If Tampa Bay had a bingo card for 2023, would you have gotten any of these correct?
For example, in just the last 12 months, a bear got kicked out of TPA, Busch Gardens installed an influencer-proof fence around a gator cage, a local politico with ties to the mayor turned out to be secret sex offender, and a local pastor who hangs out with Alex Jones and tells his followers that chemtrails are used to destroy the crops got a commendation from Hillsborough County commissioners.
Yes, 2023 was one of the weirdest yet. Here are a few of the more notable moments from our biggest, dumbest year yet.