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  1. Tampa Bay broadcast stations face uncertain future after losing federal and state funding
    • Music
    Congress voted to cut $1.1 billion in funding to the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, which supports the Public Broadcasting Service, National Public Radio and their member stations across the country, including WMNF 88.5-FM. These cuts will hit Florida stations that also lost funding from Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  2. Bare feet at the airport taught us much about humanity | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Keep those New Balances on, for the shoe policy has changed at American airports.
  3. This big, pink coffee cup on wheels is slinging drinks around Tampa and beyond
    • Food News
    Amr Sharaki, 29, of Westchase, offers a menu to Raegan Gautreau, 26, who visited the The Big Coffee Cup Cafe mobile espresso bar with her baby, four-month-old Murphie Gautreau, during a stop at the Cypress Grand Apartments on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Tampa.
  5. Here’s the first retail spot coming to St. Petersburg’s tallest tower, 400 Central
    • Food
    A new specialty wine shop, gourmet grocer and wine bar is the first announced commercial tenant at 400 Central, a 46-story condo and office tower along the 400 block of Central Avenue in downtown St. Petersburg.
  6. Morgan Freeman is coming to St. Petersburg for a night of the blues
    • Music News
    Actor Morgan Freeman will come to St. Petersburg's Mahaffey Theater to join the Florida Orchestra for a symphonic blues event on Sept. 25.
  7. Pass-a-Grille’s Berkeley Beach Club hotel and restaurant sold to new owners
    • Food
    Pass-a-Grille's Berkeley Beach Club has been sold to new owners.
  8. Easy Trader Joe’s recipes for your news cycle anxiety | Column
    • Viewpoints
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  9. How much do local fireworks displays cost? We look at the numbers
    • Life & Culture
    Clearwater's fireworks explode over Clearwater Harbor next to the Memorial Causeway in 2018. The city spent $50,000 on its fireworks show in 2025.
  10. New Bravo dating show ‘Kings Court’ stars Tampa WWE icon Titus O’Neil
    • TV
    Tampa's Thaddeus Bullard, aka WWE wrestler Titus O'Neil, stars on Bravo's "Kings Court."
  11. 7 places to get seriously good ice cream around Tampa Bay
    • Food
    Max Chillura, co-founder, scoops some ice cream into a waffle cone at Chill Bros. Scoop Shop on Oct. 7, 2022, in Tampa.
  12. Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week: Ice Cream Fest, rodeo, Keyshia Cole
    • Life & Culture
    A customer holds a margarita from Tacos El Patrón Taquería in Wesley Chapel in 2024.
  13. Industry pros: ‘Governor, $32 is not too much for a local grouper sandwich’
    • Food
    Lombardi’s Seafood fresh-fish purchaser Carson Towle stocks whole red and black Gulf grouper, sourced from Steinhatchee, at the fish market in Winter Park. The cost of Florida grouper has skyrocketed in recent years due to increased regulations of the state’s fishing grounds.
  14. Yes, it’s pinball — but it’s not the ’70s. Take a look at this Florida cafe.
    • Things To Do
    The counters at Ballerz Pinball Cafe in downtown Bradenton are made with hundreds of coins, though you don't need them to play.
  15. This Chuck E. Cheese arcade in St. Petersburg caters to adults and teens
    • Things To Do
    Chuck's Arcade, in Tyrone Square Mall, is a spinoff of the successful Chuck E. Cheese pizza restaurant franchise.
  16. How this organic farm became one of Manatee County’s biggest players
    • Food
    A look at the fields at Gamble Creek Farms.
  17. Duckweed Urban Grocery will open a new store in Tampa’s Gasworx
    • Business
    La Unión Residence & Social Hall was Gasworx's first apartment building, opening last November.
  18. Journalist Jane Pauley to be honored at Poynter’s Bowtie Ball in Tampa
    • Life & Culture
    Journalist, broadcast anchor and author Jane Pauley will be awarded the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism by the St. Petersburg-based Poynter Institute at its annual Bowtie Ball fundraiser in November.
  19. Courtyard bar unveiled for St. Petersburg’s Sundial
    • St. Petersburg
    The Sundial shopping complex in St. Petersburg is seen in 2023. The plaza's owners have unveiled plans for a vibrant yet laid-back courtyard bar with seating for approximately 76 people.
  20. As historic Beach Theatre finally reopens, here are 5 things to know
    • History
    Exterior view of the newly renovated Beach Theatre seen before the showing of the "Barbie" movie during a soft opening event on July 2 in St. Pete Beach.
  21. Travelers will get to keep their shoes on at airport security checkpoints
    • Travel
    Airline travelers will soon no longer have to remove their shoes during airport security screenings.
  22. Scallop season is underway in Florida: Here’s what to know
    • Things To Do
    Scalloping on Florida's Gulf Coast has begun and runs through Sept. 24, depending on your zone. Since commercial fishing is now banned, recreational scalloping is the only way to get wild bay scallops.
  23. Pioneering Clearwater Bombers not giving up on museum dreams
    • Clearwater
    Former Clearwater Mayor George Cretekos (R) poses with Gary Kane in front of the the Clearwater Bombers sign on the Courtney Campbell Causeway.
  24. 717 South restaurant will be reborn as The Landon in South Tampa
    • Food
    The Landon, formerly the home of 717 South, will open later this year in South Tampa. The restaurant was gutted by fire last year and the owner has used the time to remodel and create a new high-end restaurant.
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