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Semis and Hotel Life bandmates play morning jam on Saturday
Grab a coffee with Billy Summer and Joe Harley.
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Honeymoon Island Bluegrass Festival returns to Dunedin this weekend
The 2024 festival got nixed after back-to-back-hurricanes.
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Without irony, Wolf-Face is playing St. Pete’s Friends of Strays benefit concert
The pack is joined by more than a dozen other bands this weekend.
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The Spill Canvas and Mae play landmark albums in full for Tampa
The bands are at Orpheum this weekend.
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Music lawyer is turning his birthday party into a showcase of Tampa hip-hop
And there’s no cover if you bring a toy to donate.
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Before Clearwater gig, Lady A’s Charles Kelley recalls the best gig he ever saw
Who doesn’t love a jam-band double feature?
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North American tour by rising Florida songwriter Nep among best new concerts coming to Tampa Bay
Her sound was shaped by Daytona Beach and the Frost School of Music.
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Driverless taxi company Waymo eyes expansion to Tampa
It could be a year before Tampa residents will actually be able to ride in a driver-free taxi.
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Oracle of Ybor: How do I beat the winter blues?
The cards indicate connecting with the good in others, even when it’s tough.
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Despite racial profiling concerns, Tampa City Council advances ordinance banning bike stunts on Riverwalk
The ordinance must pass a second reading during a December meeting.
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Tampa Monitor: Back from break, council will vote on stormwater, TPD data sharing, and more
In total they will be approving over $90 million in spending.
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Lakeland native plays Elder Smith in ‘Book of Mormon’ coming to Sarasota this month
The show returns to the Van Wezel Dec. 9–14 after its sold-out run in 2016.
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‘Les Misérables’ is back in Tampa, and a man from Wellswood stage manages the whole thing
For a guy who has spent half his life living out of a suitcase, Davis talks about Tampa with the softness of someone who chooses it.
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Meet St. Pete songwriter and activist Dames
For Dames, performance and local justice work both provide space for action, currently working as a paid community organizer for Faith in Florida, a faith-based nonprofit.
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Pop songwriter Ari Chi plays a Winter Village Rock the Park on December 4
It’s quite literally the most wonderful time to be at The Curt.
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Cowgirl Clue brings out-of-the-box country to Ybor City’s Crowbar on December 3
Chloe Kohanski, a 31-year-old who almost competed on Team Miley on the 13th season of ‘The Voice,’ brings her bedroom-pop project sweet93 to open the show.
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Photos: Here’s the ICE protest that got 31 people arrested outside Miami’s Krome detention center
Sunrise Movement activists said they were ‘arrested for fighting for immigrants and families that deserve to be safe.’
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A prayer of thanks, as hurricane season ends, along the Hillsborough’s triple oxbow
Another Creekshed reflection from City Wilds.
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Photos: Pinellas arts community celebrates final Arts Annual at Pinewood Cultural Park in Largo
Creative Pinellas, which organizes the popular annual showcase of Pinellas County artists, must vacate the county-owned space in February 2026.
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Tampa photojournalist arrested outside ICE detention center in Miami
Dave Decker was among more than 30 people arrested Saturday during a protest at the Krome North Service Processing Center.