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Lou Dobbs is selling his Florida mansion for $3.1 million

Lou Dobbs, a conservative pundit whose shows were dropped from both CNN and Fox News after continuously pushing debunked conspiracies theories, is now…

By Colin Wolf

Lou Dobbs is selling his Florida mansion
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Photos: Everyone we saw rocking with Social Distortion and Bad Religion at Clearwater’s BayCare sound

Mike Ness was in town last Sunday playing Social Distortion’s Mommy’s Little Monster in full at the BayCare Sound in Clearwater. Also…

By Ray Roa

Social Distortion plays The BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida on April 28, 2024.
95 slides

Photos: Titus O’Neil gives Tampa students a Family Wellness Day

WWE superstar Titus O’Neil is a giant man, but his heart for Tampa Bay area schoolkids is even bigger. The 47-year-old born…

By Ray Roa

Titus O’Neil at Sligh Middle Magnet School in Tampa, Florida on April 27, 2024.
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Interview: Arrested Development's Speech talks parenting ahead of free Tampa Riverfest concert

I cried the first time I heard Arrested Development’s banger “Never Had Your Back” while on a road trip with my daughter…

By Kelly Benjamin

Speech of Arrested Development, which plays Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida on May 4, 2024.
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May 2, 2024

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