{"id":342420,"date":"2025-09-05T11:21:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/?page_id=342420"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:06:16","slug":"the-latest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/the-latest\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-landscape show-category \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"342420\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Latest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349375\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-flamingos tag-ucf tag-wildlife-preservation category-florida-news category-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-25-31-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/floridas-flamingo-population-needs-intervention-for-recovery-ucf-study-says\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/flamingo_1405415_1600x1200.5935555889084.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Florida&#8217;s flamingo population needs intervention for recovery, UCF study says\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/flamingo_1405415_1600x1200.5935555889084.png?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/flamingo_1405415_1600x1200.5935555889084.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/flamingo_1405415_1600x1200.5935555889084.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/flamingo_1405415_1600x1200.5935555889084.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/flamingo_1405415_1600x1200.5935555889084.png?resize=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/flamingo_1405415_1600x1200.5935555889084.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"322661\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/sht-happened-6517-another-flamingo-attacked-drunken-roadrage-rampage-whale-beached-at-ti-12217920\/attachment\/flamingo_1405415_1600x1200-5935555889084\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/flamingo_1405415_1600x1200.5935555889084.png?fit=1600%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"flamingo_1405415_1600x1200.5935555889084\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/flamingo_1405415_1600x1200.5935555889084.png?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/flamingo_1405415_1600x1200.5935555889084.png?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/floridas-flamingo-population-needs-intervention-for-recovery-ucf-study-says\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Florida&#8217;s flamingo population needs intervention for recovery, UCF study says<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFlorida has only about 100 of its state bird in the wild.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/jay-waagmeester\/\">Jay Waagmeester<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/florida-phoenix\/\">Florida Phoenix<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T15:32:18-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T17:10:27-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-4 is-3 is-landscape show-category \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"342420\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349373\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-florida-legislation category-news category-tampa-bay-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-25-31-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/10-florida-legal-issues-to-watch-in-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trumpalligatoralcatraz-whitehouseflickr-0617_54627147996_o.webp.webp?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"10 Florida legal issues to watch in 2026\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trumpalligatoralcatraz-whitehouseflickr-0617_54627147996_o.webp.webp?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trumpalligatoralcatraz-whitehouseflickr-0617_54627147996_o.webp.webp?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trumpalligatoralcatraz-whitehouseflickr-0617_54627147996_o.webp.webp?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trumpalligatoralcatraz-whitehouseflickr-0617_54627147996_o.webp.webp?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trumpalligatoralcatraz-whitehouseflickr-0617_54627147996_o.webp.webp?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"340793\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/firm-connected-to-a-big-desantis-donor-is-set-to-reap-millions-from-construction-of-alligator-alcatraz-20329486\/attachment\/trumpalligatoralcatraz-whitehouseflickr-0617_54627147996_o-webp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trumpalligatoralcatraz-whitehouseflickr-0617_54627147996_o.webp.webp?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"trumpalligatoralcatraz-whitehouseflickr-0617_54627147996_o.webp\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;(L-R) Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump and Kristi Noem in the Florida Everglades on July 1, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trumpalligatoralcatraz-whitehouseflickr-0617_54627147996_o.webp.webp?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trumpalligatoralcatraz-whitehouseflickr-0617_54627147996_o.webp.webp?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/10-florida-legal-issues-to-watch-in-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">10 Florida legal issues to watch in 2026<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tYour energy bill could be going up.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/jim-saunders\/\">Jim Saunders<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/news-service-of-florida\/\">News Service of Florida<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T14:48:20-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T14:48:33-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349370\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-emily-weitzman tag-gabrielle-leonore tag-tampa-bay-theater tag-tampa-fringe tag-theatrefor category-arts category-events-and-film newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-25-31-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/clearwaters-theatrefor-stages-one-woman-fringe-double-feature\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FRINGE-WOMEN.webp?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Clearwater&#8217;s TheatreFor stages one-woman fringe double feature\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FRINGE-WOMEN.webp?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FRINGE-WOMEN.webp?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FRINGE-WOMEN.webp?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FRINGE-WOMEN.webp?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FRINGE-WOMEN.webp?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FRINGE-WOMEN.webp?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FRINGE-WOMEN.webp?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/clearwaters-theatrefor-stages-one-woman-fringe-double-feature\/attachment\/fringe-women\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FRINGE-WOMEN.webp?fit=2500%2C1667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FRINGE WOMEN\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Emily Weitzman in a promo shot for her show &amp;#8220;Furniture Boys&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FRINGE-WOMEN.webp?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FRINGE-WOMEN.webp?