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CL’s new landlord? Church of Scientology in negotiations to buy Ybor Square

Title: CL’s new landlord? Church of Scientology in negotiations to buy Ybor Square
Date: Saturday, 1 May 2010
Publisher: Creative Loafing (Tampa, Florida)
Author: David Warner
Main source: blogs.creativeloafing.com

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Last week, as Creative Loafing was preparing to move from temporary quarters to permanent office space in Ybor Square (right), we heard the rumors: The historic former cigar factory, built in 1886 by Vicente Martinez Ybor, was up for sale — and the prospective buyer was The Church of Scientology. Whoa. We looked into it. No one could confirm. Calls weren’t returned. Then I checked with the City of Tampa’s zoning office, and there it was in black and white: In ... [Read the rest at blogs.creativeloafing.com]