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  1. Is Peaches the flamingo lonely?
    4 hours ago• Opinion
    Peaches the flamingo walks along the shallow waters on the northern tip of the east beach at Fort De Soto Park on Tuesday, Sept. 26 in Pinellas County. Peaches, who has been solo, probably came from the Yucatan Peninsula or Cuba, gliding on the winds of Hurricane Idalia. Peaches was rescued, tagged and released. Her tag number is USO2, only the second flamingo to be tagged in the U.S.
  2. Disney World government will give employees stipend after backlash for taking away park passes
    Yesterday• Politics
    Crowds fill Main Street USA in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom on the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista on Oct. 1, 2021. Facing backlash, Walt Disney World’s governing district will pay a stipend to employees whose free passes and discounts to the theme park resort were eliminated under a policy made by a new district administrator and board members who are allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  3. 7 fall coffee drinks to try around Tampa Bay that go beyond pumpkin spice
    Yesterday• Food
    A Pumpkin Cinnamon Bun Latte at The Chelsea in St. Petersburg.
  5. Gulfport art exhibit honors breast cancer survivors
    Yesterday• Visual Arts
    "Radical Self-Acceptance" a photographic exhibit of breast cancer survivors by Michelle Caudle, opens at the Brenda McMahon Gallery in Gulfport on Oct. 6.
  6. St. Petersburg exhibit shows how metal works elevated mundane everyday objects
    Yesterday• Arts
    These are some of the items on display in the “Dignity and Grace: These Humbler Metals" exhibition at the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement in St. Petersburg.
  7. West Tampa cigar factory to become a hotel
    Yesterday• History
    “(The building is) in a great location,” said Dylan Desai of the family-operated My Hospitality Hotels, which purchased the factory for $1.4 million and is spending another $12 million on the project. “And it’s survived more than 100 years for a reason.”
  8. Why ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic is mad at Florida State star Jordan Travis
    Yesterday• Florida State Seminoles
    "Tiger King" star Joe Exotic has put himself in the middle of the Florida-Florida State rivalry because of Jordan Travis-related T-shirts.
  9. Downtown St. Pete’s Hofbrauhaus building to become golf simulator lounge
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Hofbrauhaus, the now-closed German beer hall in downtown St. Petersburg, will become a GolfSuites City Club, an indoor golf simulator lounge, bar and restaurant. Plans are to open in mid-2024
  10. Check out the trailer for Tampa writer’s horror film starring Randy Couture
    Yesterday• Movies
    Joe Davison, who appeared in season two of "Stranger Things," wrote "The Bell Keeper" starring Randy Couture that premieres on Oct. 13. [Times (2017)]
  11. Here are the best Tampa Bay Halloween events, from fun to frights
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    A punk vampire at Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights in 2018 is the kind of roving scare actor that draws thousands of Halloween fans to the Orlando theme park every fall.
  12. 21 Tampa Bay coffee shops to visit for National Coffee Day
    Sept. 27• Food
    Apple Snyder prepares a drink at King State Coffee in Tampa in June 2020.
  13. Rays fans, here’s where to get parties and yard signs in Tampa Bay this weekend
    Sept. 26• Entertainment
    Raymond waves a flag after the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Sept. 6. The team will be giving out yard signs and car flags and other swag this weekend to gear up for the post season.
  14. Florida Museum of Photographic Arts now open in new Ybor City space
    Sept. 26• Visual Arts
    The exhibition, "Icons of Black & White" is on display at the Florida Museum of Photographic Art at its new location in Ybor City, which opened in September 2023.
  15. Some Tampa Bay fall festivals canceled due to labor, migrant worker shortage
    Sept. 26• Entertainment
    Rides light up the night at the 2012 festival at St. Paul's Catholic Church in St. Petersburg. The festival has been going on for more than 40 years but had to cancel this year.
  16. Man who jumped into Busch Gardens gator exhibit enters pretrial intervention
    Sept. 26• Crime
    The entrance to Busch Gardens at the corner of Busch Boulevard and McKinley Drive in Tampa is pictured in in a Google image from 2022. A 20-year-old Louisiana man who was arrested after police said he jumped into the park's alligator exhibit in June will avoid criminal conviction if he completes the terms of a pre-trial intervention agreement approved last week.
  17. John Mulaney announces Tampa show, but what will he actually be doing?
    Sept. 26• Entertainment
    John Mulaney arrives at night one of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, 2019, in Los Angeles.
  18. Morgan Wallen will return to Tampa during his 2024 stadium tour
    Sept. 26• Music News
    In this June 5, 2019, file photo, Morgan Wallen arrives at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville.
  19. Hulk Hogan gets married in Pinellas County at a church near the beach
    Sept. 26• TV
    Tampa native Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, married yoga instructor Sky Daily on Friday at at Indian Rocks Baptist Church.
  20. The telephone is the worst. The new etiquette may stand!
    Sept. 26• Opinion
    A gal on the phone in Silver Springs who does not know the new rules of phone etiquette: Text before calling and don't leave voice mail.
  21. Concert review: Lana Del Rey’s dazzling first Tampa show made up for lost time
    Sept. 26• Music Reviews
    A surprise performance of "Florida Kilos," requested by fans, made Lana Del Rey's Tampa concert stand out during her fall 2023 tour.
  22. Howl-O-Scream returns to Busch Gardens, this time with creepy clowns
    Sept. 25• Life & Culture
    Scare actors roam the grounds of Busch Gardens in Tampa during the 2017 Howl-O-Scream event. There are five haunted houses this year, including a new one called D.H. Baggum’s Circus of Fear with creepy clowns and a menacing midway.
  23. In Tampa, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas and De La Soul throw down at a pool party
    Sept. 25• Music Reviews
    Wu-Tang Clan performs at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa on Sept. 24, 2023.
  24. Top Tampa Bay area events for the week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1
    Sept. 25• Things To Do
    Jerry Seinfeld brings his snarky comedy to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Thursday. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
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