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‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ had some ideas for Tampa Bay’s Sapphic Sun
Big news for St. Pete queers and zinesters.
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A Sandwich with Andy: Mourning and remembering USF’s beloved author and librarian
Every good archive has at least one person who knows the stacks inside out. At USF, that person was Andy.
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‘Hopefully there’ll be another Andy Huse 100 years from now’: Tampa Bay mourns beloved historian, librarian and archivist
Memorials and celebrations for the past CL columnist are happening Friday and Sunday.
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Scott and Young headed for runoff in Tampa City Council race
Two’s company.
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Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Kimberly Overman joins congressional race in Florida’s District 15
She’s one of four candidates already in the primary.
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Singles with dedicated wingmen can ‘Pitch-a-Friend’ at Ferg’s this weekend
Use those powerpoint skills for good.
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Vaccines and guns: DeSantis gives a sneak peek at 2026 legislative agenda [PHOTOS]
He’s going for open carry again.
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In St. Pete, activists push for Bay area police to drop ICE agreements
There is no requirement for municipalities to sign 287(g) agreements with ICE.
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Tampa Monitor: City Council to vote on $10M for West Riverwalk project
While this was approved eight months ago, it appears another vote is in order.
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Miami Beach has challenged FDOT’s street art ban
The Miami Beach petition at the Division of Administrative Hearings said the state targeted what are described as “terrazzo pavers” at Ocean Drive and 12th Street in the city.
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Judge blocks Tampa Bay DJ from including Hulk Hogan sextape in new documentary
The ruling said Bubba the Love Sponge Clem surreptitiously recorded the wrestler in 2007 in ‘consensual private conduct’ and transferred the video to a DVD.
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Homelessness among Florida families up 28-percent, says report
Rents have also increased by nearly 40% between 2019-2023.
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Oracle of Ybor: Your now-married ex’s birthday is not an excuse to call and see how he’s doing
‘I hope your old love finds peace this year, and I hope that you do, too.’
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Column: Despite 5-2 vote to defund Creative Pinellas, there might still be time to save the county’s arts nonprofit
244 emails and more than 50 well-researched in-person pleas weren’t enough to save the nonprofit—but the fight might not be not over.
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Uhuru Solidarity Movement hosts ‘Artists Against Genocide’ benefit this weekend
Some protestors will be speaking, too.
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Review: In Clearwater, Cynthia Erivo dazzles in stunning Florida Orchestra show
Dancing through life.
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Column: Pinellas County Commissioner Brian Scott’s argument to defund Creative Pinellas doesn’t hold water
The nonprofit wasn’t established to fund tourism, but has put art in front of Pinellas County visitors.
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DeSantis says the state is looking into opening a new immigration detention facility in west Florida
The first deportation facility, in the Everglades, opened earlier this summer, must be shut down, a federal judge ruled, although the state is fighting that ruling.