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USF’s new Creekshed collection explores the human and natural stories that drain into the Gulf
Celebrate its launch with a special Earth Day event in St. Petersburg.
Tampa Bay’s best live music happening April 24-May 1
Including Etran De L’aïr, Lost in St. Pete, New World anniversary weekend and more.
Now a nonprofit, Lost In St. Pete cultural arts festival returns this weekend
The no-cover affair takes over four stages at two venues.
After two and a half years, Brandon’s Vine Vegan restaurant will close its doors this weekend
There’s still a few days to enjoy its plant-based sandwiches, wraps and more.
Here are the six Tampa Bay contestants for 2025’s ‘Epic Chef’ competition kicking off in June
The cooking competition kicks off June 23 at The Epicurean.
Sixx Black is breaking the mold in the Tampa Bay drag scene
I will still look pretty, but I will, like, bite the head off a bat. Or staple dollar bills to me.’
Meet Tampa drag king Apollo Infiniti, known for pulling rainbows out of DeSantis’ ass
He found drag as a way to come out as trans, but post-transition his passion for performing has only grown.
Tampa drag queen Jelitza Fearce is a pageant competitor true to her name
‘Support your local drag queen because they were here before any mainstream drag went out, and we’re going to be here after.’
St. Pete’s bearded drag queen Adriana Sparkle is a hair away from ‘Drag Race’ fame
‘No matter what style you’re doing, you can elevate it to the highest degree…’
Q&A: Ahead of Clearwater show, Remi Wolf talks building community and letting your freak flag fly
‘Just go crazy with the outfit and show up ready to shake out all of the demons.’
Louis The Child, more, head to Tampa for this weekend’s two day Breakaway Music Festival
This weekend’s party is the third stop of this year’s 12-market run.
The Handlers, one of the best new country bands in the South, returns to Tampa on Thursday
The Handlers often practice with vintage NASCAR on the TV screen, and it’s not a schtick. Southern to the core, the band was started by Nashville songwriter Riley “Rowdy” Anglen and Tampa’s own JJ Revell, who tech and run sound for Underoath. It plays loud, catchy country-kissed rock and roll driven by the loud drums…
Shaq’s fast casual Big Chicken finally opens in Tampa next month
The elusive, long-awaited fast casual chain opens in Westchase.
Maru, a new Japanese-Peruvian rooftop bar and restaurant, opens on Tampa’s Bayshore Boulevard in May
It’s one of two Tampa-bound concepts from Indigo Road Hospitality Group.
Senate Chairwoman says her committee won’t take up Florida’s repeal of long gun restrictions
HB 759 that would lower the minimum age for buying a long gun to 18.
Florida Democrat says ‘poison pills’ led to breakup of ‘rural renaissance’ plan
A long-controversial idea about dental therapists providing care is among the unrelated items.
Florida Attorney General files lawsuit against Snapchat parent company
James Uthmeier claims the company is violating a 2024 law aimed at keeping 14 year olds off the platform.
Florida hemp business owners push back as bills regulating THC move to full House
‘These laws are not going to allow the good actors to operate.’
King of the Coop returns to Seminole Heights with a new menu
The hot chicken spot now includes healthier alternatives and vegetarian options.
Defaulted student loan collections resume next month
More than 5 million borrowers sit in default on their federal student loans.
Tampa Monitor: This week’s council workshops will discuss the still-closed Sulphur Springs pool, more
Discussions about the coastal high hazard area are on the agenda, too.
Florida springs restoration bill has largely unspoken connection to utilities, but advocates are giving it a thumbs up
HB 691 would allow the creation of a new pipeline project for more than $800 million.
There’s a pet festival, complete with pop-up dog park bar, in Seminole Heights this weekend
And if you don’t have a dog, you better believe there will be adoptable besties on site.
Senate won’t confirm two of DeSantis’s top health care secretaries with Hope Florida ties
‘I’d have a hard time voting for Secretary Harris unless she came clean and had a very different story than what she’s telling the House.’
Florida Senate won’t reverse Parkland gun age law after FSU shooting
If the Senate does not take up the bill, this would be the third year in a row that the House has approved such measures with the Senate not passing them.
Amended Florida Senate bill could allow local governments to keep creating CRAs
Tampa has eight Community Redevelopment Agencies.
This mock NFL draft has the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking cornerback Trey Amos in the first round
Then a linebacker, tight end and safety in rounds two, three, and four.
10 Reasons You Need to Be at Brunched 2025 This Saturday
It goes down Saturday, April 26 in downtown Tampa.
Tampa Monitor: Council approves increased fee for Sidewalk Trust Fund payments
Councilmembers also appointed seven people to the equal Business Opportunity Advisory Council.
Trump appoints Sarasota Republican Joe Gruters to Homeland Security Council
Trump has already endorsed the state senator’s campaign for Florida Chief Financial Officer for 2026.
Following arrest of US citizen, Federal judge block extends on Florida immigration law
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried called the arrest a kidnapping.
Oracle of Ybor: Leave the job and don’t go to grad school to impress your folks
Love isn’t all we need.
At Hllsborough’s Lake Rogers Park, Sheree L. Greer seeks out beautiful Black nature and the legacies of segregation
‘Lake Legacies, Black and Beautiful’ from Creekshed 2025.
