West Martin Luther King at the intersection of North Habana Avenue Closed on May 25, 2012

Tampa, Fla (May 15, 2012) Starting at midnight on May 25, 2012, the City of Tampa’s Wastewater Department will close the intersection of West Martin Luther King Blvd at Habana Avenue to replace a section of deteriorated sewer pipe.  The replacement is required to restore the integrity of the pipeline and to ensure that wastewater service to several critical facilities within the area is maintained. Continued deterioration of the pipeline could result in a pipeline failure that would cause wastewater overflows and damage to the roadway. During the repairs, the intersection will be closed to through traffic. THIS WILL AFFECT THE SUNSET MUSIC FESTIVAL  AT RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM ON SATURDAY, MAY 26.

The following detours will be in place to route traffic around the area:

West Martin Luther King Boulevard

Eastbound traffic on West Martin Luther King Boulevard will be detoured at North Himes Avenue:

• Traffic will turn left onto North Himes Avenue and travel north to West Hillsborough Avenue.
• Turn right onto Hillsborough Avenue and travel east to North Armenia Avenue.
• Turn right onto North Armenia and travel south to return to West Martin Luther King Boulevard.

Westbound traffic on West Martin Luther King Boulevard will be detoured at North Armenia Avenue:

• Traffic will turn right onto North Armenia Avenue and travel north to West Hillsborough Avenue.
• Turn left onto West Hillsborough Avenue and travel west to North Himes Avenue.
• Turn left onto North Himes Avenue and travel south to return to West Martin Luther King Boulevard.

Habana Avenue

Northbound traffic on Habana Avenue will be detoured at Columbus Drive:

• Traffic will turn right onto Columbus Drive and travel east to Howard Avenue.
• Turn left onto Howard Avenue and travel north to Hillsborough Avenue.
• Turn left onto Hillsborough Avenue and travel west to return to Habana Avenue.

Southbound traffic on Habana Avenue will be detoured at Hillsborough Avenue:

• Traffic will turn right onto Hillsborough Avenue and travel west to Himes Avenue.
• Turn left onto Himes Avenue and travel south to Columbus Drive.
• Turn left onto Columbus Drive and travel east to return to Habana Avenue.

To view the map of proposed detours, click here.

The repairs are scheduled to be completed by Monday, May 28, 2012. Once the repairs are done, the intersection will be re-opened to normal traffic patterns. While this work is underway, the City advises that motorists use alternate roads for travel to minimize delays or congestion. For additional information, please contact Anthony Kasper, P.E., Director, Wastewater Department, at (813) 274-8108 or anthony.kasper@tampagov.net .

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With the drumbeat to summer growing louder, rehearsals for the hottest tour of the summer are in full swing. The ‘Brothers of the Sun’ Tour, with Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, hit the next level of production yesterday when Chesney and McGraw met for their first on-stage, joint rehearsal.

“Yesterday’s rehearsal with Tim and I and our bands was as electric and exciting as we anticipated,” said Chesney, the man with nine summers of playing to crowds of more than one million a year. “It’s been a long time since we’ve played on stage together and the chemistry and excitement is just so natural. It’s going to be a dream come true to have our years of friendship come together on stage for what will be one unpredictable, loud, hell of a summer, and I can’t wait,” Chesney continued.

The 3+ hour working rehearsal found the friends working out songs for the tour, which kicks off June 2 in Tampa, FL. With shows at more than 20 stadiums across the country, including MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford NJ, Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA, Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA, Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA and Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, TX, the tour is set to be the musical event of 2012.

This weekend’s Amazing Race 2012 charity event in New Orleans with Drew Brees and Matthew McConaughey marks Chesney and his band’s first public performance since the debut of “Feel Like a Rock Star” at the ACM Awards. Chesney’s 13th studio album, ‘Welcome To The Fishbowl,’ will be available on June 19 (BNA Records) and the first single, “Feel Like A Rock Star,” with tourmate Tim McGraw, debuted in early April and has quickly climbed the charts.

