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Pinellas Theatre Week Opens With BOGO Tickets at Seven Stages Through Nov. 22

Theatergoers across Pinellas County have two weeks to grab a free ticket with every one they buy, as Pinellas County Theatre Week runs Nov. 9 through Nov. 22. The event spans stages in St. Petersburg, Dunedin and Pinellas Park, bundling dozens of performances under a single buy-one-get-one promotion meant to get more people in the seats.

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Top events in Tampa Bay for the week of Nov. 9

Paula Cole: 8 p.m., at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Tickets start at $45. Visit rutheckerdhall.com or call 727-791-7400. Mannheim Steamroller: 7 p.m., at the Duke Energy Center for the Arts — Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S., St. Petersburg. Tickets start at $67.05. Visit themahaffey.com.

Tampa Bay Area, FL · 1d

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Hillsborough County unanimously approves ban on synthetic kratom compound 7-OH

Hillsborough County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to enact local restrictions and ban potent synthetic compounds found in concentrated kratom products. The local ordinance targets manufactured 7-OH extracts linked to opioid-like effects while keeping natural whole-leaf kratom legal for adults. Public testimony featured emotional appeals from grieving families who pushed leaders...

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Property tax overhaul raises stakes for Rays stadium vote

The first major financial decision facing Hillsborough County after voters approved a sweeping property tax overhaul is whether to advance funding for a new Rays stadium. Why it matters : Commissioners are being asked to commit hundreds of millions of dollars toward a ballpark while county staff warn of possible layoffs and service cuts. The stadium deal would tie up more than $300 million from the county's half-cent sales tax, one of its few remaining tools to offset the forthcoming losses. Driving the news: The outgoing County Commission is set to vote Tuesday on a four-part stadium financing package. Two votes involve the half-cent sales tax. One adds the ballpark to its project list, and the other sets aside $90 million for the stadium, the first of four annual installments. Another two involve the tourist development tax. One lets that money go toward the stadium, including $40 million in cash, and the other authorizes borrowing up to $263 million. Follow the money: In all, Hillsborough County would put up to $796 million toward the stadium, primarily drawn from the half-cent sales tax and tourist development taxes. Tampa would contribute up to $80 million for the stadium, paid in four annual

Hillsborough County, FL · 1d

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St. Pete puts $2M behind a cleaner downtown

St. Petersburg is committing up to $2 million over three years to keep downtown cleaner, even as city officials brace for difficult budget decisions following last week’s election. City Council voted 7-1 Nov. 5 to approve an agreement with Williams Park Partnership Inc. for daily cleaning, maintenance and hospitality...

St. Petersburg, FL · 1d

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Aerial mosquito treatments planned across Hillsborough County; view locations

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Hillsborough County residents will see and hear more helicopters flying low this week treating neighborhoods during day and nighttime hours as the county works to stop the spread of dengue fever. Helicopters will be flying over neighborhoods Monday and Tuesday, then again Thursday and Friday....

Hillsborough County, FL · 1d

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Commissioners OK Rays stadium funding step as Hillsborough College plans for construction disruptions

TAMPA, Fla. — Members of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to place the proposed Rays stadium project on the county’s Community Investment Tax funding list, a required step for the stadium deal to receive funding. As the deal moves through its final stages, Hillsborough...

Tampa, FL · 17h

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We’re in for Quite a Ride

With the passage of Amendment 3 and its expansion of the homestead exemption, St. Petersburg faces uncertainty about where it will get the revenue it needs to pay for city services or what services will it cut. An independent citizen advisory council could help the city address these issues. If...

St. Petersburg, FL · 2d

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More than 500 people have gotten dengue in Florida this year. What to know

On Nov. 5, low-flying helicopters blanketed areas of Florida’s Pinellas and Hillsborough counties with a fine mist. It’s one of the ways Florida health officials hope to slow the country’s largest dengue fever outbreak in more than a decade.

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Hillsborough County commissioners approve new rules for micromobility vehicles

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Hillsborough County Commissioners created new rules for people riding e-bikes, e-scooters and other micromobility vehicles, including speed limits on sidewalks, shared paths, and roads. The rules set a 10 mph limit on sidewalks, a 15 mph limit on shared paths and a 28 mph limit...

