Morning Watch: Hack your Keurig for better coffee; volunteer fire dept. under investigation; a joint building for Clearwater and Pinellas government?; Bucs free agency spending

The latest news and developments to help you get ready for the day ahead.1 Hour Ago1 Hour Ago5 Months Ago To produce the best possible cup from your Keurig machine, you must do something antithetical to the whole instant-gratification, K-Cup pod culture:...

Morning Watch: Hack your Keurig for better coffee; volunteer fire dept. under investigation; a joint building for Clearwater and Pinellas government?; Bucs free agency spending

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To produce the best possible cup from your Keurig machine, you must do something antithetical to the whole instant-gratification, K-Cup pod culture: You must learn a few basic things about brewing coffee. If your idea of brewing coffee involves nothing more than pressing a button, you can improve your Keurig output with a few extra steps, but if you're willing to get your hands a litttle dirty, you can do way better.

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office has opened a criminal investigation into allegations of fraudulent spending by the Hernando Beach Volunteer Fire Department. The defunct department also is facing a lawsuit brought by a Hernando Beach resident who was mauled by the department's dog.

For months, the tension had been building between South Pasadena city commissioners and Mayor Dan Calabria. In March 2015, the four exasperated commissioners even considered, then dropped, an attempt to oust Calabria for "malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty and incompetence." But the voters sent him packing when he ran for re-election a year later. Now Calabria, 80, is mounting a comeback as one of three candidates for two City Commission seats on the March 14 ballot.

DeSean Jackson. Calais Campbell. Tony Jefferson. Coming to a stadium near you? When the free agent frenzy begins next week, the Bucs have the resources to land those big names. They'll be armed with about $70 million in cap space.

Here's the thing, though: They don't have to spend any of it. Not a cent.

The idea of merging city and Pinellas County government offices into one building has been floated for a decade.But now that replacement options are being sorted out for both aging municipal centers located about a block apart in downtown, elected officials are considering teaming up for a single all-service center.

The Mary Bethune High Rise Apartments provided low-cost housing for Tampa seniors for 50 years before it was scheduled for a date with a wrecking ball.Now, the aging eight-story apartment tower block close to Interstate 275 in downtown Tampa may have won a reprieve.

It's a new month, and that means there's a whole list of new movies and TV shows ready to stream on Netflix.

Here's everything you can possibly binge starting today.

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