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The newspaper box outside Creative Loafing Tampa Bay\u2019s office in downtown Tampa, Florida. Credit: Dave Decker<\/p>\nThe newspaper box outside Creative Loafing Tampa Bay\u2019s office in downtown Tampa, Florida. Credit: Dave Decker<\/p>\n
I\u2019m no stranger to the peanut gallery comment. It\u2019s come up, in jest and in ire,\u00a0 after Creative Loafing posts about something and we take it in stride.<\/p>\n
As CL\u2019s new local ownership<\/a> embarks on this next chapter of the alt-weekly, it wants to bring back the letters page. Engaging with our readers by mail, in person, and, yes, even on social media sometimes, is a fun practice that is essential to this project.<\/p>\n The publication does more than cover the community\u2014it lives in it, and that means feedback. <\/p>\n Over the next few weeks we\u2019ll fine tune this section, but in the meantime, please scan the QR code below to send us your feedback<\/a> via email. If you\u2019re a reply kind of person, drop a comment on social media. Thanks for being here.\u2014Ray Roa<\/p>\n Email response to \u2018In Pinellas, a dark money-funded \u2018Energy Alliance\u2019 is working against the push for publicly-owned electricity\u2018<\/a><\/p>\n I liked Valerie Smith\u2019s piece on dark money fueling the opposition against a municipally owned utility, which I support, but I wish she could have included some information about how it saves consumers money with examples from other areas.\u2014Bruce Rodgers, Largo<\/p>\n Facebook responses to \u2018Tampa Councilwoman Hurtak says Mayor Castor is limiting her ability to ride along with city departments<\/a>\u2019 <\/p>\n Lynn has learned a lot about how the PD works, what\u2019s going on in Tampa, and what needs to be done to solve our problems. Jane clearly doesn\u2019t want Lynn to become more qualified to be the next mayor than her pal Bob (too bad, she already is).<\/p>\n Sounds fair during the campaign season. I love that she does this while on council. So many layers to each public service job that it may just take eyes on the whole shebang to understand if improvement opportunities are being captured and the how best to do it. Had the pleasure of listening to Lynn on WMNF (can\u2019t remember which program she was on)as a guest and her take on Tampa.<\/p>\n Facebook responses to \u2018St. Pete Razing frames downtown\u2019s pink paint job as ceremonial humiliation [PHOTOS]<\/a>\u2018<\/p>\n I was having trouble explaining why this didn\u2019t sit right with me \u2014 even though I\u2019m a fan of the artists \u2014 and this piece really sums it up. Thank you.<\/p>\n Except it wasn\u2019t a satirical piece. And the buildings look like straight trash now with the murals painted. The pink was a statement, albeit a wrong and offensive statement about the nature of that project. But now with the cheesy corporate\/commercial murals strewn about it, it\u2019s an embarrassing eyesore.<\/p>\n Instagram responses to \u2018Ybor City gets new pedestrian safety upgrades, following deadly police chase<\/a>\u2019 <\/p>\n HP and TPD collaborated on a police chase that resulted in the death of multiple people when they already were following him by helicopter! FHP rammed into his car only a few blocks away from the crash! They only stopped chasing SECONDS before the crash! INVESTIGATE AND CHARGE FHP OFFICER INVOLVED!\u2014@irresolu<\/a><\/p>\n There are metal stanchions (basically posts) that can be installed to either lower all the way down to be flush with the ground, or raised up to create a barrier. Install those along the streets and raise them at a certain hour so that the road gets converted to pedestrian only. Simple and very effective.\u2014@smiecz5<\/a><\/p>\n Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/a><\/p>\n Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us:\u00a0Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n \t