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Boosted by Rays' return to Tropicana Field, MLB attendance rises for fourth straight year
After spending 2025 at Steinbrenner Field, Tampa Bay had the biggest increase, up 628,255 to 1,414,975. The Trop hosted 24 games with more than 20,000 people and seven with more than 24,000.
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Published 6 hours agoFlorida Realtors are bankrolling the $18 million effort to pass property tax-cutting Amendment 3
A report shows that the campaign working to see Amendment 3 on the statewide ballot win approval in November is vastly outspending opponents of the measure. The campaign to fund the measure raised $18 million through Sept. 25. All of that financial support came from the Florida…
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Published 6 hours agoSeminole adopts $36.6M budget, keeps tax rate flat
Insight from the WUSF reporters behind ‘The Cost of Power’ series, and taking charge of AI
If you compare your electric bill from last month to one from a few years ago, you’d probably see a jump. Our three-part investigation digs into why. The reporters tell us how they dug.
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Published 7 hours agoByron Donalds says ‘its a fad,’ but Florida utilities are expanding solar
Despite the Trump administration’s hostility towards renewable energy, information released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that utility solar capacity — large scale projects that provide electricity to power grids — has increased 33% since 2025. That’s…
St Pete Catalyst
Published 8 hours agoFans on both sides of Tampa Bay are hyped for Rays’ playoff run
The Rays just wrapped one of their most successful seasons, capturing their first division crown since 2021.
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Published 9 hours agoThe Tampa Bay Fishin’ Report: Cooler weather may mean a hotter bite
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Published 9 hours agoBelleair police chief: Amendment 3 cuts could mean fewer services
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Published 10 hours agoThe Pasco & North Pinellas Fishin’ Report: Cooler weather heats up inshore bite
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Published 10 hours ago‘This is death by medical neglect’: Doctors, activists, urge DeSantis to provide care to ‘profoundly sick’ Death Row prisoner
Florida prison officials are refusing to give a “profoundly sick” 74-year-old man medical care while he waits for his scheduled execution October 13, drawing objections from more than 100 doctors. The man, William Lee Thompson, is the first known gravely ill prisoner who has been…
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Published 11 hours agoHistoric Tampa Bay sports weekend: Bolts, Bucs, Bulls, Rays, Rowdies and Sun all play at home
The region’s stars are aligning, and we all get to experience it firsthand. In a rare confluence of competitions, all five of Tampa Bay’s pro sports teams plus South Florida […]
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Published 11 hours agoSports stars align: All five Tampa Bay pro teams plus USF football play at home this weekend
The region’s stars are aligning, and we all get to experience it firsthand. In a rare confluence of competitions, all five of Tampa Bay’s pro sports teams plus South Florida […]