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The no-cover event brings hand-made cigar makers and sellers from around the world to Ybor’s Centennial Park, where there will be cigar rolling demonstrations, drinks, food trucks, and local artisans. The post Ybor City Cigar Festival brings international stogie-lovers to Tampa Bay this weekend appeared first on...

Tampa is among new cities eyed for expansion by driverless taxi company Waymo. The post Driverless taxi company Waymo eyes expansion to Tampa appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

A Cessna Citation VI (N500FR) almost landed at the MacDill Air Force Base while attempting to land at the Tampa International Airport (TPA). The aircraft was finishing a flight from the Wiley Post Airport (PWA) and called the ATC tower to report they were on the final approach at an altitude of 1,600 feet at roughly...

Interested in adopting a pet — or just looking at some adorable pets near you up for adoption? There are dozens of endearing pets up for adoption at animal shelters in and around tampa..

TAMPA, Fla. — Hundreds of Hillsborough County students spent a night outside to raise awareness about youth homelessness. The county hosted the third annual "Camp Street Lights" overnight. According to a county official, a point-in-time count earlier in the year found that over 3,000 Hillsborough County students had...

A federal lawsuit filed this month is putting Florida’s Hillsborough County (Tampa) under scrutiny after a man dressed in a Confederate uniform was removed from a Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park. The case raises questions about free expression, county policy, and America’s long and complicated history...

A shopping center in Tampa’s Temple Terrace suburb has sold for $10.5. million. The center is the Fountain Shoppes at 8942 Bertha Palmer Blvd., just south of Fowler Avenue and the University of South Florida’s main campus. The new owner, according to Hillsborough County property records, is an...

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Florida’s soul-food scene doesn’t whisper— it walks right up, hands you a warm plate, and tells you to sit down because you’re about to feel better. These are the spots people drive across counties for, the kitchens where turkey wings fall apart at the touch of a fork and mac and cheese feels like a hug you didn’t...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The man accused of shooting a pregnant woman in the abdomen appeared before a Hillsborough County judge Monday morning. During the pre-trial detention hearing, a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detective took the stand and gave more information about the horrific incident. “You’ve been...