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Petition to legalize recreational pot in Florida reaches 50,000 signatures
Nearly 50,000 valid petition signatures have been submitted to the state in an effort to pass a constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational use of marijuana, according to numbers posted...
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Tom Brady will come out firing after last week's embarrassing loss
The Bucs are coming off an inexcusable overtime loss to the Cleveland Browns where the coaches and the offense combined to submit one of the most shockingly poor performances in recent memory. Tampa...
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott says ‘Judeo-Christian values’ should drive...
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott continues to argue for immigration restrictions, though he’s apparently willing to make an exception for those with “Judeo-Christian” values. During a Thursday morning interview...
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Berklee-educated Chooty B brings sax-y beats to Tampa on Friday
Berklee-educated, Tampa-based saxophonist Nick Bredal has played in notable local jazz and funk ensembles like Ethos of Aldissi and Chaka, and this weekend his horn and beatmaking is front and center...
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'Slow Down Sunrise' country songwriter Ryan Griffin plays Ybor City on Friday
Rising country superstar Ryan Griffin literally grew up working on a farm, so if there’s anyone in modern country who actually sings from firsthand experience, it’s him. Griffin arrives at Crowbar in...
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Tampa police chief and body camera provider at odds over mute function tracking
A police body camera provider says Tampa Police Chief Mary O'Connor's claim that the mute function on TPD cameras can't be tracked is inaccurate. On Nov. 18, O'Connor sent council a memo saying that...
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Swedish metal supergroup Soen brings first US tour to Tampa this weekend
It’s been an unforgettable year for Swedish metal supergroup Soen, which is headed to Crowbar in Ybor City on Saturday, Dec. 3.Featuring ex-members of Opeth, Willowtree, and The Jolly-Boat Pirates,...
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'Tropical Meatswave,' a musical celebration of life for Owen Meats, returns...
A year after his passing, there’s still a giant, Owen Meats-sized hole in the hearts of the Tampa music community. Friends and collaborators—including the eccentric Holy Terror, rocking Rototiller and...
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Bands from Miami, Spring Hill play free Emo Night Tampa concert this weekend
Emo Night Tampa opens its arms to a Miami band this weekend when Snowmoon plays a free concert at Seminole Heights' American Legion Seminole Post 111 on Saturday, Dec. 3.Joining the melodic hard-rock...
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WMNF's 7th 'Uke It Out' ukulele festival returns to St. Pete on Saturday
Between this event, Dunedin’s ukulele weekend and downtown Clearwater’s ascendent Ukulele Fest in the District, Tampa Bay is becoming a hotzone for the versatile, enduring four-stringed instrument....
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St. Petersburg rapper Rod Wave brings 'Beautiful Mind' to Tampa's Yuengling...
Less than a year ago, Rod Wave was bumping Justin Bieber into second place on the Billboard 200. After a summer marred by an arrest for battery by strangulation, the St. Petersburg rapper gone global...
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Two years after almost quitting, rock duo She Wants Revenge returns to Tampa Bay
Rock duo She Wants Revenge very nearly called it a day in August 2020, but has appeared to patch things up. Last spring, Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin announced that they would go forward in...
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Liverpudlian metalcore band Loathe is in Tampa on Tuesday
Not every Liverpudlian band takes inspiration from The Beatles, you know. Metalcore quartet Loathe—which plays Orpheum in Tampa on Tuesday, Dec. 6—recently had to cancel a barrage of dates in Europe...
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St. Pete's 4th annual VegFeast returns to next week
VegFeast is one of the best ways to sample all of the vegan treats that Tampa Bay has to offer—and it's finally back for another year. From sushi, cupcakes, hot dogs, artisan cheeses and more, next...
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Body cam footage shows Tampa police chief using position to get out of...
Body camera video first obtained by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay shows that Tampa Police Chief Mary O'Connor used her status as police chief to get out of a traffic stop. On Nov. 12 around 7:30 p.m.,...
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Colorado alt-folk band Banshee Tree plays Tampa on Wednesday
Floridians could really use some Colorado love in these times, and Banshee Tree is ready to give us some on Wednesday, Dec. 7 when it plays New World Brewery in Tampa. The Boulder-based quartet used...
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Florida pulls $2 billon from BlackRock because of new 'anti-woke' investment...
Florida will pull $2 billion from the largest asset-management firm in the world over ideological differences. State Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced Thursday that Florida will...
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California crooner Chris Isaak brings Christmas tour to Clearwater
I’d be lying if I said that Isaak’s Forever Blue isn’t one of the best albums to fall asleep to, which I mean in the most complimentary way possible. The 66-year-old California boy, still encasing a...
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Seminole Heights record shop Microgroove celebrates 11th anniversary with...
If you've got 11 fingers, put them all up and give Microgroove owner Keith Ulrey some skin because his Seminole Heights record store celebrates a big anniversary on Sunday, Dec. 4.To help, Tampa...
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Long Island metalcore band headlines heavy Wednesday show at Tampa's Born...
Tampa's Born Free Pub & Grill might be our favorite new venue find of 2022, and in the final weeks of the year it stays true to form by dishing out this punishing bill of metal and hardcore. Long...
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