Dirk Shadd

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Dirk Shadd

TAMPA, Fla. - Six-year-old Allison Morales Santiz dropped her jaw as she stepped into the newly opened MOSI Digital Dome Theatre, where the screen ahead showed a broad image of the Earth and the International Space Station floating miles above it. "I feel dizzy," she said. The tiny first grader from Forrest Hills Elementary School in Tampa was among the first kids to attend the first field trip at the Museum of Science and Industry's former IMAX theater on Monday.

2 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Dirk Shadd |Luis Santana

UConn Huskies fans cheer on their them when they arrive during a red carpet arrival at Amalie Arena on Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley waves to fans during the red carpet arrival at Amalie Arena on Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]Jonathan the Husky greets fans during a red carpet arrival at Amalie Arena on Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa.

2 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Dirk Shadd |Luis Santana

UCLA Bruins guard Elina Aarnisalo (7) attempts to move the ball as UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd (35) attempts to block Aarnisalo out during the first half Friday, April 4, 2025 in Tampa. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5), left, and UConn Huskies center Jana El Alfy (8) celebrate a Bueckers basket in the first half against the UCLA Bruins Friday, April 4, 2025 in Tampa.

2 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Dirk Shadd |Luis Santana

South Carolina Gamecocks guard MiLaysia Fulwiley (12) shoots the ball as Texas Longhorns guard Shay Holle (10) attempts to block during the first half Friday, April 4, 2025 in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]Texas Longhorns forward Madison Booker (35) reacts during the first half against the South Carolina Gamecocks in their NCAA Women’s Final Four semifinal game Friday, April 4, 2025 in Tampa.

3 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Dirk Shadd

Pedestrians leave the bus stop in front of Tropicana Field Friday. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]The bar at Ferg’s is seen in St. Petersburg as the Tampa Bay Rays prepare to take on the Rockies in their opening day game in Tampa. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]An aerial drone view of the empty storm damaged Tropicana Field at the moment the first pitch was delivered over 20 miles away at Steinbrenner Field Friday in St. Petersburg.