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Can a six-week holiday event serve as a blueprint for revitalizing St. Petersburg’s oldest park?

• Winter Wonder launches Nov. 20 with an open-air...

School advocates are urging voters to renew the half-cent sales tax on the November ballot. This vote directly affects a primary funding stream for Hillsborough County school improvements.

• Donna Ganger, a Trump voter, demands accountability after her U.S. citizen daughter was killed by ICE during Operation Metro Surge.
• The...

• City approved $7M project west of Fourth Street N. using first HydroPlanter system to cut flooding and filter nutrients from the Bay
• $2.7M state...

• Refurbishing process: eSmart Recycling sorts, tests, wipes data and repurposes devices for resale or donation
• Local benefits: Roughly half of...

Recent rains haven't ended Tampa Bay's drought—restrictions extend through March because rainfall remains more than 15 inches below normal and the...

Pastor George Wood's dengue ordeal—marked by relentless fever, rash, and hospital skepticism—now fuels protections for outdoor workers and vulnerable...

Voters often hold nuanced views that span both parties or fit neither, yet ballots typically offer only Republican or Democrat options.

• A record...

Liberty Group's $300 million bet on student housing near FSU, UF, and UT reveals Tampa capital flowing into high-demand out-of-market college towns...

Reverie Room in St. Petersburg opens Sept. 30 as a 2,000-square-foot space designed for people to linger, connect, and attend events rather than...

Pinellas County approved just $478,000 of its $43 million in opioid settlement funds after three years, despite one of Florida's highest overdose...

Tampa-based investors are committing over $300 million to student housing near UF, FSU and UT because flagship universities keep growing while...

Adaptive reuse of a 1910 Ybor City landmark is driving new hospitality jobs and attractions.

• J.C. Newman Cigar Co. restored the Sanchez y Haya...

Hillsborough voters face a 10-year renewal of the half-penny sales tax on the November ballot.

• Past results: Since 2018 approval, the tax generated...

Two Brandon families are celebrating their first Habitat for Humanity homes, the initial completions under Hillsborough County's Pope Leo Village...

One Rock Capital Partners sold $487.4 million in Primo Brands shares, slashing its position by more than 20.4 million shares after the 2024 merger....

Phil Ehr is challenging Carlos Giménez and Eddy Rojas to debates for Florida's 28th Congressional District, noting that with 42 days until Election Day, no marquee contests in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties have debates scheduled.

Local leaders must act now on workforce planning and regional investments to secure economic stability by 2036.

• Intentional planning is essential...

Limited public data makes it impossible to determine whether misconduct at Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is increasing, despite recent cases...

USF's renewed Fuse Transfer Program lets Florida community-college students with associate degrees in targeted majors finish a bachelor's at USF in...