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Chris Ponte’s highly-anticipated new restaurant, Ponte Modern American, now...
After a year and a half of anticipation, Chef Ponte's newest—and perhaps fanciest—concept to date has finally opened its doors. According to its social media, Ponte Modern American's first day open...
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Actually, guns do kill people
For so many reasons, the Nov. 19 mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs has been an absolute gut punch. It evoked the massacre at Pulse, an Orlando LGBTQ club where, in 2016, 49 people were...
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Dunkin' Donuts giving away free coffee to Florida residents on Tuesday...
Dunkin' is offering a free cup of joe to Florida residents tomorrow as the state continues to recover from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. “This Giving Tuesday, we are sharing a cup of thanks with the...
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St. Pete’s Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe lands on Wine Enthusiast's 'Best Beer...
Adorned with a mural of a boozy sloth and tongue-in-cheek greetings on its letter board, Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe has earned its reputation as a St. Pete staple—and Wine Enthusiast magazine clearly...
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Tampa International Airport wants you to name the big flamingo
Earlier this year, Tampa International Airport (TPA) installed a new 21-foot flamingo statue, and now it needs a name. The airport announced a "Name That Flamingo" contest this morning, and besides...
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HART board considers replacing CEO as investigation into 'hostile work...
Today, as the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit board launched an investigation into management, board members discussed removing the CEO while a legal team probes allegations of a toxic workplace at...
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Fat Boy's plans to bring the 'World’s Biggest Pizza Slices' to Tampa Bay
New Orleans-based pizza chain Fat Boy's is making its way to the Bay, and the company claims to have the "World’s Biggest Pizza Slices." The pizza chain has locations in Louisiana and Mississippi,...
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Urban Air Adventure Park looks to open another location in Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is getting yet another place to have a kid's birthday party. Adrenalin-oriented chain Urban Air Adventure Park already has 159 storefronts in place across the U.S. and Canada, with local...
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New retro bar Lost & Found will open in St. Pete next month
Joining the ranks of its other highly-themed, late-night concepts in downtown St. Pete is Hunger Thirst’s newest bar and cocktail lounge—the nostalgia-driven Lost & Found. St. Pete Rising says...
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'We are fighting for free speech': Suspended Hillsborough State Attorney...
Andrew Warren, a twice-elected Hillsborough County state attorney suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis in August, took the stand Tuesday as he testified in a federal lawsuit aimed at getting his job back....
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Florida Gov. DeSantis' top aides, Perla Huerta and others added to lawsuit...
Two top aides to Gov. Ron DeSantis were added as defendants Tuesday in a potential class-action lawsuit stemming from the DeSantis administration flying 49 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in...
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'They brought this upon themselves': Florida Gov. DeSantis says he's not...
Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t going to let the Walt Disney Company come in from the cold anytime soon if comments Tuesday evening are any indication. Presented with regretful comments from Disney CEO Bob...
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The 'Jobsite Rocks' concert and variety show is at Tampa's New World Brewery...
The Straz Center’s resident theater company, Jobsite, will close out the 2022 season by bringing back its signature fundraiser variety show “Jobsite Rocks!” at New World Brewery Music Hall. For the...
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Tampa rents are actually going down
After spiking to record levels over the last two years, Tampa's grossly engorged rental market finally began to cool down this month. According to a report released today from online rental giant...
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For its 10th anniversary, the Tampa Bay Chocolate Festival is going 'sweet...
Food trucks and people with sweet teeth will soon line the streets of Port Richey for the 10th annual Tampa Bay Chocolate Festival coming back to the Bay area this February. Tampa Bay Chocolate...
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New St. Pete Asian fusion concept The Glass Noodle will open out of former...
Downtown St. Pete’s Doormét closed a mere few weeks ago, but we already know what’s replacing it. Earlier today, St. Pete Rising reported that The Glass Noodle—a new Asian concept from the owner of...
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Tampa police chief memo says mute function on body worn cameras can't be tracked
After adding a controversial mute function to cop body worn cameras earlier this year, Tampa Police Chief Mary O'Connor recently told city council in a memo that the function cannot be tracked by the...
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Florida wildlife officials want more money for gator trappers and python hunters
State wildlife officials want more money to eradicate invasive Burmese pythons and increased penalties for people who illegally import and release venomous reptiles. The proposals were part of $150.2...
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Tampa Bay's first Sweetgreen opens soon
Tampa Bay's salad-lovers and fitness fanatics been waiting over a year its first Sweetgreen—and they only have a few weeks left. According to its Google page Tampa Heights’ Sweetgreen—adjacent to...
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Revelers at downtown Tampa's Winter Village will get a free concert in the...
Downtown Tampa’s original riverfront park is a winter wonderland right now, complete with lights, a kids choo-choo train, street curling, cocoa stands and even an ice skating rink. For this free show...
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