University of Florida, FSU, USF rank among nation's best schools, according...
The University of Florida and Florida State University maintained top-20 rankings among the nation’s public universities, according to a U.S. News & World Report annual list released Monday. UF...
View ArticleDessert cafe Mochinut opens in Pinellas Park this weekend
Pinellas County is about to get its mochi doughnut and Korean corn dog fix. Nestled in a Pinellas Park plaza in between Ding Tea and Carmelita’s Mexican restaurant, is the soon-to-open Mochinut at...
View ArticleHovvdy brings its indie-rock quiet storm to Tampa this fall
There'll be no place to hide your tears when Hovvdy plays Tampa this fall. The Austin, Texas folk-rock duo announced a seven-date tour of the South today, and tickets to see Hovvdy play an all-ages,...
View ArticleOldsmar's Mandola’s Italian Kitchen celebrates grand opening next week
Move over Olive Garden, Mandola’s Italian Kitchen is quickly dominating the casual Italian restaurant scene here in Tampa Bay. A recent press release from Mandola’s Italian Kitchen says Oldsmar and...
View Article23 Oktoberfest events happening in Tampa Bay this fall
Dust off the lederhosen and get your steins ready, because it's Oktoberfest season in Tampa Bay once again. Luckily (for your liver) there are dozens of different celebrations happening on both sides...
View Article'You can't manufacture facts': Hillsborough deputies can't get story straight...
During the second day of the federal wrongful death trial of Andrew Joseph III, Hillsborough County Sheriff Deputies and lawyers contradicted themselves. The discrepancies in their stories were so...
View ArticleUK EDM duo Delta Heavy plays Tampa on Friday
It’s been a productive summer for U.K.-based EDM duo Ben Hall and Simon James, aka Delta Heavy, which is headed to Tampa for a show at The Ritz Ybor on Friday, Sept. 16. There’s been gigs in...
View ArticleUK new wave favorite The Fixx brings new album to Clearwater this weekend
For a rock group that recently celebrated 40 years since inception, The Fixx, which is headed to Clearwater for a concert on Friday, Sept. 16, is still very intact. In fact, four out of five original...
View ArticleHave Gun, Will Travel's 'High Road' pale ale returns during Ybor City concert...
Tampa Bay area Americana favorite Have Gun, Will Travel has a new EP on the way (Silver Sounds EP due Sept. 30,) and now has a fresh batch of signature brew to toast with during a beer release party...
View ArticleToronto punk band Pup is back this weekend to play its biggest Tampa Bay...
Next month, Pup releases a new live EP, Pup Unravels Live In Front Of Everyone They Know, which the Toronto band recorded across several hometown shows earlier this year. Ahead of that, Tampa Bay...
View ArticleBeatles drummer Ringo Starr is back in Clearwater this Friday, but the show...
This is one of those rare years where both surviving Beatles will have performed in Florida. Paul McCartney caused tears and adrenaline to flow in Orlando back in May, and Ringo Starr’s very sold-out,...
View ArticleLab City '808 Club' brings Tampa producers to Seminole Heights this weekend
Mes McDonald is one of Tampa Bay’s foremost connoisseurs of beat culture, and this Saturday, Sept. 17 at Corner Club in Tampa, his Lab City collective teams up with DIY promoter Liquid Love for "808...
View ArticlePTL Ybor's busy Saturday night includes K-pop band NSB, plus the 'Come...
Ybor City’s emerging PTL night club has a busy night on Saturday, Sept. 17 which includes and early show from TikTok K-pop style boy band The North Star Boys (5:30 p.m.), plus a throwback “Come...
View ArticleGreg Koch's blues-funk trio plays St. Petersburg this weekend
A guitarist’s guitarist, Milwaukee native Greg Koch has a never-ending bag of tricks that borrows from Albert King and Hendrix. The work even earned him fans like Steve Vai who released Koch’s 2001...
View ArticleACLU and other groups call for Florida prison to end agreement with ICE
Alleging physical abuse and poor medical treatment, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and other groups Tuesday called for the end of an agreement that houses immigrants at a detention...
View ArticleFlorida's 'last resort' property insurance provider continues to rack up...
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. ended last week with 1.047 million policies, an increase of about 17,000 policies from the previous week, according to information posted on its...
View ArticleMod Son returns to Tampa on Monday to open for Palaye Royale
Avril Lavigne’s fiancee was the only act at last year’s 97X Next Big Thing to request the formation of a mosh pit. “If you see anyone on the fucking ground, pick ‘em up!” he demanded.
View ArticleCalifornia rapper Shwayze brings new album to Tampa on Tuesday
Shwayze SZN kicked off earlier this month, with the release of the latest album by SoCal rapper, actor and musician Aaron Smith, and local fans can partake when Shwayze plays a Tampa show at New World...
View ArticleIndie-folk band Wilderado brings new self-titled album to Tampa
Fans of Mt. Joy might want to consider a night out to see the group’s musical brethren, Wilderado, which plays Crowbar in Ybor City on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Over the course of its six-year existence,...
View ArticleTampa station NewsRadio WFLA spread COVID-19 falsehoods. It will no longer...
After 10 seasons, it appears the Tampa Bay Lightning has ditched its local radio partner NewsRadio WFLA (970-AM), a station that spent a significant portion of the pandemic spreading COVID-19...
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