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Florida python hunters capture record-setting 18-foot snake
The snake is the largest ever removed from Big Cypress.
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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Florida Rep. Sabatini, the blackface guy, wants to allow gun owners to openly carry in public without a license
Last summer, Sabatini also made headlines after he tweeted “MAGA” at a reporter who was assaulted by Trump supporters.
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Universal Orlando employee in ‘Despicable Me’ costume fired for flashing white power sign
This is the second incident involving a hate symbol appearing at Universal Orlando over the last few months.
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Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are now going after ‘offensive’ museum art
Both politicians are incredibly selective when it comes down to what historical figures and symbols should be considered “heritage and not hate.”
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Tampa Police remove ‘very large, and very angry’ alligator from Rowlett Park
“Folks, we cannot stress enough that warning signs are there for a reason.”
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Tampa Bay news stations fall for hilariously fake shark hoax
A giant fake (possibly cardboard) shark fin was spotted off Tampa Bay beaches this week.
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A planned migrant shelter for unaccompanied children will no longer open in Central Florida
The planned detention site was originally going to open in the spring of 2020.
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Trump will visit The Villages next week
The president is expected to sign an executive order regarding Medicare.
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Florida teacher investigated for quiz that accurately refers to Trump as an ‘idiot’
But he is “like, really smart.”
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Sesame Street’s ‘Safari of Fun’ weekends return to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this fall
Their employees will wear costumes on top of their costumes.
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Marco Rubio, a prudent Trump bootlicker, thinks the word impeachment has ‘lost all meaning’
The Senator has turned bootlicking into an art form.
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Warby Parker will open new Tampa store inside International Plaza
No more fighting the brunch crowd for glasses.
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City of Ocala faces class-action lawsuit after arresting hundreds of homeless people for sleeping outside
The lawsuit represents more than 200 homeless people who were arrested under “Operation Street Sweeper.”
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A 600-pound camel sat on a Florida woman, so she bit its testicles to escape
She freed herself by biting the dromedary’s testicles, or D’s nuts, if you will.
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Tampa Bay gas prices spiked by 13 cents following last week’s attacks on Saudi oil refineries
Florida gas prices jumped 9 cents over the week.
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Food Network’s ‘Restaurant Impossible’ is filming in Bradenton next week, and you’re invited
Maybe you can wield the sledgehammer.
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Lakeland, Winter Haven is the most obese metro area in Florida, says study
The report also found that 27.2% of Lakeland-Winter Haven adults don’t exercise.
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Legoland’s new pirate-themed hotel will open next April
Thar she blows.
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Tropical Storm Jerry is now a Category 1 hurricane
Jerry is now the 4th hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season.
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Tampa Bay is one of the most dangerous places for pedestrians in the country, says study
Tampa Bay is a pretty horrible place to use your legs.