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  1. Sarasota area MTV reality show ‘Siesta Key’ returning for fourth season
    Apr. 16• Entertainment
    A promo photo for season four of MTV's "Siesta Key."
  2. ‘New’ Tampa International Airport opened 50 years ago. Here’s what it was like.
    Apr. 15• History
    Left to right: A photograph of the 1971 Tampa International Airport terminal complex, Joyce Mandley's family visiting the airport when it opened (courtesy of Tampa International Airport), and executive director of the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority George Bean in the 1960s.
  3. Pickle pizza, Cheetos funnel cake and 5 other odd foods at Florida State Fair
    Apr. 13• Life & Culture
    This pickle pizza is one of the new offerings at the Florida State Fair this year. From Angela's Pizza, it has a white garlic sauce base, topped with mozzarella cheese and dill pickles. Garnished with ranch and dill seasoning after it comes out of the oven.
  5. St. Pete Pride back on in 2021 after COVID cancellation last year
    Apr. 12• St. Petersburg
    After a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic, St. Pete Pride is back this summer, albeit without its signature parade. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times (2018)]
  6. Country star Brad Paisley to bring outdoor show tour to Tampa in July
    Apr. 12• Music News
    Brad Paisley, shown performing at his 2011 H20 Tour in Tampa, returns to the bay area in July for three outdoor shows in Florida that month.
  7. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: April 12-18
    Apr. 12• Life & Culture
    A royal joust performance will be among the features of the Bay Area Renaissance Festival. The popular medieval festival is moving this year from its longtime home at MOSI in Tampa to Withlacoochee River Park in Dade City. It runs weekends through May 23.
  8. Avengers Campus opening in California, but no Marvel park for Florida’s Disney
    Apr. 9• Life & Culture
    Disneyland's new Avengers Campus will debut on June 4, nearly a year after originally planned.
  9. Tickets are disappearing fast for Dali Museum’s van Gogh exhibit
    Apr. 8• Life & Culture
    Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Nights" becomes a multimedia experience in scenes from "Van Gogh Alive" at the Dali Museum. The museum was first North American stop on this international touring exhibition, and it's been a big hit. Few spots are left before it ends on June 13.
  10. Universal will open Jurassic World VelociCoaster in June
    Apr. 7• Life & Culture
    Jurassic World Velocicoaster, the new attraction in Jurassic Park at Islands of Adventure, will open June 10.
  11. Disney says it’s okay to take a mask-free selfie again
    Apr. 6• Life & Culture
    Epcot reopened on Wednesday as Walt Disney World continued its phased reopening. Masks are required for all and visitors had to make a reservation in advance to visit the park to enable limitations on crowd capacity. Photo courtesy Walt Disney World
  12. USF student recounts ‘shopping while Black’ at Disney World
    Apr. 6• Life & Culture
    Jaalin Harvey, 24, at Walt Disney World. He's been an annual passholder since he was in seventh grade.
  13. As theme parks hit capacity and add festivals, a return to normal predicted
    Apr. 6• Life & Culture
    SeaWorld’s Aquatica opened Riptide Race April 3, a ride billed as the world’s largest dueling raft water slide.
  14. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: April 5-11
    Apr. 5• Life & Culture
    Wish Farms in Plant City has opened up its fields every Saturday for berry picking through May 1.
  15. Tampa airport parking rates going up starting next week
    Apr. 1• Business
    Tampa International Airport will raise parking rates by $2 per day as it rolls out a new online parking booking portal on April 6. If you use the online portal, the price will remain the same.
  16. Pinellas seniors will get Grad Nite at Busch Gardens after all
    Mar. 31• Life & Culture
    Pinellas County seniors will get Busch Gardens to themselves on May 7 for a special Grad Nite arranged for them.
  17. Why outdoor chandeliers light up trees and yards around Dunedin
    Mar. 31• Life & Culture
    A yard chandelier hangs from a tree at a Dunedin home.
  18. Busch Gardens adds En Vogue, Kool and the Gang to food festival concert lineup
    Mar. 29• Entertainment
    En Vogue will play the Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival April 18. The group, which currently includes founding members Terry Ellis and Cindy Herron, as well as Rhona Bennett, most recently made a cameo appearance in Coming 2 America.
  19. Tampa International Airport launches airside food delivery service
    Mar. 29• Business
    Goody Goody is among the Tampa International Airport restaurants offering touchless airside delivery through the airport's new TPA to Go program. Shown here are Goody Goody's Hyde Park burger, french fries and butterscotch pie, photographed at the airport in 2018.
  20. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: March 29-April 4
    Mar. 29• Life & Culture
    For an oh-so-Florida Easter activity, kids can hunt for colorful eggs left by the Easter Bunny in Largo’s Southwest Pool.
  21. Tampa Theatre offers lineup of Oscar nominees
    Mar. 26• Movies
    Starting April 1, the historic Tampa Theatre will show all the top Oscar nominees, animated films and shorts in the newly reopened movie palace.
  22. 3 unusual Florida vacation spots, 4 hours or less from Tampa Bay
    Mar. 26• Travel
    The view from a houseboat in Fleming Island on March 15.
  23. Florida spring breakers, may your Airbnb checkout be satisfying
    Mar. 26• Opinion
    Great job cleaning up this house, everyone!
  24. Some Tampa Bay high school seniors won’t get a Grad Nite party this year
    Mar. 24• Life & Culture
    Cheetah Hunt and other coasters at Busch Gardens, will be open for Grad Nite for high school seniors to ride in the dark for two dates in April. But some school districts are not allowing students to attend.
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