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![The Twitter account of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn was hacked early on Feb. 21, 2019. [Times files]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190221/ARTICLE/190229939/AR/0/AR-190229939.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "The Twitter account of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn was hacked early on Feb. 21, 2019. [Times files]")
![Cross-Bay Ferry ticket holders line up prior to boarding on a Tuesday night last week. Many riders enjoy taking the ferry to see the Tampa Bay Lightning. “Best way to go to the game,” said Colt Caywood, 36, of St. Petersburg. [CHRIS URSO | Times]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190221/ARTICLE/190229947/AR/0/AR-190229947.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Cross-Bay Ferry ticket holders line up prior to boarding on a Tuesday night last week. Many riders enjoy taking the ferry to see the Tampa Bay Lightning. “Best way to go to the game,” said Colt Caywood, 36, of St. Petersburg. [CHRIS URSO | Times]")
![Dr. Sharona Ross, center, a surgeon at AdventHealth, helped launch the Women in Surgery Symposium, which works to address a shortage of women in the field. Ross does her part with an all-female surgery team. From left, the team members are: Courtney Adams, Kim Bulter, Kim Jones, Desiree Rivera, Mary Lashres, Dee Springfield (on the gurney), Mary Liviero, and Rosemary Panavelil. [Photo courtesy of AdventHealth]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190221/ARTICLE/190229945/AR/0/AR-190229945.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Dr. Sharona Ross, center, a surgeon at AdventHealth, helped launch the Women in Surgery Symposium, which works to address a shortage of women in the field. Ross does her part with an all-female surgery team. From left, the team members are: Courtney Adams, Kim Bulter, Kim Jones, Desiree Rivera, Mary Lashres, Dee Springfield (on the gurney), Mary Liviero, and Rosemary Panavelil. [Photo courtesy of AdventHealth]")
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![Tampa police say a Facebook user was involved in a misunderstanding — and not an attempted kidnapping — with her Uber driver on Monday night. The post has since gone viral. [Facebook]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190220/ARTICLE/190229965/AR/0/0/AR-190229965.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Tampa police say a Facebook user was involved in a misunderstanding — and not an attempted kidnapping — with her Uber driver on Monday night. The post has since gone viral. [Facebook]")
She said her Uber tried to kidnap her. It was a mix-up, Tampa police say. It still went viral.
![The Twitter account of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn was hacked early on Feb. 21, 2019. [Times files]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190221/ARTICLE/190229939/AR/0/0/AR-190229939.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "The Twitter account of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn was hacked early on Feb. 21, 2019. [Times files]")
Hackers take over Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn's Twitter account
![Cross-Bay Ferry ticket holders line up prior to boarding on a Tuesday night last week. Many riders enjoy taking the ferry to see the Tampa Bay Lightning. “Best way to go to the game,” said Colt Caywood, 36, of St. Petersburg. [CHRIS URSO | Times]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190221/ARTICLE/190229947/AR/0/0/AR-190229947.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Cross-Bay Ferry ticket holders line up prior to boarding on a Tuesday night last week. Many riders enjoy taking the ferry to see the Tampa Bay Lightning. “Best way to go to the game,” said Colt Caywood, 36, of St. Petersburg. [CHRIS URSO | Times]")
A new focus on weekend trips has passengers flocking to the Cross-Bay Ferry
![The remains of Jabez Spann, who disappeared in September 2017 at age 14, were discovered in rural Manatee County. Sarasota police positively identified him on Feb. 19, 2019, through forensic testing. [Photo courtesy of Sarasota Police Department]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190220/ARTICLE/190229979/AR/0/0/AR-190229979.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "The remains of Jabez Spann, who disappeared in September 2017 at age 14, were discovered in rural Manatee County. Sarasota police positively identified him on Feb. 19, 2019, through forensic testing. [Photo courtesy of Sarasota Police Department]")
Remains of Jabez Spann, missing Sarasota teen, found in rural Manatee County
![Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler arrives at the Hollywood Film Awards at the Palladium, in Los Angeles in 2014. [Associated Press]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190220/ARTICLE/190229942/AR/0/0/AR-190229942.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler arrives at the Hollywood Film Awards at the Palladium, in Los Angeles in 2014. [Associated Press]")
Strawberry Festival's replacement for Steven Tyler: Pitbull Toddler
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![Traffic is seen along W Cass Street near the intersection of Doyle Carlton Drive near the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts and Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 in Tampa. Patrons arriving for a performance of the hit Broadway show Hamilton were able to negotiate parking with limited issues. [CHRIS URSO | Times]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190215/ARTICLE/190219713/AR/0/AR-190219713.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Traffic is seen along W Cass Street near the intersection of Doyle Carlton Drive near the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts and Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 in Tampa. Patrons arriving for a performance of the hit Broadway show Hamilton were able to negotiate parking with limited issues. [CHRIS URSO | Times]")
