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Greatest Places in Tampa
TIME magazine has declared Tampa as one of the World’s Greatest Places, so today we are counting down what makes Tampa so great. 5. I-275 This highway connects Tampa to all of the greatest places. Every exit on I-275 is an adventure into a magical world in one of the greatest places on Earth. 4.…
Read MoreHow to $tick it to Tampa News Force
In an obvious effort to curry favor with poor, put-upon, tough-as-nails-yet-apparently-thin-skinned Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida Senator Jason Brodeur (R-Lake Mary) has introduced “Senate Bill 1316: Information Dissemination“, which would require any blogger writing about government officials to register with the Florida Office of Legislative Services or the Commission on Ethics. Brodeur, who you may…
Read MoreHunter Biden Laptop Dances available at Mons Venus
The highly sought laptop computer that once belonged to President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has turned up at a Tampa gentleman’s club, the legendary and notorious Mons Venus. In October 2020, a controversy emerged involving data from a laptop that belonged to Hunter Biden that was abandoned at a Delaware computer shop. Since then, some…
Read MoreFDOT closes MLK roads throughout Florida
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has closed all streets, roads, boulevards and avenues named after the honorable Dr. Martin Luther King throughout the state immediately. “To be clear, we want to make sure everyone knows this is not an edict that came down from the Governor as a stance against Critical Road Theory,” said…
Read MoreGovernor DeSantis sends National Guard to Gasparilla
This morning, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered The National Guard to the Gasparilla Festival in Tampa, citing that the foreign invaders pose a national security risk. “We don’t negotiate with terrorists,” DeSantis said while ordering the National Guard to dig a moat around the Governors Mansion. Although critics of the DeSantis Administration were quick to…
Read MoreLocal residents express displeasure with airport flamingo name
After receiving 65,000 ideas submitted to Tampa International Airport’s contest to name the giant flamingo that is the centerpiece of the 21-foot tall sculpture titled “Home” by artist Matthew Mazzotta, a winner has been chosen; it’s “Phoebe” and people hate it. “We understood when we launched the contest that some people would inevitably be disappointed.…
Read MoreTampa man joy-shamed
Harold Kolber of Tampa was the victim of an unprovoked joy-shaming at a local restaurant earlier today. Mr. Kolber was peacefully enjoying lunch by himself at the Wuhan Fook Chinese restaurant on Dale Mabry when the Hendersons, a boisterous family of seven came in, chattering excitedly. They noisily dragged two tables together so they could…
Read MoreTampa man’s mom throws away his collection of Trump cards
Scott Hamper recently discovered that his mother, with whom he lives in a house in Tampa, has thrown away his entire collection of Donald Trump cards. “Mom! Jesus Christ!” he was quoted as saying upon learning of the situation. The Trump cards, which are also considered non-fungible tokens (NFTs) cost $99 each and were issued…
Read MoreCelebrity suicide inspires Tampa woman to tell people to care about each other
Beth Skrimp of Tampa was so moved by the death-by-suicide of multi-talented entertainer Stephen “tWitch” Boss on Wednesday that she devoted an entire Facebook status to how it impacted her and as a call to action for others: “Here was someone who seemed to have it all; career, family, all that. And he meant so…
Read MoreMayor Castor bans golf carts for all city employees
As the City of Tampa begins to search for a new chief of police in the wake of former chief Mary O’Connor’s resignation, Mayor Jane Castor is adding a stringent new guideline applying to all city employees. “No more golf carts,” she said. “No owning them, no riding in them, using them to play golf.…
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