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Florida city to developer: Prove you have the money to build park on city land
The club and restaurant owner known around town as a nightlife guru has rights to the land for up to 100 years.
Manatee in care at Florida state park drowned as pool drained, report finds
On Jan. 23, an employee at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park began draining the manatee’s pool to give her ...
St. Petersburg nonprofit says free testing for HIV critical but funding at risk
More than 50 people attended the free outdoor health screening on 16th Street S in St. Petersburg Friday. The event is ...
Seaweed invasion to hit Florida beaches harder than ever this year
USF scientists project 40% more seaweed than the previous record mess of 2022, when stinky, scratchy piles sent many tourists packing and cost cities millions to clean up.
2 longtime area coaches retired. So who now owns the longest tenures?
Both served at the same school their entire careers, making them the area’s longest-tenured coaches — by a good measure — at ...
Manatee County Government offices in Lakewood Ranch? Officials announce change.
The two-story, 101,000 square-foot building sits on 11 acres at 9000 Town Center Parkway in southeast Manatee County.
Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week AC/DC, Wanda Sykes and Taylor Swift laser show
AC/DC: Rock and Roll Hall of Famers AC/DC arrive in Tampa on Friday as part of their 2025 Power Up North American Tour, named after their 2020 album that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, but ...
42 apex predators that feast on venomous snakes released in Florida
Eastern indigo snakes eat venomous snakes, and they’re the longest snakes native to the U.S., but they’re non-venomous ...
Are the renters next door breaking the rules to control their dogs?
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Locals cheer on the Clearwater Ferry as it resumes service
Some of the first people to board the ferry after the fatal crash with Jeff Knight’s boat were its most ardent supporters.
Florida $2.5 million luxury yacht heist ends after boat chase with cops
A Russian man with a North Carolina address is at the center of a “bizarre” grand theft case involving two boats stolen ...
Editorial Cartoons for Monday from Times Wire Services
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