Lynn Hurtak

So excited to welcome @thewaroncars.bsky.social to Tampa! Come join us Tuesday night at the HCC Ybor campus—there's a group ride starting from Willa's too!

Trying to recreate some mix tapes from back in the day for me to listen to on chemo days, and this one is so good. @bubbaprog.xyz is focused on the outro, but I’m more concerned about finding the Tokidoki songs.

@darthbluesky.bsky.social, have you met Thomas Potato?

The first date I ever took @lynnhurtak.com on was to a Devil Rays game on Stitch & Pitch night. Tucked the bag away & opened it for the first time in 19 years this morning

Asked @bubbaprog.xyz to find me a sleep mask for this long chemo day, & he came back with the perfect thing for a gen-xer like me from the Wal-Mart clearance section!

the rays stadium deal is so unpopular that everyone from DSA members to (today,) January 6-ers stop lynn on the street to thank her for leading the charge against it. the neighbor today: "if those woke idiots in St. Pete didn't want it why should we?"

This is beyond adorable. I still can't believe my two favorite singer/songwriters are not only friends, but played in bands together!

Some personal news:

To address some of the misinformation out there regarding the Rays stadium development proposal, I've made this video to bust some of the biggest myths about it: youtu.be/VdI-XeAs27A

To be clear, City Council did not even see this "agreement" until almost 12 hours AFTER the paper somehow managed to report on its existence. I remain extremely concerned about the amount of secrecy and misdirection involved in this proposal. www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/...

Incredible. When E—n M—k & his crew obliterated USAID in a weekend, they deleted a vast trove of publicly-funded knowledge: the Development Experience Clearinghouse. A Canadian high school student (!) happened to have downloaded the entire thing for a project. AidData has now posted it for all.

oh @lynnhurtak.com & i have made so many of her recipes so so many times

TONIGHT! Don’t miss this Ybor Lynn Listens at 7th+Grove. I’m so excited to hear from everyone. See you at 6:30!

Stitch it on a pillow: "Just because it’s your emergency, doesn’t make it mine." Also, applies in Portland, or to any other municipality that's asked to consider subsidizing a stadium project. www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2...

Upgraded my #TampaFlag to the Tampa Pride Flag. Thanks, @lynnhurtak.com!

Endorsed by @wedge.live! Beat that, TB Times.

Super excited to join the emergency bike ride tonight! Looking forward to talking about parks & mobility funding in Minneapolis and riding more awesome bike infrastructure.

Next week we ride with the Tampa City Council's Lynn Hurtak.

Tomorrow I’m bringing Lynn Listens to the streets! Join me for a bike ride starting at the Curtis Hixon fountains. We’ll wind through the city talking about whatever’s on your minds before stopping at Bamboozle Heights for food & fellowship. If you want to skip the ride, just join us there at 9:30.

Join me for a Tampa Treasure Hunt! We're starting earlier now that summer is in full swing. Hope to see you there!

I'm hosting a series of events about how we can make Tampa work for everyone. Whether you want to talk about affordability, public safety, transportation, or anything else, please join us, and bring along a friend. Let's shape a strong, optimistic future for Tampa together.

I will not spend your Community Investment Tax dollars on a stadium. If CIT dollars are used, you should get to vote on it.

This is why I am supporting @lynnhurtak.com for Mayor, and this is why you should, too. mailchi.mp/lynnhurtak/n...

No matter how tonight’s game turns out, I wish good luck to anyone there who is attending their first hockey game. My first game was a Game 7 vs Detroit in 2015, & nothing can match the energy of a Game 7.

Vote for @lynnhurtak.com

I've been sick for 5(!) weeks, but the weather is too nice to keep everyone home. This Sunday, ESMR regular Kory has generously offered to lead the ride. Come on out to support him & enjoy a gorgeous day!

My parents named me after a song on Jimmy Buffett’s 1976 “Havana Daydreamin’” album. The song: “There’s Something So Feminine About a Mandolin” My name: Amanda Lynn A Florida Woman from birth. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Serious question: Are ice cream shops seasonal even in big cities up north? I'm fascinated by the idea that you can't get DQ in the winter! Also, how can businesses afford to close for 5 months a year?

I thought this was a bike post when I first read it.

Because @lynnhurtak.com is so effective at her job by actually spending time with city workers across police, fire, solid waste, water, & other departments in order to learn what they need to do their jobs better and more efficiently, the mayor is trying to ban her from doing it anymore

At the end of today’s meeting Council member @lynnhurtak.com shared that the mayor had told her she’s no longer allowed to tour/visit/ride-a-long with city staff during “campaign season.” Which is a new policy. Chair Clendenin motioned to request mayor to rescind policy; passed 6-0 Carlson absent.

I've been working on getting council to really dive into the budget for several years. Tomorrow night at city hall we are holding our first-ever pre-budget discussion & public hearing. Let us know what you want!

props to @lynnhurtak.com for the Bikini Kill t-shirt she wore while on @wmnf.org yesterday. To talk about her candidacy for Tampa mayor.

It’s your last chance to sign up for the City of Tampa’s e-bike voucher program www.cltampa.com/news/its-you...

i never had a chance to write about the design of @lynnhurtak.com's last election branding—I had the blog post half finished when all my computers got taken away—so I'm gonna talk about the new one now, because a lot of thought and energy went into it!

Big news! I’m running for mayor of Tampa!

For our first date, @bubbaprog.xyz came up to Gainesville from Tampa, and I took him to Satchel's as a thank you for helping me write my grandmother's eulogy. We'd met at a Fark party at the Howard Johnson's at 50th and Columbus in Tampa a week prior.

🚨THE OLA AVE BIKEWAY LIGHTS ARE WORKING!🚨 The light at Ola & MLK and lighted crosswalks at Highland & Sligh and Ola and Columbus are finally working! SAVE THE DATE for a ribbon cutting for the Ola/MLK light during the Feb 8th Easy Sunday Morning Ride. We’ll cut the ribbon at 10am.

It's the last Easy Sunday Morning Ride of the year. Join me!

When your desk is so covered with paper you give up and take organizing to the floor. #tampacitycouncil

I just had new headshots done for council, and the one on the right is so very ME, but the one on the left will be the official portrait. Bah humbug!