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  1. Free and cheap things to do in Tampa Bay: $6 museum admission, free Artwalk
    Yesterday• Shopping
    Executive Director Rui Farias stands in front of a sign for the exhibit, Building the Sunshine City, at the St. Petersburg Museum of History. The museum is offering $6 admission on Sundays through the end of August.
  2. Where to get a lobster roll in Tampa Bay
    Yesterday• Food
    A Connecticut-style lobster roll, dressed in warm butter, is served at Lucky Lobster Co. in Dunedin.
  3. Contents of Gallopsville, an Old West town in Tampa, to be auctioned
    Aug. 10• Things To Do
    John Harris, auctioneer, and Ronald Gallops at Gallopsville in Tampa. The contents of Gallopsville, a replica of an old western town, will be auctioned on Saturday.
  5. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of Aug. 8-14
    Aug. 8• Things To Do
    Dress like a gecko and hit the streets for the Gecko Crawl this weekend.
  6. Boutique hotel coming to the St. Petersburg space that housed Baum Avenue Market
    Aug. 5• Food
    St. Petersburg's Baum Ave Market has closed and a boutique hotel is now planed for the space at 1113 Central Ave.
  7. Sam Hunt to replace Lady A as headliner for Tampa event Pig Jig
    Aug. 5• Music
    Singer-songwriter Sam Hunt has been announced as the replacement for Lady A as the headliner for the Tampa Pig Jig, coming up Oct. 22 at Julian B. Lane Park.
  8. Photos: New section of the Pinellas Trail opens in Clearwater
    Aug. 5• Pinellas
    Freda Brown, 83, of New Port Richey is seen riding the new section of the Pinellas Duke Energy Trail north segment Friday in Clearwater.
  9. Miami’s The Salty Donut is coming to Tampa
    Aug. 3• Food
    The Salty Donut is opening two locations in Tampa in early 2023 — one in Hyde Park Village and one in Seminole Heights.
  10. First Friday faces hurdles to return to downtown St. Petersburg
    Aug. 3• Things To Do
    A new organizer, Tampa Bay Nightlife TV, has taken over and will again have a First Friday party on Sept. 2.
  11. Legendary Weeki Wachee mermaid Bonnie Georgiadis has died. Her legacy lives on.
    Aug. 3• History
    Weeki Wachee mermaid Bonnie Georgiadis is pictured on this postcard as she looked during the early days of her 37-year Weeki Wachee career. Georgiadis died at 86 in July 2022.
  12. Free and cheap things to do in the Tampa Bay area this week
    Aug. 3• Things To Do
    The character Hiccup is voiced by Jay Baruchel in DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World." It is among the $2 movies offered this summer as part of Regal's summer family movie promotion every Tuesday and Wednesday.
  13. Restaurant, bar and other deals in Tampa Bay to help fight inflation
    Aug. 2• Life & Culture
    Help ease the pain of inflation and keep money in your wallet by using some of these deals we've found in the Tampa Bay area. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
  14. Beware: Halloween is already sneaking up on us in the Tampa Bay area
    Aug. 1• Kids & Family
    After taking two years off because of the pandemic, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom is getting its earliest start ever, opening on select nights starting Aug. 12.
  15. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of Aug. 1-7
    Aug. 1• Things To Do
    Brazilian card magic/ improv clown "El Diablo of the Cards" is one of the many acts performing at the Tampa Fringe Festival, which runs through Aug. 7, 2022 at HCC Ybor's Performing Arts Building.
  16. Tampa’s Spanish Lyric Theatre brings ‘In the Heights’ to Ybor
    Jul. 29• Photos
    From left to right: Ralph Colón Jr. as Usnavi, Ariana Parera as Vanessa, Isabella Falber as Carla, and Mika Kleinschmidt as Daniela, perform during a technical rehearsal for Spanish Lyric Theatre’s production of “In the Heights” at HCC Performing Arts Ybor City theatre in Tampa on Monday, July 25, 2022.
  17. Tampa’s Bob Layton humanized Iron Man and Ant-Man. Now, a thank you.
    Jul. 29• Movies
    Bob Layton is a comic book artist and writer noted for his work on Marvel titles like Iron Man, Ant-Man and War Machine.
  18. The best time for watching the Perseid meteor shower is coming this week
    Jul. 27• Kids & Family
    The annual Perseid meteor shower streak across the sky, seen here in 2014, started up on July 17 and will continue to dot the night sky through Aug. 24. The peak this year, when the most meteors will shoot across the sky, is expected to be Aug. 11-13.
  19. Tampa Bay Comic Convention returns with Capt. Kirk and Superman making visits
    Jul. 27• Life & Culture
    Roxanne and Harold Weir of Utah, dressed as characters from “Galaxy Quest,” greet David Broxterman of Lakeland, who is dressed as Capt. Kirk from “Star Trek: The Original Series,” at the 2021 Tampa Bay Comic Convention at the Tampa Convention Center. The people-watching is half the fun as fans show up in elaborate costumes to shop merchandise, listen to panels, play games and get autographs at the Tampa Convention Center.
  20. Tampa Bay Times’ Paul Tash, Straz Center’s Judy Lisi to be focus of WEDU special
    Jul. 26• Life & Culture
    Tampa Bay Times chairman and CEO Paul Tash, who led the Times for more than 18 years, stepped down as Times chairman on July 1.
  21. Marvel actor Paul Bettany cancels Tampa comic convention appearance
    Jul. 26• Entertainment
    Actor Paul Bettany, who plays Vision in the Marvel universe, canceled his appearance at this weekend's Tampa Bay Comic Convention.
  22. At Sol St. Pete Bistro, a healthy approach that doesn’t feel restrictive
    Jul. 26• Food
    A tuna steak is served at Sol St. Pete Bistro, a new farm-to-table restaurant in St. Petersburg's Warehouse Arts District.
  23. Top 15 Tampa Bay area events for the week of July 25-31
    Jul. 25• Things To Do
    Alex Melvin and Chelsea Criner pose as characters from Fallout 3 at the 2018 Tampa Bay Comic Convention. The event returns to the Tampa Convention Center this weekend.
  24. Tampa Bay backyard pools are for rent, so I took the plunge
    Jul. 20• Life & Culture
    Times columnist Stephanie Hayes relaxes in the pool that she rented in a Seminole Heights backyard on Friday, July 15, 2022 in Tampa. The pool was listed for rent on Swimply, an Airbnb-style pool rental service that lets individuals and groups rent people's backyard pools by the hour.
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