Selene San Felice
Selene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis, Maryland. She lives in St. Pete with her demon dog, Sophia.
Posted inFood & Drink
Shaq’s fast casual Big Chicken finally opens in Tampa next month
The elusive, long-awaited fast casual chain opens in Westchase.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Trans youth connect with ancient art in trans/clay/body installation in St. Pete
Visitors are invited to make clay offerings to a kiln altar in the gallery, as the student artists did before their pieces were fired.
Posted inMusic
Tampa Bay’s best live music happening April 18-24
Including Khruangbin, Tommy Prine, Todd Rundgren and more.
Posted inMusic
Plain White-T’s play Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this weekend
The pop-rock band dominated the charts in the 2000s.
Posted inMusic
The most crushed-on cast member from ‘Jersey Shore’ is doing another Tampa DJ set this weekend
Cabs ah heeeeaaah!
Posted inNews & Views
Floridians can now file federal taxes on May 1
Big news for procrastinators
Posted inNews & Views
Tampa Bay’s Cross-Bay Ferry stops service this month
Pinellas plans to launch a new ferry this fall.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Tampa Bay Design Week 2025 kicks off Sunday and runs through April 19
It covers St. Pete, Tampa, and even Polk County.
Posted inFood & Drink
Treasure Island’s Thunderbird to be demolished, ‘Brunched’ returns,Nicko’s is back in St. Pete, and more local food news
Plus the return of Retro House, Taco Week and Keel Farms Blueberry Festival.
Posted inNews & Views
Hillsborough County wants to work with DeSantis’ ‘DOGE’ team—and residents can apply to help
Pinellas is getting in on the action, too.
Posted inFood & Drink
Keel Farms blue it again with blueberry festival running through April
Come hungry for the blueberry shortcake eating contest.
Posted inNews & Views
Q&A: St. Pete pastor Andy Oliver says Easter is about crushing white supremacy
The Allendale leader spoke on staying hopeful and keeping up the fight for social justice
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Author and humorist David Sedaris comes to Tampa’s Straz Center this fall
You might find the best-selling author getting his daily 21,000 steps in on the Riverwalk.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
St. Pete Earth Day celebrations include free fruit trees and a Sunken Gardens scavenger hunt
Might as well celebrate touching grass while we still can.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race’ fans can cheer on Tampa queen Jewels Sparkles at two local watch parties
She could take home $200,000 and the crown this Friday.
Posted inNews & Views
MOSI opens America’s second-largest planetarium in Tampa
The new 360-degree shows begin with a live tour of the night sky led by one of MOSI’s astronomers.
