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A photo by Yvonne Gougelet showing English folk-rock band Mumford & Sons performing live on stage at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, on August 7, 2026. Captured in a wide low-angle shot, lead singer Marcus Mumford stands center-stage singing and playing an acoustic guitar in a dark blue shirt, flanked by band members playing upright bass, keyboards, and additional guitars. A kick drum emblazoned with "Prizefighter" sits at center stage under orange spotlights, positioned beneath a massive illuminated circular light fixture and backdrop wall under moody concert lighting.

Music

Photos: Mumford & Sons brings ‘Prizefighter’ to Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena

By Ray Roa/Yvonne GougeletAugust 10, 2026August 10, 2026

Chef Yariel Berrios, from Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant Coro, brings six-course dinner to Ybor City this weekend

The Orlando chef’s collaboration at Lara is just part of the food & drink calendar this weekend.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley August 10, 2026August 10, 2026

A photograph showing Monster High dolls displayed on a store shelf in Lviv, Ukraine, on February 16, 2025. Positioned center-right, a black coffin-shaped box from the "MONSTER HIGH NEON FRIGHTS" series features neon green, pink, and blue secret compartment doors with keyhole slots, alongside Ukrainian-language promotional stickers. To its left, boxed Monster High fashion dolls with colorful hair and outfits sit packaged in clear plastic window boxes, lined up under retail store lighting.

Arts & Entertainment

Tampa Bay’s best things to do this weekend including ‘Sunshine City Scare’ and more [August 13-20]

Plus all the best theater, arts, comedy, markets and more.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley August 10, 2026August 11, 2026

Photos: Hillsborough Democrats gather for annual gala, after keynote speaker cancels over AIPAC comments

The Hillsborough Dem’s annual event still featured Nikki Fried, David Jolly, and Kathy Castor.

by Colin Wolf and Dave Decker August 10, 2026August 10, 2026

A concert photograph showing Elizabeth Stokes of the New Zealand indie rock band The Beths performing live on stage at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida, on June 21, 2023. Positioned center-right in a medium three-quarter shot, Stokes sings into a stand-mounted microphone while playing a dark electric guitar with a white pickguard. She wears a bright pink short-sleeved collared shirt, dark denim shorts, and has dark shoulder-length hair with bangs. The stage is bathed in deep red performance lighting, with red curtains, stage lights, a drum kit, and a Pabst Blue Ribbon banner visible in the background.

Music

Tampa Bay’s best new concerts include fall show from Kiwi rock favorite The Beths

Paul Oakenfold, Spafford, and Nervosa are headed to the Bay area, too.

by Ray Roa August 10, 2026August 10, 2026

photograph by Dave Decker showing global ambassador and former WWE wrestler Titus O'Neil posing with two young fans at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on August 8, 2026. Captured center frame in a medium shot, O'Neil wears a beige t-shirt and glasses while enthusiastically wrapping his arms around the shoulders of two young boys standing in front of him. The boy on the left wears a white graphic t-shirt and laughs, while the boy on the right wears a black graphic t-shirt and smiles toward the camera. In the background, a wall monitor displays logos for "Back to School Bash" and "Hungry Howie's," alongside a Tampa Bay Buccaneers flag hanging in the indoor venue space under bright indoor lighting.

Photos: Titus O’Neil’s back-to-school returns to Tampa, giving kids 30,000 backpacks, plus medical and dental care

The party comes on the heels of the Thaddeus M. Bullard Academy at Sligh Middle Magnet School earning a ‘B’ rating for the first time in 25 years.

by Ray Roa and Dave Decker August 10, 2026August 10, 2026

A photograph of comedians Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura posing behind a bar inside a venue. Positioned center frame from left to right, Bert Kreischer stands on the left laughing in a light grey t-shirt and a dark baseball cap; Tom Segura stands on the right smiling while holding up a glass filled with a beverage, wearing a black t-shirt and a matching baseball cap. Behind them, a bright red neon sign spelling "Fitzi's" with a star illuminates a dark brick wall under warm indoor lighting.

Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura are coming to The Hub in downtown Tampa this week

They’ll sign Por Osos Vodka on Thursday.

by Ray Roa August 10, 2026August 10, 2026

A photograph by Joseph Hendrickson showing the exterior of a modern Shake Shack restaurant location in Vernon Hills, Illinois, on June 26, 2024. Captured from a wide exterior angle, the single-story dark brick and glass building features large white "SHAKE SHACK" signage with green burger logos mounted on both its front and side facades. In the foreground, green ornamental grasses, native plants, and manicured landscaping frame the building, while an asphalt parking lot with accessible spaces and yellow safety bollards sits under a clear blue sky in bright daylight.

Pinellas County’s first Shake Shack location will open in Seminole

The burger chain already two locations in Hillsborough and one in Pasco.

by Ray Roa August 7, 2026August 7, 2026

A promotional photograph by Dean Chalkley showing Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook of the rock band Squeeze seated inside a dimly lit bar or venue. Positioned center frame from left to right, Chris Difford wears thick black-framed glasses, a dark suit jacket, white dress shirt, and patterned red tie while leaning over a wooden table; Glenn Tilbrook sits to his right in a matching dark suit jacket, crisp collared shirt, and tie, resting his forearm on a wooden chair back. The room is bathed in vibrant magenta and red ambient lighting with vintage framed artwork hanging on dark walls in the soft-focus background.rrrrrrrasd

Music

Interview: Before Clearwater concert, Glenn Tilbrook discusses Squeeze’s lost 1974 project ‘Trixies’

Haircut 100 and Adam Ant join the band at BayCare Sound on Aug. 19.

by Marty Clear August 7, 2026August 7, 2026

A low-angle outdoor photograph showing the storefront facade of Mercado West in St. Petersburg, Florida. High-mounted on a clean off-white building exterior, large 3D block letters spell out "MERCADO" in bright lime green, casting dark shadows onto the wall face. Below the signage, large glass windows reflect trees under a clear, bright blue sky in natural daylight, with green and yellow decorative balloons visible along the bottom edge of the frame.

Red Mesa’s ‘Mercado West’ closes this month in St. Pete, after less than a year in business

Aug. 16 is the last day open, and two other Red Mesa concepts will remain open.

by Liam Oliver August 7, 2026August 7, 2026

A portrait photograph by Gary Go showing musician and producer Egyptian Lover posing indoors at the Fauna Primavera Festival at Espacio Broadway in Santiago, Chile, on November 10, 2018. Captured in a medium close-up shot centered against a clean white backdrop, Egyptian Lover gestures a peace sign with his left hand while looking toward the camera. He wears a dark, long-sleeved button-down shirt paired with a dark Kangol beret cap

Music

Tampa Bay’s best live music happening August 6-13

Including Egyptian Lover, Mumford & Sons, Grit & Rumble launch & more.

by Ray Roa August 6, 2026August 6, 2026

A photograph by Geoffrey Clowes showing musician Thomas Dolby performing live on stage in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 25, 2026. Captured in a medium close-up shot under vibrant stage lighting, Dolby sings into a hand-held black microphone while wearing blue-tinted oval sunglasses and a colorful, pop-art style jacket covered in bold printed text graphics. In the background, a bass guitar with a sunburst finish and a smiling musician are visible on stage near performance equipment.

Music

’80s pop hitmaker Thomas Dolby revives Lost Toy People band for St. Pete festival gig

The Totally Tubular nostalgia tour comes to Ferg’s on Wednesday.

by Ray Roa August 6, 2026August 6, 2026

A promotional band photograph by Mack Knox showing Kirsten Clauser, Nikki Raven, and Alton Plemmons of Hovercar posing inside a modern room with warm wood-paneling. Captured in a medium wide shot, the three band members stand side-by-side from left to right: Kirsten Clauser leans against a wooden ledge wearing a black short-sleeved collared dress and bolo tie with dark tattoos visible on her arms and leg; Nikki Raven stands center frame wearing a long-sleeve black top with a square white neckline, dark red lipstick, and a neck tattoo; and Alton Plemmons stands on the right wearing a black graphic t-shirt reading "COWBOYS Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other" with sleeve tattoos on both arms under warm, indirect lighting.

