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1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Jefferee Woo

IN A BOAT OFF APOLLO BEACH, Fla. - A slow morning on the water erupted into a frenzy when the line began whizzing out of Steve Murawski's fishing rod. "I'm on!" Murawski yelled, scattering the boat's crew into action. A tan fish launched from the glassy, shallow water tucked in this hidden pocket of Tampa Bay mangrove forest. It was exactly the type of fish Murawski's team of scientists came here to find:Centropomus undecimalis, the common snook. This one was a beauty.

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Jefferee Woo

This weekend brings Palm Sunday and the start of Easter season, with Easter falling on Sunday, April 20. Across Tampa Bay there are egg hunts and brunches and breakfast with the Easter bunny to check out. Easter Egg Hunt: Open to children up to 12, this free Easter egg hunt will include activities with games, prizes and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Each child should bring their own basket. Look for the golden egg for a special prize. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. It runs 9 a.m.-noon.

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Jefferee Woo

TAMPA, Fla. - Daniel Llorente stood outside the home he's renting late last summer, holding the an American flag, ready to place it at the entrance. His housemate, Ralph Buran, told Llorente he should put it on the left side of the house, not the right. "Why the left?" Buran recalls Llorente asking. "I didn't know that.""Kind of a tradition," Buran replied. Llorente thought about that. He'd spent a lot of time around the American flag, but he still had a few things to learn. He raised it to the left.

3 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Luis Santana |Jefferee Woo

Brandon Brown, 12, throws a baseball with his friend Hudson Faedo, 12 in the parking lot at Steinbrenner Field. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]The opening week logo is seen painted on the field just prior to batting practice during the Rays opening day game against the Rockies. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]Fans wait for gates to open on the pedestrian bridge before the start of Rays opening day game against the Rockies at Steinbrenner Field.

2 months ago | miamiherald.com | Jefferee Woo

As part of its commitment to arts education, the Straz Center is providing tap shoes and instruction to students at Academy Prep Center of Tampa, where they participate in twice-weekly tap dance lessons. The initiative is part of the Straz Center's effort to make arts education more accessible. The program delivers free performing arts experiences to more than 40 service agencies, community organizations and schools, to enhance students' exposure to and appreciation for the arts.