Tampa Area Breaking and business News. Pasco, Hillsborough, and Polk Counties. We have the top stories in business, arts, and entertainment, restaurants, Florida agriculture, fishing, cold cases, medical and health, sports with Martin Fennelly, Conservative Opinions and Virtual events in the Tampa Bay Area.
We offer digital crossword puzzles,soduko, national news, local news, and education reports.
A team of outstanding journalists and photographers lead the way for Tampa Bay.
Political coverage both locally, statewide, and nationally as well. We offer amazing advertising opportunities for our advertisers and a true partnership.
The Free Press is proud to offer its advertisers a fresh, popular approach to news, rich with colorful pixel beauty.
We represent the nation’s #2 location in the United States for high-paying finance and IT careers, and a thriving real estate development and construction industry, also second in the entire nation. Advertisers enjoy a higher-than-average expendable income prospect, peppered with global readers who are interested in the Tampa Bay area. Over 97% of readers reside in Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Pinellas and Manatee/Sarasota counties.
The Free Press covers U.S. national and global news, State of Florida news, “Cold-Case” reporting to help solve crimes against citizens, and unique “Virtual Tours” in various industry categories. It delivers colorful, intelligent articles and advertisements, sometimes with a splash of humor.
With a growing staff of reporting and advertising experts from the former Tampa Tribune including Former Tribune Publisher Brian Burns, Sports Writer, Martin Fennelly, Business & Industry Chief Writer, Deborah Childress – reading is an easy and enduring pleasure in the backdrop of a thriving metropolitan area.
Launching in April of 2020, we have focused on both organic and social growth to grow our visitors and retain traffic.
Currently, we are being read each month in over 36 countries, however, 97.07% of our traffic is in the Tampa Market Area (TMA) and we average 3.27 pages viewed per-user.
Virtual events
Virtual Career Fairs
Virtual Wedding SHows
Virtual Real Estate Open Houses
State of the art digital offering that aggregates data from users on our customer’s website, to deliver real-time leads of interested consumers to our advertisers
By Geoff Fox RUSKIN – The water could be smooth as butter or rougher than a bad hangover. Either way, Clyde Petty will splash through it at up to 95 mph. At that speed, his 28-foot powerboat can catch major air. It’s not the safest…
Read More Ruskin resident Clyde Petty making a splash in offshore powerboat racing
By Paul Catala Throughout most of each week and especially Sundays, Stan Wilkerson’s focus is helping turn up the sanctity of services through song. But outside the church and office doors of Apollo Beach’s Calvary Lutheran Church, Wilkerson is known for his ability to slide…
Read More Apollo Beach’s Stan Wilkerson plays trombone with music’s biggest names while leading church in songBy Geoff Fox APOLLO BEACH – Jamie Connell placed a light-blue T-shirt on a metal plate, carefully smoothed out the wrinkles and placed it onto a digital direct-to-garment printer. Connell, general manager at Red Bug Tees, centered the shirt and pressed a button. Seven minutes…
Read More At Red Bug Tees, custom shirts a product of ‘strength and perseverance’By Geoff Fox RUSKIN – Hillsborough Community College’s South Shore campus was crowded with hundreds of job-seekers during the annual South County Job Fair on Wednesday. The event, sponsored by Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandy Murman, Career Source Tampa Bay and HCC, started at 8:30 a.m.…
Read More Job fair at HCC South Shore draws hundreds of job- seekersBy: Paul Catala Rick Gullett shuffles back and forth from one side of the stand to the other, knife in one hand, plate in another. As he chats with his wife with a southern lilt distinctively central Floridian, Rick banters with two Saturday customers in…
Read More Net profit, net fun Parrish couple markets noted smoked mullet along US 301(Family Features) Eating healthy isn’t always easy, and when your family is rushing around in the evenings it can seem like a daunting task to put a well-balanced, nutritious meal on the table. However, cooking at home with a lean protein you can feel good…
Read More Eat Healthy with SeafoodBy: Staff Report It’s no secret; South Shore is experiencing growth and is projected to keep growing. Previously home to agricultural land, the area is now transforming from a tourist destination to a great place to live. South Shore’s Chamber of Commerce president believes that…
Read More South Shore’s Business Outlook, 2019 and Beyond(Family Features) With plans of trips and relaxation on the horizon, it can be easy to give your wellness routine a vacation, too. Before you jet set off on your next adventure, take a moment to be consciously aware of how your mind and body…
Read More Mindful Tips from Mandy Moore for a Well-Balanced, Lively Summer
(Family Features) After they leave the military, veterans often look to start a second career. For many, owning a business is an attractive career path because they have honed many of the skills needed to be successful entrepreneurs, such as ambition and a drive to…
Read More Veteran Affairs Service members make business ownership a post-military career