Photos: All the pirates, scallywags and rowdy revelers we saw at Tampa's 2023 Gasparilla parade

An estimated 300,000 people found themselves stumbling up and down Tampa's Bayshore Boulevard and downtown on Saturday, for the 2023 Gasparilla parade.…

By Ray Roa

Photos: All the pirates, scallywags and rowdy revelers we saw at Tampa's 2023 Gasparilla parade
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Photos: On 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade, Tampa activists rally for reproductive rights

With reproductive rights under attack in Florida, activists have not backed down, and gathered across Tampa Bay to mark the anniversary of…

By Ray Roa

Photos: On 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade, Tampa activists rally for reproductive rights
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Photos: After controversial vetoes, activists gather outside Tampa City Hall to say 'Castor Suppresses Votes'

Yesterday, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor published an Op-Ed in the Tampa Bay Times that told city councilmembers that she vetoed their desire…

By Ray Roa

Activists gather outside Tampa City Hall on Jan. 18, 2023.
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Photos: Activists protest anti-trans legislation outside office of Tampa surgeon Michael Wasylik

Despite Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo making an argument based on "seriously flawed" science, the state board of medicine, in November,  finalized a rule that aims…

By Ray Roa

Activists outside the office of Dr. Michael Wasylik in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 7, 2023.
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Everyone we saw at Titus O'Neil's 'Joy of Giving' celebration in Tampa

There's literally not another bigger Tampa philanthropist than Titus O'Neil. The WWE superstar born Thaddeus Bullard has already taken to Raymond James Stadium…

By Ray Roa

Photos: All the happy people we saw at Titus O'Neil's 'Joy of Giving' celebration in Tampa
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Photos: Tampa Bay Iranian students honor and rally for Mahsa Amini as part of global day of action

On Saturday—just days before Iran's national team refused to sing the country's national anthem at the World Cup—100 cities around the world…

By Dave Decker

Photos: Tampa Bay Iranian students honor and rally for Mahsa Amini as part of global day of action
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Photos: Tampa-based Iranian student group stages ‘die in’ rally outside USF Marshall Center

With over 40 days passing since the death of Masha Amini while in Iranian police custody, a Tampa-based Iranian student group gathered…

By Dave Decker

Photos: Tampa-based Iranian student group stages ‘die in’ rally outside USF Marshall Center
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Photos: Hurricane Ian leaves Tampa with downed trees and temporarily sucks water out of Hillsborough River

Maybe it's the spirit of the Tocobaga, maybe it was Florida Man, but for some reason Tampa Bay chased away another direct…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Hurricane Ian leaves Tampa with downed trees and temporarily sucks water out of Hillsborough River
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The most miserable places in Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is great. There's a reason everyone is moving here. But sometimes, there are spots that feel like they double as…

By CL Staff

Ikea on a Sunday.
At least you can treat yourself to a bag of 75 cent hot dogs
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Everyone we saw at WWE superstar Titus O'Neil's Back to School Bash at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium

When you're Titus O'Neil, everything you do is larger in life. And lucky for Tampa Bay, the WWE superstar's heart always seems…

By Ray Roa

Everyone we saw at WWE superstar Titus O'Neil's Back to School Bash at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium
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Photos: Neo-Nazis gather outside Turning Point USA summit at Tampa Convention Center

The second day of Turning Point USA's Student Action Summit brought neo-Nazis to downtown's Tampa Convention Center. The extremist groups arrived after…

By Justin Garcia

Neo-Nazi group outside the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit at day two of the the Tampa Convention Center on July 23, 2022.
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Photos: Hundreds march in downtown Tampa to protest Moms For Liberty national summit

Today, hundreds of activists gathered in Downtown Tampa to protest the first-ever Moms for Liberty national summit. The right wing group has…

By Justin Garcia

Protestors marched from Gaslight Square Park to the Water Street Marriott in Tampa, Florida.
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Tampa Bay teachers protest Ron DeSantis and Moms For Liberty summit in downtown Tampa

Today several Tampa Bay teachers gathered outside of the first national Moms For Liberty summit in Downtown Tampa to protest the group's…

By Justin Garcia

Brandt Robinson (L) outside Moms For Liberty's national summit outside the Water Street Marriott in Tampa, Florida on July 15, 2022.
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Photos: Hundreds of pro-choice activists marched in downtown Tampa Saturday

For the second weekend in a row, abortion rights activists took to the streets in Tampa Bay in response to the U.S.…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Hundreds of pro-choice activists marched in downtown Tampa Saturday
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Photos from last weekend's Temple Terrace 'Free Palestine' protest

Last Saturday, around 200 people gathered in Temple Terrace to protest the ongoing apartheid in Palestine. The rally was held at the…

