Storms leave damage in Venice area and other top stories.

• Storms leave damage in Venice area

  

  Storms leave damage in Venice areaTAMPA (FOX 13)- It happened fast.  Around 11 a.m. at Ark Plaza on Tamiami Trail, Allen Times was inside Yummies Donuts and BBQ getting his donuts ready."We just heard a loud pop and the lights when off," he recalled.There wasn't much time to react."We felt a rumble and we felt the windows shake," he continued.Just as quickly as it happened it was over. The National Weather Service said a microburst blew the roof of the building off.  It landed on cars in the bac..

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• Tampa Theatre receives $100000 gift from anonymous donor

  

  In a week where so much focus was on the $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot, and what folks would do with their potential winnings, Tampa Theatre received a windfall of a different kind. A $100,000 donation from an anonymous donor. Theatre officials announced a mystery benefactor stepped up with the gift, the largest ever received and earmarked for restoration of the historic 89-year-old structure. “We have received generous donations in the past ..

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