Thomas Holton, Author at Creative Loafing Tampa

Arts & Entertainment

WWE is in St. Pete tonight, here’s how to put your virtual self in the Thunderdome

Enter the Thunderdome, which is inside the Thunderdome.

by Thomas Holton December 11, 2020May 11, 2025

Enter the Thunderdome, which is inside the Thunderdome.

It took six years, but St. Pete Police officers will finally wear body cameras

The first officers outfitted with body cameras are on duty today, but training for all officers will take four to six weeks to complete.

by Thomas Holton December 11, 2020October 1, 2023

New rooftop bar coming to Tampa’s Midtown, Boca closes, and more Tampa Bay foodie news

Plus, Four Green Fields Irish pub is closing its original location.

by Jenna Rimensnyder, Thomas Holton, Nora O'Neill and Alexandria Jones December 10, 2020September 19, 2024

Arts & Entertainment

Get a sneak peek at St. Pete’s new immersive ‘Fairgrounds’ project this weekend

The entire Fairgrounds is set to open up along with The Factory in Spring 2021.

by Thomas Holton December 10, 2020July 9, 2025

City of Tampa gave away nearly 300,000 bottles of water during boil notice

Face coverings and water will continue to be distributed throughout the city today.

by Thomas Holton December 10, 2020January 8, 2025

The City of Tampa is giving away 355,000 face masks, as Florida passes 1 million new coronavirus cases

No ID is required, and residents can pick up two face coverings each.

by Thomas Holton December 2, 2020August 17, 2023

New Ybor City bar The Copper Shaker opening Dec. 9

It’s set to take over the space formerly occupied by Flynn’s Retro Bar & Gaming at 1502 E. 7th Ave.

by Thomas Holton December 2, 2020June 28, 2025

Program offers free $10 vouchers for downtown Tampa restaurants and businesses

The program will be held the first Wednesday of every month moving forward.

by Thomas Holton December 2, 2020August 17, 2023

New Sprouts Farmers Market location will open in Westchase next week

Sprouts is now up to 23 locations throughout the state.

by Thomas Holton December 1, 2020July 15, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

After closing last March, Tampa Theatre returns with a screening of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

Picnic baskets, blankets and lawn chairs are encouraged, and local vendors will be supplying the concessions.

by Thomas Holton December 1, 2020March 10, 2025

St. Pete Police capture large ball python with a garbage can at Dell Holmes Park

“Snake in the Grass? No problem!”

by Thomas Holton November 25, 2020August 17, 2023

TikToker fired over viral paint-mixing videos lands a new job in Central Florida

Piloseno’s main passion was mixing paints in an actual store, which he’ll be doing as a sales associate for Florida Paints.

by Thomas Holton November 25, 2020June 8, 2025

Ybor’s Hotel Haya ranked among USA Today’s best new hotels

The hotel, located at 1412 E. 7th Ave, opened on Sept. 24 of this year.

by Thomas Holton November 25, 2020August 1, 2025

Florida’s first snow park, Snowcat Ridge, doesn’t have enough snow

Getting it to snow in Florida is apparently just as hard as you’d think.

by Thomas Holton November 24, 2020June 11, 2025

Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputy resigns after saying he doesn’t ‘want any more Black females’ in division

The case was set to be reviewed Thursday, but Nascimento resigned on Wednesday, says the agency.

by Thomas Holton and Colin Wolf November 20, 2020June 24, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Florida Aquarium hosts adults-only Ugly Sweater Night next month

Be there with bells on…your sweater.

by Thomas Holton November 20, 2020December 10, 2023

Arts & Entertainment

WWE ThunderDome is coming to Tropicana Field in St. Pete

In other words, the ThunderDome is coming to the ThunderDome.

by Thomas Holton November 19, 2020May 14, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

The Drive-In at Armature Works offering up classic holiday films like ‘Elf,’ ‘Die Hard’ and ‘The Grinch’

Yippee ki yay.

by Thomas Holton November 19, 2020May 5, 2025

Music

Tampa rapper KB goes on Twitter and gives away free lunches to those in need

Near the beginning of the pandemic, he retrofitted his manufacturing facility in Tampa to produce and give away consumer-grade facemasks.

by Thomas Holton November 11, 2020September 30, 2024

Here’s where to go if you or your pets need shelter from Tropical Storm Eta in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties

There are seven shelters open across the two counties.

by Thomas Holton November 11, 2020August 17, 2023