Honey Hounds comes to Tampa for this weekend’s Becky Walker Scholarship Foundation benefit concert
It’s the fourth annual installment.
Workers at another Tampa Starbucks store have voted to unionize
The vote was 11-2 at the South Tampa location on Dale Mabry Highway and Neptune Street.
Indian Rocks Beach legislator’s increased speed limit bill gains momentum
Then-Gov. Rick Scott in 2014 vetoed a similar proposal about speed limits, pointing to concerns raised by law-enforcement officers.
Pulitzer-winner, Hurricane Ian documentary, headline Sarasota’s Florida Humanities Festival
The second-annual festival kicked off last weekend with panels and cultural demonstrations on Suncoast shapers.
This month brings St. Pete’s last chance to screen, ‘Razed,’ a must-see documentary about the Gas Plant District
The film is a 75-minute emotional rollercoaster that captures the joy and pain of the city’s historic Black neighborhood.
American Stage’s ‘Hair’ brings a St. Pete waterfront park into the ‘Age of Aquarius’
The set has groovy easter eggs and Vitale Bros. murals.
Tampa’s Raw Smoothie Co. throws anniversary block party this weekend
Rise and grind with DJs, vendors and more.
Tampa Shuffle celebrates seventh anniversary on Saturday
The owners still don’t know what they’re doing.
Ybor City relives the Y2K gay awakening with Les Vixens’ burlesque show
Grab the Advil and dollar bills.
Florida house panel advance bill that would require public schools to show anti-abortion group’s video in classrooms
The fetal development video is not included in the Senate’s version of the education bill, SB 1618.
Construction crane position among issues in wide-ranging bill addressing Florida’s approach to hurricane prep and response
HB 1535 also seeks to look at shelter regulations, and more.
Bipartisan support helps ‘chemtrail’ bill advance in Florida Senate
A statute already on the books bans individuals from attempting to affect the weather without a license from the state.
‘I thought we were done with the culture wars’: Democrats push back on measure clarifying what makes school books ‘harmful to minors’
Smith argued the new bill would limit schools’ ability to maintain classical works in their collections.
Sponsored by Hillsborough Republican, bill targeting fluoride in drinking water is approved by house subcommittee
The House bill does not specifically mention fluoride, but it would prevent the ‘use of any additive included primarily for health-related purposes.’
Proposed legislation from Polk county Republican seeks to regulate hemp-infused drinks
SB 438 would restrict the amount of THC per bottle or cans to no more than 5 milligrams.
Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost says GOP leaders need to explain their plan for Medicaid
‘A lot of these Republicans in the state House and the state Senate are getting off way too easy.’
Spring Hill Republican says voters would support term limits for county commissioners and school board members
Two Republicans on the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee voted against the proposal.
Tampa hot chicken restaurant King of the Coop is taking over Seminole Heights’ Nebraska Mini-Mart space
The hot chicken concept first opened in Seminole Heights nearly six years ago.
Q&A: Before St. Pete book talk, author Kristen Arnett talks queer spaces, art, and the absurdity of Florida
Laugh, and cry, with the Orlando author next month at Tombolo Books.
Nebraska Mini-Mart is closing after more than six years in Seminole Heights
Its last day on the block is March 30.
Sting is bringing his ‘3.0’ tour to Tampa this fall
His trio includes longtime collaborator, guitarist Dominic Miller, and Chris Maas, the touring drummer for Mumford & Sons and Maggie Rogers.
Florida insurance regulators struggle to explain why stunning 2022 report wasn’t made public
That report said companies made billions while raising premiums for Florida property owners.
He fought police officers on Jan. 6. Now he wants to be Florida’s next U.S. senator
Jake Lang links incumbent Moody to ‘the RINO establishment uniparty.’
Court upholds Florida gun law that bars people under 21 from buying rifles
“Any question about constitutionality has now been clearly settled.”