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/arts\/\">Arts &amp; Entertainment<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/clearwaters-theatrefor-stages-one-woman-fringe-double-feature\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Clearwater&#8217;s TheatreFor stages one-woman fringe double feature<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8216;My Life as an \u2018Inspirational P*rn Star&#8217; and &#8216;Furniture Boys&#8217; recently showed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\">Selene San Felice<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T14:12:54-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T14:13:00-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-4 is-3 is-landscape show-category  has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"342420\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349367\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-creative-pinellas tag-tampa-bay-art-galleries category-arts category-events-and-film category-local-arts newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-25-31-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/creative-pinellas-last-exhibit-ends-next-weekend\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Creative-Pinellas-Arts-Annual-8-Exhibition_1_Photo-by-%C2%A9sandrasonik-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Creative Pinellas&#8217; last exhibit ends next weekend\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" 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IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1763766201&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2019&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Creative Pinellas Arts Annual 8 Exhibition_1_Photo by \u00a9sandrasonik\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Creative-Pinellas-Arts-Annual-8-Exhibition_1_Photo-by-%C2%A9sandrasonik-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Creative-Pinellas-Arts-Annual-8-Exhibition_1_Photo-by-%C2%A9sandrasonik-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/arts\/\">Arts &amp; Entertainment<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/creative-pinellas-last-exhibit-ends-next-weekend\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Creative Pinellas&#8217; last exhibit ends next weekend<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe publicly defunded arts program&#8217;s office and gallery close in Largo by Feb. 1.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\">Selene San Felice<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T13:52:24-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T13:52:35-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349363\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-coliseum tag-herban-flow tag-high-and-dry-festival tag-thc-drinks-in-florida category-food-drink category-food-and-drink-events category-tampa-bay-journalism-project newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-25-31-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/high-and-dry-festival-brings-dozens-of-thc-drink-brands-to-st-pete-this-weekend\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HighandDryFestival2025-5521-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"High and Dry Festival brings dozens of THC drink brands to St. Pete this weekend\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HighandDryFestival2025-5521-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HighandDryFestival2025-5521-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HighandDryFestival2025-5521-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HighandDryFestival2025-5521-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HighandDryFestival2025-5521-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HighandDryFestival2025-5521-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HighandDryFestival2025-5521-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349364\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/high-and-dry-festival-brings-dozens-of-thc-drink-brands-to-st-pete-this-weekend\/attachment\/highanddryfestival2025-5521\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HighandDryFestival2025-5521-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HighandDryFestival2025-5521\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;High and Dry Festival 2025&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HighandDryFestival2025-5521-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HighandDryFestival2025-5521-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/food-drink\/\">Food &amp; Drink<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/high-and-dry-festival-brings-dozens-of-thc-drink-brands-to-st-pete-this-weekend\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">High and Dry Festival brings dozens of THC drink brands to St. Pete this weekend<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSip, sip, pass.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\">Selene San Felice<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T13:26:44-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T17:15:00-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349355\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-jun-kaneko tag-tampa-museum-of-art tag-things-to-do-in-tampa category-arts category-events-and-film category-tampa-bay-journalism-project newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-25-31-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/tampa-museum-of-art-showcases-renowned-japanese-american-artist\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-2022-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tampa Museum of Art showcases renowned Japanese-American artist\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-2022-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-2022-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-2022-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-2022-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-2022-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-2022-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-2022-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349358\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/tampa-museum-of-art-showcases-renowned-japanese-american-artist\/attachment\/untitled-2022\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-2022-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Colin Conces&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Untitled, 2022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jun Kaneko&amp;#8217;s glazed ceramics &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-2022-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-2022-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/arts\/\">Arts &amp; Entertainment<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/tampa-museum-of-art-showcases-renowned-japanese-american-artist\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tampa Museum of Art showcases renowned Japanese-American artist<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tVisitors can make their own piece of art inspired by Jun Kaneko at a workshop next month.