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  1. New sales tax holidays starting Friday for Floridians: what’s included
    Jun. 30• Politics
    Nina Johnson, of St. Petersburg, left, talks paddle boards and paddles with Melissa Damel, of Largo, right, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, on the sales floor at Bill Jackson's Shop for Adventure in Pinellas Park.
  2. 56 ways to celebrate the Fourth of July in the Tampa Bay area
    Jun. 28• Things To Do
    There are plenty of opportunities to catch Fourth of July fireworks in the Tampa Bay area.
  3. Tampa Bay museums MOSI, Great Explorations to show Webb Space Telescope images
    Jun. 28• Kids & Family
    A camera captures the last glimpse of the James Webb Space Telescope as it heads to its final destination 1 million miles from Earth. Tampa Bay libraries and museums such as MOSI and Great Explorations will have special events this summer to glimpse Webb's first pictures from outer space.
  5. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of June 27-July 3
    Jun. 27• Things To Do
    Monday, July 11, is Free Slurpee Day as 7-Eleven. Get yours through the 7-Eleven app starting Friday. (Getty Images)
  6. Russian punk band brings a riot of Pride for pre-parade concert
    Jun. 25• Music
    Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot performs during St. Pete Pride's concert on Friday.
  7. St. Pete police plan ‘all hands on deck’ effort to keep Pride events safe, chief says
    Jun. 23• St. Petersburg
    People attend the PRIDE OUTside Festival held in St. Petersburg's Vinoy Park in 2021. The St. Petersburg Police Department is gearing up for an “all hands on deck” effort to provide security during this weekend’s Pride festivities, Chief Anthony Holloway said Thursday.
  8. St. Pete Pride Parade returns for biggest celebration ever
    Jun. 21• Entertainment
    There hasn't been a St. Pete Pride since 2019, shown here with colorful marchers. Organizers expect to draw more than 300,000 people to the festivities in St. Petersburg on June 25.
  9. Top 14 Tampa Bay area events for the week of June 20-26
    Jun. 20• Things To Do
    Take the family for U-pick watermelons and splashing water fun at Watermelon. Weekend this Saturday and Sunday. (Shutterstock)
  10. Busch Gardens offers $99 flash sale on two-park Fun Card
    Jun. 17• TBT
    Parkgoers are seen riding Cobra's Curse at Busch Gardens in Tampa. The park is offering a flash sale of $99 for a two-park pass with Adventure Island through Sunday. It's a $75 savings.
  11. Photos: Competing dogs strut their stuff in Tampa
    Jun. 17• Entertainment
    Grayson Milam, 12 of Ocala spends some time with Tini the Samoyed before competing in the puppy class at the Sunshine State Cluster Dog Show on Friday, June 17, 2022 in Tampa.
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  12. 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.
  13. Clearwater karate teacher acts as father figure to students, like his mentors once did
    Jun. 15• Life & Culture
    Walter Evans teaches Shotokan, a traditional form of karate, and Sanuces Ryu jiujitsu to beginner students on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the North Greenwood Recreation Center in Clearwater. Evans founded the Shihan School of Survival in 2005 and provides programs that combat the increase in youth obesity, diabetes, violence, bullying, gang activities, criminal behavior, suicide, drug use and other societal issues.
  14. Meet the man building St. Petersburg’s LGBTQ+ entertainment empire
    Jun. 14• Entertainment
    David Fischer, the entrepreneur behind ZaZoo'd and the Saint, is opening an LGBTQ+ friendly hotel and a rooftop pool in the same building as his popular gay bar, COCKtail St. Pete. Here he poses at COCKtail on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  15. 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.”
  16. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of June 13-19
    Jun. 13• Things To Do
    Keith Urban will perform at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa on Friday.
  17. Treat Dad to a local Father’s Day meal at one of these 38 spots
    Jun. 13• Food News
    If your father loves meat, take him to Eddie V's for an 11-ounce Wagyu steak for Father's Day.
  18. 23 things to do for Father’s Day in the Tampa Bay area
    Jun. 10• Things To Do
    Ky'lee Waters stands on a chair while dancing with her grandfather, Antinori Waters, while Jazmyn Thames and her father, Jermaine, take a twirl during a 2014 father-daughter dance at Ragan Park Community Center in Tampa.
  19. No stars for Tampa as Michelin Guide honors Florida restaurants for the first time
    Jun. 10• Food
    Ferrell Alvarez, right, awaits the Michelin announcements Thursday in Orlando.
  20. Botanical gardens in Largo to add new children’s play garden
    Jun. 9• Kids & Family
    An artist rendering shows the entrance of the Majeed Discovery Garden, a children’s learning and play area set to open in March 2023 at the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo.
  21. 38 ways to commemorate Juneteenth in the Tampa Bay area
    Jun. 9• Things To Do
    Tasha Hadley, center, smiles while drumming with a group of other drummers who called their gathering "One Tribe" during a Juneteenth festival at Deuces in St. Petersburg in 2020.
  22. 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."
  23. Rare lineup of 5 planets can be viewed with the naked eye this month
    Jun. 8• Life & Culture
    In the early morning hours in June, the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will align in planetary order, according to the American Astronomical Society.
  24. 5 things to know about Bonu’ Taverna, St. Petersburg’s newest Italian restaurant
    Jun. 7• Food
    A Gorgonzola salad is served at Bonu' Taverna, a new Italian restaurant in St. Petersburg.
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