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Governorâs Office Urges Citizens to Remain Calm as Gas Overage Persists
How are you dealing with all this excess gas lying around? âœïž
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…
Sports
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, theyâll be joined by self-appointed…
Cleaning Crews Still Removing Stink From Raymond James Stadium
Avoid the area for the next few days. â ïžâŁïžâąïž
Rays Fan Bluff Called
No trips across those pesky bridges THIS season, Tampa-based Rays fans! âŸïžđ§ą
Arts and Entertainment
Modern Day DaVinci Spends 16 Seconds On Portraitâs Smile
You have to admire the attention to detail! đšđŒïž
Government
Florida Outlaws Ranting in Your Car Without Recording It and Putting It on the Internet
It’s about time the government got involved in this.
Local and Community
Tampa Bayâs newly christened team in the re-launched XFL, the Vipers, is preparing for the launch of their inaugural season in February of 2020 by making a playlist of songs commonly played at sporting events. âLetâs be honest; the biggest challenge we face is establishing ourselves as a viable, legitimate professional sports franchise that the…
Tampa News Force fans gathered outside of the Creative Loafing offices to demand a preemptive recount in the event that they don’t win anything. “We went through the list on ‘tampanewsforce.com/vote‘ and had some issues with it,” said one TNF fan who wanted to remain anonymous. “First thing, the login is really sketchy. Very bad…
Members of a newly assembled road construction crew working in Tampa Heights are struggling to decide who should stand where and how when passing time, doing nothing. Andy, Ernie, Hector, Julio, Mike and Phil were recently assigned to build some sort of bigger, sturdier, concrete curb obstruction island deal at the intersection of North Highland…
A wild alligator has been reported pregnant, after stumbling into the Benjamin Hernandez Chicken Park in Ybor City. Security footage caught an Ybor Chicken befriending the alligator, before mating with it only minutes after meeting it. âWeâve never seen this kind of behavior before.â Said Alice Wedgie, morning-shift feeder and caretaker of the Ybor fowl.…
Billy Fucillo, a used car salesman who owns dealerships in Clearwater, Wesley Chapel and Port Charlotte, was heard on local radio stations this morning screaming, âRAARRGH!â*, âGYAAAAHH!!â*, âBLURGH!â* and âHUUUGE!!â*, confusing and upsetting Tampa Bay area commuters on their way to work. (* = authorâs interpretation of guttural noises) âI donât know what heâs talking…
Ybor City – Hillsborough County – Monday, 8.19.19 Legendary Australian filmmaker George Miller is going to shoot the next (currently untitled) chapter in the wildly popular âMad Max/Road Warriorâ series of films here in the Tampa bay area. Right about now, you were expecting us to say heâs just going to mount a couple of…
King State Cafe – Hillsborough County – Friday 8.17.19 As part of a cross promotion for the Amalie Arena concert, Queen plus Adam Lambert have announced a special free show taking place at Tampa Heights newest cafe. âThis tour all Iâve been doing is singing songs from that âBohemian Rhapsodyâ movie,â said Adam Lambert while…
Ty’s Pooles – Hillsborough County – Friday, 8.16.19 It is not standard practice here at Tampa News Force to offer unsolicited advertising in the form of a news story, but we recently found out about this swimming pool store north of Raymond James Stadium offering ridiculous discounts and itâs been a very hot summer here…
Seminole Hard Rock Casino – Hillsborough County – Thursday, 8.15.19 The Seminole Hard Rock Casino now features 24-hour arm wrestling tables, where gamblers can go against each other, or the dealer. Professional bodybuilders have been hired to arm wrestle on behalf of the casino. Odds are 1-1, so if you put up $500, you can…
Q-Zar – Hillsborough County – Wednesday, 8.14.19 Laser tag conglomerate, Q-Zar has announced itâs new promotion, âAR-15 night,â granting patrons a free game, if theyâre willing to donate their AR-15 rifle. What would normally be a $12.99 before tax, game of laser tag, will now be free courtesy of your AR-15 being decommissioned. âIt was…