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\">Selene San Felice<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T12:38:18-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T17:15:07-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349353\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-chuck-redd tag-live-music-in-tampa tag-new-tampa-performing-arts-center tag-tampa-bay-concerts tag-tampa-bay-jazz tag-tampa-jazz-club category-music-2 category-show-previews category-tampa-bay-journalism-project newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-25-31-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/chuck-redd-who-just-canceled-a-kennedy-center-concert-over-trump-is-coming-to-tampa-in-january\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chuck Redd, who just canceled a Kennedy Center concert over Trump, is coming to Tampa in January\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/chuck-redd-who-just-canceled-a-kennedy-center-concert-over-trump-is-coming-to-tampa-in-january\/attachment\/chuck-redd-photo-by-steve-splane-crop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?fit=2560%2C1758&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1758\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chuck Redd Photo by Steve Splane crop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chuck Redd&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?fit=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chuck-Redd-Photo-by-Steve-Splane-crop-scaled.png?fit=1024%2C703&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/music-2\/\">Music<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/chuck-redd-who-just-canceled-a-kennedy-center-concert-over-trump-is-coming-to-tampa-in-january\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Chuck Redd, who just canceled a Kennedy Center concert over Trump, is coming to Tampa in January<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHe tops a fresh list of new concerts coming to Tampa Bay.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/rroa\/\">Ray Roa<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T12:24:31-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-29T12:37:52-05:00\">December 29, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349252\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-coppertail-brewing tag-crowbar tag-four-star-riot tag-slideshow-gallery tag-soft-rock-renegades category-local-music category-music-2 newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-25-31-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/photos-everyone-we-saw-at-coppertails-crowbar-legacy-beer-concert\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crowbar-57-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photos: Everyone we saw at Coppertail&#8217;s Crowbar legacy beer concert\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crowbar-57-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crowbar-57-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crowbar-57-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crowbar-57-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crowbar-57-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crowbar-57-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crowbar-57-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349284\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/photos-everyone-we-saw-at-coppertails-crowbar-legacy-beer-concert\/attachment\/crowbar-57\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crowbar-57-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1766550401&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Crowbar-57\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crowbar-57-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crowbar-57-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/music-2\/\">Music<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/photos-everyone-we-saw-at-coppertails-crowbar-legacy-beer-concert\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Photos: Everyone we saw at Coppertail&#8217;s Crowbar legacy beer concert<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPour one out for Tampa Bay&#8217;s legendary small venue.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\">Selene San Felice<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/dave-decker\/\">Dave Decker<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-26T17:21:09-05:00\">December 26, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-26T17:27:00-05:00\">December 26, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349245\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-blaise-ingoglia tag-bradleys-on-7th tag-carrie-west tag-chad-chronister tag-charlie-kirk tag-creative-pinellas tag-david-jolly tag-doechii tag-doge tag-hulk-hogan tag-naya-young tag-no-kings tag-shilo-sanders tag-slideshow-gallery tag-snap tag-snap-benefits-in-florida tag-street-murals tag-tampa-bay-sun-fc tag-tampa-pride category-news category-tampa-bay-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-25-31-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/tampa-bays-biggest-stories-of-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TPA-COVER-Social-122525.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tampa Bay&#8217;s biggest stories of 2025\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TPA-COVER-Social-122525.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TPA-COVER-Social-122525.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TPA-COVER-Social-122525.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TPA-COVER-Social-122525.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TPA-COVER-Social-122525.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/dec-25-31-2025\/attachment\/tpa-cover-social-122525\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TPA-COVER-Social-122525.jpg?fit=813%2C864&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"813,864\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TPA-COVER-Social-122525\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TPA-COVER-Social-122525.jpg?fit=282%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TPA-COVER-Social-122525.jpg?fit=813%2C864&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/tampa-bays-biggest-stories-of-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tampa Bay&#8217;s biggest stories of 2025<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIt was a hard, weird year of news. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\">Selene San Felice<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/rroa\/\">Ray Roa<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-26T15:45:18-05:00\">December 26, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-26T16:31:12-05:00\">December 26, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349230\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bilheimer-capitol-theatre tag-clearwater-concerts tag-donna-the-buffalo tag-live-music-in-tampa-bay tag-tampa-bay-concerts category-music-2 category-show-previews category-things-to-do newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-25-31-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/before-nye-gig-in-clearwater-donna-the-buffalos-tara-nevins-recalls-the-best-gig-she-ever-saw\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/music_donna_the_buffalo_dreamspider.5a47c2aa0dab7.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Before NYE gig in Clearwater, Donna The Buffalo&#8217;s Tara Nevins recalls the best gig she ever saw\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/music_donna_the_buffalo_dreamspider.5a47c2aa0dab7.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/music_donna_the_buffalo_dreamspider.5a47c2aa0dab7.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/music_donna_the_buffalo_dreamspider.5a47c2aa0dab7.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/music_donna_the_buffalo_dreamspider.5a47c2aa0dab7.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/music_donna_the_buffalo_dreamspider.5a47c2aa0dab7.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"206508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/tampa-bay-live-music-december-30-2017-12311840\/attachment\/music_donna_the_buffalo_dreamspider-5a47c2aa0dab7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/music_donna_the_buffalo_dreamspider.5a47c2aa0dab7.png?fit=1280%2C849&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,849\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"music_donna_the_buffalo_dreamspider.5a47c2aa0dab7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Donna The Buffalo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/music_donna_the_buffalo_dreamspider.5a47c2aa0dab7.png?