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Wearing black T-shirts and a pig suit, holding banners and pink bullhorns, 40 people spent hours shouting for "Justice for Waddles."
SPCA Tampa Bay takes heat over Waddles, a sunburned pig
Protesters crash the animal welfare group’s fundraising pet walk to demand justice.
At Tampa’s elite MacDill base, a bomb went undetected for 6 days. How?
A bomb was placed last month outside the visitors center just outside the MacDill Air Force Base's Dale Mabry Gate. Here, the visitors center is seen at the right of the gate, behind a sign greeting guests.
The gap between a 911 call and the discovery of an explosive raises questions about security at the base, experts say.
Bomb threat reported near University of South Florida’s Tampa campus
The Marshall Student Center is seen on the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida in 2024. The university reported a bomb threat near the campus Friday morning.
The threat comes after weeks of heightened security at MacDill Air Force Base, where an explosive device was left for six days.
How well do you know the dome the Rays call home? Try our Trop Trivia
Fans filter into Tropicana Field for the Rays' 2022 home opener against the Baltimore Orioles.
From the obvious to the obscure, we have 28 questions for 28 seasons played at Tropicana Field to test you before the home opener.
Attorney General Pam Bondi and President Donald Trump sit together in 2016. This week, Trump fired her.
This week’s Florida lore needs its own time capsule | Column
Gas is outrageous, Pam Bondi was fired, Trump wants a gold statue, Lindsay Graham is a Disney Adult and more.
Here’s what David Jolly told Tampa voters in his bid for Florida governor
Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly talks to a packed house at La Teresita Restaurant in West Tampa in his pitch to Democrats in his run for Florida governor.
Jolly gave a passionate defense of liberalism to a room packed with long-suffering Democrats looking for any signs that their party can compete against a dominant Florida GOP machine.
38 places for Easter brunch or dinner in Tampa Bay
Easter Sunday brings a prix fixe brunch menu to Luma inside SkyBeach Resort in St. Petersburg.
Hop to these buffets and specials at restaurants, hotels and more.
Florida’s official flagship will soon be one based in Tampa, thanks to lawmakers
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill designating the S.S. American Victory as Florida's official flagship.
The S.S. American Victory has been a museum at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa.

SPORTS

Anthony Cirelli’s hat trick leads way in Lightning’s home win vs. Pens
• Lightning
Lightning center Anthony Cirelli's empty-netter completes his hat trick Thursday night against the Penguins in Tampa.
How well do you know the dome the Rays call home? Try our Trop Trivia
• Rays
Fans filter into Tropicana Field for the Rays' 2022 home opener against the Baltimore Orioles.
Can tax money be used for a Rays stadium? Perhaps through a backdoor
• Viewpoints
Renderings for the proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium and mixed-used entertainment complex that has Hillsborough County commissioners looking into the legal ramifications of using sales tax money toward construction costs.
What do we know about the Rays after 1 week besides their 2-4 record?
• Rays
The Rays' Cedric Mullins drops the ball as he attempts to tag the Brewers' Brice Turang (2) out at second base during the fifth inning Tuesday in Milwaukee.
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VIEWPOINTS

This week’s Florida lore needs its own time capsule | Column
• Viewpoints
Attorney General Pam Bondi and President Donald Trump sit together in 2016. This week, Trump fired her.
Florida needs leaders who will stand up for childhood vaccines | Column
• Viewpoints
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Can tax money be used for a Rays stadium? Perhaps through a backdoor
• Viewpoints
Renderings for the proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium and mixed-used entertainment complex that has Hillsborough County commissioners looking into the legal ramifications of using sales tax money toward construction costs.
Speed cameras in Florida school zones work. Critics are missing the point | Column
• Viewpoints
A speed camera monitors traffic near McKitrick Elementary School, Martinez Middle School and Steinbrenner High School in Lutz.
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POLITICS

Florida’s official flagship will soon be one based in Tampa, thanks to lawmakers
• Tampa
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill designating the S.S. American Victory as Florida's official flagship.
Here’s what David Jolly told Tampa voters in his bid for Florida governor
• Elections
Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly talks to a packed house at La Teresita Restaurant in West Tampa in his pitch to Democrats in his run for Florida governor.
Bondi’s legacy inextricably tied to Epstein files
• Politics
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Attorney General Pam Bondi as he delivers an announcement on his Homeland Security Task Force in the State Dinning Room of the White House on Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C..
Pam Bondi thrived amid all the negative publicity — until she didn’t
• Politics
Pam Bondi is sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination to be U.S. attorney general on Jan. 15, 2025. Trump on Thursday said Bondi would be "transitioning" to the private sector.
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BAY MAGAZINE

Celebrate Women’s History Month with an empowering art exhibit in Gulfport
• Bay Magazine
Donna M. Richardson’s “In the Flo” is part of “Women: Leading the Change” at the Brenda McMahon Gallery in Gulfport.
Tampa Bay author Lisa Unger returns with the thriller ‘Served Him Right’
• Bay Magazine
Lisa Unger.
Help your guests plan a day trip to one of these unique Florida attractions
• Bay Magazine
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park gives visitors a glimpse of rural life in Florida in the 1930s through the eyes of the author of “The Yearling” at her former home in Cross Creek.
Forget driving: Catch a train to Miami next time you visit the Magic City
• Bay Magazine
“The Hydrospatial City” by Gyula Kosice, on display in 2025 at the Pérez Art Museum Miami.
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Each year, the Tampa Bay Times surveys employers to celebrate the best places to work.
Eileen McGill Fox, patient and HPV vaccine advocate, clinches her fist as she undergoes exams during an appointment at Moffitt Cancer Treatment Center on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Tampa.
She’s battled cancer for years. A vaccine could have prevented it
A man walks past signage for Hillsborough County’s Precinct #115 on Tuesday. Voters were choosing between Democratic union leader Brian Nathan and former Republican Florida Rep. Josie Tomkow to replace state Sen. Jay Collins.
4 takeaways from the surprise election result in Tampa Bay
Dry grass is seen amid a drought in July 2023 in St. Petersburg. Tighter water restrictions are coming to Tampa Bay amid the worst drought in nearly 15 years.
Here are 5 things to know about Tampa Bay’s water restrictions
The Stevedore residential building is part of the Gasworx development in Tampa. The mid-rise apartment community includes about 390 residential units and is part of the mixed-use district designed to connect downtown Tampa with the historic Ybor City neighborhood.
Look inside the new apartment building coming to Tampa’s Gasworx

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