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SWFL catering company delivers 15,000 hot meals in Sarasota, Tampa

Artichoke & Co. worked Thursday and Friday to get the meals from kitchen to helicopter to hungry people in need.

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Sarasota-based foundation pledges $3 million in hurricane relief

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The Mucky Duck promises to come back.

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  • October 10, 2024
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Despite the effects of Hurricane Milton hitting Pinellas County, on Thursday evening, the city of Clearwater seems open and ready.

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  • October 10, 2024
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  • October 10, 2024
State Emergency Bridge Loan applications now available

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  • October 10, 2024
Tampa coffee shop owner reopens quickly after Milton

"We just got lucky," AstroBrew owner Mike Pool says.

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