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Tampa pastor on Pride: 'God called me to be exactly who I am, as a trans person, as a gay person, as a husband, parent'

Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw: 'We’re here, we’re queer, and we’re not leaving.'

By Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw

Jun 5, 2023

My husband and I finally had the conversation that I never actually expected us to have. It was Friday, after we’d both finished work for the day...

Allan (L) and Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw.

10 St. Pete Pride events happening during the month of June

St. Pete Pride Guide 2023.

Paradegoers at St. Pete Pride 2022.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay working with law enforcement after influencer jumps into alligator exhibit

“Another wild Karen, crikey,” Pursifull says while guests can be heard asking him to exit the exhibit.

By Colin Wolf

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay working with law enforcement after influencer jumps into alligator exhibit

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'Immoral and disgusting': California officials link DeSantis to migrant flights

By McKenna Schueler

'Immoral and disgusting': California officials link DeSantis to migrant flights

DeSantis administration wants judge to throw out constitutional challenge to drag show law

By Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida

Angelique Young-Cavalier at Showbar in Ybor City, Florida on May 21, 2023.

Cirque du Soleil ‘Bazzar’ is coming to St. Petersburg next year

By Ray Roa

In the show, 35 performers work under the direction of a 'maestro.'

Urban Brew & BBQ celebrates a decade in St. Pete with a $10 all-you-can-eat buffet

By Kyla Fields

Urban Brew & BBQ celebrates a decade in St. Pete with a $10 all-you-can-eat buffet

ADUs could come to to East Tampa, and activists want the neighborhood to have a say in its future

By Arielle Stevenson

The corner of E 20th Avenue and N 13th Street in Tampa's V.M. Ybor neighborhood.

Tampa English restaurant The Pub closes after 12 years at International Plaza

By Kyla Fields

Tampa English restaurant The Pub closes after 12 years at International Plaza

‘Great Divide’ country singer Luke Combs adds second date at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium

By Ray Roa

Luke Combs, who plays Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on July 7-8, 2023.

DeSantis vetoes bill requiring medical practitioners to wear name tags

By News Service of Florida

DeSantis vetoes bill requiring medical practitioners to wear name tags

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Everyone we saw at the Emo Night Tampa eight-year anniversary concert

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This Tampa Bay home sits on its own 2-acre peninsula and comes with an indoor koi pond and a bird-cage elevator

This Tampa Bay home sits on its own two-acre peninsula, and comes with an indoor koi pond and a bird-cage elevator

Sierra Ferrell plays Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, Florida on May 30, 2023.

Review: In sold-out show, Sierra Ferrell gives Clearwater a peek at roots music's next big thing [PHOTOS]

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