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Union representing Florida college professors challenges syllabi requirements www.cltampa.com/news/union-r...
Union representing Florida college professors challenges syllabi requirements
Unions representing college faculty members have challenged a state Department of Education plan that would expand requirements for professors to post syllabi and other course material online.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Union representing Florida college professors challenges syllabi requirements www.cltampa.com/news/union-r...
North American tour by rising Florida songwriter Nep among best new concerts coming to Tampa Bay www.cltampa.com/music-2/nort...
North American tour by rising Florida songwriter Nep among best new concerts coming to Tampa Bay
A February concert from rising Florida songwriter Nep tops new list of concerts coming to Tampa Bay.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
North American tour by rising Florida songwriter Nep among best new concerts coming to Tampa Bay www.cltampa.com/music-2/nort...
Driverless taxi company Waymo eyes expansion to Tampa www.cltampa.com/news/driverl...
Driverless taxi company Waymo eyes expansion to Tampa
Tampa is among new cities eyed for expansion by driverless taxi company Waymo.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Driverless taxi company Waymo eyes expansion to Tampa www.cltampa.com/news/driverl...
Krampus punishes naughty kids this week in Pinellas Park www.cltampa.com/arts/krampus...
Krampus punishes naughty kids this week in Pinellas Park
At its second annual Krampusnacht celebration, the German American Society of Pinellas County’s Krampus Verein (“club”) will tell Krampus’ tale and dole out punishments to locals in its Krampuslauf pr...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Krampus punishes naughty kids this week in Pinellas Park www.cltampa.com/arts/krampus...
A Santa parade takes over downtown Tampa this weekend www.cltampa.com/arts/santa-f...
A Santa parade takes over downtown Tampa this weekend
Santas galore will march and ride through Tampa before a Christmas tree lighting at Curtis Hixon Park, officially starting the holiday season in downtown.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A Santa parade takes over downtown Tampa this weekend www.cltampa.com/arts/santa-f...
See inside swanky Hyde Park homes this weekend www.cltampa.com/arts/old-hyd...
See inside swanky Hyde Park homes this weekend
Century-old homes become mini-art museums in the mid-morning stroll with snacks, sips and music hosted by the Hyde Park Preservation Inc. (HPPI).
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December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
See inside swanky Hyde Park homes this weekend www.cltampa.com/arts/old-hyd...
Tampa Rep. Fentrice Driskell calls Trump plan to redraw congressional map ‘illegal’ www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-r...
Tampa Rep. Fentrice Driskell calls Trump plan to redraw congressional map ‘illegal’
Florida House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell slammed a redistricting proposal Monday, saying the only reason it is happening is because Trump wants to “rig” next year’s midterm elections.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Tampa Rep. Fentrice Driskell calls Trump plan to redraw congressional map ‘illegal’ www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-r...
DeSantis picks panhandle for public meeting on Florida school vaccinations www.cltampa.com/news/public-...
DeSantis picks panhandle for public meeting on Florida school vaccinations
Nearly two months after calling for the elimination of vaccine mandates from Florida statutes, the DeSantis administration announced it will hold a three-hour public meeting in Northwest Florida for t...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
DeSantis picks panhandle for public meeting on Florida school vaccinations www.cltampa.com/news/public-...
Florida Legislature is not your friend—unless you’re a developer, a lobbyist, or a fetus www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
Florida Legislature is not your friend—unless you’re a developer, a lobbyist, or a fetus
Watching the Florida Legislature and our testy governor duke it out will be entertaining, and God knows, we’ll need some fun come January.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Florida Legislature is not your friend—unless you’re a developer, a lobbyist, or a fetus www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
Florida pediatricians recall pre-vaccine suffering as Ladapo’s plan to strike mandates stalls www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
Florida pediatricians recall pre-vaccine suffering as Ladapo’s plan to strike mandates stalls
FL pediatricians recall childhood suffering before vaccines; Ladapo’s plan to strike mandates stalls
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December 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Florida pediatricians recall pre-vaccine suffering as Ladapo’s plan to strike mandates stalls www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
Divided federal court says Florida can now enforce 2024 social media law www.cltampa.com/news/divided...
Divided federal court says Florida can now enforce 2024 social media law
A divided federal appeals court Nov. 25 ruled that Florida can begin enforcing a 2024 law aimed at preventing children from having access to certain social-media platforms, rejecting arguments that th...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Divided federal court says Florida can now enforce 2024 social media law www.cltampa.com/news/divided...
Florida judge rejects request to stop the 2025 bear hunt www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
Florida judge rejects request to stop the 2025 bear hunt
A Leon County circuit judge on Nov. 24 rejected a group’s request for a temporary injunction to halt the state’s first black bear hunt in a decade.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Florida judge rejects request to stop the 2025 bear hunt www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
Despite racial profiling concerns, Tampa City Council advances ordinance banning bike stunts on Riverwalk www.cltampa.com/news/despite...
Despite racial profiling concerns, Tampa City Council advances ordinance banning bike stunts on Riverwalk
The Tampa City Council has advanced a new ordinance banning stunts and limiting big groups of bikers on the Tampa Riverwalk, Bayshore, and other trails. But some members of the public are concerned a...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Despite racial profiling concerns, Tampa City Council advances ordinance banning bike stunts on Riverwalk www.cltampa.com/news/despite...
Palestinian-American teen with Tampa ties has been released from Israeli prison www.cltampa.com/news/palesti...
Palestinian-American teen with Tampa ties has been released from Israeli prison
Sixteen-year-old Palestinian American Mohammed Ibrahim was released from an Israeli prison Thursday.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Palestinian-American teen with Tampa ties has been released from Israeli prison www.cltampa.com/news/palesti...
