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Florida International House Of Pancakes (IHOP) Shut Down After State Inspection
There's nothing that says one needs to eat breakfast foods in the morning only. Many Floridians enjoy chains that allow one to eat breakfast all day. Unfortunately a location of one such chain - a Tampa IHOP - was recently temporarily shut down after a state inspection.
Florida Applebee's Shut Down After State Inspection - 24 Violations - 2nd Closure
If you were in Florida decades ago, you might remember casual but festive restaurant chains like Benningan's, Steak N Ale, and Chi Chis. Some of those are no longer around in the Sunshine State, but chains like Applebee's are. Unfortunately, one store of the latter - in Temple Terrace - was recently temporarily shut down after a state inspection.
Pinellas County will not move jail inmates from evacuation zone
While a mandatory evacuation order is in effect for residents in Zone A ahead of Hurricane Helene’s arrival Thursday, the Pinellas County Sheriffs Office does plan to move inmates from the overcrowded jail that sits within a flood prone area. If low-lying areas of the jail flood, inmates will...
Pinellas County's 3 movable bridges to be locked in preparation for Hurricane Helene
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County's three movable bridges will be locked at 8 p.m. Wednesday in preparation for Hurricane Helene, which is expected to reach Category 4 strength before making landfall in Florida on Thursday. In a news release, Pinellas County officials said the Dunedin Causeway bridges, Beckett...
Tampa Bay evacuees seek hotels on higher ground ahead of Hurricane Helene
As numerous Florida counties declare a state of emergency and order residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, hotels are opening up. Every room was booked on Wednesday at the La Quinta by Wyndham Tampa Central because of people evacuating, said general manager J.C. Patel. The Waters Avenue hotel isn’t far from Raymond James Stadium, so it already had a full weekend of visitors because of the planned Eagles game against the Bucs this Sunday.
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