Sipping the South: Beer huggie, candom, drink sheath?
A brief visual history of a beloved beverage companion: the koozie.
Atom Egoyan’s Remember is an utterly inept Holocaust drama
Remember the Holocaust, sure, but forget this shit.
Hillsborough County Combats Zika Virus (And Tires)
Swelteringly hot, humid air and a fever sweat that still make you feel so, so, cold. Sound like the travelogue of a doomed explorer of the Brazilian Amazon? Nope. Try residents of Hillsborough County. The Hillsborough County Commission approved the spending of $475,870 to combat the spread of the mosquito borne Zika virus on Wednesday. The…
The Witch is a primal, potent nightmare
Wouldst thou like to live … deliciously?
How millennials are fueling a local foodie movement
Janet Keeler visited the Rotary Club of Tampa to explore changes in the region’s food scene.
Gasparilla Arts Month: GASP! returns to the Tampa Museum of Art Apr. 1
Let the April Foolishness commence!
Gasparilla Arts Month: Art is all around
Visual artists and their fans flock to the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts.
Gasparilla Arts Month: The Gasparilla International Film Festival hits the 10-year mark
The festival runs Mar. 30-Apr. 3, with most screenings in Ybor.
Gasparilla Arts Month: Gasparilla grub
Where to go for food and more during Tampa’s upcoming Gasparilla festivals.
Do This: Gasparilla Interactive Conference
Gasparilla Interactive Conference Thurs. & Fri., March 10 & 11 HCC Ybor Mainstage Theatre and Performing Arts Building, 2204 N. 15th St., Ybor City. 8:30 a.m., $200. gasparillainteractive.org. Last year saw a tech-y new addition to the Gasparilla Arts Month lineup. Founded as a nonprofit by some forward-thinking folks who formerly headed up Tampa’s chapters…
Satisfying spin: St. Pete cafe dishes new kind of comfort food
Love Food Central, a St. Petersburg newcomer, puts the comfort in vegan and gluten-free fare.
Tampa Council to weigh marijuana decriminalization
Following the lead of cities across the country, Tampa City Council will have a conversation Thursday morning about decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana. The measure currently on the table would transform the city's treatment of those caught with 20 grams or fewer of the substance; rather than arresting non-repeat offenders, those caught would be ticketed…
Restaurant review: Crêpe country at The Wooden Rooster
The Wooden Rooster’s crêpes and casual eats are a welcome addition to downtown St. Pete.
Tall Ship Lynx opens up to the public in St. Petersburg Saturday
The Tall Ship Lynx, a model of one of the earliest warships used in the War of 1812, is docking in St. Petersburg this week. The American Privateer Schooner Lynx reached the Harborage Marina at Bayboro Monday, and will open for the general public Saturday. The ship’s crew will run educational lessons and tours for…
The Laugh Tract — Who’s Bringing the Funny
Funny shit happens.
On the Sauce: Hard Soda Cherry Limeade
Embrace the buzzy hard soda trend in your next cocktail.
Donald Trump Rallies 10,400 Fans Inside the USF Sundome; Thousands Turned Away
Donald Trump Rallies 10,400 Fans Inside the USF Sundome; Thousands Turned Away By Kimberly DeFalco Lee Nuss traveled over 165 miles to Tampa with her niece Friday morning. Clutched in her hand was the front page from a Daytona Beach News Journal. The publication date was March 2008. The face beneath the headline "Death by…
Calls for Rubio to abide Scalia replacement process grow louder
The untimely death of ultraconservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, understandably, has Republican Senators like Marco Rubio, also a presidential frontrunner, shaking in their boots. Ostensibly, they claim a president can't pick a Supreme Court justice or appellate judge during his last year in office. Or something; it doesn't matter, because it's wrong. But obviously, they…
SPC’s MIRA program brings in some big names to discuss “Recording Studio Etiquette”
Tom Morris, Al Pitrelli, Eric Schilling and others talk shop etiquette on Thursday
Album review: AMFMS, Captives EP
The Shawn Kyle-fronted indie rock band presents a fresh recording at two release parties this weekend
Sh*t happened 2/17/16: CJ wins Westminster, sharks cruise coast, South Dakota loses at humanity
*Closes eyes tightly and tries to remember the dream, before opening them again to confirm that, yeah, it's just Wednesday* Three-year-old German shorthaired pointer CJ took the Best in Show honors at the 140th Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden. What's weirder, that we've been doing this fancy dog thing for nearly…
Urban Comfort featuring new brews at monthly family dinner
In St. Pete, Urban Comfort’s family-style meal will serve up three house-brewed beers next week.
