Grab your hiking boots and discover TBAY’s most remote views. | Photo via Hillsborough County
Lace up your hiking boots. We’ve compiled a curated hiking guide for the Tampa Bay areawith 15+ trails and routes to help you plan your next adventure.
While many of the park’s trails are best for mountain bikers, this path takes you through a heavily forested part. You’ll find fantastic birding spots and wildflowers aplenty.
Enjoy a slice of TBAY’s natural beauty with a jaunt along this beachfront path + stop for a moment to take in the brown pelicans, roseate spoonbills, and black skimmers.
Moez Limayem. That’s the name of the sole finalist to become USF’s ninth president. He’s currently the president of the University of North Florida, but Limayem served as the Dean of the Muma College of Business at USF for 10 years. Read more about his experience.
Announced
Food Network Host and celeb chef Geoffrey Zakarian is opening a new restaurant in St. Pete’s The Central. We don’t have a name — or an opening date yet — but the team promises it will center “around St. Petersburg’s unique story.” (St. Pete Rising)
Outdoors
St. Pete recently approved a new study to see if flood gate installations will protect neighborhoods from flood waters + storm surges. The $147,451 study will evaluate whether placing gates at Canal No. 7 near 46th Avenue and another at Bayou Grande Boulevard Northeast would effectively protect Shore Acres. (Q105)
Watch
We’re sure you’ve heard, but Taylor Swift drops"Life of a Showgirl” tomorrow, Oct. 3. But how are you celebrating? Both the Tampa Theatre and Sun-Ray Cinema are screening the 90-minute film celebrating the brand-new album. Get tickets before they likely sell out. (Creative Loafing Tampa Bay)
Open
There’s a new spot to drink, sling back wings, and watch the Bucs win — and lose — in South Tampa. Maryland-based sports bar The Greene Turtle just opened in the Westshore Marina District. Plus, there’s options besides bar classics, like the ahi tuna poke bowl and steak frites. (That’s So Tampa)
Seasonal
Green Light Cinema is hosting a haunting Halloween-y experience. Second Screen Cult Cinema is offering a Twilight Zone Dine-In Experience at the St. Pete theater on Saturday, Oct. 25. Viewers will tuck into a 3-course prix fixe meal from The Lay Low Chateau over episodes of the legendary show. (I Love the Burg)
Biz
Someone call the Jetsons, the future is here. Amazon drones will soon deliver your dog food and late night orders in Tampa. That is, if you live within an 8-mile radius of the Ruskin fulfillment center. The drones hit the skies later this year. (Tampa Bay Times)
Sports
The Buccaneers just kicked off their 50th season. Fire the cannons, or just celebrate by checking out the team’s new photographic retrospective at the Tampa Museum of Art through Sunday, Oct. 26. What’s on view? You’ll find perspectives from historic players and coaches, iconic moments from the field, and behind-the-scenes photographs.
Listen
Seattle is a solid team, so how can the Bucs overcome the injuries and the road trip to bounce back this week? The local experts of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers break it down on Locked On’s daily podcasts.
@sunshinecitywithkids paired some of the Burg’s parks with nearby coffee (and treat) spots. Bookmark it for your next cozy Saturday morning — or when your friends with kids are in town.
Your must-have Halloween decor to celebrate the season, ranging from how cute to oh my:
👻 These three ceramic ghost lights are almost too cute to stand (and come with batteries).
🕯️ A No. 1 best-seller, this floating candle set will add flickering, cozy warmth to any Halloween display.
🧹 Floating witch hats show your Halloween spirit and are perfect for a party.
🕸️ The Addams family would approve of this black lace spiderweb cover decking out your mantle.
☠️ Make the neighbors do a double-take with a best-selling hands and skull set popping out of your yard.
The fun doesn’t have to end here. After reading the newsletter, head over to our games page. Games refresh with new challenges every day at 6 a.m. from crossword puzzle to Sudoku to themed word search.
You won’t find me there (as I’m a wimp), but the more daring folks among us will love FloridaRAMA’s new “Pumpkins & Pythons” experience.
In the new scavenger hunt, guests “track, solve, and navigate their way through a world where mechanical bunny traps lure hungry serpents.” It’s open through Monday, Nov. 3.
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