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25 recently closed Tampa Bay restaurants and bars we'll miss terribly

In just the last couple weeks, Tampa Bay was hit with the news that multiple beloved restaurants were calling it quits. Long…

By CL Staff

Goody Goody 
1601 W Swann Ave., Tampa
Just shy of the 100th anniversary of its initial opening, old school Tampa diner Goody Goody closed in South Tampa last September. In a letter, Richard Gonzmart, President and Caretaker of The 1905 Family of Restaurants, said his company was evolving and adapting to “changing circumstances” as it looks for new ways to serve its community. A press release says the move allows 1905. to focus on its core restaurant brands while preserving the Goody Goody brand elsewhere, adding that the group did work closely with its landlord, WS Development, to try and find a way to stay. Tampa’s Goody Goody first opened as a barbecue stand in 1925 on what’s now known as Kennedy Boulevard. Its last location on Florida Avenue closed in 2005, but the brand was revived in 2014 when Gonzmart purchased it from the family of owner Mike Wheeler.
Photo via goodyburgers/Facebook
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Photos: Tampa restaurants distribute free food to Hurricane Helene victims

Last night on Davis Islands, organizers feeding fresh meals to residents devastated by Hurricane Helene ran out of food in less than…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Tampa restaurants distribute free food to Hurricane Helene victims
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Tampa Bay residents and organizations are mobilizing to help each other after Hurricane Helene

Helene is easily the worst storm to hit the Bay area in the last century. As of last Monday, at least 11…

By Ray Roa

Relief efforts in Hudson, Florida on Sept. 28, 2024.
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Photos: Tesla damaged by Hurricane Helene is likely cause of Davis Island house fire, according to report

Last Friday, the National Guard was deployed to help with rescues in Tampa’s Davis Island, which was just one of many Bay…

By Ray Roa

Davis Islands in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 27, 2024.
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