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  1. Look inside Tampa’s new REI store, Midtown’s first in a rush of retail openings
    3 hours ago• Business
    From left: Hillsborough County Commissioner Gwen Myers, Craig Richard from the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council and Tampa Mayor Jane Castor tour the new REI Co-op store on March 4 at Midtown Tampa. The store is an anchor tenant at the development, which offers retail, residential, hotel and office buildings on a campus of 11 buildings.
  2. Tampa Bay’s first REI store opening Friday at Midtown Tampa
    Yesterday• Business
    Outdoor retailer REI Co-op will open its first Tampa store on March 5, 2021 in the Midtown Tampa development. Shown here is a rendering of the project from 2019.
  3. St. Pete Pride to host reimagined Taste of Pride event
    Yesterday• Food News
    Taste of Pride returns to St. Petersburg on March 12. This year's event will span three days and take place at over 20 restaurants, bars and breweries.
  5. Chicken Yoga comes to Ybor City, and of course the chickens wear diapers
    Mar. 2• Life & Culture
    Charlotte the chicken and yoga instructor Alexandra Tamborello pose for a photograph at Union Three Studio, which hosts Chicken Yoga at Hotel Haya in Tampa's Ybor City.
  6. Whole Foods grocery store ‘in development’ in St. Petersburg
    Mar. 1• Business
    Customers shop at a Whole Foods Market in Tampa in 2018.
  7. ZooTampa to open new exhibits, experiences this spring
    Mar. 1• Life & Culture
    ZooTampa’s popular binturong family — named Sully, Melati, and baby Kartika — will be relocating from their behind-the-scenes living space to the Asia realm of the zoo. Also known as Asian bearcats, these animals have a distinctive scent, which is said to resemble buttered popcorn or corn chips.
  8. Deep-fried and strawberry goodies are coming to Florida Strawberry Festival
    Mar. 1• Life & Culture
    Jolly Rancher Slush is debuting at the Florida Strawberry Festival in a commemorative cup with loads of sweet treats on top.
  9. Top 10 Tampa Bay area events for the week of March 1-7
    Mar. 1• Things To Do
    Nik Wallenda walks the high wire during his self produced Daredevil Rally. The socially distant drive-in stunt show once again takes place in Sarasota's Nathan Benderson Park.
  10. ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Borat’ win at a socially distant Golden Globes
    Mar. 1• Entertainment
    In this video grab issued by NBC, hosts Tina Fey, left, from New York, and Amy Poehler, from Beverly Hills, Calif., speak on Sunday at the Golden Globe Awards.
  11. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: March 1-7
    Feb. 26• Life & Culture
    Its stellar music lineup has been canceled, but the Plant City festival that celebrates strawberries will still go on from March 4-14 with a midway, animal shows, eating contests, racing pigs and, of course, lots of strawberry shortcake.
  12. A mister no more: Mr. Potato Head goes gender neutral
    Feb. 25• Nation & World
    This photo provided by Hasbro shows the new Potato Head world. Mr. Potato Head is no longer a mister. Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year.  (Hasbro via AP)
  13. Lady Gaga’s dog walker shot, French bulldogs stolen in Los Angeles
    Feb. 25• Nation & World
    Lady Gaga sings the national anthem during President-elect Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Officials say Lady Gaga’s dog walker was shot and her two French bulldogs stolen in Hollywood during an armed robbery. Los Angeles police are seeking two suspects, thought it’s not known if both were armed, in connection with the Wednesday night shooting.
  14. SeaWorld parks report 10 million fewer guests, $312 million loss in 2020
    Feb. 25• Business
    Caribbean flamingos flock together in the Bird Gardens at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay on June 11, 2020, in Tampa.
  15. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay concert series to open with Phillip Phillips, Parmalee
    Feb. 25• Life & Culture
    Platinum selling artist Phillip Phillips will kick off the concert series for the Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival.
  16. Drunken driving charge against Bruce Springsteen dropped
    Feb. 24• Nation & World
    In this Oct. 23, 2019 photo, Bruce Springsteen at the world premiere of HBO Documentary Films' "Very Ralph" in New York. Springsteen faced a drunken driving charge for an incident in New Jersey in November. The government dropped the charge and Springsteen paid $540 in fines and court costs to resolve the case.
  17. Tampa International Airport to launch direct flights to Savannah, Ga.
    Feb. 24• Business
    Savannah, Ga.'s grand Forsyth Fountain was built in 1858 and thought to be patterned after the fountain in Paris's Place de la Concorde.
  18. St. Pete Beach named the nation’s best beach, fifth-best globally
    Feb. 23• St. Petersburg
    Beverly Ackah, 25, and Franklin Okomba, 31, both visiting from Seattle, enjoy a walk along St. Pete Beach on Tuesday.
  19. Tampa Riverfest canceled over coronavirus concerns
    Feb. 23• Things To Do
    On Friday and Saturday, the Tampa Riverwalk becomes even more of a gathering place for the community during Riverfest. [Times (2016)]
  20. First look: Busch Gardens Food & Wine Fest adds more plates
    Feb. 23• Life & Culture
    The Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival has returned for its sixth year, with COVID-19 protocols in place such as masks, temperature checks and advanced reservations required. The festival opens at noon Fridays through Sundays through April 25.
  21. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: Feb. 22-28
    Feb. 22• Life & Culture
    Nik Wallenda's Daredevil Rally is the creation of the high-wire star and Sarasota resident. The socially distant drive-in stunt show, which was a big hit in June, returns Feb. 26-28 and March 4-7 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota.
  22. Top 10 Tampa Bay area events for the week of Feb. 22-28
    Feb. 22• Entertainment
    Bianca Del Rio serves as host for the Drive 'N Drag show. She joins with her super hero drag friends from RuPaul's Drag Race to save 2021.
  23. Step right up and see the carnival’s history thanks, in part, to this man
    Feb. 22• Hillsborough
    Ivan Arnold with his wife, Agnes Arnold, at the carnival. "The carnival industry back in the day kind of got a bad rap,” said daughter Sandy Schmidtt. “He was really a goodwill ambassador for the carnival/circus history.”
  24. Tampa won’t dye Hillsborough River green this year
    Feb. 20• Tampa
    Dye fills the Hillsborough River during Mayor Bob Buckhorn's second annual Mayor's River O'Green on Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa. The event celebrated St. Patrick's Day by dying the Hillsborough River kelly green using a potable water grade, non-toxic and biodegradable dye.
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