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  1. Submit your 2021 Tampa Bay holiday events to our calendar
    Yesterday• Things To Do
    Hundreds of lights, holiday decorations and entertainers bring Christmas Town to life during the holiday season at Busch Gardens in Tampa.
  2. 5 questions for John Morgan on law firm’s jingle contest
    Yesterday• 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.
  3. In Brooksville, May-Stringer House owns its ‘Florida’s most haunted’ title
    Yesterday• 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 12-room, four-story home was built in 1856 as a two-story, four-room home, and was remodeled in the early 1900s to its present seven-gable style.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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]
  14. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of Oct. 11-17
    Oct. 11• Things To Do
    Skate Park of Tampa brings us the 27th annual Tampa Pro this weekend.
  15. Concertgoers around Tampa Bay race to find COVID tests in time for shows
    Oct. 7• Music
    Clearwater native Leon Majcen shares a moment with fans following his performance during the Gasparilla Music Festival last weekend. The event joined other concert promoters in requiring vaccination cards or negative COVID tests for entry.
  16. Disney World brings back more live shows, character meet and greets
    Oct. 6• Theme Parks
    Young guests enjoy seeing Winnie The Pooh, and Tigger too, at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Disney has announced there will be more socially distanced character encounters and live shows in the coming months,
  17. Q&A: CDC sent out confusing holiday message
    Oct. 5• Health
    A COVID-19 particle is pictured in this image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  18. 5 Things to know about the Battery, now open at Tampa’s Sparkman Wharf
    Oct. 5• Food
    The Battery, a new bourbon-focused restaurant and wine bar in Sparkman Wharf in Tampa, is now open.
  19. Straz Center to celebrate reopening with free Tampa block party
    Oct. 5• Entertainment
    The Straz Center for the Performing Arts is holding a free block party on Oct. 16.
  20. Concerts around Tampa Bay are getting canceled over COVID-19 demands
    Oct. 5• Music News
    The venues that put on concerts have sometimes felt like they landed in the middle of the COVID-19 debates. Audience bristle at the rules, and sometimes it is the artists who put them there.
  21. Photos: Tour the Edward Scissorhands museum in Lutz
    Oct. 1• Photos
    Original wallpaper still hangs in the kitchen, alongside a mannequin wearing a replica costume of Edward Scissorhands, are displayed on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at the film’s original production home at 1774 Tinsmith Circle in Lutz.
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  22. Rays to give away team gear, host watch parties in Tampa and St. Petersburg
    Sep. 30• Rays
    Fans wait for Tampa Bay Rays players to return to the field from the clubhouse after becoming the 2021 American League East Division Champions at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Sept. 25. The team will be handing out free Rays Up yard signs this weekend as they head to the ALDS playoffs.
  23. Are robots the future of Tampa Bay dining? This restaurant owner thinks so
    Sep. 30• Food
    At Pho 813 in South Tampa, restaurant manager Richard May activates a robot server to deliver food to a customer. The restaurant is the first in the Tampa Bay area to start using robots to address staffing shortages.
  24. Disney announces opening dates for Star Wars hotel, Guardians of Galaxy coaster
    Sep. 30• Theme Parks
    A cabin on Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World will make guests feel like they on board a spaceship. The Star Wars-themed hotel opens March 1.
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