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  1. Florida’s first and only Hispanic governor
    Feb. 27• Community News
    Former Governor Bob Martinez poses for a portrait at the office building where he works in Tampa on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.
  2. Dunedin accepts purchase agreement for Gladys Douglas acreage
    Feb. 24• Pinellas
    The Gladys Douglas property includes 44 acres in unincorporated Pinellas County.
  3. From Hillsborough County firefighter to specialist in wildlife animal removal
    Feb. 20• Community News
    A squirrel explores a fallen tree near Chris Wirt, 44, of Lutz, on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Tarpon Springs. Wirt is the owner of AAAC Wildlife Removal of Tampa. He wears a large gator tooth, from a 12'8" gator.
  5. The life of a Tampa Bay 911 operator
    Feb. 13• Community News
    Kellen Scott, a former middle school math teacher, says he was looking for something different that still allowed him to help the community, and he found it as a telecommunicator dispatching Clearwater police on calls.
  6. Mastering the art of public speaking
    Feb. 6• Community News
    Jane Strong, owner of Happy Feet Plus and longtime member of St. Petersburg Toastmasters Club, is photographed in her Largo store Thursday, January 28, 2021.
  7. Clearwater Gas System residential rates to increase, commercial rates to go down
    Feb. 5• Clearwater
    Clearwater Gas System at 777 Maple Street.
  8. Florida Democratic Party accused by former staff of not following its core values
    Feb. 4• Politics
    Terrie Rizzo, former chair of the Florida Democratic Party.
  9. Major Tampa relay fundraiser takes on cancer next week
    Jan. 30• Community News
    Wendy Johnson, greater Tampa Bay area American Cancer Society senior executive director, poses outside of the Tampa Hope Lodge, Tampa, Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
  10. A Super Bowl in tough times? Who better to host than Tampa, Mayor Castor says
    Jan. 25• Bucs
    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor speaks Monday during a Super Bowl 55 news conference at the Tampa Convention Center, also attended by mayors and officials from across the region.
  11. How to Assemble the puzzle of autism
    Jan. 23• Community News
    Dr. Heather Agazzi says deficits in social skills, communication skills and the presence of repetitive behavior lead to a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
  12. Registration for next week’s Pinellas coronavirus vaccines opens Saturday
    Jan. 22• Health
    Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines rest on the desk of RN Toni Martin who was preparing to administer one of the shots at the Clearwater Health Department's clinic at 310 N. Myrtle Ave., on Tuesday, Jan. 5. 2021, in Clearwater, as part of the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County's distribution plan.
  13. Clearwater gives beach bars 6 months to get alcohol disturbances in check
    Jan. 22• Clearwater
    A look a some of the shops and businesses as beachgoers pass by on Mandalay Avenue in Clearwater Beach Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Clearwater Beach.
  14. Photos of the inaugural MLK Day Expo in St. Petersburg
    Jan. 17• Photos
    Local author, Janaye Hardy address the crowd gathered for the inaugural MLK Day Pop Up Expo at the Villas at Flagler Pointe Apartment Homes in St. Petersburg on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 in St. Petersburg. Hardy, along with fellow author Lola B. Morgan organized the event to support local businesses in order to highlight their services and provide quality options to local families.
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  15. New chief of Big Brothers Big Sisters emphasizes need for positive influences
    Jan. 17• Community News
    Artis Stevens, the new CEO of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America, is pictured here with his family, (from left) Alyse, Aubrey and Dr. Erica Stevens. (Courtesy of the Stevens family)
  16. Fourth-generation marina owner gets candid about challenges of fishing business
    Jan. 9• Life & Culture
    Capt. Dylan Hubbard with a big red snapper he caught in 2019 while filming a fishing educational course. (Courtesy of Hubbard’s Marina)
  17. DeSantis to counties scheduling coronavirus vaccines: ‘Put more people on these phones.’
    Jan. 6• Health
    RN Toni Martin, left, administers the first of two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to James Perivolaris, 77, of Palm Harbor, at the Clearwater Health Department, 310 N. Myrtle Ave., on Tuesday, Jan. 5. 2021, in Clearwater, as part of the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County's distribution plan.
  18. DeSantis: If hospitals don’t give coronavirus vaccines fast enough, they’ll lose their shots
    Jan. 4• Health
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking at a news conference in Longwood, Florida about the ongoing coronavirus vaccination efforts.
  19. Tampa Bay a cappella leader describes the appeal of barbershop-style singing
    Jan. 1• Arts
    Tony De Rosa (center), choral director of The Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony, performing at a competition in Salt Lake City in 2019. (Photo courtesy of the Barbershop Harmony Society)
  20. When your mission is guiding ships through congested waters
    Dec. 26, 2020• Community News
    Tampa Bay harbor pilot Brett Monthie stands on a dock at Port Manatee. The Queen B, a small container ship, looms behind him. (Courtesy of Brett Monthie)
  21. Assistance ramps up as Tampa Bay seniors struggle with utility bills
    Dec. 24, 2020• News
    A lineman with Service Electric Co. works on a project at a Duke Energy substation Jan. 7 on Ulmerton Road in Largo. During the pandemic, Duke has been working with customers on payment options and financial assitance.
  22. Florida nursing home deaths spike but lower than U.S. average
    Dec. 22, 2020• Health
    Patricia Wasseman, holds Hermina Levin's hands as nurse Eva Diaz administers the Pfizer vaccine at John Knox Village, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Pompano Beach, Fla. Nursing home residents and health care workers in Florida began receiving the Pfizer vaccine as deaths continue.
  23. St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market launches new SNAP benefit matching program
    Dec. 22, 2020• Food
    Luke Talalaj of Worden Farms arranges a box of preordered produce at the retooled Saturday Morning Market on March 21 in St. Petersburg.
  24. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay the week of Dec. 21-27
    Dec. 21, 2020• Life & Culture
    Kids can once again make a tiny snowman at the Florida Aquarium's Snow Days starting Dec. 26-Dec. 31 at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa, included with admission. New this year is throwing snowballs off the aquarium's roof at "sea monster" targets.
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