Pedro el Poeta Jarquin recovers Tampa’s Latino foundations
‘Cornerstones of a City’ from Creekshed 2025.
Historian and author Gary Mormino reflects upon shell middens and Florida foodway
‘Oysters’ from Creekshed 2025/
At St. Pete’s Maximo Park, Amanda Hagood reflects on hidden landscapes and aging
‘Maximo Park Picnic’ from Creekshed 2025.
Forty years ago, historian Jack E. Davis water skied St. Pete’s polluted lake Lake Maggiore
‘Crossing the wake’ from Creekshed 2025.
In this micro-history with music, Julie Buckner Armstrong crosses Tampa Bay with a civil rights legend
‘Father John Crossing the Gandy’ from Creekshed 2025.
Diane Roberts mourns the destruction of Native architecture on Terra Ceia Island
‘Hear the ghosts’ from Creekshed 2025.
St. Pete professor and author Thomas Hallock mourns an untimely death on Treasure Island
‘Beach elegy’ from Creekshed 2025.
St. Pete poet Tyler Gillespie opened Ellis Hughes’ diary and came out with this ‘note’
‘research note, Or, all the colors vary according to the point of vision’ from Creekshed 2025.
St. Petersburg poet Tyler Gillespie road trips with a swamp monster
‘Creek freak’ from Creekshed 2025.
St. Pete’s poet laureate Gloria Muñoz reminds us that water and flowers are what we hold onto
‘Water Hyacinth’ from Creekshed 2025.
Tampa Bay keeps its Michelin stars, but doesn’t add any, and more local food news
Pinellas got some MIchelin love, too.
Safety Harbor’s Tides Market among Michelin Guide’s new recommended restaurants
It was the first year that Pinellas restaurants were eligible for the guide.
Davis Islands’ DI Coffee Bar opens second location in Seminole Heights
The shop opened quietly, but that didn’t stop locals from showing up.
Sarasota’s search for a city manager has descended into chaos
There are 47 applications and no coherent process for narrowing the list.
Bill requiring ‘dangerous dogs’ to be chipped and have insurance advances to Florida House
A proposal is headed to the full Florida House that would require owners of dogs deemed dangerous to have liability insurance and put microchips in the animals. The House State Affairs Committee on Thursday approved the proposal (HB 593), which stems from the 2022 death of Pamela Rock, a 61-year-old mail carrier who was mauled…
CEO of Tampa private-equity firm steps down as UWF Trustee appointee
Gates Garcia was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in January.
Embroiled in controversy, DeSantis’ Hope Florida Foundation could lose tax status, legislator warns
It’s been a headline-grabbing week for Casey DeSantis’ nonprofit.
Tampa International Airport Police Department Chief opposes bill regarding anonymous complaints about cops
HB 317 advanced in a Florida House committee on Thursday.
American citizen released from jail after arrest under Florida’s new anti-immigration law
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 4-C into law on Feb. 14, and U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams blocked its enforcement on April 4.
Tampa earns no new Michelin stars, but maintains previous years’ awards at 2025 ceremony
Restaurants in Pinellas County were eligible this time, but earned no Bib Gourmands or Stars.
Will Johns, who has ties to Glyn Johns and Clapton, plays Safety Harbor this month
The blues guitarist probably has some Rock and Roll Hall of Famers on speed dial.
Vaporwave it boy George Clanton comes to St. Petersburg this month
He just surprise-released a deluxe version of his latest album with indie-pop outfit TV Girl.
New Orleans rap heavyweight Curren$y is back in Tampa this month
He’s fresh off a collaborative album with New York producer Harry Fraud.
New World Tampa’s 30th anniversary weekend kicks off with Star Ace concert
Next weekend brings two days of concerts featuring some of New World’s favorite bands.
Napalm Death and The Melvins play Tampa on Wednesday
Weedeater is on the bill, too.
BTS in Tampa: Jin of K-pop boy band brings solo tour to Tampa this summer
The tour visits only four U.S. cities.
Todd Rundgren does Burt Bacharach tribute in St. Pete on Tuesday
The 76-year-old will be joined onstage by Bacharach musical director Rob Shirakbari and ‘The Voice’ runner-up Wendy Moten.
Pop-punk favorite Mayday Parade plays ‘Sweet’ St. Pete concert on Tuesday
Microwave, Grayscale and Like Roses open.
Plain White-T’s play Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this weekend
The pop-rock band dominated the charts in the 2000s.
Tampa Monitor: Seating on Equal Business Opportunity Advisory Council on this week’s city council agenda
A police horse, affordable infill housing, SideWalk Trust Fund fees also among the 49 items requiring a vote by councilmembers.
Here’s a list of small, flowering trees you can plant in a Florida yard
Plus six Tampa Bay area tree giveaways happening this week.
Bill banning oil drilling near Florida’s estuarine research reserves passes unanimously in House
There are three such reserves in Florida — the Apalachicola in North Florida.
Florida House approves proposal to protect state parks from development
The bill says that state parks must be managed to provide the greatest benefit to the state, with plans for managed areas larger than 1,000 acres required to provide an analysis.