Hillsborough County, FL · 8h

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Countywide Hillsborough commission seats will soon become a memory

Hillsborough County voters approved expanding the county commission to nine seats. This eliminated the at-large districts elected by every voter in the area. But the two new board members will get to serve only an abbreviated term. Neil Manimala and Aileen Rodriguez will be Hillsborough's newest commissioners. But they will...

Hillsborough County, FL · 1d

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St. Pete greenlights disputed Chick-fil-A expansion

St. Petersburg City Council voted 7-1 Thursday to clear the way for a contested Chick-fil-A redevelopment on 4th Street North, overturning an earlier rejection despite concerns about the residents and small businesses that could be displaced. The Nov. 5 decision approved land-use and zoning changes for a portion of the...

St. Petersburg, FL · 3d

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Booker Creek Trail could spur downtown redevelopment

A former railroad corridor cutting diagonally through downtown St. Petersburg could create new opportunities for redevelopment, and improve access to surrounding neighborhoods and businesses. Trust for Public Land announced its acquisition of the approximately 0.86-mile Booker Creek rail corridor in August, following more than two decades of efforts to preserve...

St. Petersburg, FL · 1d

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DeSantis signs warrant for 22nd Florida execution of the year

Willie Seth Crain, 80, was convicted in the 1998 disappearance of 7-year-old Amanda Brown, and exonerees are asking Gov.-elect Byron Donalds to pause executions.

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Davis Center auditorium to be named for Rev. Watson Haynes

For St. Petersburg City Council member Deborah Figgs-Sanders, Rev. Watson Haynes II’s legacy is personal. At its Nov. 5 meeting, the council unanimously authorized the City Attorney’s Office to draft an ordinance amending City Code Section 2-512 to formally name the auditorium at the Enoch Davis Center in honor of Haynes, who died in 2022.

St. Petersburg, FL · 1d

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Lockdown lifted at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

The lockdown at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg was lifted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The hospital had been on lockdown amid a police investigation.

St. Petersburg, FL · 2d

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Rays deal moves ahead as property tax cuts loom

The Hillsborough County Commission voted Tuesday to set aside $90 million from its half-cent sales tax and authorize up to $263 million in bonds to help finance a new Rays stadium. Why it matters: The votes clear the way for the county to seek court validation of bonds for the stadium and set up another round of financing approvals in December. The county won't spend a dollar on the stadium until the Rays show proof of financing and a judge approves the bonds, county attorney Julia Mandell said at Tuesday's hearing . Driving the news: Commissioners Ken Hagan, Christine Miller, Chris Boles, Harry Cohen and Gwen Myers did not waver in their support of the new stadium and voted to pass the four-part financing package. The only "no" votes came from outgoing Commissioners Donna Cameron Cepeda and Joshua Wostal, the latter of whom argued the deal " was not drafted with Amendment 3 in mind ." Inside the room: Most people who spoke at the hearing opposed the deal, arguing that a county about to lose hundreds of millions in property taxes has no business chipping in for a new stadium. "The public tolerance for corporate subsidies is at absolute

Hillsborough County, FL · 5h

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Nonprofit behind St. Petersburg's Trails Crossing plan talks funding and construction timeline

The St. Petersburg City Council unanimously approved a plan Thursday to transform land beneath Interstate 275 into public parks and gathering spaces. But the project still faces a major hurdle before it can take off — how the nonprofit Friends of Trails Crossing will secure the estimated $55 million needed to bring it to life.

St. Petersburg, FL · 13h

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Florida ground zero for dengue in US; here’s the area driving the outbreak

PLANTATION, Fla. — Florida has become ground zero in the United States’ fight against dengue fever, as climate change has not only become a breeding ground for more mosquitoes, but ones with a more potent viral bite. “As of Oct. 30, 904 cases (of dengue), of which 60%...

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Bob's Vets gives Tampa Bay veterans a place to connect

SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. — A Tampa Bay veterans organization has been giving veterans a place to meet for more than 20 years, bringing dozens of former service members together each week for breakfast, conversation and camaraderie. A chapter of Bob’s Vets meets Thursdays at a Bob Evans in...

Sun City Center, FL · 1d