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Posted onOctober 24, 2022October 24, 2022Florida Focus newsbreak

Eight women rescued in Tampa after sex trafficking ring exposed

Two people are in jail after a group of women were saved from captors in a sex trafficking ring investigation, authorities said. “Within the span…

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a dipper cup contains water and mosquito larvae
Posted onOctober 6, 2022October 10, 2022Florida Focus newsbreak

Pinellas County workers hope to be buzzkills in the mosquito war

Kailey Travis wasn’t always a bug lover, but working six months for Pinellas County mosquito control has broadened her horizons. “People like to ask, what’s…

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A cardbaord box full of Brothers Broadleaf cigar packages
Posted onSeptember 23, 2022September 23, 2022Florida Focus newsbreak

Ybor City’s rolling legacy pushes forward with new blood in the business

Dawson and Paxton Newman, owners of Brothers Broadleaf, are carrying on their family legacy and improving a rich Latin tradition in Ybor City: cigars. The…

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A screen snapshot of the online petition to put up fences in USF garages
Posted onSeptember 22, 2022September 22, 2022Florida Focus newsbreak

Tampa Police arrest 4 bartenders in Ybor City drug bust

After three months of an undercover operation called “Operation Last Call,” Tampa police arrested four suspects who were charged with the illegal transactions of drugs…

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Order and carryour counter at The Stone Soup Company restaurant with pictures of food on the walls.
Posted onMay 13, 2022May 13, 2022Florida Focus newsbreak

Ybor restaurant gives food to those in need

A soup restaurant in Ybor City has not only been serving delicious cups of soup for over a decade, they hae also been giving away…

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A tattoo of red roses on a woman's shoulder
Posted onApril 14, 2022April 13, 2022Florida Focus newsbreak

Tattoo shops bouncing back after the pandemic

White Fox Tattoo shop has been experiencing a spike in clients over the past year, according to the shop owner and tattoo artists. The all-female-owned…

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Posted onFebruary 23, 2022TV News

Ybor City cigar shop, tourism overall impacted by pandemic

The historic district of Ybor City in Tampa was once known as the Cigar Capital of the World. This area is home to a dozen…

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Posted onNovember 19, 2021November 22, 2021Florida Focus newsbreak

Tampa brewery takes historic ales around the world

Cigar City Brewing found its success by sharing the history of Tampa with locals through its beers, and the company is making international moves to…

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Posted onNovember 3, 2021November 5, 2021Florida Focus newsbreak

Ybor City, ‘cigar capital of the world,’ has big plans to expand

This video story produced and reported by Courtney Patterson. Web editing by Hanalyse Loboda. The historic Ybor City neighborhood in Tampa was founded in 1886…

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A photo of a two story building at the center of Centro Ybor in Tampa.
Posted onMay 3, 2021March 7, 2022TV News

Tampa prepares for summer after year-long nightmare for tourism industry

Tampa is a popular tourist destination. It offers a variety of things to see, and for years, Tampa had been breaking records of tourism revenues.…

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