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Florida's prison inmate population will likely increase, and there's already...
As a legislative panel prepares Friday to consider a plan to activate Florida National Guard members to help at short-staffed prisons, a recent report by state analysts shows that the number of...
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Florida's 'last resort' property insurance provider added another 10,000...
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. ended last week with 1.03 million policies, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week, according to information posted on the Citizens website....
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Tampa Bay artist Leon 'Tes One' Bedore brings a heavy heart to...
It’s been 30 years since Leon Bedore started tagging his moniker, Tes One, in public. He was 14 years old then and ran with a small crew called Side By Side. He won’t say exactly where he aimed spray...
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North America’s rarest snake was found dead in Florida after choking on a...
The literal rarest snake in North America hasn't been seen in over four years, until a Florida hiker came across a dead one that clearly bit off more than it could chew. According to the Florida...
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Tampa woman spots large gator strapped to a car on I-95
If there's a J.D. Power Award for strapping large, dead alligators to a bumper, then this Chevy SUV just won "Best in Class." Last Sunday, Tampa resident Karen Kress posted a photo to Facebook showing...
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Tampa’s Tiger Bay Club discusses the history of the Cuban sandwich next week
The famed debate about the Cuban sandwich's origins might be solved at next week’s Tampa Tiger Bay Club discussion—but don’t count on it. The non-partisan political forum takes a culinary turn for...
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Q&A: Before St. Pete show, Alec Benjamin talks John Mayer, his fascination...
Musicians translating their music into different languages isn’t completely unheard of. ABBA recorded “Waterloo” in three different languages, and you gotta love how the Beatles Germanized “I Want To...
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Tampa considers moving up to $5.5 million from solid waste to housing in 2023...
During a 2023 budget hearing yesterday, Tampa city staff and council members agreed to consider moving millions from solid waste to housing. After resident outcry about the need for more stable...
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Country songwriter Billy Currington brings new album with '80s vibes to...
After a rocky decade, Billy Currington is off probation and has taken his generally twangy, college bro-style country music in a whole new direction. On Friday, Sept. 9, that new direction brings him...
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Ashley Moody's office says Florida's constitutional privacy clause should not...
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office said late Tuesday that it thinks the Florida Supreme Court should reverse a decades-old position that a privacy clause in the state Constitution protects...
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After resigning, former Tampa City Attorney Gina Grimes may return in new role
Former Tampa City Attorney Gina Grimes resigned just over a month ago, and now the city says she's a favorite for a new "manager type" position. Since her last official day as city attorney on Aug. 5...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says ‘newcomers’ are often bad boaters
Should newcomers to Florida learn to boat? Ron DeSantis suggests so, and that those lessons should happen sooner than later for some recent transplants.
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'It’s in collapse': Charlie Crist slams Gov. DeSantis over Florida property...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist on Wednesday stepped up criticism of Gov. Ron DeSantis about the state’s troubled property-insurance market. “It’s in collapse.
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Federal lawsuit challenges Florida's ban on Medicaid coverage for...
Four transgender plaintiffs are challenging a decision by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to stop Medicaid reimbursements for gender-affirming treatment for minors and adults, alleging that the...
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The Tampa Bay Bucs will probably lose their first game, but it'll be OK
The Bucs face the Cowboys on opening night for the second consecutive season, but this year the game is in Jerry Land at the majestic AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys are a talented team with a very good...
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Tampa Orpheum's new outdoor stage plays host to The Devil Wears Prada this...
Last weekend, Orpheum’s new location in North Tampa christened its Stubb’s BBQ-esque outdoor stage. The gigantic patio party continues on Friday, Sept. 9 at Orpheum when early-aughts metalcore...
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Folk songwriter Noan Partly plays free show on the Tampa Riverwalk on Friday
Before taking part in a recently announced stacked lineup for New World’s Fall Formal Dance (it includes House of I and Kid Loki), Tampa Bay area indie Americana singer-songwriter—and beast of a...
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A John Mellencamp tribute is happening in Tampa Heights this weekend
An event page for Shuffle’s second annual John Mellencamp tribute concert—happening on Friday, Sept. 8 in Tampa Heights—claims that the bar’s co-owner had a fling with Mr. “Jack & Diane” when they...
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WUSF jazz host Simon Lasky brings new ensemble to St. Petersburg on Friday
Fans of WUSF 89.7-FM’s nighttime jazz programming are no strangers to Simon Lasky’s voice, but this concert at Palladium Theater's Side Door Cabaret in St. Petersburg on Friday, Sept. 8 will be the...
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott doesn’t know why Mar-a-Lago raid happened
The more time that has passed between the FBI search and seizure of classified materials from Donald Trump’s Florida residence, the less Rick Scott knows about it. That’s the takeaway from comments he...
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