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Lauren Chezaud, owner of Cafe’ Soleil French Bakery & Deli, serves coffees to customers Sheryl Arbo, of St. Pete Beach, right, and Emily Hagan, of St. Pete Beach, on Thursday, Sep 21, 2023, at the cafe at St. Pete Beach.
St. Pete Beach cafe finds new home after Starbucks, lease dispute
Café Soleil isn’t going far and could reopen by early next year.
A nursing reboot: Jobs are on the rise in Florida
Medical Assistant Cassandra Ross prepares Natalie Rosales, 7, to receive a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, while Nurse Jordan Dierksheide holds her arm during a vaccination event hosted by Enterprising Latinas at Wimauma Opportunity Center in Wimauma on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Vacancy rates for hospital RNs have dropped from 21% in 2022 to 13% in 2023, and turnover dropped from 32% to 20% over the same period.
The number of jobs for RNs in Florida increased 14.78% between 2012 and 2021 to 187,920.
Tour this historic Tampa home made of cigar boxes on Saturday
The exterior of the Leiman House in Tampa.
The Leiman House at 716 S. Newport Ave. is part of The Old Hyde Park Home Tour.
Gas prices in Florida have fallen or remained steady for weeks. Here’s why.
As of Tuesday, the national average for gas prices stood just below $3.25, according to AAA. That’s down 25 cents from a month ago, and it’s 30 cents less than this time last year.
In Florida, the average price per gallon was $3.16. In Tampa Bay, prices averaged $3.18 a gallon as of Wednesday.

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  1. St. Pete Beach cafe finds new home after Starbucks, lease dispute
    Yesterday• Business
    Lauren Chezaud, owner of Cafe’ Soleil French Bakery & Deli, serves coffees to customers Sheryl Arbo, of St. Pete Beach, right, and Emily Hagan, of St. Pete Beach, on Thursday, Sep 21, 2023, at the cafe at St. Pete Beach.
  2. Sonata, the new restaurant at St. Petersburg’s Mahaffey Theater, is open
    Yesterday• Food News
    Charred calamari with jicama, roasted corn, chorizo, cilantro, yuzu and edamame is on the menu at Sonata, the new restaurant at St. Petersburg's Mahaffey Theater.
  3. Nurses rally outside HCA West Florida’s Tampa office
    Yesterday• Health
    Nurses chant while holding signs during a rally outside of HCA’s West Florida Division Office Thursday in Tampa.
  5. In memoriam: Jimmy Buffett the businessman
    Yesterday• Business
    Jimmy Buffett performed at Tampa's MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on June 6, 2017.
  6. Dear Penny: Am I responsible for my estranged husband’s debt?
    Yesterday• Business
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  7. Viniks give $1.5M to Florida Aquarium in Tampa for major expansion
    Yesterday• Business
    The Florida Aquarium in Tampa is working on a major expansion.
  8. St. Petersburg First Friday block party is canceled indefinitely
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Crowds gather on Central Avenue in downtown St. Petersburg at a 2022 First Friday block party. The monthly block party has been going on for more than 20 years on Central Avenue, but organizers are in search of sponsors to continue.
  9. YouTube star MrBeast came to Tampa, suited up for Buccaneers game
    Yesterday• TV
    Jimmy Donaldson, better known as YouTube star MrBeast leads the Tampa Bay Buccaneers onto the field for their Oct. 22 game against the Atlanta Falcons.
  10. Miami venue settles with Florida over drag show, will pay $5,000 fine
    Nov. 29• Politics
    A publicity image for the "A Drag Queen Christmas" show.
  11. Thief hid in St. Petersburg antique shop until closing, then stole $18K in goods
    Nov. 29• Crime
    St. Petersburg police are trying to identify a man who hid in an antique shop until after it closed, then crawled around the store and stole items valued at about $18,000. Much of the caper was captured on surveillance video.
  12. Jeff Bezos’ superyacht is in Florida. It’s so big it has to anchor at a seaport.
    Nov. 29• Business
    View of a yacht, reportedly being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, on the wharf in Zwijndrecht, near Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  13. Gas prices in Florida have fallen or remained steady for weeks. Here’s why.
    Nov. 29• Business
    As of Tuesday, the national average for gas prices stood just below $3.25, according to AAA. That’s down 25 cents from a month ago, and it’s 30 cents less than this time last year.
  14. Temple Terrace Publix recalls 11 beef products for ‘potential of plastic material’
    Nov. 29• Business
    A Temple Terrace Publix has recalled 11 beef products because of a "potential of plastic material."
  15. A nursing reboot: Jobs are on the rise in Florida
    Nov. 29• Business
    Medical Assistant Cassandra Ross prepares Natalie Rosales, 7, to receive a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, while Nurse Jordan Dierksheide holds her arm during a vaccination event hosted by Enterprising Latinas at Wimauma Opportunity Center in Wimauma on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Vacancy rates for hospital RNs have dropped from 21% in 2022 to 13% in 2023, and turnover dropped from 32% to 20% over the same period.
  16. Orlando’s Pop-Tart Bowl has an edible mascot. But what flavor is it?
    Nov. 28• Sports
    The Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando is touting what it calls an edible mascot.
  17. Tampa Bay charities struggle to retain holiday season volunteers
    Nov. 28• Community News
    Volunteer Rose Munoz sorts through items at Feeding Tampa Bay Tuesday in Tampa.
  18. What is it like at St. Pete’s Derby Lane 3 years after greyhound racing ended?
    Nov. 28• Entertainment
    An aerial drone view of the former dog racing track and score board at Derby Lane, 10490 Gandy Blvd. N. Almost three years after greyhound racing ended, the track is now filled in with grass and is remarkably well tended to.
  19. Dakin Dairy Farms, one of Manatee County’s last dairies, is for sale
    Nov. 27• Business
    Manatee County's Dakin Dairy Farms, shown in this January photo, is for sale.
  20. After takeover, Crystal is back in Florida with a revamped cruise ship
    Nov. 27• Business
    The refurbished Crystal Serenity cruise ship arrived to PortMiami on Nov. 2, 2023.
  21. Gift shop at Wesley Chapel’s Krate closing after slow summer sales
    Nov. 27• Business
    All Good Things Gifts at the KRATE Container Park pictured on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Wesley Chapel. The store is closing due to a dip in sales during the summertime.
  22. DeSantis-Newsom debate is a showdown of 2 Disney states
    Nov. 27• Politics
    California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis share a constituent in Disney. Both have leveraged that relationship but in opposite ways.
  23. Shopapalooza returns with record-breaking vendors in St. Pete
    Nov. 25• Visual Arts
    Shoppers browse for items at vendor booths at Shopapalooza in St. Petersburg's Vinoy Park Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023.
  24. Dear Penny: We’re in our 50s. My wife isn’t saving for retirement. Help!
    Nov. 24• Business
    Once you’ve built this foundation of understanding, then you can make plans for the future together that honor both of your needs.
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