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Tampa Theatre’s 100-year history comes alive in Andrew Huse’s final book
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- Tampa Theatre’s 100-year history comes alive in Andrew Huse’s final book
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- 1:37
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- 4 months ago
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- A new coffee table book dives into the design and lore of the Tampa Theatre, just in time for the landmark’s upcoming 100th birthday.
It features hundreds of illustrations, newspaper clippings and photographs from over the years.
Watch as Tampa Theatre President and CEO John Bell reflects on 100 years of the historic building.
Read more about the book: https://www.tampabay.com/culture/history/2026/05/25/tampa-theatre-book-100-years-history-andy-huse-university-press-florida/
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- Is a data center coming to Pinellas County?
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- 0:52
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- 4 months ago
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- Did you hear rumors that an AI data center could be coming to Gandy Boulevard in Pinellas County? Our energy reporter, Emily Mahoney, chased the rumor to find the truth.
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- The Bay Brief June 4, 2026
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Here’s what to know in the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly roundup, The Bay Brief:
A “teen takeover” at Clearwater Beach last weekend left one person shot and several others detained. Florida lawmakers voted to send DeSantis' property tax amendment to voters. Plus, would you see Kanye West live in Tampa later this month?
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- Make It Make Sense: What is a Michelin star?
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- In this installment of Make It Make Sense, columnist Stephanie Hayes met senior food and dining critic Helen Freund at In Between Days, a vibey St. Petersburg spot that collected a “recommended” status from Michelin.
There they discussed what Michelin stars, Michelin Bib Gourmand and Michelin recommended all mean.
Do diners in Tampa Bay understand or care when choosing a spot to eat?
Read more about all things Michelin: http://www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026/06/03/michelin-stars-tampa-pinellas-bib-gourmand-st-pete/
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- Every Tampa Bay restaurant with a Michelin star
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Over the past five years, the Tampa Bay area has gained plenty of Michelin cred to its name.
On May 28, the prestigious restaurant guide announced its annual star reveal for Florida.
That included zero new stars for the region. In fact, one Tampa spot lost its star in a rare move by the guide.
Which restaurants have a star, a Bib Gourmand or a recommendation? And, more importantly, what does each distinction even mean?
Dive into our guide here: https://www.tampabay.com/food/2026/05/28/michelin-stars-bib-gourmand-tampa-florida-pinellas/
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- The Bay Brief May 28, 2026
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Here’s what to know in the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly roundup, The Bay Brief:
The new pedestrian pathway and express lanes are opening on the new span of the Howard Frankland Bridge, a Tallahassee judge denied a request for a preliminary injunction on Florida’s new congressional map and the Bucs are seeking a $1 billion renovation to Raymond James Stadium.
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- Going to a Rays game? 5 food and drink items to try at Tropicana Field
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Going to a Rays game at St.Petersburg's Tropicana Field?
The Times Food Hub has some recommendations for which stadium concessions to hit up during your next visit.
Click here for our full take on the Trop's food offerings - from a Tampa-style Cuban sandwich to the Flamin' Hot Corn Dog: https://www.tampabay.com/food/2026/05/27/tropicana-field-st-petersburg-basbeball-food-concessions/
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- The Bay Brief May 21, 2026
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Here’s what to know in the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly roundup, The Bay Brief:
An art teacher in Tampa Bay was fired this week following a viral video, Hillsborough County updated its evacuation zones and what information to verify if you’ve recently renewed your Florida license and are planning to vote by mail.
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- Clearwater City Council set to vote on citizen-led petition
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- The Clearwater City Council is set to vote on a citizen-led petition Thursday that is seeking guardrails for transfers of public rights-of-way downtown.
A coalition of residents, called Save the Garden, collected more than 8,000 signatures for their petition. Last month, the city clerk said more than half of the signatures the group collected were invalid.
The council will vote on the clerk’s decision during a 6 p.m. meeting at the Main Library in downtown Clearwater.
📲 Follow along for more info on the decision and what’s next for the petition.
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- Make It Make Sense: Why do people love Aldi?
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Last year, the Winn-Dixie Corporation bought itself back from Aldi with a plan to expand in Florida. However, plenty of former Winn-Dixie stores in Tampa Bay are still converting to Aldis.
In this installment of Make It Make Sense, columnist Stephanie Hayes sits down with food and dining editor Michelle Stark, a noted Aldi fanatic, to unpack what makes a successful trip through the store.
