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  1. New stores hitting Brandon mall: Wigs, grilled cheese and lingerie
    Jun. 30• Business
    Ardene opened at the Westfield Brandon mall in 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.”
  5. Universal Orlando bringing back ‘Halloween’ series for Halloween Horror Nights
    Jun. 8• Theme Parks
    This photo from 2014's Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando shows the first time they had a haunted house based on the 1978 movie "Halloween."
  6. Tampa Bay Screams brings ‘kid-friendly’ horror fan gathering
    Jun. 1• Movies
    Felissa Rose, as shown here in the 1983 cult-horror movie Sleepaway Camp, will make an appearance at the Tampa Bay Screams Horror Convention June 11-12.
  7. Expect to pay more to cut in line at theme parks this vacation season
    May 25• Theme Parks
    Signs around Universal Studios in Orlando encourage guests to "skip the regular lines" with its Universal Express Pass, which starts at $79.99, to skip the line at most popular attractions at least one time. Theme park experts say line-cutting fees are becoming more of an issue as the busy vacation season approaches.
  8. A guide to what’s new at Florida’s theme parks this summer
    May 24• Theme Parks
    Young guests enjoy seeing Winnie The Pooh, and Tigger, too, at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in May 2021 shortly after guests were allowed to go maskless in outdoor areas of the parks, but characters still maintained a social distance.
  9. This summer, Disney welcomes Marvel coaster, parade and fireworks
    May 24• Theme Parks
    To celebrate the Magic Kingdom's 50th birthday, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse are dressed in sparkling new looks custom made for the 18-month event, highlighted by embroidered impressions of Cinderella Castle on multitoned, irridescent fabric punctuated with pops of gold.
  10. Tampa’s Adventure Island water park is swimming in new improvements
    May 23• Theme Parks
    Manuel Garcia and Devin Collins, who are entertainers at Busch Gardens, react after riding Wahoo Remix, a new family water slide that opened this spring at Adventure Island in Tampa.
  11. Adventure Island opens new slides, lounge in water park’s biggest makeover
    May 11• Theme Parks
    Ginny Skoglund, 11, poses for a picture in front of a new sign at Adventure Island in Tampa on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
  12. Fashion label Rag & Bone opening Tampa store in Hyde Park Village
    May 5• Business
    Fashion label Rag & Bone, known for denimwear like the jeans shown in this company photo, is opening a boutique in Hyde Park Village in Tampa.
  13. Find your Old Florida treasure at Floridania Fest in Gulfport
    May 4• History
    Clockwise from top left: A Tiki Gardens pennant, a decal depicting the water skiers of Cypress Gardens, orange blossom perfume made in Jacksonville, an alligator-skin handbag and a Weeki Wachee-themed coloring book. All of these items will be at Floridania Fest at the Gulfport Casino on May 21.
  14. Riverfest returns to Tampa’s Riverwalk this weekend
    May 2• Tampa
    The crowd at Riverfest 2017 watched hot air balloons at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. The illuminated balloons will return for Riverfest May 6-7 in Tampa.
  15. A Tampa Bay gift guide for Mother’s Day
    May 2• Shopping
    A view of the gift shop at the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement in St. Petersburg. Take Mom to the museum this Mother's Day and let her pick out her present in the gift shop.
  16. Free Comic Book Day in Tampa Bay returns May 7 with surprisingly good titles
    Apr. 26• Shopping
    At the 2015 Free Comic Book Day a pair of Spider-Men welcomed fans to Yancy Street Comics. After 20 years, the event has turned into the biggest day of the comic book industry.
  17. Newly updated travel books offer Florida staycation and day trip ideas
    Apr. 22• Travel
    Patrons dine at The Ozona Pig as scooters and bicyclists cruise by in Ozona. The North Pinellas enclave is one of the hamlets that the recently revised book "Visiting Small-Town Florida" recommends.
  18. Green Thumb Festival returns to St. Petersburg this weekend
    Apr. 19• Shopping
    At the 2011 Green Thumb Festival, a patron walks by the garden baskets at the Colorfield Farms booth at St. Petersburg's Walter Fuller Park. The annual plant and landscape festival returns Saturday and Sunday after a two-year absence.
  19. Dillard’s clearance store closing at former University Mall in Tampa
    Apr. 19• Business
    The Dillard's clearance center, one of the few remaining retail anchors at the former University Mall in Tampa, will close April 28.
  20. Actor Dave Bautista opens tattoo marvel in Tampa
    Apr. 15• Movies
    Marvel actor and former WWE star Dave Bautista watches as tattoo artist John Kural works to finish a tattoo sleeve on the arm of Mia Lanz, 41, of Tampa at DC Society Ink in Tampa. Bautista and Kural are the owners of the Kennedy Boulevard tattoo studio, which opened in January.
  21. At Tampa Bay Rays game, check out the shoes on Joey Krehbiel
    Apr. 8• Life & Culture
    Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Joey Krehbiel, a Seminole High School grad, is wearing these specially designed cleats as the Rays play the Orioles this weekend. His agent connected him with Eckerd College student Abby O’Donnell, who runs a side business designing shoes.
  22. No Fan Fest for the Rays this year, but there are promotions to check out
    Apr. 5• Rays
    The giveaway at the April 23 Rays game is a Randy Arozarena bobblehead with the star leftfielder sliding into postseason legend when he stole home in Game 1 against Boston last October.
  23. Rapper Rod Wave to give away free gas in his hometown St. Petersburg
    Apr. 1• Music
    Rod Wave, shown here performing at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa in 2021, has said he will give away $25,000 worth of gas in St. Petersburg April 9.
  24. Australian fashion brand Zimmermann opening in Tampa
    Mar. 28• Business
    A piece from Zimmermann’s Spring 2022 fashion collection. The Australian design label is planning to open a store in Tampa's Hyde Park Village this summer.
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