Latino community.

"It sends the message they do care, they want to hear from us," says Sylvia Alvarez, Executive Director of Housing and Education Alliance, Inc.

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Man suspected of 2 armed robberies caught on video

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Friday, February 3rd, 2012, 2:48pm

Tampa, Florida -- Detectives are searching for a man suspected of committing two armed robberies in Tampa. They are also searching for a man who acted as a lookout during the second robbery.

Tampa Police say the first robbery happened November 12 at 8:30 p.m. The man entered the Ponce De Leon Grocery Store at 3209 22nd Street, took money, shot the store owner and then fled.

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Cosmic Gate

Submitted by Lorena Rabago, Traffic Anchor/ Multi Media Journalist

Friday, February 3rd, 2012, 12:08pm

Tampa, FL – On Friday, Feb. 3, Cosmic Gate is taking over Gary Amphitheatre. DJs Nic and Bossi have developed Cosmic Gate into one of the most creative and highly sought after electronic music acts on the planet. The combination of uber-producers and their music has made them evergreen favorites of trance music’s highest echelon.

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U-Haul pushing illegal workers on consumers

Submitted by Noah Pransky, Reporter

Friday, February 3rd, 2012, 11:28am

TAMPA BAY, Florida -- It's a Fortune 1000 company ignoring Florida law; the 10 News Investigators discovered U-Haul is pushing unlicensed movers on customers, putting consumers at risk.

When renting a truck on UHaul.com or at a U-Haul franchise, consumers are bombarded with ads for "MovingHelp.com" - a UHaul-owned website that provides consumers with "reliable helpers that are better than movers." The day labor is available to help load, unload, or drive rental trucks.

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Deal Chicken offers pair movie tickets, popcorn at Channelside Cinemas

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Friday, February 3rd, 2012, 11:15am

Deal Chicken offers pair movie tickets, popcorn at Channelside Cinemas

Tampa, FL -- Want to check out the latest flick this weekend? Even if it wasn't in your plans, it should be, because Deal Chicken Tampa Bay is offering two tickets and a medium popcorn for $12.50 at Channelside Cinemas 10!

The deal is good until Aug. 7, 2012.

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RNC could cost Tampa millions?

Submitted by Chase Cain on Thursday, February 2nd, 7:02 pm

TAMPA, Florida -- Republicans will return to Tampa Bay in August for the 2012 Republican National Convention. Event organizers and city leaders claim it will have the impact of four or five Super Bowls. The same group predicts an economic impact of $170 million or more.

Those promises sound great, right? University of South Florida economist Philip Porter believes it's all far from the truth.

"To say these things have economic impacts is to mislead the public," Porter told us.

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