Tampa cruise passengers forced to wait as fog closes port's ...
TAMPA —While heavy sea fog loomed low over Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, Jeff Cornell’s disposition sank even lower. As Cornell waited at the port, the ship on which the Clearwater man planned to celebrate his birthday bobbed in the Gulf west of the Sunshine Skyway bridge, unable to get into Port Tampa Bay. The Carnival Paradise had plenty of company. Eleven other ships — freighters and tankers, even a tug boat and barge combo — sat stranded offshore, waiting for the dense winter f..>> view originalTampa Bay Tech student killed while trying to cross Gunn Highway ...
TAMPA — A 17-year-old Tampa Bay Tech student was killed Thursday when she was struck by two cars on Gunn Highway, deputies said. Emily C. Lopez of Tampa was walking south in the crosswalk at the intersection with Nixon Road when she was struck by the driver side mirror of a Nissan Altima traveling in the left eastbound lane, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. The driver of a Lexus sedan behind the Altima also tried to swerve to avoid Lopez but could not turn in time and struck her, d..>> view originalTampa Theatre's plan to buy $425000 office draws criticism from ...
TAMPA — The Tampa Theatre is set to spend $425,000 on a new office condominium for its administrative staff, an outlay that has drawn criticism from Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. The Tampa Theatre Foundation board approved the purchase of a second-story office unit in November after theater leaders said they need more office space. The 2,300-square-foot office unit is one of about 10 privately owned office spaces with separate entrances that make up the southern flank of the iconic theatre building..>> view originalTampa Stories at Glazer Children's Museum
The Glazer Children’s Museum and Tampa Hillsborough Library Cooperative are partnering for a new temporary exhibit at the Museum. The Tampa Story Listening Booth will be open the entire month of February allowing guests to hear audio clippings of Tampa’s famous African American residents. Every Friday in February at Noon and 2pm, guests can then record their own stories as librarians will be at the Museum for short interviews. Their stories will then be stored in the Tampa Hillsborough Library C..>> view originalRockies get Jake McGee from Rays for Corey Dickerson
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Rockies' crowded outfield just wasn't big enough for Corey Dickerson.The Tampa Bay Rays acquired Dickerson from Colorado for left-handed reliever Jake McGee in a trade Thursday that also sent a minor leaguer to each team.The Rays got third baseman Kevin Padlo, and the Rockies got right-hander German Marquez.In another move, Tampa Bay reached a one-year, $4.75 million deal with free-agent first baseman/outfielder Steve Pearce.Editor's Picks1 RelatedColorado had an abundanc..>> view originalBuckhorn v. Kriseman, Fuccillo v. Roz: Fantasy picks for Tampa ...
Watching Oscar winner Anne Hathaway run and jump onto a prop wrecking ball in a tank top and men's underwear is a next-level type of entertainment. Such is the magic of Lip Sync Battle, Spike TV's wildly popular celebrity competition show. When the Ritz Ybor announced Wednesday that it would be hosting a local Lip Sync Battle on May 14, it seemed to go slightly against the spirit of television's best competition. Anyone can submit an audition video to compete in this local battle; 10 standouts ..>> view originalEverything you need to know about Gasparilla
TAMPA (FOX 13) - Pirates Set Sail into Tampa this weekend.More than 200,000 people are expected Saturday for the 2016 Gasparilla Pirate Fest. Named for Pirate Jose Gaspar, who terrorized the coastal waters of West Florida during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Tampa's annual Gasparilla celebration begins with the Gasparilla Invasion. Over 750 swashbucklers invade Tampa Bay aboard the majestic pirate ship "Jose Gasparilla."The parade of pirates along Bayshore Boulevard then starts at 2:0..>> view originalStephen Diaco stripped of his law license by Florida Supreme Court
TAMPA — Stephen Diaco is no longer a lawyer in the state of Florida. He was permanently disbarred by the Florida Supreme Court, according to a Thursday court filing, a move long expected as the state's highest court punishes three Tampa lawyers who orchestrated the arrest of rival lawyer C. Philip Campbell in 2013. "Stephen Diaco is now finished as a lawyer, and deservedly so, for his role in the scandal involving the setup arrest of Phil Campbell," said John Fitzgibbons, the attorney for Campbe..>> view originalLocal commercial real estate experts bullish on Tampa Bay
TAMPA — There’s a few concerns keeping them up at night — higher interest rates, for one — but a panel of experts in local commercial real estate are extremely bullish on conditions in the Tampa Bay area for at least two years out. “We’re talking about 41,400 jobs this past 2015 in the Tampa Bay market. We saw a 20 percent drop in the office inventory year-over-year, and we’re seeing single-digit vacancy numbers,” said Larry Feldman, head of Feldman Equities in St. Petersburg and developer of t..>> view originalTampa Bay's foreclosure rate drops but remains well above the ...
Tampa Bay's foreclosure rate continues to drop although it remains well above the national average. In a related vein, the bay area ranks second among major metro areas in the percentage of home sales involving short sales or bank-owned properties. In November, 3.1 percent of all Tampa Bay homes with mortgages were in some stage of foreclosure, CoreLogic reported. That was 1.53 percentage points less than in the same month a year earlier but more than double the national rate of 1.17 percent. T..>> view original
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