Tampa Monitor: Back from break, council will vote on stormwater, TPD data sharing, and more www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-m...
Tampa Monitor: Back from break, council will vote on stormwater, TPD data sharing, and more
Tampa ZCity Council returns from the Thanksgiving break for the first of two regular meetings in December with a CRA meeting and land use hearings in between. Of the 65 items on the agenda this week, ...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Tampa Monitor: Back from break, council will vote on stormwater, TPD data sharing, and more www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-m...
Lakeland native plays Elder Smith in 'Book of Mormon' coming to Sarasota this month www.cltampa.com/arts/lakelan...
Lakeland native plays Elder Smith in 'Book of Mormon' coming to Sarasota this month
Ronnie Spoto, a Lakelander, returns home as Elder Smith in 'Book of Mormon.'
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December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Lakeland native plays Elder Smith in 'Book of Mormon' coming to Sarasota this month www.cltampa.com/arts/lakelan...
'Les Misérables' is back in Tampa, and a man from Wellswood stage manages the whole thing www.cltampa.com/arts/les-mis...
'Les Misérables' is back in Tampa, and a man from Wellswood stage manages the whole thing
As Les Misérables returns to the Straz for its tenth visit, production stage manager Ken Davis—a Wellswood local with 30 years on the road—reveals what it takes to run a show that never stops moving.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
'Les Misérables' is back in Tampa, and a man from Wellswood stage manages the whole thing www.cltampa.com/arts/les-mis...
Meet St. Pete songwriter and activist Dames www.cltampa.com/music-2/meet...
Meet St. Pete songwriter and activist Dames
As local organizing grows in importance and arts programming faces rising political attacks, musician and community organizer Dylan Dames (performer name “DAMES”) combines both spaces through his own ...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Meet St. Pete songwriter and activist Dames www.cltampa.com/music-2/meet...
To provide water for new residents, Tampa Bay Water is evaluating proposals including harvesting freshwater from Pinellas' Lake Tarpon Outfall www.cltampa.com/news/to-prov...
To provide water for new residents, Tampa Bay Water is evaluating proposals including harvesting freshwater from Pinellas' Lake Tarpon Outfall
Tampa Bay Water (TBW) is evaluating a series of proposals that would provide water for the anticipated half-million new residents who are expected to move into the region by 2043. An estimated 38 mill...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
To provide water for new residents, Tampa Bay Water is evaluating proposals including harvesting freshwater from Pinellas' Lake Tarpon Outfall www.cltampa.com/news/to-prov...
Tampa Bay's best Christmas lights for holiday season 2025 www.cltampa.com/arts/tampa-b...
Tampa Bay's best Christmas lights for holiday season 2025
Just because it won't snow (hopefully) this holiday season doesn't mean Tampa Bay won't get festive. There will be millions of twinkly lights, but all displays are equal. Here are a few of the better ...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Tampa Bay's best Christmas lights for holiday season 2025 www.cltampa.com/arts/tampa-b...
Tampa artists launch Cigar City Records at a New World Brewery show this week www.cltampa.com/music-2/tamp...
Tampa artists launch Cigar City Records at a New World Brewery show this week
The founders and their own musical projects will be present Friday night, with a grand “Ciggy City” finale that will feature a supergroup mashup of select artists from the collectives in the house.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Tampa artists launch Cigar City Records at a New World Brewery show this week www.cltampa.com/music-2/tamp...
Review: Sap Sap Street Eats triumphantly returns to Pinellas Park with traditional Lao cuisine and affordable Southeast Asian fare www.cltampa.com/food-drink/r...
Review: Sap Sap Street Eats triumphantly returns to Pinellas Park with traditional Lao cuisine and affordable Southeast Asian fare
Sap Sap Street Eats, run by Chef Johnathon Phaengvisay and several of his family members, is just one of many Southeast Asian restaurants that call Pinellas Park home.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Review: Sap Sap Street Eats triumphantly returns to Pinellas Park with traditional Lao cuisine and affordable Southeast Asian fare www.cltampa.com/food-drink/r...
'I wasn’t in control anymore': Before St. Pete show, Andy Frasco talks growing pains and more www.cltampa.com/music-2/inte...
'I wasn’t in control anymore': Before St. Pete show, Andy Frasco talks growing pains and more
Before Andy Frasco & The U.N. return to Jannus Live in December, the L.A.-born songwriter took some time to discuss his new album, 'Growing Pains,' and his recent mindset shift from party trick to poe...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
'I wasn’t in control anymore': Before St. Pete show, Andy Frasco talks growing pains and more www.cltampa.com/music-2/inte...
Photos: Here’s the ICE protest that got 31 people arrested outside Miami’s Krome detention center www.cltampa.com/news/photos-...
Photos: Here’s the ICE protest that got 31 people arrested outside Miami’s Krome detention center
Photos from a protest in Miami, Florida on Nov. 22, 2025, which resulted in the arrests of 31 people.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Photos: Here’s the ICE protest that got 31 people arrested outside Miami’s Krome detention center www.cltampa.com/news/photos-...
A prayer of thanks, as hurricane season ends, along the Hillsborough’s triple oxbow www.cltampa.com/news/a-praye...
A prayer of thanks, as hurricane season ends, along the Hillsborough’s triple oxbow
Creekshed columnist Thomas Hallock launches a kayak into the Hillsborough River, near Temple Terrace, for a reflection on the year gone by.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A prayer of thanks, as hurricane season ends, along the Hillsborough’s triple oxbow www.cltampa.com/news/a-praye...