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  1. In famous — and only — photo of Jose Marti in Tampa, man finds 4 ancestors
    Nov. 22• History
    Jose Marti is seen in this replica photograph and collectors stamp. He is in the middle, with the white shirt and mustache.
  2. Clearwater aquarium says sea turtle nests are up, but lights from humans are a danger
    Nov. 18• Life & Culture
    A biologist from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium helps a recently hatched sea turtle find its way from the beach to the water. While sea turtle nests are up this year, the aquarium reported an alarming number of times the hatchlings were confused by artificial lights and headed to hotels and garages instead of the ocean.
  3. Tampa Bay is not the name of a city, locals say. History proves it was.
    Nov. 16• History
    This photo of downtown Tampa overlooks the Tampa Riverwalk, University of Tampa, and Hillsborough River in April. Guess what this land used to be called?
  5. How to help this Thanksgiving in the Tampa Bay area
    Nov. 14• Hurricane
    A volunteer in 2020 takes turkeys and other meats from the freezer to distribute during the food drive and food distribution operation at Metropolitan Ministries' holiday tent in Tampa.
  6. Tampa car collector had dozens of classics. Now they’re being auctioned.
    Nov. 14• History
    Classic cars owned by Leroy Gonzalez, a real estate developer and classic car enthusiast who died in January at the age of 84, are parked at his office in Seffner. More than two dozen cars in this classic car collection will be auctioned on Dec. 3.
  7. The Tampa Bay universe, according to They Hate Change
    Nov. 11• Music
    Experimental hip-hop duo They Hate Change hail from the Tampa Bay area, which they frequently reference in their music. Landmarks in recent music videos include Marko's Meat & Deli, The Bends, Planet Retro, the Tampa Theatre and Dairy Kurl.
  8. Shell’s Feed & Garden Supply in Tampa is closing after 61 years
    Nov. 9• History
    The exterior of Shell's Feed & Garden Supply in Tampa.
  9. Fire destroys cottage built by Al Tomaini, known as the Gibsonton Giant
    Nov. 7• History
    A cottage built by Al Tomaini, the "Gibsonton Giant," burned to the ground on Saturday.
  10. Tampa’s Our Lady of Perpetual Help, at 85, hopes for a revival
    Nov. 2• History
    Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church sits on the edge of Ybor City in Tampa. The church was founded in 1891 under the name Our Lady of Mercy to accommodate cigar workers who wanted a Spanish-speaking mass. The original wooden building was torn down in 1937 and a new church named Our Lady of Perpetual Help was built in its place.
  11. Tampa Bay’s psychics, mediums and the rise of metaphysical business
    Oct. 26• Business
    Michael Schmitz, 30, of Tampa, left, asks intuitive tarot reader Vaj’na Toms, 29, of Tampa, right, a question about a tarot card deck following a reading at Mystikal Scents in Thonotosassa on Sunday, October 23, 2022.
  12. Tampa Theatre and its ghosts star in ‘Ghost Brothers: Lights Out’
    Oct. 24• Movies
    The Ghost Brothers, Marcus Harvey, Dalen Spratt and Juwan Mass, in front of the Tampa Theatre.
  13. Tampa Bay beer and breweries history told in documentary
    Oct. 24• Movies
    Draft beer poured at 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg. The brewery is among those featured in the documentary “Tampa Beer: Crafting the Bay,” which tells the story of the local craft beer industry.
  14. Gus Stavros, prominent education philanthropist, dies at 97
    Oct. 21• Life & Culture
    Philanthropist and businessman Gus Stavros, shown here in 2012 inside his office at the Bayfront Tower, helped found the Pinellas Education Foundation.
  15. WUSF to pull the plug on ‘All Night Jazz’ radio show
    Oct. 20• Life & Culture
    Public radio station WUSF 89.7-FM plans to pull the plug on “All Night Jazz,” a tradition that has endured for 56 years.
  16. La Tropical, the first beer brewed in Tampa, is back in the area
    Oct. 19• History
    La Tropical, the first beer brewed in Tampa, has reentered the local marketplace for the first since its original Ybor City brewery shuttered in 1961. It is now being brewed in Miami by a company with a historic link to the beer.
  17. Tampa friends created Pig Jig and a potential cure for a rare disease
    Oct. 18• Life & Culture
    Last year's Tampa Pig Jig, which featured headliner Darius Rucker, sold out in a record 13 days.
  18. How Indie Flea became a St. Petersburg staple
    Oct. 5• Shopping
    Rosey Williams, the founder of Indie Flea poses for a portrait at the Indie Flea Market on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 in St. Petersburg. The market is returning — and celebrating a decade in St. Petersburg — on Oct. 9.
  19. A former Arturo Fuente Cigar Co. factory is for sale
    Oct. 5• History
    The building at 2708 N 18th St. in Tampa was once an Arturo Fuente Cigar Co. factory.
  20. Ybor City’s historic chickens are being kept safe from Hurricane Ian
    Sep. 28• Hurricane
    Eight Ybor City chickens are being kept safe from Hurricane Ian at the J.C. Newman Cigar Company's factory in Ybor City.
  21. La Segunda’s Raymond Moré, a 3rd-generation bakery owner, left a legacy of caring
    Sep. 23• History
    Raymond Moré was a third-generation owner of La Segunda Central Bakery in Ybor City. He is pictured in this Times archive photo with loaves of his family's Cuban bread.
  22. DeCosmo Italian Market opens in Pinellas Park, serving family recipes and history
    Sep. 21• Food News
    Brothers Steven, Paul, and Vinny DeCosmo pose for a portrait during a soft opening at the new DeCosmo Italian Market on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Pinellas Park.
  23. 77 years later, remains of WW2 pilot from St. Petersburg are identified
    Sep. 20• History
    Newell Franklin Mills Jr. was a St. Petersburg resident and Army Air Forces pilot who went missing when his plane was shot down by Nazi fighters in 1945. His remains were identified earlier this year. On Sept. 13, he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
  24. Monday is Talk Like a Pirate Day, ye scurvy dogs
    Sep. 15• Things To Do
    Sept. 19 has for more than 20 years been declared Talk Like a Pirate Day, making it easy on David Jones of Tampa, shown in January's Gasparilla Parade of Pirates as part of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla.
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