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"There was not a doubt bone in her body."
Without an inner certainty she seemed born with, Doretha Bacon likely would not have created a string of successful barbecue and Southern restaurants around St. Petersburg, more than half of them in predominantly white areas.
A wide swath of customers were the better for it.
Read more at the Tampa Bay Times.
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Florida announced record tourism numbers for the first quarter of 2024, as totals for international visitors continue to move closer to pre-pandemic levels.
A Danish drone technology firm has opened a U.S. headquarters in St. Petersburg. The move comes as the defense company wants to be closer to its customers and partnerships.
The sites will have a combined available output of 200 megawatts that could provide power for more than 37,000 households.
Central Florida has been deluged with calls from people considering suicide or facing other mental health crises in recent months, prompting social services leaders to sound the alarm.
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