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John Plumstead
John Plumstead

Tampa Real Estate Guy | $20M+ Investor & Agent | 200+ Homes Flipped | Founder, Bravo Global Staffing

Robinson at Brandon tonight, and a pumpkin pizza that ends tomorrow

Oct 30, 2026

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5 min read

Robinson at Brandon tonight, and a pumpkin pizza that ends tomorrow

Plus free trunk or treats tonight, a dog costume contest Saturday, and clocks fall back Sunday.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
Our first podcast: 750 papers and a golf cart

Oct 27, 2026

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3 min read

Our first podcast: 750 papers and a golf cart

Plus early voting ends Sunday, clocks fall back, Robinson at Brandon Friday, and Chipotle opens in Apollo Beach today.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
Durant at Plant City tonight, and the last pumpkin weekend

Oct 23, 2026

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2 min read

Durant at Plant City tonight, and the last pumpkin weekend

Monster Mash, Pioneer Day, Trick or Treat Street, and new bagels on Bloomingdale.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
59 degrees, early voting, and Durant goes to Plant City

Oct 20, 2026

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3 min read

59 degrees, early voting, and Durant goes to Plant City

Plus 16 National Merit semifinalists at Strawberry Crest, the last corn maze weekend, and a Valrico man with a Price Is Right arcade.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
A girls' night in Lithia, a pool on Hole 14, and FishHawk in 1938

Oct 18, 2026

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2 min read

A girls' night in Lithia, a pool on Hole 14, and FishHawk in 1938

Jeans-and-sneakers swim drills, a Chipotlane for FishHawk, and a soap party for your team.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
Armwood at Bloomingdale tonight, pizza handled, and $75M for the zoo

Oct 16, 2026

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2 min read

Armwood at Bloomingdale tonight, pizza handled, and $75M for the zoo

A month of dinners in one delivery, a taco tour nobody drives, and Brandon in 1938.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
My office is not a mother-in-law suite

Oct 13, 2026

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2 min read

My office is not a mother-in-law suite

Plus Armwood at Bloomingdale Friday, an acre in Plant City for $364,900, and the Brandon Blvd tunnel is done.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
No school Monday, and the Lithia swim coach who started in Okinawa

Oct 11, 2026

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3 min read

No school Monday, and the Lithia swim coach who started in Okinawa

Meet Natalee Hines of Swim Life. Plus Oct. 15 is the IRS extension deadline and Saturday is stacked with free family stuff.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
Bowling until 2:30 a.m., and 7-0 Tampa Bay Tech hosts Armwood tonight

Oct 9, 2026

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3 min read

Bowling until 2:30 a.m., and 7-0 Tampa Bay Tech hosts Armwood tonight

A free-admission pumpkin patch in Plant City, 60% rain at kickoff, and 12 free tire drop-offs.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
160 decorating injuries a day, and why December books out now

Oct 6, 2026

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4 min read

160 decorating injuries a day, and why December books out now

Durant scored 57 again, a free rabies clinic Sunday, and rain every day this week.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
10 games tonight, 80% rain Saturday and a first-Friday sangria night

Oct 2, 2026

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5 min read

10 games tonight, 80% rain Saturday and a first-Friday sangria night

Moon Ave closes Monday through December, and Plant City's free Monster Mash is three weeks out.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
3 tacos for $6 tonight, and two of our schools are 5-1

Sep 29, 2026

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7 min read

3 tacos for $6 tonight, and two of our schools are 5-1

Spoto at Durant is the only all-local game Friday, and 16 free FAFSA nights open for seniors.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
0% rain for three days and the corn maze opens Saturday

Sep 25, 2026

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7 min read

0% rain for three days and the corn maze opens Saturday

Riverview, Bloomingdale and FishHawk are on the county's dengue spray list, and Newsome has a bye.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
Your water bill goes up $9.31 on October 1

Sep 23, 2026

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7 min read

Your water bill goes up $9.31 on October 1

Lennard at Plant City is the game of the week, and Saturday night gets down to 68 degrees.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
9 kickoffs at 7:30, and Harley Quinn's creators hit Riverview tomorrow

Sep 18, 2026

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7 min read

9 kickoffs at 7:30, and Harley Quinn's creators hit Riverview tomorrow

Free groceries and health screenings in Plant City tomorrow, and the sidewalk on FishHawk Blvd is closed.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
A 106 heat index today, then 80% rain four days straight

Sep 15, 2026

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7 min read

A 106 heat index today, then 80% rain four days straight

Kings Avenue shuts for four days, Lennard knocked off Newsome, and Jesse's has been grilling in Brandon since 1980.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
25 years, 2.977 miles at 8:46 a.m., and 80% rain Saturday

Sep 11, 2026

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7 min read

25 years, 2.977 miles at 8:46 a.m., and 80% rain Saturday

Lennard beat Newsome 28-7, Armwood won 51-0, and Donneymoor is shut at Boyette for two weeks.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
Every Hillsborough football game moves to Thursday at 7:00

Sep 8, 2026

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9 min read

Every Hillsborough football game moves to Thursday at 7:00

A 67-year bowling family, a $797,000 pool home on hole 14, and three road closures starting today

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
Newsome and Bloomingdale are both 2-0 and they meet Friday

Sep 4, 2026

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8 min read

Newsome and Bloomingdale are both 2-0 and they meet Friday

Wood-fired pizza opens in FishHawk, and Campbell's Dairyland has new owners after 41 years.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
90% rain Thursday and not one dry day before Labor Day

Sep 2, 2026

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8 min read

90% rain Thursday and not one dry day before Labor Day

A $22.99 double decker that has been in Brandon since 1978, and a $20 Labor Day picnic.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
A $3 bag of books, a 55-0 win and 90% rain Sunday

Aug 28, 2026

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7 min read

A $3 bag of books, a 55-0 win and 90% rain Sunday

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
There is a 46 foot surf wave in Brandon now

Aug 25, 2026

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8 min read

There is a 46 foot surf wave in Brandon now

Plus Ford's Garage in December, 9 kickoffs Friday, and dinner in Wimauma since 1993

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
10 kickoffs at 7:30 tonight, 3 places to eat, and 7 years

Aug 21, 2026

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8 min read

10 kickoffs at 7:30 tonight, 3 places to eat, and 7 years

Week 1 football, the weekend list, and who the East of Tampa guy actually is

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
193,000 votes, and 2 school board seats still undecided

Aug 19, 2026

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11 min read

193,000 votes, and 2 school board seats still undecided

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
40 lanes of air conditioning is the right answer to a 111 heat index

Aug 14, 2026

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7 min read

40 lanes of air conditioning is the right answer to a 111 heat index

Plus a 5-1 reversal on the leggings ban, $0 adoption fees all month, and three places to eat this weekend.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
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