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Tampa, Florida is located in Hillsborough County. Zip codes in Tampa, FL include 33623, 33681, and 33674. The median home price in Tampa is $179,900 which is roughly $87/per square foot. More Tampa information.

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2 min ago | The Charlotte Observer

Iran's president-elect may shift country's policies toward Persian Gulf, Israel

TEHRAN, Iran To understand the changes likely to occur under Iran's new president, Hasan Rowhani, consider this summation of the outgoing regime by a veteran foreign policy analyst.

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4 hrs ago | Creative Loafing Tampa

Red Bull grabs air at McCormick's Cable Park

They're baaaaaack! Aerial athletes aptly known as wakeboarders will once again take over the harbor in Downtown Tampa for the 2013 Red Bull Wake Open.

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Wed Jun 19, 2013

Bradenton.com

Brad Paisley to perform in Tampa

Paisley, who's coming to Tampa on Saturday, was invited to join the Rolling Stones on stage this week in Philadelphia.

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Creative Loafing Tampa

Hillsborough County BOCC still hopes for viable proposal to save Friendship TrailBridge

A year ago the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners voted to stop the impending demolition of the Friendship TrailBridge, due to the advocacy of a citizens group who asked for time to come up with an alternative plan to keep the bridge viable for the community.

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Creative Loafing Tampa

Get out your LGBT planner

With St. Pete Pride just a week away, there are plenty of local LGBT events going on in our area.

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Osprey Observer

Falcon's Fury Rises at Busch Gardens Tampa in 2014

For more than five decades Busch GardensA Tampa has delivered some of the world's most exciting thrills.

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Foster's Daily Democrat

Mass. couple's 2001 message in a bottle found

A message sealed in a champagne bottle and tossed into the waters off Tampa, Fla., more than a decade ago by a Massachusetts couple celebrating their engagement has been found.

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News Talk Florida

Over 180 Tampa Storage Units Broken Into

Dozens and dozens of storage units were broken into in Hillsborough County, and one of the thieves, detectives say, was caught on tape.

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BBC News

US country singer Slim Whitman dies

His son-in-law confirmed he died of heart failure overnight on Wednesday at Orange Park Medical Centre in Jacksonville, Florida.

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News 4 Jax

Boy finds deputy's gun in Tampa theater

Police say a gun found by a 9-year-old boy inside a bathroom stall at a movie theater in Tampa's Ybor City neighborhood belonged to a Hillsborough County deputy.

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St. Petersburg Times

Graduation speeches and a little last-minute learning

The niece I used to drive to the beach in the summertime when she was a kid drove me across the Sunshine Skyway herself the other day, crossing that monster bridge without fear, chatting about job interviews and apartment rents and such.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Northwest News and Tribune

Former high school business teacher starts successful coconut oil company

Matt James of Lowry Park Zoo explains the day's tasks to volunteers from Kelapo Coconut Oil, a Tampa-based company whose employees will return three more times during the firm's yearlong sponsorship of the elephant exhibit.

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St. Petersburg Times

Don't write off Alex Sink as a possible candidate for Florida governor

SP_329023_SHAD_sink_02 Alex Sink, the Democratic candidate for governor, speaks to the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.

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Business Journal

Anderson's Alfonso hire costs Tampa port extra $54,600

Hiring Paul Anderson and Raul Alfonso from the Port of Jacksonville just got $54,600 more expensive.

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WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Protest in Tampa against NSA spying

The organizations participating are: St. Pete for Peace, Veterans for Peace, Occupy Tampa, Friends of Human Rights, NatureCoast Coalition for Peace and Justice, Tampa Light Brigade, The Refuge, St. Petersburg Green Party, Peace and Freedom Party of Florida, Green Shadow Cabinet and Poor People's Economic Rights Campaign.

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St. Petersburg Times

Citicorp VP who diverted funds to church gets two years

A Lutz woman who enriched her church and other pet causes by misappropriating $824,301 from Citicorp Financial Services will serve two years in a minimum security prison.

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Business Journal

One Question, One Minute - Transportation expert John Martin on Port of Tampa positioning

The Port of Tampa generates $15.1 billion in annual statewide economic value and more than 80,000 direct and indirect jobs.

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WDUV-FM Saint Petersburg

First Steps For Ireland Nugent

Ireland Nugent has taken her first steps with her new prosthetic feet. The two-year old, and her family were in Orlando yesterday at Prosthetic and Orthotic Associates to give the new feet a trial run, and everyone was surprised how easily Ireland adapted to them.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Tampa PD seeks possible witness, Tiffany Ritter-Posada, in weekend Days Inn murder case

Tampa Police are looking for 41-year-old Tiffany Ritter-Posada, who they believe to be a potential witness in the case of Brando Masquero's murder.

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NBC San Diego

Alleged Child Abductor Faces Federal Charges

The San Diego District Attorney's Office already filed charged against McLeod last week.

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