City of Tampa Prepares New Hurricane Assistance Program

City of Tampa prepares new hurricane assistance program

The Homeowner Hurricane Assistance program (HHA) will be open for applications on Nov. 17.

East Tampa business gets boost from city to help recover after hurricane damage

Tampa's Small Business Navigator program has assisted more than 840 local businesses in just two years, including helping a Caribbean restaurant recover from devastating hurricane damage.Kathleen Jeanty, owner of That's Wat'Sub in East Tampa, was on the verge of closing her sandwich shop after extensive hurricane damage kept the business closed for weeks. The restaurant faced more than $45,000 in damages when three back-to-back hurricanes hit th…