Tampa Radio Host Calls Red Wings Fans 'Classless Chicken Spit ...
By Dan Jenkins @DanTJenkins There has been no love lost between the Detroit Red Wings and the Tampa Bay Lightning in their first round playoff series. Now, that tension has boiled over into both fans bases and sports talk radio in both cities. Tampa radio host Steve Duemig of WDAE had some harsh words for Detroit fans after the Wings’ 2-0 shutout of the Lightning on Sunday. Duemig didn’t sugarcoat anything, calling Detroit fans “classless chicken spit.” “So Detroit shows one of their players — ..>> view originalTampa Bay Times, AP, NY Times win Pulitzers
The Pulitzer Prize, administered by Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, is awarded in 21 categories of journalism, letters, drama and music. Winners in 20 of the categories receive $10,000.(Photo: Pulitzer.org)The Tampa Bay Times, whose online front-page proudly reads "Winner of 10 Pulitzer Prizes," added two more to its hefty collection Monday, winning the top journalism award for investigative and local stories.Also winning Pulitzers this year, granted annually to the year's b..>> view originalProposed cost of remaking Tampa's Riverfront Park: $35.5 million
TAMPA — This city has never built a park like this before or — at nearly $35.5 million — has it ever paid so much to do so. "The biggest park project we've ever undertaken," Mayor Bob Buckhorn said of the price tag released Monday on his ambitious plan for Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. But by the fall of 2017, what is now an afterthought near downtown Tampa will be remade with a boathouse for rowers, a synthetic-turf athletic field, green space for art shows, a dog park, a splash playground, p..>> view originalFan Hit by Foul Ball at Tampa Bay Rays Game
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Steven Souza Jr. is calling the odds of what happened during Friday's night game against the Chicago White Sox “astronomical.” Souza's foul ball sailed into the stands through a tiny gap between the stadium’s protective netting, hitting a 63-year-old woman in the left eye. The game at Tropicana Field stopped as the woman, who the Tampa Bay Times reported suffered facial fractures, was taken out on a stretcher. Souza was visibly distraught, even walking into the stan..>> view originalEast Tampa Pastor barely escapes burning church
TAMPA, Fla. - An East Tampa pastor barely escaped a burning church alive after the building went up in flames early Monday morning. Tampa firefighters responded to the Celestial Church of God after getting reports of heavy smoke. While the fire marshal investigator was on scene conducting the investigation, he noticed an area that required additional overhaul and called fire crews back to the scene to extinguish the smoldering area of the structure.The investigation revealed that the fire orig..>> view originalCheck out striking before-and-after photos of Tampa development ...
TAMPA — There's no doubt Tampa has changed a lot since 2007 and the Great Recession. But sometimes it takes an outsider to see how much. In a slide show of before and after photos, a California firm has chronicled the striking transformation of 10 vacant lots into new apartment towers, office buildings and other projects. "Our focus right now is on the (U.S.) West Coast but we're trying to expand and looked at cities in Florida and Georgia,'' said Amalia Otet of Rent Cafe, an online apartment ..>> view originalWhat We Learned from dominant victories at UFC Tampa
It was, simply put, a cursed event for the UFC in Tampa this past weekend. Editor's PicksSeveral fights fell off the card due to injury or potential doping violations. A marquee lightweight contender headliner between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson fell through. A rematch between two legends in Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson was canceled days before the event after Machida admitted to taking a banned substance.Nevertheless, some bouts were still fought at Amalie Arena on Saturday. And th..>> view originalBright House pursues frustrated Frontier customers in Tampa Bay
TAMPA — Bright House Networks is rolling out the welcome mat for customers frustrated with Frontier Communications’ takeover of Verizon’s cable, internet and landline phone services. Bright House is offering to pay any early termination fees faced by customers that had Verizon contracts that were assumed by Frontier when it entered the market on April 1. Frontier is not releasing people from their contracts. The company has seen waves of complaints since it made the switch, part of a $10.5 bill..>> view originalAmazon prepping to launch Prime Now in Tampa area
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) appears to be preparing to launch Prime Now, its one- and two-hour delivery services, in the Tampa region. In the Adamo ...>> view originalTampa police investigating shooting that left one man wounded
TAMPA — Officers are investigating a shooting that left one man wounded on Monday afternoon, according to Tampa police. The shooting incident took place in the 1700 block of E Mulberry Drive. Police did not say what time the shooting took place. The wounded man, who was not identified by police, walked up to a neighborhood resident and told them that he had been shot. The man was treated by paramedics at the scene and then taken to a local hospital. He suffered what police described as "non-life..>> view original
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
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