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Tampa Doctor Honored for Prescribing the Most Fentanyl
A Tampa General Hospital doctor was honored today at a ceremony held at the Downtown Tampa Hilton Hotel for the 13th Annual Drug and Medicine Awards.Dr. Bigdler Funyon was presented with a three foot statue of a bottle of pills and a gift certificate to Wendy’s for prescribing the most fentanyl in the state of…
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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…
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
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Local and Community
Downtown Tampa – Hillsborough County – Monday 3.18.2019 While the Tampa mayoral runoff is still weeks away, candidate David Straz has received some swift criticism for a small error that led to accidentally changing the slogan to his campaign. “We don’t know who changed it, or why it said that when we printed it,” says…
Bayshore – Hillsborough County – Sunday, 3.17.2019 During a special promotion from NoHo Sushi, the entire Tampa Bay will be turned into a tempura oil fryer, and citizens will have the opportunity to toss whatever they want into the bay and have it instantly tempura fried. “This is the best promotion I’ve ever been to,…
Temple Terrace – Hillsborough County – Saturday 3.16.2019 ‘Dark & Brewed-ing’ a struggling coffee shop in Temple Terrace is a recent beneficiary of an extreme makeover from a reality TV show. “The coffee shop biz is super-competitive and we just weren’t making it,” says owner Jan Yutzberg. “We have a variety of exotic coffee blends,…
Hillsborough River – Tampa – Friday, 3.15.2019 In order for the Hillsborough river to become drinkable alcohol in time for St. Patricks Day, the city has urged citizens to dump any and all alcohol they have into the Hillsborough River. “If enough people, dump enough alcohol into the river, it will be drinkable, as the…
Riverwalk – Hillsborough County – Friday, 3.15.2019 Mayor of Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, announced that due to budget cuts the Hillsborough River will have to be dyed green with ordinary household trash in honor of St. Patrick’s day. The City of Tampa is asking residents to bring their loose and bagged trash Downtown for the festival…
Water Street – Hillsborough County – Thursday 3.14.2019 As construction continues on Jeff Vinik’s vision for Downtown Tampa, one of the most anticipated additions to Tampa’s skyline breaks ground. “Unlike the other schools in this county, our students are actually going to be learning something useful,” says Clown College Dean of Admissions, Greg “Whompers The…
Causeway – Tampa – Wednesday, 3.13.2019 In lieu of the infamous Hulk Hogan beach bar, to fill the void in Tampa’s heart for wrestling-backed dining establishments, John Cena has stepped up to open up a Scarface themed hookah lounge. The new establishment will provide patrons a comfortable atmosphere to smoke hookah while enjoying decor and…
Tampa Bay High School – Hillsborough County – Tuesday 3.12.2019 In an effort to get more Tampaños excited about local government and city planning, Tampa’s newest program hopes to improve Tampa’s online reputation, one paid positive post at a time. From now until September, people who tag the Tampa government social media on their positive…
Bayshore – Tampa – Monday, 3.11.2019 The bay is scheduled to be drained on Tuesday so that Steve can look for his keys, so if you’ve ever wanted to walk around on the bay floor, now is your lucky chance. “I already checked my car, and my apartment, and they’re not there,” says Steve. “I…
TECO Big Bend Power Station – Hillsborough County – Sunday 3.10.2019 At the Tampa Electric Co’s Big Bend power facility, the manatees gather in the warm waters every winter, drawing crowds of spectators to view the majestic sea cows. It was only a matter of time until someone decided to combine two great Tampa things:…