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Marie Morey, lead property specialist, left, show Laquida Carter and her friend George Weeks the view from the living room window as Carter becomes a new resident on the affordable housing side at the Innovare apartments on Oct. 1, 2024, in St. Petersburg. Carter, who is moving from Lakeland, has been on the waiting list for Innovare for over nine months.
At the housing experiment, tension grows between formerly homeless and “regulars”
For residents at the Innovare complex, different rents and resources test some tenants’ gratitude.
Rays to play 2025 season at Tampa’s Steinbrenner Field
The Rays are planning to play the 2025 season at Tampa’s Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the rival New York Yankees.
In need of an interim home as a result of damage from Hurricane Milton to Tropicana Field, the team has a deal in place with its American League East rival.
Tropical Storm Sara forms, could threaten Florida next week
This map shows where forecasters believe Tropical Storm Sara could go over the next several days.
It’s too soon to know what impacts Tropical Storm Sara could bring to the Tampa Bay area.
Florida sues FEMA over worker who skipped homes with Trump signs
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a federal court complaint against FEMA and a former employee of the agency claiming they violated property owners' civil rights by skipping homes with Trump election signs.
Ashley Moody is asking a federal judge to declare that the FEMA employee violated property owners’ civil rights.
Light decorations are on display during Enchant Christmas at Tropicana Field on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in St. Petersburg. The annual event is skipping St. Petersburg this year, though not because of hurricane damage. The decision was made months ago.
Enchant Christmas light show won’t be at Tropicana Field this year
Though hurricane damage might make that obvious, the decision not to come to St. Petersburg was made months ago.
Surgeon General Ladapo eyed for the Trump admin. What has he done in Florida?
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joeseph Ladapo speaks during a roundtable discussion at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute in downtown Tampa on Feb. 23, 2023.
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Joseph Ladapo in 2021. DeSantis suggested Ladapo could be the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Christ the King bookkeeper gets 2 years in prison for embezzling church funds
Christ the King Church in Tampa.
Heather Darrey admitted stealing more than $800,000 from the Catholic church in South Tampa and using the money to make expensive purchases.
Tampa Bay Steel to be aquired by Canadian company for $79.5M
The downtown skyline, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 in Tampa. Tampa Bay Steel, a locally based metal and steel distribution company, is being acquired by Toronto-based Russel Metals for $79.5 million.
Tampa Bay Steel has operated out of Tampa for more than 40 years.

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Rays to play 2025 season at Tampa’s Steinbrenner Field
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The Rays are planning to play the 2025 season at Tampa’s Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the rival New York Yankees.
Jiwon Jeon, Charley Hull lead after 1st round of The Annika in Belleair
9 minutes ago• Sports
Jiwon Jeon hits an iron to the No. 8 green while playing in the first round of The Annika Thursday at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair.
Gators’ Billy Napier declares DJ Lagway ‘ready to play’ against LSU
33 minutes ago• Gators
Florida quarterback DJ Lagway was removed from the team’s injury report and penciled in to start Saturday against No. 21 LSU.
Bucs claim Mike Edwards off waivers, reuniting with their former safety
2 hours ago• Bucs
Safety Mike Edwards was part of the Bucs team that won Super Bowl 55 following the 2020 season.
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Enough messing around. Time to move the Rays stadium deal forward | Editorial
5 hours ago• Opinion
A depiction of the new baseball stadium and redevelopment of the Tropicana Field site.
Victorious Republicans are once again falling for the mandate trap | Column
Yesterday• Opinion
Does President-elect Donald Trump have a mandate? Does it matter?
Fixing the Trop - and ties with the Rays | Editorial
Yesterday• Opinion
An aerial drone view of Tropicana Field as work begins to remove the damaged fiberglass roof which was destroyed from high winds during Hurricane Milton.
Election proved Floridians want economic relief | Column
Yesterday• Opinion
Florida has been a major driver of the U.S. economy in recent years.
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Jiwon Jeon, Charley Hull lead after 1st round of The Annika in Belleair
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Gators’ Billy Napier declares DJ Lagway ‘ready to play’ against LSU
33 minutes ago• Gators
Rays to play 2025 season at Tampa’s Steinbrenner Field
1 hour ago• Sports
Bucs claim Mike Edwards off waivers, reuniting with their former safety
2 hours ago• Bucs
Enough messing around. Time to move the Rays stadium deal forward | Editorial
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Florida sues FEMA over worker who skipped homes with Trump signs
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Parent company of FanDuel Sports Networks has reorganization plan approved
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Victorious Republicans are once again falling for the mandate trap | Column
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At the housing experiment, tension grows between formerly homeless and “regulars”
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A strip steak with a black garlic demi-glace sauce is served at The Estuary in New Port Richey.
Tampa Bay’s Top 30 Restaurants of 2024
We hope you’re hungry, Tampa Bay: Our food critic has chosen her top places to eat right now.
Ronni Drimmer, President of the Condominium Association Board for building #5 at the Kalmia condominium complex in Clearwater, said many condominium residents fear they may have no choice but to sell due to new building safety requirements, skyrocketing insurance costs and damages from this hurricane season.
Once a retirement haven, Florida’s condo crisis is pricing seniors out
Christine Geyer poses for a portrait at her mother’s home that was damaged by a tree that fell during Hurricane Milton on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Temple Terrace.
After Tampa Bay’s two hurricanes, uncertainty, trauma and one lost cat
Supporters react as Fox News projected former U.S. President Donald Trump was elected president during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6 in West Palm Beach.
Why people voted Trump: 9 Floridians in their own words
From left: Children pose for a photo on a swing that hung from an oak tree in St. Petersburg. Jay and Lori Kent smile under the tree in a Plant City backyard where they were married. A night-blooming cereus cactus dedicated to a lost loved one hangs from the branches of a tree in St. Petersburg. A pink tabebuia tree blooms in Tampa. All these trees fell during the 2024 hurricane season.
Residents share memories about beloved Tampa Bay trees toppled by storms

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