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  1. Disney offers ‘travel benefit’ for employees seeking an abortion
    4 hours ago• Business
    In this Jan. 9, 2019, photo, guests watch a show near a statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista. The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, employees who may need to travel to receive an abortion will receive a "travel benefit" designed to reimburse some or all of their expenses.
  2. St. Pete police plan ‘all hands on deck’ effort to keep Pride events safe, chief says
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    People attend the PRIDE OUTside Festival held in St. Petersburg's Vinoy Park in 2021. The St. Petersburg Police Department is gearing up for an “all hands on deck” effort to provide security during this weekend’s Pride festivities, Chief Anthony Holloway said Thursday.
  3. Backstreet Boys bring nostalgia explosion to Tampa
    Jun. 22• Music Reviews
    The Backstreet Boys perform during the band’s DNA World Tour at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa on Tuesday.
  5. Apollo, St. Petersburg’s TikTok famous parrot, speaks for himself
    Jun. 22• Pets
    Dalton Mason and Tori Lacey are raising their African Grey parrot, Apollo, like a human toddler.
  6. St. Pete Pride Parade returns for biggest celebration ever
    Jun. 21• Entertainment
    There hasn't been a St. Pete Pride since 2019, shown here with colorful marchers. Organizers expect to draw more than 300,000 people to the festivities in St. Petersburg on June 25.
  7. Top 14 Tampa Bay area events for the week of June 20-26
    Jun. 20• Things To Do
    Take the family for U-pick watermelons and splashing water fun at Watermelon. Weekend this Saturday and Sunday. (Shutterstock)
  8. Tampa Bay area pets available for adoption
    Jun. 17• Pets
    Walker and Whispurr at two of many animals looking for "fur"ever homes.
  9. Vince McMahon will step down during WWE misconduct probe
    Jun. 17• Pro Wrestling
    Vince McMahon stands at Republican state convention in Hartford, Conn., Friday, May 18, 2012. McMahon is voluntarily stepping back from his roles as CEO and chairman at WWE on Friday as the sports entertainment company performs an investigation into alleged misconduct related to a relationship with a former employee.
  10. Busch Gardens offers $99 flash sale on two-park Fun Card
    Jun. 17• TBT
    Parkgoers are seen riding Cobra's Curse at Busch Gardens in Tampa. The park is offering a flash sale of $99 for a two-park pass with Adventure Island through Sunday. It's a $75 savings.
  11. Photos: Competing dogs strut their stuff in Tampa
    Jun. 17• Entertainment
    Grayson Milam, 12 of Ocala spends some time with Tini the Samoyed before competing in the puppy class at the Sunshine State Cluster Dog Show on Friday, June 17, 2022 in Tampa.
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  12. Personal fireworks sales continue to skyrocket, even with July 4 shows back
    Jun. 15• Shopping
    Assistant manager Cristian Jimenez, left, helps Randall Conley of St. Petersburg locate fireworks on Tuesday at Phantom Fireworks in Tampa. Sales of personal fireworks exploded during the pandemic and it looks like people haven’t leveled off even though big city shows are back on this year.
  13. Coldplay bathes packed Tampa stadium in light, color and fun
    Jun. 15• Music Reviews
    Chris Martin, lead singer of the British rock band Coldplay, performs at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Tuesday, June 14.
  14. Clearwater karate teacher acts as father figure to students, like his mentors once did
    Jun. 15• Life & Culture
    Walter Evans teaches Shotokan, a traditional form of karate, and Sanuces Ryu jiujitsu to beginner students on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the North Greenwood Recreation Center in Clearwater. Evans founded the Shihan School of Survival in 2005 and provides programs that combat the increase in youth obesity, diabetes, violence, bullying, gang activities, criminal behavior, suicide, drug use and other societal issues.
  15. Supermoon season starts with a strawberry moon Tuesday night
    Jun. 14• Life & Culture
    The moon is seen at 98 percent full as it rises Monday, June 13, 2022, in East Boston, Mass. The moon will reach its full stage on Tuesday, during a phenomenon known as a supermoon because its proximity to Earth, and it is also labeled as the "Strawberry Moon" because it is the full moon at strawberry harvest time. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
  16. Meet the man building St. Petersburg’s LGBTQ+ entertainment empire
    Jun. 14• Entertainment
    David Fischer, the entrepreneur behind ZaZoo'd and the Saint, is opening an LGBTQ+ friendly hotel and a rooftop pool in the same building as his popular gay bar, COCKtail St. Pete. Here he poses at COCKtail on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  17. Teen killed on Orlando Free Fall ride died of blunt trauma, autopsy says
    Jun. 13• Florida
    The Orlando Free Fall drop tower in ICON Park in Orlando is pictured on March 28. A Missouri teenager died of blunt force trauma after falling from the 430-foot Florida drop-tower amusement park ride, according to an autopsy released Monday.
  18. Here’s how to gear up for the Stanley Cup final with Lightning merch
    Jun. 13• Lightning
    Dave Uyak of Charleston, South Carolina, shops with his sister SueEllen Byers of Tampa, at the Amalie Arena Lightning team store on Monday. “He comes down from Charleston every home playoff game,” Byers said of her brother. “My husband is bad luck so during the playoffs he’s not allowed to come anymore.”
  19. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of June 13-19
    Jun. 13• Things To Do
    Keith Urban will perform at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa on Friday.
  20. Treat Dad to a local Father’s Day meal at one of these 38 spots
    Jun. 13• Food News
    If your father loves meat, take him to Eddie V's for an 11-ounce Wagyu steak for Father's Day.
  21. Average gas prices nationwide have hit historic highs
    Jun. 11• Breaking News
    The average price at the pump has hit $5 per gallon. In some places across the country, the prices are even higher.
  22. Britney Spears marries Sam Asghari in California
    Jun. 10• Entertainment
    Britney Spears and Sam Asghari appear at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" on July 22, 2019. Spears has married her longtime partner Sam Asghari at a Southern California ceremony that came months after the pop superstar won her freedom from a court conservatorship. Asghari’s representative Brandon Cohen confirmed the couple’s nuptials.
  23. 23 things to do for Father’s Day in the Tampa Bay area
    Jun. 10• Things To Do
    Ky'lee Waters stands on a chair while dancing with her grandfather, Antinori Waters, while Jazmyn Thames and her father, Jermaine, take a twirl during a 2014 father-daughter dance at Ragan Park Community Center in Tampa.
  24. No stars for Tampa as Michelin Guide honors Florida restaurants for the first time
    Jun. 10• Food
    Ferrell Alvarez, right, awaits the Michelin announcements Thursday in Orlando.
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