Music

Grit & Rumble, a new concert series booking femme, queer, and BIPOC bands, launches in St. Pete on Saturday

Hovercar releases a new three-song EP the same day.

by Ray Roa August 6, 2026August 7, 2026

Music, Show Previews, Tampa Bay Journalism Project

‘Egypt, Egypt’ hitmaker, Egyptian Lover, plays Tampa on Friday

He’ll probably sign your 808.

by Ray Roa August 6, 2026

A promotional group photograph of the musical ensemble Old Time Sailors posing outdoors in front of a historic, ornate wooden sailing ship. Captured in a wide shot, over a dozen band members stand and kneel together in traditional 19th-century maritime attire, including newsboy caps, brown jackets, waistcoats, and trousers. The musicians hold and display various acoustic instruments, including double bass, accordions, guitars, violins, a tuba, a trumpet, washboards, and hand drums. The stern of the black and gold decorated ship towers behind them under a bright, partly cloudy sky in natural daylight.

Arts & Entertainment

Tampa’s ‘813 Day’ celebrations include a concert from giant sea shanty ensemble

UPDATE: Promoters said they were swashbuckled and that Old Time Sailors is no longer appearing.

by Leif Helland August 5, 2026August 7, 2026

A portrait photograph of fantasy romance author H.M. Wolfe posing indoors in a medium close-up shot. Wolfe looks directly at the camera with a calm expression, featuring long dark wavy hair resting over her shoulder.

Arts & Entertainment

Interview: Florida author of BookTok hit ‘Daggermouth’ finds hope in dark dystopia

H.M. Wolfe is at Tampa’s Oxford Exchange on Aug. 12.

by Chelsea Zukowski August 5, 2026August 5, 2026

A photograph of comedian and author Sam Tallent posing outdoors in western-style formal wedding attire. Positioned center frame in a medium close-up shot, Tallent looks upward and to the right with a wide, joyful smile. He wears a light beige cowboy hat, thin gold-framed eyeglasses, a black suit jacket, a white collared dress shirt, a floral boutonnière pinned to his lapel, and a black string bolo tie. In the background, soft outdoor daylight illuminates a lush green pine tree forest beneath floral wedding arrangements of white and lavender flowers.

Arts & Entertainment

Gig from stand-up comic and novelist Sam Tallent tops list of best things to do in Tampa Bay this week [August 6-13]

Plus bookish happenings, theater, movies, public affairs and more.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley August 5, 2026August 5, 2026

A photo by Trei Johnson showing Doretha standing behind a black folding table set up as a "Hydration Station" along Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida. Captured in a full-length outdoor shot, Doretha wears a wide-brimmed sun hat and a patterned top while resting both hands on a large white cooler with a blue lid. A handwritten white sign attached to the front of the table reads "HYDRATION STATION" in dark lettering. In the background, an open asphalt parking lot and commercial storefront buildings sit under a bright, partly cloudy sky in natural daylight.

Meet Doretha, a St. Pete woman who gives away water bottles in the name of kindness

Her hydration station brings relief on Central Avenue.

by Trei Johnson and Gulfport Gabber August 5, 2026August 5, 2026

Former owner of Tampa’s shuttered Southern Nights bar sentenced to federal prison after child sex crimes plea

by Chloe Greenberg August 5, 2026August 5, 2026

A wide interior photograph showing Florida State Representative Angie Nixon posing with supporters during a campaign event in St. Petersburg, Florida, on July 8, 2026. Positioned center-left, Nixon stands in a sleeveless red dress holding a bright pink campaign sign with white lettering reading "ANGIE NIXON FOR U.S. SENATE." She is flanked by three supporters smiling together, including a person in a white-and-grey striped shirt giving a peace sign on her right, and two supporters in black graphic shirts and blue jeans on her left. In the foreground, a person viewed from behind in an olive green t-shirt holds up a smartphone to photograph the group, set against a brightly lit indoor office space with a dropped ceiling and wood-plank flooring.

Race between Angie Nixon and Alex Vindman could test how progressive Florida Democrats really are

There are clear distinctions between the two on domestic and foreign policy.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix August 5, 2026August 5, 2026