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Free beer returns to Busch Gardens, St. Pete gets a new dog bar waterpark, and more Tampa Bay foodie news

And Tampa's 12th annual Cuban Sandwich Festival returns to Ybor City this weekend.

By Kyla Fields

May 26, 2023

Openings Mutts & Martinis Grand Central District’s newest addition is getting ready to open its doors, and it's the ideal place for your dogs to cool off in the summer heat...

Free beer returns to Busch Gardens, St. Pete gets a new dog bar waterpark, and more Tampa Bay foodie news

Veteran Tampa journalist says USF censored his antisemitism comments over fear of DeSantis

Mike Deeson made the comments on an episode of the school's 'Activism Lab' podcast.

By Arielle Stevenson

Neo-Nazi group outside the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit at day two of the the Tampa Convention Center on July 23, 2022.

Tampa’s Sunset Music Festival announces new safety measures for guests

Anyone who needs assistance this weekend can text ‘33607.’

By Ray Roa

Tampa’s Sunset Music Festival announces new safety measures for guests

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Creative Loafing kicks off Tampa Bay Restaurant Week with ‘Meet the Chefs’

By Kyla Fields

Creative Loafing kicks off Tampa Bay Restaurant Week with ‘Meet the Chefs’

Interview: Before St. Pete Pride performance, alt-rock trio Meet Me @ The Altar discusses coming out, more

By Josh Bradley

Meet Me @ The Altar

Ringo Starr and more coming to Clearwater’s new Coachman Park amphitheater, The Sound

By Josh Bradley

Ringo Starr and more coming to Clearwater’s new Coachman Park amphitheater, The Sound

PURE, Tampa’s latest plan to treat wastewater, is over for now

By Arielle Stevenson

The final stage of water treatment at Tampa's Howard F. Curren wastewater plant.

Clearwater's Vietnamese street food event Saigon Summer Night Market launches next weekend

By Kyla Fields

Clearwater's Vietnamese street food event Saigon Summer Night Market launches next weekend

It's the last weekend to see Fairgrounds' 'Shrimpfinity' art exhibit in St. Pete

By Kyla Fields

NOLA’s Milagros Collective was founded in 2008 by former Florida residents Felici Asteinza and Joey Fillastre.

Florida's new election bill immediately challenged in federal court

By Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida

Florida's new election bill immediately challenged in federal court

Free beer returns to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this summer

By Colin Wolf

Free beer returns to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this summer

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Get a scenic workout kayaking through a mangrove tunnel at Shell Key
1 Collany Rd., Tierra Verde, 727-265-2268
Located near St. Pete, Get Up and Go’s clear kayak tours offer views of local wildlife and while floating around in a crystal-clear boat. In the summer, kayakers can look out for manatees, pink Roseate spoonbills and dolphins. Shell Key Preserve also offers a glow tour, a nighttime kayak tour featuring color-changing LED’s lighting up the water beneath your clear kayak.
Photo via Get Up And Go/website

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PHOTOS: Florida protesters from across political spectrum rally against DeSantis ahead of campaign launch

PHOTOS: Florida protesters from across political spectrum rally against DeSantis ahead of campaign launch

Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov is selling his South Tampa house

Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov is selling his South Tampa house

East Sister Rock Island, a completely off-the-grid private island in Florida, is back on the market

East Sister Rock Island, a completely off-the-grid private island in Florida, is back on the market

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