Hot air balloon festival coming to Plant City’s Strawberry Festival grounds
Get your picnic blankets and chairs ready because the sky above Plant City will be filled with massive colorful hot air balloons next weekend. The Plant City Balloon Festival returns Oct. 21 and 22 at...
View ArticleSavage Love: Step one in D/s play is thinking about the emotional needs that...
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View ArticleJust in time for Halloween, ‘Dracula’ opens this month at Tampa’s Jobsite...
Just in time for Halloween, downtown Tampa’s Jobsite Theatre will continue its 24th season with an adaptation of “Dracula.” Steven Dietz’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s haunting classic will run Oct....
View ArticleSt. Pete’s Bungalow Fest 2022 happens in the Historic Kenwood neighborhood...
St. Petersburg’s historic Kenwood neighborhood is putting on its annual home tour, Bungalow Fest, this November. This year’s event, “Renovations & Restorations,” marks the 24th season celebrating...
View ArticleTampa DSA benefit concert raises more than $2,000 for abortions
Tampa Bay Abortion Fund's pockets got a little deeper last night, thanks in part to a handful of local bands who took the stage for a Ybor City benefit concert. The show featured local bands including...
View ArticleSafety Harbor gem Pizzeria Gregario re-opens with limited hours next month
It took Greg Seymour of Pizzeria Gregario almost a year and a half to open back up after the COVID-19 pandemic—but before his loyal customers knew it, he was closed down for the season once again....
View Article'Werewolf by Night,''Hellraiser,' and all the other best new horror movies...
Here we are, two weeks away from Halloween, the most wonderful season of the year, and thankfully for horror fans, there are a slew of new films and television shows to absorb and champion. In this...
View ArticleThe Bucs lost to the Steelers, who were missing pretty much their entire team
Pittsburgh didn’t have its entire team on the field Sunday, but the Bucs know what that feels like, too. Tampa Bay's last practice before the game was missing a key element after Tom Brady went to...
View ArticleRick Scott says Florida property insurance rates ‘skyrocketed’ in Ron...
Rick Scott again isn’t providing Ron DeSantis much rhetorical cover when it comes to Florida’s property insurance problems. During an interview that aired Sunday, Scott said that rates had...
View ArticleTampa’s Lab Theatre hosts world premiere of ‘The Abbey of the Holy Lonesome’...
Spooky season is 100% here, so it makes sense that Tampa’s Lab Theatre Project (stylized “LAB”) will present the world premiere of a haunting new play later this month. “The Abbey of the Holy...
View ArticleTampa Tiger Bay to hear from young Democratic and Republican leaders this month
With critical midterm elections fast approaching, Tampa Tiger Bay Club is turning its attention to the future of politics with an upcoming forum featuring young Tampa Bay politicos. Brittany Lakhani,...
View ArticleSt. Pete’s Off-Central Players to open new play ‘A Number’ in November
Parental guilt, the value of human life and clones: a glimpse of just some of the themes you can expect to see in St. Petersburg’s Off-Central Players’ newest play. The city’s resident theater company...
View ArticleIn the race for Florida governor, Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist clash on...
Education issues such as parental rights, school boards and teachers unions have become a key battleground in the race between Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Democratic challenger, Charlie Crist. DeSantis,...
View ArticleJohn Oliver tears apart rhetoric behind anti-trans legislation in Florida
Florida, like many states, has spent the last year or so tilting at windmills in service of making life harder for trans Floridians. On top of a misinformation-fueled panic around the idea of...
View ArticleTampa Bay's best Halloween events happening through the rest of the month
Fall festivals and theme park Halloween events have been happening since late August, but halfway through October is when the festivities really start ramping up around Tampa Bay. From aquariums and...
View ArticleFlorida DOT, contractor faces records lawsuits stemming from migrant flights
An open-government group has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Transportation and a state contractor, alleging they did not comply with public-records requests stemming from...
View ArticleDessert hotspot The Yard Milkshake Bar opens in downtown St. Pete this week
The Yard Milkshake Bar made its Tampa Bay debut with its Carrollwood storefront last year, but it's finally The Burg's turn to get a taste of its massive confections. St. Pete's newest dessert...
View ArticleNew seafood restaurant SeaGlass Tavern will open in Citrus Park next month
Bringing fresh seafood to Citrus Park, SeaGlass Tavern's unique dishes will likely keep you on your toes. Located at 11935 Sheldon Rd., in the former Maikel's Kitchen space, a soft opening happens on...
View ArticleLa Tropical, one of Florida’s oldest beer brands, makes its return to Tampa
After six decades away, the family of the once-popular beer Ybor City brand La Tropical brings its classic brews into the 21st century—and back to Tampa Bay. After La Tropical's private re-launch...
View ArticleTampa’s Dessert Wars happens at Florida State Fairgrounds this weekend
Get your insulin ready. Tampa's installment of Dessert Wars—self-appointed as the "largest dessert festival in America"—heads to the Florida State Fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct.22. The event runs from...
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