RSD has changed over a decade, but remains about community.
Co-Founder Carrie Colliton on what sparked the idea and what the title actually means.
First peas, now grapefruit? Come on.
Raise your glasses high, Loafers, because Creative Loafing's craft cocktail competition, HighBall, was back for another round of tipsy fun in celebration of our annual Summer Guide Issue! We invited mixologists from Tampa Bay's best bars and restaurants to get creative as we let attendees decide who makes the best cocktail in Tampa Bay! Featuring…
In the wake of South Florida Senator Frank Artiles' use of hateful language (again) over cocktails at the Governors Club in Tallahassee Monday night, which made headlines the following evening, there's a growing clamor for his resignation. Artiles, a Latino Republican from Hialeah, allegedly referred to fellow members of his party using the N-word (while…
What would our parents listen to on Record Store Day?
Happy National Garlic Day! Nothing turns the concept of every day being a holiday from "awesome on paper and in song lyrics" to "wow, this is really kind of existentially sad" like living in a young-ish modern nation that doesn't value history and will put advertising on literally anything. Oh, and if you live in…
No fat Jim Morrison though.
Be there if you want a shot at competing in the iconic Nathan’s frank-eating contest.
The world-renowned museum kicks off its 25th anniversary year with an oral history series.
The illustrious Florida legislative session is starting to wind down, and is supposedly going to end on May 5. And believe it or not, lawmakers have not been able to resolve differences with Governor Rick Scott over how much money the state ought to invest in the reason you get to skip the state income…
Chaz Bundick doesn’t like Donald Trump.
Was the follow up to the Grammy-winning To Pimp A Butterfly worth the hype?
Alongside Beard, the American Masters series spotlights Julia Child, Alice Waters and Jacques Pépin.
The South Florida-based Coalition of Immokalee Workers is engaged in a years-long fight to persuade major food retailers to purchase tomatoes from growers who pay and treat their workers fairly. They've had some major successes: McDonald's, Taco Bell, WalMart, Whole Foods — all of which now pay a penny more for every pound of tomatoes…
This was before Fight Night at Aja.
Happy Tax Day! Feels good to be supporting such an egalitarian and beneficial system of governance, doesn't it? Here, have a cheeseburger. Accredited garbage person Chris Brown allegedly sucker-punched a photographer at a Channelside club after his show at Amalie Arena, which was packed with people willing to reinforce the notion that Chris Brown's life choices…
A mile from the Trop, locals will find the city’s newest craft brewery.
The Italian chain declared its own food holiday, so go celebrate with chicken Parm on the house.
Eritha “Akile” Cainion, running for City Council 6, and Jesse Nevel, for Mayor, addressed the Tropicana Field’s future and housing issues during a rally held on April 9, 2017, at the St. Petersburg Uhuru House.
Chris Brown strikes again?
This story is part of a special package for Creative Loafing's Earth Day Issue, hitting stands on Thursday, April 20. Ray Kemble, a Vietnam veteran from Pennsylvania, knows firsthand how fracking affects water quality. Armed with plastic bottles containing contaminated water from his private well, he travels around the country educating legislators and the public…
Hey, that stupid famous neckhorse finally had its dumb snorkelneck baby so can we please start to do literally anything else with our lives? Like maybe taking a quick look at the weekend's most unusual headlines and then going to a two-hour lunch, for instance. FRIDAY APRIL 14: Your weekend fire bookend, Friday edition: Off…
Tickets on sale April 21 (and in person a day beforehand).
Nice and easy on a Monday.
A fumbling fitness junkie explores the benefits of running while training for a triathlon.
Chris Brown w/Fabolous/O.T Genasis/Kap G Chris Brown isn’t letting our writers anywhere near his summer tour with Fabolous (we're supposed to take photos, though). It’s probably for the best. Fans of the embattled singer seem to have gotten over the gruesome 2009 images of his then girlfriend Rihanna, who sustained horrifying facial damage at the…
The greatest place on Eighth turns a corner.
This story is part of a special package for Creative Loafing's Earth Day Issue, hitting stands on Thursday, April 20. Drive by a paper mill or a steel mill or a sugar mill, and you’ll notice a couple of things. First, the vista won’t be pleasant. Smoke will be billowing out at untold volumes in…
Gender (and genre) confusion takes the bite out of an (Ice)-T girl double feature
The new store marks the Tampa-born prepared meals purveyor’s 14th location.
Five events featuring craft beer, pick-your-own blueberries and Cadbury eggs, because duh.
Pseudo Slang in the Heights. Jolly Fuckers in The ‘Burg.
The Epicurean hosts a higher wine-ducation open house for enthusiasts and pros next month.
So I guess yesterday was the bomb, right, ha ha, hug your kids because humanity's reign is over. Lots of Tampa residents are complaining that their tap water smells and tastes bad. City authorities say it's being caused by an algae bloom in the reservoir, but that the water is totally safe to drink. Just…
The feisty performer keeps her audience on the edge of our seats, proving good things do come in small packages.
Reggae rock, hippie hop.
Give your wallet a break on April 18
Food and drink on the house are planned, as well as other giveaways.
Still wondering what to serve on Easter? A grillin’ guru has you covered.
A reapportioned crab shack on Causeway Boulevard, plus other food and drink news.
If only the legislature could be as aggressive in battling heroin addiction as they are in blocking the will of nearly three quarters of Florida voters…
It sees release tomorrow, and they’ll party on April 21.
Pretty sure these guys would do the soundtrack if they ever remade ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind.’
Happy Free Wawa Coffee Day! Try not to get shot while you're getting yours, because ain't that America, something to see, baby. Two teens who got into a fight at Tampa's Blake High School were arrested when it was discovered that both of them were armed — one with a knife and one with a…
The Wally Clark mob is out there, too
Whether it’s really an existential threat — and not just some trumped-up talking point that’s political catnip for xenophobes — the presence of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. remains a wildly popular talking point for the GOP. Northbound migration over the U.S.-Mexico border may be on the decline and immigrant-perpetrated crimes incredibly rare, but never…
A mothballed attraction gets a new lease on life.
Anything goes before a live audience, where Caputo says she lets the spirits guide her to deliver messages to loved ones.
On April 15, they’ll release 100 pieces of orange & pink splatter vinyl.
“Hats off to Plastic Pinks, and we’re gonna hear them again on another show.”
She releases a debut LP on April 14 in Ybor City, Florida.
The track has been picked up by radio outlets including 95.7 The Beat.
**Has daydream about Thundercat**
The first of many releases set for 2017.
The quick-serve Tampa spot aims to offer the same hassle-free appeal as a Domino’s or McDonald’s.
A preview into this year’s annual Wanee music festival, taking place April 20-22.
At the celebration, I survive the “Gin Tasting Matrix” from downtown Tampa’s newest cocktail bar.
Slyce Pizza Bar continues its flavorful, balanced successes in Madeira Beach.
Saturday’s Vinoy Park attendance was a record.
Hand over the holiday cooking to this roundup of Tampa Bay restaurants.
