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SportsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tampa Bay Lightning go on the road Saturday afternoon to face a familiar face. Tampa Bay plays the Nashville Predators at 2 p.m. Eastern in Nashville, where former Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is one of the Predators' top scorers. Tampa Bay…
Education
TAMPA, Fla. — Students at Hillsborough College's Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa will be spread across three locations starting next spring, under a revised plan college leaders laid out Wednesday as the property is cleared for a Rays ballpark and a rebuilt college campus. The college first intended to put…
Business
TAMPA, Fla. — Two battery-powered aircraft crossed Tampa Bay on Friday and touched down at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, a test run for the air taxis that Florida leaders hope will one day carry passengers and cargo around the region. The flight started at Albert Whitted Airport in St.…
Business
TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa private equity real estate firm that already owns office towers next door has bought the 325-room Westshore Grand hotel and plans to remake much of the property over the next two years. Ally Capital Group announced the deal on Thursday, Oct. 29. The firm is…
Business
TAMPA, Fla. — The regional utility that supplies drinking water to Tampa and its neighbors is getting $10 million in state money to boost how much water its main surface water plant can treat, part of a $100 million package Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday. The grant goes to Tampa…
Politics
TAMPA, Fla. — A divided Tampa City Council on Thursday signed off on a community benefits agreement with the Tampa Bay Rays, moving the team's planned Drew Park ballpark a step closer. The vote was 4-3, with Lynn Hurtak, Charlie Miranda and Guido Maniscalco voting no. Under the deal, which…
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