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A boat navigates through Little McPherson Bayou near the Don Cesar hotel, background, off Pass-A-Grille on Nov 18, 2022, in Pinellas County.
The hotel business in Florida is booming. Can that keep pace in 2023?
A study from Moodys Analytics found that Fort Myers hotels are seeing a surge after Hurricane Ian.
Experts predicted a real estate slowdown in 2023. How is Tampa Bay holding up?
Experts predicted home sales to slow in 2023, but so far, many real estate markets are faring better than expected.
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.

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  1. Sweeping legal reforms passed by Florida Legislature, dividing Republicans
    Yesterday• Politics
    “People believe they’ve won the jackpot with the litigation lottery,” said Sen. Travis Hutson, R-Elkton, the sponsor of the Senate version of the bill. “We have a problem in Florida. Help me fix it.”
  2. A pickup flipped on a Tampa highway. This Uber driver rushed to help.
    Yesterday• Transportation
    Almir Becirovic is seen in his 2018 Honda Odyssey at his home in Wesley Chapel.
  3. Taylor Swift in Tampa: parking and traffic tips
    Yesterday• Music
    Taylor Swift, shown performing during the opener of her Eras tour on March 17 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, will be in Tampa for three sold-out shows April 13, 14 and 15. Fans are advised to plan ahead for parking and traffic.
  5. Dear Penny: Should I give money to my jailed nephew’s girlfriend again?
    Yesterday• Business
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  6. The hotel business in Florida is booming. Can that keep pace in 2023?
    Yesterday• Florida
    A boat navigates through Little McPherson Bayou near the Don Cesar hotel, background, off Pass-A-Grille on Nov 18, 2022, in Pinellas County.
  7. Experts predicted a real estate slowdown in 2023. How is Tampa Bay holding up?
    Yesterday• Real Estate
    Experts predicted home sales to slow in 2023, but so far, many real estate markets are faring better than expected.
  8. Tampa orthodontist’s practice closes, leaving patients in limbo
    Yesterday• Health
    Manuel Alejandro "Alex" Gutierrez-Rodriguez, a Tampa orthodontist.
  9. In Tampa, local officials are scooping up federal funds for a safer downtown
    Yesterday• 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.
  10. Toni Says: Medicare Part D now covers shingles vaccine at no cost
    Yesterday• 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.
  11. Disney to host gay rights summit in Orlando
    Yesterday• Politics
    The Florida resort has committed to hosting the conference this year and next, which will coincide with the presidential election campaign in 2024.
  12. Tampa airport could get new air traffic control tower through funds in Biden’s budget
    Mar. 21• Politics
    The air traffic control tower seen at Tampa International Airport on Sept. 10, 2021.
  13. MOSI offers free admission for Tampa Bay Water Days
    Mar. 21• Life & Culture
    Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry will offer free admission Saturday when it hosts the second annual Tampa Bay Water Days.
  14. Proposed amendment would lower annual property tax increases for Florida homeowners
    Mar. 20• 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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]
  20. 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.
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
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