

Ybor distillery Fat Dog Spirits is now brewing cannabis-infused vodka
A different kind of lit.
Robert Saunders Public Library in Tampa hosts AfroCon this Saturday
It’s a super family-friendly celebration of diversity.
The 2019 Cuban Sandwich Art & Food Festival is set for this weekend in Ybor City
Two days, 20+ vendors, live music and a Cuban sandwich competition.
Miami trio Las Nubes leads a healthy lineup of local Tampa Bay concerts
The scene is alive and well.
Katt Hefner’s Nancy Wilson concert and all of Tampa Bay’s best tribute shows
Jimmy Webb, Dark Star Orchestra and Australian Bee Gees are also on tap.
Songwriter Ike Reilly brings rugged riffs, well-worn words to Ybor City
Shevonne Philidor opens at The Attic on March 28.
Golf Madness at TopGolf taps entrepreneurs to help cancer patients cope
Because sometimes families need help now.
Get a helping of ‘Extra Butter’ at the USF Contemporary Art Museum in Tampa
The show opens this weekend.
A ‘Jurassic World’ live-action show is coming to Tampa’s Amalie Arena
No cosplay allowed if you’re 14 years old and up.
Stranger Things will return to Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 2019
The series will continue July 4.
David Straz’s corpse wants you to know that he once owned a private jet
It would appear the Tampa mayoral candidate wants you to remember his greatest accomplishments.
Trump coming to Florida for dike visit, probably golf as well
The president arrives on Friday and is expected to Mar-a-Lago it up.
The South Tampa location of The Mill restaurant is officially open
Fans of the St. Pete original will find a similar vibe and menu.
An accused hate group worked with Florida Republicans to sway ‘sanctuary city’ bill
The Southern Poverty Law Center designates the Center for Immigration Studies and FAIR as “hate groups.”
Electronic music festival EDC Orlando expands to three days in 2019
Organizers took out billboards to announce the news.
Tampa’s Ulele taps Patrick Quakenbush as new executive chef
Patrick Quakenbush replaces outgoing chef Keith Williamson.
Todd Rundgren coming to St. Petersburg’s Mahaffey Theater on June 20
Tickets go on sale March 29.
While fighting for a $15 minimum wage in Florida, John Morgan’s law firm still relies on cheap labor
Not everyone you call on the firm’s hotline is making a “living wage.”
Disney World now has Dole Whip mimosas
It was only a matter of time.
Gainesville metal band Thunderclap’s ‘Inebriocean’ is monumental
Tampa’s Financial Ruin Records gives us an essential listen from one of Florida’s best.
Datz in Tampa Bay releases new ‘Game of Thrones’ themed drinks and trivia
Pray to the gods old and new.
Lawmakers approve bill allowing Florida farmers to grow hemp
SB 1020 would create framework for Florida’s emerging hemp industry.
Tampa dream-pop band Hello Joyce shares trippy new video for ‘Bits and Pieces’
It’s the last bit of material from 2018’s ‘Brother Speedo.’
Spring Sol Fest comes to Black Crow Grand Central in St. Petersburg next weekend
Local artists, live music and fried mac ‘n’ cheese balls.
New Florida bill that bans texting while driving aims to get even tougher on violators
The Senate version would make texting while driving a “primary” offense.
Thompson’s Cigars will close their Tampa location and lay off more than 100 employees
The news follows the company’s acquisition.
Tampa news anchor Marco Villareal arrested for aggravated battery on pregnant woman
WFLA confirmed the news.
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Controversial bill allowing guns in Florida churches and schools advances in the Senate
A controversial gun-rights proposal that was sidetracked last year in the wake of the mass shooting at a Broward County high school started moving in the Senate on Monday. Voting 4-2 along party lines, the Senate Judiciary Committee backed a measure (SB 1238) that would allow individuals with concealed-weapons permits to carry guns at churches and…
Drag The River’s Jon Snodgrass makes his Tampa Hooch and Hive debut
Jason Guy Smiley opens the show.
Direct Hit! taps two masked bands to open its Tampa show at Crowbar Ybor City
The Eradicator and Wolf-Face play support on March 27.
Tampa Bay Listening Room Festival kicks off with Orlando soul singer CeCe Teneal
The fest runs through March 31.
Tampa’s Sparkman Wharf is now open on Tuesdays
But not until April 2nd.
Hallmark channel is filming in Tampa Bay and they need extras
Send in your headshot, you could be called to set this month!
Tampeños react to passing of Ybor City icon Don Barco
The former King Corona proprietor was a staple of the historic district.
St. Pete location of Mini Doughnut Factory closes for good
RIP tiny ‘Burg bites.
Changes bode well for New Orleans’ enthralling Buku Music + Art Project 2019
A review from the shipyard.
The Used, Thrice, Juliet Simms, more booked for Tampa’s upcoming Disrupt Festival
Not-Warped Tour comes to MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on June 26.
Disturbed, In This Moment will play Tampa’s Amalie Arena on September 21
Tickets go on sale Friday, March 29.
John Cusack will screen ‘Say Anything’ at Straz Center Tampa on July 24
Tickets go on sale March 29.
Metal band Rivers of Nihil is bringing a saxophone player to its March 24 Tampa concert
The ‘Kerrang!’ tour is at Crowbar March 26.
