Sweaty Cities, Dancing In The Street, Herpes: Weird Florida

Patch operates 24 daily news sites in the Tampa Bay area and surrounding counties. The following are some of the more unusual, wacky, wonderful or just plain weird stories that have had people talking over the past few weeks:

Tampa Among America’s Sweatiest Cities

The unique fragrance wafting through the air in Cigar City as the temperatures soar just might be something more odoriferous than fine tobacco. According to the folks at Honeywell Fans, Tampa is one of “America’s Sweatiest Cities.”

Herpes: Florida’s Most Googled Health Problem, Study Says

While asthma, diabetes and obesity are big concerns in many states across the country, people in Florida turn to “Dr. Google” most frequently to find out about herpes. That’s according to a recent analysis of Google Trends data that sought to uncover the most commonly searched up health problems by state.

Florida Chick-Fil-A Invaded By Animal Rights Activists

As Chick-fil-A fans across the country cashed in on the chain’s Cow Appreciation Day freebies Tuesday, a group of animal rights activists in Pinellas Park seized the opportunity to take a stand. Wearing blood-covered animal costumes and brandishing butcher knifes, the activists staged their protest in the middle of the restaurant.

Man Called Cops 98 Times To Get Drug Money Back: Police

A Clearwater man whose cash was seized during a January drug bust evidently wanted it back. So much so, police say he placed 98 calls to them in a single day to make the request.

Priest In Red Corvette Pulls Gun, Gets Arrested: Troopers

An Episcopal priest from North Carolina faces criminal charges after troopers say he pulled a firearm on another motorist while tooling northbound on Florida’s Turnpike in a red Corvette.

Florida Man Dances In Street, Goes To Jail

A 57-year-old Holiday man’s decision to dance in public landed him on the wrong side of the law Thursday evening. It’s not necessarily that Pasco County deputies were opposed to Edward Anthony Rose Jr.’s moves, it was his venue of choice that raised alarm bells.

Florida Man Cashed In On Wife’s Frozen Body: Feds

The heirs of a Sun City Center man accused of putting his wife in a deep chill after her 2002 death so he could keep collecting her Social Security checks have reached an agreement with federal authorities. The sale of Allan Dunn’s condo resulted in the Social Security Administration’s recovery of more than $15,000 of the estimated $92,088 the man was accused of swiping, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.