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  • Homes next to Seffner sinkhole torn down

    It was one of two homes being demolished, both of them neighbor the sinkhole at 240 Faithway Drive that swallowed 37-year-old Jeff Bush as he slept in ...

  • Seven Seas Water names South American HQ president

    Claudio Baldovino has been named the new president for the South American headquarters of Seven Seas Water Corp. He previously was a partner and director of private equity for Buena Vista Capital, a private investment firm in Santiago, according to a statement. Baldovino has also worked for Rothschild Group in London, Buenos Aires, Lima and New York, the statement said. Adding Baldovino to the ...

  • Tampa Yankees blank Marauders 7-0 in Bradenton

    Bradenton Marauders (17-28) 7-0 Tuesday night at McKechnie Field. It was the second time in the last four games the Marauders have been held ...

  • RAW Arias talks 1-on-1 with ABC15

    , a group of men and women who will soon decide whether she gets a life sentence or execution in the death of her one-time lover. Arias sat down with ABC15's Amy Murphy on Tuesday night, just hours after jurors began deliberating, to speak out about the trial, her feelings about Travis Alexander's death and whether she wants to live or ...

  • Brown Brown grows footprint with Beecher deal

    J. Powell Brown Brown & Brown Inc. snagged the 27th largest insurance broker in the United States, with its planned acquisition of Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc. The deal gives Brown & Brown an expanded footprint, new opportunities, enhanced resources and a strong leadership team, J. Powell Brown, president and CEO of Brown & Brown, said in a statement. Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO), a Tampa and ...


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Movie Review

Idle Hands

Some 12 years ago, Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn" (1987) featured a hilarious sequence in which the hero's right hand became possessed by an evil spirit, forcing him to cut off the offending appendage with a chainsaw, at which time it ran around on its own. The sequence played like a twisted variation of slapstick comedy; Roger Ebert compared it to the antics of "The Three ... ...

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  • Worldwide firms compete for $2.1 billion I-4 project

    Four of the largest road construction firms in the world are pitted against each other in a heated competition to land a $2.1 billion contract to expand Interstate 4 through Orlando. The firms are: I-4 Mobility Partners, led by Skanska of Sweden; I-4 Development Partners LLC, which includes FCC Construccion S.A., a Spanish firm; 4wardPartners, which includes VINCI Concessions, a British company ...

  • Sarasota Realtors open new headquarters

    Realtors in Sarasota have a new HQ on South Tuttle Avenue. The Sarasota Association of Realtors have moved to a new 5,000-square-foot headquarters after three decades on South Tuttle Avenue. Even though the realtors group that boasts 3,500 members moved into the new office on Cattlemen Road in April, it held its grand opening on May 22 the Sarasota Herald-Tribune said. Kathy Roberts, chief ...

  • Casa Ramos restaurant to open in Tampa Palms

    Casa Ramos is set to open in a week in Tampa Palms. The Mexican restaurant will occupy a 6,411-square-foot space that previously held Sushi Tsu Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar at 15363 Amberly Drive near the Shoppes at Amberly plaza, the Tampa Tribune said. The owner of the new restaurant, Mateo Ramos, 34, lives in Orlando and has worked as a district manager in the Tampa area. He comes from a ...

  • Bradenton to get its first Hobby Lobby

    Hobby Lobby is coming to Bradenton. This Memorial Day, Hobby Lobby will mark the opening of its first store in Bradenton with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Bradentons Hobby Lobbys will be located at 4490 Cortez Road West at Pinewood Square and is part of the national chains efforts at expansion into the state, the Bradenton Herald said. Store manager Craig Dunbar said the chain is a mega store for ...

  • Hillsborough salutes GaYBOR for economic impact

    A classic Ybor City view. The Hillsborough County Commission is recognizing Ybor Citys gay district for job creation and economic growth. The commission approved a proclamation supporting GaYBOR Days, an annual celebration of the district from May 24 to 27, the Tampa Bay Times said. The proclamation was notable for the fact that commission chairman Ken Hagan, a Republican signed it for the first ...

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