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  1. Concern for baby eagles prompts cancellation of fireworks at Threshers stadium
    June 2• Environment
    A pair of American bald eagle chicks sit in their nest atop a cellular communications tower Tuesday at U.S. 19 North near Drew Street in Clearwater.
  2. Pride month events in Tampa Bay: parties, parades, concerts and more
    May 31• Life & Culture
    The quarter-mile-long rainbow flag being rolled up at the end of the Pride in Paradise Parade, with hundreds of people carrying the flag down the street in 2022.
  3. Netflix’s ‘MerPeople’ features Weeki Wachee Springs and Tampa Bay mermaids
    May 26• TV
    A still from "MerPeople," Netflix's four-part documentary series that revolves around mermaid culture. The series includes mermaids from Tampa Bay's own Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.
  5. St. Pete Pride: Idina Menzel headlining Friday concert ahead of 2023 parade
    May 23• Entertainment
    Broadway star Idina Menzel will perform at the St. Pete Pride Friday night concert, the day before the big parade.
  6. Big hammock hangout returns to St. Pete Pier in June
    May 22• St. Petersburg
    In October, the St. Pete Pier event attempted to break the world record for the largest hammock hangout. The Hammock Festival returns June 10.
  7. Top Tampa Bay area events for the week of May 22-28
    May 22• Things To Do
    Watch as area chefs attempt to build a world record-setting 280-foot-long Cuban sandwich at the annual Cuban Sandwich Festival in Ybor City on Sunday. The sandwich is expected to feed around 700 people experiencing homelessness.
  8. New dinosaur exhibit at Tampa’s Glazer Children’s Museum: Here’s your guide
    May 22• Visual Arts
    Madai Favaro, a museum educator with Tampa's Glazer Children's Museum, introduces Big John, the world’s largest documented fossilized triceratops skeleton, during a visit with kindergarten students from Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Tampa.
  9. Review: Ed Sheeran explores grief in Clearwater during Subtract Tour kickoff
    May 20• Music Reviews
    Ed Sheeran performs during his Subtract Tour at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater on Friday, May 19, 2023. On May 20, he will headline a show at Raymond James Stadium, a concert he said has already broken the tour's ticket record.
  10. Meet Mike Twitty: Pinellas elected official by day, rock star by night
    May 19• Music Interviews
    Pinellas County property appraiser Mike Twitty performs on stage with band Code Red at the Oldsmar Days festival on March 26. “He’s a straight up rockstar when he’s on stage,” said Twitty’s son and band mate, Sam.
  11. St. Petersburg student wins Florida’s Google Doodle competition
    May 18• Life & Culture
    Farah Haddouche-Miranda, left, hugs her big sister Iman Haddouche-Miranda as Iman shows off her Doodle For Google 2023 State Winner award along with her mother, Ellaine Miranda, in their home-school study room at their home in St. Petersburg.
  12. Tampa Pride cancels Pride on the River event due to political climate
    May 18• Things To Do
    A display of Pride flags wave in the air during the Tampa Pride Diversity Parade at Ybor City on Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Tampa. Tampa's fall Pride on the River event has been canceled due to the the political climate in Florida.
  13. I slept at Jack Kerouac’s home in St. Petersburg. You can, too.
    May 16• History
    The Jack Kerouac House of St. Petersburg, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the writer's final home, is raising funds by welcoming fans into the house. A $250 donation and $100 cleaning fee gets you a night's stay.
  14. See the new Glazer Children’s Museum dinosaur exhibit opening in Tampa
    May 16• Life & Culture
    Booker T. Washington Elementary School student Zoey McCray, 6, gets a close look at Big John, the world’s largest documented fossilized triceratops skeleton, through a bubble dome at the Big John exhibit at the Glazer Children's Museum in Tampa.
  15. Pinellas opens graduation season with ceremonies at Tropicana Field
    May 15• Education
    Cauiau Davis-McKinney, 18, celebrates after collecting his diploma during Gibbs High School’s commencement ceremony at Tropicana Field on Monday in St. Petersburg.
  16. Top Tampa Bay area events for the week of May 15-21
    May 15• Things To Do
    Fairgrounds St. Pete’s new installation, "Shrimpfinity" by Milagros Collective includes a 6-foot tall shrimp cocktail sculpture, projections, a shrimp disco ball and a soundtrack. The exhibit remains open through May 29.
  17. Tampa Pig Jig will bring Brad Paisley and Riley Green as headliners
    May 15• Life & Culture
    The crowd at a previous Tampa Pig Jig, which featured headliner Darius Rucker.
  18. This St. Petersburg artist’s dream? An entire museum dedicated to motherhood
    May 9• Arts
    Martha Joy Rose, 66, is pictured in the Museum of Motherhood Art Annex at her St. Petersburg home. In the background are the Mother Tree statue, left, and the vulva door. Rose wants to build a Museum of Motherhood in St. Petersburg. It would be the only facility in the world devoted to the subject of mothers, mothering and motherhood.
  19. What’s with the candlelight concerts around Tampa and St. Petersburg?
    May 9• Arts
    Pianist Sergei Kossenko and violinist Olga Ferroni perform as a duet during the Candlelight: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac concert on Friday, May 5, 2023, at First Baptist Church of St. Petersburg.
  20. Disney World is making changes to its park reservation rules
    May 8• Entertainment
    The "Partners" statue, featuring Walt Disney holding the hand of Mickey Mouse, sits in front of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at Disney World in Orlando. The copper statue was created by Blaine Gibson in 1993.
  21. Check out these Mother’s Day specials at Tampa Bay restaurants
    May 8• Things To Do
    You can treat Mom to a Mother's Day meal at dozens of restaurants serving up something special just for her on Sunday. American Social is offering a brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  22. Top Tampa Bay area events for the week of May 8-14
    May 8• Things To Do
    Horror film fans won't want to miss the inaugural Sunshine City Scare horror convention at St. Petersburg's Coliseum this weekend.
  23. St. Pete police, Pride leaders: Pride to continue as normal, with drag
    May 5• St. Petersburg
    Lady Guy smiles as she rolls down 30th Street North in the back of a convertible while waving to onlookers during the 10th Annual St. Pete Pride Street Festival & Promenade in the Grand Central District of St. Petersburg in 2012.
  24. See the new baby animals at Tampa’s zoo
    May 4• Life & Culture
    A litter of red wolf pups made their public debut on April 9 at ZooTampa.
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