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Len Berman | Posted 04.22.2013 | New York
Len Berman

The long-suffering rabid fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs finally see their team make the NHL playoffs for the first time in nine years.

Florida's Medicaid Expansion Decision: A Clash of Politics, People and Perceptions

Gary Stein | Posted 04.03.2013 | Miami
Gary Stein

Some offers are easy to reject using just common sense. I had assumed that the decision regarding taking billions of federal funds for Medicaid Expansion was in that same category, but for many legislators, the choice is not so straight-forward.

The View From Here: Quotes on Florida's Medicaid Expansion Debate From Tampa Bay

Gary Stein | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics
Gary Stein

Tempers are hot and passions are running wild across Florida as the governor and legislature go back and forth, up and down on the topic of whether or...

The Medicaid Expansion Dilemma in Florida: Senate's 'Florida Plan' Hits the Sunshine, Texas Hits Bottom

Gary Stein | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics
Gary Stein

Out of the 50 states, Florida ranks 48th in the number of people that have health insurance. That means only two states have fewer people insured, with Texas being the worst. More than one in every five Floridians have no way but self-pay or no pay when they need medical attention.

Jill Kelley: The Real Story Lies in Tampa

Vicky Ward | Posted 04.07.2013 | Media
Vicky Ward

In Tampa, Jill Kelley was certainly not known to shy away from the press or the famous. David Petraeus was Tampa's George Clooney -- and she and her sister were blatant wannabe Stacey Keiblers.

WATCH: Kid Does 'Gangnam Style' With Bucs Cheerleaders

Posted 12.10.2012 | Sports

With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers slipping out of the NFC playoff picture, a young dancer who goes by the name "Little Fear" could become the best reason ...

David Lohr

Fleeing Stripper Who Wriggled Out Of Handcuffs Gets 15 Years

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.05.2012 | Crime

Brittany Miles, a 23-year-old exotic dancer, has been sentenced to 15 years for a high-speed chase that left a motorcyclist dead and a Florida sheriff...

The Military History Of Florida's Resorts

Visit Florida | Posted 01.16.2013 | Travel
Visit Florida

St. Augustine's Ponce de Leon Hotel, another Flagler creation completed in 1888, was once a Coast Guard training center.

Playoff-Bound O's Plane Makes Emergency Landing

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 11.30.2012 | Sports

-- The airplane taking the Baltimore Orioles to St. Petersburg, Fla. on Sunday night had its flight diverted to Jacksonville because of smoke in the ...

The NFL's Tampa Bay Problem

Brian Frederick | Posted 11.12.2012 | Sports
Brian Frederick

How could a league with such a knack for marketing itself not see that its blackout policy is actually doing more harm than good?

Dave Jamieson

Outside RNC, Poverty Grows In Tampa's Suburbs

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 11.13.2012 | Politics

THONOTOSASSA, Fla. -- Having spent most of his life in a low-income neighborhood on the outskirts of Tampa, Raymond Smith has long recognized that bei...

Daily Show Comedian Offers RNC Advice

Creative Loafing Tampa Bay | Posted 08.28.2012 | Politics

BY ARIELLE STEVENSON, CREATIVE LOAFING TAMPA BAY The last time I saw The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi in Tampa Bay, he was losing miserably in a wing-...

Embracing the Mess

Bob Brinkmann | Posted 10.23.2012 | College
Bob Brinkmann

Tampa is funky without knowing it's funky. It's so hip that it doesn't really care if outsiders think it's a mess. Tampanians embrace the mess.

Tampa Strip Club Tycoon: 'I Don't Expect The RNC To Be As Busy As Super Bowl'

AP | TAMARA LUSH | Posted 10.20.2012 | Business

TAMPA, Fla. — More than sunshine, cigars or the rollercoasters at Busch Gardens, Tampa is known for its naked ladies. Tampa and strip clubs are...

WATCH: From Alligator Education To Tubing

Visit Florida | Posted 10.07.2012 | Travel
Visit Florida

The How to Do Florida video series explores quintessential Florida experiences such as lobstering in the Florida Keys and surfing off Cocoa Beach. K...

Swings! Tampa Bay (VIDEO)

Bus 52 | Posted 08.13.2012 | Good News
Bus 52

Hand-decorated swings are popping up all over St. Petersburg, Florida. Hanging from trees, overpasses, and anything else that would support both the weight of a transformed plank of wood and its passenger, are brightly decorated swings.

Tampa Strip Clubs Seek Pole Position Ahead Of RNC Convention

Tampa Bay Times | Posted 06.04.2012 | Politics

TAMPA — In a private room at the 2001 Odyssey strip club, dancers with names like Candy, Bella and Ferrari sit on a high-backed velvet bench and vid...

Red Wings Trade Defenseman

AP | Posted 04.28.2012 | Sports

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have traded defenseman Mike Commodore to Tampa Bay for a seventh-round pick in 2013. The move wa...

Cubs Pitcher's 2008 Championship Ring Stolen

AP | Posted 02.02.2012 | Sports

FRESNO, Calif. -- Sheriff's detectives say that an American League Championship ring belonging to Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza has been stolen from...

Rick Scott Appears Confused On Florida Geography

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.03.2012 | Politics

Florida Gov. Rick Scott appeared confused about the Tampa Bay region, the state's second largest metropolitan area, in an informal meeting with report...

Baseball Manager Gives Interview Wearing Football Helmet

Posted 10.22.2011 | Sports

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Raheem Morris dawned a Rays uniform in the Spring to guest manage the team, now Joe Maddon is returning the favor, alt...

(WATCH) Fugitive Siblings Flee Police

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 10.09.2011 | Crime

ATLANTA -- The three siblings accused of opening fire at a Florida officer and then robbing a bank in Georgia escaped police pursuit after shooting ou...

(WATCH) Fugitive Siblings Extremely Dangerous: Sheriff

AP | Posted 10.09.2011 | Crime

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — A Tampa Bay area sheriff says he hopes three fugitive siblings accused of shooting at a police officer in Florida and ro...

Boston Bruins Headed To Stanley Cup Finals

AP | HOWARD ULMAN | Posted 07.27.2011 | Sports

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins are in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 21 years. Now they have a shot at their first NHL championship in...

Ex-NFL Player Arrested

Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shelton Quarles was arrested Friday morning for DUI, according to Stephen Holder of the St. Petersburg Times. ...