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  1. Could Delta-8 marijuana products soon be a thing of the past in Florida?
    Yesterday• Politics
    CBD oil in a bottle with dropper May 7, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  2. St. Petersburg’s Climate First Bank relocates headquarters
    Yesterday• Business
    St. Petersburg's Climate First Bank will move into its new headquarters at 182 37th Ave. N by around April 2022.
  3. Ken Welch, St. Petersburg Mayor-elect, endorses Charlie Crist for governor
    Yesterday• Politics
    Mayoral candidate Ken Welch speaks to reporters after casting his vote on Election Day at Lake Vista Recreation Center, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  5. WFLA hires Jeff Berardelli as new chief meteorologist
    Yesterday• Local Weather
    WFLA announced its new Max Defender 8 Chief Meteorologist, Jeff Berardelli.
  6. Assets for St. Petersburg’s Biff-Burger to be sold at auction
    Yesterday• Food
    All assets from St. Petersburg’s iconic Biff-Burger are set to be sold at auction next week.
  7. Here’s what may be funded with St. Petersburg’s $45 million share of federal stimulus
    Nov. 30• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg city officials presented the City Council with a new allocation of $45.4 million from the American Rescue Plan Act. Affordable housing projects received $5 million more than what was presented in August.
  8. For women working in Tampa Bay’s craft beer industry, there’s progress amid struggle
    Nov. 28• Food
    Paloma Mejia, 34, adds hops into the whirlpool while brewing Jai Alai IPA at Cigar City Brewing in Tampa. The local craft beer industry — still a heavily male-dominated field — is attracting more women to the profession.
  9. Shoppers, vendors turn out in droves for St. Petersburg’s Shopapalooza
    Nov. 27• Business
    Thousands of people browse local vendors during the Shopapalooza Festival at Vinoy Park on Saturday in St. Petersburg.
  10. Tampa, St. Petersburg receive perfect scores on nationwide LGBTQ+ equality rating
    Nov. 26• News
    Smiling faces and bright colors are seen along the route of the 2021 Tampa Pride Diversity Parade on May 22 in Ybor City. Tampa and St. Petersburg got perfect scores in the Human Rights Campaign’s annual LGBTQ+ equality index.
  11. Inaugural Sun Country flight from Minneapolis to St. Pete-Clearwater takes off
    Nov. 25• Business
    Sun Country Airlines' direct flight between St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport and Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., began Thursday.
  12. Thanksgiving in Tampa Bay: What’s open and closed
    Nov. 25• Business
    A sign at a Tampa Winn Dixie announces employees will have Thanksgiving off.
  13. Amid free speech concerns, UF declares it is ‘free from undue influence’
    Nov. 24• Education
    University of Florida President Kent Fuchs sent a message to the campus community addressing the recent controversy over academic freedom.
  14. Tampa Bay light displays, ice skating: 5 things to do with the family this weekend
    Nov. 24• Kids & Family
    Enchant Christmas at Tropicana Field returns Nov. 26, turning the baseball field into a massive holiday winter wonderland.
  15. Robber makes off with cash after passing note to St. Petersburg bank teller
    Nov. 24• Crime
    St. Petersburg police are looking for a man who robbed an Iberia Bank on Monday.
  16. St. Petersburg businesses accepting Bitcoin
    Nov. 24• Business
    Ferg's Sports Bar & Grill is one of several St. Petersburg's Central Avenue businesses accepting Bitcoin as payment.
  17. Who stays, who goes? Inside Ken Welch’s transition to St. Petersburg City Hall
    Nov. 23• Elections
    Ken Welch appears at an election night party on Nov. 2 in St. Petersburg. He was declared the winner in the St. Petersburg mayoral race.
  18. St. Pete ocean science center tops USF’s legislative wish list
    Nov. 23• Education
    The angular peninsula jutting into St. Petersburg's Bayboro Harbor is home to the USF College of Marine Science. Plans call for a wing of the college to be demolished to make way for an $80 million oceanographic research center. USF hopes to secure $30 million toward the project during the 2022 legislative session. At right is Albert Whitted Airport.
  19. St. Petersburg police officer arrested on DUI charge in Hillsborough
    Nov. 23• Crime
    SPPD Officer Cody Csendom, 26, was arrested on a DUI charge early Monday after striking several utility poles in his personal truck, deputies said.
  20. Florida COVID vaccine rules make it easy for workers to opt out, experts say
    Nov. 22• Health
    On Thursday, state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo signed an emergency rule outlining a number of exemptions an employee can claim to avoid a workplace vaccine mandate.
  21. DeSantis calls on Florida Legislature to lower gas tax, citing inflation
    Nov. 22• Politics
    From left, State Attorney General Ashley Moody, House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Senate President Wilton Simpson stand behind Gov. Ron DeSantis at a news conference last week. DeSantis said Monday he is asking the Legislature to temporarily lower the state gas tax.
  22. St. Pete landlord exposed himself to delivery drivers, complaints say
    Nov. 22• St. Petersburg
    Samuel Boutros, owner of the historic Kress building in downtown St. Petersburg, has been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by six people.
  23. Motorcyclist dies in St. Petersburg crash, police say
    Nov. 21• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  24. Laundromat speakeasy Dirty Laundry opens in St. Petersburg with cocktails and Cuban flair
    Nov. 19• Food News
    This photo collage (left to right) shows the Cuban sandwich on the menu at Dirty Laundry in St. Petersburg, the payphone where guests get a password and outdoor seating.
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