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This Florida Fine Dining Restaurant Garnished Dishes With Ferns That Dogs May Have Peed On
A high-end restaurant in Tampa, Florida, has been partaking in some rather unsavory practices.Natural Disasters Are Making It Harder for Wealthy Homeowners to Insure Their Properties Kō, an omakase and kaiseki spot from the same owners behind the Michelin-starred Kōsen, has been garnishing plates with foxtail ferns taken from a plot of land behind the building, the Tampa Bay Times reported on Wednesday. While the plants aren’t meant to be eaten, they come from an area where dogs often relieve themselves, and where they may have been sprayed with chemicals like pesticides and insecticides. “We understand that the use of outdoor plants...
Graduation season is underway in Tampa Bay
Thursday’s celebrations at Tropicana Field were among the first of the high school graduation season in Tampa Bay. Commencement ceremonies were scheduled through the weekend and into Tuesday for Pinellas County’s 17 traditional high schools. Graduations for the district’s alternative and special-needs schools will take place later in May.
Community groups, residents urge St. Pete to strike better deal for Rays stadium, redevelopment
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The City of St. Petersburg and the Tampa Bay Rays are negotiating a $6 billion stadium and redevelopment agreement for the area around the proposed new ballpark in the footprint of Tropicana Field. However, some residents don't think the city is winning the negotiations. Protesters shared...
3 men charged with selling appliances stolen from new homes in their own showrooms
TAMPA, Fla. (TND) — Authorities say they stopped part of a theft ring that involved selling brand new appliances stolen from new construction homes in Florida. Those homes were in five counties, and three men were arrested — accused of buying the appliances and reselling them in two makeshift showrooms: a house and a storage facility, in and around Tampa.
5 Hillsborough schools will close this month. Here is a final look.
Asked to name her favorite subject at Tampa’s Cleveland Elementary School, Jailise Vega said, “Can I name two?”. An A and B student, she enjoys math and reading equally. But she’s nervous about August, when she will transfer to Witter Elementary after Cleveland closes later this month. Jailise, 9, will need to make new friends.
Police: Man was driving without license when he hit, killed pedestrian in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. — A woman is dead after authorities say a driver without a valid license hit her with his vehicle. Tampa police say they responded to a reported pedestrian versus vehicle crash after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of South Carter Street and West Julia Street. When...
Pinellas grads take lessons from a high school life that began with COVID
Seminole High senior Emily Nichols has vivid memories of the school’s 2020 “drive-by” graduation. Nichols — then just finishing eighth grade — sat in the passenger seat beside her older sister, whose in-person commencement ceremony was waylaid by the COVID-19 pandemic that cropped up only weeks earlier.
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for most of Tampa Bay area
TAMPA, Fla. - A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for much of the Tampa area until 5 p.m. as multiple cells of rain make their way onshore. You can expect some downpours and heavy winds, with some lightning on Wednesday with multiple rounds of showers. Also possible will be...
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