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Meaghan Habuda - Senior Engagement Editor
Meaghan Habuda

Senior Engagement Editor

I push forward the newsroom’s newsletter strategy and digital offerings. After spending five years as the food and drink editor for local alt-weekly Creative Loafing Tampa, I joined the Times in 2019 as a features producer, writing the Top 5 things to do newsletter and ramping up our restaurant openings and closings coverage. A year later I moved to the engagement team where I worked on dozens of social media initiatives. Now, I lead that team. I’m a native Floridian and University of South Florida St. Petersburg grad who loves spin and exploring Tampa Bay’s food scene.

  1. Meet the Tampa Bay Times’ latest newsletter, Tampa Times
    April 7, 2022• Tampa
    With the Tampa Bay Times' forthcoming newsletter, Tampa Times, you'll get a roundup of Tampa-focused news twice a week.
  2. We asked, you answered: Our new business newsletter has a name
    April 19, 2021• Business
    The interior of The Merchant on downtown St. Petersburg's Central Avenue in November 2020.
  3. Help us name the new Tampa Bay Times business newsletter
    April 1, 2021• Business
    The City of Tampa skyline on a warm, clear day in 2019.
  5. Root for Rays in World Series with us on social media
    Oct. 23, 2020• Sports
    Show the Rays some World Series love on social media with one of our cheer cards.
  6. How to stay updated on Tampa Bay sports news
    Oct. 20, 2020• Sports
    Our sports newsletters and mobile alerts will keep you in the know with the latest on your favorite local teams.
  7. Here’s how our readers plan to spend Memorial Day weekend
    May 22, 2020• Entertainment
    Memorial Day ceremonies around the Tampa Bay area are shifting to virtual or social-distancing formats. Many readers say they plan to honor fallen service members while staying home or keeping their distance. Some, not so much.
  8. Do you feel comfortable dining out in Tampa Bay again? Our readers weigh in.
    May 8, 2020• Food
    Server China Jones prepares to serve customers lunches while working a shift at Frenchy's Rockaway Grill on May 4 in Clearwater Beach.
  9. 11 Mother’s Day gifts to shop for around Tampa Bay
    April 27, 2020• Entertainment
    Il Ritorno compiles pasta meal kits with fresh spaghetti for takeout in St. Petersburg. Make one on video chat with Mom for Mother's Day.
  10. These Tampa Bay restaurants are currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic
    April 16, 2020• Food
    Cafe Ponte has temporarily halted operations in Clearwater because of the coronavirus.
  11. 10 movies or TV shows to stream the week of April 16-22
    April 16, 2020• Movies
    "Tigertail" stars Tzi Ma and Christine Ko.
  12. You can pick blueberries at these 7 Tampa Bay U-pick fields
    April 10, 2020• Food
    Blueberries ready for harvest at Starkey Farms in Odessa on April 10. The farm is open for the next month to visitors who want to pick their own berries.
  13. St. Petersburg’s Nueva Cantina launches virtual Italian restaurant Louie’s
    April 9, 2020• Food
    Nueva Cantina's new virtual restaurant, Louie's Italian Eatery, serves up dishes like bruschetta exclusively for pickup and delivery in St. Petersburg.
  14. What to stream this week: ‘Tales From the Loop,’ ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’
    April 9, 2020• Movies
    Ato Essandoh in "Tales From the Loop."
  15. A list of Tampa Bay businesses offering free food and drink to frontline coronavirus workers
    April 7, 2020• Food
    World of Beer's Tampa Bay locations are matching every $10 meal purchased for a local health care worker with an additional meal.
  16. Tampa Bay distilleries and breweries are making hand sanitizer. Here’s how they’re doing it.
    April 7, 2020• Food
    Bradenton's Motorworks Brewing and Dark Door Spirits in Tampa recently joined forces to produce hand sanitizer made with distilled Pulp Friction.
  17. Tampa Bay restaurants offering Easter meals to-go
    April 6, 2020• Food
    Order an Easter meal pack with baked ham or roasted turkey for pickup from Metro Diner.
  18. Someone bought the prized $20K bourbon Tampa’s Datz was selling — for $40K
    April 3, 2020• Health
    An anonymous buyer has purchased this 25-year-old Old Rip Van Winkle bourbon from Datz in Tampa.
  19. Clearwater’s Popical Popcorn donates its signature snack to nursing home staff
    April 2, 2020• Food
    Popical Popcorn owner Lynn Roberts opened her gourmet popcorn store in Clearwater in June.
  20. Tampa Bay Bloody Mary Festival postpones April date because of coronavirus
    April 1, 2020• Food
    Ciccio Water garnished its Bloody Mary samples with bacon at the Tampa Bay Bloody Mary Festival in 2016 in Tampa.
  21. Tampa events venue opens drive-in takeout hub for local food trucks
    April 1, 2020• Food
    Tampa Carryout has brought a rotating lineup of food trucks to Tabellas at Delaney Creek in Tampa.
  22. This week’s movie and TV streaming picks: ‘Birds of Prey,’ ‘The Scheme’
    March 31, 2020• Movies
    "Birds of Prey" stars Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Margot Robbie, Ella Jay Basco and Jurnee Smollett-Bell.
  23. You can buy this rare bourbon to support Datz’s Tampa and St. Petersburg staff
    March 27, 2020• Food
    This 25-year-old Old Rip Van Winkle bourbon is listed on Datz's takeout menu.
  24. Tampa sushi restaurant Zukku rolls out takeout concept at 717 South
    March 26, 2020• Food
    Tampa's Zukku Sushi, known for its classic and specialty sushi rolls, has launched a to-go and delivery concept called Zukku-Tori.