Tampa Bay Times was created in 1884.
St.Pete Times forum
In downtown Tampa at the St. Pete Times, Forum, which everyone thinks is in St. Petersburg.
The stadium in Tampa is known as Raymond James. It is an open top stadium, and the seating is exposed to the weather. There are covered areas, but the main portion is not. There are other venues that are indoors. The Tampa Bay Storm and the Tampa Bay Lightning both play in an indoor venue, The Tampa Bay Times Forum.
The Tampa Bay Lightning has always been housed in the same building. At one point it was named the Ice Palace, but the name was changed when the newspaper company purchased the building in 2002. They changed the name to Tampa Bay Times Forum in 2012.
Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs was created in 2000.
Tampa Bay Derby was created in 1981.
Tampa Bay Rays was created in 1998.
Tampa Bay Inferno was created in 2010.
Tampa Bay Bandits was created in 1983.
Tampa Bay Tritons was created in 1994.
Tampa Bay Rowdies was created in 2008.