Long-time Tampa Bay sports executive Rick Nafe has died. His wife, Dana Nafe, said on Facebook he died Thursday night, but did not give a cause of death.
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ESPN has announced that Tampa’s Gasparilla Bowl is set to take place on Dec.23.
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Mayor Jane Castor and former Mayor Bob Buckhorn joined Coastal Construction Thursday morning to break ground on a new, 31-story luxury apartment complex in Downtown Tampa.
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Hillsborough County judicial candidate Melissa Cordon Black will be hosting a campaign kick-off next Thursday as she runs to succeed Judge Paul Jeske, who is retiring.
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Hillsborough County is inviting the community to its 25th Annual Memorial Day Remembrance on Sunday morning.
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Could Hillsborough High School senior Erriyon Knighton one day be known as the world’s fastest human? He’s definitely on the right track, so to speak, as he continues to open eyes in the global track community.
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Florida will see the busiest Memorial Day weekend travel in three years, according to AAA.
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A tournament that began with a promising win to open play ended in two consecutive losses for USF’s softball team in the NCAA Tournament at Tallahassee.
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The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning drove the final nail in the Panthers’ coffin Monday, defeating them 2-0 to complete a four-game sweep of their NHL Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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The Lightning played like a two-time Stanley Cup champion is supposed to.
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A heap of prominent Florida Republicans jumped into the race for Florida’s 15th Congressional District this week, making for a crowded and competitive GOP Primary.
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Florida Polytechnic University is introducing two new Master of Science degrees this fall in data science and engineering management.
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Tampa General Hospital and Kindred Rehabilitation Services have partnered to unveil a new $35 million TGH Rehabilitation Hospital in Tampa.
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Movies in the Park is back, returning this Thursday in St. Petersburg’s North Straub Park.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 Saturday night in Game 7, making the Bolts victorious in their first-round playoff series.
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State Rep. Ben Diamond Thursday backed for Lindsay Cross in her race to join the Florida Legislature.
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It’s winner takes all Saturday in the playoff series between the Lightning and Maple Leafs.
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Goldman Sachs has paid $184 million for apartment tower Nine15 in downtown Tampa, according to Hillsborough County property records reported by the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
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On Friday and Saturday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ coaching staff gets its first up-close look at the incoming draft class at their rookie mini-camp.
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To mark National Bike Month, cycling advocates with Walk Bike Tampa will host a Share the Road public bike ride on May 14.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers star-quarterback Tom Brady is set to join Fox Sports as its lead NFL analyst after his final season on the field.
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The Lightning erupted for three goals in the first eight minutes and cruised to a 7-3 win over Toronto to even their playoff series at two games apiece.
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Tampa Bay reports the No. 10-lowest GPD per worker among all large U.S. metros, according to a new report from Hire A Helper.
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The University of South Florida will award more than 6,400 degrees during spring commencement this weekend.
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One of the state’s largest unions – SEIU Florida – has announced endorsements for candidates running to represent Tampa Bay for the 2022 election cycle.
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The City of Tampa is set to go green for Mental Health Awareness month this May.
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Tampa ranked No. 10 in WalletHub’s recently released list of the best cities to start a business in.
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The Tampa Museum of Art has received a landmark $25 million donation from Dick Corbett as the lead donation to the Museum’s Centennial Capital Campaign for Renovation and Expansion, which began during its 100th anniversary celebration in 2020.
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St. Petersburg philanthropists Kate Tiedemann and Ellen Cotton are donating $14 million to the University of South Florida to support the USF Muma College of Business.
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Pendry Residences Tampa, a 37-story luxury hotel and residential tower, is set to break ground this summer in downtown Tampa.