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After 25 years of serving Gulfport, seafood restaurant Backfin Blue Cafe closes
Gulfport is the small-but-mighty culinary workhorse of Pinellas County, with newer restaurants like Golden Dinosaurs and Sea Dog Cantina bringing new folks to the waterfront town. But this past week,...
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Tampa filmmaker Tyler Riggs announces local premiere of Tribeca favorite...
It’s been a full year since Tampa native Tyler Riggs made his directorial debut at Tribeca Film Festival, and the main characters of “God’s Waiting Room”—Rosie, Jules and Brandon—along with their...
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Florida author Nick Seabrook will discuss new book on gerrymandering this...
It would be nice if gerrymandering were a quirk of American history instead of a current crisis, but here we are, watching candidates drop out after Gov. Whine DeSantis got his way on the latest...
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Review: 'Dutchman' crackles with energy at St. Pete's American Stage
“It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to,” intones Leslie Gore just before perky Jamaican chanteuse, Millie Small, reminds us that “My Boy Lollipop” is “as sweet as candy.” We’re firmly in 1964 where...
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New fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant Cava coming to St. Pete
When one fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant closes, another one opens. St. Pete Rising points out that Cava, a build-your-own-bowl-style spot, will take over Zoë's Kitchen—a similar Mediterranean...
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Hard-rock veteran Buckcherry plays Largo on Friday
Almost all of the original Buckcherry lineup has departed the band, apart from lead singer and key songwriter Josh Todd, but the new incarnation remains strong nonetheless and is headed to Largo's...
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Bay area punk-rock legend Chris Barrows plays free St. Pete show
One of the 10 Commandments of Tampa Bay punk is “Thou shalt not miss too many opportunities to see Chris Barrows live,” and you have a chance to obey this weekend when Barrows plays The Bends in St....
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Reunited '90s Tampa band Hopscotch returns to Skipper's Smokehouse for...
A year after Skipper’s Smokehouse reopened, the lineup for the Tampa venue’s first ska show since then looks even further back in time. And while this bill is a veritable who’s who of the scene—thanks...
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Mainstay emo-indie band Foxing returns to Tampa this week
In the decade that’s passed since the release of its first EP, St. Louis indie trio Foxing has focused on a wide array of topics, from loss of virginity to what feels like a constantly impending...
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Clearwater Republican and former Senator Jack Latvala reaches ethics...
Clearwater Republican Jack Latvala, who resigned from the Florida Senate in 2017 after sexual-harassment allegations, has reached a proposed settlement involving related ethics accusations. Latvala...
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Tampa Bay's weekend concert calendar is a local jazz lover's dream
It’s a wonderful weekend to be a fan of jazz in Tampa Bay, and Katara is at the center of it all. The group—multi-instrumentalist and harpist Seth Lynn, drummer Natalie Depergola, bassists Jon Shea,...
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Deadborns brings psych-rock back to St. Pete's 600 Block this week
If you’re still looking for signs that Floridian Social Club has undoubtedly brought live music back to St. Petersburg's 600 Block, then look no further than this bill. Bands playing the venue's...
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Tampa police use 'geofencing' to investigate crimes, a spying tactic critics...
Tampa police are currently using a surveillance tactic that collects digital data to investigate suspected crimes. But the same tactic also spies on everyday citizens and can lead to innocent people...
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Chicken Salad Chick will open new location in Wesley Chapel this month
It's safe to say Tampa Bay is becoming a hub for all-things-chicken, and as the country's only fast-casual chicken salad chain, it makes perfect sense for Chicken Salad Chick to continue to grow in...
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Reggae-rock favorite The Ries Brothers play 'Hometown Throwdown' concert in...
Next week on July 15, homegrown blues-turned-reggae-rock duo Ries Brothers releases a new video filmed at St. Petersburg's Floridian Social Club. But this weekend on Saturday, July 9, Kevin and...
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Americana band Navin Ave. will donate pay from Saturday concert to Tampa Bay...
Other than an appearance on the WMNF Live Music Showcase in March, where members of Navin Avenue chatted about the local music scene and the making of their new album, Book 1-A Little Warming,Shae...
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Jazz singer-songwriter Ona Kirei plays 'Mirage' release show in St. Pete on...
Spanish singer Ona Kirei has done quite a few Beatles tribute concerts in Tampa Bay over the years, but this weekend she'll turn the spotlight on herself for a bit during a St. Petersburg concert on...
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Florida blues guitarist Sean Chambers brings Hubert Sumlin tribute album to...
Florida native Sean Chambers takes a lot of pride in the fact that he was mentored by longtime Howlin’ Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin.The chain continued on, as Chambers played leads in Sumlin’s band...
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Trauma Bonds, featuring ex-member of Crowbar, plays Tampa Biker bar this weekend
Bring earplugs to this Saturday, July 9 biker bar show headlined by Florida metalcore band Trauma Bonds, which features former Crowbar bassist Jeff Golden and ex-Pro-Pain guitarist Adam Phillips in...
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'Hallucinogenics' songwriter Matt Maeson plays sold-out Ybor City show on Monday
Before embarking on a six-week U.S. tour supporting his upcoming sophomore album Never Had To Leave, songwriter Matt Maeson is taking a chance to warm up in Florida, before snubbing the state entirely...
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