SAFETY HARBOR — It’s a situation that’s been around as long as downtown districts have existed: the densely populated areas produce a certain level of noise,...
Before there was Walt Disney World or the Daytona 500 or Interstate 4, there was Gatorland. The roadside attraction, presenting reptiles and “real Florida,” was started...
Dear Penny, Should you tip 20% at a buffet, where you’re serving yourself and the wait staff only has to remove used plates? Essentially, in this...
The new owners of the Sundial shopping plaza in downtown St. Petersburg are tussling with the owner of the AMC Sundial 12 movie theater in the...
The head coach of an internationally known basketball academy has been accused of squandering tuition payments on “gambling, personal vacations and OnlyFans subscriptions,” Florida investigators say. Coach Roderick Wilmont skimmed...
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World War II veteran Fred Faulkner, who recently turned 99, is a very good writer, much like his distant novelist relative. He’s also an amateur musician,...
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl winner, was roasted on Netflix on Sunday night in what the streaming company called “The...
This weekend brings the annual Riverfest to Tampa’s iconic Riverwalk. And what might be most remarkable is that this is only the eighth year for this...
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TALLAHASSEE — When Orlando-based St. Johns Insurance Co. went insolvent in 2022, it spelled the end of one of Florida’s largest insurers. Its 147,000 policyholders found...
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BELLEAIR BLUFFS — When Suzy Sofer and her father, Stan, decided a year and a half ago they were ready to exit the restaurant business after...
Country superstar Dierks Bentley will be the headliner at the Tampa Pig Jig in October, a show that will likely sell out for what has become...
MAITLAND (BUSINESS WIRE) — Central Florida-based Tijuana Flats announced today that a new ownership group has acquired the brand with a plan of revitalizing its restaurants...