Tonight in live music: Destination Okeechobee, Carly Rae Jepsen, Finish Ticket with Vinyl Theatre
A look at some shows happening this Wed., Feb. 17.
Guns in airports may soon be a thing in Florida
College campuses. Public parks. The floor of the State House of Representatives. On the outside of your clothes for all to see. You'd think by now state lawmakers would have run out of creative ways to build upon Florida's status as a gun rights petri dish. But, no! Those little scamps have done it again.…
Rally for (but not with) Ted Cruz planned for this weekend
During the afternoon hours of the South Carolina Republican caucus on Saturday, supporters of U.S. Senator and GOP presidential sorta frontrunner Ted Cruz are planning on gathering in Clearwater to help get the word out about their guy. They plan on getting together at 1 p.m. at Quaker Steak and Lube, at 10400 49th St.…
Cycle, New Belgium to celebrate collaboration beer with local release parties
Starting Thursday, a series of events will honor Cycle and New Belgium’s collaborative creation.
Sh*t happened 2/16/16: Tragic traffic, HART buses to get wifi, everybody’s heard of Kendrick Lamar but you
Welcome to Traffic Tuesday, which is no where near as hip, fun or rewarding as Taco Tuesday, which will return next Tuesday if we manage to not blow it on the roads as badly next Monday as we did yesterday. Monday was a tough and tragic one for Bay area commuters, as four major crashes…
Tonight in live music: Br’er with PLEASURES + others, Warbringer
A few noteworthy concerts are happening on this Tue., Feb. 16.
Concert review: Paul Thorn rocked the weekend at Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa
WMNF’s favorite roots rocker played an electric set on Saturday, then went acoustic for his set on Sunday.
Beads, nipples and Divorce Court: Photos from the Krewe of Sant ‘Yago Knight Parade
So, what did you do Saturday night? If you weren't in Ybor City you missed a big party with bunches of your neighbors. Tampa's largest annual night street party thundered down Seventh Avenue and thousands of people were there to soak it in. The weather was perfect and the noise levels deafening at times during…
Sh*t happened: 2/15/16: Trump rallies, IOC president equivocates, Antonin Scalia dies
Welcome to the first Monday after Valentine's Day. Hopefully you're basking in some sort of afterglow, but if not, you know — cruel jokes: FRIDAY, FEB. 12: Part-time Flowbee cautionary tale and living expression of smug Donald Trump held a rally at Tampa's USF Sun Dome. His critics exercised their First Amendment rights. Everybody had…
Trinity Cafe lands former A La Carte partner, chef
Ahead of the nonprofit Tampa restaurant’s expansion, Jim Rice has joined the Trinity Cafe team.
Tonight in live music: Pat Benatar + Neil Giraldo, Doug MacLeod
It's President's Day — Mon., Feb. 15. Go see some live music! Here's a few shows happening tonight. Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo We see this duo in Tampa Bay fairly regularly. Neil Giraldo has been collaborating with Pat Benatar since her ‘80s pop “Love Is a Battlefield” days, and played in pretty much every…
Fairy Tales & Firearms
The indoctrination of children to serve an organization’s agenda is nothing new, nor is the NRA’s agenda to make sure that every man, woman and child is a gun-loving, open-carrying Yosemite Sam. We all have our goals. But the NRA sunk to a new low last month when it partnered with writer Amelia Hamilton to…
Protesters rally to “Dump Trump”
As with any political event, political candidate Donald Trump's rally held at the USF Sun Dome brought in thousands—yes, quite the impressive crowd Mr. Trump. As the Sun Dome filled up with fired up supporters, the sidewalks were packed with angry protesters who began gathering hours before the event. Many of the protester groups were…
Castor leads team on trade trip to Cuba
You know what Cuba needs? A little sprucing up courtesy of the U.S. of A. Travelers exiting the monorail in Tampa International Airport’s international terminal got a free show Saturday morning: a press conference featuring U.S. Representative Kathy Castor and other Congress members as they geared up to depart for Cuba. Castor, a Democrat from Florida’s…
Tonight in live music: Must Be the Holy Ghost, Dark Star Orchestra, Bernie Fest, Paul Thorn + more.
