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Florida State Fair attendance up 35% this year


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:33 p.m.
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It's all smiles at the Florida State Fair, where warm temperatures and sunshine caused attendance to surge during this year's 12-day event ...

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Junior runners go the distance


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 5:25 a.m.
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TAMPA – Junior-sized distance runners earned their share of the spotlight Saturday at the Too Good for Drugs Jr. Gasparilla Distance Classic at Pepin Stadium on the campus of the University of Tampa ...

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Fire damages Ybor City funeral home


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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 9:33 p.m.
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A fire at an Ybor City funeral home caused losses estimated at $50,000 but was extinguished before any of the bodies inside were damaged, firefighters said ...

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Record number will run in kids' Gasparilla races today


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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 1:28 p.m.
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A record number of pint-size runners will participate today in the annual Too Good for Drugs Jr. Gasparilla Distance Classic ...

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Record number will run in kids' Gasparilla races Saturday


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 11:03 p.m.
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A record number of pint-size runners will participate Saturday in the annual Too Good for Drugs Jr. Gasparilla Distance Classic ...

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Vegetarians, too, can munch their way down the midway


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Published Feb. 12, 2011 at 3:50 a.m.
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In a small white tent with a banquet-table serving counter, Loving Hut stands like a healthy oasis amid a caloric wasteland at the 2011 Florida State Fair ...

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Fair food: the vegetarian ediiton


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Published Feb. 12, 2011 at 2:25 a.m.
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Corndogs and country — if you're of the carnivore persuasion, the 2011 Florida State Fair has got you covered. But what about folks on the other side of the dietary fence? Tampa Tribune food writer Jeff Houck explores the vegetarian and vegan options at this year's fair ...

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Investor gets seven years for mortgage fraud


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Published Feb. 11, 2011 at 11:16 p.m.
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A Clearwater Beach man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison today for mortgage fraud that netted him millions ...

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Crews stem natural gas leak in Ybor City


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Published Nov. 22, 2010 at 5:19 p.m.
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A natural gas leak has been stemmed on 12th Avenue near 15th Street, firefighters said ...

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Learn About Train Travel in Tampa At The Tampa Bay History Center's Newest Exhibit


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Published Nov. 10, 2010 at 5:22 p.m.
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Hey Hey Tampa Bay, Melissa here. All aboard for the Tampa Bay History Center’s newest exhibition! From the Orange Blossom Special to High Speed Rail: Train Travel in Tampa Bay , which runs now through December! ... This exhibition will focus primarily on the history of train and rail travel in Florida dating back to the 1830’s and 40’s and the legacies of Henry Plant, Henry Flagler, tourism and Tampa’s electric streetcar system ... History has always been a favorite subject of mine, so

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