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New Tarpon Springs Aquarium relocates to bigger, wilder space where you can pet sharks and gators Meet Old Yella, a 15-foot albino python New Tarpon Springs Aquarium adds wild touches and last updated 2021-05-28 09:43:47-04 TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — The new Tarpon Springs Aquarium is a bigger, wilder, wetter experience where kids can pet sharks and feed alligators. Located just a few minutes away from its old (and much smaller) home at the Sponge Docks, the aquarium is interactive at almost every turn, starting with the huge stingray touch tank just inside the door. "There's finally room fo...

TARPON SPRINGS — Soon after the coronavirus crisis began to overwhelm the country in March 2020, Tarpon Springs officials started to come up with ways to help business owners cope

Rusty Bellies in Tarpon Springs stands out in this foodie paradise by catching its own seafood The hot spot serves 500 pounds of grouper a day Sean Daly and last updated 2021-05-24 04:30:08-04 TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — Rusty Bellies in Tarpon Springs is unique and then some. First of all, the beloved hot spot on the Sponge Docks isn't Greek. That's a big deal in this Epiphany town. "I'm from a family of Portugese and Italians," smiles Julie Russell, who owns the restaurant with her husband Jack. "This is a little Greek town. But they have embraced us." But what makes Rusty Bellies really s...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills Wednesday that lawmakers say will leave Florida better prepared for future flooding and sea level rise. The bills, SB 1954 and SB 2514, will — among other things — set aside hundreds of millions of state dollars for flooding infrastructure projects. The Republican-led efforts would redirect a significant portion of that money from an ...

On Wednesday Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed bills establishing immediate and multi-year plans to tackle flooding and coastal resiliency in the state.