Saturday marked the last show on the North American Leg of Mannequin Pussy’s I Got Heaven Tour, and it was heavenly indeed. The Philadelphia punk quartet’s setlist spanned all four of the its albums with a focus on the latest critically acclaimed namesake for the tour. The band was slated to play Orpheum’s indoor stage, […]
Suzanne Townsend
Suzanne Townsend is a senior at the University of South Florida, dual majoring in Digital Communications and Multimedia Journalism, plus art history. She’s also Arts & Life editor at the Crow’s Nest, the student newspaper at USF’s St. Pete Campus. She graduates in May 2024.
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Review: Sad Summer Festival brings an intergenerational collection of emo fans to downtown Clearwater
It’s not a phase.
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Q&A: Mayday Parade’s Alex Garcia talks Florida, Sad Summer Fest and new music
The band headlines Sad Summer’s Clearwater stop this month.
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Sad Summer Festival brings emo-pop favorites back to Clearwater this summer
Mayday Parade, The Maine and Knuckle Puck are among the performers.
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St. Petersburg Month of Photography returns with new events and exhibitions
The month-long celebration also offers collection tours and educational opportunities.
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After code complaints temporarily closed doors, Nana’s fights for survival in Ybor City
Owner Anisa Mejia has been hosting plant-based pop-ups in the meantime.
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Tijuana Flats closes four Tampa Bay locations following bankruptcy filing
There are still more than a dozen still in operation locally.
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Floridania Fest returns to Gulfport for another year of kitschy collecting
This month’s memorabilia show reminds us why we’ve always loved Florida.
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Busch Gardens Tampa announces birth of endangered orangutan
Spring has sprung at Busch Gardens as they welcome the newborn ape.
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The Straz Center’s big ‘Taste’ food festival fundraiser returns to Tampa this month
It takes place at the venue’s lobby, Morsani and Ferguson Halls, and the Tampa Riverwalk.
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New book from Clearwater photographer Benjamin Dimmitt shows effects of climate change on the Chassahowitzka
Photos taken 40 years apart show how the refuge has changed
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Mediterranean chain Cava opens new location in Seminole
Plus it gives a ‘pita’ the profits back to the community
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Tampa Bay leaders say new law banning people from sleeping in public fails to address homelessness
“To sleep is to exist, in order to exist as humans we have to sleep. And so this bill is basically criminalizing the existence of a group of people.”
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After 44 years, beloved South Tampa Chinese buffet Hao Wah will close this weekend
The Pinellas Park location will stay open.
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The road to Tampa Pride 2024 has not been all rainbows
Editor’s note: This story is part of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s Tampa Pride guide produced in conjunction with Tampa Pride organizers.
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Visit St. Pete/Clearwater relaunches Gulp Coast Passport for craft beer lovers
Get ready to soak up the sun–and suds.
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Stone Temple Pilots and Live are coming to Tampa this summer
Down with STP?
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This month’s Davis Islands Historic Tour is part of the Tampa neighborhood’s centennial celebration
The Davis Islands Civic Association will share 100 years of history through architecture.
