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  1. The art of keeping Elvis alive in small-town Florida
    June 28• Stage
    Elvis tribute artist Dwight Icenhower, 42, performs on stage at the Citrus County Auditorium in Inverness during the 2023 Elvis: The Summer Festival.
  2. St. Pete Pride grand marshal invites a special plus-one: Dad
    June 27• Narratives
    Alex Quinto spots a friend of his with a sign bearing his drag name along the St. Pete Pride parade route on June 24, 2023 in St. Petersburg. Alex was nominated to be one of the three grand marshals for his work with LGBTQ+ youth.
  3. Blood and Truth podcast returns with a new episode
    June 26• Narratives
    Blood and Truth: The Podcast is back with a new episode.
  5. High school English teacher makes a stand over book bans, erasure of LGBTQ+ students
    June 15• Narratives
    Heather Felton, a high school English teacher, stops to breathe outside of the Manatee County municipal building in Bradenton. She had come with her family to tell the school board how hard her job had become over the last year, dealing with banned books and legislation that restricted LGBTQ+ rights.
  6. For a Florida teen catching up on missed moments, a night in the spotlight
    May 26• Narratives
    Isabella "Bella" Perez, 15, remains still as she has a pink tiara placed on her head before taking the stage as one of seven teen models from the PACE Center for Girls during the 14th annual Value Me 2023 Luncheon and Fashion Show.
  7. Hillsborough school district probes Wharton High teacher allegations
    May 24• Investigations & Narratives
    Melanie Copeland reported Wharton High teacher Todd Harvey for racial harassment in 2017. Years later, after a Times story brought to light that the district didn't retain her complaint, an investigator is asking about the allegations.
  8. Tampa Bay mom and daughters lived in a car. Now, donated decor makes for a new start
    May 24• Narratives
    Xiaja Canty, right, hugs Ashley Cornetet, founder of The Pineapple Projects, before she opens the door of her newly furnished apartment.
  9. Slot machines are illegal. And they’re everywhere in Tampa Bay.
    May 16• Florida
    Outside the Happy Time Arcade at 401 49th Street S on Monday in St. Petersburg. Happy Time Arcade remains open for business.
  10. Stay or go? A Florida English teacher weighs painful options
    May 2• Narratives
    English teacher Philip Belcastro has fun with students by wearing different outfits during class at St. Petersburg High School.
  11. After being grounded by Hurricane Ian, an aging sailor struggles to get back to sea
    April 25• Narratives
    John "Capt. Jay" Burki arrives at his sailboat, the Barnacle, at J & R Marine Service on April 10. He's restoring the vessel in Placida, and longs to get back to sea. Hurricane Ian destroyed Burki's last live-aboard boat, and he spent five months living in a tent beneath a Fort Myers bridge. "Fight for the things you love and live your life with no regrets," he texted friends beneath a photo of the sunset. "And as always SMILE."
  12. Pinellas school has no classes, no teachers and lots of freedom
    April 12• Education
    Mila Holtzeker Gamili, 14, left, and Miles Hooversmith, 13, spend time in the art room at Spring Valley School. Students at the Pinellas County private school choose for themselves what to learn, or not.
  13. Florida concealed carry goes permitless, and gun instructors hope for the best
    April 4• Florida
    Steven Lim prepares to fire a pistol in front of instructor Brent Adair during a concealed weapons permit class at Brandon Gun School.
  14. School district faces calls for investigation as more accuse Tampa teacher of bullying
    March 25• News
    Austen Peffley is speaking out about disturbing comments made by a Wharton High teacher after a Tampa Bay Times investigation into similar complaints.
  15. At Mar-a-Lago, a subdued crowd supports Trump as indictment looms
    March 22• Politics
    A supporter of former President Donald Trump takes a break outside his Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
  16. Records show Tampa teacher’s troubled history
    March 12• Investigations
    A yearbook photo of Wharton High School teacher Todd Harvey.
  17. A Tampa teen was racially harassed by her teacher. He’s bullied students for years.
    March 12• Investigations
    Melanie Copeland felt unheard as a freshman at Wharton High after she reported a racist incident involving her teacher.
  18. Photos: John “Capt. Jay” Burki ran aground over 10 years ago in Gulfport
    March 8• Photos
    John “Capt. Jay” Burki walks away from his boat, Promise, which was beached by Tropical Storm Debby on Gulfport Beach in 2012. "I never dreamed we would have five days of 40 and 50-mile-an-hour winds non-stop."
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  19. Beneath a Fort Myers bridge, a captain longs to return to sea
    March 8• Narratives
    John "Capt. Jay" Burki has a smoke at his camp underneath the Matanzas Pass Bridge on a mid-February day in Fort Myers Beach. After Hurricane Ian smashed his boat, he woke tangled in trees, scratched and battered. A Coast Guard helicopter flew him to a shelter. “Which I walked right out of,” he says. “I can’t live with all those people.”
  20. In a tiny Florida park, a ‘wind phone’ connects callers to lost loved ones
    Feb. 21• Investigations & Narratives
    Laura McCullough gasps as she walks into the wind phone booth. Her husband, Kevin McCullough, left, stands nearby at Folly Farm Nature Preserve in Safety Harbor. She had come to call her son for his birthday.
  21. Two illusionists fell in love. They opened Zubrick Magic Theatre in St. Petersburg.
    Feb. 9• Entertainment
    Ryan and Chris Zubrick pose for a portrait at the Zubrick Magic Theatre on Feb. 6, 2023, in St.Petersburg. The couple performs family-friendly illusions Thursday through Saturday, and every other Sunday.
  22. No storms? What hurricane hunters and forecasters do the other 6 months of year.
    Feb. 1• Local Weather
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has nine planes it flies on missions throughout the year. Likely the most famous are Miss Piggy and Kermit, WP-3D Orions used to fly into hurricanes. This NOAA WP-3D Orion was being serviced by crews after returning from a flight through Hurricane Michael at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland in 2018.
  23. DNA could crack a notorious Florida cold case — with infamous suspects
    Jan. 26• Crime
    Pat Myers, seen here in August 2022, pauses at the gravesite where his sister and her family are buried, at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Arcadia. The Walker family was murdered on December 19, 1959, and Myers has long hoped for closure as the murder remains one of the oldest unsolved cases in the state.
  24. Pinellas man sought in 2016 shooting outside Gandy Boulevard strip club arrested
    Jan. 20• Crime
    Tony Thongdeng, 35, was arrested during a traffic stop Thursday on an active warrant related to a 2016 shooting at the 4 Play Gentlemen's Lounge in unincorporated St. Petersburg on Sept. 25, 2016, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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