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Iris Rogers of Bradenton is overcome with emotion Wednesday while visiting a makeshift memorial at Bay to Bay Boulevard and Lois Avenue for two Plant High students killed in a motorcycle crash.
Road where Plant High students died is slated for fixes. When there’s money.
A traffic signal at Bay to Bay and Lois would cost $550,000, so temporary measures are under consideration. But there’s no money for them yet, either.
I-275 expansion work in Tampa to begin Monday
Drivers negotiate I-275 Thursday in Tampa. Work begins Monday to add new lanes to I-275 from north of the I-4 interchange to Hillsborough Avenue.
The $85.3 million project adds lanes from north of the I-4 interchange to Hillsborough Avenue.
Cross Bay Ferry sets sail between Tampa and St. Petersburg Oct. 21
Guests line up to board the Cross Bay Ferry docked at the Tampa Convention Center on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 in Tampa. The season service returns Oct. 21, 2021.
The seasonal service runs through May 22, 2022.
Tampa airport sets express curbside check-in for flyers without checked bags
This rendering shows the interior of Tampa International Airport's Blue Express Curbside check-in area, which will be open to travelers without checked bags on Nov. 16.
Tampa International Airport’s Blue Express Curbside lanes will be open for travelers by Thanksgiving.

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  1. Tampa City Council approves 2024 budget with affordable housing boost
    Sept. 20• Tampa
    Tampa City Council gathered earlier this month for a budget workshop meeting, discussing the spending plan and investment priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.
  2. Tampa’s historic Jackson House finally has a deal on the table
    Sept. 19• History
    After Hurricane Ian last month, the Jackson House stood bruised and soaked — but still standing.
  3. 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.
  5. Some Pinellas bus routes saved from chopping block
    Sept. 15• Pinellas
    Passengers board a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus at Grand Central Station in St. Petersburg in 2020. Facing a shortfall in this year's budget, the transit agency's board accepted some proposed service reductions Wednesday but saved other routes from the chopping block, meaning the agency has until a final budget vote on Sept. 27 to find about $500,000 to balance the budget.
  6. Teen pedestrian hit by Pinellas sheriff’s pickup in Seminole
    Sept. 14• Pinellas
    The driver of a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office vehicle struck and injured a 15-year-old pedestrian in Seminole Thursday morning, deputies said.
  7. 717 Parking takes Tampa to court over Ybor land-use fight
    Sept. 14• Tampa
    As the dispute drags on, Ybor residents argue there is more than just bookkeeping issue and zoning conflict at stake: The well-being of their neighborhood is, too.
  8. What is up with the Pinellas Trail directions?
    Sept. 8• Opinion
    A cyclist rides north along the Pinellas trail as it crosses Wilson Street on Aug. 24 in Dunedin. The lane direction markings have been repainted but can still be confusing along portions of the trail through Dunedin.
  9. Tampa International Airport expecting more passengers in 2024
    Sept. 7• Business
    People wait to claim their luggage at Tampa International Airport in March.
  10. Spirit Airlines adds 4 new destinations from Tampa
    Sept. 6• Transportation
    An airplane with Spirit Airlines taxis on the tarmac at Tampa International Airport (TIA) on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Spirit is adding back seven routes
  11. Howard Frankland Bridge reopens, Sunshine Skyway closed due to Hurricane Idalia
    Aug. 30• Hurricane
    The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shared this image of the Howard Frankland Bridge on Wednesday morning, asking motorists to stay off the roads. Authorities closed the bridge in both directions due to storm surge from Hurricane Idalia.
  12. Tampa International Airport closing Tuesday ahead of Idalia
    Aug. 28• Hurricane
    Cars wait in the cell phone parking lot, while looking at flight statuses at Tampa International Airport on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, in Tampa.
  13. Starting Oct. 1, Pinellas’ SunRunner will no longer be free to ride
    Aug. 23• St. Petersburg
    The SunRunner rapid bus service, pictured Friday at a stop in St. Pete Beach, will start charging riders regular fares on Oct. 1, a month earlier than planned. The change, approved Wednesday in a vote by the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority board of directors, comes after St. Pete Beach residents complained the free service was bringing homeless people into their community.
  14. Fare-free SunRunner could end to keep homeless riders off St. Pete Beach
    Aug. 21• Transportation
    The SunRunner pauses at its beach access stop on Friday in St. Pete Beach. The stop has been a source of consternation for St. Pete Beach residents and officials, as well as Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, who have put pressure on transit officials to impose fares on the rapid bus line in an effort to dissuade homeless people from riding it.
  15. Pasco boy critically injured while driving ATV
    Aug. 20• Breaking News
    A 9-year-old boy driving an ATV was hurt in a crash in Pasco County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
  16. Pinellas transit agency among best in North America, industry award says
    Aug. 15• Transportation
    Launching the SunRunner bus line — including a bus pictured in October 2022 — was among the achievements that earned the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority an award from the American Public Transportation Association, one of the industry's highest honors.
  17. Tampa’s streetcar — free to ride, but for how much longer?
    Aug. 14• Tampa
    In Hillsborough County and communities across the country, one-time federal cash injections during the pandemic are running out, leaving transit agency’s facing a rocky road ahead. That could mean fares return the TECO Line Streetcar.
  18. Florida to see less gas tax money as more electric vehicles hit the road
    Aug. 11• Transportation
    Tesla vehicles are seen at charging stations Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 at a Wawa gas station in Clearwater. There are an estimated 58,000 electric vehicles in Florida and, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, Florida has the third-largest electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the country, behind California and New York.
  19. Downtown Tampa guide: How to explore Riverwalk and beyond without a car
    Aug. 10• Guides
    A yellow Pirate Water Taxi boat floats down the river near the Tampa Riverwalk in Tampa in 2018.
  20. Visionary or too vast? Tampa Council mulls Mayor Castor’s tax hike pitch
    Aug. 5• Tampa
    City Council chairperson Guido Maniscalco during Mayor Jane Castor's presentation on her proposed budget for 2024, on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 at Old City Hall.
  21. Castor calls proposed tax hike for Tampa a ‘critical investment’
    Aug. 3• Tampa
    Mayor Jane Castor details the proposed budget for the next financial year to the Tampa City Council Meeting on Thursday.
  22. Hey, downtown Tampa, how about a lift in a yellow ride-share Tesla SUV?
    July 31• Transportation
    Bright yellow Tesla SUVs will be available in October to ferry people around downtown Tampa as part of a low-cost new rideshare service called Dash.
  23. Eastbound lanes of Courtney Campbell Causeway reopen after crash
    July 28• Transportation
    Clearwater police shut down the eastbound lanes of the Courtney Campbell Causeway for just over an hour Friday afternoon after two vehicle crashed.
  24. Westbound I-4 lanes reopen in Seffner after wrong-way driver crash
    July 28• Hillsborough
    A wrong-way driver caused a crash on Interstate 4 in Seffner early this morning that closed all westbound lanes. All lanes reopened just after 8:30 a.m.
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