Red Stripes

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Three blocks south of where Rington Investigations boasts an office, there’s a small coffee shop that’s my favorite in all of Tampa, Florida. Like the small unit that houses Rington Investigations, the coffee shop is situated about midway along a strip mall, wedged between a Walgreens pharmacy and a family-owned convenience store. But unlike the office, which its owner, Jared Rington, keeps as sterile and minimalistic as a surgical room, the coffee shop is homely and comfortable, boasting bamboo chairs and tables, and thick, soft cushions to relax into. The seating area spills out of the small shop onto the sidewalk and that’s where I like to sit and watch the flow of pedestrians. Unlike many of the other coffee spots in the neighborhood, which dole out supersized waxed-paper cups of colored water that only masquerade as coffee, there you can get the real thing, and in genuine china cups if you so desire.

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