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Chamberlain High School announces new mascot
After a 5-1 vote by the Hillsborough County School Board back in June to drop the “Chiefs” mascot from Chamberlain High School in response to a request from the Title VI Native American Parent Advisory Council, a new name and logo has been chosen; from now they’ll be known as the “Storm”. To the surprise…
Breaking News
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…
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, they’ll be joined by self-appointed…
Cleaning Crews Still Removing Stink From Raymond James Stadium
Avoid the area for the next few days. ⚠️☣️☢️
Arts and Entertainment
Modern Day DaVinci Spends 16 Seconds On Portrait’s Smile
You have to admire the attention to detail! 🎨🖼️
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
Tropicana Field – Pinellas County – Wednesday, 6.26.19 In a major league baseball first, the Tampa Bay rays will become the first full-time traveling team, making every game a home game in a Harlem Globetrotters fashion. The team will still officially remain the “Tampa Rays,” however when they’re in other cities they will adapt that…
St. Pete Beach – Pinellas County – Wednesday, 6.26.19 The entire cast of Floribama Shore has contracted Hepatitis-C while filming their new season in St. Pete beach. The cast is blaming it on a restaurant they frequented, however the restaurant is claiming that the cast of Floribama Shore already had it because, “They’re gross.” “They…
Tampa History Center – Hillsborough County – Tuesday, 6.25.19 While doing routine cleaning of an artifacts display, a Tampa History Center employee was possessed by an ancient spirit that escaped from a broken vase. The ancient spirit granted the employee, Jake Boogie, the knowledge necessary to read and translate the symbols hidden in the artifacts…
There are many great gay bars in the Tampa area. Today we want to take a look at the least gay gay bars for people who want to ease themselves into gay bar culture. 3. Hooters While most people think this is a straight bar because of the amount of breasts, it’s actually an undercover…
Horoscope for June 23 to June 30, 2019 Ever stare up at the night sky and wonder what the stars are trying to tell you? Well we have a round up for what you can expect this week: Cancer It’s your season baby! The stars are aligning for you to party like it’s 1999 or…
Midtown Tampa – Hillsborough County – Sunday, 6.23.19 In a truly bizarre turn of events, a Hillsborough County 6-year-old has become the co-owner of a new Chinese buffet scheduled to open as part of the Midtown development on Dale Mabry. The upscale exotic dining experience will offer chocolate and cheese fountains along with crab soufflé.…
Downtown Tampa – Hillsborough County – Sunday, 6.23.19 In a move that should surprise no one, the business model employed behind the wildly popular downtown scooters is being adapted by another industry: human trafficking. “We’re obviously very excited,” said an obviously very excited Leopoldo Vbertz, corporate spokesman for People Movers (not to be confused with…
Tampa Convention Center – Hillsborough County – Saturday, 6.22.19 Journalists all across the bay have been trading places in a city-wide mass media anchor swap, a program which sends journalists from one station to another, giving them perspective on what the other channels are like and gaining valuable feedback which helps improve all outlets alike.…
Hillsborough Private Prisons – Hillsborough County – Friday, 6.21.19 A privately owned and operated prison in Florida is enacting new guidelines to discourage body shaming between the prisoners and guards. “I’m in here because I’m real bad,” said Rudy Pootie, “I used to get made fun of a lot, and it hurt my feelings, and…
International Mall – Hillsborough County – Thursday, 6.19.19 Tampa’s International Mall is getting ready for a multi-million dollar renovation that will see the first ever teen-focused Juul Lounge. “I’m excited,” said Tampa teenager Bittle Peehul, “I only get to smoke my Juul when my parents aren’t looking. Now whenever we go to the mall and…