Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms may hit Tampa this afternoon. A sharp cool‑down follows Monday night into Tuesday.

Bill Edwards will step down in May, and the Mahaffey's management is unsettled after the city received only one bid. Officials are reviewing that lone proposal while the city plans to operate the venue short‑term.

Palmetto-born The Greyson is opening a third location in Apollo Beach, bringing its game-day menu of wings, flatbreads and a full bar to the South Shore.

Baker McKenzie will close its downtown Tampa office and shift local staff to remote work as part of a global restructuring. The move follows earlier downsizing in the firm's Tampa hub.

Visitors at John's Pass say private parking operators left $63 "citations" while receipts still showed minutes left, prompting complaints and scrutiny of the operator.

Private equity and infrastructure lenders are snapping up Tampa data centers as AI demand makes access to power the new premium. Power, not floor space, is now the asset.

A $38 million, 90-unit affordable housing complex broke ground Thursday in Tampa’s Palm River–Clair Mel, with family-sized units and supportive housing included. The project will accept vouchers and has some units reserved for formerly homeless residents.

New reporting says St. Petersburg detectives and Toronto cold‑case teams are pursuing DNA leads that could tie a 1980 Toronto Brinks slaying to a 1982 Florida murder. Investigators say modern testing and cross‑border tips have reopened both probes.

Citrus County deputies posted a 'Wanted of the Week' for 30‑year‑old Triston Shaw, wanted on a probation violation tied to drug‑possession allegations. Authorities ask anyone with tips to call.

A coordinated Florida sweep reportedly arrested more than 400 undocumented registrants listed as sex offenders, including an arrest in Miami‑Dade, local reporting says. The operation follows an earlier federal‑state roundup that netted roughly 230 people last fall.

Federal funds and local partners are moving forward to remake Robles Park Village into nearly 1,900 mixed‑income homes, anchored by a 30,000‑sq‑ft community hub. The project also includes a memorial for Zion Cemetery and an initial Lot D buildout.

Mostly clear and muggy this morning with highs near 82F. Showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and evening; brief heavy downpours possible.

An overnight kitchen fire at Jimbo's Pit Bar‑B‑Q on West Kennedy Boulevard forced the longtime Tampa spot to close; crews extinguished the blaze and no one was hurt.