Orlando’s SoDough Square is coming to South Tampa this summer, bringing Detroit-style square pies and Coney dogs to the neighborhood. An exact opening date is expected by June.

Totum Market & Eatery is planning a flagship market-café at 1281 Ray Charles Blvd in Tampa’s Encore District, targeting an August 1 opening.

Developers are turning Hernando County into a value play for Tampa Bay buyers, with master‑planned projects and price points in the low‑to‑mid $300Ks. New phases like Sandal Key are central to that push.

A USF post‑storm analysis shows Tampa lost nearly 5% of its tree canopy after back‑to‑back 2024 hurricanes, renewing debate over how to spend limited tree trust funds.

Hillsborough County has started work on a $1.2B One Water wastewater project in Lithia that will add an advanced plant, a 56MGD pump station and miles of pipeline.

Bolts coach Jon Cooper is backing The Black Palm, a new Seminole Heights restaurant from District South operators that would replace The C House by late summer 2026.

A 61-year-old Palmetto woman was killed after failing to stop at 43rd Street West and 21st Avenue West. The intersection is listed on Manatee County's high-injury network.

A 16‑year‑old accused of killing 19‑year‑old Jonathan Blue in a March drug‑deal shooting appeared in court April 23 as prosecutors push adult charges.

Charlotte County deputies executed a search warrant at a Port Charlotte home, seizing fentanyl, meth and cocaine and arresting four people, officials said.

An 18-year-old Plant City High senior was arrested after deputies found a loaded handgun in his backpack on April 21.

A judge ordered a Tampa homeowner jailed after finding his guest house violated a 1924 plat and sat in a utility easement.

David Mohr, owner of Storm Distillery in Inverness, died after suffering severe burn injuries in an April 17 explosion that also injured three. State investigators are probing the cause.

A Lutz caregiver was arrested Tuesday after human remains found last August were identified as a 78‑year‑old woman. Authorities say a family member disposed of the remains and faces multiple charges.