

Florida lawmaker wants to expand scholarships for victims of 1923 Ocoee massacre
Bracy is pushing to include the proposal in the process of crafting a state budget, rather than seeking approval in a separate bill.
Will Quinlan and The Jazz Phools bring Americana and New Orleans-style jazz to Seminole Heights this weekend
The free concerts are on Friday and Sunday.
Former NBA legend Tracy McGrady opening new Lakeland restaurant
“This is more than just a restaurant to me, this is a legacy,” explained McGrady.
Florida Gov. DeSantis calls Rush Limbaugh the ‘GOAT’ of radio
Radio host Rush Limbaugh died on Ash Wednesday of lung cancer.
Vegan burger spot Nojaks is closing in downtown Tampa, with eyes on rebuilding
Supernatural Food and Wine is moving in, but Nojaks will still stage local pop-ups.
St. Pete’s historic Manhattan Casino will honor Vincent Jackson’s vision and legacy upon reopening
Callaloo Group partner Mario Farias told CL the project is 90% complete.
Tampa’s 2021 Gasparilla Knight Parade is officially canceled
It was originally postponed until May 1.
Tampa Bay area restaurant says ‘Face diapers not required’
“A friendly reminder that we DO NOT require Face Masks.”
Florida Republicans are once again trying to limit pot potency
For the past two years, the Senate has blocked a THC cap.
Despite praise for 2020 election, Florida GOP wants to limit vote-by-mail rules
“This is a good bill. … I feel sure that you’ll be pleased in the long run, despite your fears and concerns.”
‘We are not turning back’: Florida Gov. DeSantis says schools will remain open despite CDC guidance
DeSantis called the CDC guidance a ‘disgrace.’
Ordering booze to-go at a Florida restaurant is getting closer to a permanent thing
“I think that whatever you (can) order off the menu at the restaurant, is what you should be able to order to go,” Gruters said.
Chicken Salad Chick opens new St. Petersburg location next month
It’s in the Old Northeast neighborhood at the old China City.
In latest DeSantis Administration shake-up, Moskowitz steps down as Florida Emergency Management Director
“He’s worked extremely hard, and his family is almost a world away in some respects,” DeSantis told reporters at the Capitol.
Following Trump’s social media ban, Florida Republicans push anti-privacy bill aimed at crippling ‘Big Tech’
DeSantis repudiated Twitter for blocking Trump and scolded Amazon for dropping Parler, a social media app used by many conservatives.
Gangchu Korean fried chicken restaurant opens in Seminole Heights on Tuesday
It’s the latest concept from the owner of Ichicoro Ramen.
New stuffed-burger joint The Job Site opens this week in St. Petersburg
Somehow, it’s St. Pete’s first stuffed-burger restaurant.
Tampa Bay Pizza Week starts Feb. 18 with $10 deals
More than two dozen restaurants are participating.
Staind frontman and ‘If I Was A Liberal’ songwriter Aaron Lewis plays Clearwater next month
Let’s just hope he doesn’t try doing the national anthem at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Keb’ Mo’ brought humor, coffee house vibes to Clearwater’s expansive Ruth Eckerd Hall
The guitar hero turns 70 in October.
Downtown St. Petersburg music venue Floridian Social Club, formerly State Theatre, is now open
The venue is open six nights a week.
Yet another Fresh Kitchen location opens soon in New Tampa
The Tampa-based chain is expanding to Gainesville, too.
Gov. DeSantis calls Joe Biden a ‘lockdowner,’ and warns not to ‘target Florida’
DeSantis continued his attack on a hypothetical travel ban Sunday.
With new bills aimed at loosening Florida’s gambling restrictions, sports betting could be coming soon to cruise ships
Princess Cruises’ parent company Carnival Corp. is affiliated with the Miami Heat, so bets on NBA events involving the Heat are unavailable.
As CDC issues new guidelines for schools reopening, Florida officials urge districts to ‘stay the course’
“CDC guidance is informative, although Florida school districts, public charter schools and private schools should stay the course they began in Summer 2020.”
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says White House is just jealous for Florida
Is Florida doing too well for the White House?
Florida now has over 10,000 COVID-19 deaths at long-term care facilities
The respiratory disease has had a disproportionate impact on seniors.
In the past, Eckerd College went to Sundance but this year the film festival came to them
Documentaries shine the first half of the now-virtual festival, but Nicholas Gage did, too.
High school documentaries impress Sundance correspondents from St. Pete’s Eckerd College
Film critic Adrian Martin once argued that films about teenagers are, above all, about “what cultural theorists call the liminal experience: that intense, suspended moment between yesterday and tomorrow, between childhood and adulthood, between being a nobody and a somebody, when everything is in question, and anything is possible.” With so much in question for…
Caribbean-inspired Mango’s Catering Services opens storefront in Temple Terrace
The menu even has vegan options.
‘The Queen of Black Magic’ leads a new trifecta of 4-star streaming movie terrors
‘The Funeral Home’ and ‘Silence & Darkness’ are must sees, too.
Proceeds from Hotel Haya chicken yoga benefit Ybor Misfits Microsanctuary
The very on-brand session happens on Feb. 28.
Straz Center kicks off 2021 ‘Remix’ series with celebration of Black history
UPDATE: A tribute to the Black national anthem ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ happens on Feb. 26.
