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83° F, Mostly Clear/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/XTCNXN7DORAGZC5UFRC4QLW75Q.jpg "A makeshift memorial for Dan Kane stands in the yard of his property on East Crenshaw Street in Tampa's Old Seminole Heights on Wednesday, Sept. 20 as a backhoe removes rubble of Kane's house, which caught fire two days earlier. First responders found Kane dead inside the burning home.")
Details about how the fire started at the Old Seminole Heights home of Dan Kane, whose partner Bill Denham was killed in 2017, remain unclear.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/Z722TX47ZZBCVBI2AKKYQBHJWM.jpg "City Council member Kathleen Beckman, left, and Bruce Rector, general counsel for a sports facilities firm, will face off in the March 19 Clearwater mayoral race.")
A council member vacating her seat to run for mayor will face a candidate touting his business experience.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/JJL7RCW6SBHJ7HWT6UYP7YW6PU.JPG "The Rays say they are certain of one benefit from the new stadium deal: They will have more money to make the team better. That means a higher payroll for current players like Randy Arozarena and potentially more money to spend in free agency.")
The bottom line is that having more people coming to games creates increased revenue streams that could be used to increase player payroll.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/7BP7JD5RWNZ63Z7LFL74PKSVQY.jpg "A road cuts through a flooded area south of Perry, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Idalia, on Aug. 30, 2023. Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences.")
Some of the worst losses were to irrigation systems, roofs blown off farm buildings and damage to fence lines.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/CQSDUMRKZ7INU5GLJ4J64DVJSE.jpg "This artists rendering provided by Hines shows a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays in the Historic Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg. The playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays put the finishing touches Tuesday on plans for a new 30,000-seat ballpark in St. Petersburg as part of a $6.5 billion development project that includes affordable housing, retail, bars and restaurants and a Black history museum.")
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has pledged to add 8,000 units of affordable housing by 2030.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/2W66YMJS4REH3LKRV3IRW2JPQU.JPG "Meryl Roy, of St. Pete Beach, leaves Cafe’ Soleil French Bakery & Deli with a fresh iced coffee and pateries on Thursday, Sep 21, 2023, at the Dolphin Village shopping plaza at St. Pete Beach.")
Café Soleil hopes to find a new location after alleging the landlord is pushing them out for having a menu that competes with the coffee chain.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/MUTTFA65KXAWGUKTUL6T7YELZA.jpg "Former Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura poses in front of a statue of himself depicting the final out of the 2008 American League Championship Series during a ceremony outside Tropicana Field before Saturday's game.")
Akinori Iwamura is at Tropicana Field for the ceremony and to throw out the first pitch ahead of Saturday’s game against the Blue Jays.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/GVWRM4HSKFHUNOSTXHEBT63S6A.JPG "Halloween is just around the corner as evidenced by this array of carved pumpkins displayed in the front yard of a Tampa area home .")
From haunted houses to family-friendly theme park attractions, there’s plenty to do from now through October in the Tampa Bay area.
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/7TYGCVTOFX4H2CO5SBFMU2PN5M.jpg "Florida State football star Keon Coleman caught the game-winning touchdown in the No. 4 Seminoles' overtime win at Clemson.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/36DAQHXRGNGZ7CFQNXLE5KZZXE.jpg "The Bucs' Jason Licht climbed the ranks of NFL front offices to become one of the longest-tenured general managers in the league.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/CTCQGTYQ3OF3TNNCXVG2KPU3BQ.jpg "Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo and Gov. Ron DeSantis have particular views about the COVID vaccine and masking.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/5453VCOUUNBULLOPX7ZDHXQ5EM.jpeg "A deal to save Tampa’s historic Jackson House, upper left, is finally on the table. An editorial cartoonist's tribute, upper right, to Lucy Morgan. Summer Hoop performs during the Gasparilla Music Festival, lower left, in February. The festival would receive $86,666 from Hillsborough County for the 2024 event under a recommendation from the county's Cultural Assets Commission. Residents of Heritage Lake and Riverside Village, lower right, have been fighting the development of the 41-acre Oak Park property that straddles both areas for years.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QJDEX4YDZVQRUEAMO2RANWRIAI.jpg "Gov. Ron DeSantis pictured in April in Jacksonville. He recently exploded at a Black questioner who suggested he and his policies bore some blame for the racist shooting last month in Jacksonville that killed three Black people.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/OQINHVGYRJGY3F74DLJSU2DOUI.JPG "Pulitzer Prize-winning St. Petersburg (now Tampa Bay) Times reporter Lucy Morgan multi-tasking with videocamera and phone (c. 1980s). Photo by Donn Dughi")
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