Read more about the discount emporium: https://www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026/05/20/aldi-tampa-bay-deals-winn-dixie-closing-opening/
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- It's Your Times: May 16, 2026
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- In these lonely times, connection is everything.
When enterprise reporter Lane DeGregory wrote about how new A.I. glasses can help blind people better navigate their surroundings, one reader pledged to donate a number of the glasses to the visually impaired in their community.
It’s just one way the Tampa Bay Times has helped create connection and community in the past year.
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- St. Petersburg and Wauchula are in the same congressional district. We drove it
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Seventy-five miles, 90 driving minutes and two counties separate downtown St. Petersburg and Arcadia, a city of around 8,000 deep in the state’s rural interior.
Welcome to the new District 16, one sprawling puzzle piece of Florida’s new congressional map, which is expected to give Republicans an electoral advantage after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law last week.
To explore the reworked district’s competing priorities and lifestyles, the Tampa Bay Times drove a slice of the new District 16 this month, from downtown St. Petersburg, to Bradenton and Palmetto, to Arcadia and Wauchula more than an hour east.
With stops for interviews, gas and lunch, the trip took about 11 hours. Read more about what we learned here: https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2026/05/10/florida-redistricting-desantis-election-lawsuit-st-petersburg-bradenton-arcadia-wauchula/
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- It's Your Times: May 15, 2026
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- 0:15
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- 5 months ago
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- Big ripples can start small.
For the cost of one water bottle a week for a year, you could fund a month’s worth of legal defense for the Tampa Bay Times’ reporting.
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- A company released toxic gas in Tampa Bay for years. No one stopped it
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- A company emitted tons of an unfiltered, dangerous gas across Temple Terrace for seven years.
Now, at least 20 people who lived or worked nearby say they are battling cancer.
More than a dozen have sued. The company denies liability.
A Times investigation found vague rules and poor communication between the company and regulators left a community in the dark.
Read our report: https://www.tampabay.com/investigations/2026/04/30/tampa-bay-toxic-gas-temple-terrace-cancer-risk/
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- The Bay Brief May 14, 2026
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Here’s what to know in the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly roundup, The Bay Brief:
The impact of Florida’s mid-cycle congressional map on Tampa Bay’s Black voters, a fight over the state’s surrogacy contract laws and the details of a Tampa-based “hardware store” theft ring.
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- It's Your Times: May 14, 2026
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- You know the ripple effect? The Tampa Bay Times is where it begins.
Health reporter Lauren Peace told the story of how the Clearwater Police Department’s lack of response to a domestic violence situation resulted in a woman’s death.
The department then issued new training requirements for all 263 of its officers.
Donate to the It’s Your Times giving campaign to enable change like that to happen. The ripple starts with you: https://secure.tampabay.com/forms/itsyourtimes26?campaignId=443&utm_source=social&utm_medium=times
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- It's Your Times: May 13, 2026
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- 0:16
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- 5 months ago
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- It's Your Times: May 12, 2026
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- 1:01
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- 5 months ago
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- Community journalism makes a difference in our community.
Times’ energy reporter Emily Mahoney’s coverage of the 2024 hurricanes helped a local mom who was without power for days connect with a reader who wanted to help.
Impact doesn’t travel far. It starts right here.
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- It's Your Times: May 11, 2026
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- 0:15
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- 5 months ago
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- The average cost of a pizza might not strike you as enough to fund hurricane coverage. But if 100 residents donate the cost of a pizza, it is. That’d be enough to fund a reporter-photographer team covering a major storm.
What happens here matters everywhere. Donations from readers help our journalists continue to keep our community safe during disasters like a hurricane.
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- It's Your Times: May 10, 2026
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Enterprise reporter Lane DeGregory witnessed growth and renewal at Victory High, where newly sober students get a second chance.
After the story was published, readers called, wanting to help.
Impact doesn’t travel far. It starts right here.
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- It's Your Times: May 9, 2026
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- 0:15
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- 6 months ago
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- Turn your daily coffee habit into funding for local news. If 100 readers like you donate to our annual It’s Your Times giving campaign, it helps pay a summer intern. Give today: https://secure.tampabay.com/forms/itsyourtimes26?campaignId=443&utm_source=social&utm_medium=times
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- It's Your Times: May 8, 2026
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Investigative reporter Chris O’Donnell wrote about a woman in Riverview who fell from a fourth floor balcony and severely damaged her spine.
