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Hurricane Helene is forecast to make landfall as a major hurricane in northern Florida but, impacts will be felt locally.

The global superstar played Amalie Arena.

The 54th Earth Day will take place on Monday but volunteers who call themselves the Trash Busters got things started early by cleaning up the Hillsborough River on Saturday morning.The annual holiday “is a good reminder to take a look at how your everyday habits and even how you spend your leisure time can make a difference,” organizers said.The Stewart Middle School shoreline restoration site was the starting point for volunteers armed with tools to remove trash and non-native invasive plants.T…

Judy Bao wanted to share her passion for gardening on YouTube. Her son, Thong La, 30, wanted to help her out. So he created short videos of his mother working in her garden and shared them on TikTok. After posting a few videos featuring lessons on planting and seeding, she went viral on the platform. With almost 950,000 followers on her TikTok account , Bao, 52, who quit her job doing nails to focus on her garden full time, enjoys creating video lessons regularly.“She simply loves gardening,” sa…

St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital patients and their families enjoyed their own version of Gasparilla on Friday. Children were able to parade on a special route through the hospital, dressed in pirate gear and treating hospital staff who lined up to cheer them on with pirate treasure.

The family version of the Gasparilla pirate invasion gave kids their own parade on Saturday, along with an air show, bike rodeo and fireworks in the chilly weather.Back in 1904, Tampa city leaders came up with a “pirate invasion” on horseback during the city’s May Day festival and it later evolved into its own pirate-themed parade and festival based on the story of the mythical pirate Jose Gaspar (also known as Gasparilla). Similar to Mardi Gras, Gasparilla brings a parade of elaborate floats wi…

The growing demand to support local businesses was on display Saturday in St. Petersburg with the return of Shopapalooza, a festival of indie businesses, artists, food halls and breweries. More than 350 vendors lined up along more than 11 acres of Vinoy Park the weekend after Thanksgiving.The festival, hosted by small business advocates LocalShops1, began in 2010 and is co-sponsored by the city. It featured home decor, jewelry, clothing, beauty products, vintage items, pet goods, books and candl…

The hospital hosts the event for patients unable to attend their own prom and for those who, due to chronic or life-threatening conditions, may never get the opportunity to go to one.

The event is also taking place on Sunday.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6) seek to move back to .500 and tighten their grip on first place in the NFC South when they play the New Orleans Saints (4-8) tonight in a nationally televised game at Raymond James Stadium.