ZooTampa announces birth of baby southern white rhino

Say hello to Tampa's biggest baby. This morning, ZooTampa announced the arrival of a new addition to the zoo's white rhino crash.…

By Colin Wolf

ZooTampa announces birth of baby southern white rhino
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Photos: ZooTampa has hatched six endangered Komodo dragons

ZooTampa has six, scaly new babies to take care off. This morning, the zoo said that for the first time in its…

By Ray Roa

ZooTampa's clutch of Komodo dragons includes six hatchlings, three male and three female, each about 10 inches long and weighing in at about 100 grams.
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ZooTampa unveils plans for new $125 million expansion, which includes Hillsborough River water taxis

This morning, ZooTampa announced details for an ambitious plan to add new attractions, and expand the park all the way to the…

By Colin Wolf

South America riverfront area.
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20 Tampa Bay tourist attractions that are actually worth the struggle

Like most of Florida, there’s a lot of touristy crap in Tampa Bay. And frankly, some of it can be, well... not…

By CL Staff

Grab a cold beer on the Tampa Riverwalk
    Tampa’s latest downtown attraction is, well, pretty much the coolest part of downtown. From the Channelside District up along the east side of the Hillsborough River to Tampa Heights and the very hip restaurants and event spaces of the old Armitage Works building, this pedestrian thoroughfare ties together everything from public art and retail to parks, culture and dining. Park the car and get culture all around downtown (The Straz! The Tampa Museum of Art! The library!) on foot, rental bike or water taxi, popping in here or there to cool off. It’s a day well spent.
    Downtown Tampa along the eastern shore of the Hillsborough River.
    Photo via Visit Tampa Bay
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