[Huasho]

Originally Posted by MidModUSA

Just visited the river district of Tampa in May. Really impressed. Stayed in the new JW Marriott, rode the trolley, and even rode electric scooters through downtown. We had really good food and drinks, too. Tampa has changed a lot since we visited 20+ years ago. Kudos to them and well-deserved. We are going to be living in Sarasota and looking forward to spending much more time in Tampa.

Once you're settled in Sarasota, you wont be goinn anywhere more than 25 miles away..What For ???

Sarasota, Ana Maria Island, the heck with whats on the East Side of the Intracoastal . . . Iam all Gulf Of Mexico and the Beaches between Marco Island and Dunedin Beach.

[boy3365]

Originally Posted by beach43ofus

If I were Spanish speaker, I'd prefer Miami....mi no habla Epsanol... I wish I took Spanish instead of French in school I've used what little French I remember once, & could be using Spanish nearly every day. My bad.

Don't worry. There are plenty of us who took Spanish who struggle with the language as adults. If I knew where I'd be living years later, I would have focused on retention and application instead of just getting the A....

[StopThe Steel2024]

The Number One City in Florida, YEAH RIGHT! Florida Insider, what is that? The Rag of the Sons of the Confederacy?

Behold, Tampa, flying its flag on I-75! No wonder Tom Brady is moving to South Fla!

[silverct9a]

Yeah I was just in Tampa last week and had the great displeasure of seeing this eyesore first hand. I understand the flag is on private property, but this is trashy, low class, and a complete embarrassment to the city and quite frankly the state.

Originally Posted by StopThe Steel2024

The Number One City in Florida, YEAH RIGHT! Florida Insider, what is that? The Rag of the Sons of the Confederacy?

Behold, Tampa, flying its flag on I-75! No wonder Tom Brady is moving to South Fla!

[Huasho]

Reuters

Florida group charged with attack on police during U.S. Capitol riot


WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors have arrested a group of Florida residents and charged them with attacking police officers during the deadly Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents unsealed on Thursday.

Four people from the Tampa Bay area — Olivia Pollock, Joshua Doolin, Joseph Hutchinson and Michael Perkins — were arrested on June 30, prosecutors said. A fifth person, Jonathan Daniel Pollock, has not been apprehended.

More than 535 people have been arrested and charged with joining the attack, an unsuccessful attempt to stop Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden's November election victory over then-President Donald Trump.

Justice Department lawyers said all of the defendants except Doolin attacked police officers on Jan. 6, at times using makeshift weapons like stolen riot shields and flagpoles.

Doolin was charged because he traveled with the group to Washington, but he is not accused of assaulting officers, prosecutors said. He allegedly breached the Capitol grounds with zip-tie handcuffs tucked in his belt and a riot-control chemical canister slung over his shoulder.

Prosecutors accused Perkins of thrusting a flagpole into the chest of a police officer. They charged Jonathan Pollock with dragging two police officers down a set of stairs and ramming a stolen police shield into an officer's throat.

Jonathan Pollock's sister, Olivia Pollock, repeatedly tried to rip away officers' batons, prosecutors said.

Hutchinson allegedly kicked officers who were trying to prevent rioters from breaching the Capitol grounds.

Hutchinson, Doolin and Olivia Pollock entered not guilty pleas during Thursday's court hearing and requested jury trials.

Prosecutors have sought to jail Perkins while he awaits trial, saying the severity of his actions make him a public danger. A judge has not yet ruled on the request.



Not ONLY Tampa, but Tampa Bay get the Bad Rap too . . . .

[Huasho]

misnake . .

[StopThe Steel2024]

Originally Posted by silverct9a

Yeah I was just in Tampa last week and had the great displeasure of seeing this eyesore first hand. I understand the flag is on private property, but this is trashy, low class, and a complete embarrassment to the city and quite frankly the state.

"Trashy, low class and a complete embarrassment"

sums up Tampa pretty well!

[InterestingArm3750]

Originally Posted by silverct9a

Yeah I was just in Tampa last week and had the great displeasure of seeing this eyesore first hand. I understand the flag is on private property, but this is trashy, low class, and a complete embarrassment to the city and quite frankly the state.

Last week? I thought the flag was removed.

[silverct9a]

I thought so too…until I saw it. Should have taken a pic of it.

Originally Posted by InterestingArm3750

Last week? I thought the flag was removed.

[Arcenal813]

That flag is on a private property. It has little to nothing to do with Tampa Bay as a region, or Tampa as a city. No different than people who have the flag in their yard in SFL or CFL (there are many) other than the fact that it’s big.