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John Plumstead
John Plumstead

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

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
A 108 heat index today, 9 kickoff games Friday, and 340 homes back at Walden Lake

Aug 12, 2026

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8 min read

A 108 heat index today, 9 kickoff games Friday, and 340 homes back at Walden Lake

Plus a 5-1 dress code reversal, a $58 million intersection, and dinner is already solved.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
105 heat index Sunday, and Monday morning is going to be a mess

Aug 7, 2026

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7 min read

105 heat index Sunday, and Monday morning is going to be a mess

Three road projects, the first bell, and where to eat before all that.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
6 days to first bell, and Ronele Drive closes that same morning

Aug 4, 2026

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8 min read

6 days to first bell, and Ronele Drive closes that same morning

The last full week of summer, and a road closure timed exactly wrong.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
⏰ 5 p.m. today, and this school's name is out of your hands

Jul 31, 2026

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4 min read

⏰ 5 p.m. today, and this school's name is out of your hands

One deadline, one bash, one box of meat.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
Three roads, one week, and the parking lot that closed this morning

Jul 28, 2026

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7 min read

Three roads, one week, and the parking lot that closed this morning

Plus: a $72 million school still has no name, and the deadline is Friday.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
🎒 Free backpacks Saturday, 31 lbs of meat for $220, plus the last water slide weekend

Jul 25, 2026

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7 min read

🎒 Free backpacks Saturday, 31 lbs of meat for $220, plus the last water slide weekend

One deadline, one dinner solution, one last free weekend.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
Friday's About to Break a 39-Year-Old Record

Jul 24, 2026

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4 min read

Friday's About to Break a 39-Year-Old Record

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
🐄 31 pounds of meat, one price, dropped at your door 🐔

Jul 21, 2026

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6 min read

🐄 31 pounds of meat, one price, dropped at your door 🐔

Plus: McMullen Road is open again, the Rays are still in first, and a back-to-school day that hands out free shoes.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
9 pins = a strike. Tomorrow morning, that's you.

Jul 18, 2026

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4 min read

9 pins = a strike. Tomorrow morning, that's you.

Jobs, Services, Local Finds, Community and more Plus: it's 94 and angry out, the rodeo's last night, and 22 neighbors worth your money.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
🎸 Sharks, Skynyrd, and a Sunday soaker

Jul 17, 2026

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3 min read

🎸 Sharks, Skynyrd, and a Sunday soaker

Your whole weekend East of Tampa, plus the one road that'll ruin your Saturday if you don't read down.

John Plumstead
John Plumstead
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