Taylor Swift has sold out all the shows at Raymond James Stadium, but now a press release says parking is also sold out for the weekend. They had suggestions for other options that are listed below. Even Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent Addison Davis got into the spirit of Swifties on Wednesday, urging her high school age fans not to skip school for her Thursday and Friday shows. A video posted to Twitter even included plenty of Taylor Swift song references. Gate at Raymond James Stadium open at 3 pm for the rain or shine shows.
Indian Rocks city commissioners voted for new rules that will affect short-term rentals, like those from Airbnb and VRBO. Residents have been concerned about loud noise and too many people in some of those rentals. Some of those new rules will include keeping the noise down after 10 pm, the number of guests in the rental and parking rules. For the full story from 10 Tampa Bay News please click here.
The Florida Strawberry Festival has a County Music Award nomination for the fair/rodeo of the year. The CMA’s are next month on May 11th, and will compete against the Auburn Rodeo in Alabama, Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming, the Houston Livestock Show in Texas and the Iowa State Fair.
A crime alert from the St Pete Police, advising you to lock up your car. Thefts are increasing once again and making sure your car is secure can make all the difference. Statistics from the SPPD show Hyundai’s and Kia’s as the most stolen cars. but if you check with your dealer they are offering deterrent software at no charge to owners at no charge.
One of the best new hotels in the world is in Tampa. The Edison is on Travel + Leisure’s 18th annual “It List” of the best new and renovated hotels. The Edison is Tampa’s first five-star hotel, part of the Water Street Tampa development. For the full list, that’s online now, and the print edition will be available April 21st.