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After taking a year off due to Covid, the long-running Vintage Motor Classic is cruising back into the downtown St. Petersburg waterfront. Held in partnership with...
With Anthony Ornella and Brian Senior
The number of pedestrian and bicyclist deaths in Pinellas County continues to soar, nearly doubling from 2020 to 2021 and leaving local transportation officials scrambling for...
Through a partnership with NASA, college students now have the opportunity to utilize patents originally intended for use in space right here in Tampa Bay. NASA...
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, people from across the country gather in celebration and remembrance of the life of the Civil Rights icon who nonviolently...
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch envisions new community centers, tech hubs and homeownership opportunities for residents, and he has a road map on how the city...
Tampa Bay’s pursuit of a second-straight Lombardi trophy is off to a hot start Sunday, after cruising to a 31-15 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in...
Researchers with the University of South Florida have released the results of a nationwide public opinion poll showing that almost two years into the pandemic, Covid-19...
A new crypto-themed restaurant in Clearwater Beach hopes to take customers to the moon with a combination of good food and an introduction to the world...
Florida’s Gulf Coast is not known as a surfer’s paradise due to its small swells, but that could soon change when the Peak Surf Park breaks...