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Enter your cute kid in tampabay.com's photo contest
You could win $500 and bragging rights for all of Tampa Bay.
Just submit a photo of your cute kid before Oct. 24, then get all of your friends and family to vote for your cutie pie. The contest will be open between Oct. 25 and Nov. 14.
The entry with the most votes at midnight on Nov. 14 will win a $500 cash prize. And the best part: The winner and the 4 runner-up winners' will be featured in our Thanksgiving Day edition of the St. Petersburg Times, the biggest paper of the year!
So, start selecting your favorite pictures and submit them to our contest site today.
A few tips on taking a good photo: ... Read more
Contest alert: Win tickets to Magic vs. Heat game; Universal's Halloween Nights; Hawaii trip
Feeling lucky? Tampabay.com is sponsoring three contests right now, for sports fans and anyone who would enjoy some scary fun at Universal Studios in Orlando.
Register to win tickets to the NBA pre-season game between the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat at the St. Pete Times Forum on Oct. 22. This is your one chance to see NBA superstar LeBron James in Tampa alongside Miami Heat teammates Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. They'll take on perennial All-Star Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic in an exhibition game.
Gridiron challenge: You can win a trip for two to Hawaii in tbt*s Pro Football contest. Make your picks for each game of the season to be eligible to win weekly gift card prizes and the end-of-season seven-night trip to Maui. ... Read more
Contest winner cheers on Rays with friends and family
Jenna Martinotti of St. Petersburg enjoyed watching the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees on Sunday with her friends and family in the St. Petersburg Times suite. Martinotti won a contest through the Times; she was one of more than 21,000 Rays fans who entered to win the suite tickets.
Martinotti (in pink sweater) with friends Leslie Moore, Gina Harp and Chantel Lobur in the suite.
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Want to win tickets to Sing-Along Grease? Join discussion on Facebook
Hey Tampa Bay, how would you like to win some free tickets to a special preview screening of Sing-along Grease at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, at the Veterans 24 in Tampa?
All you have to do is Like Things to Do on Facebook and answer this question: Which character in Grease would you most want to play and why? ... Read more
Your cute pet photo could win you $500 in tbt* contest
If you think you've got the cutest canine -- of course you do, right? -- you could win $500 in a contest sponsored by tbt. It's easy to enter: Snap an awesome photo of your dog, then register and upload your picture on the Submit an Entry page. ... Read more
The prizes: The 5 pooches with the most votes at midnight on Feb. 19 will be in the finals.
A panel of judges will determine the winner of the $500 cash, who will appear on the cover of tbt*s Pet Spectacular Section on Feb. 26. The 4 runner-up winners' mugs will also appear in the section and will receive dog bones, treats and other prizes.
Vote for your favorite tampabay.com reader photo of the day
Tampabay.com readers share some awesome photos -- your pets, beach scenes, vacation pics, fishing photos, and more. We'd like your to help us choose a Photo of the Day. Let's Talk's new poll will determine which photo we highlight on tampabay.com's Facebook fan page each day.
Like more than one photo? Not a problem: You can vote for as many photos as you like, but only one vote is allowed per photo.
The above photos represent some of the photos readers have submitted in the last couple of days. Vote now for your favorites in our Community Photo Gallery. ... Read more
Show us your ugly holiday sweater, win $100 gift card
We all have them, those Christmas sweaters from Mom, or maybe your mother-in-law. Now those ugly sweaters could win you a $100 VISA gift card and a VIP table for up to six people at Jackson's Bistro in Tampa.
Submit your photo to the tbt* Ugly Holiday Sweater contest by Dec. 20, then ask your friends and family members to vote for you.
See the ugly sweater pictures entered so far, and vote for your favorite.
You write the caption: Are they part of the exhibit at Ringling Museum?
Now it's your turn: You write the caption for the photo in the comments section below. Have fun, get creative but, um, keep it tasteful.
Largo woman's video wins $1,000 in tampabay.com contest
Kelly DePergola of Largo is $1,000 richer after winning tampabay.com's Big Showoff contest. DePergola submitted a video, above, of her daughter Natalie playing the drums. "She's only 10 years old and plays like nobody's business," Kelly said.
DePergola's video was one of more than 30 submitted for our Showoff contest. After editors selected the top six, readers voted for their favorite.
Natalie attends Bauder Elementary School in Seminole and is the lead drummer in th teen band at St. Jerome's Church, also in Seminole. She also is part of an all-kid band called the Lee Vines.
Kelly joked: "My thought is someday I'll quit my job and just become Natalie's manager."
"The only reason why we do any of it is because Natalie wants to and because she loves it."
... Read more
You write the caption: What is Vice President Joe Biden doing?
[Associated Press]
At a mock swearing in ceremony for Florida's new U.S. senator, George LeMieux, Vice President Joe Biden was talking to LeMieux's son, Taylor, who was yawning.
It's the sort of photograph that invites witty speculation. So write your own caption. What do you think Joe Biden was doing here: Looking for a lost penny? Counting gumballs?
Leave your captions in the comments below. Have fun!
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