Delicious, a tasting-focused wine bar from Joy and Aleka Oswald, has opened inside the Morean Center for Clay with sip-sized pours, rotating flights and live weekly events.

Gov. DeSantis ordered a rebuild of the Sunshine Skyway south fishing pier and repairs to the north after inspections and storm damage closed part of the structure.

A Ybor City Rocky Horror pop-up this Sunday will raise money for Out of the Closet as state changes threaten access to HIV medications. Performers will pass the hat at SpookEasy Lounge.

Waterford Estates residents say near‑daily gunfire from the county firing range has rattled homes and chilled the housing market. Commissioners ordered a phased study but neighbors say relief is slow.

Foxtail Coffee will open its first Tampa location May 1 at Casa Marti in Ybor City, bringing roasted-in-Orlando coffee, manual brews and a Cuban-inspired mural to East Seventh Avenue.

A lender has moved to foreclose on The Saint Hotel — home to the 82 Degrees restaurant — after storm-related closures squeezed revenue. The property’s future now hinges on court filings or a negotiated fix.

Three emaciated dogs arrived at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay this March, prompting staff to urge residents to use free pet-food and low-cost clinic services.

A White House executive order reported Thursday aims to reserve the Army‑Navy game's December TV window, directing the FCC and Commerce to coordinate with the CFP and NCAA.

Hillsborough deputies say they arrested 25‑year‑old Shamar Eduardo on Feb. 25 and rescued two female victims, ages 19 and 18, who were allegedly forced into commercial sex. A second person was charged with deriving support from prostitution proceeds.

A former St. Petersburg pastor and his wife were convicted of running a long‑running Home Depot theft ring that used people in recovery; sentencing hearings began last week. Authorities say the operation funneled stolen tools into online sales.

Lawmakers approved SB 212 to bar some sex offenders from living near public pools and broaden arrest powers. Supporters praise protections; critics warn of housing fallout.

Easy Tiger, a hi‑fi listening lounge from Matt Kaye, is slated to open next month at 915 1st Ave N in St. Pete’s Edge District. The concept pairs vinyl DJs and Klipsch‑McIntosh sound with a 15–18 cocktail menu.

A pre-dawn wrong-way crash on I-75 near mile marker 110 killed a 96-year-old Naples man; a 24-year-old woman was arrested on a DUI-manslaughter charge.