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  1. West Tampa restaurant Lucky Tigre was burglarized this morning
    • Food News
    Lucky Tigre moved into this space just a couple months ago.
  2. Quiz: When do you turn on the heat in Florida?
    • Viewpoints
    A skater laces up beside a pile of sandals and Crocs before hitting the ice rink the Winter Village at Tampa's Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in 2023.
  3. Festivus 2025: Your top complaints of the year include e-bikes and Rays’ ‘summer of sweat’
    • Life & Culture
    Festivus, the made-up holiday "Seinfeld" made famous, is celebrated by characters on the show on Dec. 23. In this scene from the Festivus episode, "The Strike," George Costanza, as played by Jason Alexander, is annoyed by the holiday.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. This new Italian restaurant is coming to St. Petersburg’s EDGE District
    • Food News
    The front of Fusillo Italian Pasta in St. Petersburg, they are slated to open in early 2026 at 905 Central Ave.
  8. Gasparilla Music Festival to return in 2026 at a new Tampa venue
    • Music News
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  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. Behind the scenes of The Nutcracker in Tampa
    • Arts
    A scenery piece is laid out by the stage crew as they prepare for The Nutcracker at the Straz Center on Monday in Tampa.
  11. Merry Christmas, except for the hungry, poor and sick | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to reporters during a press conference as he stands on the airplane runway of Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee , Florida on Friday, July 25, 2025.
  12. In Clearwater, Hanukkah celebration comes with heightened security
    • Clearwater
    From left: Marc Silver of Palm Harbor and Rabbi Levy Hodakov of Clearwater watch as Clearwater Mayor Bruce Rector lights the first menorah candle on a licorice-themed menorah while participating in the Chabad of Clearwater’s Chanukah Concert and Celebration on Sunday at Coachman Park.
  13. Tampa Bay restaurants offered free food amid SNAP crisis. What now?
    • Food News
    Natalie Matos, of Tampa, feeds her 16-month-old daughter, Ariella Matos, some fruit inside The Bistro at Feeding Tampa Bay on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Tampa.
  14. 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.
  15. Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner after his killing
    • Nation & World
    President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Trump blamed Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a shocking post that seemed intent on decrying his opponents even in the face of a tragedy.
  16. Top events in Tampa Bay for the week of Dec. 15
    • Things To Do
    Spectators line the Riverwalk to watch hundreds of illuminated boats make their way down the Hillsborough River as part of the Holiday Lighted Boat Parade.
  17. Son arrested after Rob Reiner and wife found dead in Los Angeles home
    • Crime
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  18. Tarpon Springs wants your art — and will pay for it
    • Pinellas
    The Tarpon Springs Public Art Committee is seeking photographers to display work in illuminated art boxes, similar to this one, at the Sponge Docks. The committee is also looking for artists to paint murals on five storm drains throughout the city.
  19. Demolition of Rock & Brews in Wesley Chapel paves way for Portillo’s
    • Food News
    Demolition of the Rock & Brews restaurant on State Road 56 in Wesley Chapel is seen Dec. 5. The site will be the future home of Portillo’s.
  20. Get into the holiday spirit at this Christmas-themed dive bar in Tampa
    • Things To Do
    Bartender Kayla Dunlop serves up a Mistletoe Margarita at Joy Bar, a year-round Christmas-themed dive bar in Tampa.
  21. This downtown Tampa Asian fusion restaurant has closed
    • Food News
    The Torch Hamachi roll at Haiku features yellowtail, avocado, cucumber, lobster and serrano peppers.
  22. In St. Petersburg, seniors stay active with water aerobics
    • Photos
    Water aerobics instructor Apy Figueroa, legs in foreground, dances on the pool deck as she demonstrates the movement for her water aerobics class of about 25 seniors at the North Shore Aquatic Complex in St. Petersburg on Dec. 10. In front and center following along is Ellen Lewis, 70, from St. Pete.
  23. Marco Rubio, have you considered Comic Sans? | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 7, 2025.
  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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