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Meryl Roy of St. Pete Beach leaves Cafe’ Soleil French Bakery & Deli with a fresh iced coffee and pastries on Thursday at the Dolphin Village shopping plaza at St. Pete Beach.
St. Pete Beach cafe is closing after 10 years. Is Starbucks the reason?
Café Soleil hopes to find a new location after alleging the landlord is pushing them out for having a menu that competes with the coffee chain.

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  1. Group asks Florida Supreme Court to halt state’s sports betting deal
    4 hours ago• Politics
    The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 5223 Orient Road, in Tampa.
  2. Rays fans, here’s where to get parties and yard signs in Tampa Bay this weekend
    4 hours ago• Entertainment
    Raymond waves a flag after the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Sept. 6. The team will be giving out yard signs and car flags and other swag this weekend to gear up for the post season.
  3. Amazon sued by FTC, 17 states over allegations it inflates online prices, overcharges sellers
    5 hours ago• Business
    FILE - An Amazon company logo marks the facade of a building in Schoenefeld near Berlin, March 18, 2022. The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorney generals filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the e-commerce behemoth uses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on other platforms, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.
  5. Some Tampa Bay fall festivals canceled due to labor, migrant worker shortage
    Yesterday• Entertainment
    Rides light up the night at the 2012 festival at St. Paul's Catholic Church in St. Petersburg. The festival has been going on for more than 40 years but had to cancel this year.
  6. Tampa trolley to remain free of charge for riders
    Yesterday• Transportation
    Connie Cosme, 57, of Carrollwood, adjusts the trolley pole on a streetcar on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Tampa. Cosme has worked for the TECO Line Streetcar System since its inception. A new grant will keep the trolley free for riders for the coming year.
  7. ‘Sudden severe turbulence’ on JetBlue flight to Florida injures 8
    Yesterday• Florida
    A JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit extreme turbulence while landing in Florida on Monday, injuring seven passengers and a crew member, the airline said in a statement. This photo shows a JetBlue airplane at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York in 2017.
  8. For the Rays, St. Petersburg never seemed like the answer. What changed?
    Sept. 24• St. Petersburg
    Raymond wears a “We are St. Pete” shirt before St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch throws the ceremonial first pitch before the Tampa Bay Rays-Los Angeles Angels game at Tropicana Field on Wednesday.
  9. Florida’s minimum wage is set to increase this month
    Sept. 23• Politics
    The Fight for $15 campaign hosted a rally outside of St. Petersburg City Hall in November 2016 and called for a hike in minimum wage.
  10. Hurricane Idalia caused Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M, per estimate
    Sept. 23• Hurricane
    A road cuts through a flooded area south of Perry, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Idalia, on Aug. 30, 2023. Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences.
  11. What a ‘climate insurance bubble’ could mean for Florida prices
    Sept. 23• Business
    Aerial footage shows a partially submerged home in October 2022, the result of Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm.
  12. Yes, you can get a burger and fries for less than $78 at Newark airport | Fact check
    Sept. 23• Business
    A delayed traveler sleeps on the floor near the United Airlines ticket desk at Terminal C in Newark International Airport in Newark, N.J., on June 28.
  13. New Rays stadium will add 1,200 affordable housing units. Is it enough?
    Sept. 23• Business
    This artists rendering provided by Hines shows a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays in the Historic Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg. The playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays put the finishing touches Tuesday on plans for a new 30,000-seat ballpark in St. Petersburg as part of a $6.5 billion development project that includes affordable housing, retail, bars and restaurants and a Black history museum.
  14. St. Pete Beach cafe is closing after 10 years. Is Starbucks the reason?
    Sept. 23• Business
    Meryl Roy of St. Pete Beach leaves Cafe’ Soleil French Bakery & Deli with a fresh iced coffee and pastries on Thursday at the Dolphin Village shopping plaza at St. Pete Beach.
  15. Part of Tyrone Square Mall sells for $37.8M
    Sept. 22• Business
    Hitchcock's Green Market at Tyrone Square Mall on July 30, 2020, in St. Petersburg. The grocery store closed in 2022, and the space could soon become an Aldi's. Seritage Growth Properties sold its stake in the mall Thursday.
  16. Amazon rolling out ads for Prime Video, will charge monthly fee to go ad-free
    Sept. 22• Business
    Amazon's Prime Video streaming app on an iPad is seen in Baltimore on March 19, 2018. Amazon says that it will start charging $2.99 per month in order for users in the U.S. to watch Prime Video shows and movies ad-free starting in early 2024.
  17. Hillsborough County whacks fund for affordable housing amid crisis
    Sept. 22• Hillsborough
    Hillsborough County Commissioner Donna Cameron Cepeda, who lived in subsidized housing before she was elected to the board last year, voted with a majority of commissioners to cut affordable housing spending this week and divert the money to other needs.
  18. Biden administration to ban medical debt from Americans’ credit scores
    Sept. 22• Health
    Medical debt has sunk Penny Wingard’s credit score so low that she has struggled to qualify for loans, and applying for jobs and apartments has become a harrowing experience. On Sept. 21, the Biden administration announced plans to develop federal rules barring unpaid medical bills from affecting patients’ credit scores. (ANERI PATTANI/KFF HEALTH NEWS)
  19. How parking at Rays games could be affected during ballpark construction
    Sept. 22• Business
    This rendering of the new Rays stadium shows the parking plan in place for opening day set for 2028.
  20. Dear Penny: Mom left me the house in her will. Do I owe my sister anything?
    Sept. 22• Business
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  21. A Tampa cybersecurity startup surged to become a global company
    Sept. 22• Business
    "Cybersecurity is about reducing the complexity of things... There's data everywhere and there are events everywhere. It's just this sea of hay and you have to find that one needle," says Brian Murphy CEO & Founder, ReliaQuest.
  22. PACE loses bid to operate again in Hillsborough County
    Sept. 21• Hillsborough
    An aerial view of Ruskin homes with solar panels purchased as part of the PACE loan program. [LUIS SANTANA | Times (2019)]
  23. Social Security overpays billions to people, many on disability. Then it demands money back
    Sept. 21• Health
    A year ago, Justina Worrell received a letter from the Social Security Administration saying it had overpaid her. Within 30 days, it said, she should mail the government a check or money order for $60,175.90. (Cox Media Group)
  24. Will Tampa’s Riverwalk extend along the city’s gritty, ‘sexy’ port?
    Sept. 20• Environment
    Ships docked at Tampa's port. (Photo courtesy Port Tampa Bay)
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