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Florida Studies Book Festival debuts in St. Petersburg this weekend
It’s inspired, in part, by the uncertain future of the Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading.
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Seagrass acreage in Old Tampa Bay is lower than it’s been in 30 years
Managers think we might need to reconsider the way we measure nutrient loading.
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Florida’s unemployment rate is up for a second consecutive month
A state official said it’s ‘too early’ to link any increase to ongoing federal job cuts.
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Tampa Rep. Dianne Hart continues her fight for reform of Florida’s prison system
She and other Democrats are again pushing for an ‘inmate bill of rights.’
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Seminole Heights’ new Ichi Koroshi opens soon, Sunshine City Tavern debuts in St. Pete and more local food news
Plus, Taste of Straz is back, Pride Brunch is on the menu and more.
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Florida Democrats dominate fundraising in upcoming special congressional elections
“If they can win the Florida Panhandle seat, if they can win the District 6th seat of Volusia County, they stop Congress.”
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Tampa Pride 2025: Stuart Milk, nephew of the late Harvey Milk, among Grand Marshals this weekend
Milk will also help Hillsborough County’s LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus fundraise on Friday.
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Tampa Bay’s best live music happening March 27-April 3
Including Gina Chavez, St. Pete Jazz Festival, Tampa Pride and more.
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Ted Dorsey’s new restaurant Sunshine City Tavern is now open in St.Petersburg
Dorsey has been at the helm of quite a few popular local spots.
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Nostalgic 90s rock band Counting Crows plays Clearwater this summer
The stop in Clearwater includes indie favorite The Gaslight Anthem.
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Florida Senate committee advances proposal prohibiting use of prefered pronouns in government jobs
Republican Sen. Randy Fine limited public comments to just 30 seconds.
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Former Pinellas Congressman David Jolly is considering running for governor as a Democrat
He’s a former Republican, and current MSNBC analyst.
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Democrats are raising a lot of money for special elections that Republicans are favored to win
Democrats’ favorability rankings are in the tank, according to recent surveys.
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Lobbyist for Florida hospitality industry blames restaurant service charges on minimum wage increase
She admitted some restaurants have changed their pay structure to force customers to cover more of their labor costs.
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The Jonas Brothers will bring 20th anniversary tour to Tampa this fall
Baby, who turned the temperature hotter?
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King of The Coop returns to Seminole Heights, Tampa gets a Nueva Cantina, and more local food news
Plus, Tampa Shuffle and Raw Smoothie Co. both celebrate their anniversaries this weekend.
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St. Pete’s Nueva Cantina, now employee-owned, announces new downtown Tampa taco spot
The Old Southeast spot is known for its freshly squeezed margaritas and Mexican street food.
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Tampa Bay’s best live music happening March 21-27
Including Skegss, and a bunch of heavy-hitting local concerts.
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Tampa’s Sun-Ray Cinema offering free movies with ticket from Veterans AMC
The cinema has also been renovating the seats, one theater at a time.
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Workers at another Tampa Starbucks store have voted to unionize
The vote was 11-2 at the South Tampa location on Dale Mabry Highway and Neptune Street.