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/music_donna_the_buffalo_dreamspider.5a47c2aa0dab7.png?fit=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/music-2\/\">Music<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/before-nye-gig-in-clearwater-donna-the-buffalos-tara-nevins-recalls-the-best-gig-she-ever-saw\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Before NYE gig in Clearwater, Donna The Buffalo&#8217;s Tara Nevins recalls the best gig she ever saw<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/josh\/\">Josh Bradley<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-23T18:26:53-05:00\">December 23, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-23T18:27:02-05:00\">December 23, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349228\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-oracle-of-ybor category-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/oracle-of-ybor-how-do-i-stop-christmas-from-killing-my-dad\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oracle-Knight-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Oracle of Ybor: How do I stop Christmas from killing my dad?\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oracle-Knight-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oracle-Knight-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oracle-Knight-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oracle-Knight-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oracle-Knight-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oracle-Knight-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oracle-Knight-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/oracle-of-ybor-how-do-i-stop-christmas-from-killing-my-dad\/attachment\/tarotcardknightofswordsitmeansfightingovercomingenemies\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oracle-Knight-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2074&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2074\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shutterstock&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Tarot card KNIGHT of Swords It means fighting, overcoming enemies, having to work hard to win. The Major Arcana cards, Tarot cards. Thailand,Oct,17,2024.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1729123200&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2024 Prachaya Roekdeethaweesab\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tarot,Card,Knight,Of,Swords,It,Means,Fighting,,Overcoming,Enemies,&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tarot,Card,Knight,Of,Swords,It,Means,Fighting,,Overcoming,Enemies,\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oracle-Knight-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Oracle-Knight-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C829&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/oracle-of-ybor-how-do-i-stop-christmas-from-killing-my-dad\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Oracle of Ybor: How do I stop Christmas from killing my dad?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd how do I get through holidays with family I&#8217;m not talking to?\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\">Selene San Felice<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-23T18:21:58-05:00\">December 23, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-23T18:22:10-05:00\">December 23, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349176\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-slideshow-gallery category-news category-tampa-bay-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/photojournalist-dave-deckers-best-shots-of-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bradleys-13-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photojournalist Dave Decker&#8217;s best shots of 2025\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bradleys-13-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bradleys-13-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bradleys-13-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bradleys-13-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bradleys-13-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bradleys-13-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bradleys-13-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349218\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/photojournalist-dave-deckers-best-shots-of-2025\/attachment\/bradleys-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bradleys-13-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1762649871&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bradleys-13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Community members gathered outside Bradley\u2019s on 7th in Ybor City on Nov. 9 to mourn the four lives lost when a high-speed chase ended with a car crashing into a popular LGBTQ nightclub. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bradleys-13-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bradleys-13-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/photojournalist-dave-deckers-best-shots-of-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Photojournalist Dave Decker&#8217;s best shots of 2025<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFrom protests and vigils to concerts and games, these were Tampa Bay&#8217;s top moments of the year.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\">Selene San Felice<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/dave-decker\/\">Dave Decker<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T16:09:50-05:00\">December 22, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T16:09:57-05:00\">December 22, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349100\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-joy-of-giving tag-slideshow-gallery tag-titus-oneil category-news category-tampa-bay-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/photos-wwe-star-titus-oneil-gives-5000-presents-to-tampa-families\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JOG-6-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photos: WWE star Titus O&#8217;Neil gives 5,000 presents to Tampa families\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JOG-6-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JOG-6-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JOG-6-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JOG-6-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JOG-6-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JOG-6-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JOG-6-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/photos-wwe-star-titus-oneil-gives-5000-presents-to-tampa-families\/attachment\/jog-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JOG-6-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1766241931&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JOG-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JOG-6-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JOG-6-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/photos-wwe-star-titus-oneil-gives-5000-presents-to-tampa-families\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Photos: WWE star Titus O&#8217;Neil gives 5,000 presents to Tampa families<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIt was the 17th annual &#8216;Joy of Giving.