

Where to see (and paint) abstract expressionism in Tampa Bay in 2019
The modern style is all over the region, and we’re all over it.
Tampa-based Metro Diner will close out the year with $2.99 Bloody Marys
The drink deal lasts for a week.
Informed Dissent: The Trump top 10
Billman looks back on editorializing the presidency, and offers some insights and predictions.
How a poet found peace and friendship in wartime
In this week’s Poet’s Notebook, a Christmas memory.
Lake Chapman Market goes vegan, gluten-free in Lutz this weekend
Items up for grabs include prepared foods and specialty desserts.
Tampa Bay athlete Thong La is ready to shine in The Titan Games reality competition
The Tampa native is one of 64 contestants chosen for Dwayne Johnson’s new fitness competition challenge, which debuts January 3 on NBC.
I broke up with a man who drinks too much. How do I find the right man?
Love, Confidential: You don’t get better at dating by not dating.
Florida man kills son during Christmas Day argument
The son died at a Plant City hospital.
Tampa Bay live music Tuesday with New Granada Christmas Extravaganza
Tom G’s Kushmas is at Skye, too.
Taking kids to concerts that are not Bruno Mars
Jon Kile uses his ‘So How’s That New Book Coming?’ column to talk about the right way to take kids to concerts.
Motörhead’s Lemmy would’ve been 73 years old today
Gone but never forgotten.
Find the perfect New Year’s Eve bubbly with Winesmith in St. Petersburg
As if you’d even think about closing out 2018 with anything else.
Get crafty during this pop-up workshop at Riverview’s Leaven Brewing
In more ways than one.
Brandon’s Craft Beer Cellar changed its name to FR Bottle Shop
Thankfully, the one-of-a-kind brews haven’t gone anywhere.
Tampa Bay live music Monday with Stick Martin at Orbit 19
Definitely beats getting ready for midnight mass.
St. Petersburg roaster Kahwa Coffee introduces canned cold brew
Two kinds, actually.
Watch this adorable eagle chick hatching in Southwest Florida
These eagle chicks are the cutest things you’ll see this week.
Tampa Bay live music Sunday with Swimm, Ruby’s Elixir instrument drive and more
A holiday strum punk extravaganza is happening at Ella’s, too.
Tampa Bay live music Saturday with Très Bien, Career, Daryl Hance and more
G Herbo is here, too.
Willie Nelson made his acting debut on this day in 1979
It came during the Robert Redford film, ‘The Electric Horseman.’
A dispute between Tampa and St. Petersburg mural artists heats up online
An email over Tampa mural event Fresh Fest has sparked social media sparring.
Tampa International Airport almost completely eliminates plastic straws
It has accepted the Florida Aquarium’s “Skip The Straw” challenge.
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa debuting elegant space called L Bar
Cocktails drive the menu.
4 reasons the Aquaman movie is so bad I want it to get lost at sea
The iconic hero’s first solo film is a shipwrecked, soggy mess that no amount of water puns can salvage.
Tampa Bay-based eateries land on TripAdvisor ranking of top U.S. chains
Because of course.
5 Tampa Bay food and drink events you should be at this weekend
Get dressed. We’re going out to eat.
Hillsborough transit authority releases service plans for Christmas, New Year’s
Best part is that the Tampa streetcar will extend operations for NYE revelers.
Tampa Bay saw 3 tornadoes touch down in yesterday’s extreme weather
80 homes were damaged in Zephyrhills by winds, too.
Four ways you can use Amazon to help Tampa Bay animal rescues and shelters
Little actions can make a big difference to animal rescue groups in Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay live music Friday with Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins, Florida Orchestra and more
The Anberlin guys added a third acoustic show, too.
Bloomberg analysis finds that 149 people migrate to Tampa daily
That’s the highest net daily migration in the Eastern U.S.
Joe Walsh joined The Eagles on this day in 1975
He replaced former Flying Burrito Brother Bernie Leadon.
The Ale & the Witch hosts winter Solstice celebration in downtown St. Petersburg
You could call this pagan-based celebration one that happens at a witch’s Witch…
Cheers to Skatepark of Tampa’s anniversary with Cigar City Brewing’s Moat Water beer samples
The Bricks is the only place the public gets a crack for now.
Bring the kids to Every Christmas Story Ever Told in St. Petersburg
But if you can’t indulge your childlike whims, you may not like it as much as they do.
OpenTable didn’t list Tampa Bay restaurants among America’s 100 best
Can we demand a recount?
Marine warning issued for Tampa Bay
Don’t take your boat out. Just don’t.
Five Florida men arrested for using dogs to torture black bears
The goons got help from folks in Georgia and Virginia, too.
Tampa Bay live music Thursday with Emperor X, James Suggs holiday jazz and more
Free concerts, cheap ones and sold-out shows, too.
Tampa Bay Times sued over loan, capping off an odd year for the paper
Strange times, indeed.
In a victory for the environment, Everglades National Park gets solar power
The Shark Valley Visitor Center will soon get solar panels, thanks to Florida Power & Light and the National Park Service.
Tampa mother and daughter accused of trying to deliver contraband to prison inmate with a drone
This isn’t going to work until there are stealth drones, people.
Fubar’s closure creates an awfully quiet situation on St. Petersburg’s 600 Block
It’s a death knell for a street once alive with live music.
INFORMED DISSENT: Tired of all the winning
Winningest president ever.
The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg has a cloud-filled Magritte exhibit
‘Dalí & Magritte’ has works from both artists displayed in tandem, alongside an interactive photo booth.
Stageworks’ holiday show in Tampa Bay is all Christmas songs
Stageworks’ ‘The Winter Wonderettes’ delights audiences with music and cheer.
St. Petersburg’s Dr. BBQ flexes global flavor with its inventive menu
The execution, however, is lacking.
Here’s why one CL editor can get down with Tampa Bay chain restaurants
They actually go against the (wheat) grain.
Can I give a blow job and still be a feminist?
Are Fellatio feministas a thing?
This is what new restaurant Mole y Abuela has planned for downtown Tampa so far
Essentially, it’s a culinary hybrid.






