Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Tampa Bay Rays announce new foods for 2016 season and other top stories.

  • Tampa Bay Rays announce new foods for 2016 season

    The Rays fan versus food challenge ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Just in time for Opening Day at Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays have unveiled new ballpark food options. “You are going to see a lot of Cuban recipes in the building, a lot of products that you find within the region, seafood, produce … That’s really our mantra this season,” Tampa Bay Rays Executive Chef Matteo Casini said. On Tuesday the Rays let reporters taste test some of the new menu items. Pipo’s Original Cuban Ca..
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  • Bloody Mary Festival coming back for second year in downtown ...

    Bloody Mary Festival coming back for second year in downtown ...
    Another of Tampa’s many booze-themed daytime events, the Bloody Mary Festival, is returning for a second year at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa. The 21-and-up festival will feature Tampa Bay area restaurants serving their signature versions of the most beloved of brunch drinks (sorry, mimosas) on April 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The restaurants will also hope to snag the “golden celery” award for the best version of the tomato juice-based cocktail as voted on by attendees. Head..
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  • Tampa man claiming William Shatner is his father seeks $170 ...

    Tampa man claiming William Shatner is his father seeks $170 ...
    TAMPA — For more than 30 years, Peter Sloan has been asking William Shatner to take a DNA test so he could prove the “Star Trek” actor is his biological father. Shatner, his attorneys and spokespersons have repeatedly rejected the appeal and the claim. Now Sloan, who lives in Tampa, has filed a lawsuit against Shatner demanding a DNA test — as well as $170 million in damages for libel, defamation, tortious interference and slander. Sloan filed the suit on his own Friday in Hillsborough circuit ..
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  • 2016 NFL mock draft: Tampa Bay Buccaneers target Noah Spence

    2016 NFL mock draft: Tampa Bay Buccaneers target Noah Spence
    We have our first truly risky pick in the SB Nation NFL writers mock. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven't been in the playoffs since 2007, by far the longest streak in the NFC South. But Tampa appears headed in the right direction with an exciting nucleus on offense consisting of quarterback Jameis Winston, running back Doug Martin and wide receiver Mike Evans. On defense, though, the Buccaneers don't have many big name players beyond defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. Holding the ninth pick in the dr..
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  • Tampa Bay Times honored for 'Failure Factories' investigation

    A Tampa Bay Times series that traced the decline of schools in St. Petersburg's black neighborhoods won a third national journalism prize on Tuesday, earning recognition from the American Society of News Editors. Cara Fitzpatrick, Lisa Gartner and Michael LaForgia won the Frank A. Blethen Award for Local Accountability Reporting for their work on "Failure Factories," which described how the Pinellas County School Board resegregated five schools and then neglected them until they became some of t..
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  • Enormous cranes arriving at Port Tampa Bay to service wider ships

    TAMPA — The long-awaited arrival of two enormous gantry cranes capable of reaching across today’s wider freighters are expected to duck under the Sunshine Skyway at dawn Friday, headed for Port Tampa Bay. The $24 million mega cranes, constructed in China, will allow the port to handle the wider loads on new container ships traveling to and from Tampa. More cargo coming in on these larger container ships is expected to translate into more jobs for terminal operators, laborers, crane operators, t..
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  • Son of Finn Caspersen, developer of Tampa's Harbour Island, faces ...

    Son of Finn Caspersen, developer of Tampa's Harbour Island, faces ...
    In 2009, Finn Caspersen — a wealthy and gentrified financier who once owned and developed Harbour Island near downtown Tampa — took his own life. Known to many who knew him in Tampa as "Prince Caspersen," the former CEO for more than 20 years of consumer lending giant Beneficial Corp., shot himself at age 67 near his home in Rhode Island. The event shocked many who saw Caspersen — a Harvard Law School graduate, longtime force behind the U.S. Olympic equestrian team and a generous benefactor in T..
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  • Wife of gunman who shot Tampa officer says husband struggled ...

    Wife of gunman who shot Tampa officer says husband struggled ...
    TAMPA — Seven months ago, Patrick Matthew McManamon was arrested after police said he beat his wife, used heroin and threatened to commit "suicide by cops." His wife, Jennifer Hodgins, said that troubling Aug. 20 episode was a result of her husband's addiction to opiates, a problem that has plagued the couple for years. That same addiction, she said, led her husband to kill one man on Saturday and then start a gunfight with two Tampa police officers. McManamon, a 46-year-old father of three, was..
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  • Dense fog advisory in Tampa area to start another cloudy, muggy day

    Dense fog advisory in Tampa area to start another cloudy, muggy day
    TBO.com staff Published: March 29, 2016 Updated: March 29, 2016 at 02:45 PM Rain is pushing east off the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon, and showers and thunderstorms are possible across the Tampa Bay region. The unsettled atmosphere is favorable for producing hail, lightning or damaging gusts, the National Weather Service says. The rain should die down by late afternoon, the weather service says. The high temperatures will be in the mid-70s and the lows in the mid-60s, and it will remain..
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  • Reminder: Left lane is for passing only

    Reminder: Left lane is for passing only
    Reminder: Left lane is for passing only TAMPA (FOX 13) - It's one of the most frustrating parts of driving for many commuters -- drivers going too slow in the left lane, clogging up traffic. It's such a problem that Florida actually made it illegal, and Officer Roy Paz of the Tampa Police Department says you can get fined -- even for driving the speed limit."A lot of people want to get in that lane and drive the speed limit, but that's not what that lane is for.  And it drives people ab..
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