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  1. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of Oct. 25-31
    3 hours ago• Things To Do
    Halloween on Central, haunted houses and other Halloween events dominate the Top 15 events this week.
  2. Kojak’s House of Ribs will reopen in new Seffner location
    4 hours ago• Food
    South Tampa barbecue restaurant Kojak's House of Ribs closed its Gandy Boulevard location in August after 43 years. Now, the owners say they've found a new home in Seffner.
  3. Dade City alpine park Snowcat Ridge opens Nov. 10
    Earlier today• Things To Do
    Visitors gather at the Snowcat Ridge alpine snow park entrance for the grand opening in 2020 in Dade City. The park has spent $4.5 million in upgrades since then, including adding a new ice skating rink.
  5. Tampa Bay area events that pay tribute to Veterans Day
    Yesterday• Things To Do
    A diver is seen near a statue of a soldier during the installing of Circle of Heroes in the Gulf of Mexico. A group of local divers is planning a Veterans Day tribute dive on Nov. 11. [Photo courtesy of Preston Rudie]
  6. St. Pete Pier to have real ice rink for the holidays
    Yesterday• Things to Do
    Greg Yarman, 47, who is carrying Elias Yarman, 2, and Michelle Manning 47, of Ohio, walk along a boardwalk at the St. Pete Pier in August. An ice skating rink and holiday shops are planned at the pier from Nov. 30-Jan. 17.
  7. At Gulfport’s Historic Peninsula Inn, reports of a friendly ghost roaming the hallways
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    At Gulfport's Historic Peninsula Inn, guests have reported knocking sounds and "bed bumping" from a friendly ghost believed to haunt the property.
  8. Manatee Viewing Center at Tampa Electric reopens next week
    Oct. 25• Things To Do
    Since the 1970s, visitors have come to see the manatees that gather in the winter at Tampa Electric's Big Bend Power Station. The viewing center, which closed last season because of COVID-19, will reopen Nov. 1.
  9. 10 things to do with kids in November in the Tampa Bay area
    Oct. 25• Kids & Family
    Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota has set up a maze that’s free and an ideal way to let children explore. The maze, which is next to the park’s playground, will be up until after Thanksgiving.
  10. Tampa doctors on keeping kids safe from COVID this Halloween
    Oct. 25• Health
    Dr. Paul Nanda of Tampa General Hospital suggests putting candy at the end of the driveway, or at least away from the entryway, to avoid crowding around the door.
  11. Florida’s Spook Hill defies gravity. What’s the secret of the thrill?
    Oct. 25• Travel
    Tangela Chipman of Dundee lets her Lexus sedan drift backward in neutral while exploring Spook Hill with her girlfriends, Dal Brown and Edwina Brown, of Wilmington, N.C., on Oct. 12, 2021, in Lake Wales. The attraction is close to the Bok Tower and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  12. ZooTampa switches to more sustainable aluminum cups
    Oct. 22• Theme Parks
    ZooTampa's new aluminum cups, which are made by the Ball Corporation, are "infinitely recyclable."
  13. Submit your 2021 Tampa Bay holiday events to our calendar
    Oct. 21• Things To Do
    Hundreds of lights, holiday decorations and entertainers bring Christmas Town to life during the holiday season at Busch Gardens in Tampa.
  14. 5 questions for John Morgan on law firm’s jingle contest
    Oct. 21• Business
    John Morgan, head of Morgan & Morgan, shown in his offices in downtown Orlando. His career started with the Yellow Pages and billboards in the early ‘80s. Now his firm is offering $100,000 to the winner of an advertising jingle contest.
  15. In Brooksville, May-Stringer House owns its ‘Florida’s most haunted’ title
    Oct. 21• History
    The May-Stringer House, also known as the Hernando Historical Museum at 601 Museum Court in Brooksville, is said to be Florida's most haunted home. The four-story home was built in the 1800s as a two-story, four-room home and was remodeled in the early 1900s to its present seven-gable style.
  16. Mac, the St. Petersburg Sunken Gardens snapping turtle, dies
    Oct. 20• St. Petersburg
    A necropsy will be conducted by the Sunken Gardens veterinarian team to determine how Mac the snapping turtle died.
  17. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of Oct. 18-24
    Oct. 18• Things To Do
    Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley is among the headliners of the 2021 Reggae Rise Up Festival in St. Petersburg's Vinoy Park this Thursday through Sunday.
  18. Tampa photographer documents history of Burgert Brothers Collection
    Oct. 18• History
    The book "Burgert Brothers: Another Look" compares 80 Tampa locations photographed by the Burgert Brothers in the early 1900s with how they look today.
  19. General registration for 2022 Skyway 10K opens Monday
    Oct. 17• Life & Culture
    Runners move across the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during the Skyway 10K race on March 2, 2019, in St. Petersburg.
  20. Cruising is back in Tampa Bay with first ship in 18 months
    Oct. 16• Business
    Tim Wronka (right) and Matt Infante (left), from Spectrum Bay News 9, shoot footage of Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas at Port Tampa Bay Saturday, October 16, 2021. Port Tampa Bay and Royal Caribbean International celebrated the first cruise vessel departure from Tampa Bay since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a no-sail order about 18 months ago.
  21. At Abandon Izakaya in Seminole, a chef’s table series with a big following finds a home
    Oct. 14• Food
    The team behind the popular chef's table dinner series Abandon Izakaya has opened a street food-themed brick-and-mortar restaurant in Seminole.
  22. Halloween light show in South Tampa raises money for charity
    Oct. 12• Things To Do
    Dozens of people gather to watch the Sylvan Ramble light show on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 in Tampa. Created by Sam Johnson, the computerized light show features special effects such as flames and dancing lights synchronized to music and lasts 20 minutes. In addition to his Halloween light show, Johnson also has a popular Christmas themed show all to raise money for charity.
  23. Florida stone crab season opens Friday: Here’s what to know
    Oct. 12• Outdoors
    Fresh stone crab claws are for sale at Frenchy's Stone Crab Co. in Palm Harbor. Crab season runs Oct. 15-May 1, two weeks shorter than in past years, and the state has upped the claw size minimum to combat overfishing.
  24. Here’s what is happening in St. Petersburg for National Coming Out Day
    Oct. 12• Life & Culture
    Come Out St. Pete offers four National Coming Out Day events to help LGBTQ+ individuals come out of the closet with pride and comfort. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
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