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Chain vs. Local: Which Makes the Best Western Omelette?
The Western Omelette was invented at Slim’s Egg Emporium & Iron Works in 1911 in Largo, a city on Florida’s western Coast. Wait, what? Check that. I’ve just been told that the Western Omelette was created in the American West, probably by cattle drivers and/or Chinese railroad cooks. Glad we got that straightened out.
MAP: Where to enter and exit the new Gateway Expressway
The interstate was widened to add express lanes in each directions. The lanes will run through the median of I-275, starting just south of Gandy Boulevard and ending at 4th Street North at the Howard Frankland Bridge, where express lanes are still under construction.
Here’s why this popular Pinellas Cody’s Roadhouse closed
BELLEAIR BLUFFS — When Suzy Sofer and her father, Stan, decided a year and a half ago they were ready to exit the restaurant business after owning the popular Cody’s Roadhouse restaurant for 18 years, they had hoped to host a farewell party with free food, drinks and gifts for their loyal staff and customers.
TikTok changed their lives. What would a ban mean for Tampa Bay creators?
Over 2.2 million TikTok users follow Caulin Donaldson, aka @trashcaulin, as he documents beach cleanups and other eco-endeavors. The Pinellas County creator’s fanbase has led him to speaking gigs at Harvard and Dartmouth. Donaldson was even among a group of influential TikTokers that scored an invite to visit the...
Retailer Express files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. See what stores are closing in Florida
A longtime mall staple is adding its name to the surge of businesses filing for bankruptcy. Fashion retailer Express Inc. announced this week the company is closing nearly 100 stores across the country as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection plans. The Columbus, Ohio-based retailer, which is also the...
Herb Brown, prolific Clearwater entrepreneur and philanthropist, dies at 100
Herbert G. Brown, an entrepreneur who built multiple business empires and spread his fortune in Clearwater while advocating for polio vaccines around the world, died Tuesday. Brown was a child of the Great Depression, raised in a wood shack in rural Louisiana, but launched his first enterprise while in high school by selling appliances door-to-door. He went on to establish furniture stores, one of the first discount drugstore chains in the country and a bank before he was recruited to Clearwater in 1970 to work as senior vice president of Eckerd Drugs.
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