After a fire and months of remodeling, 717 South returns next week as The Landon with executive chef Robert Hesse and a remodeled dining room.

Dream Finders CEO Patrick Zalupski appears on Forbes’ 2026 billionaires list even as his homebuilder’s stock slid and his purchase of the Tampa Bay Rays reshapes his assets. The mix of public shares and private sports ownership is what moved the needle.

The Valspar Championship tees off Thursday at Innisbrook’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, bringing top pros, concerts and heavier local traffic.

Sunny and dry Thursday in Tampa with highs near 76°F. Boaters should use caution — inland areas will be unusually dry.

Florida’s Aug. 18 primary will decide hundreds of local and statewide races. Register or change party by July 20 and request a mail ballot by Aug. 6.

A 38-year-old Arizona man was ordered to serve 40 years after prosecutors say he groomed and abused a teenage girl in Vero Beach, then preserved images of the abuse. The sentence follows a multi‑agency probe led by the FBI Fort Pierce resident agency.

St. Petersburg plans to raise the Trop’s wind-and-flood insurance sublimit from $25M to $50M as repairs wrap up after Hurricane Milton. City staff call it a modest hedge.

Lawmakers broadened Florida’s public‑nuisance law to include gambling houses, boosting fines and letting cities place liens and force foreclosure for repeat offenders.

Austin‑based NinjaOne is relocating its Tampa‑area office from Oldsmar into Bridgeport Center in Westshore, occupying roughly 43,400 square feet this fall.

Union volunteers and Feeding Tampa Bay distributed groceries and gas cards to Tampa‑area TSA officers after a DHS funding lapse left them working without pay.

A new Bradenton police headquarters is taking shape downtown, with officials projecting a late‑2026 opening and aerial photos showing visible progress.

Florida’s attorney general has subpoenaed Discord in a civil probe into whether the chat app exposes children to predators. The state is seeking moderation, age-verification and NCMEC records.

Three men were arrested after deputies say a woman was forced into a car, battered and held for hours before she escaped and found help. The sheriff’s office says the investigation is active.