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  1. Aldi to Publix: Finding Tampa Bay’s best inflation cheese board
    Yesterday• Business
  2. St. Petersburg’s Paradeco in running for 2022 best cafe design in Americas
    Yesterday• Business
    The Paradeco coffee shop in downtown St. Petersburg is on the shortlist for best cafe design in the Americas for 2022, the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards announced Tuesday.
  3. Sunday cooking: Turn your fresh fish into this dish
    Yesterday• Cooking
    Fish a la Spetsiota, made with a local catch.
  5. Free and cheap things to do in Tampa Bay: $6 museum admission, free Artwalk
    Aug. 10• 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.
  6. Where to get a lobster roll in Tampa Bay
    Aug. 10• Food
    A Connecticut-style lobster roll, dressed in warm butter, is served at Lucky Lobster Co. in Dunedin.
  7. First Watch raises menu prices again in response to food, labor inflation
    Aug. 9• Business
    First Watch, the Bradenton-based brunch chain, announced on an investor call Tuesday that it would raise menu prices again, pushing prices for the rest of 2022 nearly 8% above last year, in response to labor and food cost inflation.
  8. A connoisseur explains the allure of the Big Green Egg
    Aug. 8• Bay Magazine
    Big Green Egg cookers, created by Ed Fisher in the early 1970s, are now sold in more than 3,000 stores in the United States and in 50 other countries.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Punky’s Bar and Grill in St. Petersburg closes after nearly 7 years in business
    Aug. 4• Breaking News
    Punky’s Bar and Grill in St. Petersburg closed its doors for good Wednesday, the LGBTQ-owned business announced on social media. The bar and restaurant, located at 3063 Central Ave N in the Grand Central District, opened in December 2015 and quickly became a popular destination in the neighborhood.
  12. 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.
  13. After 93 years, Tony’s Ybor Restaurant in Tampa is closing
    Aug. 2• Iconic Restaurants
    Tessie Ferlita of Tampa walks past the banquet hall while arriving for lunch at Tony's Ybor Restaurant in Tampa.
  14. 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)
  15. Inflation dents profits, prices may rise at Tampa’s Outback, Carrabba’s
    Jul. 29• Business
    Bloomin' Brands, the parent company of Outback Steakhouse, said on a Friday earnings call that inflation in utility, labor and commodities costs would eat into its profits for the second half of 2022.
  16. Sunday cooking: Spend an afternoon preparing a hearty pork roast
    Jul. 28• Cooking
    The meat from bone-in pork butt can be purposed in a number of ways.
  17. How I survived an attack of the St. Petersburg Tiki gods
    Jul. 27• Food
    An empty space marks the absence of a fallen god at Tiki Docks Skyway in St. Petersburg.
  18. Klondike discontinues Choco Taco
    Jul. 26• Food News
    Klondike has announced it's discontinuing the Choco Taco.
  19. 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.
  20. Why Fatburger is coming back to Tampa Bay now
    Jul. 26• Business
    A cheeseburger at California chain, Fatburger, which is coming to the Tampa area.
  21. Gulfport’s Smokin’ J’s BBQ and Backfin Blue Cafe have closed
    Jul. 25• Food
    Backfin Blue Cafe in Gulfport has closed.
  22. How a Tampa Bay couple is hooking Hispanics on kayak fishing
    Jul. 22• Outdoors
    Tatiana Cruz (pictured here) and her husband, Mario, took advantage of their love of fishing and the pandemic to create an organization that benefits Hispanics in the sport of kayak fishing.
  23. Scenes from St. Petersburg coffee shops
    Jul. 13• Life & Culture
    A barista Ken doll, sporting a millennial man bun, greets coffee lovers at Banyan in St. Petersburg. He was a gift from the Clark family.
  24. Disney’s newest cruise ship grants pricey Wish
    Jul. 13• Travel
    The Disney Wish, which is provisioned at Port Canaveral, is the fifth ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, with its inaugural cruise for guests set for July 14.
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