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  1. On campus with UF President Ben Sasse as he seeks a ‘north star’ beyond rankings
    2 hours ago• Education
    Erica McCray, left, an associate dean in the College of Education, meets University of Florida President Ben Sasse moments before Sasse shared his strategic vision for UF during a meeting with faculty on Aug. 25 in Gainesville.
  2. Lucy Morgan, Pulitzer-winning force of Florida journalism, dies at 82
    Earlier today• Politics
    Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Lucy Morgan seen here in the 1980s, multi-tasking.
  3. When will the Rays build their new stadium? A construction timeline.
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    This animation shows the three phases of development expected for the Rays and Hines' redevelopment of St. Petersburg's 86-acre Tropicana Field site. First, between 2024 and 2029, a new stadium and other buildings will go up east of Tropicana Field. After Tropicana Field is demolished, from 2030 to 2035, new office, residential and retail buildings will go up on the land where it once stood. Finally, from 2036 to 2043, developers will build out the southwest corner of the site with additional office, retail and residential space.
  5. Free movie nights are coming to Clearwater’s Coachman Park
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    People stream into Clearwater's revamped Coachman Park in June.
  6. Opening statements to begin Thursday in ‘Maya’ lawsuit against All Children’s
    Yesterday• Health
    Venice resident Maya Kowalski was sheltered in Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital for three months in 2016 after the hospital reported her mom to the state's abuse hotline. Her mom later took her own life. Maya's story is the subject of the Netflix documentary "Take Care of Maya."
  7. Pinellas budget, crunched by state mandates, passes with steady tax rate
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Pinellas County Administrator Barry Burton talks to County Commission chairperson Janet Long in 2022. Burton presented the budget that commissioners approved Tuesday. It features a steady tax rate, one officials said they couldn't afford to reduce this year as the county faces inflation and unfunded state mandates.
  8. 5 kid-friendly Halloween attractions in Central Florida
    Yesterday• Kids & Family
    Kandy, a friendly witch in training, is the star of Busch Gardens' kid-friendly Halloween event Spooktacular. It is included with admission.
  9. Tampa Bay area could see rain this weekend due to non-tropical formation
    Yesterday• Local Weather
    A non-tropical area of low pressure is expected to form along Florida’s east coast late this week, according to forecasters. Chances are low that the front could develop into a sub-tropical system.
  10. Treasure Island to close Sunset Beach for emergency dune restoration project
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    A portion of Sunset Beach is seen before and after Hurricane Idalia.
  11. Check out renderings of the Rays’ new stadium in St. Petersburg
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    This rendering released by the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday shows the interior of a proposed new ballpark on the site of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
  12. Rays stadium updates: 5 things to know about the St. Petersburg stadium deal
    Yesterday• Rays
    An artist's rendering of the proposed Rays Stadium and redevelopment of the historic Gas Plant District
  13. Here’s what else is in the $6.5 billion Tropicana Field redevelopment
    Yesterday• Politics
    A rendering from a plan submitted by the Tampa Bay Rays and Hines shows a view looking north across Booker Creek at a new Rays stadium and proposed music hall.
  14. New Rays stadium price tag: How much taxpayers are contributing
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch speaks at Tropicana Field on Tuesday in St. Petersburg. The Rays, St. Petersburg and Pinellas County announced an agreement for a new ballpark to be built in St. Petersburg.
  15. Pinellas schools ban 5 books after hearing passages read aloud at meetings
    Yesterday• Education
    Pinellas County resident Katie Harvey reads a passage from "Water for Elephants" to the school board during a meeting on Aug. 1. The district later restricted the book to juniors and seniors with parental permission.
  16. Rays ballpark deal would end decades of St. Petersburg stadium drama
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Tampa Bay Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg, left, steps from the podium at a Hillsborough County Commission meeting as team president Matt Silverman prepares to speak during a discussion about a potential new baseball stadium.
  17. Tampa Bay Lightning season to kick off with free Big Boi concert
    Sept. 18• Lightning
    Outkast, featuring Andre 300, left, and Big Boi, right, perform at the 2014 Big Guava Music Festival in Tampa. Big Boi will have a free show on Oct. 10 as part of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s pregame party.
  18. ‘About damn time’: For Tampa Bay officials, Rays stadium deal is big
    Sept. 18• St. Petersburg
    Rendering of proposed Rays stadium and surrounding redevelopment as envisioned by the team and the Hines real estate group.
  19. Anna Paulina Luna’s first congressional challenger has checkered past
    Sept. 18• Politics
    John Liccione, 62, of Gulfport has filed paperwork to run as a Democrat for the Pinellas congressional seat held by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna in 2024.
  20. The Rays are staying in St. Petersburg. Who are the winners and losers?
    Sept. 18• St. Petersburg
    The city of St. Petersburg will continue to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in town under a new stadium deal, according to the team.
  21. Fourth Street entrance ramp onto northbound I-275 reopens after yearlong closure
    Sept. 18• Breaking News
    A car crosses the new Fourth Street North bridge soon after the ramp onto northbound I-275 reopened Monday morning.
  22. Boy, 16, shoots, critically injures 15-year-old in St. Petersburg
    Sept. 18• Breaking News
    The St. Petersburg Police Department arrested a 16-year-old boy who shot and critically injured a 15-year-old boy early Sunday.
  23. Woman faces DUI manslaughter charges after I-275 crash in Pinellas
    Sept. 18• Breaking News
    Sara Elizabeth Murphy, 36, was arrested for DUI manslaughter and driving while license suspended involving a death in a Saturday crash along an Interstate 275 off ramp, just outside of St. Petersburg.
  24. UF falls to No. 6 in U.S. News rankings as other Florida schools dip too
    Sept. 18• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis displays a University of Florida baseball jersey given to him on Sept. 13, 2021, when it was announced that the school achieved a No. 5 spot in annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The gift was presented by UF board of trustees chairperson Mori Hosseini, left. In the 2024 rankings announced today, UF fell to No. 6 among public universities.
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