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Rick Scott Asks Trump to Make Him Leader of Venezuela
Golden Corral – Bay County – Thursday, 5.9.2019Citing the notes he prepared for his meeting, Florida Senator Rick Scott asked the president to forcibly remove the leader of Venezuela and install the freshman senator as leader of the country.“I speak Spanish, I was governor of Florida and with my help, Venezuela could become the next…
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
Temple Terrace Man’s Land Seized in Florida Great Outdoors Initiative
This is a developing situation
Local and Community
Tallahassee – Leon County – Wednesday 3.27.2019 After months of bipartisan bickering, the Florida House argued late into early Wednesday morning during a special session that saw the passage of HB 469 making turn signals mandatory during all lane merging or turning. The House voted 57-56 to pass the legislation and was sent to Gov.…
Hyde Park – Hillsborough County – Tuesday 3.26.2019 Following the successful revival of the Goody Goody restaurant, Columbia restaurant owner Richard Gonzmart has announced plans to bring back everything. Having already secured rights to the Colonnade, the venerable Bayshore Boulevard seafood spot which closed a few years ago, and rescuing and restoring the beloved Storyland…
Bayshore – Hillsborough County – Monday, 3.25.2019 For one week only, Bayshore Boulevard will be converted into the worlds longest Slip-n-Slide as part of a special NOS Energy Drink sponsored promotion. “It’s neat! I’m bringing a hose to attach to the water fountains along Bayshore and help lubricate the Slip-n-Slide,” says citizen volunteer Nadine Molotov.…
Plant City – Hillsborough County – Sunday 3.24.2019 A seagull spotted scavenging for food scraps in Plant City has caused a local church to declare that the end of the world is imminent. “Surely this is prophecy and the end is finally nigh,” says Anita Haymaker, a member of Plant City’s New Order of the…
Tampa Heights – Hillsborough County – Saturday 3.23.2019 After an unnecessarily heated meeting, neighborhood and city leaders agreed to ungentrify the neighborhood of Tampa Heights. “We felt bad for the people who already lived there,” says Tampa Government Gentrification Specialist, Willard Sardone. “All the açaí bowl places and craft beer bars will soon become homes…
Marriott Hotel – Hillsborough County – Friday, 3.22.2019 Between an arts festival and a music festival, there will now be an official, “Gasparilla Kink Festival” inviting Floridians and international guests alike, to celebrate “kinkiness.” “Yea, we’re just trying to ride that ‘Gasparilla’ brand-wave,” says CEO of Exploitation Wave Capital, a hedge-fund based out of New…
Port Richey – Pasco County – Thursday 3.21.2019 Local insurance adjuster Mike Frimpton, a resident of Port Richey for over 30 years, simply can’t believe he doesn’t know a single person who owns a boat. “What the hell?” Frimpton asks rhetorically, “I live in a place that’s surrounded by water to the west and on…
TNF Headquarters – Hillsborough County – Wednesday 3.20.2019 Tampa News Force is proud to announce Jojo White @officialjojowhite as the official Tampa News Force Social Media Correspondent. White is an accomplished sketch comic actor and improv student with his own YouTube Channel. Along with his successful Instagram channel, White is pursuing his love of stand-up…
Amalie Arena – Tampa – Wednesday, 3.20.2019 With the Tampa Bay Lightning ranking first place amongst the NHL, locals and team-members alike have been wondering, “How are we going to screw this up?” Some have hypothesized that the Lightning will have a deep playoff run and lose in the Eastern conference finals, while others worry…
CBD Games – Hillsborough County – Tuesday, 3.19.2019 Digital protestors have been taking to social media platforms as outrage builds with all their energy going to the intangible internet, where all the power and effort in the world may be placed, but no physical change will come of it because it diffuses personal anger through…