Tour dates: https://tickets.kennychesney.com/

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Photo credit: Glenn Rose

For more information about Kenny Chesney, please contact Rebecca Shapiro (rshapiro@shorefire.com) or Jon Bleicher (jbleicher@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media, 718.522.7171 or Wes Vause (wes.vause@sonymusic.com) at Sony Nashville, 615.301.4373.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 2012 regular season schedule, released today by the National Football League, features six games against 2011 playoff teams. The schedule also includes a nationally-televised Thursday Night Football bout, with Tampa Bay traveling to Minnesota on October 25.

For the fourth year running, the Buccaneers will begin their campaign at home, this time hosting the division-rival Carolina Panthers in a late-afternoon kickoff.

All games will feature a radio broadcast on Tampa Bay flagship stations 103.5 FM WFUS and 620 AM WDAE, as well as stations throughout Florida that are part of the Buccaneers Radio Network.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are now offering season pass memberships at a wide variety of price points. Memberships start at just $30 (per game) for adults, and $15 (per game) for youth. For more information or to speak with a Buccaneers account representative, please contact us at 866-582-BUCS (2827) or visit Buccaneers.com.

press release via Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2012 PRESEASON SCHEDULE FINALIZED

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers today announced their finalized schedule for the 2012 preseason.

Tampa Bay kicks off their preseason schedule with a trip to Miami, as they continue their longest-running preseason series with the Dolphins on Friday, August 10 at 7:30 p.m. The following week on Friday, August 17 at 7:30 p.m., the Buccaneers will open their home slate against the Tennessee Titans, a franchise they haven’t hosted since a 1989 tilt with the then-Houston Oilers. Tampa Bay will conclude their home exhibition schedule against the New England Patriots on Friday, August 24 at 7:30 p.m., marking the fourth time in the past six preseasons that two teams have met in Tampa. For the second consecutive year, the Buccaneers close their preseason slate on the road at Washington with a 7:30 p.m. start on Wednesday, August 29.

WTSP-TV Channel 10 News is the official television home of Buccaneers preseason football for the second year, and will produce all four preseason games in 2012: at Miami, against Tennessee, against New England and at Washington. Chris Myers will enter his ninth season in the broadcast booth for Tampa Bay as the play-by-play man, while former Buccaneers safety John Lynch will join him for the fourth year. Dave Wirth, who serves as WTSP’s main sports anchor, will be the sideline analyst for the second season.

For the ninth year, Clear Channel’s US 103.5 FM and 620 WDAE AM will serve as the flagship stations for the Buccaneers Radio Network and will broadcast all Buccaneers games. Gene Deckerhoff will handle the play-by-play duties for the 24th straight season and Dave Moore will enter his sixth season as an analyst. T.J. Rives enters his seventh season as Tampa Bay’s sideline reporter.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 2012 PRESEASON SCHEDULE

Fri. 8/10 7:30 PM WTSP
Fri. 8/17 7:30 PM WTSP
Fri. 8/24 7:30 PM WTSP
Wed. 8/29 7:30 PM WTSP
All times Eastern and subject to change

press release via Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The National Football League today announced its 2012 preseason lineup, with a schedule for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that features home games against the Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots, as well as road contests against the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins.

Tampa Bay travels to Miami to commence preseason play during Week 1 (August 9-13). The matchup continues a long-standing preseason tradition, as it is the 12th consecutive season and 27th time overall that the clubs will have met in exhibition play. The game also features the debut of two NFL head coaches, with Greg Schiano leading the Buccaneers and Joe Philbin directing the Dolphins. Tampa Bay has won six of the last 10 preseason meetings between the two franchises, including a 17-13 victory in 2011.

The Buccaneers’ home preseason opener will take place during Week 2 (August 16-20), when the Tennessee Titans visit Raymond James Stadium. The game will mark the first time that Tampa Bay has hosted Tennessee in the preseason since a 1989 tilt with the then-Houston Oilers.

In Week 3 of the preseason (August 23-26), Schiano’s Buccaneers will square off against Bill Belichick’s Patriots, as Tampa Bay hosts New England. This meeting denotes the fourth time in the past six preseasons that two teams have met in Tampa.

For the second consecutive year, the Buccaneers close their exhibition slate on the road at Washington. The preseason finale will provide a final opportunity for players to make a case for a roster spot, with reduction to the 53 active-roster players occurring September 1.

