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I don’t live in St. Petersburg, I don’t cover Pinellas County, and I don’t follow the sport. I’m probably the last guy to write about dramas on the Tampa Bay Rays. But I lived in Tampa and worked long enough to understand why I didn’t think the stadium here was a real option. Tampa may be a bigger market for stadiums, but we had no money, land or votes. Otherwise, the idea is golden.The Rays announced this month that the team will not move forward with a $1.3 billion stadium and redevelopment project in downtown St. Petersburg, causing a major…

This weekend, Melon Patch Players will sink the ship onto the stage as they present “Titanic: Musical.” But the mood at Lake County nonprofits is more buoyant than ever. A deal with the city of Leesburg has given a new home in the heart of downtown for the next 50 years.The agreement then lifted the financial burden of repairing the former location of the theatre company, one of Central Florida’s oldest performing arts groups, where the theatre companies were housed in a corrupt building on the land the theatre purchased.”We didn’t have the ability to financially do the repairs we…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Southwest Airline flights mostly took off from a taxiway rather than an runway at Florida Central Airport Thursday before air traffic controllers stopped the plane, officials said. No injuries were reported, and passengers departing from Orlando International Airport were housed on another plane heading to their destination in Albany, New York, the airline said in a statement. The aircraft were switched to facilitate investigations. The Southwest Flight 3278 was cleared for takeoff and began taking off rolls on the taxiway after crew mistaken the surface for a nearby runway, officials said. However, the air traffic controller…

According to the California Wine Grape Growers Association, a 29% tax on imported wines in Australia is “unfair and uninherited trade practices.”American winemakers have joined high-tech companies, beef producers and pharmaceutical manufacturers to demand that US President Donald Trump impose large tariffs on Australia’s imports.The California Wine Grape Producers Association (CAWG) is facing a problem with a 29% tax on imported wines in Australia.The formal complaint was filed with the US Trade Representative, but the final decision depends on the president.CAWG claims that the “influx of cheap, imported bulk wine” into the United States has led many to “out of…

Millions of Americans rely on car loans to finance their cars, contributing to the total debt of nearly $1.7 trillion in car loans. a At the end of 2024, the average household earned nearly $13,800 in car loan debt. However, the pace of car loan debt reductions varies across the country. However, Florida’s trends show that borrowers are paying off their debts more quickly than in other states.Personal Finance website Wallethub analyzed data on the average car loan consumer and monthly payments.In Florida, Wallethub looked at three reasons why the state’s overall automobile debt is declining.The first was people trying…

Tampa, Fla. (WFLA) – Redfish bites are hot right now, and will be in the coming months! When targeting redfish, it’s best to start looking for mullet schools. Look at the islands and grass flats for jumps and borett schools. If set up quietly, cut baiting is the easiest way to go now, but the water temperature is still cool. Do it by a cut pinfish or chunked ladyfish. They smell good, so such a redfish. They are also bottom feeders, so cutting the food that sits at the bottom works well. Long casting is important, and it is important…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Mini pastries for sale in Florida have made 18 people sick after the salmonella outbreak, the FDA announced. The sweet cream brand mini pastries from Best Buy Date from June 17th to November 15th, 2025 have been recalled. These mini pastries were distributed in Florida, New Jersey, New York and Penrivania to foodservice locations such as hotel cafes, bakeries, institutions and restaurants. “Inspiration”: Autistic pianist greets, comforts patients at Moffitt Cancer Center, and dies Tesla Vandalism reported in Chicago Toll Mann and Harlem Globetrotter George Bell at age 67 As of March 14, 18 people had…

Joe Courtney, former chairman and now a ranking member of the influential Congressional Subcommittee, says bipartisan support for Orcas was “very extraordinary.”According to U.S. House of Representatives, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is wrong in his prediction that Australia will not get its own auricle. Joe Courtney (D-CT).Courtney said Australia understands the development of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in missile technology and signed Orcus because he said “why should we care about the Indo-Pacific” to attack ships, particularly diesel electric submarines. Podcast.”Given what’s going on in the (Australia) security environment, it makes sense to go the route they…

Florida and California continue their path to recovery from major floods and horrific fires. As the state invests millions in recovery, I recall how important it is to freely discuss teacher rights, at all levels of education, about the climate crisis that has contributed to fires and floods in the first place.Eve Daryan Smith (Center for Defense of Academic Freedom)I am a professor at the University of California, Irvine, and last semester I taught 80 students a class on global environmental politics. We’ve talked about a lot, but my students now know that burning fossil fuels is the main cause…

Visitors gather at Blue Spring State Park in Borussia County to see manatees huddled in search of warmth in the winter, the park attracts capacity crowds in the summer swimming weather.What daytime visitors are missing is the seasonal out-of-hour views in the shape of hundreds of sparkling fireflies that are illuminated to attract companions. This is why Friends of Blue Spring State Park created Firefly Nights. This is an event where you can collect money and allow the park to guests to stay after closing that day. Tickets for this special occasion are available on dates until April 6th.Park Rangers…