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  • August 2008

    • Doggie-Dining Goes Legit in Tampa

      Tampa Tribune  |  Aug 21, 08 9:07 AM CDT

      Doggie-Dining Goes Legit in Tampa

      (Newser) - Puppy-lovers can now legally chow down in the company of their canine companions at Tampa's Java & Cream cafe, the first eatery in the city to boast a dog-dining permit. Permits for pups have been required in Tampa since 2006, though restaurateurs have apparently been unaware of the law: The city received its first application just last month, reports the Tampa Tribune . More »

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      dog  • restaurant  • Tampa

    • Tampa Drug Bust Nets 41 Arrests

      Tampa Tribune  |  Aug 13, 08 1:50 PM CDT

      Tampa Drug Bust Nets 41 Arrests

      (Newser) - Police surveillance at a Tampa apartment complex resulted in 41 drug-related arrests, more than investigators expected, the Tampa Tribune reports. "I figured it would be four or five people," one deputy remarked. The bust turned up 67.7 grams of crack cocaine, 466.7 grams of marijuana, and $6,064 in cash. Five more warrants have been issued in connection with the case. More »

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      Florida  • marijuana  • drug trafficking  • drug war  • crack cocaine  • Tampa  • bust

  • July 2008

    • Young Gospel Singer Killed in Tampa

      St. Petersburg Times  |  Jul 28, 08 1:49 PM CDT

      Young Gospel Singer Killed in Tampa

      (Newser) - A promising 17-year-old gospel singer was shot to death early yesterday morning in West Tampa while staying at a friend’s house, the St. Petersburg Times reports. An unknown assailant burst through the door at 4 am and shot Levi Dixon Jr., whom relatives speculate he mistook for someone else. “By all accounts, he was a good kid,” a police spokesperson said. More »

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      music  • crime  • shooting  • Tampa  • gospel

  • March 2008

    • America's 10 Cleanest Cities

      Forbes  |  Mar 26, 08 1:26 PM CDT

      America's 10 Cleanest Cities

      (Newser) - Clean air and water makes for happy city dwellers, and clean streets help attract tourists—and businesses. Forbes went coast-to-coast to pick the 10 cleanest big cities in America. The Sunshine State led the way, with four entries: Miami, Fla. Seattle, Wash. Jacksonville, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Portland, Ore. More »

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      list  • San Francisco  • Seattle  • Minneapolis  • Miami  • Oklahoma City  • cities  • Tampa  • Jacksonville  • San Jose

  • February 2008

    • Deputy Charged for Dumping Quadriplegic

      MSNBC  |  Feb 16, 08 6:12 PM CST

      Deputy Charged for Dumping Quadriplegic

      (Newser) - A Florida sheriff’s deputy turned herself in today after dumping a quadriplegic from his wheelchair during a jailhouse booking last month, MSNBC reports. Deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones was promptly released on $3,500 bail and will face a charge of felony abuse of a disabled person. She was already a known suspect: A videotape of her toppling Brian Sterner, 32, from his wheelchair had made headlines and received thousands of hits online. More »

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      crime  • Florida  • abuse  • felony  • bail  • Tampa

    • Fla. Cop Throws Quadriplegic From Chair

      Sports News  |  Feb 13, 08 12:37 PM CST

      Fla. Cop Throws Quadriplegic From Chair

      (Newser) - Four Florida deputies have been suspended after one was taped dumping a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair and searching him on a jailhouse floor, Tampa Bay’s 10 News reports. The footage is silent, but Brian Sterner says deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones was irritated he refused to stand up. “It didn’t register that she was asking me to do something I can’t do.” More »

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      crime  • Florida  • Tampa

    • Two Habs Find Trouble in Tampa

      Associated Press  |  Feb 11, 08 10:18 PM CST

      Two Habs Find Trouble in Tampa

      (Newser) - Two Montreal Canadiens players, Ryan O' Byrne and Tom Kostopoulos, were arrested this morning outside a Tampa club and later released on bail, reports the AP. Montreal's players were out during the equivalent of a rookie hazing night when O'Byrne was accused of stealing a woman's purse, and Kostopoulos was detained for interfering with Tampa police after being instructed to back off. More »

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      NHL  • hockey  • police  • Montreal Canadiens  • Tampa

  • August 2007

    • Who's the (Next) Boss?

      Portfolio  |  Aug 3, 07 4:31 PM CDT

      Who's the (Next) Boss?

      (Newser) - George Steinbrenner has mysteriously disappeared from the public eye, and Portfolio reveals that he appears to be in the early stages of dementia. Reporter Franz Lidz made a rare visit to Steinbrenner on an invitation from a golfing buddy—and found the legendary owner pale and swollen, stuck repeating the same phrase long after it was appropriate. The Boss's state throws the future on the Yankees further into confusion. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • New York Yankees  • New York  • dementia  • George Steinbrenner  • Hank Steinbrenner  • Tampa  • Hal Steinbrenner

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