Tampa Bay lawmakers look to expand the vote when state legislature reconvenes in March
Michele K. Rayner-Goolsby and Susan Valdes have each filed legislation to increase access to the ballot box.
Aerial Dragons to perform adults-only show at Armature Works next month
Two nights, three shows.
Mike Mass and Lauris Vidal reunite on Saturday at New World Brewery in Tampa
It’s the venue’s first anniversary at East Skagway Avenue, too.
Safety Harbor Art and Music Center’s mobile concert stage is in action this weekend
Have Gun, Will Travel heads to Gigglewaters and the Whistle Stop Grill and Bar.
After Super Bowl concert, Locash headlines Wesley Chapel show at The Grove
The country duo plays on Saturday.
Sold-out Cope concert at Crowbar benefits Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
You can still donate online.
Tampa has a Cuban heavy metal festival, and it’s happening this weekend at Brass Mug
South Florida band Modern Mimes headlines the Saturday night.
Georgia emcee Pastor Troy is headed to Tampa this weekend
He’s at Pegasus on Saturday.
Clearwater’s Capitol Theatre continues Black History Month film series this weekend
Two movies screen on Friday night.
If you don’t hate the Eagles, you can hear a note-for-note tribute this weekend in Clearwater
Good songs, pristine harmonies plus all the bloat of groupies, coke and limousines.
Opera Tampa is staging six Valentine’s weekend concerts on the Riverwalk
Including Sunday matinees.
Winterland festival brings two days of live music to Lakeland’s Maddox Ranch
Camp out, glamp out, just stay socially-distant.
Tampa rock band Pandapaws plays free Friday concert at Hooch and Hive
Retro-styled Sick Hot plays, too.
After minimum wage increase, Florida Republicans are now trying to make it harder to pass amendments
Opponents have contended that amending the Constitution is the only way to pass issues that the Legislature will not take up.
This Clearwater strip club is now also a gallery for erotic art
The owner of Angels Nudes even hosts art openings for local favorites like John Gascot.
Savage Love: Help, my teenage son keeps stealing my sex toys
Also: There are plenty of kinky older men on Recon.
New St. Pete gay bar ‘Cocktail’ coming to the Grand Central district
It’s tagline promises stiff drinks, hard liquor and raging good times.
12 Valentine’s weekend concerts and live music events happening in Tampa Bay
Because you love local live music.
Florida ‘Grim Reaper’ in hot water after three-judge panel asked Bar to consider sanctions
“I do find it interesting that this opinion attacking my critiques of Gov. DeSantis appeared just two days after I launched a (political) committee to remove Ron DeSantis.”
Clearwater resident and jazz giant Chick Corea dead at 79
He passed on Feb. 9. from a rare form of cancer.
Florida GOP backs COVID-19 business protections, but critics worry proposal would harm employees
“We cannot close the door to the courts against residents and families who have legitimate, legitimate claims.” Sen. Audrey Gibson, D- Jacksonville, said.
Florida received nearly $700 million in CARES funding for schools, but only 40 percent of that has been distributed
About $693.2 million in funding for Florida’s public schools was received by the state through the first round of the CARES Act.
After sweeping layoffs, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay now looking to hire 500 new employees
The company did not specify the pay, or if previous employees who were laid off will be given preferred treatment in the hiring process.
Oracle of Ybor: Quitting nursing school in pursuit of fashion passion is a complicated decision
Plus, there are easy ways to enter the dominatrix field.
Tampa said it would fine people who ignored Super Bowl mask mandate, but zero citations were issued
It would appear that no one was “the mask police.”
During ‘Fox and Friends’ spot, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis keeps door open on 2024 presidential run
2024 plans? Super Bowl Shuffle for the Governor.
‘I saw what you saw’: Tampa doctor warns of super-spreader potential after Super Bowl celebrations
A local medical expert who recently joined Castor at a Super Bowl press conference confirmed that the media is not gaslighting concerned citizens.
Despite overwhelming evidence of maskless Super Bowl celebrations, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor insists ‘majority were wearing masks’
On the contrary, last night tens of thousands of photos and videos also showed maskless people crammed together in places like SoHo and Ybor City.
How sweet is this?
Fire those damn cannons.
The future of the GOP consists of nutjobs, cheaters and Ron DeSantis
Informed Dissent.
Tampa Bay restaurants offering Valentine’s Day takeout, meal kits and dine-in specials
You know, if you and your boo have been quarantining together.
This map lets you see if your Tampa Bay neighborhood is filled with Trump supporters
The Trumpiest neighborhood in Tampa is without a doubt the Rocky Point area.
Ben & Jerry’s debuts new Tampa Super Bowl billboard and mural featuring Colin Kaepernick
“As we look back, it’s clear that Colin was on the right side of history.”
Florida Sen. Rick Scott says Marjorie Taylor Greene is not a true Republican
“She does not represent the Republican Party,” Scott said, asserting that “what she said about Parkland is disgusting, is wrong.”
Nearly 90,000 Florida students didn’t show up for school this year
“Imagine a school district just closing. That’s the size of this problem.”
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio continues to traffic false claims Biden is mentally slipping
In June, the Senator (again on Fox News) suggested than the then pre-nomination Biden may have “severe memory loss.”
‘State-sanctioned discrimination’: Critics slam Florida’s new attempt to pay ex-felons less than minimum wage
”Just another example of why politicians are hated.”






