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78° F, Mostly Clear/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/F4XFLZZWZVB2RBL2M3KZ7EISDQ.jpg "Judy Lisi watches a performance of \"Avenue Q\" at the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa on Sept. 14. After more than 30 years, Lisi's final day as CEO and president of the Straz Center is Sept. 30.")
Over 30 years, Tampa’s cultural landscape blossomed. The venue’s retiring CEO had a front-row seat.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/7DBBAGNKBZCSHCWVBSFQF6JEUI.jpg "This sketch from architectural plans filed with the city of Tampa shows a rendering of Broadstone Westshore, a new 325-unit apartment and townhome complex coming to 5105 W Tyson Ave.")
An Arizona developer envisions ”ultra-luxury” residences southwest of Gandy and West Shore boulevards.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/KIWWHSIZTRAOXPSORWWO2SXUHY.jpg "Cayson Boals, 10, and brother Foster, 2, of Lakeland look for seashells on St. Pete Beach on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in St. Petersburg. They come every year for vacation, their mom said.")
Regional leaders say they are trying to tread a careful line: letting visitors know the region is unscathed with open arms, while being mindful that vast swaths of the state are reeling from...
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/N22M72FJHJA3HDRA3U224YPCQE.JPG "Fleet supplies manager Scott Wilson, left, and shrimper Steven Maxey walk through the wreckage of shrimping trawlers at Erickson and Jensen Seafood Packers on Friday, Sep 30, 2022, at Fort Myers Beach. The company’s fleet of 12 boats, including the 96’, 200-tonne Double E in background, were heavily damaged as Hurricane Ian made landfall overnight on Wednesday.")
Before the storm, half of the 10 fastest-growing housing markets in the U.S. were on the state’s west coast with Fort Myers at the top.
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![Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister on Wednesday endorsed the transportation sales tax referendum scheduled for the Nov. 8 ballot. “While it’s never a good time to raise taxes, the cost of doing nothing is staggering,” he said.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 562 316"/%3E "Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister on Wednesday endorsed the transportation sales tax referendum scheduled for the Nov. 8 ballot. “While it’s never a good time to raise taxes, the cost of doing nothing is staggering,” he said.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/3AMMLOGJLEI6TMRBPAY4DVT77I.jpg "Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) demonstrate on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington in 2019. New applicants to the program are stalled indefinitely as legal challenges persist after a Thursday ruling.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/QCADQQ5SQV5SCWPEJOFXBWKNCY.jpg "A Southwest Airlines jetliner sits at a gate on the C concourse of Denver International Airpor, Oct. 6, 2021, in Denver. A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the company, her union and a former colleague who pleaded guilty last year to dead-bolting the cockpit door during a flight and stripping naked in front of her.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/7FRTMM6ICCYYG7OU5E4LK6HBME.jpg "In this Sept. 15 photo, a customer looks at refrigerated items at a Grocery Outlet store in Pleasanton, Calif. \"Best before” labels are coming under scrutiny as concerns about food waste grow around the world. Manufacturers have used the labels for decades to estimate peak freshness. But “best before” labels have nothing to do with safety, and some worry they encourage consumers to throw away food that’s perfectly fine to eat.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/M6KHLJJSQJDHTHC6BPU7NUECFI.JPG "Structures and vehicles destroyed by Hurricane Ian remain on Fort Myers Beach on Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/PWKTHBFHNKBELM2FDXRF2JEMTI.jpg "Cigarette manufacturer ITG Brands assumed liability for tobacco settlement payments to the state of Florida when it acquired four brands from Reynolds American in 2015, a Delaware judge has ruled. Reynolds sold the Kool, Winston, Salem and Maverick brands to ITG in 2014 to gain federal regulators' approval of Reynolds’ acquisition of Lorillard Inc.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/6AUJJIVROLVPQM3ODDTU3536VU.jpg "On Monday, workers for Florida Power and Electric repair a power line damaged by Hurricane Ian in Naples. The utility said it expects to have nearly all power restored to its customers with habitable homes by the end of the week.")
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