ZooTampa joins emergency efforts to help bombed zoos in Ukraine
As Russia’s assault on Ukraine continues, zoos are among the many places in the line of fire. The plight of these zoos has gained worldwide attention—as has the overall conflict—prompting...
View ArticleLimp Bizkit kicks off its 'Still Sucks Tour' in Tampa this month
If you're still looking for something to break after Woodstock '99, then here's a show for you. Limp Bizkit—a Jacksonville-born pioneering butt-rock band that first brought its heavy-rap-metal...
View ArticlePabst Blue Ribbon's Tampa Easter 'kegg' hunt happens this Saturday
Nothing screams Easter like drinking 15 gallons of Pabst Blue Ribbon, and the beer company is giving Tampa a chance to do just that with its new Easter "kegg" hunt. On Saturday, April 16, PBR will...
View ArticleFlorida Gov. DeSantis signs 15-week abortion ban with no exception for rape...
Florida doctors soon will be barred from performing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, as Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a measure that closely resembles a Mississippi law under review by...
View ArticleTampa Mayor Jane Castor waited over 5 months to admit she approved...
Yesterday, Mayor Jane Castor said that she approved Tampa's 'City Center at Hanna Avenue' after more than five months of councilmen and local leaders asking who was responsible for the controversial...
View ArticleTampa's Cambridge Christian files appeal over denied loudspeaker prayer at...
A Tampa Christian school is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that backed a decision by the Florida High School Athletic Association to prevent a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 state...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to threatening to kill Florida Rap. Matt Gaetz
A California man faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to threatening U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. Eugene Huelsman, a 59-year-old resident of Thousand Oaks, Calif., pleaded guilty...
View ArticleMichelle Yeoh steals the show in the visually astounding ‘Everything...
There really aren’t good enough words to describe “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” other than it could have easily been titled “The Michelle Yeoh Show,” given the platform it allows its luminous...
View ArticleInterview: Detroit electro favorite Adult. brings Motor City spirit to Tampa...
The electronic indie act Adult. first came together in Detroit way back in 1998. At that time, the city resembled what Miller calls “the wild west.”
View ArticleFlorida city earns surprise state grant to repair its abandoned Black cemetery
It was almost like a miracle touched the abandoned, historic Black cemetery in Groveland, just west of Orlando. After the state rejected the city’s application for $499,000 to restore a graveyard...
View ArticleMarijuana, property insurance, building safety: The notable bills Florida...
Gov. Ron DeSantis continued this week to sign into law some of the measures Florida’s Republican-led Legislature passed this session, but thousands of bills died in Tallahassee and never made it to...
View ArticleDowntown St. Petersburg hotspot MacDinton’s unexpectedly closes
When the Facebook page for St. Petersburg’s MacDinton’s posted about its final party a few weeks ago, most of its loyal patrons thought (or at least hoped) that it was an April Fool's Joke. Without...
View ArticleTampa's Silver Oaks Apartments is deterring media and relief volunteers from...
This week, disturbing infrastructure problems at Silver Oaks Apartments in East Tampa gained attention in the local media. In response, the property management's security is deterring the media and...
View ArticleNew hotpot in Clearwater, 'Bar Rescue' in Ybor, and more Tampa Bay Foodie News
You can celebrate your Easter dinner at the newly-opened Nine Spices hotpot and Korean BBQ location Clearwater, or perhaps spend your holiday weekend searching for PBR's pastel-colored keggs instead....
View ArticleAfter initial meetings, St. Pete officials remain open to offering more...
St. Pete’s Youth and Family Services Committee met Thursday for its first discussion on how the city can create a tenant’s right to counsel. The takeaway?
View ArticleFlorida tries to thwart challenge to out-of-state contribution limits on...
Florida is trying to fend off a challenge to a new law limiting out-of-state contributions to political committees proposing ballot initiatives, saying the restriction could help curb attempts by...
View ArticleLaxmikant–Pyarelal Orchestra is bringing Bollywood's biggest hits to Tampa...
The duo made up of veteran music composer Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (aka Pyarelal) and the late Laxmikant Shantaram Patil Kudalkar is a giant in Bollywood circles, and its music lives on thanks to the...
View ArticleBrandes gets little GOP support for special session to address Florida...
An attempt by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, to spur a special legislative session on the troubled property-insurance system drew some support Friday, but few Republican lawmakers cast votes on...
View ArticleTampa's Silver Oak Apartments threatens tenants with eviction after they...
Management at East Tampa's Silver Oaks Apartments is now threatening tenants with eviction after they complained to the media about black mold, collapsing ceilings, regular flooding due to plumbing...
View Article'Walking our pet alligator': Video shows Florida sheriffs escorting large...
A Florida neighborhood was visited by the most Florida version of the Easter Bunny last weekend. According to a video posted to social media by the Sarasota Sheriff's Department, a large gator was...
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