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  1. Photos: Florida Stone Crab season begins for local crabbers
    -460 minutes ago• Life & Culture
    Bill Hardee, of Tarpon Springs, removes a 150-pound batch of stone crab claws from a 7-minute boil on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Lockhart's Seafood Fish and Stone Crab Retail Fish Market at 589 Island Dr. in Tarpon Springs. The market works with eight stone crab boats, including three of their own, which capture stone crabs between 5-6 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in traps set in roughly four feet of water. The recreational and commercial stone crab harvest seasons starts on Oct. 15 and remain open through May 1, closing May 2, 2022. The minimum claw size limit this season remains 2 7/8 inches. In addition to stone crabs, the family owned and operated market sell fresh locally caught fish, live blue crabs, lobster, oysters, clams, wild caught salmon and variety of other seafood by the pound.
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  2. Three entrepreneurs from Argentina are the new makers of Angel Mint in Clearwater
    2 hours ago• Community News
    Marketing director Darío Rodríguez, left, holds a tub of Salt Water Taffy while Florida Candy Factory owner Diego Ramírez holds a tub of Angel Mint candies at the company’s packaging area on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Clearwater.
  3. Netflix employee fired in wake of Chappelle special furor
    2 hours ago• Entertainment
    Comedian Dave Chappelle, shown Jan. 30, 2020, in North Charleston, South Carolina, has faced criticism over anti-trans comments in his new Netflix special.
  5. I got you paid? Cher sues Sonny Bono’s widow
    3 hours ago• Music
    Sonny, right, and Cher sing during a taping of "The Danny Thomas Special" in 1966 in Los Angeles. Cher has sued Mary Bono, the widow of her former musical partner and ex-husband Sonny Bono, over royalties for Sonny and Cher songs, including “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On."
  6. Florida seafood markets to offer farm-raised largemouth bass
    5 hours ago• Florida
    The meat and seafood counter at Hitchcock's Green Market at 6765 22nd Ave N, on July 30, 2020, in St. Petersburg.
  7. Tampa airport plans to restore routes as U.S. border opens to vaccinated travelers
    Yesterday• Business
    A Southwest Airlines passenger lands at Tampa International Airport on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Tampa.
  8. From ‘American Idol’ to ‘The Voice,’ Jeremy Rosado reps Tampa Bay
    Yesterday• Music
    Jeremy Rosado, a Valrico resident and singer, is currently competing on NBC's 'The Voice.'
  9. Have a clingy dog? West Palm Beach is your next Florida getaway.
    Yesterday• Travel
    Rocket the Pomeranian relaxes on the bed of The Ben hotel in West Palm Beach.
  10. TLC bringing ’90s nostalgia to Seminole Hard Rock Tampa
    Yesterday• Music
    Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas of TLC will perform at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa event center on Oct. 21, 2021.
  11. At Abandon Izakaya in Seminole, a chef’s table series with a big following finds a home
    Oct. 14• Food
    The team behind the popular chef's table dinner series Abandon Izakaya has opened a street food-themed brick-and-mortar restaurant in Seminole.
  12. Tampa agrees to $25 million for Straz Center expansion and renovation
    Oct. 14• Tampa
    Tampa City Council on Thursday agreed to a five-year $25 million commitment toward the expansion and renovation of the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts.
  13. St. Petersburg Black history museum has a new name and fundraising partner
    Oct. 14• History
    An architectural rendering of the future upgraded Woodson African American Museum of Florida.
  14. Tampa Bay area pets looking for forever homes
    Oct. 14• Pets
    Daisy and Luke at two of many young pets available for adoption this week.
  15. Coldplay is coming to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa
    Oct. 14• Music News
    British band Coldplay is coming to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa in 2022.
  16. Stormy Daniels and her haunted doll looked for ghosts at a Safety Harbor restaurant
    Oct. 14• Food
    Stormy Daniels and Justin Loupe, stars of the Spooky Babe Show, visited Safety Harbor eatery and movie theater Gigglewaters in September 2021.
  17. After long absence, Tampa’s port set for cruise ships’ return this weekend
    Oct. 14• Business
    When it departs from Port Tampa Bay on Oct. 16, Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas will be the first cruise ship to carry passengers out of Tampa since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
  18. The vaccinated tourist: Masked up for New York City
    Oct. 13• Travel
    September 14, 2021, New York, NY, USA: Theatrelovers enter the Richard Rodgers Theatre in the Theater District in Times Square in New York on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 for the reopening of the musical Hamilton. Masks and vaccinations were required for the attendees, pleased to experience live theater again. (Â Richard B. Levine) (Credit Image: © Richard B. Levine/Levine Roberts via ZUMA Press)
  19. William Shatner, TV’s Capt. Kirk, blasts off for space
    Oct. 13• Nation & World
    From left, Chris Boshuizen, William Shatner, Audrey Powers and Glen de Vries will be on Blue Origin’s second passenger flight, using the same capsule and rocket that Jeff Bezos used for his own trup three months earlier.
  20. Abandoned Florida draws urban explorers — and a huge online audience
    Oct. 13• Life & Culture
    David Bulit is the urban explorer and photographer behind AbandonedFlorida.com. Clockwise from top left: The inside of St. Petersburg's historic downtown YMCA, an Ybor City cigar factory, the Moulton & Kyle Funeral Home in Jacksonville and the Kellogg Mansion in Dunedin.
  21. Opening date, ticket prices announced for Peppa Pig theme park in Polk
    Oct. 13• Theme Parks
    In this Sept. 27, 2011, file photo, a worker puts finishing touches on the entrance sign at Legoland Florida in Winter Haven. A standalone Peppa Pig theme park at the Legoland Florida Resort is set to open Feb. 24, park officials announced Tuesday.
  22. Tampa Bay companies ‘under review’ for allegedly violating Florida vaccine passport law
    Oct. 12• Health
    Florida businesses face fines of $5,000 per violation charge under a law blocking so-called "vaccine passports" signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis
  23. Halloween light show in South Tampa raises money for charity
    Oct. 12• Things To Do
    Dozens of people gather to watch the Sylvan Ramble light show on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 in Tampa. Created by Sam Johnson, the computerized light show features special effects such as flames and dancing lights synchronized to music and lasts 20 minutes. In addition to his Halloween light show, Johnson also has a popular Christmas themed show all to raise money for charity.
  24. Tampa residents once took on corruption that turned city into ‘hell in a handcart’
    Oct. 12• History
    A resident-led raid breaks up an illegal casino in Tampa in 1952.
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