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Local boosters downplayed the hurricane of 1921 as people who lived along Tampa's Bayshore Boulevard experienced the worst of it. The storm wiped out the Bayshore seawall and destroyed the homes of some of the city's wealthiest residents.
100 years later, Tarpon Springs Hurricane reminds Tampa Bay it can happen here
Eight died and millions of dollars in damage was reported. One difference between then and now: Local boosters engaged in a campaign of denial.
Hertz will soon rent out Teslas, marking one of the largest electric vehicle purchases
In this Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 photo a Hertz rental car logo rests on the front of a Hertz location, in Boston. Car rental company Hertz is ordering 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla. The company says it’s buying the Tesla Model 3s by the end of 2022, and it also will buy electric vehicle chargers. No price was given for the order, but it has to be worth around $4 billion because each Model 3 has a base price of around $40,000.
Mark Fields, Hertz’ interim CEO, said that Teslas are already arriving at the company’s sites and should be available for rental starting in November
Watch: Dashcam video shows Florida Highway Patrol trooper saving choking child
A dashcam video captured a Florida Highway Patrol trooper saving a toddler from choking on the side of Interstate 95 entrance ramp near Miami.
The agency released the dashcam footage in a Twitter post that called Trooper Reginald Mathieu a hero.
‘Pizza, pizza.’ ‘Where’s the beef?’: St. Petersburg adman dies at 80
Cliff Freeman was an influential advertising executive who grew up in St. Petersburg.
Cliff Freeman was the king of one-liners. But he never forgot his local roots.
A 2003 photo of the Suntan Art Center at the Don Vista Building in St. Pete Beach.
The ghosts of the Suntan Art Center in St. Pete Beach
They are believed to have ties to the Don CeSar Hotel.
Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11
Moderna said Monday that a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds. It is the second U.S. vaccine aimed at eventually being offered to children.
Moderna is moving toward expanding shots to children.
Tampa man hurt, 3 Teslas damaged when car hits disabled auto-carrier on I-75
The driver of a Kia Optima, left, was seriously hurt when he slammed into a disabled car-carrier on the shoulder of Interstate 75 Sunday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred just after 9 p.m. Sunday after the driver lost control near State Road 60.
Florida’s Spook Hill defies gravity. What’s the secret of the thrill?
Tangela Chipman of Dundee lets her Lexus sedan drift backward in neutral while exploring Spook Hill with her girlfriends, Dal Brown and Edwina Brown, of Wilmington, N.C., on Oct. 12, 2021, in Lake Wales. The attraction is close to the Bok Tower and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
For decades, the historic roadside attraction in Polk County has puzzled visitors.

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Lightning’s Erik Cernak growing into a more complete defenseman
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Erik Cernak's 19 shots on goal through five games lead the Lightning.
Bruce Arians hopeful of Rob Gronkowski, Lavonte David returning for Saints game
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Veteran Bucs inside linebacker Lavonte David has missed the last two games with a high-ankle sprain.
Richard Sherman did ‘a great job’ coaching, but two Bucs assistants to return this week
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Bucs defensive back Richard Sherman, who was out with a hamstring injury, wore a headset and helped coach during Sunday's game.
Better hop aboard, the Bucs defense is about to set sail
Earlier today• Bucs
Bucs linebacker Shaquil Barrett, in front, celebrates while rowing the boat with teammates after he recovered a fumbled sack Sunday against the Bears at Raymond James Stadium.
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In Tampa, second-chance employment will create a better community for everybody | Column
Earlier today• Opinion
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition leaders, Desmond Meade (left) and Neil Volz, arrive at the Hillsborough County Courthouse for a press conference to discuss how the Fines and Fees program will help returning citizens and the surrounding community, on, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Tampa.
Tampa International passengers, please don’t put steamer trunks in the overhead bins | Letters
Earlier today• Letters to the Editor
This rendering shows the interior of Tampa International Airport's Blue Express Curbside check-in area, which will be open to travelers without checked bags on Nov. 16.
How Florida’s newspapers grew, prospered and struggled | Column
Yesterday• Opinion
This 1920s photograph features a newspaper reader walking through St. Petersburg, Florida’s downtown open air post office. The newspaper reader in the photo is probably reading the St. Petersburg Times (now the Tampa Bay Times) or the Evening Independent. This photograph comes from the Earl R. Jacobs III collection of Francis G. Wagner Photographs at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus library. The post office was, and still is, just a couple of blocks from the Times.
A Florida school punishes students for getting a COVID vaccination | Editorial
Yesterday• Opinion
Centner Academy’s three-story preschool is located in the Design District, Miami’s upscale luxury shopping mecca.
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Shanoah Washington-Davis, 28, works with her students Arya Morales, 2, top, Tyson McCray, 2, far left, and Axel Vines, 3, front, at Washington-Davis’ home Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Largo.
‘We are in a crisis’: Tampa Bay child care industry faces pandemic struggles
It’s far from business as usual for child care providers or families with young children.
Steven Yates, 36, enjoys time with his 2-year-old daughter, Aubrey Yates, while visiting Brownwood Paddock Square on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in The Villages community in Lady Lake. The Yates’ live in the Bison Valley community, which has a family unit neighborhood in the Sumter County portion of The Villages.
Why are young people moving to The Villages?
The lives of 1,000 Floridians killed by coronavirus
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Keith McCants poses for a portrait on June 2 at Coffee Pot Park in St. Petersburg. He died at the age of 53 on Sept. 2.
Overdose deaths in Tampa Bay’s Black community are skyrocketing
Anil Eglais, 62, watched his health decline after working more than 25 years at Gopher's Tampa lead factory, where he was exposed to poisonous metals including cadmium.
Cadmium spiked inside a Tampa lead factory. Workers didn’t get help.