Fire inspires restaurant chain to make changes

First the pandemic. Then a crippling fire knocked a popular Tampa restaurant down again. Now it’s back, providing a jolt for its owners — and the shopping center.

MARK WEMPLE: Joe Webb, president of Duffy's Sports Grill, a the newly reopened location in Tampa.
MARK WEMPLE: Joe Webb, president of Duffy's Sports Grill, a the newly reopened location in Tampa.
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The day after Memorial Day was pretty normal at Duffy’s Sports Grill on Dale Mabry in Tampa, in the Walter’s Crossing shopping center. The bar was pretty full, as it usually is. Diners packed the tables and TVs were on. A lot of TVs.

 

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