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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
Tampa Bay Times
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Forecast: More clouds and highs near 80 degrees
TAMPA — Good Thursday morning Tampa Bay! It is cloudy and we stay mostly cloudy all day. We step out the door in the 60s and top out near 80 degrees. As our next front approaches there is a very small chance of seeing a sprinkle later this afternoon and evening. Don't expect much before the winds pick up and temps fall.
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Plant City Walk to End Alzheimer’s reaches $15,000 goal
Community support helps walk meet fundraising goal while inspiring plans for local caregiver support group. Alzheimer’s disease touches millions of families, often placing an emotional and physical burden on the loved ones who provide care. An estimated 7.4 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s, including approximately 580,000 Floridians, according to the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2026 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures Report.
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Tampa middle school opens first-of-its-kind esports facility in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. — Sligh Magnet Middle School in Tampa unveiled a new esports and broadcasting arena this week that Hillsborough County Public Schools leaders say will support regular classroom instruction while introducing students to skills used in a multi-billion-dollar industry. The arena is a first-of-its-kind facility in Florida, according...
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Tampa Bay Times
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 To Glow Purple on Nov. 14 for Grandmaxing Day
Tampa will glow purple on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 14, in recognition of Grandmaxing Day, according to the City of Tampa's events calendar. The calendar lists the event as in-person, set for all day Saturday, Nov. 14. Tampa families are invited to join in and celebrate the bond between grandparents and grandchildren.
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BayCare celebrates new Tampa proton center
BayCare Health System leaders joined Tampa Bay Chamber staff members Tuesday to celebrate the opening of the BayCare Proton Center at the Fred J. Woods Radiation Therapy Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa. “For me, it’s important to bring the latest technology for cancer treatment to our community,”...