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Florida is a haven for Cuban sandwich enthusiasts, offering a myriad of mouthwatering variations that celebrate the rich culinary heritage of this iconic dish. Whether you’re in the bustling streets of Miami or the sun-kissed shores of Key West, you’re never far from a Cuban sandwich that promises to excite your...

Jebcore Companies has purchased a 69-acre site in Ruskin for $4.5 million and plans to transform the land into a multi-use waste management campus that will support future growth in Hillsborough County. The acquisition includes a $3 million land purchase from Yu An Farms and $1.5 million in planning and...

In a federal courtroom, Judge William F. Jung has meted out prison sentences to three individuals involved in a significant drug trafficking ring that spanned from California to the Middle District of Florida, according to a Department of Justice press release. The sentencing follows a chain of investigations and...

Stephanie Claytor, a writer for the Florida Courier, was one of the Tampa area journalists recognized on Thursday, Nov. 13 for outstanding coverage of Tampa Bay’s Black communities in 2024. TBABJ’s Griot Drum Awards & Scholarship Ceremony recognized broadcast, multimedia and print professionals. The event took place...

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch is extending the city’s timeline for competing proposals to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District, pushing back the publication of a 30-day public notice until January in response to concerns from City Council members and the development community. Welch said in a letter to...

One of St. Pete’s largest outdoor markets returns to the downtown waterfront next weekend. More than 350 craft makers, artists, and nonprofits will fill Vinoy Park at 701 Bayshore Drive NE on November 29th and 30th for this year’s free, two-day Shopapalooza Festival, billed as one of the biggest holiday shopping...

The University of South Florida Police Department said they've identified and filed charges against two of the three men shown in a video harassing a group of Muslim students on the Tampa campus. The two individuals are identified as Christopher Svochak, 40, from Waco, Texas and Richard Penkoski, 49, of...

It was an emotional day in court as a former Hillsborough County detention deputy learned his fate for a deadly high-speed crash.

TAMPA - Among his co-workers, Daniel Hernandez was known to like fast cars. It was his behavior behind the wheel of such a vehicle in 2021 that brought him to face Judge Susan Rice in Hillsborough County Court on Friday. The backstory:. It was August 2021, when Daniel Hernandez was...

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri spoke to the Florida Association of Counties about a myriad of topics. The post Pinellas County Sheriff talks juvenile detention, property taxes and more appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .