Not one, but two suspicious packages brought out the bomb squads in the Bay area. The one in Palm Harbor was found to contain an individual's change purse, while the one Tarpon Springs turned out to be somebody's lunch. No, our paranoia hasn't reached freakout levels at all, and also, what the hell are you people putting your lunches and change purses in?

Two Pinellas lottery players matched all "Fantasy 5" numbers to win nearly $100K each. After taxes and taking into account the amounts they'd previously spent playing the lottery, each individual is expected to clear about as much as Justin Bieber tips the hotel concierge to not say anything about the mess.

According to Wallethub, Tampa is the 7th best city for singles in America. Factors taken into account include "Ybor City ten years ago," "Riverwalk once everybody moves downtown," "singles still like malls with bars in them, right?" and "Ybor City in the early '90s."

And finally, the new Star Wars movie premiered in LA. Apparently the franchise is still of interest to a niche group of pop-culture enthusiasts.

This article appears in Dec 10-16, 2015.