11.13.2025

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City Guide

Be a good neighbor

Feeding Tampa Bay is always looking for support. | Rendering by Feeding Tampa Bay

As we approach the holidays, it’s more important than ever to share great causes in the Tampa Bay area to support with your time.

Whether you’re an animal lover, an artsy type, a natural mentor, or a healthcare enthusiast — there’s a volunteer opportunity near you. Here are more than 25 ways to get involved around TBAY.

If you’re an animal lover

Friends of Strays Animal Shelter | Sign up to become a volunteer and dedicate at least six hours each month to dog walking, cat care, housekeeping, and more.
The Humane Society of Tampa Bay | Assist as a long-term or short-term volunteer to handle animals, adoptions, animal education, and special events, or get a group together for group volunteering.

If you want to help your neighbors in need

Reach St. Pete | Use your special skills — such as IT, finance, or marketing — to volunteer, or sign up for an event from the organization’s volunteer calendar.
Feeding Tampa Bay | Volunteer at the warehouse or help distribute meals at the Groceries on the Go truck.

City Guides are presented by Water Street Tampa

20+ more ideas

Events

Thursday, Nov. 13

Friday, Nov. 14

Saturday, Nov. 15

Sunday, Nov. 16

“Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror” | 8 a.m.-3 p.m. | Green Light Cinema | $12

This weekend is stacked

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Environment

Give old denim new purpose

Presented by Cotton

Cotton’s Blue Jeans Go Green™ program has collected over 5 million pieces of denim to be recycled. | Photo by BJGG Lifestyle Imagery

Stop throwing out your old denim. Recycle it through Cotton’s Blue Jeans Go Green™ program instead.

It’s simple: Find a participating retailer near you, drop off your well-loved denim (for free), and become a part of this green initiative.

How will your jeans be recycled? Blue Jeans Go Green™ will transform them into insulation for houses, pet beds, food packaging, and more.

Bonus: Follow @bluejeansgogreen on Instagram for more ways to make an impact.

Make a difference with your denim

News Notes

Civic

St. Petersburg City Council members just approved an $18.3 million contract to storm-harden the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility. The new facility will be built to weather a Category 5 hurricane. Catch up on other key local resiliency projects. (St. Pete Catalyst)

Coming Soon

Niche fragrances? Sign us up. Super Memory, a new fragrance shop, opens in the Sunshine City on Saturday, Nov. 22 — so you can sniff blends from those brands you’ve been eyeing online in person.

Announced

The bastion of bagels that is Pete’s Bagels just leaked their new location. Soon, you’ll be able to grab a Spicy Pete + Look Alive cold brew along the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks. The local spot is opening in the historic Dolphin Gift Shop — and it boasts unbeatable views of the Anclote River.

Try This

Here’s your chance to weigh in on the future of Pinellas County Schools. The district is hosting a series of town halls to get residents’ feedback on enrollment projections, new school programming, and school building utilization. Find a meeting near you. (WUSF News)

Sports

Is anyone else using the Trop’s roof panel repairs to mark the passage of time? So far, workers have replaced 20 of the 24 panels + the final pieces go up next week. The renovations should be done by the end of February — with the Rays paying to transform their corporate offices. (Tampa Bay Times)

Eat

We’re well on our way to becoming the bagel capital of the Southeast. Okay, that might be an exaggeration. Speaking of which, The Bagel Nook opens this Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7 a.m. in downtown Tampa for all of your weekend breakfast needs. The New Jersey-based joint offers the classic options, plus Fruity Pebbles-infused + other inventive flavors. (That’s So Tampa)

Sports

Can Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero break through after coming up short this season? Get the off season scoop from local experts of the Tampa Bay Rays with Locked On’s daily podcasts.

Shop

Nordstrom’s holiday gift list is here and we can’t stop browsing — snag great gifts or treat yourself to cold weather essentials like cashmere tech gloves + UGG ribbed crew socks.*

Finance

Take a break from high-interest debt with this versatile card that offers 0% intro APR for 18 months on balance transfers. Plus, there’s no annual fee + you’ll earn cash back rewards on everyday purchases. Explore the perks.*

Post of the Day

Copy of TBAY-Lead Story Image Crop (12).png — Did you catch the Aurora Borealis?

I don’t know if I’ve experienced regret quite like missing the Aurora Borealis on Tuesday night. Good thing Max Chesnes, of the Tampa Bay Times, caught the ultra-rate Florida sighting.

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The Buy

Simplify holiday hosting with when you get everything you need at the click of a button from Omaha Steaks. Choose from dozens of top-rated options like slow-cooked ham, premium, ready-to-cook turkey, grass-fed beef, and delicious sides like scalloped potatoes, sausage and cranberry stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, and green bean casserole to make your perfect holiday meal.

Plus, explore Omaha Steaks’ holiday gifts

Games

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.

Let the games begin

Answered

Yesterday, we asked “What year did snow last fall in Tampa Bay?”

A picture from snowfall in 1977. The words "Florida," "77," and "Tampa" have all been written in snow on cars. — No prizes for guessing which city this photo was taken in.

The answer, which about 76% of readers correctly guessed, is 1977. Let’s reminisce:

Fleeting flakes from an artic frost dusted our coast after nightfall on Jan. 18, 1977. The next morning, residents reported waking up to one-to-two inches of powder — although the City of Tampa officially reported just 0.2 inches.

But it wasn’t all snowball fights + snowmen, the Tampa Bay Times also reported ~200 accidents and 79 hospitalizations.

Don't take our word for it

The Wrap

Earlier this week, we shared some key info for joining influential Tampa + St. Pete committees. But that’s just one way to build community.

Tampa Tiger Bay Club hosts a range of nonpartisan but topical discussions + intellectually stimulating events. Like Friday, November 21’s panel on “AI: Whether Friend or Foe, It’s the Future Now!”

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