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Florida's first Torchy's Tacos opens in St. Petersburg next month
Self-acclaimed "damn good tacos" are finally landing in Tampa Bay, all the way from Austin, Texas. Located at 2314 Tyrone Blvd. N—next to St. Pete's newly-opened Portillos—The Sunshine State's very...
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After confusion, Tampa police now say body camera mute function can be tracked
After Tampa’s former police chief and a body camera provider found themselves at odds over tracking the mute function on police cameras, it was made clear today that the function can be tracked. A...
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Old-school folk revivalist The Kingston Trio plays Largo this weekend
Bob Shane—the last surviving member of the original Kingston Trio which inspired Brian Wilson and Al Jardine to put “Sloop John B” on Pet Sounds—passed away in January 2020. But even before Shane’s...
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St. Pete's 'State Theatre Sundays' series brings no-cover, original rock back...
Last Thursday saw St. Pete’s Floridan Social packed with more than 300 people there to see two of the neighborhood’s most beloved indie acts take the stage. It almost felt like old State Theatre...
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Minneapolis punk and alt-country songwriter Jesse Thorson brings new band to...
Punk and alt-country songwriter Jesse Thorson somehow escaped the frozen tundra of Minnesota and managed bring a band he’s calling “The Banned” along to help him play the songs of Pretty Boy Thorson,...
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Peter, Paul & Mary-channeling duo Webster's Wheel plays free Tampa show this...
‘Bama kids Daniel Lee Webster and Marie Robertson—better known as Webster’s Wheel—went from harmonizing on old hymns in front of farm animals, to releasing five albums over the course of three years....
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Josh Reilly will buy you a beer if you play a song at the seventh anniversary...
In a quaint and peaceful corner of one of Tampa Bay’s most picturesque communities, Melody Artisans of the Crooked Thumb has spent Tuesdays inviting songwriters to not only play, but write a new song...
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WMNF Tampa brings Chuck Prophet to Skipper's Smokehouse on Wednesday
Golden State roots-rock mainstay Chuck Prophet is in the other Bay area and touring with a trio that will help the 59-year-old bring to life songs from his latest album, The Land That Time Forgot,...
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Hard-rocker Jasmine Cain brings acoustic 'snowbird' tour to Dunedin
Jasmine Cain—a regular to motorcycle live music events—opened for Lita Ford in Ohio last month, and her most recent album Seven touches on people shoving their beliefs in her face, and the “when one...
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Trump-appointed judge will hear Florida's lawsuit against Biden immigration...
Amid a fierce national debate about immigration issues, Florida next week will try to convince a U.S. district judge that the Biden administration is violating federal laws through policies that lead...
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DeSantis is making gains on Trump in new GOP presidential primary poll
Fresh polling from after the new year shows Ron DeSantis continues to perform well against Donald Trump in a hypothetical GOP Presidential Primary. The latest Morning Consult poll conducted from Dec....
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Soulful swamp rocker Marc Broussard returns to Clearwater on Wednesday
Soulful swamp rocker Marc Broussard is currently working on a new EP, off which he has already released two songs since last July. In the meantime, the 40-year-old Yamaha-strumming Louisiana boy...
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Jeremy Gloff's band The Power Bottoms anchors his annual birthday concert in...
For his annual birthday show, former Reax Magazine advice columnist, and Tampa’s most prolific pop songwriter Jeremy Gloff had assembled a new band, The Power Bottoms, which is part of a lineup of...
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24 live music concerts and events happening in Tampa Bay this weekend
The first live music weekend of 2023 is here, and it kicks off with tonight's free concert in downtown Tampa featuring Ashley Smith & the Random Occurrence. Look below to see a mix of our critics'...
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The name of Tampa International Airport's big flamingo is Phoebe
Tampa International Airport's big bird has a name now, and it's Phoebe. The airport announced the news Thursday morning, after the results of a naming contest where judges whittled more than 65,000...
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Democrat who endorsed DeSantis tapped to direct Florida Department of Highway...
After crossing party lines to endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2022 election, Palm Beach County Commissioner Dave Kerner was tapped Thursday to serve as executive director of the Florida Department of...
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Chairperson of UF's faculty senate pushes back on DeSantis' latest request...
A University of Florida faculty leader pushed back Thursday against a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration that colleges and universities give state leaders information about resources used...
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The voter registration deadline for Tampa's 2023 municipal election is...
Time and again, it's been argued that local elections are just as important, if not more important, than national ones. So, Tampeños, it's time to make sure that you're registered to vote before Feb....
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Downtown Tampa’s Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is moving to Ybor City
It’s been less than four months since we published an article on all the exciting art coming to Ybor City, but there’s more. The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts joins Tempus Projects, Parachute...
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St. Pete’s Morean Arts Center kicks off 2023 with three mental health-centric...
If you’re looking to explore photography in 2023, head to the Morean Arts Center this spring. It’s ringing in the New Year with three new photography shows—Águeda Sanfiz’s “The Other Pandemic,” Tom...
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