A community event photograph showing St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest at the Carter G. Woodson African American Museum of Florida in St. Petersburg, Florida on Nov. 5, 2022. Captured in a medium outdoor portrait on a sunny day, a man with a dark beard sits on a green grass lawn, warmly embracing a smiling young girl in his lap. The man wears a light blue open unbuttoned shirt over a white graphic t-shirt and a dark smartwatch, while the child wears a bright yellow floral short-sleeved top with small hair ties, set under soft dappled tree shade with a blue blanket visible on the grass in the background.

‘St. Pete Reads!’ literature festival returns in November and includes authors from across the US

The no-cover event aims to strengthen reading culture in South St. Pete and beyond.

by Leif Helland October 29, 2026October 29, 2026

In its fifth year, the St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest returns to Woodson African American Museum on Nov. 7, 2026.

Arts & Entertainment

The best comedy coming to Tampa Bay in November, including ‘SNL’ alum Leslie Jones, JB Ball’s homecoming, and more

Plus funny locals, road dogs and internet notables.

by Michael Murillo October 29, 2026October 29, 2026

A concert performance photograph showing Mutant Fusion Collective performing live on an indoor stage. Captured in a wide horizontal shot under bright magenta, blue, and purple stage lights, the four-piece jazz-rock fusion band performs in front of a stone wall backdrop. On the left, guitarist Kirk Yates plays a red electric guitar in a red long-sleeved shirt; at center, saxophonist Brian Doss performs with a tenor saxophone and synthesizer keyboard on a stand; and in the background, drummer Michael LaPick plays at his drum kit alongside bassist Cabe Crisler.

Music

Music from the fringes of Florida’s music scene comes to Dunedin for November ‘Unusual Noise’ festival

The festival includes familiar genres (rap, jazz, rock, soul, funk) all delivered by artists who refuse to be boxed in.

by Ray Roa October 29, 2026October 29, 2026

Music

Tampa Bay’s best live music this week including Dana and Alden, Damon Fowler benefit and Halloween concerts

Plus Doom Gong, Nick Shoulders and more.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

News & Views

District 7 Tampa City Council candidates Alan Cohn and Morris Lopez III weigh in on the Rays and Amendment 3

They are among four people seeking appointment to the seat being vacated by Councilman Luis Viera.

by Leif Helland October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

Music

Tampa Bay’s Halloween concert lineup includes ‘Zombie Prom,’ emo covers show and more

Daikaiju, Meek Mill and others are also playing across the Bay area on Oct. 31.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

A concert performance photograph by Ryan Kern showing Daikaiju plays Hooch and Hive in Tampa, Florida on Nov. 3, 2023. Captured in a medium shot during a live indoor performance, a guitarist performing with kaiju/surf-rock band Daikaiju plays a light blue electric guitar while wearing a white-and-red painted Kabuki-style face mask. The performer has dark curly afro hair, blue body paint across their right arm and shoulder, and wears a sleeveless floral patterned shirt, bathed in dramatic red and blue stage lighting with an audience member visible in the background.

Music

Finally, masked Alabama surf-rock band Daikaiju is playing Tampa on Halloween

The show goes off at Magnanimous Brewing Co. in Seminole Heights.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

An action sports photograph showing Jake Ilardi does a backside 50/50 at the Tampa Museum of Art in Tampa, Florida. Captured in a wide horizontal shot, professional skateboarder Jake Ilardi grinds down a long metal handrail adjacent to an outdoor concrete staircase. He wears a white sleeveless tank top, dark pants, and athletic shoes, balancing with both arms outstretched as he slides along the rail. The staircase is flanked by a lush green grass embankment with young trees, with the dark modern exterior facade and glass windows of the Tampa Museum of Art rising in the background under natural daylight.

Arts & Entertainment

‘Pelican,’ the new skateboarding photo book from Tampa Bay photographer Adam Hadden, is set for release in November

The 220-page hardcover book was more than four years in the making and is part of a plan to fight back against skate-defensive urban planning.

by Leif Helland October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

News & Views

‘Promises have been broken’: Hillsborough College changes plan for temporary on-site campus serving students displaced by Rays stadium

Media was not allowed at yesterday’s meeting, but the plan to split the Dale Mabry campus is to be presented to the public today.

by Valerie Smith October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

Music

Emo Night Tampa Halloween concert features bands covering Paramore, Amyl and the Sniffers

There’s no cover at The Hub.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

Music

Meek Mill is playing downtown Tampa’s big ‘Nightmare on Channelside’ Halloween concert

Kodak Black, Kevin Gates, and Tom G are also on the bill coming to Benchmark International Arena.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

Music

‘Dixie Be Damned’ country songwriter Nick Shoulders plays Tampa this weekend

U.K. folkie Leonie Evans opens at Orpheum.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

A promotional electronic press kit photograph showing a cropped photo of the band DOOM GONG. Captured in a centered group photo against a dimly lit venue background, seven members of Louisville "denim psych" rock outfit DOOM GONG pose together wearing matching blue denim jackets over graphic shirts. In the back row, four band members smile alongside one another, with the member on the far right pointing directly toward the camera wearing a red-and-white patterned headband; in the front row, three members crouch shoulder-to-shoulder, set under warm ambient overhead lighting with a slight vintage film grain effect.

Music

Off the wall psych-jazz band Doom Gong plays Tampa brewery concert in November

Drummer and composer Chance Reynold brings his band to open at Magnanimous.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

A photograph showing a Hillsborough County Fair demolition derby vehicle event. Captured in a centered front-facing medium shot, a heavily modified and battered sedan painted red with blue brush-painted lettering stands on a dirt track field. The car's front bumper, headlights, and front body panels have been removed to expose the metal engine radiator structure beneath, and a tall vertical exhaust pipe extends upward through a hole cut into the hood. Wire mesh wire guards cover the front windshield frame where a driver in sunglasses is seated inside, with a small American flag mounted on the left side under direct daylight.

