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  1. St. Petersburg’s Discord Addams will compete on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
    • TV
    Discord Addams, a "high-fashion punk rock maximalist" from St. Petersburg, is heading to RuPaul's Drag Race for the show's 18th season. The Florida-based queen has performed at COCKtail St. Pete and will return for a premiere party.
  2. I will stop shouting at the TV when journalists are portrayed with their virtues and vices | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Dakota Fanning, from left, Sarah Snook, Abby Elliott and Jake Lacy attend the premiere of "All Her Fault" at the SVA Theatre in New York on Nov. 3.
  3. Dr. Paul Bearer, Tampa Bay’s horrible horror host, is back from the dead
    • History
    The Dr. Paul Bearer persona was created by Dick Bennick, featured on the left in an undated Times archive photo. Thirty years after Bennick's death, there's a new doctor in town: Richard Koon, featured on the right in an image by Michelle LaRose.
  5. Steve Martin and Martin Short have thoughts about Clearwater
    • Entertainment
    In this June 8, 2017 file photo, Steve Martin, left, and Martin Short appear at the 45th AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Diane Keaton in Los Angeles.
  6. NBC will air a special about Epic Universe theme park
    • Life & Culture
    An hourlong TV special about the making of Epic Universe theme park will air on NBC at 9 p.m. on Aug. 20.  The park opened to the public May 22, the first new theme park in Orlando in 25 years.
  7. DeSantis creates a Hulk Hogan holiday in Florida
    • Entertainment
    Hulk Hogan takes the stage during the announcement that Wrestle Mania 36 will be held in Tampa in 2020, on March 7, 2019 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Sports Commission pursued the opportunity to host Wrestle Mania for 10 years.
  8. 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.
  9. Hulk Hogan, a polarizing wrestling star, always belonged to Tampa Bay
    • Entertainment
    Hulk Hogan, left, tears off his shirt. On the right is his yearbook photo, back when he went by Terry Bollea and was growing up in Tampa.
  10. New Bravo dating show ‘Kings Court’ stars Tampa WWE icon Titus O’Neil
    • TV
    Tampa's Thaddeus Bullard, aka WWE wrestler Titus O'Neil, stars on Bravo's "Kings Court."
  11. Journalist Jane Pauley to be honored at Poynter’s Bowtie Ball in Tampa
    • Life & Culture
    Journalist, broadcast anchor and author Jane Pauley will be awarded the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism by the St. Petersburg-based Poynter Institute at its annual Bowtie Ball fundraiser in November.
  12. How the ‘Love Island USA’ watch party took over Tampa Bay bars
    • TV
    Screenshots from three different bars in Tampa that hosted "Love Island USA" watch parties on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The Peacock reality dating show, which features Tampa man TJ Palma, is shattering streaming records and inspiring many themed events around Tampa and St. Petersburg.
  13. Who is TJ Palma, that Tampa man on Love Island USA?
    • TV
    Thomas John “TJ” Palma, a Tampa entrepreneur, is seeking a companion on Peacock's popular "Love Island USA," a summer reality dating show set in a villa in Fiji.
  14. Halloween season already? Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights announces new scares for 2025
    • Life & Culture
    In a first for Universal Orlando and its popular Halloween Horror Nights, they are partnering with the hit Prime Video series “Fallout” for a haunted house based on the post-apocalyptic show based on the videogame of the same name.
  15. Netflix helped a Tampa Bay woman find ‘Love on the Spectrum.’ What’s next?
    • Life & Culture
    Madison Marilla, 27, participated in the third season of "Love on the Spectrum," a Netflix documentary series that follows romantics on the autism spectrum. Marilla, who now lives in Plant City, met someone special at Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg.
  16. Mild to moderate medical conditions for the end times | Column
    • Opinion
    Noah Wyle stars as Dr. Michael Robinavitch, better known as Dr. Robby, on "The Pitt."
  17. ‘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.
  18. Netflix show ‘Love on the Spectrum’ filmed around Pinellas County for season 3
    • TV
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  19. WEDU host Rob Lorei shares cancer diagnosis, steps down from ‘Florida This Week’
    • TV
    Rob Lorei is stepping down from "Florida this Week" after over two decades as the host of the WEDU program.
  20. Netflix doc on Sarasota’s Gabby Petito case brings new revelations
    • Life & Culture
    This police camera video provided by the Moab Police Department shows Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van she was traveling in with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, near the entrance to Arches National Park on Aug. 12, 2021. Her murder at the hands of the Sarasota County resident is the subject of a new Netflix documentary.
  21. In a season of real chaos, welcome the comfort watch | Column
    • Opinion
    Maybe you've already seen this episode of "Grey's Anatomy." In stressful times, watch it again.
  22. ‘Wicked’ star Cynthia Erivo will sing with the Florida Orchestra in St. Pete, Clearwater
    • Entertainment
    This image released by Universal Pictures shows Cynthia Erivo in a scene from the film "Wicked." (Universal Pictures via AP)
  23. We are living in an episode of Jerry Springer | Column
    • Opinion
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 9, 2025.
  24. Have an extra $4 million? You could buy the ‘Breaking Bad’ house
    • Nation & World
    The "Breaking Bad" house is shown in this 2017 photo.
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