2010 Economic Forecast
Fernandez, who owns an Italian restaurant, keeps close watch on a business metric for the Tampa area that may speak volumes about a potential recovery: convention bookings. Like many other cities in Florida, the restaurant business in the Tampa area is strongly tied to.....
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October 2009
Tampa's Historic Latin Quarter, Ybor City teems with ethnic restaurants, clubs and cigar shops on avenues edged by wrought-iron balconies and palm trees....
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August 6th, 2009
I spent days in the fetal position on my futon. It had been that kind of week. Until Thursday. Finally woke up feeling like a fellow in his prime - well, sort of. Time to celebrate with a strong, well-made drink and a feast. I arrived in Ybor City about 5 p.m. Walked toward Bernini, one of my favorite Italian restaurants. Saw the sign outside and began to salivate....
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March 18th, 2004
Ybor City the true sign of a restaurant's maturity is service. By that measure, Bernini has grown up. Its servers always hustle, yet still have time to make diners feel at home.....
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History of Ybor City
For more than a century, Ybor City, part of Tampa, Florida was the indisputed cigar capital of the world. The city was founded by Vincente Martinez-Ybor. Fleeing from Cuba because of the repressive Spanish Crown, and then escaping labor problems in Key West, he opened his first facility in 1886....
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