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Mary, 74, Put Most of Her Retirement Money Into Building Her Forever Home. Eight Years Later She Still Can't Move In: "All That I Had"
Mary Browning walks through the house in East Tampa that was supposed to be her retirement home and points to what is missing. The roof was never finished, and the ceiling is coming down in places. “This is my master’s bedroom,” she told a reporter last month. “Not a room in this house that is completed.” Browning is 74. According to 10 Tampa Bay , records show she paid a 69,000 dollar deposit to Hopps Construction in 2018 to build a three bedroom home. The station says it was supposed to be finished in 120 days. Eight years and an extra 100,000 dollars later, she says the work that was done was not done right, from uneven floors to a cracking foundation and faulty wiring. “I’m unemployed, I’m on Social Security,” she said. “All that money that I had put towards this house was all that I had.” Browning says the contractor sued her in 2022 and put a lien on the house. She filed a countersuit, and the court combined the two cases. In March, she won a judgment of 193,000 dollars. “And as of this day, I haven’t received a penny,” she said. The contractor tells a very
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‘Cancer is out’: Former S.C. quarterback shares health update
TAMPA, Fl. - Former South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia says he is cancer free after surgery, sharing an emotional update on his treatment for stage 4 colorectal cancer. In a recent social media post, Garcia said doctors removed the cancer with negative margins and that a Signatera blood test came back negative.
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Tampa’s Sunset on the River Unveils 2027 Lineup
Tampa’s longtime Sunset Music Festival has officially rebranded, and the newly christened Sunset on the River Music & Arts Festival has revealed the lineup for its first edition under that name. Alesso, Disco Lines, ALOK, Lost Frequencies and ACRAZE top the bill for the two-day event, set for February 20–21 at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in downtown Tampa.
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On the scene at our Top Restaurants event in St. Pete
The Tampa Bay Times held its Top 50 Restaurants event on Tuesday evening at the Factory St. Pete. Hundreds of guests explored the gallery and museum before snacking on bites from some of the region’s top restaurants and watching a cocktail demonstration from bartender Max Blowers of Wild Child.
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Tampa Bay Burger Week Begins Nov. 12 With Specials at More Than Two Dozen Restaurants
Tampa Bay Burger Week starts Thursday, Nov. 12, and runs through Nov. 22. More than 20 restaurants on both sides of the bay will serve special burgers, and part of the money raised goes to Feeding Tampa Bay, a nonprofit that helps 10 counties in the Bay area and more.
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Tampa area restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day this year
Thanksgiving is a time for many things—loved ones, football, and reflecting on the good things we have. Perhaps the most important part of Thanksgiving, and something we are certainly thankful for, is great food. Luckily, there are plenty of Tampa restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day this year. Whether you...
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Tampa General Breaks Ground on Workforce Housing for Employees
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is taking on the affordable housing crisis on behalf of its employees. The Florida academic health system is teaming with national developer The Michaels Organization to create 170 apartments that will become home for TGH and USF Health team members earning between 80% and 120% of the area median income.
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Hyde Park Village to host holiday extravaganza and annual tree lighting
The silver bells are almost ready to ring. Tampa’s tree lightings and Santa visits are just around the corner, and Hyde Park Village is kicking off the season early with its annual Holiday Happening on Thursday, November 19, from 5:30 to 8:00 PM. The evening brings live music, a...