The Lions Eye Institute for Transplant Research welcomed 51 local blind and visually impaired children Wednesday for its annual Holiday Hearts event, in partnership with Hillsborough Schools VIP2 program (Very Important People who are Visually Impaired People).

Freshman Sen. Nick DiCeglie, no stranger to the Florida Legislature after serving in the House since 2018, could be a boon to the Tampa Bay area with committee leadership roles and powerful committee assignments.

It took three and a half years, but James Beard-nominated Chef Chris Ponte finally opened his latest restaurant, adding to his Tampa repertoire of On Swann, Olivia and Bare Naked Kitchen.

Mangrove swamps, rockland hammocks and seagrass beds – all essential to the Florida Keys’ ecosystem – beckon visitors to Curry Hammock State Park.

Aetna Better Health of Florida plans to announce a new collaboration and donation of supplies to West Florida Foster Care Services in Tampa in support of the group’s annual “Twinkle in the Terrace” holiday event.

Weatherford Capital, led by former Florida Speaker of the House Will Weatherford, invested into Stellar, a venture-backed tech marketplace that addresses maintenance within the single-family rental market.

Enjoy gifts for travelers like a backpack made from recycled plastic, a portable power pack that charges your phone and can jump your car, a floating wet bag and our new favorite travel pillow in this year’s gift guide.

Fourteen reindeer and one caribou brought cheer during the Cold War days in Operation Reindeer.

The Ocean Conservancy and Florida Aquarium are responding to reports this week showing red tide is coming back.

One St.Petersburg 10-year-old is making big waves for environmental conservation. Miles Fetherston-Resch created Kids Saving Oceans to ensure our ocean is clean and healthy for his generation and generations to come.

Suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren took the stand Tuesday as a federal court evaluates Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pledges.

More than 63,000 people rode the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s new SunRunner in its first month of operation.