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An insanely constipated Florida lizard just broke the record for biggest poop
The turd was 80% of its body mass.
Colin Wolf
Colin Wolf has been working with weekly newspapers since 2007 and has been the Digital Editor for Creative Loafing Tampa since 2019. He is also the Director of Digital Content Strategy for CL's parent company, Chava Communications.
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Dinosaur World will officially reopen this week
The park, which is located at 145 Harvey Tew Road, Plant City, closed on March 17.
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Cletus, Florida Aquarium’s near 30-year-old goliath grouper, has died
Cletus is survived by Gill, who lives in the aquarium’s main coral reef exhibit.
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Nicolas Cage will play Joe Exotic in new ‘Tiger King’ TV mini-series
This series isn’t to be confused with the “Tiger King” show starring Kate McKinnon as Tampa’s Big Cat CEO Carole Baskin.
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City of Tampa will relax zoning rules to allow restaurants more outdoor seating
To assist with the initiative, the plan also calls for the closure of public roads in seven designated pedestrian-heavy areas throughout the City of Tampa.
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City of Tampa will reopen beaches and dog parks today
Per usual, the City of Tampa is encouraging residents to follow social distancing guidelines.
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Hoots, a new concept from Hooters where dudes can be servers, opens today in St. Pete
It’s Florida’s first location.
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As promised, the Grim Reaper is now stalking Florida beaches
“I think it’s premature that we open our beaches,” said Uhlfelder to WMBB’s Brady Calhoun, dressed completely as the angel of death.
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Publix literally made a $1 billion during the coronavirus outbreak, and employees still lack hazard pay
The employee-owned company also stated that stock prices have increased from $48.90 per share to $50.10 per share.
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Florida’s state parks will reopen next week, says Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida’s state parks have been closed for over a month because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Hillsborough County will reopen some parks, trails and boat ramps next week
As of now, all other parks remain closed.
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Hillsborough County will allow ‘safer-at-home’ order to expire next week
Hillsborough County’s stay-at-home order has been in effect since Friday, March 27.
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A Tampa Bay weatherman’s dog just delivered a perfect forecast
Give that dog a tie and more airtime.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says state will begin to reopen next Monday
His “Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step.” plan involves lifting lockdowns in key areas around Florida over the next few weeks.
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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz wants to use the coronavirus pandemic to deport immigrants
Of course, since Republicans are the minority in the House, there’s pretty much no way this bill will ever get passed.
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Manatee County will reopen beaches to the public next week
The measure also reopens the beach parking lots, but there will be a two-hour limit.
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Gator’s Dockside in Tampa has closed for good
“After 17 years with you, we are sad to say goodbye,” reads the post. “We will miss you all.”
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Hernando County will reopen parks and beaches this week
Organized sports, events and large gatherings are not permitted.
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Red Mesa Quatro just opened in St. Pete, and it’s serving Cuban, Thai, hot dogs and more
The new restaurant took over the former event space on the second floor of Red Mesa Cantina.
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Pinellas County will reopen beaches and pools, with some restrictions
Commissioners overwhelmingly approved today’s measure, while Ken Welch was the only no vote.