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The button panel inside an elevator at Edition at Water Street Tampa. Notice a number missing?
Some Tampa Bay high-rises skip “unlucky” 13th floors. But lately, some don’t
Superstition has long meant tall buildings don’t designate a 13th floor. In Tampa Bay’s building boom, some are bucking that tradition.
Hillsborough transit system’s long-awaited CEO investigation
Mayor Jane Castor watches a presentation during a Hillsborough Area Regional board meeting on Monday in Tampa.
CEO Adelee Le Grand misled the public and her staff, an investigating attorney found
They prepare Tampa’s Florida State Fair, and hundreds more parties after that
The Florida State Fair is an annual tradition that's been around for more than a century.
From boat shows to tattoo fests, no work day is the same, say employees of the Florida State Fair Authority.
2022 was a tough year for real estate. These Tampa Bay brokerages still came out on top
Despite dealing with rapidly shifting economic conditions, these five real estate firms across the Tampa Bay area say their agents are prepared to weather the storm
The white-hot market experienced a cool down in the second half of the year.

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  1. New Tampa shop sells products from small businesses run by women
    Earlier today• Tampa
    Procure by the Women’s Creative, at Tampa's Hyde Park Village, opens Saturday. Local brand partners and employees preview products featured in the shop’s storefront on Thursday in advance of its grand opening.
  2. How Florida Taylor Swift fans are dressing for her Tampa shows
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Left from right: Friendship bracelets made by Stephanie Smith, a "Bejeweled" inspired outfit by Ashley Devenport and a costume that nods to multiple Taylor Swift eras by Diego Colon.
  3. Piney Point 2 years later: How close is it to shutting down for good?
    Yesterday• Environment
    Conditions have greatly improved at Piney Point, according to site operators, and site closure is underway. Crews work to pump water from New Gypsum Stack South where a leak formed two years ago, prompting an emergency water release and becoming an environmental disaster for Tampa Bay.
  5. Dear Penny: Am I nuts to take out a mortgage on the home I just paid off?
    Yesterday• Business
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  6. What is ahead in the legal fight between DeSantis and Disney?
    Yesterday• Politics
    The Reedy Creek Improvement District has been renamed the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, but Disney essentially gutted its powers before the change.
  7. St. Petersburg tall ship parade sails into waterfront this weekend
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    A fleet of historic vessels sailing in Tampa Bay from the St. Pete Pier on Thursday.
  8. Hillsborough tourism up 27% over 2022
    Yesterday• Business
    The Hillsborough County Sportsplex will be the beneficiary of a recommended budget boost from the Hillsborough Tourist Development Council, which agreed to set aside $500,000 each of the next two years for the complex.
  9. Some Tampa Bay high-rises skip “unlucky” 13th floors. But lately, some don’t
    Mar. 30• Business
    The button panel inside an elevator at Edition at Water Street Tampa. Notice a number missing?
  10. Hillsborough transit system’s long-awaited CEO investigation
    Mar. 30• Transportation
    Mayor Jane Castor watches a presentation during a Hillsborough Area Regional board meeting on Monday in Tampa.
  11. Florida targeting of environmental and social investing could come with costs
    Mar. 30• Politics
    Florida Rep. Bob Rommel during a Florida House of Representatives committee hearing on Jan. 13, 2022, in Tallahassee. Rommel is the House sponsor of the Government and Corporate Activism bill.
  12. Florida utility bills could rise to pay for new natural gas technology
    Mar. 29• Politics
    A burner on a stove emits blue flames from natural gas. A Florida bill would create incentives for the development of renewable natural gas.
  13. Disney stripped power of board before DeSantis takeover, new board says
    Mar. 29• Politics
    The entrance to the headquarters of what was then called the Reedy Creek Improvement District in Lake Buena Vista, on Jan. 25, 2023. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida legislators renamed the special district and gave DeSantis the power to appoint the board’s members.
  14. Judge stepping down from Florida Supreme Court becoming Citizens general counsel
    Mar. 29• Politics
    Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston is resigning and will soon become general counsel for Citizens Property Insurance.
  15. DeSantis signs $711 million affordable housing plan
    Mar. 29• Politics
    “As demand is high to move to a place like Florida, it makes it more challenging for folks to be able to afford,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a bill-signing event Wednesday in Naples. “I think this is the biggest effort that’s ever been done in the history of Florida.”
  16. Bin 6 South, a new St. Petersburg restaurant, shines in a tiny space
    Mar. 29• Food
    Danielle McCoy serves a Bin Board to guests at Bin 6 South, a new restaurant that serves up big flavors in a tiny St. Petersburg space.
  17. Residents of historically Black Florida town sue to stop land sale
    Mar. 29• Business
    Eatonville is perhaps best known through the work of Harlem Renaissance author Zora Neale Hurston.
  18. How one Florida woman broke into the male-dominated world of construction
    Mar. 29• Real Estate
    Samira Kraziem is a senior project manager for Suffolk Construction.
  19. Should I apply for Social Security Disability while receiving Medicaid?
    Mar. 28• Business
    With Original Medicare, the Medicare recipient can make as much money as needed and not lose medical benefits, unlike Medicaid benefits which you can lose if you make too much money.
  20. Sponsor of Florida defamation bill says he’ll make changes amid outcry
    Mar. 27• Politics
    Rep. Alex Andrade, R-Pensacola, said he intends to propose modifications to his bill that would make it easier to sue over defamation claims.
  21. Florida House panel OKs bill to increase maximum interest rate on consumer loans
    Mar. 27• Politics
    Under current law, consumer-finance loan companies can charge 30 percent annual interest on the first $3,000 of principal amounts, 24 percent on amounts between $3,000 and $4,000 and 18 percent on amounts between $4,000 and $25,000. Florida lawmakers' new bill would set an across-the-board maximum 36 percent rate.
  22. Calida, a new restaurant and wine bar with a global focus, opens in St. Petersburg
    Mar. 27• Food
    Calida, a new wine bar and restaurant, is now open in St. Petersburg's Crescent Heights neighborhood.
  23. Tampa Bay tiny home village offers buyers a ‘piece of heaven.’ What’s the cost?
    Mar. 27• Real Estate
    Wisconsin-based company, Escape, is building 23 tiny homes in Thonotosassa.
  24. Lawyer once helped debt-ridden owners hang on to homes. Now he helps cities take them away.
    Mar. 26• News
    Matt Weidner in downtown St. Petersburg.
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