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MJ Morning Show Giving Away 20 Surface Pro Tablets In 1 Week

MJ is the giving sort. For a week, he’ll be giving away Surface Pro tablets each morning. Four times each morning!

Surface Pro Giveaways
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MJ is the giving sort. For a week, he'll be giving away Surface Pro tablets each morning. Four times each morning!

They aren't just any tablets. They are Microsoft Surface Pro tablets. Watch the video as MJ announced the upcoming contest.

There will be more details coming soon! The giveaways will begin on Monday, August 15.

A Tampa go-kart, mini golf, batting cage and game center, open since 1978, closed its doors for the last time

Grand Prix Tampa Fun Center Closes Permanently

It opened as Malibu Grand Prix the year I first moved to Tampa. With a race track and video games, it was the place to go for fun.

Grand Prix Tampa was previously known as Malibu Grand Prix or Castle Golf & Games. It featured the go-kart tracks, which I've driven plenty of times. I smelled a lot of fumes and burned a lot of rubber!

They once had a pool for bumper boats, but that was filled in for an additional track. The property also hosted two mini golf courses, batting cages and game rooms. It had its ups and downs over more than 40 years.

Now, developers have purchased the property for over $8 million. That leaves the area without a beloved place for recreation. They plan to build apartments on the site. Grand Prix Tampa's website has a message thanking their fans.

Q105 was there for the grand opening

We knew from the start we'd be having fun here for years to come. We certainly never wanted it to end.

Malibi Grand Prix Grand Opening

Here's the Q105 crew from 1978 packed in a car at Malibu Grand Prix when it opened in 1978.<br>(Image courtesy of Mason Dixon)

It wasn't JUST for kids

There was even a bar so they could try to attract USF students. Okay, they had soda for the younger fans.

Did you ever try to hit a fastball?

It was a great place to spend a day outside playing mini golf

With two separate 18 hole courses, you could alternate each time you visited.

The sign you now see at the entrance off Nebaska Avenue

Roxanne is a co-host on the MJ Morning Show and host of Middays on Q105 in Tampa Bay. She also hosts segments on The Current, which features local feel-good stories and health and wellness segments, and airs on five of the six Tampa-based Beasley Media Group stations. Roxanne has conducted hundreds of interviews, from athletes to Oscar winners, including Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Chadwick Boseman. She also specializes in media training, having worked with clients in the NFL, NBA and WWE for television, in print, and online. Roxanne is a published author and will be releasing a thriller novel in 2024. Her favorite thing in the world is being with her two daughters and husband. As a content creator for Q105, Roxanne writes about family activities in the Tampa Bay area, as well as reviews for local restaurants and travel.