Tampa Bay Local News
- Demand for ‘Hamilton’ Tickets Crashes Dr. Phillips Center Website
Thousands of "Hamilton" fans hoping to score tickets to the Orlando shows crashed the Dr. Phillips Center website Friday morning. ... read more - Winter Village Arrives in Downtown TampaCurtis Hixon Park's Winter Village is opening Friday in downtown Tampa. ... read more
- Florida On A Tankful: Immerse Yourself in Navy Seal History at Fort PierceThe extensive displays will captivate visitors. ... read more
- New Permits Reveal Star Wars Hotel Layout and MoreHere are five things we noticed in the new hotel permits. ... read more
- Universal Orlando to Raise Minimum Wage to $12 an HourUniversal employees are currently paid $10/hour. ... read more
- Automated Cameras Replacing Some Disney PhotoPass PhotographersDisney World is replacing PhotoPass photographers with an automated camera at select character meet-and-greet locations. ... read more
- SeaWorld Expands Holiday LineupSeaWorld announced that it will be expanding its holidays' and events' lineups. ... read more
- Photos: Busch Gardens Christmas Town Opens This WeekendThe holiday season kicks off Saturday, November 17, at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's Christmas Town. ... read more
- Hogwarts Projection Show, Grinch Return for Holiday Festivities at UniversalHolidays at Universal kicks off November 17, with the return of the Grinch, the Christmas projection show at Hogwarts castle, and a parade. ... read more
- Florida On A Tankful: Escape City Life at Oakland Nature PreserveOakland Nature Preserve sits on 128 acres of Florida trails and wetlands. ... read more
- Ralph Breaks VR to Launch at Disney SpringsThe hyper-reality experience will arrive November 21. ... read more
- Disney Reveals Skyliner Opening, Guardians of the Galaxy Coaster VehicleDisney shared updates on upcoming Disney World projects, including the gondola transportation system and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. ... read more
- Chef’s Kitchen: Roasted Tom Turkey with Vermont Maple Syrup, Rosemary and SageRecipe and instructions for delicious Roasted Tom Turkey with Vermont Maple Syrup, Rosemary and Sage. ... read more
- On the Town: Sand Sculptors Converge on “Sanding Ovations” CompetitionThe 10th Annual Sanding Ovations Masters Cup and Festival runs November 14-18 in Treasure Island. ... read more
- Man Displays Trump Sign at Disney Again, Is Permanently BannedA man who had boasted of being banned from Disney parks after unfurling a Trump re-election banner at Magic Kingdom in September has struck again. ... read more
The Wall Street Journal
- Southwest Air Replaced Flight-Control Sensors of the Kind Implicated in Lion Air Crash
During the three weeks before Lion Air Flight 610 plunged into waters off Indonesia, Southwest Airlines replaced two malfunctioning flight-control sensors of the same type that has been publicly implicated in the crash, according to a summary of Southwest maintenance records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. ... read more - Prosecutors Expand Newsweek Case to Include California Bible College
Manhattan prosecutors charged a California bible college in connection with an alleged wide-ranging scheme involving Newsweek’s former parent company to defraud lenders out of tens of millions of dollars. ... read more - PG&E Selloff Continues as Wildfires Rage
Shares of the California utility fell for the sixth straight day as investors grappled with recurring wildfire liabilities that raise concerns about a potential bankruptcy. ... read more - Walmart Posts Strong Sales Gains Ahead of Holidays
Walmart posted higher quarterly sales, continuing a run of solid growth as the world’s largest retailer taps into online shopping and a robust U.S. economy ahead of the busy holiday season. ... read more - Cryptocurrency Hangover Weighs on Nvidia
Nvidia shares tumbled 18% after the chip maker projected declining revenue for the current quarter as it works through excess inventory left over from the cryptocurrency boom. ... read more - FDA Seeks Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
The FDA said it would seek a ban on menthol cigarettes. The tobacco industry says it may fight such a measure. ... read more - Post Holdings Plans IPO for Nutrition Unit
The transaction that involves PowerBar and Joint Juice brands is expected to be completed in the second half of fiscal year 2019. ... read more - Facebook Says Criticism of Its Russia Response Is ‘Unfair’
Mark Zuckerberg and the Facebook board took issue with a report suggesting the social-media giant deliberately played down the impact of Russian interference on the platform. ... read more - MoviePass Sheds Subscribers as Troubles Mount
MoviePass experienced a significant decline in subscribers in the third quarter, the latest sign of trouble for majority owner Helios & Matheson Analytics. ... read more - Trump Forged His Ideas on Trade in the 1980s—and Never Deviated
The president has been consistent on trade for decades, unlike on other issues, both in tone and substance. Longtime acquaintances say his philosophy came out of his experience in the cutthroat world of New York real estate and the rise of Japan as a global economic power. ... read more - Apple Partners With Movie Studio A24 to Make Feature-Length Films
Apple will begin making independent, feature-length films through a multiyear partnership with the Oscar-winning studio A24, broadening the iPhone maker’s push into original content beyond TV programming and into movies. ... read more - Yes, You’re Hired. No, We Don’t Need to Meet You First.
Employers trying to recruit in the tightest job market in decades are hiring some candidates sight unseen—after just one phone interview; ‘Is this real?’ ... read more - Dell Sweetens Tracking-Stock Deal After Facing Shareholder Pressure
The purchase of DVMT shares would help return the PC maker to public markets after it was taken private in 2013. ... read more - Senate Confirms Ally of Smaller Banks to Fed Board
The Senate confirmed Michelle “Miki” Bowman to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors Thursday, giving one of the most powerful voices in the global economy to a state banking supervisor. ... read more - Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Jumped 78%, Government Study Shows
Vaping helped drive the use of tobacco products up 38% overall among high-school students and by 29% among middle school students between 2017 and 2018, reversing declines reported over the past several years. ... read more