25 Tampa Bay tourist attractions actually worth the struggle

The label "tourist trap" isn't always fair, because some attractions are legitimately worth the pain of looking for parking,  surviving the Florida…

By Sofía García Vargas

St. Pete Pier
600 2nd Ave. NE, St. Petersburg, 727-822-7437
The St. Pete Pier is argunaly one of the coolest spots in the city. Enjoy the beach, a marketplace, a giant playground and water play area, a artsy net made of 84 miles of twine, a fishing area and the pier’s high-class restaurant and bar located in its main building at the end of the waterfront.  And don’t forget to say” hi” to the Quaker parrots.
Photo via City of St. Pete/Flickr
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The best things to do this week in Tampa Bay (Mar. 6-12)

Tampa Bay Beer Week is winding up, the Grand Prix is coming to St. Pete, and Gasparilla Music Fest will be rocking…

By CL Staff

Join the Grand Prix weekend party at Courigan’s Irish PubIt’s the only restaurant/bar on the track.Fri.-Sun., Mar. 8-10
    Photo via the Facebook event page
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Tampa Bay events and things to do Feb. 20-26

Here's our list of the Tampa Bay events and things to do February 20-26. Spring training is here! Go watch some baseball,…

By CL Staff

Watch the New York Yankees take on the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2019 spring training opener at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.Sat. Feb. 23, 1:05 p.m.
    Photo via U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michelle Kapica [Public domain]
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20 spooktacular photos from House on the Hill's opening night in Tarpon Springs

We sent our North Pinellas correspondent, Jen Ring, to experience Kathleen Barbiere's House on the Hill. The haunted maze eclipses Barbiere's yard…

By CL Staff

20 spooktacular photos from House on the Hill's opening night in Tarpon Springs
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