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72 Adalia Ave. has five bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms.
Davis Islands mansion sells for $12.8 million
It’s one of the most expensive homes sold this year in Tampa.
400 Central developer makes acting debut in new Timothée Chalamet movie
Developer John Catsimatidis welcomes guests to The Residences at 400 Central on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in St. Petersburg.
John Catsimatidis, the New York billionaire behind St. Petersburg’s tallest tower, appears in “Marty Supreme.”
Tampa’s Water Street will get new concert venue, hotel, parking and more
A 3,500 capacity performance venue will be part of a forthcoming entertainment district in Tampa's Water Street.
Vinik Sports group will manage the entertainment venue, located near Benchmark International Arena.
Proposal would bring stadium, sports complex to Clearwater
An aerial view of the Landings Golf Club with the Clearwater Airpark to the east. A new proposal submitted to the city calls for the course, open since 1970, to be replaced with a stadium and a sprawling sports campus.
The Landings Golf Course, which first opened in 1970, would be replaced. The stadium does not currently have any sports franchise as a potential suitor.

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  1. TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors
    • Business
    A man opens TikTok on his cellphone in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 21, 2020. The social video platform has signed a deal to sell its U.S. business to three American investors, ensuring it can continue operating in the country.
  2. 400 Central developer makes acting debut in new Timothée Chalamet movie
    • Entertainment
    Developer John Catsimatidis welcomes guests to The Residences at 400 Central on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in St. Petersburg.
  3. Tampa’s Water Street will get new concert venue, hotel, parking and more
    • Real Estate
    A 3,500 capacity performance venue will be part of a forthcoming entertainment district in Tampa's Water Street.
  5. Floridians, let’s talk about those property tax cuts | Column
    • Viewpoints
    State representatives gather March 4 during the 2025 legislative session in Tallahassee. Lawmakers are considering several property tax cut proposals for the 2026 session, which begins Jan. 13. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
  6. Proposal would bring stadium, sports complex to Clearwater
    • Pinellas
    An aerial view of the Landings Golf Club with the Clearwater Airpark to the east. A new proposal submitted to the city calls for the course, open since 1970, to be replaced with a stadium and a sprawling sports campus.
  7. Federal officials end investigation into deadly Florida contractor
    • Investigations
    A worker with Archer Western Construction and Traylor Bros. Inc. labors on the new Howard Frankland Bridge on March 24, 2025 in Tampa. After more than two years, the federal government is ending its investigation into Archer Western, officials said.
  8. Canadian travel to Pinellas County declined this year. Could it rebound in 2026?
    • Business
    Beach visitors enjoy a low tide at Indian Shores. Canadian travel to Tampa Bay has decreased this year, mirroring a larger trend seen across the United States.
  9. 12 Tampa Bay food concepts we’re looking forward to in 2026
    • Food
    Central Park St. Pete, a new food hall in downtown St. Petersburg, will open early 2026.
  10. Man who hit, killed Pinellas deputy gets additional 2 years in prison
    • Crime
    Juan Molina-Salles, center, shares a letter of apology before Pinellas-Pasco Judge Pat Siracusa on March 4 during his state sentencing hearing. A federal judge sentenced him to an additional 25 months in prison on Tuesday.
  11. Streetcars bring foot traffic to Ybor City as Tampa studies ways to expand
    • Business
    Visit Tampa Bay is seeking a $5.5 million increase in its marketing and advertising effort. Shown is the TECO Streetcar, a popular tourist vehicle between downtown Tampa and Ybor City.
  12. Tenants bid farewell to one of St. Petersburg’s last affordable rentals
    • Real Estate
    A view from the balcony at the Greenland Apartments, 115 Seventh Ave. N., in St. Petersburg. The nearly 70-year-old apartment complex in the Old Northeast neighborhood has offered cheap rent to tenants for decades. But the family that has owned the place for three generations has sold it to a local landlord, and for some, rent is set to double in January. Most tenants say they cannot afford to stay.
  13. Darryl Shaw files plans for new Ybor City project. What will it look like?
    • Real Estate
    A sketch of one of several pocket-sized parks that could be added to Tampa's Ybor City as part of a planned development proposed by business mogul Darryl Shaw.
  14. DeSantis names sponsor of bill striking ‘climate change’ from Florida law to utility board
    • Environment
    A worker takes a water break on July 23, 2024, under Duke Energy transmission lines in New Port Richey. Gov. Ron DeSantis nominated former state lawmaker Bobby Payne to the state board that regulates utilities like Duke.
  15. A Florida town and its very expensive legal fight to take boathouses from owners
    • Florida
    Windermere boathouses in a lagoon in front of Lake Butler, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. A judges ruling this week sunk Windermeres long held but disputed claim to ownership of five small boathouses built on the north side of Lake Butler more than 100 years ago, before the town was incorporated. The town has spent an estimated $500,000 on the lawsuit. In his ruling Monday, Circuit Judge John E. Jordan pointed out Windermere did not construct the five boathouses and has never had physical possession of them.
  16. Feds may take Florida attorney’s house. They say he misappropriated $1.5 million
    • Florida
    Court generic, gavel. . Tuesday, December 13, 2022.
  17. The high cost of condo living in South Florida goes beyond the purchase price
    • Florida
    View of the Miami skyline from the Rickenbacker Causeway, in Miami, on Aug. 27, 2025.
  18. Temple Terrace pauses pickleball complex over financing concerns
    • Hillsborough
    A rendering shows the bar for the proposed Blazin' Paddles entertainment venue in Temple Terrace, which would include pickleball and food. The City Council stopped short of advancing a purchase-and-sale agreement for the downtown property amid mounting concerns about financial risk.
  19. Tulip-shaped tower on the rise will be the tallest building in Florida
    • Florida
    ATS Miami Sept 2022
  20. As Florida offshore drilling looms, birds less protected from spills under Trump
    • Environment
    Workers clean a brown pelican at a rescue center set up by the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Buras, La., in 2010. The birds were covered in oil from the Deepwater Horizon accident.
  21. Florida inmates were denied eye surgery for years. Some were left blind
    • Health
    Florida inmates with bad eyesight because of cataracts and other issues were forced to wait years for surgery, state records show. Some were transported to the Reception and Medical Center, the state's prison hospital in Lake Butler for procedures that were then canceled. More than 1,000 inmates were on a wait list to get eye surgery in 2024.
  22. St. Petersburg grants Tangerine Plaza developers yearlong extension
    • St. Petersburg
    The former 39,900-square-foot grocery store sits empty at Tangerine Plaza in St. Petersburg on Aug. 18, 2021. The City Council voted to grant a yearlong extension to the Sugar Hill Group to line up financing and a grocer for the redevelopment of the plaza.
  23. In East Tampa, new neighbors clash with church over redevelopment plans
    • Tampa
    The family behind Deeper Life Christian Church is looking to redevelop its properties in East Tampa. Some neighbors say they're skeptical, after dozens of the family's properties have fallen into disrepair.
  24. Christmas carols that could only come from Florida | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Christmas colors illuminate palm trees at Curtis Hixon Riverfront Park in Tampa on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021.
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