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Tampa Police Department is now concealing neighborhood crime data. A national crime-tracking group says it's a public safety risk.

TPD used Marsy's Law as the reason for changing the data, but the law does not support TPD's changes.

By Justin Garcia

Jan 21, 2022

Colin Drane's national crime-tracking company SpotCrime has mapped Tampa police calls for service and crimes since August of 2008. His website monitors the information, which comes through a public feed, and places the incidents on an interactive map to let people know what type of incident happened, and where...

A Tampa Police vehicles taken in Tampa, Florida on July 31, 2020.

UK artist Lucy Sparrow’s ‘Tampa Fresh Foods’ felt grocery store is now open in Water Street

It's free to attend through Feb. 20.

By Chloe Greenberg

Lucy Sparrow

Ben Folds reschedules Tampa concert at Seminole Hard Rock for this spring

Tickets to the "In Actual Person Live For Real" tour are sold out.

By Josh Bradley

Ben Folds

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You better pick up the phone when it rings in this ordinary-looking laundromat. A voice will tell you a code to punch into the washing machine, unveiling a vibrant indoor space and a relaxing outdoor patio.

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Beignets NOLA Creamery and Sweet Beignets both right next to the Garden Gate Café, is where to get sweet fried doughnuts that are a must at any Mardi Gras festival, and the options at Busch Gardens include traditional with powdered sugar, ones topped with Woodford Reserve bourbon chocolate drizzle and banana’s foster beignets. The Busch Gardens beignets also stand out for their flaky, croissant-like texture.

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