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The U.S. government is facing a shutdown at midnight on Saturday, potentially impacting many Floridians.
Here’s how a likely federal government shutdown could affect Florida
From flood insurance to Social Security benefits, here are the potential impacts to Floridians.
St. Petersburg approves 2024 budget amid pleas against stadium subsidy
Members of Faith in Florida hold a news conference on the steps of St. Petersburg City Hall Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The group spoke out about the new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark agreement.
Some speakers said they were against public money for a stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces deadline extended
Submit a company name at tampabay.com/nominate. You can call as well at 727-498-5578. The deadline is Nov. 3.
The deadline to nominate your employer is Nov. 3.
Ybor City Gas Worx signs its first office lease
A rendering of the office building that Grow Financial Federal Credit Union is set to move its headquarters into at the Gas Worx development in 2026.
A new headquarters for Grow Financial marks a major step for the Tampa development project.

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  1. At this Tampa luggage shop, there’s a history of fixing everything
    2 hours ago• Bay Magazine
    Luggage Service Inc. owner Robert “Bob” King, right, poses with son Eric at the Tampa store. The family-run business has been around more than a century.
  2. In St. Petersburg, patience is a recipe for scrumptious cakes
    5 hours ago• Cooking
    Lauren Nickerson uses sugar pearls to finish her cake during Baked in the Burg's cake-decorating class on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at Toast the Hostess in St. Petersburg.
  3. In Tampa’s Hyde Park, a hotel at long last
    Yesterday• Travel
    Avi Brosh is owner of Palisociety, a California-based company that is opening the Palihouse hotel in Tampa's Hyde Park Village.
  5. Here’s what’s going on with the problem of low military recruitment
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gen. Eric Smith, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, swears in Lance Cpl. Samantha Harris, center, and others, as they reenlist at the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial on Feb. 23 in Arlington, Va.
  6. Double Branch starts work on Pasco industrial site
    Sept. 29• Pasco
    Artists rendering of the DoubleBranch, a development which will break ground on its first phase next week. It is planned as nearly 1,000 acres of mixed use projects at Interstate 75 and State Road 52 in Pasco County.
  7. Dear Penny: My husband has plans for more than half our estate. Is it fair?
    Sept. 29• Business
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  8. Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces deadline extended
    Sept. 28• Business
    Submit a company name at tampabay.com/nominate. You can call as well at 727-498-5578. The deadline is Nov. 3.
  9. Ybor City Gas Worx signs its first office lease
    Sept. 28• Tampa
    A rendering of the office building that Grow Financial Federal Credit Union is set to move its headquarters into at the Gas Worx development in 2026.
  10. West Tampa cigar factory to become a hotel
    Sept. 28• History
    “(The building is) in a great location,” said Dylan Desai of the family-operated My Hospitality Hotels, which purchased the factory for $1.4 million and is spending another $12 million on the project. “And it’s survived more than 100 years for a reason.”
  11. Zephyrhills jumps in on its new marketing plan
    Sept. 28• Pasco
    This week, Sam Preston, director of project management for North Star Place Branding, gave Zephyrhills leaders a new look at what their community, with its big “Z” signature, could do to attract more attention.
  12. Downtown St. Pete’s Hofbrauhaus building to become golf simulator lounge
    Sept. 27• Entertainment
    Hofbrauhaus, the now-closed German beer hall in downtown St. Petersburg, will become a GolfSuites City Club, an indoor golf simulator lounge, bar and restaurant. Plans are to open in mid-2024
  13. Here are the best Tampa Bay Halloween events, from fun to frights
    Sept. 27• Life & Culture
    A punk vampire at Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights in 2018 is the kind of roving scare actor that draws thousands of Halloween fans to the Orlando theme park every fall.
  14. Toni Says: What changes can I make during Medicare’s annual enrollment period?
    Sept. 27• Health
    Which Medicare option is right for you depends on your health and financial situation. You may be someone who has a history of serious health issues requiring expensive brand name prescription drugs or who goes to the doctor once a year for a physical and takes inexpensive generics.
  15. Tampa Bay home sales have slowed. Is now a good time to buy?
    Sept. 27• Real Estate
    A for sale sign sits in front of a house on Sunday, June 12, 2022 in Pinellas Park.
  16. Group asks Florida Supreme Court to halt state’s sports betting deal
    Sept. 26• Politics
    The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 5223 Orient Road, in Tampa.
  17. Rays fans, here’s where to get parties and yard signs in Tampa Bay this weekend
    Sept. 26• 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.
  18. Amazon sued by FTC, 17 states over allegations it inflates online prices, overcharges sellers
    Sept. 26• 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.
  19. Some Tampa Bay fall festivals canceled due to labor, migrant worker shortage
    Sept. 26• 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.
  20. Tampa trolley to remain free of charge for riders
    Sept. 25• 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.
  21. ‘Sudden severe turbulence’ on JetBlue flight to Florida injures 8
    Sept. 25• 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
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