Good Friday morning. Start your weekend with sunny skies (high of 96).
In today’s edition, read about a new property tax vote on St. Petersburg residents' ballots; and how Tampa Bay immigrants could be affected by a revived rule. Plus, see the Rays' newest renderings for its Tampa ballpark.
A before and after of a breezeway in the historic Sanchez y Haya building. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
Following years of extensive renovations tallying roughly $20 million, Ybor City’s iconic Sanchez y Haya building is set to reopen with a restaurant, cigar lounge and boutique hotel later this year.
Drew Newman, the fourth-generation owner of J.C. Newman Cigar Co., is behind the project, with help from Cheeky’s proprietor Nate Siegel.
Officiant Miranda Hobbes: Cynthia Nixon, the LGBTQ+ advocate and actress best known for her role in “Sex and the City,” is heading to St. Pete for “The World’s Largest All-Girl Wedding & Renewal Ceremony.”
Real Florida: Selwyn Birchwood, known for his lap steel guitar and a barefoot stage presence, says if you want to go to a theme park, go to Gatorland.
Murder while engaged in robbery: A man shot at the Childs Park YMCA in St. Pete on Wednesday died from his injuries. One suspect has been arrested on a murder charge, and police are searching for a second.
Faces rape charges: A St. Pete man has been arrested on a capital sexual battery charge after a 12-year-old girl gave birth at a park in Pinellas Park, police said.
3-1: The Rays headed home from their road trip with a Thursday loss to the Blue Jays.
“You got to make decisions": LSU football coach Lane Kiffin has earned a reputation for being entertaining, but at SEC media days in Tampa he was, at least for a moment, more existential.
The Trump administration is seeking to revive a rule that could count the use of public benefits such as food stamps, housing vouchers or Medicaid against immigrants applying for permanent residency. Read what we know.
