Dancers from the group Folklorico Mahetsi perform at the Festival of the Dead in Dunedin on October 25th. (Chris Erso | Times)
Children play with American flags during a naturalization ceremony at the Sam Gibbons U.S. Courthouse. At a ceremony held in Tampa on July 18, applicants from 25 countries became citizens. (Chris Erso | Times)
Kimberly Tichenor of Palm Harbor waves a sign and sings during the No Kings protest against President Donald Trump in Largo on June 14. (Chris Erso | Times)
Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi (left) smiles at Orlando City’s Cesar Araujo during a break in play at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on February 14. (Chris Erso | Times)
Marcus Lally Jr. (right) and Jayden Lally walk with a photo of their younger brother, Kylie Lally, after a press conference in Palm Harbor on June 26. Kylie’s family plans to sue after the 3-year-old drowned in a pond near her home. (Chris Erso | Times)
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Fishermen are seen near the shores of Lake Tarpon in Palm Harbor on February 13th. (Chris Erso | Times)
Bree Melton, left, straightens her husband Kevin’s hat while loading boxes into Bree’s car in Seminole on Feb. 26. Bree and her husband Kevin move to Minneapolis-St. Paul. pole area. (Chris Erso | Times)
A bird feeds its chick inside a light pole along downtown Safety Harbor on April 25. (Chris Erso | Times)
Florida Aquarium volunteer Heather Parrack (right) and sea turtle rehabilitation biologist Paiton Krebs watch as Buckley, a released green sea turtle, swims into the Gulf of Mexico on February 12 at Fred Howard Park in Tarpon Springs. (Chris Erso | Times)
The setting sun illuminates the clouds above St. Pete Pier and Spa Beach on August 31st. (Chris Erso | Times)