Democratic PAC says it will spend $20 million on Florida congressional races this year
While the prospect of a blue wave in Florida elections this year remains uncertain, Democrats in the Sunshine State are seeing their first infusion of outside money to help them win back congressional seats since 2020. The House Majority PAC announced Thursday an injection of $20 million into Florida’s congressional races this fall, targeting a handful…
Tampa’s Angry Chair Brewing is on the market for $3 million
Nearly 13 years after opening its doors, Angry Chair Brewing is now ready for a new owner. The South Seminole Heights brewery is being offered as a turnkey opportunity, with the entire business up for grabs for $3 million. According to the listing, the sale includes pretty much everything except the building, and comes with…
Missing USF graduate students know each other and aren’t in ICE custody, authorities say
Hillsborough authorities want the public’s help in the search for two missing graduate students from the University of South Florida, who were last seen on Thursday, April 16. A family friend was unable to reach Nahida Bristy and Zamil Limon and reported them missing before 5 p.m. the next day. Bristy, a 27-year-old doctoral student…
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Old Seminole Heights home tour, Hot Wheels Legends and all the best Tampa Bay events [April 23-29]
There’s a ton of stuff to do in Tampa Bay this week, including Old Seminole Heights annual home tour, the Hot Wheels Legends Tour and the end of Janet Echleman’s “Radical Softness.”
Dalmoros moves, Cuban sandwich eating competition and more Tampa Bay food news
Here’s what’s going down in Tampa Bay’s food scene this week, and the top events.
Tampa Bay’s best live music happening April 23-30
Tampa Bay’s live music weekend is here, and it’s going “MMMbop” thanks to Hanson’s appearance at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. BTS has a three-night stand at Raymond James Stadium, too. Alabama Shakes—playing BayCare Sound in Clearwater next Thursday—is the rock heavyweight on the lineup thanks to the resurgent rock outfit’s return to the concert circuit.…
Jeffries warns Florida GOP that new map will backfire: ‘Dummymandering their way into the minority’
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wants U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to campaign in Florida after the New York Democrat warned the GOP’s desire to redraw the Florida congressional map will backfire. In Jacksonville on Wednesday, DeSantis dared Jeffries to come to Florida, betting his liberal politics would push Floridians into the GOP camp…
Former Stanley Turrentine guitarist Dave Stryker plays New Tampa jazz night on Saturday
Dave Stryker is one of jazz’s greatest living guitarists and spent a decade playing for saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. This weekend at New Tampa Performing Arts Center, the 69-year-old is joined by Florida all-stars of the genre, including the University of South Florida’s retired Director of Jazz Studies, saxophonist Jack Wilkins, plus bassist Mark Neuenschwander, University…
Steve Arik fundraiser tops list of Tampa Bay’s best comedy gigs April 23-May 6
The benefit show, which is free to attend and will have a donation jar and a 50/50 raffle, raises money for Steve Arik, a longtime performer who’s been telling jokes in the Tampa Bay area since the 1980s and is now fighting Stage 4 colon cancer.
Alt-rock outfit The Maine headlines St. Pete concert on Tuesday
You’ll still hear the jams that made the last few Sad Summer tours (and 2022’s 97x Next Big Thing) all the better, but at a headlining gig like this (the guys’ first local one since a 2019 stop at the since-shuttered Ybor City location of Orpheum), don’t be shocked if there’s a bit of unfamiliarity.
This weekend’s Tampa Black Heritage Festival includes a set from Boá
Tampa Bay’s Black Heritage Festival’s month-long celebration comes to a head this weekend with a big music festival weekend at downtown Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. A band playing Rick James’ biggest songs is on the lineup along with homegrown blues hero Sarasota Slim, but keep an eye out for Boá (stylized all-caps), too. Florida…
Tampa Heights’ new Rialto Tea Room hosts a Kentucky Derby party in May
Last December, The Rialto Theatre, a mixed-use arts and events space in Tampa Heights, announced plans to open the Rialto Tea Room. The Tea Room, former home of the Rosemary Cottage tea room, held its first afternoon teas for Easter this month, and will host a Kentucky Derby day watch party Saturday, May 2. The…
DeSantis signs bills banning Florida cities and counties from supporting DEI programs, net zero carbon policies
Soon Florida cities and counties will be banned from funding or promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and enacting net zero policies that cut down on greenhouse gases. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills barring local governments from supporting those policies and programs at an event in Jacksonville on Wednesday. One measure (SB 1134)…
Photos: Boys Like Girls, IDKHOW play Tampa’s Hard Rock Center
Elder millennials dusted off their old PacSun and Hot Topic clothes last Wednesday night when stalwarts of the early-2000s emo scene played an intimate set at Tampa’s Hard Rock Center. Gainesville’s Arrows In Action and IDKHOW—a band featuring ex-Panic! At the Disco touring member and Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!-era co-songwriter Dallon…
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ doesn’t have to comply with federal environmental law, appeals court says
Florida’s migrant lockup in the Everglades doesn’t have to comply with federal environmental laws because it’s entirely state run and lacks federal funding, a three-judge panel has ruled in kicking the case back to a lower court. “The environmentalists and [the Miccosukee] Tribe must prove both that the facility was federally funded and that it…
