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  1. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: March 8-14
    Earlier today• Things To Do
    Enormous monster trucks, including Grave Digger, shown here in 2009, and Max-D and Scooby-Doo, are coming to Tampa's Raymond James Stadium March 12-14.
  2. As Tampa Bay events return, here’s how organizers plan to keep people safe
    Mar. 5• Entertainment
    A socially distanced crowd of fans gathered on opening day of the Super Bowl Experience on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 in Tampa.
  3. Look inside Tampa’s new REI store, Midtown’s first in a rush of retail openings
    Mar. 4• 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.
  5. Tampa Bay’s first REI store opening Friday at Midtown Tampa
    Mar. 3• 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.
  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. 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.
  11. 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)
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. For Disney World’s 50th, theme parks to get sparkly new look
    Feb. 20• Life & Culture
    This artist rendering shows how Cinderella Castle will become a "beacon of magic" starting Oct. 1 as part of Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary celebration.
  15. How to help people in Texas battered by winter storms
    Feb. 18• Life & Culture
    An HEB grocery store employee hands out flowers to customers waiting in line in the snow Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Austin, Texas. The store did not have any milk, eggs, meat or refrigerated items. Temperatures dropped into the single digits as snow shut down air travel and grocery stores.(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
  16. High-wire star Nik Wallenda brings drive-in stunt show back to Sarasota
    Feb. 18• Life & Culture
    Nik Wallenda walks the high wire during his self produced Daredevil Rally last June. He is bringing the socially distant drive-in stunt show back to Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota.
  17. Knight Parade, another Gasparilla event, also canceling this year
    Feb. 17• Life & Culture
    Every year, thousands of people line Seventh Avene in Ybor City Saturday for the annual Krewe of Sant' Yago Illuminated Knight Parade. The krewe decided to cancel and the next one is planned for Feb. 12, 2022.
  18. Localtopia returns to St. Petersburg’s Williams Park
    Feb. 17• Shopping
    Musician, Christie Lenée performs on the amphitheater stage sponsored by Hideway Cafe at Williams Park for the 7th Annual Localtopia festival on Saturday afternoon, February 22, 2020. Localtopia is organized by Keep Saint Petersburg Local, a non-profit organization, affiliated with the American Independent Business Alliance, working to build a thriving local economy and a unique community.
  19. Wesley Chapel gets high-end ‘movie theater of the future’
    Feb. 16• Movies
    The Grove Theater at Wesley Chapel, which opens to the public on Friday, will have 12 theaters, half of them offering in-moving dining. It will also have a Cycle Cinema spin room, a supervised kids’ playroom, a sushi bar and anhigh-end restaurant.
  20. Gasparilla, children’s parade canceled over coronavirus concerns
    Feb. 16• Entertainment
    Floats make their way down the parade route during the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 in Tampa.
  21. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: Feb. 15-21
    Feb. 15• Life & Culture
    You can save $5 off admission at the Imagine Museum on Sundays through April to see exhibits and its gift shop, which is filled with a variety of glass art.
  22. Skyway 10K goes virtual this year, but there are perks for 2022
    Feb. 10• Health
    Runners head toward their final mile at the inaugural Skyway 10K race in 2018 across the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The 10K is point-to-point from Manatee County to Pinellas County running northbound over bridge.
  23. 5 Valentine’s Day gifts from Tampa Bay shops and makers
    Feb. 9• Shopping
    Metal hearts made by St. Petersburg artist Frank Strunk, III.
  24. Here’s where to find Bucs Super Bowl merchandise
    Feb. 8• Bucs
    Scott Goodwin, 52, of Oldsmar looks through T-shirts in Oldsmar. The shirts were being sold in the parking lot of an empty strip mall along Hillsborough Avenue at the intersection of Race Track Road in unincorporated Hillsborough County. "To be where we are at right now, it's a shot in the arm, pun intended," said Goodwin.
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