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  1. Sara Paretsky’s ‘Overboard’ plunges into darkness
    Yesterday• Books
    Sara Paretsky's new novel, "Overboard," is her 22nd about Chicago detective V.I. Warshawski.
  2. Book Talk: Diana Abu-Jaber to speak at Tombolo Books
    Yesterday• Books
    Diana Abu-Jaber's latest novel is "Fencing With the King."
  3. What Tampa Bay attractions, zoos and museums have in store this summer
    Yesterday• Theme Parks
    Eleanor Walker, 4, left, and Edie Walker, 5, visit with Hope at her home in July 2020 inside the Kate Tidemann & Ellen Cotton Main Pool and Window of Wonder at the Ruth and J.O. Stone Dolphin Complex. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium opened an $80 million expansion thanks to fundraising and attendance that surged in the last 10 years because of Winter the dolphin. Winter died in November.
  5. He’s hooked on fishing and the Skyway Fishing Pier
    Yesterday• Environment
    Greg Sgrignoli, 63, catches a small crevalle jack from the north Skyway Fishing Pier. The Pennsylvania man visits often to fish from the pier.
  6. 2 century-old Tampa buildings could be saved from demolition
    Yesterday• History
    These two century-old buildings - 514 N. Tampa St. and 520 N. Tampa St. - might be saved from demolition.
  7. Taylor Swift gets honorary doctorate from New York University
    Yesterday• Music
    Taylor Swift speaks during a graduation ceremony for New York University at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday.
  8. Russian punk band Pussy Riot to headline St. Pete Pride concert
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Russian punk band Pussy Riot, shown here in 2012 after the band first came to the attention of Russian authorities when they performed a scandalous protest song in Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral in 2012. Lead musician Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, in the blue mask, is the only member of the collective confirmed for the June 24 concert for St. Pete Pride.
  9. Tampa Bay Times Pulitzer winner Rebecca Woolington throws first pitch at Rays game
    Yesterday• Rays
    Times Investigative Editor Rebecca Woolington prepares to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the Tampa Bay Rays game against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  10. Manatee County’s Feld Entertainment to bring back Ringling circus in a new way
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus will be reimagined.
  11. Southeast Asian restaurant Sunda New Asian coming to Midtown Tampa
    Yesterday• Business
    Sunda New Asian offers spins on South Asian, Japanese and Chinese fare, like this dish of crispy rice with spicy tuna. The restaurant will open at Midtown Tampa in late 2022.
  12. Paul McCartney is coming to Florida for the first time in 5 years. Expect these songs on tour.
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Paul McCartney performs during his "Got Back" tour Friday, May 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. His tour comes to Florida for two dates, including a Saturday night show in Orlando on May 28. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/ Invision/AP)
  13. A West Tampa cigar factory is for sale
    Yesterday• History
    The Samuel I. Davis Cigar Factory at 900 N Howard Ave. in Tampa is for sale.
  14. It’s public pool season, Tampa Bay. Is that a Band-Aid?
    Yesterday• Opinion
    In praise of chaotic, happy community pool scenes, like this one at Northwest Pool in St. Petersburg.
  15. Tampa Bay area pets available for adoption
    May 17• Pets
    Chester and Reina are two of many animals hoping to find loving homes.
  16. Tampa’s Jobsite Theater announces 2022-23 season
    May 17• Stage
    Jobsite Theater's production of "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" on through June 5, 2022 in Tampa. Jobsite announced its 2022-23 season.
  17. The St. Pete Pier has been recognized by the Urban Land Institute
    May 17• Life & Culture
    The St. Pete Pier at night.
  18. ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ series another win for Michael Connelly
    May 17• Entertainment
    Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, left, plays defense attorney Mickey Haller, and Jazz Raycole plays his driver, Izzy, in "The Lincoln Lawyer."
  19. Carrie Underwood will play Tampa’s Amalie Arena in February
    May 17• Music
    Carrie Underwood performs at the 50th annual CMA Awards In Nashville in 2016. She will play Tampa's Amalie Arena on Feb. 4, 2023.
  20. 25 places to eat and drink near the beach in Tampa Bay
    May 17• Food
    A surf and turf burger is served at The Helm, a new seafood market and restaurant in St. Pete Beach.
  21. White House moves to expand flights to Cuba, loosen remittance rules
    May 17• Nation & World
    Tourists are seen along the beach at the Iberostar Selection Varadero hotel in Varadero, Cuba, on Sept. 29, 2021. The Biden administration announced Monday that it will expand flights to Cuba and lift Donald Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island.
  22. Michelin Guide to reveal which Florida restaurants will receive stars on June 9
    May 16• Food
    The new Michelin Guide Florida will be revealed on June 9 during a live ceremony. Rooster and the Till in Seminole Heights, shown above, is one of the Tampa restaurants that could be recognized by the elite guide.
  23. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of May 16-22
    May 16• Things To Do
    Sting will perform Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa.
  24. Creative Clay’s fundraiser returns in St. Petersburg
    May 16• Arts
    Creative Clay's last Spring for the Arts fundraiser was in 2019. It returns in St. Petersburg on May 20, 2022.
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