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8:30 am
Mon April 29, 2013

ESPN Reports NY Jets Cut Tebow

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Tim Tebow's jersey for the Jets

ESPN is reporting that Tim Tebow, the Heisman Trophy winning quarterback from the University of Florida, is gone from the roster of the New York Jets.

It comes as no surprise since the Floridian has been mostly playing from the bench for the Jets.

Now the speculation machine of where the popular athlete, who led UF to the BCS Championship in 2009, will go next kicks into gear. 

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Culture
2:02 pm
Thu April 25, 2013

Ignite! Tampa Bay Seeks to Inspire

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About 700 people are expected to attend Tampa's third annual Ignite! event at the Tampa Theatre

Ignite! Tampa Bay is an organization that aims to inspire Tampa's creative community. At their third annual event Thursday night, five minutes and 20 slides is all speakers will be allowed to give an inspiring talk to their audience at the Tampa Theatre.

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Culture
11:27 am
Tue April 23, 2013

Craft Beer Pours Into the Tampa Bay Area

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The Tampa Bay area is the state's epicenter for the craft brew scene -- but neighboring Lakeland is not being left out of the scene.  The city has plans for a new brewery cooperative, which would help local, small brewers reach bigger markets. And there's a lively craft brew scene popping up in Lakeland's restaurants.

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Off the Base
3:45 pm
Mon April 22, 2013

Triple Amputee to Throw First Pitch at Rays Vs. Yankees

At the Tampa Bay Rays-New York Yankees game Monday night will be triple amputee Sergeant Mike Nicholson - to throw the first pitch from his wheelchair.

Nicholson, 23, was medically discharged from the Marines. During an improvised explosive device - or IED- attack in Afghanistan in 2011, Nicholson lost both legs and his left arm.

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Culture
8:10 am
Mon April 22, 2013

Autism Defined by Those with the Diagnosis

Instead of going to the experts to define autism we asked people who had been diagnosed with neurological disorder to explain it.

“Autism is like being on another planet and you don’t know who you are and where you are,” Rachel Barcellona said. “And you try your hardest to fit in and eventually it happens and people accept you and understand you but you’ll always be a little bit different no matter what.”

Barcellona, a high school student, is a model and holds the title Miss Teen American Spirit.

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Culture
3:34 pm
Tue April 16, 2013

Facebook Survey: Floridians 'Like' a Variety of NFL Teams

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Do you like the Bucs? Do you really like them?

Florida is a state divided.

You could draw a map illustrating factions based on our politics, our Cuban sandwich preferences or our favorite NFL teams.  

Leave it to a Facebook intern to tackle the latter. Here's some data from a recent report titled "NFL Fans on Facebook."

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