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Lightning open their season with a familiar core and something left to prove
Tampa Bay, which opens the season Thursday at the New York Rangers, have won consistently under Jon Cooper, but another strong regular season will mean little without making a deep playoff run.
Voices: October 1 Letters to the Editor
Read the October 1 letters to the editor of 'The Gabber Newspaper'. This week: comments about Amendment 3.
It will be Rays vs. Yankees in the American League Division Series
The first two games of the best-of-five matchup will be at Tropicana Field. New York advanced by sweeping AL East rival Boston in the Wild Card Series.
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.
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published 16 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…
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published 17 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.
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published 18 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 19 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.
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published 20 hours agoThe Tampa Bay Fishin’ Report: Cooler weather may mean a hotter bite
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published 20 hours agoBelleair police chief: Amendment 3 cuts could mean fewer services
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published 21 hours ago