Florida lawmakers investigate claims that property insurance companies are hiding profits while saying they’re losing money
“Our purpose today is to find out if insurance companies have been allegedly ripping us off.”
Rock & Brews in Lutz says goodbye, Tampa gets more Michelin love, free beer at Mel’s, and more local food news
Plus, VegFeast returns to downtown St. Petersburg this month, and more.
Tampa, Get Ready to Fly!
Fly Dance Fitness, the viral fitness brand with over one million followers across social media, is thrilled to announce that they have officially landed in Tampa. The Sarasota-based brand is making moves across Florida, with a significant expansion that includes its first-ever location in Tampa. The fitness franchise, known for its dynamic dance-based workouts, is…
Illenium returns to Hard Rock Tampa for Sunday pool party
The EDM superstar has headlines arenas and festivals across Tampa Bay.
Migrant children fleeing abuse could have a harder time getting residency in Florida
Advocate: ‘I think that’s negligent and cruel.’
Electro-emo songwriter Kennedyxoxo plays Tampa this weekend
The self-proclaimed ‘LeBron James of Messing Things Up’ opens for Guardin.
Florida Republican wants to limit restaurants from adding 20 percent gratuity
Some argue the change “will significantly, negatively impact the income for servers in Florida.”
St. Pete’s Planet Retro Records stages St. Punktrick’s Day Market on Saturday
As the neighborhood changes around him, Rob Sexton continues bringing his DIY, punk-rock spirit to the 200 Blog of Dr. Martin Luther King Kr. St. N. This weekend, as the City of St. Petersburg throws a St. Paddy’s Day party at Williams Park, Sexton’s Planet Retro Records turns its parking lot into a market where…
St. Pete hardcore band Last Bias releases new album at Saturday concert
Crusty punk band Human Error, Sarasota emo outfit Floating Boy, and garage-pop quartet The Bad Vibrations.
Now a trio, Tampa rock band Greymarket celebrates new single at Saturday release show
Make ‘Contact’ at Crowbar.
Friends, old Tampa Bay bands, come together to remember scene staple Darrin Schnur
The no-cover tribute show will see members of certain local ‘90s bands come back together.
The Vidalias’ Charles Walston plays no-cover solo Tampa dive bar concert
His solo stuff rocks just as hard as the alt-country that made him famous.
The TECO Streetcar will remain free this year
Last year, the TECO Line Streetcar set an annual ridership record, with 1,330,932 trips.
Safety Harbor Art and Music Center’s busy Saturday includes two ticketed concerts
It’s a busy Saturday at Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, which hosts back-to-back, separate, ticketed concerts. The first comes from Southern soul and roots septet Bywater Call who’ll play the nighttime show after a late-afternoon show by prolific blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Seth Walker who’s touring in support of his latest album, Why the…
GroundUp Festival alum Anemoia plays free Dunedin concert this weekend
The spirit of GroundUp is a regular visitor to Dunedin Brewery, and it comes to the venue’s adjacent Moon Tower thanks to Armando Lopez, Andres Ferret, and Aaron Lebos, the trio at the core of Anemoia. The funky, Miami-based indie-rock band was born of improvisation, but does get organized enough to put stuff on record…
St. Petersburg First United Methodist Church is breaking in its new organ with a free concert
Ranks, on ranks, on ranks, of strings.
Dyke Night returns to Tampa this weekend, with the promise of Southern-fried bangers
Sector.FM’s We’re Sweet Girls tops the lineup of DJs which include Chemical Lex, Donnie Luv, and more.
Tougher boating safety laws backed by Florida lawmakers
“Lucy’s law will bring meaningful, lasting change to the boating community, a community woven into the very identity of Florida…”
Mel’s Hot Dogs now has a ‘free beer and ice cream’ happy hour
Hot dogs and beer, a timeless love story.
Is this the year Florida restores the rights of 18-year-olds to purchase long guns?
GOP leaders in the past blocked partial repeal of a 2018 gun-safety law.