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For Immediate Release- March, 28, 2012

Tampa, FL — For the next two months, Raymond James Stadium will be giving away 80 tickets through its Facebook and Twitter (@RJStadium) pages to the Brothers of the Sun Concert Tour featuring Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw with special guests Jake Owen and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals on June 2.

Four pairs of tickets will be given away each week in the form of random contests on either social media platform. In addition, Raymond James Stadium will also have two longer duration contests throughout the two-month period before the concert: a video contest and a photo contest.

For the video contest, fans are encouraged to send in one creative video of them singing or lip-syncing to their favorite Chesney or McGraw song. Fans can submit entries by sending their video to viscomm@tampasportsauthority.com. Raymond James Stadium is only accepting the first 35 videos it receives so it’s best that fans get theirs in as soon as possible. The winner will be announced on May 18 via Facebook and Twitter and will receive a “Family 4-pack” that includes four tickets to the show, a parking pass and concession money.

For the photo contest, fans submit their best photo impersonation of Chesney, McGraw or both by either emailing viscomm@tampasportsauthority.com or sending a message to Raymond James Stadium over Facebook.  Entries will be put into a Facebook photo album where fans can vote on which photo they like best by either “liking” or commenting on it. Whoever has the most likes and comments COMBINED will win a pair of tickets and a parking pass. The winner will be announced at 5 p.m. on May 4 via Facebook and Twitter.

For complete contest rules for the video contest click here. For complete contest rules for the photo contest click here.

Tampa is the first stop for this 19-date nationwide tour. The tour finds Chesney, who consistently has crowds “eating up his every word and move,” joined by “master showman” (Huffington Post) McGraw for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. ’Brothers of the Sun’ will be the first time in 10 years that Chesney and McGraw have hit the road together.

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The Tampa Sports Authority (TSA) is a quasi government agency that operates and manages Raymond James Stadium and three City of Tampa golf courses.

USF will open the year on Saturday, Sept. 1, when it welcomes UT-Chattanooga to Raymond James Stadium. The Bulls will continue non-conference action on Saturday, Sept. 8, when they’ll make their first trip to Reno, Nev. to face the Nevada WolfPack as a part of a home-and-home series.

The Bulls will open BIG EAST play on Saturday, Sept. 15 against Rutgers. This will mark the first time since 2007 that USF started conference play in the month of September. A road date with Ball St. on Saturday, Sept. 22 will precede the big in-state match-up with Florida St. on Saturday, Sept. 29. The return game with the Seminoles comes three seasons after the Bulls traveled to Tallahassee and defeated FSU, 17-7. The Bulls will finish off their opening stretch by traveling to Philadelphia, Pa. to take on BIG EAST newcomer Temple on Saturday, Oct. 6.

Following an open date, USF will travel to Louisville on Sat., Oct. 20, before coming home to Ray Jay for two consecutive home dates. The Bulls will welcome Syracuse on Saturday, Oct. 27 and will host UConn on Saturday, Nov. 3.

After another open date, USF will head south to Miami for a showdown with the Hurricanes on Saturday, Nov. 17. In their last visit to Miami, the Bulls came away with a 23-20 overtime victory in 2010. To finish up the regular-season, USF will travel to Cincinnati on Friday, Nov. 23 and close out the year with a home date versus Pittsburgh on Saturday, Dec. 1.

Complete 2012 Schedule

Sat., Sept. 1              UT-Chattanooga

Sat., Sept. 8              at Nevada

Sat., Sept. 15            Rutgers* (Date subject to change)

Sat., Sept. 22            at Ball St.

Sat., Sept. 29            Florida St. (ABC/ESPN or ESPN2)

Sat., Oct. 6                at Temple*

Sat., Oct. 13              BYE

Sat., Oct. 20              at Louisville*

Sat., Oct. 27              Syracuse*

Sat., Nov. 3               UConn*

Sat., Nov. 10             BYE

Sat., Nov. 17             at Miami

Fri., Nov. 23              at Cincinnati* (ESPN/ESPN2)

Sat., Dec. 1                Pittsburgh* (ABC/ESPN or ESPN2)

* – BIG EAST Conference games

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