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Author and comedian Amy Schumer brings new tour to Tampa
Six years after she famously wrote that only three people in Tampa can read, Amy Schumer is back in town next Thursday, Sept. 8 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. “I was on the road doing a...
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St. Petersburg communications director resigns after accusing deputy mayor of...
Janelle Irwin Taylor has abruptly resigned from her role as communications director for the city of St. Petersburg. Her resignation takes effect at close of business today, and she cited behavior by...
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The future is filled with kickass movies like 'Do Not Disturb' that should be...
Let’s face it. It’s been a shit summer for truly satisfying movies. Yes, there were blockbusters.
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Fortu coming to St. Pete, Beerbusters is about to bust, and more in Tampa Bay...
Openings Beerbusters If anyone in the Tampa Bay area still has their frayed Blockbuster card, there's a Pinellas Park business created with you in mind.
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St. Pete is among Florida cities looking to snuff out smoking on beaches
Visiting from Johnson City, Tenn., Paul and Gail Odom hadn’t noticed people smoking or cigarette butts strewn on the sand as they strolled along the lapping Gulf of Mexico waters Thursday morning. But...
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Florida's week-long ‘Tool Time’ tax holiday starts this weekend
Florida’s first “tool time” sales-tax holiday on tools and other home-repair and construction items will kick off during the Labor Day weekend. The seven-day holiday, which was part of a wide-ranging...
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St. Pete's deputy mayor resigns after being accused of bullying, former comms...
Today, Deputy Mayor Stephanie Owens resigned following allegations of bullying from the city's former communications director. Owens chose to resign after Mayor Ken Welch put her on leave while...
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Grand jury that shook up Broward school board has eyes on four more Florida...
The grand jury report that shook up the Broward County School Board last week also prompted the state Department of Education to send letters to four other school districts warning of failures to...
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Chef Richard Hales' modern Chinese restaurant Blackbrick opens in Tampa next...
After sitting empty for upwards of two years, Dale Mabry’s former Pop N Sons diner will finally debut as a sleek, new concept. Located at 4812 N Dale Mabry Hwy., Richard Hales’ modern Chinese...
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Savage Love: Bisexual and heteroromantic dudes exist—and can totally confuse...
There is more to this week’s Savage Love. To read the entire column, go to savage.love. I'm a 29-year-old gay man just shy of five years sober.
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Oracle of Ybor: The co-workers I moved down here with just quit, and I’m...
Dear Oracle, my work has been absolutely insane. I’m a veterinarian, and at my practice, we had three doctors leave recently, and it’s been really rough.
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Biden's right. You’re not going to reform the MAGA movement—you have to crush it
Come, friends, and let us clutch our pearls together, for the president of the United States—in saying what needed saying years ago, in identifying the rot eroding our institutions, in echoing the...
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Political committee spends $1.5 million to get recreational pot on Florida's...
Gearing up to try to get on the 2024 ballot, a political committee proposing a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Florida paid $1.5 million last week to a...
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Florida considers using National Guard to help short-staffed prisons
As the state continues to struggle with a shortage of correctional officers, a legislative panel next week will consider a plan that would activate Florida National Guard members to help at prisons,...
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Tampa activists call for more affordable housing funds in upcoming budget
Today, a Tampa activist group will host a press conference and present demands to city council during a public hearing about the FY 2023 City of Tampa budget. Tampa Bay Community Action Committee...
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Black Cattle Burger Co. is now open in downtown St. Pete
Nestled in between Mary Margaret’s Irish Tavern and Top Slice Pizzeria is downtown’s newest late-night restaurant—and it dishes out all of the appropriate greasy eats. Black Cattle Burger Co.—from the...
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Steve Martin, Martin Short and the Steep Canyon Rangers are coming to Tampa...
Grab your amigos because the longtime comedy duo featuring Steve Martin and Martin Short is coming back to Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall for a new comedy tour in April. Tickets to see Steve Martin,...
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Florida electric bills will more than likely get worse next year
Florida residents and businesses likely will get hit with higher electric bills in 2023 as utilities continue to struggle with increased costs of natural gas. Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy...
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried calls for inquiry into election...
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is calling on investigators to probe the decision by the state election police to prosecute 20 felons who are accused of illegally voting in 2020, a decision she...
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Season preview: Bucs will win another ring with the GOAT
The preseason is over, and there's much to rejoice. No more talks of which receiver is going to make the roster. No more wondering if TB12 is going to miss more time in order to appear on "The Masked...
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