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Amid community pushback, St. Pete’s controversial density rezoning amendment clears another hurdle
A motion to exclude historic homes failed.
Home Feature Follows
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The 2023 Gasparilla Festival of the Arts is this weekend in downtown Tampa
Organizers for the event expect to draw 75,000 visitors.
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Op-Ed: Voter turnout for Tampa’s 2023 Municipal Election isn’t good, and that needs to change
Where’s the FOMO?
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Pete’s opens in Ybor City, Davis Islands’ Bayou Bodega closes, and more Tampa Bay foodie news
And we have a full roundup of Tampa Bay Beer Week 2023 events.
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Aldi grocery store opening at St. Pete’s Tyrone Square Mall
As of now there has not been an opening date released.
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The four-day Grand Prix of St. Petersburg starts today
The big race happens on Sunday.
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Pete’s Ybor, from the minds behind Pete’s Bagels, soft opens in Tampa next week
Once the team really settles in, Pete’s will start to do charcuterie boards, plus beer and wine.
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Tampa natives open new organic and plant-based dessert shop Tru Vegan Creamery
Milkshakes, vegan ice cream, sundaes and slushies are on its menu.
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Tampa Bay beaches ranked among Tripadvisor’s ‘Best Beaches’ of 2023
Siesta Beach grabbed the No. 2 spot.
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Wu-Tang Clan and Nas are playing a Tampa pool party this fall
Tickets go on sale March 1
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Florida Avenue Brewing Co.’s new Seminole Heights taproom soft opens next month
CEO Anthony Derby talks expansion, merging brands and grand opening details.
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Tampa Bay restaurants and hotels shut out of AAA’s ‘5 Diamond’ ratings
The Bay area is home to 17 ‘4-Diamond’ properties.
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Creative Loafing Tampa Bay is hiring a staff writer
And yes, Justin Garcia is leaving.
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The Guinness-certified ‘world’s largest bounce house’ returns to Tampa
This isn’t the first time Tampa parents have had to chase their kids through this thing.
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Serengeti Flyer opens today at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Yesterday, the City of Tampa lit up City Hall with green and purple lights to celebrate the new attraction.
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More than half of Janet Cruz’s campaign donations aren’t from Tampa residents
Meanwhile, 70 percent of Lynn Hurtak’s donations originate from within Tampa’s borders.
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Popular foodie festival Taste of South Tampa returns in March
The event takes over South Tampa for the 17th year in a row.
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‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ creator Phil Rosenthal brings cookbook tour to Tampa
All hail the real king of queens.
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New gastropub The Pearl debuts at Water Street Tampa next month
It’s the latest concept from the owners of Ocean Prime steakhouse.
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Review: Gladys Knight puts a little love in the hearts of Tampa fans during short set at Hard Rock Event Center
Backed by a six-piece backing band, the 78-year-old managed to run through about 20 songs.