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- The Bay Brief May 7, 2026
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Here’s what to know in the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly roundup, The Bay Brief:
How to preserve water during the regional drought, the history of USF St. Pete’s Marine Science Lab that caught fire last Saturday and Pasco schools address the need for students to start kindergarten potty trained.
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- It's Your Times: May 7, 2026
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- 0:17
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- 6 months ago
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- Local support. Local news. Local change.
Our journalists live in the communities they report on, making sure their neighbors are kept in the know. And we’re not owned by a billionaire. Our annual It’s Your Times giving campaign helps us continue sharing local news.
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- Make It Make Sense: Can HPV give men cancer, too?
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Have you gotten your HPV vaccine? If the answer is no, you’re not alone.
The HPV vaccine is highly effective for fighting multiple types of cancers, yet rates of people getting it are low.
In this installment of Make It Make Sense, columnist Stephanie Hayes sits down with health reporter Lauren Peace to demystify one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and the illnesses it can cause.
Read more and make it make sense: https://www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026/05/06/hpv-cancer-men-women-cervical-vaccine-florida/
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- It's Your Times: May 6, 2026
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- 0:17
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- 6 months ago
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- From print, to online, to social media, the Times is everywhere providing you with the latest news.
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- What have Juvenile Welfare Board members said about CEO search? Texts offer a glimpse
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- As the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County zeroes in on Glen Gilzean as its next CEO, board members have insisted during public meetings that the appointment is not political.
But text messages reviewed by the Times shed light on how some members of the board sought to drum up support for Gilzean in political circles.
In February, Brian Aungst Jr., a gubernatorial appointee to the board, texted a handful of well-connected Republicans about how votes for Gilzean were “gettable” from county officials and that he would “get it done.”
Tap the link in our bio to read our full report.
✍️ : Alexa Coultoff; 📸: @lsantanaphoto; @dirkshadd; Douglas R. Clifford & 📹 : Justin Seecharan / Tampa Bay Times
Click here to read our report: https://www.tampabay.com/news/pinellas/2026/04/08/juvenile-welfare-board-ceo-vote-glen-gilzean-jwb-texts/
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- Tampa Bay’s hottest dining trend? The chef collab
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- 1:20
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- 6 months ago
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- Collaborations between chefs are becoming increasingly popular in Tampa Bay.
Ticket price and general approach for these types of events can range from ultra high-end to low-brow, but either way, they're are shaping up to be one of Tampa Bay’s hottest dining trends.
The allure and impetus behind them range from increased brand awareness to culinary community building.
For diners, the events offer a fun and different way to eat out.
Read the story: https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/food/food-news/2026/04/13/the-tides-bar-terroir-the-salty-lucky-tigre-cheekys/
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- The Bay Brief April 30, 2026
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Here’s what to know in the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly roundup, The Bay Brief:
Updates on seagrass health in our waters, Florida Legislature approval of the proposed congressional map that could give the Republican Party four more seats in Congress and the priciest house to ever hit the market in Tampa Bay.
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- Hillsborough has a class size problem. Leaders don’t see an easy fix
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Hillsborough has a class size issue, much like other school districts in the state.
But with fines and penalties nonexistent, enforcement for keeping headcounts under legal limits is largely toothless.
A Times analysis found that in the past two years, Hillsborough has had more than 40 of its schools’ class size averages exceed the legal limits.
Districtwide, the number of students per teacher has grown more than 18% in the last six school years.
And the fix is far from easy.
Read our report: https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2026/04/10/florida-class-size-hillsborough-schools/
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- The Bay Brief April 23, 2026
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- UPDATE April 24, 2 p.m.: Remains of one of the missing USF students has been found on the Howard Frankland Bridge. A suspect has been arrested.
Here’s what to know in the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly roundup, The Bay Brief:
Two USF students have been missing for a week, Florida opened a criminal investigation into ChatGPT after FSU’s fatal shooting last year and the changes to what food is eligible for Florida SNAP benefits.
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- Make It Make Sense: What is a guava? | Column
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- 1:50
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- 6 months ago
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- If we asked you to describe a guava in its original form, not mushed inside a pastry, could you do it?
In her new series Make It Make Sense, columnist Stephanie Hayes asks reporters and regular folks to break down hot topics we pretend to know in party conversation.
To learn more about the idiosyncratic guava, closely associated with Tampa but strangely hard to find, she sat down with culture and nostalgia reporter Gabrielle Calise.
