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The benefit show, which is free to attend and will have a donation jar and a 50/50 raffle, raises money for Steve Arik, a longtime performer who's been telling jokes in the Tampa Bay area since the 1980s and is now fighting Stage 4 colon cancer. The post Steve Arik fundraiser tops list of Tampa Bay’s best comedy gigs April 23-May 6...

A routine patrol in Polk County turned chaotic Thursday when deputies say a woman slammed into a marked sheriff's vehicle, nearly ran over a deputy and then took off. Authorities identified the driver as Shaniqua Pelzer, who was later tracked down, taken into custody and given a breath test that deputies say registered a 0.22 blood-alcohol concentration. The deputy involved escaped without serious...

There’s a ton of stuff to do in Tampa Bay this week, including Old Seminole Heights annual home tour, the Hot Wheels Legends Tour and the end of Janet Echleman's "Radical Softness." The post Old Seminole Heights home tour, Hot Wheels Legends and all the best Tampa Bay events [April 23-29] appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here's what you need to know today. It will be comfortable to start Thursday, then it will warm to the mid 80s in the afternoon with partly sunny skies. We will see an east wind most of the day with a light sea breeze at the...

That thud in the mailbox this spring is not a hurricane prep flyer. It is the Medigap bill, and across Tampa Bay many seniors are finding double-digit premium hikes big enough to squeeze already tight household budgets. The sharpest pain is hitting popular options like Plan G, leaving local brokers and benefits counselors scrambling to help retirees on fixed incomes avoid financial whiplash...

A proposed sand mine near several neighborhoods in Lake Wales, is drawing growing concern from residents, with two now asking a judge to step in and stop the project before construction begins.

(This article was revised to correct a name.) LAKELAND — Maj. Cody Khork “never met a stranger,” his stepmother, Stacey Khork said, summarizing his tendency to treat everyone he encountered as a new friend. At the conclusion of a one-hour celebration of life held April 22, Khork was no longer a stranger to anyone seated in Annie Pfeiffer Chapel at Florida Southern College. Khork’s...

Hillsborough County says the June 1 deadline the Rays set for a stadium deal is unlikely to be met, according to a memorandum. Why it matters: The Rays are working against a tight window to build a new ballpark by Opening Day 2029. Missing the deadline, the team has warned, could put state funding at risk and force them to look elsewhere.

TAMPA, Fla. — Residents in Plant City could qualify for help to restore their homes damaged in the 2024 hurricanes. The assistance is being made available through Hillsborough County’s community development block grant disaster recovery program. The prgogram is utilizing $709 million to address long-term recovery from Hurricanes...

While studies show expansion may be inevitable, longtime rural residents warn it could easily erase the character of their communities. Bonnie and Fred Cropper thought they had already escaped urban sprawl once. The couple fled the Lithia/Bloomingdale area after flooding from nearby development damaged their property, eventually settling a lawsuit...