&#8217;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/dave-decker\/\">Dave Decker<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\">Selene San Felice<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T14:31:50-05:00\">December 22, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T14:35:54-05:00\">December 22, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349091\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-animal-rescues tag-humane-society-of-the-united-states tag-slideshow-gallery tag-zootampa category-news category-tampa-bay-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/photos-zootampa-takes-in-foxes-rescued-from-fur-farm\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OHFurFarm011425_DSC3030_Original-file-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photos: ZooTampa takes in foxes rescued from fur farm\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OHFurFarm011425_DSC3030_Original-file-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, 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53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349092\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/photos-zootampa-takes-in-foxes-rescued-from-fur-farm\/attachment\/ohfurfarm011425_dsc3030_original-file\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OHFurFarm011425_DSC3030_Original-file-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1736882994&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OHFurFarm011425_DSC3030_Original file\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OHFurFarm011425_DSC3030_Original-file-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OHFurFarm011425_DSC3030_Original-file-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/photos-zootampa-takes-in-foxes-rescued-from-fur-farm\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Photos: ZooTampa takes in foxes rescued from fur farm<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe pair was among 250 animals rescued from a fur farm in Ohio earlier this year.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\">Selene San Felice<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T13:56:32-05:00\">December 22, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T14:03:04-05:00\">December 22, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349079\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-boca-ciega-bay tag-eckerd-college tag-living-shorelines-in-tampa-bay category-columns category-news category-tampa-bay-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/away-in-a-mangrove-there-are-reminders-that-if-we-help-it-boca-ciega-bay-can-heal-itself\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Away in a mangrove, there are reminders that if we help it, Boca Ciega Bay can heal itself\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349084\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Living shoreline in foreground, wake from passing boats bouncing off seawall\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wake form passing boats at Eckerd College in Clearwater, Florida.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Living-shoreline-in-foreground-wake-from-passing-boats-bouncing-off-seawall-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/away-in-a-mangrove-there-are-reminders-that-if-we-help-it-boca-ciega-bay-can-heal-itself\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Away in a mangrove, there are reminders that if we help it, Boca Ciega Bay can heal itself<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCity Wilds.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/amanda-hagood\/\">Amanda Hagood<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-21T12:34:55-05:00\">December 21, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-21T12:35:00-05:00\">December 21, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349072\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-cycling-safety tag-florida-cyclists category-news category-tampa-bay-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-isnt-getting-safer-for-cyclists\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Florida isn&#8217;t getting safer for cyclists\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=780%2C585&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-isnt-getting-safer-for-cyclists\/attachment\/cyclists\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CYCLISTS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A \u201cGhost Bike\u201d marks the site of a bicycle accident in downtown Tallahassee on Dec. 15, 2025. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CYCLISTS.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-isnt-getting-safer-for-cyclists\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Florida isn&#8217;t getting safer for cyclists<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThere have been 185 bicycling fatalities this year (along with 9,277 injuries from bicycle crashes), per state data.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/mitch-perry\/\">Mitch Perry<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/florida-phoenix\/\">Florida Phoenix<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T15:53:15-05:00\">December 19, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T15:53:21-05:00\">December 19, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349070\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-blaise-ingoglia tag-florida-democratic-party tag-nikki-fried category-florida-news category-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/nikki-fried-ingoglia-is-bullying-local-governments\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/niiki_fried_dave_decker_crop_web.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nikki Fried: Ingoglia is &#8216;bullying local governments&#8217;\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/niiki_fried_dave_decker_crop_web.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/niiki_fried_dave_decker_crop_web.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/niiki_fried_dave_decker_crop_web.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/niiki_fried_dave_decker_crop_web.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/niiki_fried_dave_decker_crop_web.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/niiki_fried_dave_decker_crop_web.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"195219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/nikki-fried-wants-floridas-democratic-party-to-consider-opening-its-primary-to-npa-voters-20394173\/attachment\/niiki_fried_dave_decker_crop_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/niiki_fried_dave_decker_crop_web.png?fit=1200%2C1022&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1022\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"niiki_fried_dave_decker_crop_web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nikki Fried campaigning for Gail Valimont in Escambia County, Florida on April 1, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/niiki_fried_dave_decker_crop_web.png?fit=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/niiki_fried_dave_decker_crop_web.png?fit=1024%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/nikki-fried-ingoglia-is-bullying-local-governments\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nikki Fried: Ingoglia is &#8216;bullying local governments&#8217;<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tShe criticized his proposal to allow the removal of local officials for \u201cfinancial abuse.