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TAMPA — Established in Ybor City, Silver Ring Café has been slinging Cuban sandwiches and Latin cuisine to Tampa Bay patrons for 77 years but, until last week, had not had a presence in Tampa since 2008. “It was time to bring it back,” said Nelson Valdes, 64. Valdes opened a Silver Ring Café inside Westshore Plaza’s food court, doing so with Tim Booth, whose family has owned the rights to the ...
TAMPA — For decades, most neighbors have embraced the peacocks of suburban Wellswood. They name the colorful birds, feed them and welcome them on their properties, where tree branches serve as beds. It’s part of the identity of the neighborhood nestled between Hillsborough Avenue, the Hillsborough River, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Armenia Avenue. “When I moved to Wellswood five ...
Wellswood is defined by its peacocks. But the population might have been cut in half in recent months.
The dispute has one city councilwoman considering amending the process for naming city properties.
His political career spanned the Civil Rights era and the city’s mob war.