A breakdown of shows happening this Sat., Feb. 13
Theater Review: Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man at the Straz
Entertaining and educational — your Valentine’s Day may never be the same.
Trump rally at USF was…something
It was sheer cacophony, and it was darkly surreal; not your typical Friday night. Of course the roadways leading up to the University of South Florida Sun Dome were packed. Of course fans and protesters rallying outside the venue chanted so loudly one could hear them on the other side of the large arena. And,…
Do This: mind body heART
Check out some great local art and support the Metro LGBT Welcome Center.
New Studio to Take Tampa by Storm
Your Weekly Dance Blog: The Hip Room Dance Studio has high expectations opening early this spring
Best Beer Scene contest selects Tampa to compete
Tampa is among the 20 cities chosen by 10Best and USA Today as the best U.S. scenes for beer.
Listen: A playlist of “Love” songs for your Valentine’s Day weekend
Featuring 41 songs with “love” in the title, from “Our Love Is Senile” to “I Need Love” and more.
Weekend Platter: Wine tasting, Beer Olympics & more
Compete in the Beer Olympics, nosh on local food vendor dishes and more this weekend.
Florida lawmakers push for Congressional term limits amendment
Florida lawmakers are calling for a convention to consider a potential U.S. Constitutional amendment that could establish term limits on Congress without their approval. Florida is the first state in the U.S. to request such a convention. HM 417 passed with staggering support from both Republicans and Democrats in the State House and State Senate.…
Watch: New video from local troubadour JT Brown, “Kool Aid Lips”
A finely shot mini film for the first single from his forthcoming Phantom Heart debut.
Sh*t happened 2/12/16: Oregon standoff ends, Spring Hill standoff happens, sort of
Happy Donald Trump Is In Town Today Day! It's a day ripe with possibilities — chief among them being the possibility that having one more New York City blowhard in town will have little to no effect on your weekend. After 41 days, the occupation of Oregon's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by some gun-toting folks…
Tonight in live music: Storm Large, Alan Parsons Live Project with Dave Mason + more
A look at concert highlights for Fri., Feb. 12, plus a peek at the live music weekend ahead.
F*ck yeah!: The deets on Friday’s Trump rally in Tampa
Dust off your Murrican flags, everyone. You've anticipated it for more days than it takes to legally buy a gun in some states, but now Donald Trump's Tampa appearance is just hours away! The University of South Florida has released the specifics on Trump's Friday night Tampa rally at the USF Sun Dome, and they're expecting…
Activists tout Florida study showing low wages’ burden on taxpayers
You've heard it many times before: someone who makes $8.05 an hour — Florida's minimum wage — can't exactly subsist, let alone raise a family, without some form of government assistance. A recent University of Florida study confirms that, indeed, taxpayers in Florida are subsidizing companies that pay the minimum wage to the tune of…
Sh*t happened 2/11/16: Students with guns, Utah “tampon law” struck down
Let's do this: In the midst of a lockdown at Tampa's Plant High, police found what are being referred to as "hunting weapons" in the car of an 18-year-old student; the presence of the student's guns on campus appeared totally unrelated to the reason for the lockdown. "Of course he should be able to have…
Heavy Petting Issue: A playlist of songs dedicated to great pets
A compilation of songs dedicated to pets, from “Pablow the Blowfish” to “Lilly,” with Spotify playlist included.
Tonight in live music: Reel Deal Film Series, Andrea Bocelli, Madeon + more
A look at some live music happenings taking place this Thurs., Feb. 11.
The Heavy Petting Issue
My fuzzy Valentine.
