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  1. Gasparilla Music Festival to return in 2026 at a new Tampa venue
    • Music News
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  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Florida Strawberry Festival adds Joan Jett, Ginuwine and others to 2026 lineup
    • Music News
    Joan Jett opened for the Who in 2015 in Tampa.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Florida Strawberry Festival lineup features Riley Green, The Offspring and more
    • Music News
    The Oak Ridge Boys band performs at the Wish Farms Soundstage during the first day of the Florida Strawberry Festival on Thursday, March 1, 2018, in Plant City.
  11. These wise 5th graders have opinions on pickles and fear | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Fire trucks at the Great American Teach-In are thrilling, as are the minds of children.
  12. 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.
  13. Tampa Bay Times launching Food Hub to grow local restaurant and bar coverage
    • Food
    The Times' Food Hub consists of, from left, Helen Freund, Meaghan Habuda, Michelle Stark and Evan Rodriguez.
  14. As ZooTampa expands, what will it take to save manatees? | Column
    • Viewpoints
    A manatee swims during a media tour at ZooTampa at Lowry Park on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Tampa.
  15. Tampa Bay’s Top 50 Restaurants of 2025
    • Food
    An assortment of dishes are pictured at Ash on Oct. 14, in Tampa.
  16. Tampa Bay’s Top 50 Restaurants of 2025
    • Food
    A dessert dish at Good Intentions on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 in St. Petersburg.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. Stop trying to sell me plastic souvenir cups! | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Life is a never-ending cycle of plastic souvenir cups.
  20. 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.
  21. 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?
  22. As Ybor City turns 140, we look back at Cigar City history
    • History
    A family of chickens is seen on May 13, 2020, in Ybor City. The historic neighborhood dates back to the late 1800s.
  23. Morgan Freeman and the Florida Orchestra turned St. Petersburg into a juke joint
    • Music Reviews
    Actor Morgan Freeman, wearing a Ground Zero Blues Club hat, takes the stage with the Florida Orchestra at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg on Thursday.
  24. Morgan Freeman took us behind the scenes of his St. Petersburg blues show
    • Music Interviews
    Morgan Freeman, right, co-owns Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Miss., with businessman Eric Meier, left. Both are coming to the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 for a collaboration with the Florida Orchestra.
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