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Housing advocates protest outside Governor Andrew Cuomo's office on the eviction moratorium on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in New York. After a federal eviction moratorium was allowed to lapse this weekend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new moratorium Tuesday on evictions that would last until Oct. 3.
Florida landlords, renters: Here’s how the new CDC eviction moratorium works
How it differs from the previous order and answers to common questions.
Construction begins on Tampa condo tower near Bayshore Boulevard
A rendering of the Altura Bayshore outdoor rooftop. Construction has kicked off on Altura Bayshore, a 23-story luxury condo tower on 2907 S. Ysabella Ave., the developers behind the project announced Wednesday.
Altura Bayshore is attracting out-of-state and younger buyers as building kicks off.
PepsiCo is selling Tropicana to a French private equity firm
[PepsiCo]
The deal, which will net the company $3.3 billion, also includes Naked and other juice brands.
Tech company Fast picks Tampa for major East Coast hub
Fast's San Francisco headquarters, shown here, will remain in operation as the online checkout services company establishes a new East Coast headquarters in Tampa.
The online checkout startup plans to hire 200 employees this year, many of them in Tampa.

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    43 minutes ago• News
    President Joe Biden talks after driving Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Thursday during an event on clean cars and trucks.
  2. Florida sues Piney Point owner over polluted Tampa Bay discharge
    1 hour ago• Environment
    Effluent flows from a pipe into a drainage ditch near the old Piney Point fertilizer plant in April.
  3. Ex-Rays manager Joe Maddon selling Tampa home, moving to Arizona
    3 hours ago• Rays
    Former Rays manager Joe Maddon bought the historic Bayshore Boulevard home, once owned by former Bucs coach John McKay, in 2012.
  5. SeaWorld, Busch Gardens beat market estimates on attendance, revenue
    Yesterday• Theme Parks
    SeaWorld Entertainment, the parent company of Busch Gardens, reported a second-quarter profit that more than doubled. And even attendance was down from 2019 highs, the company beat market expectations.
  6. Pinellas company uses vending machines to sell art, odd items
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Clues to a scavenger hunt through downtown St. Petersburg are among the oddball items found in a Lucid Vending machine.
  7. Spirit Airlines cancellations: Some Tampa flights resume, others stay grounded
    Yesterday• Business
    Passengers board a Spirit Airlines plane at Tampa International Airport on Nov. 19, 2019. After days of slowdowns, a few Spirit flights into and out of Tampa resumed as scheduled on Thursday, although at least 20 more remained canceled.
  8. Downtown Tampa businesses offered $5,000 grants for outdoor improvements
    Yesterday• Business
    A view of downtown Tampa from above St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on June 2.
  9. Gulf of Mexico’s ‘dead zone’ larger than average this year
    Yesterday• Environment
    Scientists prepare to collect water from near the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico aboard the research vessel Pelican to verify oxygen measurements used to determine the size of the Gulf's hypoxic zone.
  10. Pandemic free time became a blossoming side hustle, Flower Me Tampa
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Erica Jourdain stands with her handmade Lightning logo at the 2021 Stanley Cup parade.
  11. Immigrant detentions soar despite Biden’s campaign promises
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    Immigration detainee Alexander Martinez shows handwritten notations of his allegations of abusive treatment during an interview Friday inside the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, La.
  12. Firms wrestling with supply bottlenecks consider loosening ties with China
    Yesterday• Business
    The Warnow-Dolphin container ship enters PortMiami in April. Importers are contending with supply trouble that is expected to last into 2022.
  13. The new CEO of Tampa Electric Co. envisions a greener Tampa Bay
    Yesterday• Business
    Tampa Electric CEO Archie Collins poses for a portrait on Thursday, July 29, 2021 in Tampa.
  14. Hillsborough affirms opposition to PACE home improvement program
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    LUIS SANTANA | Times Aerial view in 2019 of homes in Ruskin equipped with solar panels purchased as part of the PACE loan program.
  15. Target to offer debt-free education to front-line workers
    Yesterday• Business
    A sign at a Target store is pictured Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Target Corp. is joining a growing list of retailers and restaurant chains offering educational assistance at select online institutions for its front-line workers amid a fiercely competitive labor market. The Minneapolis-based discounter said Wednesday, Aug. 4, that it plans to spend $200 million over the next four years to offer its workers free undergraduate and associate degree programs in business-oriented majors at select institutions such as University of Arizona and University of Denver.
  16. Florida landlords, renters: Here’s how the new CDC eviction moratorium works
    Yesterday• Real Estate
    Housing advocates protest outside Governor Andrew Cuomo's office on the eviction moratorium on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in New York. After a federal eviction moratorium was allowed to lapse this weekend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new moratorium Tuesday on evictions that would last until Oct. 3.
  17. Hillsborough commissioners approve trash rate increase
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    A report to Hillsborough County commissioners said Waste Connections failed to complete 393 routes and missed collections at more than 458,000 homes between June 1 and July 23 in Hillsborough. Pictured is a Waste Connections truck in Land O' Lakes, Pasco County.
  18. Enchant Christmas light maze returning to St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field
    Yesterday• Kids & Family
    The 80-foot lighted pine Christmas tree shone tall in the center of the maze at Enchant Christmas in 2019 at Tropicana Field's massive holiday display. The light maze and village will return Nov. 26-Jan. 2.
  19. Construction begins on Tampa condo tower near Bayshore Boulevard
    Yesterday• Business
    A rendering of the Altura Bayshore outdoor rooftop. Construction has kicked off on Altura Bayshore, a 23-story luxury condo tower on 2907 S. Ysabella Ave., the developers behind the project announced Wednesday.
  20. Disney World to sell new annual passes again
    Yesterday• Theme Parks
    Walt Disney World will start selling new annual passes again. No exact date was given but Disney said it will be in time for the theme park’s 50th-anniversary celebration, which begins on Oct. 1.
  21. Wednesday updates: Spirit Airlines cancellations in Tampa still piling up
    Yesterday• Business
    A Spirit Airlines jet sits before the Tampa skyline on April 14 in Tampa. For the fourth straight day, the carrier is experiencing widespread cancellations, including many at Tampa International Airport.
  22. Eviction ban: CDC issues new moratorium for most of U.S. through Oct. 3
    Aug. 3• Health
    From left, Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., celebrate the announcement that the Biden administration will enact a targeted nationwide eviction moratorium outside of Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.
  23. Pinellas changes course, will not raise gas tax for road needs
    Aug. 3• Pinellas
    The Pinellas County Commission on Tuesday decided against a proposed 5-cent gas tax increase to cover a deficit in its transportation fund. Officials will look for other places in the budget to fill the gap. "The message cannot be to raise taxes this year, it just can’t be,” commission chairperson Dave Eggers said.
  24. Natural gas costs drive up Tampa Electric, Duke bills
    Aug. 3• Business
    Tampa Electric Co.’s Big Bend Power Station. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
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