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Two Tampa police officers were injured early Saturday after a crowd of hundreds surrounded a group of officers in an "ambush," the Tampa police chief said. Officers were responding to a report of shots fired and a possible gunshot victim at an intersection near the Ybor City neighborhood around 1 a.m., Chief Brian Duggan told reporters Monday. A crowd of hundreds was at the scene when police arrived.

YBOR CITY - Officially recognized by the Hillsborough County Commission for the first time, this year's GaYbor Days events continue Sunday in Ybor City. GaYBOR Days, a weekend packed with shows and events to promote gay-owned and gay-friendly businesses in Tampa, is hosted every year by the GaYBOR Coalition. The coalition is made up of almost 300 businesses throughout the Tampa Bay area, said Carrie West, the group's president. The weekend is meant to promote the Ybor City area, showcase businesses and show that Tampa is a good destination for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. “We're doing very good,”...

All-American gay (or closeted) conservatives attending next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., can get their freak on for free courtesy of the Ybor Resort and Spa. Billed as "Tampa Bay's only gay owned and gay operated private club, resort and bathhouse," the Ybor Resort and Spa is opening its steamroom and "darkroom" (i.e. public sex area) for free to Republican National Convention delegates. The offer expires Aug. 31, according to the bathhouse's website. The amenities of the Ybor Resort and Spa include a courtyard with a 300-square-foot Jacuzzi, dry sauna, billiard table and "gang showers" to go along...