

Video shows crowded Tampa rooftop patio during coronavirus pandemic
Instagram posts show a packed Cinco de Mayo patio at Mole y Abuela.
WestShore Plaza joins the list of Tampa Bay malls reopening after coronavirus closures
Shop ‘til you drop, we guess.
An insanely constipated Florida lizard just broke the record for biggest poop
The turd was 80% of its body mass.
Dinosaur World will officially reopen this week
The park, which is located at 145 Harvey Tew Road, Plant City, closed on March 17.
Over 2,000 Florida corrections workers are in self-quarantine right now
Leaders worry that already-low staffing levels at state prisons will be exacerbated by workers who are quarantined.
New lawsuit challenges Florida’s mail-in ballot requirements amid coronavirus outbreak
The lawsuit argues that ballots should be valid so long as they are postmarked on or before Election Day.
Today is the third anniversary of Tom Petty’s last Florida show ever
The legend died a few months after playing Amalie Arena.
South Tampa’s Ciccio Water is now a dual-concept called ‘Water + Flour’
Takeout and delivery is available now.
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman wants to let restaurants expand outdoor seating
The establishment has to apply first.
South Tampa’s Green Lemon ’embarrassed’ and appreciative after Cinco de Mayo shutdown
Doors closed at 7:20 p.m.
Florida Gov. DeSantis says more restaurant capacity is on the menu for Phase Two reopening
DeSantis said he’s be comfortable taking his wife and three children to a restaurant now.
Just 17 percent of Florida’s tourism-related businesses received federal stimulus assistance, says survey
DeSantis said Monday that getting the tourism industry back will require a renewed confidence in the industry.
Cletus, Florida Aquarium’s near 30-year-old goliath grouper, has died
Cletus is survived by Gill, who lives in the aquarium’s main coral reef exhibit.
Nicolas Cage will play Joe Exotic in new ‘Tiger King’ TV mini-series
This series isn’t to be confused with the “Tiger King” show starring Kate McKinnon as Tampa’s Big Cat CEO Carole Baskin.
Kids continue to test positive for COVID-19 at Florida’s juvenile facilities
The two new infections were at the Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center and the Broward Youth Treatment Center.
As Florida jobless claims pass 1 million, DeSantis blames ‘convoluted’ website
DeSantis again promised to require a review of the history of the $77.9 million CONNECT online unemployment system.
City of Tampa will relax zoning rules to allow restaurants more outdoor seating
To assist with the initiative, the plan also calls for the closure of public roads in seven designated pedestrian-heavy areas throughout the City of Tampa.
For Florida college students, retrieving their dorm room belongings has become a new challenge
It’s as though time stood still in most of the university’s dorm rooms, Hernandez said.
Dave Matthews Band adds Tampa concert to 2021 summer tour
DMB also postponed its 2020 tour plans.
Nearly 10 percent of Florida’s COVID-19 tests on inmates have come back positive
A total of 680 of the state’s roughly 94,000 inmates have been tested for COVID-19. Less than nine percent of the tests were positive.
As Florida restaurants begin to reopen, here are the rules they’re supposed to follow
Beshears said he expects that bumping occupancy to 50 percent for restaurants “gets changed sooner rather than later.”
City of Tampa will reopen beaches and dog parks today
Per usual, the City of Tampa is encouraging residents to follow social distancing guidelines.
Hoots, a new concept from Hooters where dudes can be servers, opens today in St. Pete
It’s Florida’s first location.
Tampa Bay restaurants offering Cinco de Mayo takeout eats and drinks
No sombrero necessary.
St. Pete ‘Twerk Gawd’ Cristol imagines appearance on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’
His and Skyler Clark’s ‘Country Twerk’ anthem is the centerpiece of the daydream.
The Wandering Hours, and more of this weekend’s best Tampa Bay livestreams
Live music, on your phone.
Tampa Bay businesses are reopening, help us let people know
Once we compile the information, this list will appear online and will be regularly updated.
King State closes in Lakeland, focuses ‘110 percent’ on Tampa location
It will likely wait before opening dining room in the Heights.
Tampa trio Rototiller releases debut LP on same day as Rock the Park livestream performance
‘Arrive Alive’ on May 7.
Pinellas County’s ‘safer-at-home’ order will expire next week
Under the county commissioners’ vote, some businesses will be allowed to operate at 25% capacity.
Florida’s state parks will reopen next week, says Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida’s state parks have been closed for over a month because of the coronavirus pandemic.
