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Theater
Preview the upcoming 2025-2026 Straz season
Take a look at the latest Broadway shows, live shows, comedy, and orchestra performances coming to the Tampa venue over the next several months.
September 11, 2025 02:52 PM
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Bailey Lefever
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Arts
Tampa Bay glassblowing classes
Master the craft of glassblowing at these local studios — then decorate your home with your own stained-glass panel or tumblers.
July 3, 2023
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Bailey Lefever
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Entertainment
Independence Day fireworks displays and ordinances in the Tampa Bay area
There’s no shortage of ways to commemorate America’s birthday in the Tampa Bay region.
June 30, 2023
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Brad Haft
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History
4 interesting photos from Tampa Bay’s past
We take a look at four head-turning images from Tampa Bay’s archives.
June 28, 2023
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Brad Haft
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Sports
Summer baseball forecast
You won’t want to miss these upcoming baseball games from our local Minor League Baseball team, the Tampa Tarpons.
June 20, 2023
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
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Small Business
Tampa Bay floral arranging classes
We’re packing a floral punch.
June 15, 2023
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Bailey Lefever
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Events
Boom by the Bay 2023 preview
The Independence Day fireworks show is slated for Saturday, July 1.
June 14, 2023
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Brad Haft
Five ice cream cones and lots of sprinkles.
Food
What ice cream flavor best embodies Tampa Bay?
Our city is home to so many distinct flavors and regional fruits and veggies. Which would you use to make Tampa Bay into its very own flavor of ice cream?
June 12, 2023
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Emily Shea-Owen
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Culture
7 tattoo shops in Tampa Bay, FL
Let’s get poked at these local tattoo shops.
June 12, 2023
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Brad Haft
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Culture
Exploring Tampa Bay through Geocaching
Get outside and join the world’s largest treasure hunt and see TBAY in a new way.
June 8, 2023
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Brad Haft
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Culture
Direct flights to Puerto Rico from TPA under $150
We’re taking TBAY to the Island of Enchantment this summer with low-cost direct flights from TPA.
June 8, 2023
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Brad Haft
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The TAMPA sign at Sparkman Wharf near Water Street Tampa. It has a Lightning bolt on it for the local hockey team, and a partially cloudy sky is in the background next to a high rise.
Events
Tampa is getting ready to celebrate 813 Day in style
Water Street Tampa and Sparkman Wharf are honoring the occasion with special deals.
August 5, 2024
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Patrick Sidwell
Standing water from heavy rainfall and Hurricane Debbie in a parking lot has cars partially submerged. A police car and cones are in the background, as is a pink tower, seemingly from either the Vinoy Hotel or Don CeSar hotel.
City
Debby’s aftermath in the Tampa Bay area
Here’s a roundup of the storm’s TBAY impacts, and ways to help those affected.
August 5, 2024
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Patrick Sidwell
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Theater
Upcoming fall 2024 shows in Tampa Bay
We’re taking a peek at the Straz’s, freeFALL Theatre’s, and other TBAY performance venues’ lineups of showstopping performances.
August 2, 2024
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Bailey Lefever
Chickens in Ybor City. They are strutting through leaves at Centennial Park.
Live
Unwritten rules of the Tampa Bay area
Tell us you’re from Tampa Bay without telling us you’re from Tampa Bay.
August 2, 2024
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Staff
Leaders clap onstage at the Tampa Bay Sun FC release party celebration.
Sports
Kick off Tampa Bay Sun FC’s inaugural season
The team’s first match is Sunday, Aug. 18, but the festivities start this week.
August 2, 2024
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Bailey Lefever
A photo of Mannatan Ave and Vasconia Street with flooding on the roads. The residential area has houses around and there are cars driving through the water nearby.
Government
Breaking down Tampa’s budget: Stormwater edition
The city is making plans to improve drainage in its flood-prone areas.
August 1, 2024
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Patrick Sidwell
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Food
Chompa Bay: Predalina named one of Yelp’s Best New Restaurants in the South
The Mediterranean spot is latest TBAY eatery to achieve acclaim.
July 31, 2024
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Bailey Lefever
A downed tree with its roots in the air along the road in St. Pete.
City
Tampa Electric is moving some power lines underground
We’re checking in on the utility’s progress as hurricane season continues in Tampa Bay.
July 31, 2024
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Bailey Lefever
A puddle on a road with downtown St. Pete high rises visible in the background and reflected from the puddle. A cyclist is coming toward the camera in a red shirt. Palm trees line the sides of the roads.
Government
St. Pete’s Stormwater Master Plan could cost $1 billion
If approved, it would be the first plan of its kind since 1994.
July 30, 2024
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Patrick Sidwell
A close-up shot of the Eiffel Tower from below. The Olympic rings are on the front of the tower, and we are looking up at it as it sits beneath a clear blue sky.
Sports
What if Tampa Bay hosted the Olympics?
We’re dreaming big, and thinking of the potential venues for Summer Olympics action in the Tampa Bay area.
July 30, 2024
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Patrick Sidwell