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  1. MOSI offers free admission for Tampa Bay Water Days
    Mar. 21• Life & Culture
    Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry will offer free admission Saturday when it hosts the second annual Tampa Bay Water Days.
  2. Copperhead Course nips Pasco’s Nick Gabrelcik on Day 3 at Valspar Championship
    Mar. 18• Outdoors
    Pasco's Nick Gabrelcik tees off on the first hole during the third round of the Valspar Championship at the Innisbrook Resort on Saturday.
  3. Northbound Sunshine Skyway lanes closed Sunday morning for Skyway 10k
    Mar. 11• Transportation
    Runners move across the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during the Skyway 10K race in 2019.
  5. DeSantis floats an idea to let Novak Djokovic play in Miami Open
    Mar. 8• Outdoors
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he would run a boat from The Bahamas to Florida to allow 22-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic to compete in the Miami Open later this month to circumvent governmental restrictions related to his vaccination status.
  6. Should T-shirts be allowed on The Villages’ golf courses?
    Mar. 1• Outdoors
    Sam Jelbert, left, Bob Larkin and Neil Pepper share a shot of Irish whiskey during a break in play while golfing at the Churchill Downs Executive Golf Course at The Villages on Monday. Exactly what golfers must wear in the world’s largest retirement community is up for debate.
  7. This 65-year-old pacesetter keeps Gasparilla runners in check
    Feb. 27• Outdoors
    Sandi Lake, 65, paced all four races at the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic weekend, marking her sixth stint performing the service for the event. Next, Lake is heading to Tokyo to compete in a marathon, checking off her sixth major marathon appearance, the others including New York, Boston, London, Chicago and Berlin.
  8. Young runners outpace the Gasparilla Distance Classic 8K field
    Feb. 26• Outdoors
    Katelin Wilcox, 14, crosses the finish line in first place among women during the Gasparilla Distance Classic 8K Sunday in Tampa.
  9. St. Petersburg’s Christina Welsh runs away with Gasparilla weekend
    Feb. 26• Outdoors
    Christina Welsh crosses the finish line in first place among women during the Publix the Gasparilla Distance Classic half-marathon on Sunday in Tampa. A day earlier she won the 15K, and last year she also swept both main races.
  10. Jon Mott not too tired to win again at Gasparilla Distance Classic
    Feb. 26• Outdoors
    Jon Mott, 36 of Lakeland, crosses the finish line in first place during the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic half-marathon on Sunday in Tampa. A day earlier, he won the 15K.
  11. Gasparilla 5K champions ready to test longer distances
    Feb. 25• Outdoors
    Taylor McDowell, 32, of Tampa, wins the men’s 5K race during the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic on Saturday in Tampa.
  12. 2 years after near-fatal injury, Jeff Harmeling takes a Gasparilla victory lap
    Feb. 25• Outdoors
    Jeff Harmeling with his mom Susan, longtime Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic executive director, just prior to Saturday morning's 15K race along Bayshore Boulevard. Jeff Harmeling, 43, nearly lost his life following a collision on a softball field two years ago.
  13. St. Petersburg’s Christina Welsh wins second straight Gasparilla women’s 15K
    Feb. 25• Outdoors
    Christina Welsh, 26, of St. Petersburg, celebrates as she wins the women’s 15K race during the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic on Saturday in Tampa.
  14. Northeast High alumnus Jon Mott wins 4th Gasparilla 15K title
    Feb. 25• Outdoors
    Jon Mott, 36, of Lakeland, runs to the finish line and wins the men’s 15K race during the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic on Saturday in Tampa.
  15. Photos: Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic
    Feb. 25• Life & Culture
    Runners start the 5K race during the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Tampa.
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  16. Topgolf Live will let golfers hit balls from high in Raymond James Stadium
    Feb. 22• Life & Culture
    The Topgolf Live tour is coming to Raymond James Stadium, allowing golfers to shank a golf ball from the upper levels of the Tampa stadium to targets on the field below. The event will run from May 4-7.
  17. Florida wildlife officials signal resistance to fishing gear bans at Skyway Fishing Pier
    Feb. 21• Environment
    A fisherman looks at pelicans sitting by the South Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, in St.Petersburg. Nearly 75% of bird rescues at the pier are pelicans, and wildlife officials are considering new rules to prevent their entanglement.
  18. Tiger Woods’ first Tampa Bay Pop Stroke opens to long lines, eager putters
    Feb. 17• Things To Do
    Guests gather at the entrance to PopStroke in the Wesley Chapel area.
  19. Tiger Woods’ PopStroke putting course announces Tampa opening date
    Feb. 8• Life & Culture
    Golfers head out to the putting greens when the Sarasota PopStroke opened in April. A quote by co-owner Tiger Woods is seen on display at the entrance of the TGR Design courses.
  20. Wildlife officials propose new rules for anglers at Skyway pier to curb bird deaths
    Jan. 26• Environment
    Anglers fish along the North Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier in November. Wildlife officials are considering new rules to prevent seabird entanglements at the pier.
  21. Florida cities learning how to profit from pickleball
    Jan. 25• Outdoors
    The courts are filled as pickleball games get underway and others wait for their court time during the St. Petersburg Parks & Recreation mixed doubles recreational league last February at Crescent Lake Park in St. Petersburg.
  22. An Airbnb for boats and 5 other ways to set sail around Tampa Bay
    Jan. 23• Outdoors
    Boat renters drive off with a boat owned by Rory Conforti at the Seminole Boat Ramp on Jan. 15, 2023, in Clearwater. Conforti owns several boats, which he rents through GetMyBoat, a boat rental and water experience marketplace similar to Airbnb.
  23. Go-kart racing comes to Tropicana Field
    Jan. 21• Auto Racing
    Go-kart drivers zoom out of the starting line during a practice session in the parking lot of Tropicana Field during the ROK Cup USA Series 25th Annual Florida Winter Tour on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 in St. Petersburg.
  24. Recent cold fronts were good news for Tampa Bay’s red tide situation. At least for now.
    Jan. 18• Environment
    Toxic red tide blooms clash with clearer Gulf of Mexico water just offshore of Holmes Beach and Anna Maria Island near the lower section of Tampa Bay on Dec. 17.
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