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  1. Hurricane 2023: Checklists for building all kinds of storm kits
    May 26• Hurricane
    A good hurricane kit is essential for Floridians during hurricane season.
  2. Netflix’s ‘MerPeople’ features Weeki Wachee Springs and Tampa Bay mermaids
    May 26• TV
    A still from "MerPeople," Netflix's four-part documentary series that revolves around mermaid culture. The series includes mermaids from Tampa Bay's own Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.
  3. Tampa Bay teacher unions busy recruiting as new law threatens their role
    May 20• Education
    Oak Grove Elementary music teacher Erik Hagen speaks during a news conference on Monday, May 8, 2023, at the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association headquarters in Tampa.
  5. State may interview Tampa Bay kids whose teacher showed Disney film with gay character
    May 16• Politics
    Co-director Qui Nguyen poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Strange World' in London, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022.
  6. Many Tampa Bay schools will get later start times, but not until 2026
    May 15• Education
    A bus leaves St. Petersburg High before 7 a.m. after dropping students off on the first day of school on Aug. 24, 2020. Under a new state law that takes effect in 2026, Florida high schools will be required to start the day no earlier than 8:30 a.m.
  7. Longtime Pasco school board attorney Dennis Alfonso dies
    May 15• Education
    Pasco County School Board Attorney Dennis Alfonso speaks during the Pasco County School Board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Land O' Lakes. Alfonso died on May 13 after battling cancer.
  8. DeSantis signs 3 bills bringing major change to Florida universities
    May 15• Education
    Christopher Rufo, center, an outspoken figure and one of six new trustees for New College of Florida, is escorted by police through a crowd of protesters at New College of Florida in Sarasota moments after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Monday making major changes to higher education in the state.
  9. What to expect under Florida’s immigration bill? Uncertainty.
    May 13• Politics
    Over a hundred people gathered during an Immigration Town Hall questions and answers session on Thursday, May 11, 2023 in Tampa.
  10. A closer look at Florida’s rejected social studies textbooks
    May 13• Education
    "Foundations and Functions" for middle school students and "Power, Politics, and You" for high schools were two of the more than 30 books rejected for use by the Florida Department of Education. They are published by Teacher's Curriculum Institute, a company specializing in science and social studies curriculum.
  11. Here are the 34 social studies textbooks that Florida just rejected
    May 10• Education
    A student searches for textbooks in a storage space at Nature Coast Technical High School. Social studies textbooks are the current focus in Florida, where state officials have rejected dozens of books submitted by publishers for the 2023-24 school year.
  12. Florida immigration bill sparks fear over racial profiling, discrimination
    May 5• Politics
    Protestors rally at Lake Eola Park in Orlando on Monday, May 1, 2023. Hundreds gathered to protest, among other things, the immigration bill working its way through congress.
  13. UF’s new president, Ben Sasse, has yet to make a big splash on campus
    May 5• Education
    Former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse has kept a relatively low profile in his first three months as University of Florida president.
  14. Florida Senate approves later start times for middle and high schools
    May 5• Education
    A Pinellas County school bus is parked at Gibbs High, one of 17 Pinellas high schools that start classes at 7:35 a.m. or earlier. Under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Thursday, high schools could start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. by 2026.
  15. Florida plan to ease high school graduation rules clears House
    April 26• Education
    The Florida House passed a measure Wednesday that would delay tougher new testing benchmarks for high school graduation and allow thousands of teens to get a diploma in the coming weeks.
  16. Tampa Bay’s zoos, aquariums and children’s museums: What’s coming this summer
    April 25• Life & Culture
    Ben White of Tampa examines Big John’s skull while attending an event on Friday Feb 3, 2023, hosted to welcome the fossilized triceratops to the Glazer Children's Museum in Tampa.
  17. LGBTQ+ people are leaving Florida. They blame the Legislature.
    April 24• Politics
    Florida anti-trans legislation is prompting discussions in the LGBTQ+ community about leaving the state. Simone Bouyer, 61, and Clare Dygert, 68, in their Riverview library on April 21, 2023, have been together for eight years. Now, the Riverview couple is deciding if they should move to North Carolina because they no longer view Florida as a safe place for LGBTQ+ people.
  18. Florida’s 6-week abortion ban: When do women learn they’re pregnant?
    April 22• Health
    Florida, once a destination for women seeking an abortion, now has one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. And many women don't know they're pregnant before 6 weeks. Jazmyn Williams, 22, of St. Petersburg raises a fist and marches during an abortion protest on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Tampa, Florida.
  19. I ride Florida roller coasters for a job. Here’s what I’ve learned.
    April 18• Theme Parks
    Tampa Bay Times reporter Sharon Kennedy Wynne, at right in the front row, takes the plunge on Iron Gwazi during its opening in 2022. The 206-foot-tall coaster at Busch Gardens in Tampa has a 91-degree drop before it reaches 76 miles per hour. It's all in a day's work.
  20. Tampa Bay area pets available for adoption
    April 17• Pets
    Baxter and Dutchess are two of many animals hoping to find "fur"ever homes.
  21. How one group aims to boost Florida Hispanic women’s voting power
    April 12• Elections
    The Poderosas initiative provides leadership development and inspires Latinas across key electoral states. At right, Yadira Sanchez, executive director of Poder Latinx, speaks with a group of women.
  22. Tampa Bay area pets available for adoption
    April 10• Pets
    Cassie and Johnny are two of many animals hoping to find "fur"ever homes.
  23. Hernando County recycling center destroyed by fire
    April 8• Hernando
    A two-alarm fire at the Hernando County landfill on Saturday destroyed the recycling center there.
  24. Tampa Bay area pets available for adoption
    April 3• Pets
    Aurora and Laney are two of many animals hoping to find "fur"ever homes.
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