Read more: https://www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026/04/21/guava-florida-tampa-look-taste-where-to-get/
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- Lightning vs. Canadiens in first round of Stanley Cup Playoffs
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The Lightning’s penalties during Sunday’s game against the Canadiens may have been mostly self-inflicted, but there’s plenty more to come in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. We asked fans at the game what they thought about the other side of the competition.
Read about the playoff opener: https://www.tampabay.com/sports/lightning/2026/04/20/juraj-slafkovsky-montreal-canadiens-brandon-hagel-jake-guentzel-jon-cooper/
And stay up to date with Lightning coverage at tampabay.com/sports
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- Title
- Tampa Bay’s hot new markets and festivals are at ... the Derby Lane parking lot?
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Hummus samples, K-pop merch and vintage Florida oddities now fill the parking lot of Derby Lane every weekend.
The casino and former dog track has become the site of a popular farmers and flea market — but that isn't the only attraction coming to this repurposed space.
For nearly a century, Derby Lane was known for greyhound racing, it even became the backdrop for films like Ocean’s 11.
Now its sprawling parking lot is filled with tents, vendors and a new kind of crowd.
We took a peek into how this historic site has been reimagined for foodies and bargain shoppers. Read the story: https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/entertainment/things-to-do/2026/03/23/derby-lane-st-petersburg-farmers-market-flea-history-development-tampa-rally/
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- The Bay Brief April 15, 2026
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Here’s what to know in the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly roundup, The Bay Brief:
Wildfires are becoming more frequent across Florida amid a drought; Trump officials say birthright citizenship raises national security concerns following a bomb threat at the MacDill Airforce Base and water permit issues a large data center developer is facing in the state.
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- I walked all of St. Petersburg’s Central Avenue and you should too
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- 3:06
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- On a sunny morning in early January, real estate reporter Rebecca Liebson and two friends set out to test the limits of St. Pete’s street grid by walking the entire length of Central Avenue from Tampa Bay to Treasure Island Beach.
In a world obsessed with optimization, walking has become a chore. It’s something you do simply to close the circle on your Apple Watch, Liebson writes.
But for generations, walking was not just a necessity — it was a form of leisure.
Equipped with a beach towel, a water bottle and a disposable camera, they made the nine mile trek, wtih Liebson documenting what they saw along the way.
Read more about the journey: https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/2026/04/06/st-petersburg-travel-central-ave-pedestrian-beach/
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- The Bay Brief April 9, 2026
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Here’s what to know in the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly roundup, The Bay Brief:
What some U.S. senators are questioning about abuse allegations in Alligator Alcatraz; details of Pinellas County’s Juvenile Welfare Board CEO search; and a midsize music venue coming to Tampa’s Ybor City.
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- Title
- In Trop reopening, Rays honor team history and hurricane recovery
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Tropicana Field’s repairs came down to the wire before gates opened to fans on April 6.
As the Rays solidify the team’s future with a new stadium in Tampa, the new owners wanted the Trop's reopening to be about the past.
Read more: https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2026/04/06/trop-reopening-rays-honor-team-history-hurricane-recovery/
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- He helped install Tropicana Field’s new roof. This is how it went
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Christopher Torres was looking for more work after his hours were cut on a project in Colorado.
Torres, a 39-year-old union member of Oklahoma City’s Ironworkers Local 48, hit the road. He drove 21 hours to St. Petersburg and walked into what was left of the dome with a bag of tools.
All he really needed was a harness and a helmet.
His job: Take the old work net and brackets off, put new brackets on; unfold the Teflon-coated fabric roof panel, pull it open with a pulley and tie it down with a bunch of straps. It was a workout in the late summer heat.
Read more about Torres' contribution to getting the Rays stadium ready for opening day: https://www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026/02/12/strawberries-plant-city-good-florida-cold-sweet/
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- The Bay Brief April 2, 2026
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Here’s what to know in the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly roundup, The Bay Brief:
How gas prices have increased in Tampa; offshore drilling in the Gulf exempted from endangered species protections; a list of where to eat before or after the Rays’ home opener this weekend.
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- Tampa Bay's Top Workplaces Reflect: Priority One Financial Services
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Hear from Priority One Financial Services' CEO, Heather Mariscal, as she answers what being a top workplace means.
