Disney Cruise Line becomes latest to require passengers to be vaccinated on Bahamas sailings
Disney Cruise Line on Tuesday joined other lines that dock in Florida in planning to require COVID-19 vaccinations for most passengers ages 12 or older traveling to the Bahamas.
Starbucks' pumpkin spice lineup gets an in-store release date
Pumpkin spice drinks, baked goods to return on Aug. 24, 2021
Classes start at University of South Florida with COVID-19 protocols in place
The first day of school has arrived for University of South Florida students.
Some Chick-fil-A locations close dining rooms due to worker shortage
"We are seeing far less job applicants or people not showing up for their interviews," one Chick-fil-A location wrote, saying they were in the middle of a "hiring crisis." Another location said it was closing its dining room because "our team members are exhausted and there is no relief for them in our roster."
USF documents historic Tampa with innovative laser scanner technology
The Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information at USF uses laser scanners and other digital equipment to make detailed images of threatened and historical sites around the world.
Chick-fil-A location to open at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this fall
Beginning this fall, a Chick-fil-A restaurant will open inside Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, and it will be the fast-food chain's first Florida theme park location.
FTC refiles antitrust lawsuit against Facebook
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a filing a revised version of its complaint alleging that Facebook abused its market power to suppress competition.
Publix opens downtown, welcoming new Water Street residents
Tampa’s downtown Water Street Project has another new addition. A Publix Greenwise store opened Thursday morning.
SpaceX boss Elon Musk says Starship will land humans on moon ‘probably sooner’ than 2024
SpaceX boss Elon Musk tweeted Starlink will land humans on the moon "probably sooner" than 2024.
USF enrolling Bay Area children as part of Moderna vaccine study
USF is enrolling Bay Area children in a study to test the efficacy, side effects and dosage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
USF's full in-person return: All students asked to wear masks
After a year of online learning and campus closures, the University of South Florida is preparing for a full in-person return.
NASA to hire people to pretend to live on Mars for a year
The mission will try to stimulate problems that astronauts might encounter getting to and living on the Red Planet.
Starbucks builds on its pumpkin spice portfolio with new grocery items
Starbucks is adding two new pumpkin spice grocery items and bringing back "seasonal favorites."
Hour waits for ambulances, low vaccination among first responders strain emergency service in St. Pete
As healthcare workers and community leaders beg people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the city of St. Petersburg is dealing with problems in its own house. Apparently, too many city workers in fire rescue and city police aren’t getting the shot, and when they get sick, the staffing shortages are noticeable.
Amazon pushes back return-to-office to January 2022
Seattle-based retail giant Amazon has delayed its return to the office for US corporate employees to January 3, 2022 as COVID-19 cases surge nationally due to the delta variant.
Amazon, Google, others to help US fight ransomware, cyber threats
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative — a new agency effort to drive down the risk of ransomware attacks in the United States.
Natural gas costs drive up Tampa Electric, Duke Energy bills
The changes will add about $12.82 to the monthly bills of residential TECO customers who use 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a month. Duke residential customers face a $4.28-a-month increase.
Disney princess culture isn’t toxic to girls and boys over time, study finds
A study from Brigham Young University examines how "princess culture" shapes the views of children as they grow older.
USF board of trustees select interim president as Dr. Steve Currall retires
The University of South Florida's board of trustees voted unanimously to select attorney Rhea Law as the school's interim president. After two years on the job, Steve Currall will retire today.
3-year-old leukemia patient and Publix superfan surprised with his very own ‘Publix car'
3-year-old Reese, who was diagnosed with leukemia in December, would get so excited to go grocery shopping with his mom at Publix so he could drive the kids shopping cart car. He began asking to go every day -- and when a Publix employee in Florida found out, she got Reese his very own "Publix" car. She then drove eight hours up to Georgia to surprise the little boy at his home!