Hotbins, an Amazon return store where prices change daily, opens in Tampa
A store where the inventory is entirely made up of stuff people didn't want from Amazon and other retail giants is now open near Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Hotbins, located at 4001 E Busch Blvd, opened...
View ArticleFlatbread and Butter's second cafe will open in downtown Tampa next year
Tampeños will soon get a taste of a downtown St. Pete favorite. The Tampa Bay Times reported that Flatbread and Butter’s second cafe will soon open on the bottom of the Ave Tampa Riverwalk apartments,...
View Article'Dictator and tyrant': HART director's leaked resignation letter alleges...
A leaked letter from a former director at Hillsborough Area Regional Transit claims that the CEO acted as "a dictator and tyrant." In the letter obtained by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, former Director...
View ArticleEnchant returns for third year at Tropicana Field with massive Christmas maze...
The Tampa Bay area may never have a white Christmas, but what we do have is a massive holiday light maze filling up our indoor baseball field during the off-season. Enchant, dubbed the world’s largest...
View ArticleUpdated renderings show future facelift of Tampa Convention Center
If you haven't noticed, the Tampa Convention Center is getting a significant facelift, and some recently released updated renderings give us a glimpse of its future self. According to Tampa.gov, the...
View ArticleContamination of Tampa's recycling is at an all-time high, says solid waste...
While there are surely a few Tampa residents out there who spend a few extra minutes each week breaking down boxes or rinsing a couple marinara jars before taking out the recycling bin, it seems more...
View ArticleDNC launches 'new embed program' to hire staff in Florida ahead of 2024 election
Preparing for the 2024 presidential election, the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday announced a “new embed program” focused on hiring staff members in Florida and other “key” states. The DNC...
View ArticleOver 7,200 insurance claims filed in Florida following Hurricane Nicole
More than 7,200 insurance claims had been filed as of Monday from Hurricane Nicole, which hit the East Coast last week and traveled up the state, according to data posted on the Florida Office of...
View ArticleAfter election loss, Janet Cruz says she's running for Lynn Hurtak's Tampa...
This morning, less than two weeks after losing her seat in the Florida Senate, Janet Cruz announced plans to run for the Tampa City Council seat currently occupied by Councilwoman Lynn Hurtak. Cruz...
View ArticleBarry Manilow performing at Tampa’s Amalie Arena in January
One of your mom's favorite showmen just announced a string of 2023 tour dates, including one in Tampa. Tickets to see Barry Manilow at Tampa’s Amalie Arena on Saturday, Jan. 14 are on sale now and...
View ArticleMeet Hillsborough County Commission’s new right-wing board members
Last week, two Republicans beat their Democratic opponents to make the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners a majority red. Joshua Wostal defeated incumbent Kimberly Overman in District 7, and...
View ArticleFlorida Gov. DeSantis says ''People just need to chill' with all the 2024...
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday continued to sidestep questions about his political future, after former President Donald Trump announced another bid for the White House.
View ArticleFlorida 911 dispatchers overlooked, miss out on $1K bonuses from Gov. DeSantis
As Hurricane Ian swept across the beachfront towns of southwest Florida, when panicked callers to 911 reported they were crouched in attics or standing in high water and fearful they would drown as...
View ArticleRetro-futuristic post-rock darling Maserati brings first new album in five...
Maserati’s first two albums—37:29:24 and The Language of Cities—were recently remastered, redesigned and reissued on vinyl for the first time in over a decade. Expect the retro-futuristic post-rock...
View ArticleNearly 5,000 Florida students committed under Baker Act over the last year
Florida had 5,077 incidents of students being involuntarily committed under a mental-health law known as the Baker Act during the past school year, data presented Wednesday to a school-safety...
View ArticleTampa Bay's three-day Suncoast Jazz Festival kicks off Friday on Sand Key
WUSF 89.7-FM may have decided that its listeners don’t need jazz, but local promoters have kept the genre alive. Sand Key’s popular, nonprofit Suncoast Jazz Festival—set for Friday-Sunday Nov. 18-20...
View ArticleFresh off song of the year Grammy nomination, Bonnie Raitt is headed to...
The last time Tampa Bay was supposed to witness the power of blues icon Bonnie Raitt was in 2018, on a co-headlining tour stop with James Taylor. Unfortunately, she had to pull out of the tour due to...
View ArticleWarren Haynes leads 'Last Waltz' concert in St. Pete this weekend
Only a month ago, jam legend Warren Haynes was closing out Clearwater Jazz Holiday with Gov’t Mule. On Sunday, Nov. 20 at St. Petersburg's Mahaffey Theater, Warren Haynes leads The Last Waltz Tour...
View ArticleJoDog, a new concept by Michelin-starred Chef Joe Isidori, is now open at...
As Proper House Group’s sandwich spot Lunch Lady prepares for its Sparkman Wharf debut, another celebrated chef brings his own take on an American classic to the downtown Tampa hotspot. JoDog Craft...
View ArticleGhoulishly fun death metal band Undeath plays Tampa on Sunday
Ghoulishly fun Rochester, New York death metal ensemble Undeath plays Orpheum in Tampa on Sunday, Nov. 20 to wrap up a weekend of Florida dates supporting its latest album It’s Time…To Rise From the...
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