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Tampa Bay was named the hottest housing market for 2022, according to Zillow. But housing has also become "musical chairs," one community leader said, with local renters being pushed out of the cities due to high costs.
What will stop Tampa Bay’s rising rents? There’s no ‘one solution.’
The search for answers on how to cool down the local housing market are heating up. Advocates discuss rent control and zoning changes.
St. Petersburg’s Dynasty Financial files to go public after winning HQ bid
Priatek Plaza, once known as the Bank of America building, stands at 200 Central Ave. in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg. [Times (2015)]
The wealth management firm applied to list on the NASDAQ exchange as ticker symbol $DSTY.
Yes, Tampa Bay, everything costs more. Here’s some hacks to fight back.
The price of an ice tea at a local Starbucks went up recently, like pretty much everything else.
Five bucks for an ice tea at the Starbucks drive-thru? A few tips for dealing with rising prices.
Tampa Bay leaders react to news that MLB has dashed Rays’ sister-city dream
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch both voiced cautious optimism Thursday after Major-League Baseball announced it had denied the Tampa Bay Rays' proposal for a split season with Montreal.
From Tampa to St. Petersburg, elected officials and business leaders greeted the news of Major League Baseball’s decision to kill the plan with shock, optimism.

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  1. New plant-based cafe The Works opens in St. Petersburg
    1 hour ago• Food
    Kale pesto and avocado "toasties" are served at The Works, a new plant-based cafe in St. Petersburg's Historic Uptown from the owner of Squeeze Juice Works.
  2. Busch Gardens announces opening date for monster coaster Iron Gwazi
    2 hours ago• Theme Parks
    Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will open Iron Gwazi, the world’s fastest and steepest hybrid coaster, for passholder previews Feb. 11 and will officially open March 11.
  3. Tampa’s Adventure Island water park getting its biggest makeover in 30 years
    2 hours ago• Theme Parks
    Construction seen underway including two new rides in the background at Adventure Island in Tampa. The park is undergoing its biggest enhancement in 30 years.
  5. Microsoft’s Activision buy could shake up gaming
    2 hours ago• Business
    A sign for Microsoft offices, Thursday, May 6, 2021 in New York. Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo.
  6. Dear Penny: Will getting a job cost me my Social Security disability?
    4 hours ago• Business
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  7. Yes, Tampa Bay, everything costs more. Here’s some hacks to fight back.
    4 hours ago• Business
    The price of an ice tea at a local Starbucks went up recently, like pretty much everything else.
  8. St. Petersburg’s Dynasty Financial files to go public after winning HQ bid
    5 hours ago• Business
    Priatek Plaza, once known as the Bank of America building, stands at 200 Central Ave. in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg. [Times (2015)]
  9. What will stop Tampa Bay’s rising rents? There’s no ‘one solution.’
    Earlier today• Real Estate
    Tampa Bay was named the hottest housing market for 2022, according to Zillow. But housing has also become "musical chairs," one community leader said, with local renters being pushed out of the cities due to high costs.
  10. How a financial therapist can help shape your money mindset
    Earlier today• Business
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  11. Florida GOP bill would further shield names of dark money donors
    Yesterday• Politics
    Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota.
  12. Taco festival with checkered history coming to Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    The Tampa Sports Authority announced it is bringing the Tampa Taco and Margarita Festival to Raymond James Stadium on March 12. But Tampa organizers say they have learned from the past mistakes of the event's promoter and are taking measures to control the event.
  13. 5 steps to reach your money goals in 2022
    Yesterday• Business
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  14. Florida Senate passes health care liability shield
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Sen. Danny Burgess, right, sponsored the bill to protect health care providers from COVID-related lawsuits.
  15. Major airlines cancel, change flights to U.S. over 5G dispute
    Yesterday• Business
    Airlines across the world, including the long-haul carrier Emirates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, rushed Wednesday to cancel or change flights heading into the U.S. over an ongoing dispute about the rollout of 5G mobile phone technology near American airports.
  16. Florida on pace for smallest orange crop in over 75 years
    Jan. 19• Business
    Oranges ripen in a grove in Plant City. If the current forecast holds true through the rest of the citrus growing season, it will be the smallest orange crop since the 1944-1945 season, when the state produced 42.3 million boxes of oranges.
  17. Trump’s company misled banks and tax officials, New York attorney general says
    Jan. 19• Nation & World
    The New York attorney general’s office says its civil investigation has uncovered evidence that former president Donald Trump's company used “fraudulent or misleading” asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits.
  18. McDonald’s burgers at Tampa General? Provocative billboard isn’t lovin’ it.
    Jan. 19• Business
    This billboard on Adamo Drive in Tampa, paid for by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, targets Tampa General Hospital for having a McDonald's fast food restaurant inside.
  19. Consulate nursing homes are changing names. Are they changing ownership?
    Jan. 19• Health
    Exterior photo of Radiant Health Care of Brandon, formerly Consulate Health pictured on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 in Brandon.
  20. Order a new car from the factory and save
    Jan. 19• Business
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  21. Meet the sober hands at the wheel of the Gasparilla pirate ship
    Jan. 19• Entertainment
    Jack Timmel, 34, and his father, John Timmel, 65, who are licensed harbor pilots, serve as the sail masters for the "Jose Gasparilla" pirate ship that leads a flotilla of private boats into downtown Tampa before its signature parade. They are standing in the elevated perch that the captains use on the ship, which was built in 1954 for the festival.
  22. Crash of Tesla on Autopilot that killed 2 is first resulting in felony charges
    Jan. 18• Crime
    California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019.
  23. AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm
    Jan. 18• Business
    A Dreamliner 787-10 arriving from Los Angeles pulls up to a gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Federal safety officials are directing operators of some Boeing planes to adopt extra procedures when landing on wet or snowy runways near impending 5G service because, they say, interference from the wireless networks could mean that the planes need more room to land.
  24. Port Tampa Bay clears way for oil, fertilizer, concrete facility expansions
    Jan. 18• Business
    Port Tampa Bay, viewed here from its cruise terminal area in October 2020, has approved several potential manufacturing expansions over the coming years.
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