Porch pirate season is here. If you’re doing some online shopping for the holidays, today the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has brought back “Operation Pinch-A-Grinch.” The program keeps those grinches who steal packages from your front door from getting away with your stuff.

How does it work? Simple. Instead of shipping a package to your own address, you have Amazon or whatever retailer you’re buying from send the package to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. When it arrives, you just show your ID and pick it up from one of two Tampa locations. They takes packages from Amazon, FedEx, UPS and USPS up to 50 pounds in weight. There’s no charge for the service but you must be a Hillsborough County resident. You can choose from two offices to have the package delivered to. Just be sure to use this format below.

YOUR NAME
c/o Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
7202 Gunn Highway
Tampa, FL 33625

YOUR NAME
c/o Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
10128 Windhorst Road
Tampa, FL 33619

A couple things to note. There will be no pickup service available on Thanksgiving day or the day after. Otherwise pick up hours are Monday through Friday from 7am to 8pm. Weekend hours are from 11:30am to 7:30pm. Be sure to bring an order receipt and your ID. HCSO says they are not responsible for damaged packages. They say any severely damaged packages will not be accepted from the delivery drivers. The pick up service began today (November 8, 2021) and is available right up to December 21. Packages received after December 21 will not be accepted. If you have any questions, you can call the Gunn Highway location at 813-247-0330 or the Windhorst Road branch at 813-318-5400.

More of Geno’s stories from this week…

• November 9, 2021: Melissa Etheridge

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  The Oscar and GRAMMY Award winner is back for her first show at Ruth Eckerd Hall since 2014.

• July 22: ZZ Top

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  With special guest

• November 10, 2021: Bruce Hornsby

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  The GRAMMY Award winner plays Ruth Eckerd Hall for the first time in 7 years.
• November 11: James Taylor

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  A double bill with Jackson Browne at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

• November 14: Tone Loc, Rob Base and C&C Music Factory

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  3 Q105 Saturday Night Dance Party Legends in one night at “Unity Fest" at R.O.C. Park in Madeira Beach.

• November 20: Night Ranger

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  Hear "Sister Christian" at the new OCC Roadhouse in St. Pete.
• July 29: John Fogerty

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  The voice of CCR plays The Sound at Coachman Park in Clearwater.

• December 4: Jimmy Buffett

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  If you've been to a Buffett show, you know the real show isn't on stage, it's in the crowd. This will be the 3rd attempt at making this concert happened. Jimmy had shoulder surgery that postponed the concert in 2019. Then our friend COVID-19 meant a postponement of the rescheduled 2020 concert at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

• February 9: 38 Special

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  They play the new Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa. Due to illness in the band, 38 Special rescheduled their performance planned for January 7.
• July 23: Keith Sweat

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  He's a Saturday Night Dance Party legend... Ketih Sweat will "Make You Sweat" at Amalie Arena with opening acts Tevin Campbell, Monica, 112, Genuwine, Silk and Tamar Braxton.

• January 16: Erasure

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  A fun night of '80s new wave at The Mahaffey in St. Pete.

• February 17: TLC (Canceled)

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  Unfortunately the show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa has been canceled.
• February 19: George Thorogood & The Destroyers

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  A night that'll be Bad To The Bone at the Hard Rock Event Center!

• February 27: The Whispers

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  A Q105 Saturday Night Dance Party favorite! "Rock Steady" at the Hard Rock!

• March 19: Green Day & Goo Goo Dolls

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  The bands along with 311, Incubus, the Lumineers and Jimmy Eat World will play Raymond James Stadium in Tampa at the first "Innings Festival."
• March 22: Richard Marx

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  Hold On To The Nights… well this night: Tuesday, March 22, 2022. That’s when ’80s ballad master Richard Marx will be in Clearwater for a performance at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre. It’ll be a night of acoustic performances of some of his biggest Q105 hits like “Right Here Waiting,” “Hold On To The Nights,” “Don’t Mean Nothing,” “Should’ve Known Better” and “Endless Summer Nights.” He’ll also sprinkle in a few hits he’s written for other artists.

• April 21: Colin Hay

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  The man with the voice behind Men at Work's biggest hits will two shows at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater.

• April 23: OMD

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  If the name Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark doesn't ring a bell, you definitely know their big Q105 hit "If You Leave." See OMD at Jannus Live in St. Pete.
• April 24: Elton John

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  A rescheduled performance date for Amalie Arena.

• July 20: The Doobie Brothers

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  They still sound great. Caught their 4th of July performance on CNN. See them here in Tampa at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• June 18 & 19: Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett

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  Miami's show will be on June 18. The next night the tour comes to Orlando. Then the tour moves north but comes back to Florida for a show in Jacksonville on July 2. Unfortunately still no word of any Tampa dates for the tour.
• June 21: Backstreet Boys

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  The Bucs' biggest fan Nick Carter is bringing his Backstreet Boys home to Tampa for a show at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• September 16: Ringo Starr

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  Ringo's 6th show at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater was postponed due to an issue with COVID.

• July 10: New Kids On The Block

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  And it's not just the "Kids." You'll also see Rick Astley, En Vogue, Salt-N-Pepa at Orlando's Amway Center on July 10. Sorry Tampa fans - that's as close as this tour will come to us.
• August 27: Santana with Earth, Wind & Fire

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  This is the rescheduled date for the show that was originally scheduled for August 2020 at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• February 16: Rod Stewart

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  A rare chance to see an intimate performance with Rod at the Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa.

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