With Amendment 4’s added ‘poll tax,’ Florida ex-felon fears voting might put him back behind bars
Bryant said he wants to vote in the fall elections, like “a regular person.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he really needs a haircut
“I need it (haircut) worse than anything,” he joked. “I haven’t had a haircut since February.”
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South Tampa’s Goody Goody Burger reopens for to-go service starting Friday
It’s the first Columbia Restaurant Group to kick back up since closing in March.
Hillsborough County will reopen some parks, trails and boat ramps next week
As of now, all other parks remain closed.
Hillsborough County will allow ‘safer-at-home’ order to expire next week
Hillsborough County’s stay-at-home order has been in effect since Friday, March 27.
Ohio DJ and producer Mt. Analogue talks livestreaming, Carole Baskin, ‘plamping’ and more
A deep look into his third ear.
St. Pete distinguished gentleman Tai Swank gets candid about being a dad during the pandemic
From Sandra’s ‘I Miss Us’ photo essay.
St. Pete tutor Megan Kotsko shares her family’s coronavirus lockdown experience
From Sandra’s ‘I Miss Us’ photo essay.
The ‘mental and emotional health of everyone’ worries St. Pete’s Sandra Döhnert and Scott Bourne the most
From Sandra’s ‘I Miss Us’ photo essay.
Girls Rock Camp’s Rachael Sibilia on the ups and downs of raising a family during coronavirus
From Sandra Döhnert Bourne’s ‘I Miss Us’ photo essay.
St. Pete native Nackie Karcher came home when her Brooklyn salon closed to coronavirus
From Sandra Döhnert Bourne’s ‘I Miss Us’ photo essay.
Matt Kaye, owner of The Bends in St. Pete, has been missing ‘absolutely everything’
From Sandra Döhnert Bourne’s ‘I Miss Us’ photo essay.
St. Pete arts ambassador Jennifer Petrini on her coronavirus experience: ‘Hang in there’
From Sandra Döhnert Bourne’s ‘I Miss Us’ photo essay.
St. Petersburg Deputy Mayor Dr. Kanika Tomalin shares her family’s coronavirus experience
From Sandra Döhnert Bourne’s ‘I Miss Us’ photo essay.
Chris Giuffre, owner of St. Pete’s Galileo Studios, on how his family’s doing after he tested positive for coronavirus
From Sandra Döhnert Bourne’s ‘I Miss Us’ photo essay.
A Tampa Bay weatherman’s dog just delivered a perfect forecast
Give that dog a tie and more airtime.
Kriseman says St. Pete restaurants may prepare to open at 25 percent capacity starting Monday
Six-foot spacing between outside tables are good, too.
Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to re-open Florida, here’s what that means
Here are answers to frequently asked questions of the Governor’s Office.
Florida counties aren’t sure if ex-felons have paid their ‘poll tax’ and are eligible to vote
There’s no single database where felons, lawyers or elections officials can determine whether people have outstanding court-ordered financial obligations.
Florida vacations rentals remain off limits, as restaurants and shops begin to open
The order issued Wednesday did not specify when the suspension of vacation rentals will end.
St. Pete photographer Sandra Döhnert Bourne asks us to remember what coronavirus has taught so far
Her ‘I Miss Us’ photo essay captures locals on lockdown.
St. Petersburg’s Wee Gallery has brain-developing freebies for all you pandemic parents
The help comes after Wee’s efforts to assist victims of Hurricane Irma plus fires in the Amazon and Australia.
How Tampa songwriter JudyAnne Jackson is adjusting to life on lockdown
The sixth grader can’t wait t get off Instagram Live and into a real life gig.
Experts from the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, Frameworks and USF discuss how to help kids deal with COVID-19 concerns
Helping is simpler than we think.
Tampa Bay’s best restaurant of 2019 quickly adapted to coronavirus, but wonders how it’ll return
‘How much backlash will we get from not doing takeout?’
An anti-vaxx group organized last weekend’s reopen Florida rally in Tampa
Not a single Tampa news outlet mentioned who organized last Sunday’s protest. That’s not good.
Savage Love: You can’t masturbate your way out of persistent genital arousal disorder
It’s also OK to stay friends with your ex.
Donald Trump and his cult will get people killed just to own the libs
Informed Dissent.
Tampa Bay Times gets $8.5 million federal loan, adds metered paywall to coronavirus stories
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