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Be the broker: Which vacant office spaces would you like to see become affordable housing?

Tell us which empty building could be used differently.

November 15, 2023

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Brianna Williams

City

2025 Tampa Bay Wrapped: Tampa and St. Pete’s top news of the year

Hi TBAY residents. It’s that time of year again — Spotify Wrapped is out, and so is ours. Ready to see how our year stacked up?

December 4, 2025

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Allie Remhof

The rendering of the Busch Gardens' new realm: Wild Oasis, a leafy, jungle-inspired area with a drop tower, fake mountain, and mist.

Development

Busch Gardens will unveil new Wild Oasis realm next spring

Head to the treetops for the theme park’s latest adventure.

September 17, 2024

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Bailey LeFever

Two women look at a featured painting at The Polk Museum of Art.

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Culture

Apps that can help you navigate Tampa Bay, FL

Hop off social media for the day and try these apps instead.

May 17, 2023

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Brad Haft

Sports

Sit down with the president of Super League Tampa Bay

Christina Unkel digs into the development process for the Tampa Bay area’s first women’s professional soccer team.

September 11, 2023

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Bailey LeFever

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Development

Meet Palihouse Hyde Park Village: the area’s first-ever hotel

The boutique hotel opens fall 2023 and will feature 36 rooms, a lobby bar, and resturant.

August 8, 2023

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Bailey LeFever

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Development

Redeveloping St. Pete’s YMCA

YMCA just selected local developers for a new neighborhood project.

January 17, 2023

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Brad Haft

Members of Tampa's Green Team stand in a line facing the camera. They are holding gardening tools, dressed in green tshirts, and wearing hats as the sun shines down. Someone near the middle is holding a tree with a mulch bag on the ground, implying it will be planted.

Travel and Outdoors

Tampa’s Green Team is looking for new members

Help create a brighter future with the city-run program.

July 22, 2024

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Patrick Sidwell

Startups

Celebrate International Plastic Free Day

We’re competing to cut down on our plastics use.

May 24, 2023

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Bailey LeFever

Preston Rudie is wearing a blue jacket and beanie with his arms spread wide. He is up a mountain and a blanket of clouds is behind him, stretching into the distance like a carpet.

Business

Tampa Bay’s movers and shakers: Preston Rudie

Learn more about the business owner, CEO, storyteller, and adventurer helping to shape our area’s future.

February 9, 2024

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Patrick Sidwell

A rendering of The Beachmaker Hotel. The building is a mix of white, brown, and grey, with balconies and deck chairs lining the upper floors. A row of palm trees sits in front, and the ocean is visible in the background.

Development

Say hello to The Beachmaker — Madeira Beach’s next luxury hotel

The hotel is part of the quaint seaside city’s ongoing makeover.

May 13, 2024

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Patrick Sidwell

A drone shot of the overhead of the tattered Tropicana Field roof after Hurricane Milton.

Development

Check in on St. Pete’s storm recovery and redevelopment plans

We’re covering everything from a new boutique hotel to finding the Trop’s repairs.

April 15, 2025

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Bailey LeFever

People hold lit lanterns along the river.

Travel and Outdoors

Make the most of the Tampa Riverfest

This year’s event includes a paddle invasion, tacofest, lantern parade, and lots of good eats.

April 4, 2024

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Bailey LeFever

History

Meet Tampa Bay’s female mayors past and present

We’re sharing the story and accomplishments of the four women who have led Tampa and St. Pete over the last century.

March 28, 2025

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Bailey LeFever

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Ritz-Carlton Residences Tampa opens second tower along Bayshore

The new 31-story condo tower is one of the latest changes to the South Tampa skyline.

January 14, 2026

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Bailey LeFever

A rendering of the Rays new proposed stadium, showing fans inside a ballpark.

City

The biggest TBAY stories we’re watching in 2025

From major downtown Tampa development to stadium updates, it’s going to be busy news year.

January 7, 2025

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Bailey LeFever

City

What happened during the first half of 2024 in Tampa Bay?

We’re officially halfway through the year. It’s time to look back.

July 2, 2024

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Patrick Sidwell

Live

Historic street names in Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay, FL has centuries of history. In this guide, we’re diving into some of the area’s oldest streets and how they got their names.

February 15, 2024

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Staff

Construction continues on the Phoenix Rising roller caster at Busch Gardens. A large crane is in front of a blue track, which sits beneath a largely cloudless sky. The sun is in the background and a building site is below.

Development

Hands in the air: Busch Gardens is building another roller coaster

Phoenix Rising is set to open at some point in 2024.

April 25, 2024

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Patrick Sidwell

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Sports

Meet USL Super League Tampa Bay

Professional women’s soccer is coming to Tampa Bay

May 16, 2023

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Bailey LeFever

A biker pedals their way in a designated bike lane on a Tampa street, separated by a brick lane from cars.

City

Tampa begins work on the 22-mile Green ARTery network

Construction just began on the first two segments of the Green ARTery, Tampa’s new pedestrian and bicycle network.

May 13, 2025

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Bailey LeFever

The Sulphur Springs Water Tower protrudes from trees on the right of the screen. A luscious green canopy is bisected by the Hillsborough River, running off into the distance. We are positioned high up, looking toward a setting sun in the west and a partially cloudy sky.

History

A brief history of the Sulphur Springs Water Tower

Have you ever wondered what the the lighthouse-looking structure protruding from Tampa’s tree canopy is? Wonder no more.

September 23, 2024

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Patrick Sidwell