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  1. Valentine’s Day restaurant deals around Tampa Bay
    Yesterday• Things To Do
    An example of some of the Valentine's Day offerings at Bulla Gastrobar. Make your reservations at area restaurants today.
  2. Guide to 2023 Florida State Fair’s weird food, fun rides, cute animals
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Kids hang on to their ride at the 2022 Florida State Fair, which will return Feb. 9-20. It was founded more than 100 years ago and now sports the nation's largest midway.
  3. How to help earthquake victims in Syria and Turkey from Tampa Bay
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Rescuers search for victims and survivors in the rubble of buildings in Turkey. International organizations are rushing to provide relief.
  5. Tampa, Orlando bars fight Florida health officials’ order blocking dogs from establishments
    Feb. 6• Tampa
    The exterior of Pups Pub Tampa is seen in this Google Street View photo taken in 2022.
  6. Tarpon Springs is not just sponges and saganaki anymore
    Feb. 5• Bay Magazine
    Pedestrian-friendly downtown Tarpon Springs has many shops and restaurants serving a variety of cuisines.
  7. Torchy’s Tacos opens in St. Petersburg
    Feb. 1• Life & Culture
    Texas-based taco chain Torchy's Tacos opened Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
  8. What to know about Tampa Bay’s first Raising Cane’s opening
    Jan. 30• Business
    Raising Cane's has hired more than 130 people to staff the Clearwater location, according to the company.
  9. James Beard nominations skip Tampa Bay restaurants, again
    Jan. 26• Food
    The dining area of Rocca Italian restaurant in Tampa, Florida on Thursday, December 12, 2019.
  10. Boulon Brasserie opens at Water Street Tampa
    Jan. 25• Food
    Boulon Brasserie, a new modern French American restaurant, opened Tuesday at Water Street Tampa.
  11. Overwhelmed by the best restaurants in Tampa Bay? Same.
    Jan. 13• Opinion
    A prime 14-oz New York strip, served with garlic green beans, is available at Roam Steakhouse and Bar in St. Petersburg.
  12. Common Dialect Beerworks opening in Tampa’s Seminole Heights
    Jan. 12• Business
    Owners Kendra and Mike Conze pose for a portrait inside of Common Dialect Brewery on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 in Tampa.
  13. No more Ronzoni pastina?! America is not happy.
    Jan. 12• Nation & World
    Pastina pasta, pictured above, is a favorite for children.
  14. Sarasota’s Meliora is the best new restaurant of 2022
    Jan. 11• Food
    A make-your-own-bao dish with roasted duck is served at Sarasota's Meliora, our critic's pick for the best new restaurant to open in 2022.
  15. Tampa Bay’s best new restaurants of 2022
    Jan. 11• Food
    A “surf and turf burger” at The Helm on St. Pete Beach, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in St. Pete Beach.
  16. The 22 best Tampa Bay dishes our food critic ate in 2022
    Jan. 10• Food
    Tacos at Martha's Mexican Restaurant in Kenneth City were among some of the best dishes our food critic had in 2022.
  17. Owner of Whistle Stop Grill and Bar showed up for Safety Harbor
    Jan. 9• Life & Culture
    Louis Kinney is pictured here with his wife, Cheryll Kinney. The couple have two children and own Safety Harbor's Whistle Stop Grill and Bar. Louis Kinney died in December at 42 of cardiac arrest.
  18. El Cap has some new owners: St. Petersburg natives who plan to keep restaurant going
    Jan. 6• Food News
    El Cap is known for its hamburgers, including the "World Champ" Cheeseburger, shown, and original red neon sign with a baseball and bat.
  19. A guide to mocktails and non-alcoholic drinks around Tampa Bay
    Jan. 5• Bars & Breweries
    The Saturn, left, and Frankie Goes to Dollywood drinks are displayed at Good Intentions in St. Petersburg. Frankie Goes to Dollywood is a mocktail made with pineapple, orgeat, Monin blue curacao, lime and club soda.
  20. Dig into the sights, sounds and food of Epiphany in Tarpon Springs
    Jan. 4• Life & Culture
    In the weeks leading up to Epiphany, Hellas Bakery in Tarpon Springs will sell hundreds of loaves of the sweet yeasted New Year’s Day bread called vasilopita. There is a coin hidden inside the loaf, and like the cross divers, the finder of the coin is endowed with extra blessings.
  21. Original Busch Gardens Hospitality House gets makeover as taproom
    Jan. 3• Life & Culture
    Busch Gardens Tampa Bay opened Springs Taproom, a new casual and laidback lounge located in the Bird Gardens area of the park. Springs Taproom replaces Garden Gate Café, an evolution of what once was the iconic Hospitality House, available to guests when Busch Gardens made its grand opening to the public in 1959.
  22. The Mill to close downtown St. Petersburg location, citing construction damage
    Jan. 3• Food News
    The Mill's downtown St. Petersburg location opened in 2015.
  23. What it’s like on the world’s largest cruise ship, Wonder of the Seas
    Jan. 3• Life & Culture
    Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas is the world's largest cruise ship, holding nearly 7,000 passengers and 2,300 crew members.
  24. St. Petersburg’s Dr. BBQ has closed
    Dec. 30, 2022• Food
    St. Petersburg's Dr. BBQ has closed. [Courtesy of Dr. BBQ]
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