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78° F, Haze![The Legoland theme park in Winter Haven has added some new elements this year.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 562 316"/%3E "The Legoland theme park in Winter Haven has added some new elements this year.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/IMXDLEYLPBDRPMGOUDJRY6YYDM.jpg "SeaWorld’s first launch-style coaster, Ice Breaker, opened in February. It has both backward and forward launches to flip riders’ stomachs with what it says is the “steepest beyond vertical drop” in Florida.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/D3MPVNKIDBAH5JRQCCDJCJ6FWE.JPG "Eleanor Walker, 4, left, and Edie Walker, 5, visit with Hope at her home in July 2020 inside the Kate Tidemann & Ellen Cotton Main Pool and Window of Wonder at the Ruth and J.O. Stone Dolphin Complex. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium opened an $80 million expansion thanks to fundraising and attendance that surged in the last 10 years because of Winter the dolphin. Winter died in November.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/GGTMWJWLYUI6TFE6IBWI6S7HAY.jpg "Russian punk band Pussy Riot, shown here in 2012 after the band first came to the attention of Russian authorities when they performed a scandalous protest song in Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral in 2012. Lead musician Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, in the blue mask, is the only member of the collective confirmed for the June 24 concert for St. Pete Pride.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/O4P5AWGJDUI6TAOPPAY4DVT77I.jpg "The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus will be reimagined.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/G4IGPEJBIBDVREDLNQ2WPMKYUI.jpg "Paul McCartney performs during his \"Got Back\" tour Friday, May 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. His tour comes to Florida for two dates, including a Saturday night show in Orlando on May 28. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/ Invision/AP)")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/JQR6Q6ZUCJA75N3JP6EOIVQMAY.JPG "In praise of chaotic, happy community pool scenes, like this one at Northwest Pool in St. Petersburg.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/NHHGMTTLCZD2BKTHNABM2TNOCE.jpg "A surf and turf burger is served at The Helm, a new seafood market and restaurant in St. Pete Beach.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/4M2MABM4VRBDTLHYJSN5UZVUJU.jpg "The band Lady A, composed of Dave Haywood, left, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley, will headline Tampa’s Pig Jig on Oct. 22 at Julian B. Lane Park in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/56N57WWDWBD7XAHA2BQWKWI6DE.jpg "Two Tampa pitmasters faced off Friday during a segment of Good Morning America's \"United States of BBQ\" tour. (Shown above: A half rack of ribs from Betterway BBQ at 22 South, the food hall inside the historic Manhattan Casino in St. Petersburg).")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/FQG7HETQOFHETLFEZG6CIERJYE.jpg "An exterior view of the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement on Friday, April 22, 2022, in St. Petersburg.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/LZEWCEIH2ZENVFLFSCNRLAO74A.jpg "Assembled Geometry, 2014, by Vladimira Klumpar, cut glass, on display at the Imagine Museum, 1901 Central Avenue, on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in St. Petersburg.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QZWWRAU2ZRHHZNI6DVBJYXC4M4.JPG "Ginny Skoglund, 11, poses for a picture in front of a new sign at Adventure Island in Tampa on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/LBF6VNQPDJC47LOJNIG3MXJ544.JPG "Rita Moreno, center, as Anita, in the 1961 musical, \"West Side Story.\" The historic Tampa Theatre is bringing back its longest-running series, Summer Classics, by celebrating a century of films, from silent movies to a sing-along to Moreno's Oscar-winning performance. It starts June 5.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/CRESLNI6PNFJFJYFJ6VB4VTS5I.JPG "Actors Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul pose for a selfie with fans at American Social in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/IE7MVJR4IBGH3L4KAN6UO57MAQ.jpg "Epcot will get its first coaster and Walt Disney World will get its first ride featuring a Marvel franchise when Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opens at Epcot on May 27.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/AZIVFMFMCBFUHCPF4LXJ2RGZ6M.jpg "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.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/IGFPBVN4YZETXFUB733J6H3XOY.jpg "The Legoland theme park in Winter Haven has added some new elements this year.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/2VTPLZL6O5DBXPX6HKZRWSP5EQ.JPG "Sting will perform Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/EZ6WABSEXVE6XPKM5H52INTUFY.JPG "The Super Blue Blood Moon, a lunar eclipse with a supermoon, is partially eclipsed as it sets over the Gulf of Mexico off Clearwater Beach by Pier 60 in 2018. Expect to see a total lunar eclipse starting at 10:30 p.m. Sunday.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ZSTEVHMX3ZCZJG5PPLGNS5EH2A.jpg "Herrerasaurus, a dinosaur first discovered in fossils in South America, is among the displays in the Dinosaurs Around the World exhibit running May 14-Sept. 5 at Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry. The life-like animatronic dinosaurs offer a paleontological journey back in time.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/4WMUH45C25C2FMP3CXXAXIQE4E.jpg "Maestro Michael Francis leads the Florida Orchestra through Mozart's Requiem.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/FGOKV6KPKZBWXEX46LRDK7JFCM.JPG "An espresso martini is served at Luv Child in Tampa. The popular drink is experiencing a renaissance at bars and restaurants across the country.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QKFAEL7OORFIFK54AVRWWSA4QU.jpg "John Velazquez and Medina Spirit cross the finish line to win the 147th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on May 1, 2021. We found 10 ways to celebrate this year's Kentucky Derby in the Tampa Bay area.")
