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Photos: Tampa celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with River O’Green and downtown parade

Bob Buckhorn has more than $1.4 million in a PAC that’ll support a presumptive run for a third term, but the former Tampa ...
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DeSantis criticizes House for not passing vaccine exemption bill amid measles outbreak

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. After the legislative session ended Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the House for failing to ...
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Florida sheriffs, including Grady Judd, criticize Trump’s mass deportation efforts

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd withFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier last February discussing Operation Bloodline and Operation Flatline. A group of ...
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‘Pride means fight back’: Tampa activists stage People’s Pride march through Ybor City [PHOTOS]

People's Pride Coalition march in Ybor City, Florida on March 14, 2026. Seventh Avenue has a reputation for being the backdrop for radical political ...
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Street skating legend Mike Vallely comes to Tampa Bay this month

Mike Vallely doing a frontside wallie handplant transfer in Des Moines, Iowa on Aug. 22, 2021. Some things don’t change much, ...
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Florida’s 2026 legislative session ends Friday—and lawmakers don’t have the budget ready

House Speaker Daniel Perez addresses reporters in Tallahassee, Florida following a floor sitting on Jan. 15, 2026. House ...
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Florida bill banning local governments from ‘net-zero’ policies heads to DeSantis

Caladesi Island State Park in Dunedin, Florida. The Florida Senate has voted final approval of an amended tax bill (HB 1217) ...
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St. Petersburg police officer fired after losing gun, ammo, Taser near a dumpster

A St. Petersburg police department cruiser. A St. Petersburg Police officer was officially terminated yesterday after his ...
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Providence rock and roll legend Deer Tick will play St. Pete this fall

Deer Tick Last Christmas, John McCauley broke fans’ hearts when he was forced to cancel Deer Tick’s New Year’s shows after ...
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Tampa will once again dye the Hillsborough River green, despite concerns from environmentalists

The Hillsborough River in Tampa, Florida on March 15, 2025. Each spring, the Hillsborough River glows an unnatural shade of green as part of Tampa’s River ...
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Sunday concert aims to ‘Engage’ Hillsborough Democrats

J.IN.X Democrats, lately, always look like they are at a crossroads or existential crisis, wringing their hands and doomscrolling online looking for the ...
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Gabriel Jacoby’s one-of-a-kind Southern sound is putting Tampa on the map once again

The March 12, 2026 cover of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Just over 2,500 miles separate Tampa’s Robles Park from Hollywood, California. But those worlds ...