Photos: In front of Tampa Tiger Bay Club, Uthmeier draws mix of boos and cheers for comments about LGBTQ community James Uthmeier at Cuban Club in Ybor City, Florida on April 17, 2026. TAMPA — For a man who’s been in his job for 14 months, Florida Attorney General

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Tampa conference is a ‘gathering of union busters,’ according to local labor leaders Activist at a May Day protest in Ybor City, Florida on May 3, 2025. A three-day ‘positive employee relations’ conference coming to Tampa this weekend,

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8 incredible Tampa Bay spots to lay low if you’re trying to not testify about Jeffrey Epstein Tampa Bay has plenty to offer! Do you currently live in Tampa Bay? Were you supposed to appear at a federal deposition this week about your mishandling of

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Tampa City Councilman Bill Carlson announces run for mayor Bill Carlson, Tampa City Councilman for District 4. To the surprise of no one, this morning District 4 City Councilman Bill Carlson filed paperwork for

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The Strokes are coming back to Tampa this fall The Strokes at BBK Live 2019 Music Festival on July 12, 2019 in Bilbao, Spain. After returning to Coachella last weekend, The Strokes have also shared

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Hillsborough sheriff says fired major was ‘under the influence’ while on duty, but won’t say how he got caught Maj. Troy Morgan (L) with Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister at the Riverhills Church of God in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 18, 2026. Representatives for the

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Guy Fieri, Mayor of Flavortown, has been spotted outside Tampa’s Supernatural Food & Wine https://www.reddit.com/r/tampa/comments/1sfym3d/guy_fieri_sighting It looks like the Mayor of Flavortown has touched down in Tampa Bay. Not even an hour

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Tampa Bay locals play a role in Paul Rudd's movie set at the Don Cesar The dark comedy directed by Tom McCarthy (“Spotlight”) centers on a real conference that happened at the Don Cesar in 1980, where experts fumbled the chance to stop climate change through a Congressio...

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Advocates fear Florida’s domestic terrorist law could reach beyond Muslim groups Rev. Andy Oliver of the Allendale United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg Tuesday at the press conference at CAIR Florida’s Tampa office One day after

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Entrepreneur Gary Hartfield enters race to be Tampa’s next mayor Gary Hartfield at Kiley Amphitheater in Tampa, Florida. Tampa’s mayoral race is already up to its neck in candidates thanks to nine people who’ve filed

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Live Nation wants to build a new 4,300-capacity music venue in Ybor City Rendering of Live Nation's new unnamed music venue in Ybor City. Live Nation, the world’s largest concert promotion company that was recently exposed for

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Willie Nelson is coming to Clearwater this summer Willie Nelson plays Oak Ridge Estate in Arrington, Virginia on Sept. 4, 2014. Willie Nelson turns 93 this year, and he’s still on the road with plans to

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He was rizzin’: Photos from the 'Hunky Jesus & Foxy Mary' contest at St. Pete's Wet Spot pool bar Contestants and partygoers at The Wet Spot in St. Petersburg, Florida on April 5, 2026. Tampa Bay’s Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence were at it over Easter

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DeSantis signs Florida bill allowing state to label groups as ‘domestic terrorist organizations’ Gov. Ron DeSantis signing HB 1471 in Tampa on April 6, 2026. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill allowing the state to designate groups as “domestic

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Florida AG says state can now fund religious charter schools, and ‘encourage’ Christianity Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on July 15, 2025 Florida won’t enforce a plank of its constitution barring public funds from going to religious

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Florida Republicans line up to praise fired Attorney General Pam Bondi President Donald Trump holds a press conference with Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in the James S. Brady Press

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Jer, one Florida's best ska bands, plays Tampa this month Jer Tolerance levels to oi vary. Jeremy Hunter invites ska expats to come back home. The Gainesville songwriter created YouTube’s popular Ska Tune Network

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Trump Fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General She's faced scrutiny for her handling of the case surrounding the Epstein files and Trump's appearance in them. And she'll still have to appear for a scheduled deposition before the House Oversight Co...

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Tampa has $6 million to spend on tree canopy mitigation, advocates and officials disagree on how the money should be used A view of the City of Tampa on March 25, 2020. Walk outside on a sweltering Florida summer afternoon and step from a sun-baked street into the shade of a

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Sydney Gruters,  wife of RNC Chair and state Sen. Joe Gruters, says she's running for Florida congressional seat Sydney Gruters Sydney Gruters,  wife of Republican National Committee Chair and state Sen. Joe Gruters, announced Thursday that she is filing to run

Sydney Gruters,  wife of RNC Chair and state Sen. Joe Gruters, says she's running for Florida congressional seat www.cltampa.com/news/sydney-...

DeSantis says birthright citizenship 'kind of cheapens the process when you make it a tourist thing' Ron DeSantis in Naples, Florida on March 12, 2026. As the nation’s highest court weighs whether to greenlight Trump’s citizenship ban for certain

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Voting rights groups sue after DeSantis signs bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote Gov. Ron DeSantis at The Villages, Florida on April 1, 2026. While Congress remains deadlocked on the SAVE America Act that would require U.S.

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Clearwater Beach's Sugar Sand Festival's patriotic sculptures include a big, sandy Hulk Hogan The 2026 theme, “United in Sand: Celebrating Sports & Spirit,” turns more than 1,000 tons of Clearwater Beach sand into a walk-through art exhibit inside a 24,000-square-foot tent. 18 master sand scul...

Clearwater Beach’s Sugar Sand Festival’s patriotic sculptures include a big, sandy Hulk Hogan
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DeSantis signs ‘Missy’s Law,’ calls for House impeachment of judge Gov. Ron DeSantis signs HB 445, also known as "Missy’s Law." Felons convicted of violent and sexual crimes won’t be released prior to sentencing under a

DeSantis signs ‘Missy’s Law,’ calls for House impeachment of judge
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Tampa City Council to discuss Rome Yard changes, and $21.7 million to help relocation of police facilities Conceptual rendering of a proposed Tampa Police Department annex on Howard Avenue in Tampa, Florida. Tampa City Council meets this week for single regular

Tampa City Council to discuss Rome Yard changes, and $21.7 million to help relocation of police facilities
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DeSantis signs bill to spend $5.5 million to rename Florida airport after Trump Palm Beach International Airport Gov. Ron DeSantis wasted little time signing a bill that will rename Palm Beach International Airport after President

DeSantis signs bill to spend $5.5 million to rename Florida airport after Trump
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Red Bull’s cliff diving series comes to the St. Pete Pier this summer Kaylea Arnett in Boston, Massachusetts on Sept. 20, 2025. The water’s not that deep around the St. Pete Pier, but some of the world’s most extreme

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Tampa Jan. 6 rioter files $18 million lawsuit, alleging police assaulted members of 'peaceful' crowd Alan Fischer III during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Dozens of people who participated in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,

Tampa Jan. 6 rioter files $18 million lawsuit, alleging police assaulted members of ‘peaceful’ crowd
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‘Vote For Pedo’: At least 2,000 ‘No Kings’ protestors come to downtown Tampa No Kings protests in Tampa, Florida on March 28, 2026. About 8 million people across the U.S. gathered in the streets last Saturday for the latest “No

‘Vote For Pedo’: At least 2,000 ‘No Kings’ protestors come to downtown Tampa
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Florida's reddest counties saw massive crowds at last weekend's 'No Kings' protests The No Kings rally in Jacksonville included a march from Friendship Circle, across the John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge, and to the Duval County Courthouse. The

Florida’s reddest counties saw massive crowds at last weekend’s ‘No Kings’ protests
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