HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Today, Tampa City leaders will discuss dropping $6 million on a project to revamp Franklin Street in downtown Tampa. The road cuts right through the downtown area, and used to be the shopping corridor. But it fell out of favor when suburban malls were built.

Tampa city leaders want to give Franklin Street a $6M make-over. They approved a plan to beautify the downtown stretch of Franklin Street between Jackson and Scott streets. “I think we need to preserve the past instead of doing away with it,

The Tampa Bay Lightning handed the Winnipeg Jets their first road loss of the season and stopped their seven-game win streak with a 4-1 victory Thursday night. Winnipeg lost for just the second time in 17 games this season and dropped to 7-1 on the road.

The Winnipeg Jets had their seven game winning streak snapped Thursday when they lost 4-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning