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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  5. Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week: Shark Con, Big Time Rush
    • Life & Culture
    The jaw and teeth of a tiger shark is displayed at the 2014 Shark Con. The event returns July 12-13 to the Florida State Fairgrounds with numerous panels and engaging activities.
  6. What’s closed for July 4 holiday, from Publix to post offices
    • Life & Culture
    July 4 is one of only four days Costco closes its stores to give employees a day off. Most other stores will be open, but not government offices, libraries or courts.
  7. Weather may dampen July 4 firework shows around Tampa Bay
    • Life & Culture
    Clouds roll in over the St. Pete Pier last August in St. Petersburg. Forecasters say extra moisture from the Gulf of Mexico will likely lead to high rainfall totals through the Fourth of July weekend.
  8. Don’t be a bad neighbor on July 4: Fireworks rules to live by
    • Life & Culture
    Fireworks explode over Nathan Benderson Park in 2020 in Sarasota.
  9. Tampa Bay Times’ pop-up newsroom News & Brews heads to St. Petersburg’s Bean Wandering
    • News
    Tampa Bay Times reporters and editors gather at Armature Works in Tampa for News and Brews on Tuesday, June 3.
  10. Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week: Elvis Costello, July 4, Ninja Kidz Live
    • Life & Culture
    Elvis Costello and the Imposters with Charlie Sexton shown here in 2024 at Ruth Eckerd Hall, will perform July 9 at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg.
  11. What’s happening on July 4 in the Tampa Bay area: parades, fireworks and more
    • Life & Culture
    The Friends of the Riverwalk will be celebrating July 4 with a patriotic boat parade along the Hillsborough River and two water ski shows followed by a waterfront fireworks finale at Sparkman Wharf.
  12. Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week: Dive-in movies, laser Elton John
    • Life & Culture
    After 10 months of renovations, the city of Largo is reopening Southwest Pool with a free daylong celebration for all ages on June 28.
  13. Epcot’s Test Track to reopen: What revamped Disney attraction will bring
    • Life & Culture
    Disney's redesigned Test Track attraction at Epcot will introduce redesigned ride vehicles with a sleek look, darker colors, and updated interiors featuring new seats, graphics and lighting.
  14. See emperor penguins at this Florida theme park, only place in Western Hemisphere
    • Life & Culture
    SeaWorld Orlando is making history this summer as the only place in the Western Hemisphere where guests can see Emperor penguins up close beginning June 14.
  15. Juneteenth events happening around Tampa Bay this month
    • Life & Culture
    At the 2024 Juneteenth Flag Raising, a boy waves a Pan-African flag at the City Center at Hanna Avenue in Tampa. The ceremony and festival will be June 13 this year.
  16. Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week, Father’s Day, laser Taylor Swift, Fringe Fest
    • Life & Culture
    Adventure Island as has a new summer nighttime party at the Tampa water park has added a new nighttime that transforms the entire park into a vibrant neon escape with lights, foam and music.
  17. We are bringing back comments on tampabay.com
    • News
    Commenting forums are returning to tampabay.com, giving Tampa Bay Times subscribers a place to engage with each other and our journalism. Join the conversation.
  18. Tampa Bay Times commenting guidelines are intended to keep forums civil and productive
    • News
    The Tampa Bay Times invites subscribers to have informed, meaningful discussions in the comments of tampabay.com articles.
  19. Halloween season already? Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights announces new scares for 2025
    • Life & Culture
    In a first for Universal Orlando and its popular Halloween Horror Nights, they are partnering with the hit Prime Video series “Fallout” for a haunted house based on the post-apocalyptic show based on the videogame of the same name.
  20. Just announced: Tonight is the night to see flowers at Selby Gardens bloom
    • Life & Culture
    The Queen of the Night cactus is one of Sarasota’s Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ crown jewels, drawing close to 400 people last year to witness its one-night-only birth of spectacular blooms.
  21. Top things to do this week in Tampa Bay: Evan Longoria retires as a Ray, Metallica, Pride month
    • Life & Culture
    Evan Longoria celebrates his game winning hit during the Rays game against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011.
  22. Florida Orchestra’s 2025-26 season includes Morgan Freeman, Billy Joel sing-along
    • Life & Culture
    Morgan Freeman, shown here at the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, will work with the Florida Orchestra for a Sept. 25 performance of “Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience.”
  23. Top things to do in the Tampa Bay area: Free Pops in the Park, Hamlet makeover
    • Life & Culture
    Audiences will once again gather at River Tower Park in Tampa for the Florida Orchestra's free Pops in the Park on Saturday, May 31.
  24. What’s new at attractions this summer, from MOSI to Busch Gardens, Disney
    • Life & Culture
    Phoenix Rising, Busch Garden's new rollercoaster, opened in July of 2024 in Tampa. Phoenix Rising is the park's 14th rollercoaster.
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