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Chief's Creole Cafe on 901 22nd Street South in St. Petersburg on June 9, 2020 in the 22nd Street business corridor known as the Deuces. The former restaurant will transform into a speakeasy and lounge called The Catalyst.
St. Petersburg speakeasy lounge to open in former Chief’s Creole Café
The Catalyst hopes to spark more activity in the historic Deuces neighborhood that is undergoing a revival.
Disney says DeSantis’ request to disqualify judge doesn’t meet standards
A traveler walks past a jumbo screen projecting images of Walt Disney World in the east hall atrium at Orlando International Airport on Thursday. A feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Co. started last year after the company publicly opposed legislation concerning lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades that critics called Don’t Say Gay.
The governor’s attorneys filed a motion earlier this month seeking to disqualify Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker.
Westfield sells Brandon mall for $220M as it exits US
Aerial view of the Westfield Brandon mall in 2020 in Brandon. Westfield sold the Hillsborough County mall for $220 million, the European-based shopping mall developer announced Thursday.
It was the last shopping mall Westfield owned in Florida.
Tampa Bay’s stadium conundrum: Who’s playing where?
Notable Tampa Bay area mascots, from left, Pete the Pelican with the Tampa Bay Rowdies, ThunderBug with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Captain Fear with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, attend a news conference May 19 where Ybor City developer Darryl Shaw confirmed plans for a USL Super League (USLS) Division I professional women's soccer team to be based in Tampa.
The Tampa Bay Rays, Rowdies and new women’s soccer team seek permanent homes. And more developments await.

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  2. Fact-checking attacks against Ron DeSantis by other GOP presidential hopefuls
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  3. St. Petersburg speakeasy lounge to open in former Chief’s Creole Café
    May 26• Business
    Chief's Creole Cafe on 901 22nd Street South in St. Petersburg on June 9, 2020 in the 22nd Street business corridor known as the Deuces. The former restaurant will transform into a speakeasy and lounge called The Catalyst.
  5. Disney says DeSantis’ request to disqualify judge doesn’t meet standards
    May 26• Politics
    A traveler walks past a jumbo screen projecting images of Walt Disney World in the east hall atrium at Orlando International Airport on Thursday. A feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Co. started last year after the company publicly opposed legislation concerning lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades that critics called Don’t Say Gay.
  6. Mayor Welch denies trying to script questions at journalism conference
    May 26• St. Petersburg
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  8. Tampa Council plans formal farewell for ‘toilet-to-tap’
    May 26• Tampa
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  9. A Tampa mystery: Who’s making code complaints in this man’s name?
    May 26• Real Estate
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  11. Westfield sells Brandon mall for $220M as it exits US
    May 25• Business
    Aerial view of the Westfield Brandon mall in 2020 in Brandon. Westfield sold the Hillsborough County mall for $220 million, the European-based shopping mall developer announced Thursday.
  12. Is Tampa so big-time now they actually give golf cart tours of it?
    May 25• Business
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  13. Tampa Bay’s stadium conundrum: Who’s playing where?
    May 25• Tampa
    Notable Tampa Bay area mascots, from left, Pete the Pelican with the Tampa Bay Rowdies, ThunderBug with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Captain Fear with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, attend a news conference May 19 where Ybor City developer Darryl Shaw confirmed plans for a USL Super League (USLS) Division I professional women's soccer team to be based in Tampa.
  14. Florida travel warnings intensify as state lawmakers strike back
    May 25• Business
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    May 25• Politics
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  19. Target adjusts LGBTQ+ merch amid backlash, safety concerns
    May 24• Business
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    May 24• Tampa
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    May 24• Transportation
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