Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried sues Biden Administration over...
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging federal restrictions that can prevent people from buying and possessing guns if they obtain medical marijuana in Florida....
View ArticleBeth Hart, with John Oates in tow, plays St. Pete next week
Singer-songwriter Beth Hart has been in a Led Zeppelin state of mind in recent months, having released A Tribute To Led Zeppelin in February. Though her current “Thankful” tour opens with “When The...
View Article'Nothing short of extortion': Dems rip Florida GOP for Disney World drama
Bolstering Gov. Ron DeSantis’ grudge match against one of the state’s largest employers, the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed two bills targeting Walt Disney Co. after the theme-park giant condemned...
View ArticleTone Loc and Tag Team bring '90s rap nostalgia to Largo next week
With only two albums under his belt—the last one dropping over 30 years ago—it’s remarkable that rapper Tone Loc is able to put on a full show with that amount of material. But he can, and he'll do it...
View Article30 live music concerts and events happening in Tampa Bay this weekend
Thursday, April 21 Arch Enemy w/Behemoth/Napalm Death/Unto Others (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg) Colin Hay (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
View ArticleUkulele festival takes over downtown Clearwater this weekend
Tampa Bay is low key one of the best places to be a ukulele enthusiast, and downtown Clearwater is doing its part this weekend with "Ukulele Fest in the District" taking over Cleveland Street.
View ArticleTampa City Council takes first step towards ordinance requiring 60 days...
This morning, Tampa City Council voted unanimously to pass the first reading of an ordinance that could provide more notice to renters whose landlords are seeking to increase rent or terminate leases....
View ArticleEmo Night Tampa and Eastlick Coffee take over South Tampa's WeVegan Cafe this...
Three our favorite things come together this weekend when Emo Night Tampa DJs heads to a vegan cafe just north of Gandy where they’ll spin tunes, plus pull shots of a signature roast made by the...
View ArticleSt. Pete's 'Fountain of Youth' is a familiar lesson about the challenges for...
On one of those very un-Florida winter days, the sky is swathed in soupy clouds, a steady, spitting rain chills the back of my neck, and I am slinking down 1st Street like a half-drowned cat. After 20...
View ArticleA Florida crocodile 'refused to budge,' and shut down a Navy airfield runway
A fairly large and lazy American crocodile "refused to budge" and caused a Naval airfield to shut down earlier this week. On Monday, the Naval Air Station (NAS) in Key West posted a photo to social...
View ArticleCapriotti's Sandwich Shop will open second Tampa Bay location in Lutz next week
Pub subs are getting some stiff competition. Capriotti's Sandwich Shop will open a second Tampa Bay location to the people of Lutz at 1948 Collier Pkwy. on April 25.
View Article'Stop the Black attack': Despite Dem protest, Florida Republicans pass...
Over the chants of Democratic lawmakers who planted themselves in the center of the chamber in protest, the Florida House gave final approval Thursday to a congressional redistricting plan that is...
View ArticleDeSantis to Disney: Keep your mouth shut and the checks coming, or else
Let’s get this out of the way: For a half-century, the state of Florida has prostrated before the tourism industry—Disney in particular, but the Mouse isn’t the only one—like a condemned man begging...
View ArticleSo, Kenny Chesney played a surprise free show at a 300-capacity Tampa venue...
Kenny Chesney fans got a surprise dose of the good stuff on Thursday night when the country superstar showed up to play with Old Dominion at Crowbar in Ybor City. The group was playing a surprise pop...
View ArticleTampa Electric Co. says it's getting crushed by high natural-gas prices
Florida electric utilities continue to get hammered by high natural-gas prices. Tampa Electric Co. notified state regulators Thursday it is facing higher-than-expected fuel costs, though it did not...
View ArticleFlorida Republicans vote to strip Disney World of special district
Amid chaos over a redistricting bill that temporarily brought floor proceedings to a halt, the state House on Thursday gave final approval to a plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to strip Walt Disney...
View ArticleUSF President will receive over 1,000 petitions supporting green energy on...
On the morning of April 25, over 1,000 petitions calling for University of South Florida Tampa campus to switch to renewable energy will be delivered to President Rhea Law. The petitions call for the...
View ArticleOver the last year, Tampa mortgage rates grew faster than anywhere else in...
Mortgage rates have absolutely exploded over the last year in the Tampa area. According to a recently released March Market Report from online real estate giant Zillow, Tampa witnessed the highest...
View ArticleFlorida has more polluted freshwater than any other state, says study
Florida's freshwater lakes are hurting. A new “Clean Water Act at 50” study from the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) found the state of Florida ranked the highest in the U.S. for most...
View ArticleNew Aussie pub coming to St. Pete, Carrollwood gets a brewery, plus more...
Downtown St. Pete's MacDintons recently closed, nut maybe the upcoming Aussie brewpub Where's Jubes can be your new First Friday headquarters. In Hillsborough, stacked sandwiches are heading to Lutz,...
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