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Zac Brown Band will play two nights in Tampa next year

Two months after his last show in the Bay area, chicken-fried country songwriter Zac Brown already has plans to play two nights in Tampa next year. Tickets to see Zac Brown Band play Tampa's...

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Tampa's Wing Boys opens in the Citrus Park Mall this weekend

A new chicken wing spot is heading to Northwest Tampa, and its 100+ sauces might intimidate the indecisive customer. Wing Boys opens this weekend, Saturday, Dec. 16, at Tampa's Citrus Park Mall...

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St. Pete officially opts out of county tenant protections in favor of...

In its final vote on the topic, St. Petersburg City Council unanimously agreed to forgo the county’s tenant bill of rights in lieu of its own. Two weeks ago, administration agreed some of the county’s...

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Pasco County Sheriff spent over $32,000 trying to suppress videos of inmate...

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office has spent over $32,000 in an attempt to stop videos that show deputies abusing an incarcerated man from becoming public. Video obtained by the American Civil...

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Florida's school LGBTQ support guides and transgender bathroom policies face...

The State Board of Education is slated this week to scrutinize LGBTQ support guides and bathroom policies for transgender students in 10 school districts, as state officials question whether they are...

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Trulieve has spent $15 million so far to get recreational pot on 2024 ballot

The medical-cannabis company Trulieve contributed another $5 million last month to a ballot initiative aimed at legalizing recreational use of marijuana, according to a newly filed finance report. In...

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'Violent Night’ is the goofiest cult classic you didn’t know you needed until...

Just so we’re clear: “Violent Night” is one of the most stupid movies you’re likely to love in your lifetime. It’s gory and violent to a fault, so much so that people in the audience seemed oblivious...

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'This bill gives Goliath a better helmet': Sides battle over Florida property...

Florida lawmakers began moving quickly Monday to pass major property-insurance changes, with supporters saying the plan would stabilize the troubled system and critics saying it would hurt consumers....

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Foodie festival and charity event 'Taste at the Straz' returns to downtown...

Taste at the Straz is one of the best ways to discover your new favorite Tampa Bay restaurant, and it's finally back for its 2023 rendition. The all-you-can-eat-and-drink party happens on April 9,...

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Songwriter Liam Bauman releases new music ahead of holiday Tampa homecoming show

New Granada Records' annual Christmas night show isn't the only holiday concert happening over the Christmas break. Tampa-based promoter Brokenmold has also announced that expat Bay area songwriter...

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Pete’s Bagels will open a new all-day cafe and wine bar in Ybor City next year

One of The Burg’s favorite breakfast spots is making its journey across the bridge for an exciting—and slightly different—new concept. Popular bagel spot Pete’s Bagels will open a second location in...

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Tampa's New Granada Records announces lineup for 2022 Christmas night concert

If you need any more signs that this pandemic is over,  look no further than Tampa's Hooch and Hive on Christmas Night, when revered local indie record label New Granada stages yet another Christmas...

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Q&A: Ahead of rare Clearwater appearance, Gary U.S. Bonds debunks Beatles...

There aren’t many musicians left that can say that they released material when John F. Kennedy was president. Willie Nelson and Buddy Guy, both on the flip side of their '80s, are both still kickin’...

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Video shows large group of invasive herpes monkeys diving from trees near...

While invasive species like Burmese pythons, housing-eating African land snails and giant Amazonian river monsters may get all the headlines, it's easy to forget that Florida is also home to hundreds...

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Florida pot doctor cleared of wrongdoing after state accused him of failing...

A state medical board has cleared a doctor who ordered medical marijuana for two undercover investigators posing as patients, finding the Florida Department of Health failed to prove wrongdoing. The...

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After 48 years, Dunedin’s Chatterbox Family Restaurant has closed

After almost 50 years of dishing out homestyle meals and stacked breakfast plates, a Dunedin favorite has closed its doors. Chatterbox Family Restaurant—attached to the Dunedin Lanes bowling alley at...

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Florida Gov. DeSantis calls for grand jury to investigate COVID-19 vaccine...

Saying that COVID-19 vaccines have been “pushed on Americans,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to impanel a grand jury to investigate “wrongdoing in Florida” related to the...

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Tampa's Supernatural and Lucky Tigre team up for 'Hot Rod's Hot Run' on Saturday

Rodney Cordero is a fixture in the window at downtown Tampa's Supernatural sandwich shop, and this weekend a bunch of his pals are celebrating him—and his goals for 2023—by going for a jog after work....

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Florida Dems fail to stop DeSantis from using his likeness for toll credit...

Democrats failed in attempts Tuesday to prevent the likenesses of Gov. Ron DeSantis or other politicians from being used to promote a program that would provide credits to frequent users of toll...

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Elon Musk suspends Twitter account of University of Central Florida student...

Elon Musk may have single-handedly knocked himself out of the running for world's richest man with his bungled purchase of Twitter, but you have to admit, it does give him quite the opportunity to...

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