Law enforcement agencies hold boat procession for fallen officers Josh Fiallo, Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA The Hillsborough River went silent Tuesday night as many gathered to honor the death of Tampa Police Master Patrol Officer Brian Madsen.
Sixteen boats - one for each year Madsen served before he was killed by a wrong-way driver on March 9 - moved down the river in a somber procession. The event was in remembrance of the lives of three officers who were killed this year in Tampa Bay, including Madsen. They lit the river blue with flashing lights as they slowly trolled from the Platt Street Bridge to Armature Works just before 9 p.m.
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Boat procession on Hillsborough River to honor 3 Tampa Bay law enforcement officers killed in line of duty
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Honoring the brave
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Tampa Bay area law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty this year will be honored tonight with a procession on the Hillsborough River.
Sixteen law enforcement boats, representing state and local agencies, will meet at 8:15 p.m. on March 16 at the Platt Street Bridge and sail north on the Hillsborough River in memory of
Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen of the Tampa Police Department,
Sergeant Brian LaVigne of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, and
Deputy Michael Magli of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
Art provides a rare glimpse at Tampaâs historic Black neighborhoods
Karl Moseleyâs drawings depict what life was like in the Scrub and Garrison neighborhoods in the 1930s.
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This drawing from the 1930s of Tampa s historic Black neighborhood known as the Scrub was created by Karl Moseley during The Great Depression and funded by the Works Progress Administration. [ Courtesy of University of South Floridaâs Libraries Digital Heritage and Humanities Collections ]
Updated Feb. 23
BRANDON â The federal Works Progress Administration was charged with putting Americans back to work during the Great Depression.
The program financed the construction of schools, bridges, roads, airports and other infrastructure needs. But it also put artists back to work by bankrolling ventures such as theater groups, orchestras and murals.