By Justin Garcia

Photo's from the Temple Terrace 'Free Palestine' protest last weekend
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20 things even the most seasoned locals haven't done in Tampa Bay (and a bit beyond)

When someone spends their days writing about dead people, they’re bound to learn a few things about how to live. Just ask…

By Ray Roa

Visit an actual castle in Ona4533 Solomon Rd., Ona. (863) 494-6077 Solomon's Castle is, literally, a castle. It closes during the summer, but take the tour when it's open and make sure to visit the restaurant that's a boat on a moat for lunch.
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An off-the-grid island house is now for sale inside Florida's Cayo Costa State Park

Accessible only by boat, a rare Florida home that's almost entirely cutoff from civilization is now on the market. Located at 1000…

By CL Staff

An off-the-grid  island house is now for sale inside Florida's Cayo Cosa State Park
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NASCAR star Jeff Gordon's former Florida home, complete with car museum, sells for a record $36 million

The one-time Florida home of the "Rainbow Warrior" has sold for a new record-setting price. Located at 2445 S Ocean Blvd. in Highland…

By CL Staff

NASCAR star Jeff Gordon's former Florida home, complete with car museum, sells for a record $36 million
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As housing crisis worsens, Tampa protesters call for rent control

[image-11]Protesters gathered outside of Tampa City Hall last Friday to demand rent control in Tampa as rents skyrocket during an unbridled housing…

By Justin Garcia, Dave Decker

Outside Tampa City Hall, protesters demand 'rent control now'
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Residents at Tampa apartments fight eviction and say black mold is just part of poor living conditions

[image-19] Tenants at Holly Court Apartments in North Tampa protested an ongoing mass eviction and made demands for serious infrastructure issues to…

By Dave Decker, Justin Garcia

Residents at Tampa’s Holly Court apartments fight eviction at protest, and say that black mold is just part of poor living conditions
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PHOTOS: Jenny De Leon memorialized at Tampa Transgender Day of Remembrance

On Saturday, Nov. 20, Tampa PFLAG organizers held a vigil  at Joe Chillura Courthouse Square to honor transgender people who have lost…

By CL Staff

PHOTOS: Jenny De Leon memorialized at Tampa Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Tampa Heights' iconic hostel Gram's Place is now for sale

Here’s a chance to own a 30-year-old slice of BOTB-winning Tampa history before a developer gets its hands on it. Tampa Heights’…

By CL Staff

Tampa Heights' iconic hostel Gram's Place is now for sale
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Photos: Indigenous protesters, allies, rally against Tampa’s Christopher Columbus statue

On Sunday afternoon, around 60 protesters gathered at Columbus Statue Park to once again protest Tampa’s monument to a genocidal maniac. The…

By CL Staff

Photos: Indigenous protesters, allies, rally against Tampa’s Christopher Columbus statue
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Everything we saw at the ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ marches in Tampa

Over the weekend in Tampa and across the country, demonstrators spoke out against Texas and Mississippi abortion bans which prohibit abortions after…

By CL Staff

Everything we saw at the ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ marches in Tampa
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Everything we saw at last weekend’s ‘Fancy Women Bike Ride’ in downtown Tampa

Sunday was World Car-Free Day, and some Fancy Women rode through downtown Tampa to do their part. The group joined others from…

By CL Staff

Everything we saw at last weekend’s ‘Fancy Women Bike Ride’ in downtown Tampa
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Activists rally and demand that state drop charges against Tampa protester

Around 50 protesters gathered in downtown Tampa at the Hillsborough County Courthouse yesterday to call on State Attorney Andrew Warren to drop…

By CL Staff

Activists rally and demand that state drop charges against Tampa protester
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This Florida river house comes with an island, and a staircase built out of a tree

A literal "treehouse" along the Withlacoochee River is now on the market in Inglis, Florida. Located at 11449 N Honey Jordan Point,…

By CL Staff

This Florida river house comes with an island, and a staircase built out of a tree
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'Pretty Joe Rock,' one of Florida's rare private islands, is now on the market

It may be a tiny shack on an island, but it could be your tiny shack on an island. Right now, Sea…

By CL Staff

'Pretty Joe Rock,' one of Florida's rare private islands, is now on the market
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This historic Black church in Central Florida is now a house, and it's on the market for $165K

A historic Black church that dates back to the 1880s is now for sale in Orange City. Located a short drive north…

By CL Staff

This historic Black church in Central Florida is now a house, and it's on the market for $165K
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This massive Florida castle house is a goth fever dream, and it's for sale

A house designed to look exactly like a castle, both inside and out, is now on the market in Kissimmee, Florida. Located…

By CL Staff

This massive Florida castle house is a goth fever dream, and it's for sale
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