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House for sale along 38th Ave N, July 18, 2022 in St. Petersburg. Experts predicted home sales to slow in 2023 but so far, many real estate markets are faring better than expected.
Experts predicted a real estate slowdown in 2023. How is Tampa Bay holding up?
Demand from out of state buyers has made the local market more resilient.
In Tampa, local officials are scooping up federal funds for a safer downtown
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, left, and Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Carlos Monje Jr. ride in a streetcar during a tour of the downtown area on Friday, March 17, 2023, in Tampa.
Problems persist but the infrastructure law is aiding progress. Washington is taking note.
Tampa airport could get new air traffic control tower through funds in Biden’s budget
The air traffic control tower seen at Tampa International Airport on Sept. 10, 2021.
“It has been apparent for a number of years that we need a modern tower,” Rep. Castor said.
Which projects could compete with Rays stadium for Pinellas tax dollars?
BayCare Ballpark is the spring training facility for the Philadelphia Phillies. The organization has started pitching local officials on a revamped baseball complex — one of the projects that could compete for the same pot of tourist tax dollars likely to be sought for a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium.
A new stadium in St. Petersburg isn’t the only project that could vie for county tourist tax dollars.

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  1. Experts predicted a real estate slowdown in 2023. How is Tampa Bay holding up?
    47 minutes ago• Real Estate
    House for sale along 38th Ave N, July 18, 2022 in St. Petersburg. Experts predicted home sales to slow in 2023 but so far, many real estate markets are faring better than expected.
  2. Tampa orthodontist’s practice closes, leaving patients in limbo
    5 hours ago• Health
    Dr. Manuel Alejandro "Alex" Gutierrez-Rodriguez, a Tampa orthodontist.
  3. In Tampa, local officials are scooping up federal funds for a safer downtown
    Earlier today• Transportation
    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, left, and Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Carlos Monje Jr. ride in a streetcar during a tour of the downtown area on Friday, March 17, 2023, in Tampa.
  5. Toni Says: Medicare Part D now covers shingles vaccine at no cost
    Earlier today• News
    Bob Croslin reacts as he is given a series of vaccines including shingles, mmr and pneumovax, by RN Robert Leverett at Moffitt Cancer Center on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 in Tampa. Beginning January 1, 2023, the Inflation Reduction Act eliminated all out-of-pocket costs for vaccines which the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends for adults.
  6. Disney to host gay rights summit in Orlando
    Earlier today• Politics
    The Florida resort has committed to hosting the conference this year and next, which will coincide with the presidential election campaign in 2024.
  7. Tampa airport could get new air traffic control tower through funds in Biden’s budget
    Yesterday• Politics
    The air traffic control tower seen at Tampa International Airport on Sept. 10, 2021.
  8. MOSI offers free admission for Tampa Bay Water Days
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry will offer free admission Saturday when it hosts the second annual Tampa Bay Water Days.
  9. Proposed amendment would lower annual property tax increases for Florida homeowners
    Yesterday• Politics
    A neighborhood near the planned South Dade Logistics and Technology District. Florida lawmakers are eyeing a proposed constitutional amendment that would change the Save Our Homes property tax cap to provide bigger savings to homeowners.
  10. St. Peterburg Crislip Cafe to close due to staffing shortages, inflation
    Mar. 20• St. Petersburg
    The interior at The Merchant, downtown on Central Avenue, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 in St. Petersburg. The Merchant will expand into the space of the Crislip Cafe, which announced on March 20, 2023 that it was closing.
  11. Concert by Chicago to celebrate Hooters 40th anniversary in Clearwater
    Mar. 20• Life & Culture
    Chicago, shown here at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Barclays Center in New York in 2016, will perform in Clearwater's Coachman Park on Oct. 7 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Hooters.
  12. Florida gas prices have topped the national average
    Mar. 20• Business
    Florida gasoline prices topped the national average for the first time since early February, with pump prices increasing 14 cents in the state over the past week.
  13. Florida undercover agents reported no ‘lewd acts’ at drag show targeted by DeSantis
    Mar. 20• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during an event on his book tour on Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Las Vegas.
  14. Farmworkers march in Florida for better pay and working conditions
    Mar. 18• Florida
    In this photo taken with a drone, farmworkers and allies march through agricultural land on the first day of a five-day trek aimed at highlighting the Fair Food Program, which has enlisted food retailers to use their clout with growers to ensure better working conditions and wages for farmworkers. [REBECCA BLACKWELL | Associated Press]
  15. Why two Parkland parents spoke out against Florida lawmakers’ tort reform bill
    Mar. 17• Politics
    Court deputies exit vans that transported jurors to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Aug. 4, 2022, to view the crime scene where the 2018 shootings took place.
  16. Dear Penny: I’m back in debt just 3 months after paying off my credit cards
    Mar. 17• Business
    Worried woman in the night buying online at home
  17. What Tuesday Morning stores are closing in Tampa Bay?
    Mar. 16• Business
    Tuesday Morning store in Modesto, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. The national discount chain is closing multiple stores.
  18. Amid changing tastes, innovation in Florida is one way out of the rough for golf
    Mar. 15• Business
    There's plenty of evidence for the sport's vitality in Florida, which still has more courses than any other state and all but five countries. Photo courtesy of PopStroke.
  19. Florida goes after liquor license of Miami hotel over drag show
    Mar. 14• Politics
    The publicity image for the ‘Drag Queen Christmas’ show at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
  20. Silicon Valley Bank failure: Who’s to blame?
    Mar. 14• Business
    A pedestrian passes a Silicon Valley Bank branch in San Francisco on Monday.
  21. Understanding Medicare... It’s complicated.
    Mar. 14• Business
    Simplifying enrolling and understanding Medicare is what the Toni Says Medicare team specializes in. No one wants to make the wrong Medicare or medical decision, which can add stress to retiring.
  22. Silicon Valley Bank’s demise disrupts the disruptors in tech
    Mar. 14• Business
    Notices are posted at the entrance to a Silicon Valley Bank Private branch in San Francisco, Monday, March 13, 2023.
  23. Tampa mom Kat Stickler opened up on TikTok. 9.9 million people followed.
    Mar. 14• Life & Culture
    Kat Stickler is a 28-year-old Tampa resident and TikTok star who is approaching 10 million followers.
  24. Florida lawmakers want to help insurance companies by limiting lawsuits
    Mar. 14• Politics
    Gary Miracle of Rockledge told lawmakers he was treated at a hospital for flu-like symptoms. He fell into septic shock and into a coma and left the hospital a quadruple amputee. Miracle sued, reaching a settlement. If he’d been uninsured, the Medicaid rate wouldn’t have been able to pay for the prosthetic legs he uses today, he said.
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