![The U.S. government has filed a forfeiture complaint for $919,251.94 in three Grow Financial accounts, what’s left of a $980,000 tax refund that a Tampa man received from the IRS. He used some of the money to buy a Lexus. {Times files]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190213/ARTICLE/190219853/AR/0/AR-190219853.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "The U.S. government has filed a forfeiture complaint for $919,251.94 in three Grow Financial accounts, what’s left of a $980,000 tax refund that a Tampa man received from the IRS. He used some of the money to buy a Lexus. {Times files]")
![Jussie Smollett is suspected of filing a false police report, Chicago detectives say. [Associated Press]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190220/ARTICLE/190229948/AR/0/AR-190229948.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Jussie Smollett is suspected of filing a false police report, Chicago detectives say. [Associated Press]")
![WMNF radio founder and host Rob Lorei talks with a guest on his talk show. He was fired from the public affairs station on Monday. {Times files 2005]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190218/ARTICLE/190219649/AR/0/AR-190219649.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "WMNF radio founder and host Rob Lorei talks with a guest on his talk show. He was fired from the public affairs station on Monday. {Times files 2005]")
![This Feb. 17, 2019 photo shows a model wearing a creation by Burberry at the Autumn/Winter 2019 fashion week runway show in London. The chief executive and chief creative officer of luxury powerhouse Burberry have apologized for putting a hoodie with strings tied in the shape of a noose on their London Fashion Week runway. Marco Gobbetti, the brand’s CEO, said in a statement that Burberry is “deeply sorry for the distress” the shirt has caused and has removed it from the autumn-winter collection. Riccardo Tisci, Burberry’s creative director, also apologized. He said “while the design was inspired by a nautical theme, I realize that it was insensitive.” [Vianney Le Caer | Invision/AP]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190220/ARTICLE/190229978/AR/0/AR-190229978.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "This Feb. 17, 2019 photo shows a model wearing a creation by Burberry at the Autumn/Winter 2019 fashion week runway show in London. The chief executive and chief creative officer of luxury powerhouse Burberry have apologized for putting a hoodie with strings tied in the shape of a noose on their London Fashion Week runway. Marco Gobbetti, the brand’s CEO, said in a statement that Burberry is “deeply sorry for the distress” the shirt has caused and has removed it from the autumn-winter collection. Riccardo Tisci, Burberry’s creative director, also apologized. He said “while the design was inspired by a nautical theme, I realize that it was insensitive.” [Vianney Le Caer | Invision/AP]")
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![Her seagoing adventure with boyfriend Tanner Broadwell got off to a rough start when their boat sank last February off John’s Pass. But the journey got under way with the help of strangers who contributed money and a replacement vessel. [Nikki WanderWalsh, YouTube.com]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190218/ARTICLE/190219666/AR/0/AR-190219666.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Her seagoing adventure with boyfriend Tanner Broadwell got off to a rough start when their boat sank last February off John’s Pass. But the journey got under way with the help of strangers who contributed money and a replacement vessel. [Nikki WanderWalsh, YouTube.com]")
![Cuban sandwich pizza, rainbow grilled cheese and a savory funnel cake topped with red beans and sausage. Martha Asencio-Rhine | TIMES]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190214/ARTICLE/302149588/AR/0/AR-302149588.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Cuban sandwich pizza, rainbow grilled cheese and a savory funnel cake topped with red beans and sausage. Martha Asencio-Rhine | TIMES]")
![Adam Davis, sentenced to death two decades ago in the stabbing of his girlfriend’s mother, asks for help remembering episodes from his troubled youth during a jailhouse discussion with visitors in July. [Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190207/ARTICLE/190209733/AR/0/AR-190209733.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Adam Davis, sentenced to death two decades ago in the stabbing of his girlfriend’s mother, asks for help remembering episodes from his troubled youth during a jailhouse discussion with visitors in July. [Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office]")
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Young the Giant, Fitz and the Tantrusm, Rufus Du Sol coming to the Cuban Club in Tampa
![Tampa police say a Facebook user was involved in a misunderstanding — and not an attempted kidnapping — with her Uber driver on Monday night. The post has since gone viral. [Facebook]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190220/ARTICLE/190229965/AR/0/AR-190229965.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Tampa police say a Facebook user was involved in a misunderstanding — and not an attempted kidnapping — with her Uber driver on Monday night. The post has since gone viral. [Facebook]")
She said her Uber tried to kidnap her. It was a mix-up, Tampa police say. It still went viral.
![Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler arrives at the Hollywood Film Awards at the Palladium, in Los Angeles in 2014. [Associated Press]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190220/ARTICLE/190229942/AR/0/AR-190229942.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler arrives at the Hollywood Film Awards at the Palladium, in Los Angeles in 2014. [Associated Press]")
Strawberry Festival's replacement for Steven Tyler: Pitbull Toddler
![Residents are at odds over a plan to make a busy stretch of Bay to Bay Boulevard safer for bikers and pedestrians by reducing traffic lanes, adding dedicated bike lanes and pedestrian spaces. Local businesses argue that would just make traffic worse. [CHARLIE FRAGO | Times]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190220/ARTICLE/190229946/AR/0/AR-190229946.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Residents are at odds over a plan to make a busy stretch of Bay to Bay Boulevard safer for bikers and pedestrians by reducing traffic lanes, adding dedicated bike lanes and pedestrian spaces. Local businesses argue that would just make traffic worse. [CHARLIE FRAGO | Times]")
Bay to Bay Boulevard fight moves to Hillsborough County Commission
Deputies suspect ‘foul play’ after body found in Zephyrhills pond
Tampa-based Masonite to close Largo door factory, eliminating 35 jobs
![Temple Terrace City Council meetings have become regular forums for citizens to criticize and defend Mayor Mel Jurado over discrepancies in her academic background. Among those weighing in are retired professors from the University of South Florida. [Times (2018)]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190220/ARTICLE/190229954/AR/0/AR-190229954.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Temple Terrace City Council meetings have become regular forums for citizens to criticize and defend Mayor Mel Jurado over discrepancies in her academic background. Among those weighing in are retired professors from the University of South Florida. [Times (2018)]")
USF professors take sides over Mayor Mel Jurado and her diploma-mill doctorate
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Anonymous texts latest weapon in Tampa's mayoral race
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USF spring game set for April 13
Rays journal: Guillermo Heredia may be quite a catch
![Jose Alvarado and Blake Snell were among the Rays pitchers throwing bullpen sessions Wednesday. [MARC TOPKIN | Times]](https://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20190220/ARTICLE/302209917/AR/0/AR-302209917.jpg&MaxW=576&ImageVersion=Rotator "Jose Alvarado and Blake Snell were among the Rays pitchers throwing bullpen sessions Wednesday. [MARC TOPKIN | Times]")
Live from Port Charlotte: Rays ready for game action
Tiger Woods hasn’t ruled out a return trip to Valspar Championship
Lightning swap Matheiu Joseph and Jan Rutta
Injured LB Kwon Alexander loves ‘everything’ about remaining with the Bucs
Sports on TV/radio for Thursday, Feb. 21
The Rays gave up a lot to get Yandy Diaz. He risked a lot more to get here.
Rays journal: Guillermo Heredia may be quite a catch
High school scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 20
Surrounded by Bryce Harper buzz, Phillies just try to block out the noise
Tiger Woods hasn’t ruled out a return trip to Valspar Championship
Arts & Entertainment
5 things to do under $5 Feb. 21-27
Ticket window: Dave Matthews Band, Bryan Adams, Ken Jeong, David Crosby
Tampa Bay Times food critic Laura Reiley reflects on her decade in the job
Top things to do in Tampa Bay for Thursday, Feb. 21
10 places to eat near Ruth Eckerd Hall
Winning recipes: Strawberry Russe, a showstopper dessert for strawberry season
Top things to do this weekend, Feb. 22-24: Sea-Blues, Oscars at Tampa Theatre
What’s happening in sports: Spring training baseball, Gasparilla runs, soccer and BMX
Concert picks: Sarah McLachlan, TobyMac, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and more
What’s in theaters: ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,’ ‘Run the Race,’ local film festivals