Get ready for Tampa Bay’s most anticipated Halloween celebration! Bloom host Gayle Guyardo spotlighted this year’s 13 Ugly Men Halloween Party, happening Friday, October 31,

TAMPA, Fla. — Part of a Tampa street is back open after being closed down for police and firefighters investigating a car fire in downtown. The westbound lanes of Polk Street closed around 9 a.m. Thursday morning between Tampa Street and Ashley Drive, but police announced the road reopened just after 11:30 a.m.

A Tampa toddler who was reported missing on Tuesday morning after last being seen at 11 p.m. on Monday has been safely located.

The Tampa City Council recently voted to bring a $20 million, 250-foot wheel to the Channel District next year. The project pitched by a local developer is privately funded. That’s a huge relief, as we in the news business don’t have extra staff to cover protests over the wheel from “The Notebook.”

“The transformation underway in Ybor City is bringing new life, businesses, jobs and opportunity back to this historic Tampa landmark,” Shaw said in a statement. “Expanding Tampa General’s footprint in Ybor will offer the new residents, professionals and visitors we’re attracting to Ybor convenient access to exceptional health care.”

Explore the top things to do in Tampa this Halloween, from haunted houses to thrilling parties and festive events.

With SNAP benefits expected to freeze Saturday due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, food banks are preparing for a sharp rise families needing help.

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