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Penny and Jeff Vinik just gave USF $5 million for its on-campus football stadium
Thanks, mom and dad. Tampa philanthropist Penny Vinik, together with her sports team-owning multi-millionaire husband Jeff Vinik just donated $5 million to USF, according to the Tampa Bay Business...
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Tampa Bay Blues Festival returns to St. Pete’s Vinoy Park this weekend
In Tampa Bay, reggae fans have Reggae Rise Up, jazz fans have Clearwater Jazz Holiday, and those looking for something new have Gasparilla Music Festival. There’s gotta be something for blues fans...
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Applications are now open for Girls Rock Camp St. Pete 2022
St. Petersburg, it's time for your kids to express themselves. Applications are now open for Girls Rock Camp St. Pete (GRC St. Pete), which runs from July 18-22 at Allendale United Methodist Church.
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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, a councilman, and the media clash over transparency...
This afternoon, Mayor Jane Castor clashed with the media during a press conference at Tampa City Hall. Afterwards, a city councilman told press that Castor's administration is targeting council members.
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St. Pete's Jeff Brandes wants a special session to deal with home insurance...
Sen. Jeff Brandes, a St. Petersburg Republican who has argued for taking aggressive action to deal with Florida’s property-insurance problems, intends to pursue polling lawmakers about holding a...
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In wake of US House vote to legalize marijuana, Nikki Fried says Florida has...
Following a U.S. House vote legalizing marijuana, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said Florida has a chance to lead on weed.
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Tampa City Councilwoman Lynn Hurtak, a progressive from a working class...
When Amanda Lynn Hurtak's name was announced as Tampa's newest city council member last Tuesday, it felt completely surreal for her. She was frozen with the realization for just a moment, before the...
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Ten years after the debut of St. Pete punk band Wolf-Face, Michael J. Wolf is...
On many nights in St. Pete, a teenage werewolf washes yellow Fruit of the Looms freshly soaked in both his sweat and the perspiration of strangers. The underwear is stretched out—especially around the...
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DeSantis signs bill that reduces time of required direct care for Florida's...
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed 42 bills, including a heavily debated measure that will change staffing standards in nursing homes.
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New document in Florida redistricting lawsuit asks court to move and 'decide...
Pointing to upcoming primary elections, plaintiffs urged a federal court Wednesday to continue moving forward with a lawsuit over drawing new congressional districts.
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Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell heads to St. Petersburg on his ‘Brighten’ tour
Can’t wait for Alice In Chains’ stop at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre this fall? You’ve still got a few months left, but in the meantime, the band’s creative force, lyrically speaking,...
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Post hardcore band Dayseeker headlines Ybor City’s Crowbar next week
Dayseeker's lead singer has had it rough this year. Rory Rodriguez is in the middle of mourning the loss of his father, and welcoming a child earlier than expected, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to...
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UK rock band The Darkness stops in Tampa next week on ‘Motorheart’ tour
It’s been three years since Queen + Adam Lambert stopped in Tampa for the first time, and a notable absence was drummer Roger Taylor’s son, Rufus Tiger Taylor, who generally helps his dad out on...
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Chris Tomlin, Hillsong top Christian rock superbill happening in Tampa next week
Praise the lawd. Chris Tomlin is turning 50 this year, and is still writing those musical love letters to Jesus.
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Danish singer-songwriter MØ makes Florida debut in St. Pete this weekend
Having just got home from touring with Imagine Dragons, Danish performer MØ is ready to head out on her own headlining run including this third date on her U.S. outing happening in St. Petersburg this...
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Louis Armstrong's lost child will hold Q&A after St. Pete screening of...
Et Cultura co-founder Lea Umberger recently produced a film along with Sharon Preston-Folta—the only (and secret) child of jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong who more or less hid his kid from the world...
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Q&A: Before Tampa show, Florida dream-pop fave Tonstartssbandht talks...
Tonstartssbandht, the dream-pop project of Orlandoan siblings Andy and Edwin White, have had a strange few months (just like every other band everywhere, it seems). There have been amazing highs — new...
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Broadway sweetheart Kristin Chenoweth heads to Clearwater this weekend
Call us blasphemous, but Chenoweth gives off major Dolly Parton vibes. Her voice has the same sort of twang, she staunchly loves both Jesus and the LGBTQ+ community, and though we don’t think she...
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This weekend, Justin Bieber plays Tampa for the first time in nine years
Things have changed since this show was announced in January 2020. The Biebs was originally supposed to take the stage at Raymond James Stadium alongside Poplyfe’s Kehlani and Jaden Smith, but now,...
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Fresh off Grammy win, country songwriters Brothers Osborne play a sold-out...
If you’re anything like us, you’ve yelled “hell yeah” over Brothers Osborne twice in the last year-or-so. The first time was when brother T.J. came out as gay last year, which in the country music...
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