The Oyster Bar St. Pete is ringing in spring with new seasonal cocktails
Cheers to springtime… cocktails.
Lionel Richie books July 28 show at Tampa’s Amalie Arena
Tickets go on sale April 5.
The Sh-Booms, Thelma & the Sleaze lead this week’s best Tampa Bay concerts and live music
Get out of the house and into a club.
Lakeland will finally remove their big dumb Confederate statue
Don’t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.
There’s no end in sight for Florida’s ongoing war with giant poisonous toads
I, for one, welcome our giant toad overlords.
Super sweet Texas indie-pop band Summer Salt coming to Tampa’s Orpheum Ybor City
Dante Elephante and Motel Radio play support at the July 17 concert.
Adam Sandler books June 29 show at Tampa’s Amalie Arena
Netflix in real life, y’all.
Lawmakers are trying to stop Visit Florida from promoting cities that banned sunscreen
“I don’t want that brand to be changed from the Sunshine State to the melanoma capital of the world.”
Max Pierre’s family will be in St. Petersburg when Tampa Bay Rays honor the late saxophonist
The beloved busker passed away in January.
Who is Anuel AA, and why is he playing Tampa’s Amalie Arena?
Tickets for the July 21 show go on sale next week.
Creative Pinellas announces recipients of 2019 Emerging Artist grants
10 Pinellas County artists to exhibit works later this year.
Taking Back Sunday is bringing the 97X BBQ to Clearwater’s Coachman Park
The band once played the venue in 2004.
Adam Ant will play ‘Friend or Foe’ in full at Clearwater’s Capitol Theatre
Antmusic returns to Tampa Bay on September 28.
Florida’s accused ‘MAGA Bomber’ pleads guilty to mailing bombs to Trump critics
“I know that these actions were wrong, and I’m sorry.”
Rest in pork, St. Petersburg’s Ribfest calling it quits after 30 years
“Change is inevitable.”
Step into Ya La’ford’s universe at Tempus Project Space in Tampa
We spoke with Ya La’ford in advance of her upcoming Tempus exhibition — Penumbra: Corridor of Ambience. Here’s what she had to say.
Florida Avenue Brewing Co. snagged the title of 2019 Best Large Brewery in Florida
The Best Florida Beer Championship has its champion.
Brew Bus is hosting the 3rd Annual Low Country Beer Boil next month
Seafood and brews.
Dunedin Brewery hosts 7th Annual Spring Beer Jam next weekend
Three days of rotating taps, a pig roast and live music.
Big Storm Brewing is set to debut new coffee at St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club
A different kind of buzz from Big Storm.
Classic rock favorite Chicago will wax nostalgic at Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall
It’s probably the band’s 2,564th show in the area.
Brad Paisley and Clint Black lead Tampa Bay’s country concert weekend
Mickey Gilley is at the Palladium Theater, too.
Smokable medical marijuana is already being sold in Florida
The move comes days after DeSantis signed legislation repealing the state’s ban on smoking medical marijuana.
Displacement is big business
Poet’s Notebook: Why do we pay the rich to drive out the poor?
Even in the wake of a massacre, Trump still can’t bring himself to condemn white hatred
INFORMED DISSENT: The war at home.
Tampa Bay’s Jon Ditty & DJ Hurley share defiant new video for ‘Safe Music’
The clip comes from a new release, ‘Factory Recall,’ due March 30.
Will Florida usher the Equal Rights Amendment into the U.S. Constitution?
It could be the beginning of a new, um, ERA.
Tampa Pride returns for its fifth year and its biggest celebration yet
Celebrate inclusiveness in Ybor City and beyond.
Tampa City Council approves week-long suspension of Franklin Manor’s alcohol license
The punishment begins on April 1.
Hozier enchants at sold-out St. Petersburg debut
Opener Jade Bird shined during a brief set, too.
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman among 100 most climate-conscious leaders in new list
He’s the only American mayor to make the cut.
Alto Mare Fish Bar offering elevated happy hour specials on Beach Drive
Bust out the quarters, its $1.50 oysters!
Ybor City’s Cabaret Comedy show takes underground comics upstairs in Tampa
The series happens at Lion’s Den on 7th Avenue.
Tampa is the third cheapest drinking city in the nation, says very important study
And for that, we are thankful.
Phil Collins is coming to Tampa’s Amalie Arena on September 26
The concert is the only Florida show on a 15-date U.S. tour.
St. Petersburg’s Daddy Kool Records says goodbye to the 600 Block with DieAlps! and final sidewalk sale
The shop re-opens in the Warehouse District on Record Store Day.
Renzo’s Steakhouse in St. Petersburg offers a Latin American twist on tradition
Its a meat-cute story for beef lovers.
Tampa songwriter Shevonne Philidor on loving yourself, ‘American Idol’ and more
She opens for Ike Reilly in Ybor City on March 28.
Tampa Bay artist Kale Roberts is breaking norms for Meals on Wheels volunteers
Challenge what you know.
University of Tampa celebrates the 200th anniversary of Henry Plant’s birth with a year’s worth of events
They’ve got a museum named after him, so it only makes sense.
Flow your own way: Poolside yoga at the Hollander Hotel in St. Pete
The Body Electric Yoga Studio welcomes spring season yoga by the pool.
Paci’s Pizza is now Mirro’s Pizzeria in Tampa
New name, same New York-style pies.






