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Hissing 12ft-long alligator blocks path to school in Florida
A 12.5ft-long alligator was relocated after it was found blocking a path that children use to walk to and from school in Florida.Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said their deputies received a call this week from someone concerned about the reptlie making its way down Joe’s Creek near 46th Avenue.Officers called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for assistance.Footage of the relocation shows police nervously laughing as they tell the creature to "sit" and call it a "good boy."
Tampa’s Beer Can Island isn’t for sale anymore
TAMPA — Flip-flop is not just the name of popular island footwear. Three months after putting Pine Key up for sale for $14.2 million and shutting it down to the public, the popular Tampa Bay boating destination better known as Beer Can Island is again open for business and off the market — well, 90% of it, anyway.
Tijuana Flats locations are closing across Florida, including some in Tampa and Sarasota
TAMPA, Fla. — A month after Tijuana Flats filed for bankruptcy, the Florida Tex-Mex chain has revealed which locations are closing. Along with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy announcement, the company shared in April that it was also under new ownership — it's now owned by Flatheads, LLC instead of TJF USA, LLC.
Video: Alligator removed from MacDill Air Force Base
TAMPA, Fla. - Shortly after MacDill Air Force Base jokingly posted on social media that it had a new airman named ‘Ally Gator’ who would be in charge of the complaint department, the alligator that wandered on base has a new home. According to the base’s Facebook page,...
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