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  1. Want to know state of sports betting in Florida? Here’s your answers
    Nov. 21• Outdoors
    More than 30 months after Gov. Ron DeSantis and Marcellus Osceola Jr., chairperson of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, celebrated a new gambling compact in 2021, sports betting is finally up and running in Florida.
  2. Tampa resident Elizabeth Szokol seeking home-course win at The Annika
    Nov. 7• Outdoors
    Tampa resident Elizabeth Szokol picked up her first LPGA Tour win (along with partner Cheyenne Knight) in July at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Midland, Michigan.
  3. 2024 Skyway 10K registration opens next week
    Oct. 23• Things To Do
    Runners move across the Sunshine Skyway bridge during the Skyway 10K in 2019. Registration for the 2024 race opens at 8 a.m. Oct. 30. LUIS SANTANA | Times
  5. A constitutional right to hunt and fish? Florida voters will decide in 2024.
    Oct. 11• Florida
    A person is shown fishing earlier this year at the Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier. Florida voters will decide next year whether to establish a state constitutional right to hunt and fish.
  6. 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.
  7. Pinellas County beach guide: Where to eat, drink and relax along the Gulf
    Aug. 14• Guides
    Visitors to the Don CeSar hotel, at 3400 Gulf Blvd, enjoy the water at St Pete Beach.
  8. 15 more Tampa Bay-area trails to hike, bike, explore
    Aug. 3• Outdoors
    The Golden Aster Scrub Nature Preserve in Gibsonton features a 2.6-mile unpaved trail.
  9. US advances in Women’s World Cup after scoreless draw with Portugal
    Aug. 1• Outdoors
    The United States' Rose Lavelle, center, talks with a referee after receiving a yellow card during the first half of the Women's World Cup Group E soccer match against Portugal at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday.
  10. Meet the team training in Tampa Bay to row across the Atlantic
    July 28• Environment
    Lauren Shea, left, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Isabelle Côté, also of Vancouver, Chantale Bégin of Ozona, and Noelle Helder of Fairbanks, Alaska, row in the Intracoastal Waterway just off Ozona on June 28. The four have been training daily in the waters near Ozona for the World’s Toughest Row Atlantic Challenge and plan to race across the Atlantic in December.
  11. To become one with nature, you need these 47 essentials
    July 26• Opinion
    Get out there with just the basics!
  12. Floridians will be able to book state campground reservations before visitors
    July 25• Life & Culture
    Sitting by a campfire in Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park will get a little easier for Florida residents under a new law that gives Floridians a one-month lead in making a reservation starting Jan. 1.
  13. Terrible at golf? There are ways to play in Tampa Bay
    July 25• Life & Culture
    Topgolf, 200 Carillon Parkway in St. Petersburg, is Pinellas County's first Topgolf location.
  14. Lionel Messi scores dramatic game-winning goal in his Inter Miami debut
    July 22• Outdoors
    Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring a goal late in the second half of a Leagues Cup soccer match against Cruz Azul on Friday in Fort Lauderdale.
  15. New rules approved for anglers at the Skyway Pier. Here’s what to know.
    July 19• Environment
    A wildlife sign hangs from the wall as Ashleigh Hall, 36, sports her “Fish to Live to Fish” shirt while fishing with the Sunshine Skyway bridge in background at the Sunshine Skyway northern fishing pier on Tuesday in St. Petersburg.
  16. Here’s how to start bird-watching in Tampa Bay
    July 18• Environment
    The black-and-white warbler is a songbird that spends its winters in Florida.
  17. Going for a hike in Tampa Bay? Don’t forget these items.
    July 12• Outdoors
    Hikers, from left, Aaron Freedman, Darry Jackson and Terry Tomalin hike the Florida Trail through Hillsborough River State Park in Thonotosassa in 2007.
  18. Want to fish at Skyway Pier? New rules may be coming for anglers. Here’s what to know.
    July 11• Environment
    An angler observes pelicans sitting by the South Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier in November in St. Petersburg. Nearly 75% of bird rescues at the pier are pelicans, and wildlife officials are considering new rules to prevent their entanglement.
  19. Off the beaten path: 15 Tampa Bay trails to explore
    June 30• Outdoors
    Pinellas County Extension Agent for Florida Sea Grant, Libby Carnahan, leads a group of people on a hike to discuss climate-change science and its effects on coastal communities in Florida at St. Petersburg's Weedon Island Preserve in 2020.
  20. ‘Chronic wasting disease’ found in Florida deer for first time
    June 21• Environment
    State legislators voted for a moratorium on new deer farms in an effort to control chronic wasting disease.
  21. St. Petersburg man sentenced for blocking charter boat deaths investigation
    June 19• Crime
    The 71-foot charter boat Jaguar that two passengers disappeared from in rough waters off Pass-A-Grille Channel in March 2017.
  22. Rob Mason, who raced in every Gasparilla Distance Classic, dies at 77
    June 10• Outdoors
    Rob Mason brandishes a "4" and "5" after competing in the 2022 Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic, indicating he had run the event in all 45 years of its existence. He was among five individuals who had competed in the annual downtown Tampa race every year since its 1978 inception.
  23. Bob Baffert wins Preakness, hours after one of his horses was euthanized
    May 20• Outdoors
    National Treasure, with jockey John Velazquez, edges out Blazing Sevens, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., to win the148th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday in Baltimore.
  24. Tampa’s $742 million question: How do we pay for parks?
    May 19• Tampa
    Robles Park on N Avon Avenue is one of 191 parks operated by the city of Tampa. A park master plan calls for upgrades to existing parks plus developing eight new parks and 35 miles of trails over the next 20 years.
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