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  1. Inside the 12,000-photo quest to document Tampa’s last cigar factories
    • History
    Drew Newman, great-grandson of J.C. Newman Cigar Co.'s founder, on left, and Zack Wittman, journalist and documentary photographer, pictured with their new photo book at J.C. Newman Cigar Co. factory, 2701 N 16th St, on Friday, Nov. 14, in Tampa. The two were photographed in the American Room as cigar rolling was taking place.
  2. Florida declares McCarthyism totally misunderstood, bro | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Florida’s State Board of Education has adopted new academic standards for teaching the history and evils of communism.
  3. Farmers’ Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years
    • Environment
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  5. Barnes & Noble opens new store in Palm Harbor
    • Business
    The Palm Harbor Barnes & Noble, a 22,000-square-foot store at Highland Lakes Plaza, 33591 U.S. Highway 19 N., opens Wednesday and will feature books, toys, games and a café. It sits next to Trader Joe's.
  6. A forgotten murder in Crystal Beach brings out the town | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Standing on the site where Norman and Anne Browne once lived, author M.F. Gross recounts the events of Aug. 7, 1949, when drifter John C. “Rastus” Russell murdered Norman, wounded Anne, and injured a neighbor before fleeing into the surrounding woods. The stop was one of several landmark stops as Gross lead a hayride tour to tell the story of the murders in Crystal Beach.
  7. For Haslam’s Book Store in St. Petersburg, is this finally goodbye?
    • Books
    On the left, Haslam's Book Store in St. Petersburg in 2024. The photo on the right, taken October 8, 2025, shows the building's distinctive mural painted over and signage removed. Is the iconic Florida bookstore closed for good?
  8. Hillsborough schools rank second in nation for book removals, report says
    • Data
    These books were among those removed from Orange County schoolrooms in 2023 out of fear they violated new state laws. A new report from free expression advocacy group PEN America found that Hillsborough County had the second-most book titles pulled out of any school district in the United States during the 2024-25 school year.
  9. Stephen King is most banned author in US schools, report says
    • Books
    American author Stephen King poses for photographers on Nov. 13, 2013, in Paris, before a book signing event dedicated to the release of his new book
  10. The Obama Main Library lends St. Pete a very good day | Column
    • Viewpoints
    The Lakewood High Marching Spartans drum line performs at the opening of the President Barack Obama Main Library in St. Petersburg on Sept. 27, 2025.
  11. Adults need to use their imaginations | Column
    • Viewpoints
    When Einstein said “Imagination is more important than knowledge," what did he mean?
  12. What would Erma Bombeck do? | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Syndicated humor columnist Erma Bombeck holds up the Rose Parade News headline about herself. A quote attributed to her is going around social media in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's firing.
  13. Food historian, author and USF librarian Andrew Huse left a legacy of loving Tampa
    • Life & Culture
    A Times file photo of Andrew Huse, a librarian, historian, author and food lover.
  14. Guide to this year’s Tampa Bay Comic Convention, returning this weekend
    • Life & Culture
    One shopper dressed as Mario and another dressed as Donatello shop while attending Tampa Bay Comic Convention in 2014. The fan convention returns Aug. 1-3 with cosplay contests, celebrity appearances and an artist alley.
  15. Is my AI doppelgänger gaining sentience? | Column
    • Viewpoints
  16. How St. Petersburg’s new lesbian newspaper is preserving queer Florida history
    • TBT
    Staff members of The Sapphic Sun pose for a photo while they hold the June edition of their publication outside of the Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe on Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
  17. Barnes & Noble turns page on new Carrollwood storefront
    • Business
    Carrollwood resident Sarah Patterson checks out a Stephen King book on April 23 during the grand opening of Barnes & Noble's new store in the Palms of Carrollwood shopping plaza.
  18. ‘A Land Remembered’ TV series in development with Tampa producer
    • Tampa
    "A Land Remembered" and other books by Patrick D. Smith sit on a table after a presentation by the author's son in 2015. A Tampa-based producer said he is turning Smith's most popular novel into a limited series.
  19. For Plant High’s Silent Book Club, reading in public is the point
    • Books
    High School students gather into groups to discuss what they read in their books during a silent book club meeting at Armature Works on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Tampa.
  20. How can we love each other more? | Column
    • Opinion
    Michael Tennant, empathy expert and author of “The Power of Empathy: A Thirty-Day Path to Personal Growth and Social Change” and “Abundance: A Guided Journal for Living a Full Life.”
  21. The Book Rescuers finds permanent home in Largo
    • Books
    The Book Rescuers, a used bookstore that also offers magazines, albums, cassette tapes and more, recently moved from Pinellas Park to a new home at 8325 Ulmerton Road in Largo.
  22. This new Tampa bookstore focuses on diverse romance and sex
    • Books
    Customers shop and browse through a variety of romance books during a soft opening for Steamy Lit at Procure on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in Tampa.
  23. A journey through brain rot, Oxford’s 2024′s word of the year | Column
    • Opinion
    "Brain rot" is 2024's word of the year according to Oxford University Press, the Oxford English Dictionary's publisher.
  24. Guess what, Pasco? Libraries are for learning about life | Column
    • Opinion
    A copy of the book "And Tango Makes Three," one of many books removed from shelves in Pasco County public libraries for review due to LGBTQ content.
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