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  1. 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.
  2. Gasparilla Music Festival to return in 2026 at a new Tampa venue
    • Music News
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  3. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Country Thunder Florida festival heads to St. Pete Beach this year
    • Music News
    The traveling music festival Country Thunder, shown here in 2021 in Orlando, is coming to St. Pete Beach in 2026.
  8. Concert review: Stevie Nicks delivers a timeless performance in Tampa
    • Music
    Stevie Nicks brought her postponed tour to Tampa on Sunday night. This image is from a 2024 performance.
  9. Check out 19 new murals across St. Petersburg
    • Entertainment
    An aerial drone view as artist Taylor Smith, aka Dreamweaver, works on her mural as she paints the alley side of the Vernis Bowling building, 696 1st Ave N, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in St. Petersburg. The SHINE Mural Festival is celebrating its 11th year.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Yarn meets java at St. Petersburg’s coziest new hangout
    • Things To Do
    The Common Thread offers a wide range of yarns, tools and accessories, while workshops cover knitting, crocheting, embroidery and advanced techniques like brioche stitching, sock knitting, rug tufting and needlepoint.
  13. Documentary highlights legendary St. Pete Boxing Club
    • Life & Culture
    Filmmaker Charlie King, a boxing aficionado and senior at St. Petersburg Catholic High School, wrote, directed, produced and edited “Successors of St. Pete: The St. Pete Boxing Club Story." It premiered Nov. 25 at The Beach Theatre and is available online.
  14. Florida fantasy reigns at Lucy Sparrow’s 13,000-item felt store in St. Pete
    • Visual Arts
    British artist Lucy Sparrow speaks to a reporter during a media event for Lucy Sparrow's Quick Shop, a 13,000-item installation inspired by Florida roadside attractions, citrus labels and produce, at FloridaRAMA on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in St. Petersburg.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. Peek inside Green Light Cinema’s new St. Petersburg lounge and restaurant
    • Movies
    Green Light Cinema owner Mike Hazlett poses at the new Green Light Lounge + Kitchen in St. Petersburg.
  18. Creator of Tampa’s 50,000-item viral felt grocery store to return with new shop
    • Shopping
    British artist Lucy Sparrow poses for a portrait at "Tampa Fresh Foods" in Water Street Tampa on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. The exhibition, presented by the Vinik Family Foundation and Art Production fund, was an immersive art experience of a grocery store made from felt. Sparrow returns to Tampa Bay this month with a new exhibit at FloridaRama in St. Petersburg.
  19. Seminole author, director wins big at Arizona film festival
    • Movies
    From left, Tony Senzamici, Terry Kiser and R.J. Hendricks attend the Wild Bunch Film Festival awards show in Tucson, Arizona. "A Gunfighter's Deal" took home eight awards from the festival on Oct. 26.
  20. Farmers’ Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years
    • Environment
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  21. Creative Clay’s giant folk art festival will celebrate 30 years in St. Petersburg
    • Arts
    The exterior of Creative Clay, 1846 1st Ave S, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 in St. Petersburg.
  22. How St. Petersburg’s Old Northeast preps for over 4,000 trick-or-treaters
    • Entertainment
    A home is decorated with spiderwebs in the Historic Old Northeast neighborhood, which is known for its elaborate Halloween decor, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in St. Petersburg.
  23. 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.
  24. St. Petersburg’s newest sidewalk is a work of art
    • Arts
    An aerial view of the Sunshine City Mosaic sidewalk at Sunset Park, 7340 Central Avenue, on Oct. 13 in St. Petersburg.
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