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The home of the Braves reeks of AstroTurf, not grassroots.

By Thomas Hallock

May 13, 2024

"Unreal city, city full of dreams, Where ghosts in broad daylight cling to passers-by.”—T.S. Eliot Traffic had stopped dead 12 miles south of the beltway...

Los Angeles sports columnist Bill Plaschke described Truist Park as a 'sterile shopping-mall.'

Oracle of Ybor: My good friend is an alcoholic, but how do I help?

And what about my husband's anxiety?

By Caroline DeBruhl
May 13, 2024
There should be a giant crab in the center of this Tampa Heights traffic circle

Let's name it 'Garcia.'

By Linda Saul-Sena
May 3, 2024
Oracle of Ybor: After a long time together, I think I’m finally ready to end it with my partner

Do the cards see a promising future for me and my new love interest?

By Caroline DeBruhl
Apr 28, 2024
Indie Bookstore Day is this weekend, and Tampa Bay needs more of them

We also need more little free libraries and louder literacy advocates.

By Chelsea Zukowski
Apr 22, 2024
Tampa’s growing, but its tree canopy is not—here's why that’s a problem

If the city doesn’t start seriously protecting its diminishing tree canopy, parts of it are only going to get hotter and less livable.

By Linda Saul-Sena
Apr 18, 2024
Oracle of Ybor: I’ve been experiencing anhedonia lately

By Caroline DeBruhl
Apr 12, 2024
La Gaceta: Tampa police chief's 'retirement' plan is a huge raid of taxpayers’ money

The agreement was on the consent agenda for last week's City Council meeting but due to the Council's concerns, the item was removed from the agenda.

By Patrick Manteiga and La Gaceta
Apr 8, 2024
In the wake of Florida's 'War on Woke,' Republicans return to terrorizing the underclass

Amid a home insurance crisis and soaring housing prices, the Florida GOP has brought all its power to bear on their symptoms.

By Jeb Lund
Apr 4, 2024
Oracle of Ybor: I'm thinking about officially marrying my partner

Swords can make us feel boxed in but worry that any step off the path will lead to getting your head chopped off.

By Caroline DeBruhl
Apr 1, 2024
Oracle Of Ybor: I asked my boss to stop using my deadname, but he keeps doing it

And should I tell my parents I'm bi-sexual?

By Caroline DeBruhl
Mar 16, 2024
Everyone talks about Florida’s conservation easements like they’re permanent, but they aren’t

They preserve land—until a developer needs it.

By Craig Pittman and Florida Phoenix
Mar 12, 2024
La Gaceta: The City of Tampa has 10 people in code enforcement supervising 33

'That's ridiculous.'

By Patrick Manteiga and La Gaceta
Mar 4, 2024
Oracle Of Ybor: I need to convince my aging mother that it's OK to be on Medicaid

And how do I find time to make art?

By Caroline DeBruhl
Mar 4, 2024
Tampa Bay needs multimodal transit so companies like Amazon will stop laughing at us

There are too many reasons to list.

By CL Staff
Mar 1, 2024
Tampa Bay needs increased funding for the arts

David Cox chimes in on what Tampa Bay needs to be a better place in four years.

By Ray Roa
Mar 1, 2024
Tampa Bay would be a lot cooler if it was home to something like Arkansas' Railyard Bike Park

'Currently the mountain bike community drives out to Alafia or Boyette.'

By CL Staff
Mar 1, 2024
Traffic and transit among top concerns in 'What Tampa Bay Needs' survey

People are sick of having existential crises every time to go to work

By Ray Roa
Mar 1, 2024
Affordability and housing dominated responses to the 'What Tampa Bay Needs' survey

And, yes, some people want rent control.

By Ray Roa
Mar 1, 2024
Tampa Bay needs more museums to stay open on weekend nights

Thomas Hallock chimes in on what Tampa Bay needs to be a better place in four years.

By Thomas Hallock
Mar 1, 2024
'I just find myself working all the time': Affordability is top of mind for this St. Pete resident

Brian Schanck chimes in on what Tampa Bay needs to be a better place in four years.

By CL Staff
Mar 1, 2024

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Tampa's historic Gilmer House on Bayshore Boulevard is now for sale

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Photos: Pro-Palestine activists bring ‘hands off Rafah’ protest to Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base

Even President Joe Biden, whose administration sent 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, wants Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resist invading Rafah—and last…

By Ray Roa

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