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Tampa police say they are preparing for another possible "teen takeover" event in downtown Tampa after violence and arrests near Curtis Hixon Park last Friday. Investigators say 22 people were arrested, including a 12-year-old, after fights broke out and spilled into the streets, blocking traffic. Police say officers c

Nobody drives twenty minutes out of their way for mediocre pasta. But in Florida, people do exactly that, again and again, for a bowl of Sunday gravy that tastes like it belongs in someone’s grandmother’s kitchen. The state is full of family-run Italian spots that have been feeding...

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — As Madeira Beach works to rebuild its iconic Archibald Park Snack Shack, city leaders want food trucks to feed hungry visitors but have not been able to fill up many of the open weekly slots, according to Mayor Anne-Marie Brooks. “Part of the challenge for...

Business Insider just published its list of the most iconic steakhouses in every state, and when it got to Florida, the pick landed north of Miami. Tampa’s legendary Bern’s Steak House, a steakhouse institution that has been dry-aging beef and amassing wine since 1956, was named the most iconic in the Sunshine State. T

GULFPORT, Fla. — What started as a pair of peacocks roaming parts of Gulfport has now grown into what some neighbors describe as a full-blown colony, sparking both admiration and concern across the quirky waterfront community. Residents say dozens of peacocks can now regularly be seen wandering streets, perching...

Florida Highway Patrol TAMPA, Fla. – A Monday night drive turned fatal for an 80-year-old...

A modern Japanese izakaya serving sushi, ramen and yakitori is coming to downtown Clearwater’s Cleveland Street corridor, adding another dining and nightlife destination to the redevelopment reshaping the city’s downtown core. Hanami Japanese Izakaya will open at 635 Cleveland Street beside the future $50 million EVO F

Sports bar burglarized, 22 arrested at 'teen takeover' in downtown Tampa – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Unsplash) Tampa police responded to a ... Read more The post Tampa Police Chief Slams Teen Takeover That Burglarized Downtown Sports Bar and Put Officers at Risk appeared first on Climate Cos

FLORIDA — An 80-year-old Tampa man died Monday night after losing control of his pickup truck and crashing off State Road 60, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 8:50 p.m. just west of Kelsey Lane. Authorities said the man was driving a Chevrolet Silverado westbound on SR-60

We thought this one might get spicy, and you didn’t disappoint. Ahead of Cinco de Mayo, we asked our readers to drop the gatekeeping and tell us their favorite Mexican restaurants in (and around) St. Pete. Hundreds of comments later, we were able to find a consensus. 15 different...