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Pasco Man Sues Charity over (No) Fun Run
Land O’Lakes Strip Mall – Pasco County – Thursday, 2.21.2019 A Pasco County resident is suing Lil Gamerz, a 501(c)(3) charity based in Land O’ Lakes, over what he claims was a bad experience at a recent fundraiser. The event, “Run For Red Dead,” featured a 5K race, as well as a one mile Fun Run.…
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Governor’s Office Urges Citizens to Remain Calm as Gas Overage Persists
How are you dealing with all this excess gas lying around? ⛽️
DeSantis to Personally Investigate Latest Assassination Attempt on Trump
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will be conducting his own investigation regarding the attempted assassination of former President Trump at the Republican presidential nominee’s golf club…
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Yankees Fan Invited to Spring Training
When the defending American League But Not World Champion New York Yankees report to Tampa for spring training in February, they’ll be joined by self-appointed…
Cleaning Crews Still Removing Stink From Raymond James Stadium
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In what has been referred to as an extremely juvenile cyber prank, Tampa’s Busch Gardens amusement park has been re-named “Busch Fartens”. “This wouldn’t be a big deal if it was just some dumb teenager hacking our system and changing the logo on our web site,” says park spokesperson Ann Hizer. “But they actually went…
Florida Senator Rick Scott spent much of his football Sunday fielding questions from reporters about a wild, unverified claim that the Senator was in fact, born a woman. “I was not born a woman,” said Scott while chatting with me through Facebook Portal. “But I do have a record of restricting their access to affordable…
A wild pack of Miami dolphins have swam from south-east Florida, all the way up to the Tampa bay, claiming it as their new full-time home. “These dolphins used to live in Miami.” Said senior marine biologist, Becky Crenchky as she chewed a large glob of Hubba Bubba bubblegum. “I’ve seen dolphins live pretty much…
Every year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pay homage to someone, usually either a former player or coach, who distinguished himself and brought glory to the team with his efforts by inducting him into their Ring of Honor. This season, former cornerback Ronde Barber will become the 13th member of the Ring of Honor, joining Lee Roy…
In an effort to reduce stress suffered by drivers and cut down on road rage incidents, Hillsborough County has announced that they will be installing petting zoos at select intersections, mostly in Tampa. “There’s no denying the fact that navigating our congested roadways is what we now call a ‘challenge’ since we’re not allowed to…
After some light showers brought intense flooding to the streets of Oldsmar, a giant sinkhole opened up and swallowed the entire town. “I was out there recently because I have to cut through Oldsmar to get to Walmart,” said Wallris Bellymew, a Town and Country resident. “I thought the roads here were well taken care…
Local Popeyes have begun taking precautions to hurricane-proof their establishments in preparation for hurricane Dorian. Despite severe weather warnings, hundreds of customers are refusing to lose their place in line, forcing Popeye’s to accommodate their guests however they can. The manufacturing of makeshift tents using Popeye’s tinfoil have been underway, however most employees have never…
One of Tampa’s TECO streetcars has somehow wound up on Amtrak railroad tracks and is headed up the east coast. “They say if you don’t pay attention, things can go wrong,” says operator Casper ‘Cappy’ Klimper. “I guess I REALLY wasn’t paying attention because things have gone REALLY wrong.” When asked how this could happen,…
Florida Senator Rick Scott spent much of the past few days praying for the upcoming Hurricane Dorian to gather enough strength and drown every poor person in its path. “As governor of Florida, I made sure every poor person worked even harder than they had to if they wanted the dollars,” said Senator Scott, still…
Roger Gnudtke, a salesman for Hindercapable Inc. is having yet another record breaking sales year. “When the company first assigned me the downtown Tampa territory, I didn’t have very high hopes. Mostly because nobody lived there and all the businesses closed at 5 PM,”, says Gnudtke. “But shortly after that, a couple condo towers were…