‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is equal parts nostalgia and inspirational slogans that...
“Top Gun: Maverick” is the timeless story of a renegade, a man’s man for whom no rules apply, a champion who can never be bested, or disciplined, even when he’s taking a proverbial and a literal poop...
View ArticleRanking 38 ice cream flavors at Oddfellows NYC in South Tampa
Sampling 38 scoops of ice cream flavors isn't for the weak, but someone had to do it, one cute, colorful sample cup at a time. Oddfellows NYC opened in Hyde Park Village mid-December 2021 and from...
View ArticleDeSantis trailing Kamala Harris in new poll about 2024 presidential election
A new survey testing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis versus Vice President Kamala Harris in a 2024 Presidential Election shows the Democrat slightly ahead of the rising Republican star. A Harvard/Harris...
View ArticleIn wake of Texas shooting, Florida Democrats want Republicans to tackle gun...
In the wake of Tuesday’s school shooting in Texas, Democratic lawmakers in Florida called on their Republican colleagues to use time remaining in a special legislative session on property insurance to...
View ArticleThursday's 'Roots Azul' concert celebrates sound, culture and community in...
J.J. Pattishall was the recipient of a recent St. Petersburg Arts Alliance grant, and he’s putting that talent to good use by curating Thursday's immersive musical performance and listening...
View ArticleTampa officials stereotyped homeless people as mentally ill addicts during...
During a forum on homelessness on May 24, Tampa city officials used stereotyping language to describe the local homeless community, despite experts onstage attempting to correct it. Tampa's...
View ArticleCritics of new Florida election laws point to 'this country's history of...
A congressional panel probing changes to elections laws across the country held a hearing Wednesday in Tallahassee, illustrating a partisan divide over voting-related measures pushed in Republican-led...
View ArticleFlorida legislature sends bill on school shooting drills to Gov. Ron DeSantis
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday formally received nine bills from the Legislature, including a school-safety bill that would direct the State Board of Education to develop rules for school emergency...
View ArticleGeorge Benson's return to Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall rescheduled for next...
George Benson has an 80th birthday coming up next spring, but was headed to Clearwater on Friday beforehand, but now fans are gonna have to wait. On Monday, Ruth Eckerd Hall cited "unforeseen...
View ArticleYbor's El Centro Asturiano de Tampa to celebrate 120th anniversary next month
El Centro Asturiano de Tampa is throwing a week-long party during the second week of June to celebrate 120 years of service. The Ybor City social club, which first opened in 1902 as a mutual aid...
View ArticleGoth-folk songwriter C.B. Carlyle plays free Tampa concert on Friday
If Florida Rep. Anthony Sabatini has ruined Howey In the Hills for you, let C.B. Carlyle & the Desert Angels change your mind when he plays a free concert at Tampa's Hooch and Hive on Friday. The...
View ArticleTampa Shuffle hosts a ‘Friends 4 Reproductive Rights’ gig next month
Although you typically wouldn't hear genres like shoegaze, hard rock and folk on a bill together, all sorts of Tampa Bay musicians will gather next month at Shuffle for a good cause. In the wake of...
View Article'Black Myself' songwriter Amethyst Kiah plays downtown Tampa on Friday
Self-described “Southern gothic” singer-songwriter Amethyst Kiah—who's headed to Tampa on Friday for a show at the Straz Center—is already a recipient of the Grammy for Best American Roots Song....
View ArticleTampa's Sunset Music Festival celebrates milestone anniversary starting Friday
Tampa's Sunset Music Festival used to be a single day event with pop up stages, but over the last decade, it's grown into one of the biggest EDM festivals in the Southeast. This weekend it adds a...
View ArticleCharles Irwin's new trio lineup headlines killer Tampa Bay indie-rock concert...
This Saturday night gig at Tampa's Hooch and Hive is one of Charles Irwin's first shows after parting ways with a founding member who exhibited “unacceptable behavior” according to the band,. The trio...
View ArticleThe Florida Orchestra's patriotic 'Stars and Stripes' concert is this weekend...
Tampa Bay's beloved Florida Orchestra is preparing to go on summer vaycay after yet another prosperous season, but first it's putting on the red, white and blue for a Saturday concert in downtown...
View ArticleTampa City Council asks for tenant advocacy office, more renter protections...
Today Tampa City Council asked staff to look into creating a tenant advocacy office and a landlord registry, after more than 20 residents made emotional pleas for the city to address the uncontrolled...
View ArticleDeSantis signs bills penalizing Florida judges and lawmakers who lobby within...
Lawmakers and judges who leave office and lobby the Legislature or executive branch within six years could face a fine of up to $10,000 and other penalties, after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two measures...
View ArticleTampa Bay floating concert Boatstock 3 happens this weekend
ICYMI, Memorial Day weekend is here, and that means the return of Pinellas County's quarantine-born Boatstock, happening on May 28. On Saturday, near Bay Pines, some of the floating festival’s...
View ArticleIn special session, Florida lawmakers skip changes specifically addressing...
With more than 850,000 policies, the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has become an 800-pound gorilla in Florida’s troubled insurance market. But you wouldn’t have known that as...
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