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  • Marauders hammer Tampa Yankees 12-4 at McKechnie Field

    Tampa Yankees (19-26) 12-4 for the second straight night at McKechnie Field. Adrian Sampson (2-1) pitched five innings and did not allow an earned run despite nine Yankees hits in the ballgame. Tampa left eleven men on base Thursday ...

  • WTSP is Tampa Bay’s most watched TV station in May sweeps

    Ratings for local newscasts may not mean much to the average television viewer, but they are vital statistics that determine the bottom line of the stations that are fighting for those eyeballs out there. The May 2013 Nielsen ratings period has concluded ...

  • Rally held before Hunts plea deadline

    SEBASTIAN, Fla. - It's a countdown for 18-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt. She and her family took one last stand at a rally in Sebastian's Riverview Park, ahead of Friday's deadline for her to accept or reject a plea deal from the state ...

  • Ex-Files Labor lawyer Palladeno on what clients are demanding now Video

    Employment law is full of minefields. In this weeks Ex-Files profile, Ogletree Deakins managing shareholder Helen Palladeno talks about how being a labor and employment law firm solely allows for a very efficient focus. Clients are demanding more from firms like hers, which means an emphasis on training and advice. Many businesses scaled down that training during the Great Recession, she ...

  • Cruise industry adopts Passenger Bill of Rights

    The bill of rights was adopted by 26 North American-member cruise line. The Cruise Lines International Association, the cruise industrys trade group, has adopted a 'Passenger Bill of Rights' in the wake of several high-profile cruise disasters. The list was backed by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and it will be part of passengers' "contract of carriage" that gives ...


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Movie Review

Roger Dodger

Roger Dodger

In first-time writer/director Dylan Kidds Roger Dodger, Campbell Scott, who is known primarily for playing ordinary and decent characters, gives a bold, bravura performance as Roger Swanson, a fast-talking, shallow, misogynistic ad copy writer taking his 16-year-old nephew on a one-night whirlwind ride through New York City in an effort to help the eager kid lose his virginity. Its not the ... ...

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  • Workforce Floridas new brand indicates quality and capability

    The Workforce Florida board of directors unanimously approved recommendations for a statewide unified brand for Floridas workforce system. The system is developing a single, statewide unified brand to better align the state workforce investment board, 24 regional workforce boards and one-stop career centers, it said in an electronic briefing about the changes. CareerSource Florida is the brand ...

  • Sheffield mansion on the sale block

    A multi-million dollar party mansion built by baseball star Gary Sheffield is going up for auction. The sprawling home built in 1997 sits on three acres on Pinellas Point in St. Petersburg. At a time when Sheffield, a Tampa-native who hit 509 major league home runs, was one of baseballs highest paid players, the home was the site of decadent parties, the Tampa Bay Times said. The ...

  • Tampa insurer changes name to HCI Group

    Paresh Patel Shareholders of a Tampa insurance company agreed to change the firms name to HCI Group Inc. HCI (NYSE: HCI), formerly called Homeowners Choice Inc., is headed by Paresh Patel, chairman and CEO. The name change is more representative of the companys diversified business activities, which include property and casualty insurance, information technology, real estate and reinsurance, a ...

  • Bank of the Ozarks growing in Manatee County

    Barry Brown Bank of the Ozarks is expanding its operations in Manatee County with a regional headquarters and an additional branch. A new branch is being built at 3703 S.R. 70 East and the headquarters is scheduled to be built on a plot of land on Manatee Avenue and 19th Street West, the Bradenton Herald said. The headquarters is scheduled to be complete in early 2014. Bank of the Ozarks ...

  • Fishing Around Tampa Bay

    1. At Big Pier 60 in Clearwater, the first nice snook of the season was released Saturday, a 37-incher that weighed about 20 pounds, reports Larry Holder. Spanish mackerel 15-20 inches the primary catch, and excellent numbers of them. Occasional flounder and pompano. Manatees were spotted around the pier on ...

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