\u201d\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/mitch-perry\/\">Mitch Perry<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/florida-phoenix\/\">Florida Phoenix<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T15:15:56-05:00\">December 19, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T15:25:28-05:00\">December 19, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349066\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-florida-legislature tag-jennifer-bradley tag-paper-straws tag-sen-jennifer-bradley category-florida-news category-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/proposed-law-would-ban-paper-straws-statewide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1841723317-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Proposed law would ban paper straws statewide\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1841723317-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1841723317-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1841723317-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1841723317-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1841723317-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1841723317-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1841723317-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349067\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/proposed-law-would-ban-paper-straws-statewide\/attachment\/ecofriendlycolorfulpaperstraws\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1841723317-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shutterstock&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2020 socrates471\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Eco,Friendly,Colorful,Paper,Straws&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"paper straws\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1841723317-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1841723317-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/proposed-law-would-ban-paper-straws-statewide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Proposed law would ban paper straws statewide<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe proposed law mimics Trump&#8217;s executive order to alleviate the forced use of paper straws nationwide.\u201d\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/news-service-of-florida\/\">News Service of Florida<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T15:01:13-05:00\">December 19, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T15:01:27-05:00\">December 19, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"349002\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-chiodos tag-hawthorne-heights tag-live-music-in-tampa-bay tag-slideshow-gallery tag-tampa-concerts tag-the-ritz-ybor tag-ybor-city-concerts category-music-2 category-music-news category-things-to-do newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/photos-chiodos-hawthorne-heights-more-tear-up-the-ritz-ybor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chiodos-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photos: Chiodos, Hawthorne Heights, more tear up The Ritz Ybor\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chiodos-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chiodos-14-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chiodos-14-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chiodos-14-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chiodos-14-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chiodos-14-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chiodos-14-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"349011\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/photos-chiodos-hawthorne-heights-more-tear-up-the-ritz-ybor\/attachment\/chiodos-14\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chiodos-14-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Caitlin Carter&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chiodos-14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chiodos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chiodos-14-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chiodos-14-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/music-2\/\">Music<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/photos-chiodos-hawthorne-heights-more-tear-up-the-ritz-ybor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Photos: Chiodos, Hawthorne Heights, more tear up The Ritz Ybor<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/josh\/\">Josh Bradley<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T12:42:03-05:00\">December 19, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T12:42:19-05:00\">December 19, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"348939\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-big-sad tag-crowbar tag-discord-theory tag-face-the-fence tag-gloomchild tag-slideshow-gallery category-local-music category-music-2 newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/everyone-we-saw-when-discord-theory-played-crowbar-last-weekend-photos\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Discord-Theory-13-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Everyone we saw when Discord Theory played Crowbar last weekend [Photos]\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Discord-Theory-13-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Discord-Theory-13-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Discord-Theory-13-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Discord-Theory-13-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Discord-Theory-13-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Discord-Theory-13-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Discord-Theory-13-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"348993\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/everyone-we-saw-when-discord-theory-played-crowbar-last-weekend-photos\/attachment\/discord-theory-13-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Discord-Theory-13-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1765685187&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Discord Theory-13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Discord-Theory-13-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Discord-Theory-13-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/music-2\/\">Music<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/everyone-we-saw-when-discord-theory-played-crowbar-last-weekend-photos\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Everyone we saw when Discord Theory played Crowbar last weekend [Photos]<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/dave-decker\/\">Dave Decker<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T11:50:15-05:00\">December 19, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T11:50:37-05:00\">December 19, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"348935\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-clark-brooks tag-tampa-bay-comedy category-arts category-events-and-film newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/side-splitters-hosts-benefit-for-local-comedian-this-weekend\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-10.58.28-AM.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Side Splitters hosts benefit for local comedian this weekend\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-10.58.28-AM.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-10.58.28-AM.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-10.58.28-AM.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"348936\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/side-splitters-hosts-benefit-for-local-comedian-this-weekend\/attachment\/screenshot-2025-12-19-at-10-58-28-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-10.58.28-AM.png?fit=647%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"647,430\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-12-19 at 10.58.28\u202fAM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-10.58.28-AM.png?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-10.58.28-AM.png?fit=647%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/arts\/\">Arts &amp; Entertainment<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/side-splitters-hosts-benefit-for-local-comedian-this-weekend\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Side Splitters hosts benefit for local comedian this weekend<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tProceeds from Sunday\u2019s show will go to local performer Clark Brooks.