Tampa Bay Journalism Project
The Tampa Bay Journalism Project (TBJP), a nascent Creative Loafing Tampa Bay effort supported by grants and a coalition of donors who make specific contributions via the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation. If you are a non-paywalled Bay area publication interested in TBJP, please email rroa@ctampa.com.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Tarpon Springs Book Festival leads Indie Bookstore Day events
And all the best bookish happenings April 16-May 2.
Posted inNews & Views
New Port Richey reelects Mayor Chopper Davis
There was a 20% increase in voter turnout compared with the last mayoral election.
Posted inFood & Drink
Guy Fieri, two ‘Taste’ parties and more Tampa Bay food news
Plus, the best food and drink events April 16-22.
Posted inMusic
Tampa’s ‘Chew-uhh-palooza’ punk show includes a no-ring wrestling match
A revered punk-rock promoter wants to see all his friends on Saturday.
Posted inMusic
Interview: Graham Nash has a new song about ICE, lots of love for Florida, and still sends roses to Joni Mitchell every year
The ex-Hollie is back at Clearwater’s Bilheimer Capitol Theatre this month.
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Ybor City walking tour to raise funds for Tampa DSA’s erase medical debt fundraiser
The Sunday event is part of a busy spring for the political organization.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Malcolm X and MLK Jr. debate in Stageworks ‘The Meeting’
The play opens Friday in Tampa and runs through May 3.
Posted inMusic
The Strokes are coming back to Tampa this fall
The band made its return at Coachella and comes to Benchmark International Arena this September.
Posted inMusic
Before Fun., there was The Format, a band heading back to St. Pete this fall
The Get Up Kids open at Jannus Live.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Janet Echleman turns inward with ‘Radical Softness’ in Sarasota
She gives a talk in Tampa next week, a couple days before the SAM exhibit closes.
Posted inNews & Views
Tampa City Council election 2027: Hoyt Prindle will challenge Charlie Miranda in District 6
Prindle lost by only 135 votes in 2023.
Posted inNews & Views
Bob Buckhorn officially enters 2027 Tampa mayoral race, says he expects council members to ‘stay in their lanes’
Buckhorn, a two-time mayor who served consecutive terms as mayor from 2011-2019, says every neighborhood must ‘succeed together.’
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St. Pete Pride has acquired Sapphic St. Pete event series
The next Sapphic St. Pete will likely take place in early November of this year.
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St. Pete’s historic Mefford Mansion is now on the market in Snell Isle
The Mefford’s recruited the Kiehnel and Elliott architectural firm, the same builders behind the nearby Snell Arcade and the Rolyat Hotel.
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Hillsborough sheriff says fired major was ‘under the influence’ while on duty, but won’t say how he got caught
The termination is the latest episode of turbulence under longtime sheriff Chad Chronister.
Posted inNews & Views
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay joins ‘Local News Day’
We’re joining more than 1,300 newsrooms and 200 partners across the U.S.
Posted inMusic
A quick guide to the 2026 Gasparilla Music Festival, happening this weekend in downtown Tampa
Get caught up on the backstory, bands, and, yes, where to park.