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  1. Photos: St. Pete Youth Farm MLK Day 2021 Day of Service
    5 hours ago• Photos
    From left and walking forward members of the St. Pete Youth Farm: Anaya Graham, 15, Jade Hinton, 16 and Makai Smith, 14 carry soil on their MLK Day of Service on Monday January 18, 2021. The students were part of a contingent of volunteers brought together to continue the work associated with building out the urban farm located on property just behind the Enoch Davis Center in St. Petersburg, Fl.
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  2. NFL Experience rises along Tampa waterfront as Super Bowl 55 nears
    Yesterday• Things To Do
    Workers transform Tampa's Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park into the Super Bowl Experience, the NFL's interactive football theme park, for Super Bowl 55.
  3. Coronavirus has radically changed Tampa Bay’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day events
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    The Lakewood High School Marching Spartans performed in downtown St. Petersburg in 2019 for the 34th annual MLK Dream Big Parade. This year, the nation's longest-running parade honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held virtually, showing clips of various bands.
  5. Top 10 events in the Tampa Bay area for the week of Jan. 18-24
    Yesterday• Things To Do
    At Epcot International Festival of the Arts, guests can become one with famous works of art thanks to a photo backdrop.
  6. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: Jan. 18-24
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Did you know ancient sharks that could grow up to 60 feet long swam in Florida waters, or that giant rhinos roamed the state millions of years ago? "Tusk to Tails," the latest exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center, unearths Florida’s fossil finds. The year-long exhibit opens Jan. 20.
  7. How does living through historic events and tragedies change us?
    Yesterday• Politics
    The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, joined other notable historic events in American history, including the coronavirus pandemic and Victory over Japan Day.
  8. Tampa pastor ‘actually lived what he preached’
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Bishop Matthew Williams held several positions at Tampa's Brown Memorial Church of God in Christ, including deacon, pastor and bishop. He was one of 12 bishops in the nationwide Church of God in Christ's general board.
  9. Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Miranda billed for Biden inauguration
    Yesterday• Elections
    Bruce Springsteen is among the celebrities headlining a Wednesday night prime-time televised inaugural celebration
  10. Photos of the inaugural MLK Day Expo in St. Petersburg
    Yesterday• Photos
    Local author, Janaye Hardy address the crowd gathered for the inaugural MLK Day Pop Up Expo at the Villas at Flagler Pointe Apartment Homes in St. Petersburg on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 in St. Petersburg. Hardy, along with fellow author Lola B. Morgan organized the event to support local businesses in order to highlight their services and provide quality options to local families.
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  11. New chief of Big Brothers Big Sisters emphasizes need for positive influences
    Yesterday• Community News
    Artis Stevens, the new CEO of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America, is pictured here with his family, (from left) Alyse, Aubrey and Dr. Erica Stevens. (Courtesy of the Stevens family)
  12. Happy 99th birthday, Betty White. She’ll stay up as late as she wants.
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Actress Betty White poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on June 9, 2010. White will turn 99 on Sunday.
  13. Hundreds in publishing sign letter objecting to book deals for the Trump administration
    Jan. 15• Politics
    More than 250 authors, editors, agents, professors and others in the American literary community signed an open letter this week opposing any publisher that signs book deals with President Donald Trump or members of his administration.
  14. Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, to read at Biden inauguration
    Jan. 15• Books
    Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, will read at the inauguration of Joe Biden.
  15. Disney stops selling new annual passes in Florida
    Jan. 15• Theme Parks
    The still-closed Disneyland theme park in California has announced it is canceling its annual pass program. The Walt Disney World theme parks in Florida are allowing current passholders to renew them, but they are no longer selling new annual passes.
  16. Tampa’s A.R. Savage shipping celebrates 75 years and four generations of family
    Jan. 15• History
    Bill Savage is the fourth generation of his family to work for the A.R. Savage & Son ship agency.
  17. Biden inauguration: Do it on Zoom, please!
    Jan. 15• Opinion
    It's the only way.
  18. Joanne Rogers, widow of TV’s famed Mister Rogers, dies at 92
    Jan. 15• Nation & World
    Joanne Rogers stands in front of a giant Mister Rogers Forever Stamp following the first-day-of-issue dedication in Pittsburgh in 2018. Rogers, the widow of Fred Rogers, the gentle TV host who entertained and educated generations of preschoolers on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” has died. She was 92.
  19. Tampa loses direct-to-London flight as Norwegian Air shifts focus to Europe
    Jan. 14• Business
    Norwegian Airlines has announced it will focus on short-haul European flights rather than international flights, which will cost Tampa International Airport a direct route to London's Gatwick Airport.
  20. Betty White turns 99 this weekend and has some wild plans to celebrate in quarantine
    Jan. 14• Life & Culture
    Betty White accepts the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series for "Hot in Cleveland" at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2012.
  21. Tampa Bay area pets hoping to find loving homes
    Jan. 14• Pets
    Fiona and Norah are two of many animals looking for loving homes.
  22. Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried & Roy dies
    Jan. 14• Life & Culture
    German illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher of the duo " Siegfried & Roy" holds their trophies after receiving the World Entertainment Award at the World Award 2003 ceremony in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Oct.22, 2003. Fischbacher died Wednesday.
  23. Pinellas film commission seeks $500,000 incentive for a movie, commercial hybrid
    Jan. 14• Movies
    The Hallmark filmed "Love in the Sun" in St. Petersburg in 2019.
  24. Taco Bell bringing potatoes back to its menu
    Jan. 14• Food
    Taco Bell announced Thursday that it's bringing potatoes back to its menu in March.
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