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wait for it: water taxi! - 4 days ago
We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff. Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward. But sometimes, the wait is worth it. It is my intention to highlight something that qualifies as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my... Topics: 366, business, downtown, service, tampa, things to do, tourism

space invaders: mexican petunia - 8 days ago
A few weeks ago I wrote about the importance of using native plants in a Florida-Friendly yard. The flipside of that advice is, of course, avoiding non-native invasive species whenever possible.An... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website.. Topics: garden, gardening, Mexican Petunia, native plants, nurseries, your house

Called by Neighborhood Scout as Amelia Ave. @ Tampa St., the study says that area of Tampa Heights has a violent crime rate of 116.99 per thousand:Neighborhood: Amelia Ave./Tampa St.Found Within... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
Topics: crime, dangerous neighborhood, list, neighborhoods, ranks, rates, tampa, tampa heights, violent crime rate
Topics: crime, dangerous neighborhood, list, neighborhoods, ranks, rates, tampa, tampa heights, violent crime rate
wait for it: scream for ice cream - 11 days ago
We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff. Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward. But sometimes, the wait is worth it. It is my intention to highlight something that qualifies as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my... Topics: Bo's Ice Cream, business, cheap, Florida, food, history, ice cream, names, seminole heights, service, summer, tampa, worth it, worth the wait

phyllis busansky – hillsborough loses a good one - 12 days ago
In Hillsborough County politics, it has become quite normal to find elected leaders facing some challenges that go beyond the last (or next) election.Phyllis Busansky wasn’t one of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full... Topics: county






















