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New Water Street restaurants Ash and Alter Ego open soon. Here’s what to know.
TAMPA — In just a few days, chef Ferrell Alvarez and the Proper House Group will open their highly anticipated Water Street debuts Ash and Alter Ego. The group, best known for their celebrated Seminole Heights restaurant Rooster & The Till, helped bring a new echelon of dining and national recognition to Tampa Bay. Now, with their newest concepts — a modern Italian restaurant and a cocktail lounge and entertainment venue — the team will offer Tampa diners and imbibers something very big once again.
The Tampa Bay airplane flight that changed history
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Historian Rui Farias calls it “gigantic.”. Chris Minner, an executive vice president at Tampa International Airport, thinks it was “revolutionary.”. And leaders in St. Petersburg think so highly of it, there are not one but two memorials marking the event in the span of...
Earth Day events and activities in Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. — Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for the environment. It was first started in 1970, and the theme this year is “Planet vs. Plastics.”. EARTHDAY.ORG is demanding a 60% reduction in the production of all plastics by 2040. The...
The benefits of paying extra for extensive bloodwork
TAMPA (BLOOM) – Chiropractic Physician and Acupuncturist, Dr. Cathleen Gerenger, joined Gayle Guyardo, the host of the global health and wellness show, Bloom, to share some of the benefits of paying extra for extensive bloodwork. Gerenger shared more about how comprehensive bloodwork can give you a better window into your health and how paying a little extra out of pocket could be worth it in the long run.
Tampa nonprofit on brink of closure gets new home with help of donors
After 8 On Your Side did multiple reports on New Life Warehouse, the Hailes got a phone call — a donor would cover $10,000 per month towards renting a new warehouse. About a week later, a second donor stepped forward to pay the rest of the rent per month, about $2,000.
Salvation Army training workers from as far away as Canada ahead of hurricane season
TAMPA, Fla. — With just a few weeks to go before hurricane season, the Salvation Army is training out-of-town workers who are preparing to head our way if needed. And we're not just talking about people from other parts of Florida. Some are from as far away as Canada.
Warmest stretch of weather so far this year is underway
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The warmest stretch of weather so far this year is underway this week. Temperatures will warm quickly back into the mid and upper ’80s this afternoon, some spots will hit 90 degrees. Outside of the above average temperatures, the weather pattern is quiet with dry conditions and mostly sunny skies expected […]
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