Arts & Entertainment

Hillsborough County Fair, complete with a demolition derby, opens November 5

The fair runs Nov. 5-15.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

A news press photograph showing Protestors outside St. Petersburg Police Headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida on Jan. 11, 2026. Captured in an eye-level medium shot during an outdoor demonstration, anti-ICE demonstrators hold homemade protest signs aloft above the crowd. In the foreground, a prominent cardboard sign held up by two hands reads "STOP ICE KIDNAPPINGS" in bold black lettering, while another demonstrator to the left holds a bright yellow sign reading "ICE OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES", set against a blurred crowd of rally participants and a modern multi-story police headquarters building under diffused daylight.

News & Views

Tampa activists will hold ICE protest this Sunday in Ybor City

They’ll remember the dead and fight for the living in Centennial Park.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

A news photograph showing South Ward School in Clearwater, Florida on Oct. 5, 2007. Captured in a full-length exterior shot, the historic two-story white wooden school building stands on a lush green lawn. The building features two rows of four tall shuttered windows on its front facade, a gabled roof with a small vent, and small foundation vents near the base. In the background to the left, a tall palm tree, a church steeple, and a white dome structure are visible under a cloudy sky with dark storm clouds gathering overhead.

Arts & Entertainment

It’s a good weekend to try one of Tampa Bay’s many ghost tours

Including those at Clearwater’s South Ward School, Cuban Club, Tampa Theatre and more.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

An architectural rendering showing Live Nation's new unnamed music venue in Ybor City. Captured in a wide horizontal exterior shot at dusk, the multi-story red-brick entertainment building features dark metal structural accents, large glass windows, and a illuminated vertical red neon sign mounted above the main entrance. Pedestrians and concertgoers gather along the sidewalk beneath a lit marquee sign reading "TONIGHT'S SHOW," set against a deep blue evening sky under warm exterior floodlighting.

News & Views

Ybor City Live Nation venue vote delayed, but developers are cleared to relocate casita and grand oak tree

A protestor was escorted from the Barrio Latino Commission’s Tuesday meeting.

by Valerie Smith October 27, 2026October 27, 2026

News & Views

Over a year after his death, Hulk Hogan’s Tampa Bay mansion sells for $6 million

The home had an initial price tag of nearly $11 million.

by Colin Wolf October 27, 2026October 27, 2026

Exterior view of the historic Coney Island Grill restaurant and adjacent barbershop storefronts on a sunny street, featuring vintage signage and stone facade detail.

Food & Drink

St. Pete’s iconic Coney Island Sandwich Shop has been closed for years, now it’s available for lease

‘We’d love to see another locally owned restaurant that brings that same energy to the neighborhood…’

by Colin Wolf October 27, 2026October 27, 2026

A nature field photograph by Peter Houlihan showing Mac Stone. Captured in a wide horizontal shot inside a dense swamp habitat, conservation photographer Mac Stone crouches in dark water beneath a curved tree trunk. He wears a wide-brimmed bucket hat, a light blue long-sleeved button-down shirt, and dark trousers, looking directly at the camera while positioning camera trap equipment, with a mounted weather-resistant camera housing set on a post to his right under diffused forest light.

Arts & Entertainment

Tampa Bay’s best things to do, October 29-November 5, including a cypress swamp talk with NatGeo photographer Mac Stone

Plus Jobsite’s ‘Misery’ redux, volcano talk with Dr. Mel Rodgers, and more.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley October 27, 2026October 27, 2026

Best of the bay 2026 is here. Check out the Winners And FinalistS!

Tampa Bay Journalism Project

‘St. Pete Reads!’ literature festival returns in November and includes authors from across the US

The best comedy coming to Tampa Bay in November, including ‘SNL’ alum Leslie Jones, JB Ball’s homecoming, and more

Music from the fringes of Florida’s music scene comes to Dunedin for November ‘Unusual Noise’ festival

Tampa Bay’s best live music this week including Dana and Alden, Damon Fowler benefit and Halloween concerts

District 7 Tampa City Council candidates Alan Cohn and Morris Lopez III weigh in on the Rays and Amendment 3

Tampa Bay’s Halloween concert lineup includes ‘Zombie Prom,’ emo covers show and more

Finally, masked Alabama surf-rock band Daikaiju is playing Tampa on Halloween

‘Pelican,’ the new skateboarding photo book from Tampa Bay photographer Adam Hadden, is set for release in November

‘Promises have been broken’: Hillsborough College changes plan for temporary on-site campus serving students displaced by Rays stadium

Emo Night Tampa Halloween concert features bands covering Paramore, Amyl and the Sniffers

Meek Mill is playing downtown Tampa’s big ‘Nightmare on Channelside’ Halloween concert

‘Dixie Be Damned’ country songwriter Nick Shoulders plays Tampa this weekend

Off the wall psych-jazz band Doom Gong plays Tampa brewery concert in November

Hillsborough County Fair, complete with a demolition derby, opens November 5

Tampa activists will hold ICE protest this Sunday in Ybor City

It’s a good weekend to try one of Tampa Bay’s many ghost tours

Ybor City Live Nation venue vote delayed, but developers are cleared to relocate casita and grand oak tree

Over a year after his death, Hulk Hogan’s Tampa Bay mansion sells for $6 million

St. Pete’s iconic Coney Island Sandwich Shop has been closed for years, now it’s available for lease

Tampa Bay’s best things to do, October 29-November 5, including a cypress swamp talk with NatGeo photographer Mac Stone

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