Tampa, Fla – 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/

Official Site
Welcome To The Fishbowl
Facebook
Twitter
No Shoes Radio
Shore Fire Media Artist Page

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.

 NOTE: TRAFFIC PATTERNS WILL AFFECT SUNSET MUSIC FESTIVAL

May 26, 2012 – 12 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Sunset Events & Disco Donnie present Sunset Music Festival, which includes three stages of the best electronic music on the planet feat. Pretty Lights, Alesso, Crizzily, Datsik Funtcase, Morgan Page, Nadastrom, Nervo, Lazy Rich, Revolvr, Sabo and more!

Ticket Information:

Tickets can be purchased online through Groove Tickets.

Location:

Raymond James Stadium – North lot

Parking information: 

Parking lots open at 11 a.m.

Enter through Lot B and 2. Parking available in Lots 2 and 4.

For specific lot and pricing information, click here.

Parking Map

Directions to Raymond James Stadium

For more information, go to www.smftampa.com.

June 8, 2012 – Kickoff 7 p.m.

The United States will kick off the effort to qualify for its seventh consecutive FIFA World Cup when they host Antigua and Barbuda on June 8 at Raymond James Stadium, marking the first World Cup qualifier in the state of Florida since the USA defeated Mexico 2-1 on Nov. 23, 1980, in Ft. Lauderdale. The semifinal round opener begins at 7 p.m.

Ticket information:

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster either online, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, or at one of their kiosk locations.

Children 2 and under are free as long as they sit  in their parent/guardian’s lap.

Hotel packages

Gate Opening:

ALL gates into the stadium will open at 6 p.m.

Patrons with disabilities may enter into gates A and C where our disabled elevators are located.

Ticket Office/Will Call:

Opening time TBA

Parking Information:

Parking Lots open at 4 p.m.

For specific lot and pricing information, click here.

Parking Map

Directions to Raymond James Stadium

Open Practice:

The USMNT will host an open practice to the public on Thursday, June 7, 2012. More information to come.

The Brothers of the Sun Tour will feature Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw along with special guests Jake Owen as well as Grace Potter & the Nocturnals.

Ticket information:

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster either online, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, or at one of their kiosk locations.

Children 2 and under are free as long as they sit  in their parent/guardian’s lap.

Hotel packages

Gate Opening:

ALL gates into the stadium will open at 3:30 p.m.

Patrons with disabilities may enter into gates A and C where our disabled elevators are located.

Ticket Office/Will Call:

The Raymond James Stadium Ticket Office will be open on Friday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday, June 2 starting at 10 a.m.

Parking Information:

Parking Lots open at 10 a.m.

For specific lot and pricing information, click here.

Parking Map

Free Limo stagging will begin at 8 p.m. only in the southbound lanes on Himes Ave. ALL vehicles must enter this area at the intersection of MLK Blvd and Himes Ave. Officers will remove the cones to allow entry.

Limo Parking Graphic 1

Limo Parking Graphic 2

Directions to Raymond James Stadium

Performance Times:

TBA

Camera policy: still, non-professional cameras are allowed.  Video cameras and still cameras of the “point and shoot” variety with removable lenses are NOT permitted.

4201 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, Fl 33607 – Enter Lot B off Himes Avenue

Call Maureen for more information – 813-350-6508

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host their annual Official Draft Party presented by Miller Lite tonight in the East Club at Raymond James Stadium. The event is open to the public, and admission is FREE; Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The East Club is along Himes Avenue between Gates B and C.

Parking is also FREE and opens at 5:30 p.m. in lots B and 4 (see map).

The night will include discounted drinks and food, a chance to meet some of the players and cheerleaders and of course, cheering along with Buc Nation as we select our newest Buccaneer!

Let’s pack this place!

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

Game information for this Saturday’s USF Sping Game presented by PNC Bank. 

Gate Information:

Gate C will be open at 5 p.m.

Tickets:

Tickets for this event are FREE. They can be picked up at the Raymond James Stadium Ticket Office on the day of the game starting at 3 p.m.

The ticket office is located in the South Plaza.

All patrons need a ticket to enter.

Parking Information:

Parking is FREE in lots 6 and 6D

Public parking available starting at 3 p.m.

Parking Map

Directions to Raymond James Stadium

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.

Press release via Tampa Bay Buccaneers