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/vivamurillo\/\">Michael Murillo<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T11:13:02-05:00\">December 19, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T11:13:12-05:00\">December 19, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"348924\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-blaise-ingoglia tag-fafo tag-ingoglia category-news category-tampa-bay-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/in-tampa-ingoglia-proposes-legislation-to-remove-elected-officials-for-financial-abuse\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/News5-property-tax-myfloridacfo.com-112025.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"In Tampa, Ingoglia proposes legislation to remove elected officials for &#8216;financial abuse&#8217;\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/News5-property-tax-myfloridacfo.com-112025.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/News5-property-tax-myfloridacfo.com-112025.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/News5-property-tax-myfloridacfo.com-112025.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/News5-property-tax-myfloridacfo.com-112025.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/News5-property-tax-myfloridacfo.com-112025.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"347754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/at-usf-experts-debate-potential-property-tax-measure-this-is-policy-malpractice\/attachment\/news5-property-tax-myfloridacfo-com-112025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/News5-property-tax-myfloridacfo.com-112025.png?fit=1123%2C638&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1123,638\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ingoglia\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia at a press conference about &amp;#8220;excessive spending&amp;#8221; in Orlando.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/News5-property-tax-myfloridacfo.com-112025.png?fit=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/News5-property-tax-myfloridacfo.com-112025.png?fit=1024%2C582&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/in-tampa-ingoglia-proposes-legislation-to-remove-elected-officials-for-financial-abuse\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">In Tampa, Ingoglia proposes legislation to remove elected officials for &#8216;financial abuse&#8217;<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHe\u2019d win authority to recommend removal of any elected official for \u2018financial abuse, malfeasance or misfeasance.\u2019\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/mitch-perry\/\">Mitch Perry<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/florida-phoenix\/\">Florida Phoenix<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T16:22:05-05:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T16:25:54-05:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"348921\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-florida-budget tag-moffitt-cancer-center category-news category-tampa-bay-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/desantis-proposed-budget-would-change-how-florida-cancer-centers-get-funds\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2243001817-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"DeSantis&#8217; proposed budget would change how Florida cancer centers get funds\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2243001817-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2243001817-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2243001817-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2243001817-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2243001817-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2243001817-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2243001817-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"348922\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/desantis-proposed-budget-would-change-how-florida-cancer-centers-get-funds\/attachment\/tampaflusa-january82022moffittcancercenter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2243001817-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Shutterstock&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2022 JHVEPhoto\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tampa,,Fl,,Usa,-,January,8,,2022:,Moffitt,Cancer,Center&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Moffitt Cancer Center\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2243001817-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_2243001817-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/desantis-proposed-budget-would-change-how-florida-cancer-centers-get-funds\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">DeSantis&#8217; proposed budget would change how Florida cancer centers get funds<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMoffitt Cancer Center in Tampa is one of them.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/christine-sexton\/\">Christine Sexton<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/florida-phoenix\/\">Florida Phoenix<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T16:08:18-05:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T16:08:25-05:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"348916\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-benchmark-international-arena tag-jennifer-hudson tag-josh-groban tag-live-music-in-tampa-bay tag-tampa-bay-concerts tag-tampa-concerts category-music-2 category-show-previews category-things-to-do newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/josh-groban-jennifer-hudson-co-headline-tour-in-tampa-this-summer\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Josh Groban, Jennifer Hudson co-headline tour in Tampa this summer\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"234248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/review-josh-groban-salutes-teachers-skips-most-of-his-own-catalog-at-florida-orchestra-gala-event-in-st-pete-12830206\/attachment\/zljmy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zljmy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Josh Groban plays Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on Feb. 5, 2022.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zljmy-scaled.webp?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/music-2\/\">Music<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/josh-groban-jennifer-hudson-co-headline-tour-in-tampa-this-summer\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Josh Groban, Jennifer Hudson co-headline tour in Tampa this summer<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThey&#8217;ll raise us up.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/josh\/\">Josh Bradley<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T15:01:26-05:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T15:01:29-05:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"348910\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-live-music-in-tampa tag-marco-plus tag-tampa-bay-concerts tag-tampa-hip-hop-2 category-music-2 category-show-previews category-tampa-bay-journalism-project newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/sermons-fest-brings-another-hip-hop-showcase-to-tampa-this-weekend\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ITSMARCOPLUS-Facebook-crop.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sermons Fest brings another hip-hop showcase to Tampa this weekend\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ITSMARCOPLUS-Facebook-crop.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ITSMARCOPLUS-Facebook-crop.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ITSMARCOPLUS-Facebook-crop.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ITSMARCOPLUS-Facebook-crop.