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  1. ‘Who murdered Don Lewis?’ billboards up in Tampa
    Earlier today• Crime
    An artist's rendering of a Clear Channel billboard featuring Don Lewis. Four of the billboards went up in Tampa on Aug. 8, 2020. [Courtesy of Jack Smith]
  2. A century of women’s suffrage
    Earlier today• Life & Culture
    Cassie Yacovazzi focuses on American cultural, religious, and gender history in the nineteenth century. [Photo: Krista Lee Schrock/ University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee.]
  3. James Lee Burke’s ‘A Private Cathedral’ brings myth to mystery
    Yesterday• Books
    Author James Lee Burke's 40th novel is "A Private Cathedral." [James McDavid]
  5. Dr. Amley dedicated his career of 51 years to oral health and beautiful smiles
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Dr. Ed Amley, a retired St. Petersburg orthodontist, poses at home in St. Petersburg, Monday, July 20, 2020. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
  6. What do a TikTok ban and Instagram Reels mean for Florida video app users?
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Left to right: Screenshots of TikToks made by Florida app users @helloemilyerin, @trashcaulin and @likecherriesinspring. [Screenshots, TikTok]
  7. A Florida cybersecurity expert weighs in on TikTok
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    This Feb. 25 photo shows the icon for TikTok in New York. President Donald Trump will order China’s ByteDance to sell its hit video app TikTok because of national-security concerns, according to reports published July 31. “We are looking at TikTok," Trump told reporters Friday at the White House. "We may be banning TikTok.” [AP]
  8. Restaurant employees no longer need coronavirus tests to return to work
    Yesterday• Food
    People sit outside at Tampa's Meat Market, a restaurant at Hyde Park Village, on June 16. [IVY CEBALLO | Times]
  9. Socially distanced dance series draws to a close in Tampa Bay
    Yesterday• Stage
    Ethan Barbee carries the movement during "Reverberation," a socially distanced dance performance on the streets of St. Petersburg on June 13. [ALVARO G. GABALDON | Courtesy of Andee Scott]
  10. At Pickford’s Counter, a slice of Tampa history gets a culinary reboot
    Aug. 6• Food
    A customer enters the new Pickford's Counter in Tampa. The classic soda-shop restaurant was once Pickford's Sundries, where people went for pancakes, herbal medicine and perfumes. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
  11. Tampa Bay filmmakers use Zoom to make a coronavirus-safe movie
    Aug. 6• Movies
    The movie "Confinement" was made using the Zoom app. [Courtesy of Nicole Abisinio]
  12. Want to audition for American Idol? Do it virtually.
    Aug. 6• Music
    American Idol announced it will hold Idol Across America, the first ever virtual auditions for the show. The judges aren't involved yet.
  13. Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world’s 1st atomic attack
    Aug. 6• Nation & World
    Kazumi Matsui, right, mayor of Hiroshima, and the family of the deceased bow before they place the victims list of the Atomic Bomb at Hiroshima Memorial Cenotaph during the ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Thursday in Hiroshima, western Japan. [EUGENE HOSHIKO | AP]
  14. The cruise industry is staying shuttered through October
    Aug. 5• Business
    A cruise ship is seen docked at the Port Tampa Bay March 18. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
  15. Tampa Bay area pets are in need of homes
    Aug. 5• Pets
    Amelia and Bambi are two of many animals looking for forever homes. [Times]
  16. Comic magician to put on interactive Zoom shows for Ruth Eckerd Hall
    Aug. 5• Entertainment
    Piff the Magic Dragon appeared with Heidi Klum on NBC's "America's Got Talent: The Champions" in 2018. He will do live shows via Zoom on Aug. 7 and 9 that benefits Ruth Eckerd Hall. [TRAE PATTON | NBC]
  17. Readers review the new St. Pete Pier
    Aug. 5• Life & Culture
    The new St. Petersburg Pier and its $93 million dollar Pier District opened on July 6 to the public. [BOYZELL HOSEY | Times]
  18. The Joy of Masks and their many positions
    Aug. 5• Bright Spots
    Roy Peter Clark models wearing a mask not-so-properly. He calls it the Double-Down Dog. [Courtesy of Roy Peter Clark]
  19. Tampa named most pet-friendly city in WalletHub survey; St. Petersburg No. 26
    Aug. 5• Tampa
    Tampa rates high in outdoor fun for dogs in a new survey by personal finance website WalletHub. This one takes to the water at Picnic Island park. [JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZ | Times]
  20. Florida Wonders: What movies have been filmed in the Tampa Bay area?
    Aug. 5• Life & Culture
    Left to right: Wilford Brimley in "Cocoon," Johnny Depp in "Edward Scissorhands" and George Clooney in "Ocean's 11." [Times files]
  21. A mom’s guide to drive-worthy fun around Tampa Bay
    Aug. 5• Kids & Family
    The glass bottom boat tours at Silver Springs State Park drew the Mosall family out of the house for their summer adventures. Laura Mosall is a fifth grade teacher at Madeira Beach Fundamental School. She’s also the mom of three young boys who has come up with some great and cheap ways to entertain them this summer. Photo courtesy Laura Mosall. [Laura Mosall]
  22. Disney theme parks take $3.5 billion hit this spring
    Aug. 4• Life & Culture
    Guests stop to take a selfie at Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on July 11, 2020, the first day of the theme park’s phased reopening. [MATT STROSHANE | Matt Stroshane, Photographer]
  23. If you cook a lot, you need a salt cellar
    Aug. 4• Cooking
    A salt cellar would be a great place to keep your salt while you cook, like this local brand: Florida Pure Sea Salt. [Times (2017)]
  24. Why Party City is the saddest store during the pandemic
    Aug. 4• Opinion
    The Party City at 1960 Tyrone Boulevard N. in St. Petersburg. [SARA DINATALE | Tampa Bay Times]
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