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Skyla Carter, 24, of Tampa, waves during the 2023 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates.
Photos: ARRRRRRGH! Pirates invade Tampa for Gasparilla
Thousands line Bayshore Boulevard on Saturday as Tampa is invaded by swashbucklers participating in the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates.
Scenes from Tampa’s ‘dead mall,’ alive with nostalgia
The scene at University Mall in Tampa on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. The mall wasn't empty, but it was far from busy.
At the transforming University Mall near USF, some still shop and work, while others come for the vibes.
Parents will have to accompany minors at Florida State Fair after 6 p.m.
Patrons walk through the Midway during opening night at the Florida State Fair on Feb. 10, 2022, in Tampa.
The fair announced kids ages 17 and younger must be accompanied by an admission-paying adult in the evenings.
‘The Bluest Eye’ is the latest victim of Florida’s thought police
A copy of Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" inside a book box in Dunedin on Jan. 26, 2023. Pinellas County school officials have removed the book from all high schools.
Toni Morrison’s book is a masterpiece. But literary merit no longer outweighs empty soundbites.

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    Penny Marshal, left, and Cindy Williams from the comedy series "Laverne & Shirley" appear at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 1979. Williams, who played Shirley opposite Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," died Wednesday, her family said on Monday.
  2. Tampa Bay area pets available for adoption
    Yesterday• Pets
    Butterfinger and Marcus are two of many animals hoping to find "fur"ever homes.
  3. Tampa loses control of historic Black cemetery. A property flipper now owns it.
    Yesterday• History
    Memorial Park Cemetery is seen Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in Tampa. The cemetery opened in 1919.
  5. Hillsborough County hotels hit $1 billion in annual taxable revenue
    Yesterday• Business
    The downtown Tampa skyline is visible through a swimming pool cabana at the Tampa Edition hotel, which opened in October. Visit Tampa Bay reported that Hillsborough County hotels saw more than $1 billion in taxable revenue during 2022, a record.
  6. Top Tampa Bay area events for the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5
    Yesterday• Things To Do
    Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band, pictured during a 2012 show in Tampa, will play Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday.
  7. What to know about Tampa Bay’s first Raising Cane’s opening
    Yesterday• Business
    Raising Cane's has hired more than 130 people to staff the Clearwater location, according to the company.
  8. Lisa Marie Presley’s will contested in court by mother Priscilla Presley
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Priscilla Presley, left, listens to her daughter Lisa Marie Presley speak during a media day for the "Graceland Presents Elvis: The Exhibition - The Show - The Experience" at the Westgate Las Vegas casino-hotel in Las Vegas in 2015. Priscilla Presley is contesting the will of Lisa Marie, who died earlier this month.
  9. Tom Verlaine, co-founder of early punks Television, dies at 73
    Yesterday• Music
    Founder and guitarist Tom Verlaine of the band Television performing live in 2013 in Austin, Texas.
  10. Photos: ARRRRRRGH! Pirates invade Tampa for Gasparilla
    Jan. 28• Life & Culture
    Skyla Carter, 24, of Tampa, waves during the 2023 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates.
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  11. Gasparilla victory parade turns into a pirate party along the Riverwalk
    Jan. 28• Life & Culture
    Skyla Carter, 24, of Tampa, waves during the 2023 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates.
  12. Jury finds Tampa rapper not guilty in fatal double shooting
    Jan. 27• Crime
    Billy Adams III testifies Thursday during his trial for the shootings of Trevon Albury and Daniel Thompson in a Lutz recording studio. Adams said he killed the pair after Albury pulled a gun in an attempt to rob the studio engineer.
  13. Gasparilla weather: Chilly morning leads to quick warmup
    Jan. 27• Local Weather
    Pirates with Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla disembark from the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship at the Tampa Convention Center to begin the Gasparilla invasion in January 2022. This year, early morning temperatures on Saturday will be in the upper 40s along the Gasparilla parade route but will climb to the 70s by the time the day's festivities kick off.
  14. Parents will have to accompany minors at Florida State Fair after 6 p.m.
    Jan. 27• Entertainment
    Patrons walk through the Midway during opening night at the Florida State Fair on Feb. 10, 2022, in Tampa.
  15. ‘The Bluest Eye’ is the latest victim of Florida’s thought police
    Jan. 27• Opinion
    A copy of Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" inside a book box in Dunedin on Jan. 26, 2023. Pinellas County school officials have removed the book from all high schools.
  16. Tampa Bay’s indie music scene competes to perform on a bigger stage
    Jan. 26• Music
    Tampa Bay indie band Speak Easy plays on stage at the Destination Okeechobee competition at The Factory in St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 21, 2023, for a chance to play at Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival.
  17. Tampa man Troy Meyer keeps winning on ‘Jeopardy!’ Who is he?
    Jan. 26• Arts
    Troy Meyer, of Tampa, is seen in this undated image from YouTube.com.
  18. Book Talk: Peter Kageyama launches his first novel at Tombolo
    Jan. 26• Books
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  19. Philip Bump looks at baby boomers’ impact in ‘The Aftermath’
    Jan. 26• Books
    Journalist Philip Bump's first book is "The Aftermath."
  20. Times arts reporter Maggie Duffy wins MUSE Award
    Jan. 26• Arts
    Maggie Duffy, Tampa Bay Times arts and music reporter, is shown here when she recently took part in the "Dream Tapestry" interactive experience at the Dali Museum. She won this year's MUSE Award for literary arts from the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance.
  21. James Beard nominations skip Tampa Bay restaurants, again
    Jan. 26• Food
    The dining area of Rocca Italian restaurant in Tampa, Florida on Thursday, December 12, 2019.
  22. Boulon Brasserie opens at Water Street Tampa
    Jan. 25• Food
    Boulon Brasserie, a new modern French American restaurant, opened Tuesday at Water Street Tampa.
  23. Dreams become ‘reality’ at The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg
    Jan. 25• Arts
    The Dalí's "Dream Tapestry" is an interactive experience powered by OpenAI’s DALL·E. It transforms peoples' dreams into individual art pieces and combines them with six other dreams to form a collective tapestry.
  24. Busch Gardens says drop ride Falcon’s Fury will reopen this spring
    Jan. 25• Theme Parks
    The Falcon's Fury drop tower ride at Bush Gardens opened in 2014. It was closed "out of an abundance of caution" after a fatal accident on a similar ride in Orlando last March, and it hasn't reopened since.
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