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  1. From the archives: Internet was once sure St. Pete Pier was site of UFO landing
    Jul. 22• History
    A photograph from a 1976 Tampa Bay Times story detailing how a St. Petersburg Pier laser art installation did not go as planned.
  2. Red Tide adds urgency to Clearwater Marine Aquarium manatee rehab center
    Jul. 21• Environment
    A large rehabilitation pool at Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Fred Howard Park facility in Tarpon Springs. The aquarium announced Wednesday that they are speeding up their efforts to get the facility ready to rehabilitate manatees.
  3. WWE’s Titus O’Neil will bring Flo Rida to Back to School Bash in Tampa
    Jul. 21• Kids & Family
    WWE star Titus O'Neil, right, talks to students at Sligh Middle School, one of the many schools his charitable Bullard Foundation supports. They are hosting a Back to School Bash Aug. 7 with an appearance by rapper Flo Rida and will give away 30,000 backpacks stocked with school supplies.
  5. Tampa’s Gasparilla parades will sail on in 2022
    Jul. 20• Kids & Family
    Smoke billows off the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship as it carries members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla along Seddon Channel for the 2020 parade in Tampa. After canceling Tampa’s signature event this year because of COVID-19 concerns, the Gasparilla parades will sail on in January of 2022, with advance tickets going on sale this week.
  6. Get answers to child tax credit questions this weekend at Tampa sessions
    Jul. 20• Kids & Family
    President Joe Biden speaks during an event on the American Jobs Plan in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington. It includes soft infrastructure items like investments in child care, family tax credits and other domestic programs.
  7. Reservations no longer needed to visit Busch Gardens or SeaWorld
    Jul. 19• Theme Parks
    Parkgoers are seen riding Montu at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. The theme park has dropped its reservation requirement that was put in place to limit crowd sizes because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  8. Top 10 Tampa Bay area events for the week of July 19-25
    Jul. 19• Entertainment
    REO Speedwagon will perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater on Wednesday.
  9. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: July 19-25
    Jul. 19• Kids & Family
    Fans at the 2016 Metrocon pose for a photo at the Tampa Convention Center. The convention for anime fans was canceled last year but returns July 23-25.
  10. A touristy Tampa Bay dolphin tour through dead fish, Red Tide
    Jul. 15• Environment
    The Burson family of Ohio looks at some of the hundreds of dead fish floating in the water as a result of Red Tide as tourists search for dolphins and other wildlife during the Pier Dolphin Cruise on Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
  11. The Florida Holocaust Museum expands hours and opens a new exhibit
    Jul. 15• Visual Arts
    The Florida Holocaust Museum in downtown St. Petersburg will expand its operating hours beginning July 28.
  12. Snowcat Ridge to reopen in November with ice rink, igloo rentals
    Jul. 14• Entertainment
    Visitors slide down the snowy slopes at Snowcat Ridge, Florida's first snow park, near Dade City on Nov. 20, 2020.
  13. Shut up and dance: Walk the Moon is coming to Jannus Live in St. Petersburg
    Jul. 12• Music News
    Lead singer Nicholas Petricca and the Ohio alt-pop band Walk the Moon perform at the State Theatre in St. Petersburg in May 2014.
  14. Creator of ‘Free-Range Kids’ updates call to give kids more independence
    Jul. 12• Kids & Family
    Author Lenore Skenazy created the book, blog and movement called Free Range Kids that urges parents to give kids more independence, similar to what they had as kids. She has updated her book in the wake of three states passing laws to protect parents from legal issues.
  15. Epcot Food and Wine Fest returns earlier and lasts longer than usual for 2021
    Jul. 12• Theme Parks
    The Alps, a marketplace coming Oct. 1 at this year's Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, will feature a gooey hunk of warm raclette Swiss cheese.
  16. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: July 12-18
    Jul. 12• Kids & Family
    A juvenile alligator shows off its teeth and mouth while it rests along the banks of Lake Maggiore at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve in St. Petersburg. A newly opened exhibit at the Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center in Tampa explores our enduring fascination with the alligator and the alligator’s symbolic role in Florida history.
  17. Top 10 Tampa Bay area events for the week of July 12-18
    Jul. 12• Things To Do
    Bob Saget brings his standup act, with adult material, to the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater on Friday.
  18. Tampa Bay splash pads, public pools offer cheap ways to cool off
    Jul. 9• Kids & Family
    Kids love to play in the sheet of falling water at the Kiwanis Sprayground in Dunedin. The 3,000-square-foot splash pad in Highlander Park has been flush with children seeking refuge from higher temperatures and humidity, though it limits capacity to 60 people at a time.
  19. Free beer returns to Busch Gardens thanks to Stanley Cup
    Jul. 8• Theme Parks
    Busch Gardens will give out free 7-ounce glasses of beer to visitors for the rest of July to celebrate the Tampa Bay Lightning.
  20. Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov, the MVP of news conferences
    Jul. 8• Lightning
    Nikita Kucherov celebrates with the Stanley Cup after the Lighting defeated the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 Wednesday night at Amalie Arena.
  21. What are those one-wheeled rides floating around St. Petersburg?
    Jul. 8• Things To Do
    Members of the St. Pete Float Fleet make their way toward the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg after a brief stop near Albert Whitted Airport during their weekly Thursday ride.
  22. How to talk to kids about Elsa and storm preparations
    Jul. 6• Hurricane
    Jacob Baker, 7, works with neighbor, Dan Meegan at the 49th Street Neighborhood Center where people were busy filling sand bags in preparation for Tropical Storm Elsa on Sunday in Gulfport. Involving kids in storm preparation can give them added confidence and help with anxiety, experts say.
  23. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: July 5-11
    Jul. 5• Kids & Family
    Bert and Ernie command a parade float rolling in front of Mr. Hooper's store at SeaWorld Orlando's Sesame Street land, which opened in March 2019. The parade of characters will resume on Fridays and Saturdays starting July 10.
  24. Top 10 Tampa Bay events for the week of July 5-11
    Jul. 5• Entertainment
    Brad Paisley, pictured at a show in Nashville in 2014, will perform at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa on Friday. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP)

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