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A sign on the door of Sans Market, a zero-waste lifestyle store in St. Petersburg. The store is one of a handful still mandating customers mask up to shop.
Barbs and praise for Tampa Bay stores that still require masks
A handful of local stores believe it’s not safe for customers to go maskless. It’s costing some of them business.
Tampa’s Pilot Bank selling to Michigan credit union in $96 million deal
Tampa-based Pilot Bank is being sold to Lake Michigan Credit Union in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Lake Michigan Credit Union is expected to take over later this year.

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  1. Tampa International will have few American Airlines cancellations
    Yesterday• Business
    American Airlines canceled dozens of flights nationally, but few cancellations are expected at Tampa International Airport. Pictured is an American Airlines flight in January. | [Chris Urso | Times]
  2. High court sides with former athletes in dispute with NCAA
    Yesterday• Sports
    A Supreme Court ruling on Monday will help determine whether schools decide to offer athletes tens of thousands of dollars in education-related benefits for things such as computers, graduate scholarships, tutoring, study abroad and internships.
  3. St. Petersburg bartender offers note to help fend off harasser, woman says
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Max Gutierrez, a bartender at 'No Vacancy' in St. Petersburg, became the subject of a viral tweet last week for his disguised note aiding customers.
  5. Inflation ahead? Q&A with a top economist who says it’s complicated
    Yesterday• Business
    Jason Furman, shown here at the White House in February 2016, answered questions recently about concerns that stimulus moves by the federal government have elevated the risk of inflation.
  6. Dear Penny: Can I kick my sister out of the house we inherited together?
    Yesterday• Business
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  7. American Airlines flight cancellations set to continue Monday
    Yesterday• Travel
    An American Airlines plane comes in for a landing Wednesday at O'Hare International Airport.
  8. After four decades, Cephas Gilbert has left Ybor to start an organic farm
    Yesterday• Food
    Cephas Gilbert poses for a portrait on his farm in Tampa.
  9. Food costs are way up, and Tampa Bay restaurants are feeling the crunch
    Jun. 19• Food
    Mee ae Wolney poses in front of her restaurant Anju in St. Petersburg where Korean-fried chicken wings are the speciality. Wolney said the price for chicken — and chicken wings in particular — has more than doubled since last year, forcing her to raise some of her prices at the restaurant. It's a familiar conundrum many restaurant owners are facing right now: raise their costs for customers or sweat the margin crunch.
  10. Florida medical marijuana patients anxious about the end of DeSantis coronavirus order
    Jun. 19• Politics
    Patients, doctors and advocates worry about whether the sickest patients using medical marijuana will be affected when they can no longer recertify through telehealth as Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to let the COVID-19 emergency order expire.
  11. Florida has 500,000 job openings, as 503,000 remain out of work
    Jun. 19• Business
    A' Now Hiring' sign is posted in front of a Popeye's restaurant on February 04, 2021, in Miami, Florida.
  12. As Kriseman readies Trop pick, here are finalists’ ‘strengths and weaknesses’
    Jun. 19• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg Mayor, Rick Kriseman addressed the media during a news conference announcing the responses to the city's requests for proposal for the Tropicana Field site. Among the resources he'll use to pick a favored plan are "strengths and weaknesses" reports compiled by city staff members across multiple departments.
  13. Federal judge sides with DeSantis in dispute with CDC over cruise industry
    Jun. 18• Politics
    Carnival Cruise Line's Sunrise and Vista ships, along with the MSC Meraviglia, are docked at the Port of Miami, awaiting an eventual return to service.
  14. Tampa Bay shoppers face fireworks shortage ahead of July 4
    Jun. 18• Business
    Galaxy Fireworks opened 80 seasonal tents in Florida, rather than its usual 120, because of the national fireworks shortage.
  15. US stocks slump; S&P 500 has its worst week since February
    Jun. 18• Business
    In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Ashley Lara works on the trading floor on June 11. Stocks were broadly lower Friday after a Federal Reserve official said that the nation's central bank might need to raise interest rates as early as next year, sooner than the Fed's latest estimate of possible rate increases in 2023.
  16. Billy Fuccillo, ‘huge’ car dealer, is dead at 64
    Jun. 18• Breaking News
    Fuccillo Kia is known for its commercials.
  17. 7-Eleven’s free Slurpee Day extends to an entire month
    Jun. 18• Food News
    In celebration of its 94th birthday, 7-Eleven extends Free Slurpee Day to an entire month this year.
  18. Florida unemployment up in May, still below national rate
    Jun. 18• Business
    A sign at a Publix supermarket in Richmond, Va., June 2.
  19. What to do If you save too much for retirement
    Jun. 18• Business
    FILE - This April 2017, file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Weston, a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. (NerdWallet via AP, File)
  20. Cruise giant Carnival says customers affected by breach
    Jun. 18• Business
    The Carnival Cruise ship "Liberty" is docked at Port Canaveral, Fla., as crew members get vaccinated for COVID-19. Customers and employees of several Carnival Corp. cruise lines might have had personal information stolen.
  21. Tampa’s Sykes Enterprises to be sold in $2.2 billion deal
    Jun. 18• Business
    Chuck Sykes is the CEO of Sykes Enterprises, one of Tampa Bay's largest public companies. On June 18, 2020, the company announced a deal to be sold for $2.2 billion to a Miami company called Sitel Group.
  22. House inventory shortage ‘dire’ with gap of millions of homes, Realtors’ report warns
    Jun. 17• Real Estate
    A potential buyer walks in to view a home listed for sale during an open house in Parkland on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
  23. 5 pandemic credit card habits to carry forward
    Jun. 17• Business
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  24. Tampa’s Pilot Bank selling to Michigan credit union in $96 million deal
    Jun. 17• Business
    Tampa-based Pilot Bank is being sold to Lake Michigan Credit Union in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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