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ITSMARCOPLUS-Facebook-crop.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ITSMARCOPLUS-Facebook-crop.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"348912\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/itsmarcoplus-facebook-crop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ITSMARCOPLUS-Facebook-crop.png?fit=1440%2C948&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,948\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ITSMARCOPLUS-Facebook crop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Marco Plus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ITSMARCOPLUS-Facebook-crop.png?fit=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ITSMARCOPLUS-Facebook-crop.png?fit=1024%2C674&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/music-2\/\">Music<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/sermons-fest-brings-another-hip-hop-showcase-to-tampa-this-weekend\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sermons Fest brings another hip-hop showcase to Tampa this weekend<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMarco Plus and Sunset Tim join a host of local favorites at Crowbar.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/rroa\/\">Ray Roa<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T10:07:21-05:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T15:07:34-05:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"348898\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-music-2 category-music-news category-tampa-bay-journalism-project category-tampa-bay-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/water-street-tampa-owners-want-to-build-a-3500-capacity-venue-across-from-benchmark-international-arena\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tampa-new-music-venue-3500-capacity-004.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Water Street Tampa owners want to build a 3,500-capacity venue across from Benchmark International Arena\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tampa-new-music-venue-3500-capacity-004.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tampa-new-music-venue-3500-capacity-004.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tampa-new-music-venue-3500-capacity-004.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tampa-new-music-venue-3500-capacity-004.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tampa-new-music-venue-3500-capacity-004.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tampa-new-music-venue-3500-capacity-004.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"348903\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa-new-music-venue-3500-capacity-004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tampa-new-music-venue-3500-capacity-004.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tampa new music venue 3500 capacity-004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rendering of a new 3,500-venue proposed for downtown Tampa.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tampa-new-music-venue-3500-capacity-004.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Tampa-new-music-venue-3500-capacity-004.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/music-2\/\">Music<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/water-street-tampa-owners-want-to-build-a-3500-capacity-venue-across-from-benchmark-international-arena\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Water Street Tampa owners want to build a 3,500-capacity venue across from Benchmark International Arena<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe parking lot across the old Amalie would also include a 250-room hotel, retail and parking.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/rroa\/\">Ray Roa<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T09:10:00-05:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T10:04:47-05:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"348891\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-byron-donalds tag-florida-governors-race-2026 tag-paul-renner tag-tampa-bay-trump-republicans category-news category-tampa-bay-news newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/gop-gubernatorial-candidate-paul-renner-pleads-his-case-to-tampa-bay-trump-supporters\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HousePhotoOriginal7869.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"GOP gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner pleads his case to Tampa Bay Trump supporters\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HousePhotoOriginal7869.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HousePhotoOriginal7869.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HousePhotoOriginal7869.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HousePhotoOriginal7869.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HousePhotoOriginal7869.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"342324\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/desantis-ally-paul-renner-enters-race-to-become-floridas-next-governor\/attachment\/housephotooriginal7869\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HousePhotoOriginal7869.jpeg?fit=1250%2C833&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1250,833\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;1(850)321-0208&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1704986224&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Sarah Gray&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Renner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Former Florida House speaker Paul Renner.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HousePhotoOriginal7869.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HousePhotoOriginal7869.jpeg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/category\/news\/\">News &amp; Views<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/gop-gubernatorial-candidate-paul-renner-pleads-his-case-to-tampa-bay-trump-supporters\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">GOP gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner pleads his case to Tampa Bay Trump supporters<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe former Florida House speaker is trailing Trump-endorsed Byron Donalds significantly in early public opinion polls.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\">Selene San Felice<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-17T17:38:30-05:00\">December 17, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-17T17:38:34-05:00\">December 17, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"348888\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-college-football tag-iowa-hawkeyes tag-reliaquest-bowl tag-vanderbilt-commodores category-arts category-events-and-film category-sports-and-recreation newspack_collection_taxonomy-dec-18-24-2025 type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/reliaquest-bowl-will-be-historic-this-new-years-eve-in-tampa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CSP_Cam1_SJ_2025_191-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"ReliaQuest Bowl will be historic this New Year&#8217;s Eve in Tampa\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CSP_Cam1_SJ_2025_191-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CSP_Cam1_SJ_2025_191-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CSP_Cam1_SJ_2025_191-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CSP_Cam1_SJ_2025_191-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CSP_Cam1_SJ_2025_191-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CSP_Cam1_SJ_2025_191-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CSP_Cam1_SJ_2025_191-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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