Each year, the Tampa Bay Times surveys employers to celebrate the best places to work. Read more about the other top workplaces in the area: https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2026/03/27/here-are-top-165-tampa-bay-workplaces-2026/
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- Tampa Bay's Top Workplaces Reflect: Kforce
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Hear from Kforce’s CEO, Joe Liberatore, as he answers what being a top workplace means.
Each year, the Tampa Bay Times surveys employers to celebrate the best places to work. Read more about the other top workplaces in the area: https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2026/03/27/here-are-top-165-tampa-bay-workplaces-2026/
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- Tampa Bay's Top Workplaces Reflect: American Integrity Insurance Group
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Hear from American Integrity Insurance Group's CEO, Bob Ritchie, as he answers what being a top workplace means.
Each year, the Tampa Bay Times surveys employers to celebrate the best places to work. Read more about the other top workplaces in the area: https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2026/03/27/here-are-top-165-tampa-bay-workplaces-2026/
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- Title
- Why do Tampa Bay’s strawberries taste so good right now?
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Have you noticed this year’s Florida strawberries are tasting extra sweet and juicy? It’s not just in your head.
Two new standout breeds, the Encore and Ember, are being grown on more than half of the strawberry acreages in Tampa Bay this season.
Plus, weather conditions have been ideal to create tasty, deeply red berries.
Columnist Stephanie Hayes talked to an expert on the fruit to make it make sense.
Read Hayes’ full column: https://www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026/02/12/strawberries-plant-city-good-florida-cold-sweet/
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- The Bay Brief March 26, 2026
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Here’s what to know in the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly roundup, The Bay Brief:
Florida’s gun laws regarding residential property; a status update on the special state Senate election in west Hillsborough County; and what type of events are hosted at Derby Lane these days after the end of dog racing six years ago.
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- Title
- Can your neighbor put a gun range in their yard? Lutz residents found out
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Last fall after hearing a “bang bang bang bang” sound, Nathalia Assaad stood in her backyard wondering what it was.
Other neighbors recognized gunfire in a suburban Lutz neighborhood.
A neighbor had constructed a shooting range in their backyard, only a few hundred feet from a bustling plaza.
They’d soon find out that when it comes to gun shots, local laws make some special exceptions.
Read more about the neighborhood debate: https://www.tampabay.com/news/hillsborough/2026/03/19/shooting-range-noise-law-hillsborough-lutz-backyard/
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- Bees are Florida’s backbone, but the state is becoming less pollinator-friendly
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Florida is a bee paradise — so much so that out-of-state beekeepers and their pollinators often winter here.
But honeybees aren’t the only pollinators around. The state is home to more than 300 local bee species that vary in size, looks and food preferences.
Across the board, these bees boost Florida’s agriculture industry and prop up our environment.
But in recent years, Florida has become less friendly to managed honeybees and native bees. They’re facing a laundry list of threats that could spell trouble for Florida’s way of life.
Read more about the challenges these pollinators are facing: https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2026/03/20/florida-bees-pollen-honey-st-petersburg-tampa/
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- The Bay Brief March 19, 2026
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Here’s what to know in the Tampa Bay Times’ weekly roundup, The Bay Brief.
Florida’s legislative session ended, but there’s unfinished business; Tampa Bay residents without health insurance are left with little options; and the Kennedy Space Center has requested additional funding to no avail.
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- 20 of our favorite Tampa Bay beach bars and restaurants
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 🏖️🍹 Spring break in Tampa Bay is here!
Maybe you’re wisely planning to set up your towel on the shore before 10 a.m. or around sunset to avoid the hottest parts of the day and the biggest crowds.
We put together a guide for finding tasty eats and fun drinks near the sand.
Even if you’re staying as far away from the beaches as possible during spring break, save our list for prime beach-going season.
Tap the link in our bio for fun in the sun or next time you want to squeeze in a beach day.
Read more about our favorite spots to grab drinks and food at the beach: https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/food/bar-breweries/2026/03/12/tampa-bay-beach-bars-restaurants-spring-break/
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- Title
- Clearwater is seeing momentum downtown. Is Scientology helping?
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- A variety of projects are happening in downtown Clearwater, including a hotel and a new City Hall.
City officials said they're excited about the moment the city is experiencing.
But they are unsure about the Church of Scientology’s role in the Clearwater’s transformation, as downtown properties tied to the church have sat vacant for years.
Read more about officials' concerns and what lies ahead for the city: https://www.tampabay.com/news/clearwater/2026/03/10/clearwater-church-of-scientology-downtown-construction/
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