'Toasting' Tom Brady
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Local artist Jorge Roldan, better known as Rojo the Artist, shows off a very unique way of celebrating the hometown Buccaneers ahead of the Super Bowl: By blowtorching toast.

SPACEcraft's 2-year mission: To help Pinellas make, play, read, and grow

SPACEcraft is a socially engaged, traveling art project in Pinellas County design to build a sense of community by encouraging people of all ages to interact and create together.

A visit to Mote Marine Aquarium supports research efforts

Sarasota’s Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is designed for the public to be able to see the types of research taking place out in the field and at the research lab itself for protecting our oceans.

Grammy-winning musician credits Tampa with inspiring 'sacred' values

It's a moment Dr. José Valentino Ruiz will never forget. The flutist, a University of Florida professor, recently won a 2020 Latin Grammy Award for a composition titled 'Sacre.'

Tampa's Channelside Drive tunnel gets artsy new glow

The tunnel under downtown Tampa’s convention center just got a lot more colorful. It's now illuminated with LED lights.

Tampa Bay History Center opens year-long Florida fossil exhibit

The Tampa History Museum's newest exhibit, ‘Tusks to Tails: A Fossil History of Florida,’ features Florida fossils from 55 million years ago through roughly 10,000 years ago.

Great white shark bites boat in Gulf waters off Tampa Bay

The boaters were fishing about 65 miles off the coast of the Tampa Bay area when a massive great white shark approached, taking a bite out of one of their boat's motors.

Pandemic brings renewed interest in classic video games

M&M Video Games in St. Pete claims to be the largest retro video game store in the U.S. with more than 40,000 games. They buy, sell, and trade all titles, from Atari to Xbox.

The woman behind the stallions
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Charley heads down to Myakka City, the winter home of Herrmanns' Royal Lipizzan Stallions, to chat with Gabby Herrmann about her famous horses.

Explore history and natureBradenton's Bishop Museum
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The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, located in Bradenton, Florida, is a natural and cultural history museum specializing in the history of Florida's gulf coast.

Help ZooTampa by purging old electronics
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Recycling your old cell phone could help save animals. ZooTampa is hosting an electronic recycling drive next week.

Cereal-centric café brings taste of nostalgia to Ybor City

Sugar Smacks, Fruity Pebbles and Cookie Crisps are no longer the things of your childhood past. One restaurant in Ybor City will take on your breakfast sugar fix, whatever it is.

Root to petal: St. Petersburg herbal school teaches Western, Chinese, spiritual, ceremonial medicine

Many homeowners probably get frustrated with the variety of unknown plants that grow in the yard they consider weeds but if you know what to look for, some of these plants may have medicinal properties and other health benefits.

Take in the old Florida ecosystem of Emerson Point Preserve

Regardless of the weather, there's a beautiful, brackish ecosystem in Manatee County, ready for you to explore.

The shell middens of Emerson Point Preserve
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Emerson Pointe Preserve, managed and preserved by Manatee County, lies near the Manatee River and Tampa Bay, where fresh and saltwater combine to feed grass flats, oyster beds, mangroves, and shell middens.

Explore uncharted waters with certified scuba divers

Anyone who has dreamed of exploration and discovery of a new world might be surprised to find unexplored worlds just off the coast. 

Dr. BBQ's football stadium tailgate spread
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It's the ultimate tailgating food experience, including chicken wings, pulled pork sliders, pork rind nachos, fresh salsa, and individual banana pudding jars.