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On the article Does the Tampa Bay Area Lack Culture?
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On the article Taste of the Heights is Sold Out
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On the article What Do You Recommend at The Gourmet Pizza Company?
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On the article What Do You Recommend at Big John's Alabama B-B-Q
David Rice
9:14 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
ReplyDoug- Ole Man is out of business you're right. I was going to originally post about them and when I went over there yesterday I discovered that as well. I meant Big John's Alabama Barbeque. I guess I was still thinking about Ole Man when I wrote the headline. Sorry!
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On the article Family Dollar Gets Closer As Tenants Move Out
David Rice
10:21 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
ReplyAnd John- we don't fabricate things at Patch. It was an honest mistake when typing. I accidentally wrote "we didn't know it was for sale" in the original piece instead of "we didn't have it up for sale". Boneheaded mistake, but I assure you I was out in front of the store today chatting with them as they moved. I just messed that one up. Sorry for the confusion everybody.
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On the article Family Dollar Gets Closer As Tenants Move Out
David Rice
10:13 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
ReplyLeslie- I'm sorry for the confusion. It was a mistake in how I was interpreting my notes as I wrote this article. I've since fixed it. They knew about it, it just wasn't something they planned on doing originally. Honest mistake.
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On the article Family Dollar Gets Closer As Tenants Move Out
David Rice
10:09 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
Actually, in reviewing my notes I did make a mistake John, she said "we didn't have it for sale" not " we didn't know it was for sale." I apologize. However, nothing is fabricated. I assure you, we don't do that and I promise we research these things, I just made a mistake while typing the article up.
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On the article Family Dollar Gets Closer As Tenants Move Out
David Rice
10:08 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
ReplyJohn- That is the quote directly from the wife. We don't make things up here at Patch. She said that to me in the parking lot of the business today as they moved out. Perhaps she meant it in some other context or as an expression, but I just quoted her directly. That's what she said to me. I realize they were the owners, but I just said in the article what she said to me.
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On the article What Do You Recommend at Bella's Italian Cafe?
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On the article Long Awaited Italian Restaurant Set For Big Opening
David Rice
11:50 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Sherry- Sorry about that, this picture is from June 27. Check back for up to date photos from this weekend's grand opening soon. As for the address, 6421 is what Denise from Domani's sent us.
David Rice
11:06 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
Having grown up in Ft. Myers I'd say this area is one of the most culturally diverse areas in FL, we have a lot to offer really in comparison with other parts of the state. What it lacks is some identity, I agree. People who identify themselves with the city and have a connection with it are few and far between. When you talk to people from NYC or Atlanta, Seattle, Baltimore, whatever city it is, they somehow have the feeling of that place in their personality. The city's identity becomes part of theirs, that's how much they are invested in it and love it. Here, our young people are always talking about Miami like it's something special and the older crowd don't seem to care most of the time. The identity of Tampa-St. Pete hasn't been cultivated enough to infiltrate its way into our own identities as something we are proud of. At least that's how I feel sometimes. But as far as culture, we have people from all over the world, a Buddhist temple, a Hindhu temple, a local music scene, museums, good restaurants, breweries, sports teams and the list goes on. I just feel sometimes that all we need to do is take pride in it a bit more and start looking at Tampa as a metropolis instead of a big town.