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Spanish influence in Florida likely dates back to 1513 when Juan Ponce de León landed in what is now St. Augustine and named the peninsula “La Florida.”

Columbia Restaurant, the oldest eatery in Florida, was founded by a Cuban immigrant who arrived in Ybor City with his wife and four sons around 1900.

In the 1940s a spare room on the fifth floor of the United States Supreme Court building was converted to a workout area.

The Hillsborough County Commission on Wednesday pumped the brakes on plans to begin the process of adding two commissioners to the board, which would bring the seven-member Commission to nine.

With a flurry of new state laws on the books regarding public education, including how texts are selected for school libraries and what books are considered appropriate for students, Hillsborough County School Board members are hoping for clarification to avoid potential lawsuits.

Even though many of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers starters didn’t play in the preseason opener, the offense has work to do.

Gov.Ron DeSantis has appointed three members to the Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County.

The Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions (ISPS) and the Tampa Bay Partnership are premiering a 2023 Legislative Session recap with Sens. Ed Hooper and Darryl Rouson July 27 at noon.

Since starting the season 29-7, one of the best starts in Major League Baseball history, the Tampa Bay Rays have been mediocre.

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) selected Strategic Property Partners’ (SPP) Water Street Tampa as one of its 2023 Americas Awards for Excellence, a program that recognizes superior development in the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced the dates its training camp will be open to the public, starting with the first open practice July 30.

Earlier this month, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) awarded $10,000 to three organizations making a difference in Tampa Bay.

Months after Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Suzy Lopez as Hillsborough State Attorney, the Tampa Republican filed to seek a full term.

CareerSource Pinellas has a new partnership with Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) to promote job placement assistance, career workshops and youth programs.

The Tampa Bay Rays opened the season by winning 23 of their first 29 games, the hottest start to a season since the 1984 Detroit Tigers.

The city of St. Petersburg hosts its third Annual The Fourth Independence Day celebration at the St. Pete Pier Tuesday from 4-10 p.m.

The Tampa Bay Rays will play at home at Tropicana Field on the Fourth of July.

The Tampa Downtown Partnership, a nonprofit organization that works to make downtown area neighborhoods an inviting place to live, work and play, has named Jin Liu its new board chair for the upcoming 2023-24 year.

The city of St. Petersburg is among the 100 best places to live in the U.S., according to Livability.com’s 10th annual list.

The Florida Aquarium recently released Kalan – a female, sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle – back into the ocean after her successful recovery at the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Apollo Beach.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) has apprehended Hamzah Samir Othman, a two-time convicted felon and gang member, following his probation check failure on Thursday, June 8.

On Thursday, Clearwater’s City Council is expected to pass the second reading of a measure banning smoking on city beaches and parks.

Despite taking two of three from the American League West-leading Texas Rangers, the Tampa Bay Rays still haven’t won over every critic.

Tampa Bay Water is celebrating 25 years of innovation and regional cooperation to keep water flowing to the region.

Katie Blaxberg, a former legislative aide to former state Rep.

IDEA Public Schools, beginning this week, are serving free meals to any child in the community at their two campuses in Hillsborough County, helping ensure children who rely on schools for nutritious meals won’t go without this summer.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office conducted an undercover operation, rescuing two survivors from human trafficking.

An FBI search at the home of Tampa City Council member Lynn Hurtak and her husband, Tim Burke, earlier this month is tied to an investigation into alleged hacking at Fox News, according to a document obtained by, and statements to, the Tampa Bay Times.

Three Florida companies are celebrating this week after Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced them as the winners of the 2023 Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award.