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  • Memorial Day Events in Tampa

    Memorial Day , which is also known as the unofficial start to summer. But, as the true meaning of Memorial Day never fades, there will be many events across the ...

  • I-75 lanes shut down S. of SR 56

    HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY - Southbound lanes of Interstate 75 are shut down south of State Road 56 due to a crash. The accident reported involves a dump truck. At this point, there is no word on injuries. We're told a perimeter has been set up for a ...

  • Cops Teen used moms computer for crime

    TAMPA - A Tampa teen faces more than three dozen fraud charges after stealing personal identification information from his mother's work computer to get credit cards. Deputies received information that 18-year-old Devonte Jackson had 22 fraudulently-obtained credit cards at his home at 4541 Ashburn Square Drive. Officials found a bag filled with fraudulent credit cards in the home. An ...

  • Man charged with sexual attack on child

    THONOTOSASSA - A 12-year-old girl selling juice boxes door-to-door was lured into a trailer by a Thonotosassa man and then sexually assaulted, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's ...

  • Rev. Terry Jones plans Quran burnings in Tampa on Sept. 11

    TAMPA - The Rev. Terry Jones is planning to burn 2,998 Qurans on Sept. 11 in Tampa, though the exact location of the event has not been announced. But on Jones' Facebook ...


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The Docks of New York [DVD]

The Docks of New York [DVD]

The story in Josef von Sternbergs The Docks of New York, his fourth production for Paramount Pictures in two years, is slight, but it is one the great directors most visually impressive silent films. Awash in mist and smoke, it is a masterpiece of expressive light and ... ...

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  • Marauders fall to Tampa Yankees 2-1 at McKechnie Field

    Tampa Yankees (18-24) Monday night at McKechnie Field. It was Bradenton's 10th one run loss of the season. The Marauders are 8-10 in games decided by one ...

  • Rookie involved in brawl at Buccaneers workouts

    Buccaneers are coming off of an embarrassing season that saw them start with promise but nose dive into a top-15 draft pick. However, the year was an improvement on the season they had in 2011 which means Tampa Bay seems to be on the rise and could fight hard this season. But while the regular season is still months away, ...

  • Founder Institute Not enough Tampa Bay entrepreneurs for boot camp

    Ressi An institute created to support entrepreneurial projects, the Founder Institute, had announced it would be holding a boot camp in the Tampa Bay-area, but has now cancelled it due to a lack of qualified applicants, it said. The Institute was created by Adeo Ressi, a college dropout who has had started eight businesses including a New York guide program bought by AOL in 1997. Ressi came to ...

  • Southgate strikes back Mall making big changes to keep customers

    After a series of headlines about major department store departures, Westfield Group created some buzz with plans to renovate Sarasotas Southgate Mall with an outdoor project including retail, restaurants and nightlife. The one-acre addition will add 46,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space to the existing mall building in a space that is currently being used as a parking lot, the ...

  • IMG unveils $15 million dormitory

    The internationally-famed athletics training school, the IMG Academy of Bradenton, opened its new $15 million residence hall on Monday. The academy is a private school for elite athletes from around the world with about 700 students from pre-kindergarten to post-graduate age-levels, the Bradenton Herald said. The state-of-the-art dorm is accessible only by security badges. It has more than ...

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