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New waterfront restaurant Perry’s Porch will open in downtown St. Pete this weekend
The new concept is part of the recent expansion at the St. Petersburg Museum of History.
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Hillsborough County declines to remove fluoride from drinking water supply
The vote transcended party lines.
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Chef Vollmer opens 18-seat Tampa restaurant Fisk, located next to Michelin starred-Ebbe
The newly-opened concept specializes in fresh seafood and refined Scandinavian favorites.
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Majority of Florida Republicans oppose DeSantis bid to weaken citizen-initiative process, says poll
55% opposed his ideas in a survey; just 17% approved.
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‘Those things are going to happen’: Florida Republican Wilton Simpson downplays heat-related deaths
Simpson on Tuesday said regulations would harm the farming industry.
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DeSantis education budget targets teacher pay and maintains low tuition
DeSantis proposed a $1.3 billion increase for the Florida Education Finance Program, which allocates K-12 funds.
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All the 2025 Grammy winners and performers coming to Tampa Bay
So far, that list includes Billy Strings and CeCe Winans.
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Tampa Bay Sun FC will host NWSL’s Gotham FC in March
It’s the first matchup between teams from the U.S.’ two active women’s soccer leagues.
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Trump tries to expand offshore drilling off Florida’s Gulf coast
His efforts are likely to run into problems with the military, the oil industry, and even one of Trump’s prior executive orders.
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ favorite Jewels Sparkles comes to St. Petersburg on Friday
She’s at Cocktail for a screening of the new episode.
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Postponed by hurricanes, St. Pete’s BungalowFest is back this weekend
Check in happens at St. Petersburg High School.
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Florida archbishop’s message to Trump: ‘Migrants are not a problem’
“Our broken immigration laws are a problem, but the migrants are not a problem. These people represent an opportunity.”
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Pinellas County Republican Anna Paulina Luna files bill to carve Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore
“He will be forever remembered among the great like Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.”
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Florida faculty, students urge public to oppose purge of general education courses from state schools
The Florida Board of Governors, a body that oversees the state’s public higher education system, will meet to approve the updated Gen Ed course list on Thursday.
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Tampa’s Gasparilla pirate festival: ‘Time flies when you’re having rum’
“You are never too old to party.”
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Katy Perry’s US tour stops in Tampa this summer
It’s one of two Florida stops.
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DeSantis vows to ‘fight like a junkyard dog’ until Florida lawmakers pass Trump-aligned immigration reforms
“These issues — the immigration and election integrity — I’m not letting go,” he said.
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‘Stay focused’: Florida advocacy groups urge immigrants without legal status to know their rights
“We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of children who have parents who are undocumented.”
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‘I have a big problem with people merely being accused and deported’: Florida Dem on why he can’t support the Laken Riley Act
The bill has the potential to fracture the Democratic Party.
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Tampa councilwoman will introduce ordinance for residential and business parking on ‘Yellow Brick Row’
Miscommunication between council and Tampa’s parking division may have caused a delay in providing business owners with parking.
