St. Pete Girls Who Walk turned an Instagram post into a thriving community
In July 2023, Julie Capozziello uploaded a post on Instagram asking if any young women in the St. Petersburg area would like to join her on a weekly walk. Now, at 10 a.m. every Sunday, dozens of women dressed in color-coordinated athletic wear meet to get their steps in and enjoy each other’s company. “You…
Tampa Bay residents file lawsuit alleging Florida racially gerrymandered Senate district
Lawmakers gave final approval to the redistricting plan in February 2022, and the districts were used in the 2022 elections.
Japanese bakery and cafe Samurai Cat debuts in downtown St. Pete
It’s now open out of Beans & Barlour’s former Central Avenue space.
Ash and Alter Ego will soft open at Water Street Tampa this weekend
Proper House Group’s new concepts are a cocktail lounge and restaurant specializing in upscale Italian fare.
Florida can’t enforce pronoun law against Tampa-area teacher, federal judge rules
The challenge alleged the law violates the teachers’ First Amendment rights and runs afoul of a federal civil-rights law.
Florida AG Ashley Moody joins lawsuit to block Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan
“This is American taxpayer money. This is Floridian taxpayer money.”
Harmony-slinging Utah trio The Birdwatchers tops Clearwater ukulele festival concert this weekend
The sounds of the uke will fill the air on Cleveland Street from 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
At least four people injured in Tampa Heights shooting near Armature Works
Police said it is not an active shooter situation.
New Japanese restaurant Minano Ramen debuts in Westchase
Ramen is the main event here, but the menu also features yakitori skewers, baos and buns, rice bowls, mochi ice cream, and more.
While Tampa hosts its first Michelin star ceremony this month, the local food scene wonders: what’s next?
Tampa, Miami, and Orlando were just the jumping off point.
New restaurant Juno & The Peacock and cocktail lounge Pluma opening in downtown St Pete this summer
The menu at Juno & the Peacock will span everything from dry-aged steaks, to seafood towers, seared grouper, crab cakes and more.
Tampa Bay’s best live music happening April 11-18
Including Tampa Bay Blues Festival, Billy Strings, Benny The Butcher and more.
Montana songwriter Satsang plays St. Petersburg show on Friday
Bring ‘Flowers From the Fray’ to Floridian Social.
Handpan-vocalist duo Sealskin & Zitrovision plays ‘Love Temple’ show in Tampa
Backed by violin, cello and drums on Friday.
Expat Florida electro duo Snow Strippers plays Ybor City show this weekend
Good luck getting tickets.
Tampa Bay Blues Festival kicks off Friday in St. Petersburg
With Grace Potter, Tab Benoit and more on the bill.
Tampa blues-rock band The Stone City returns for Friday show in St. Pete
Barely Pink opens.
Horsewhip and St. Augustine’s Terror Management Band team up for stacked Saturday concert
It happens at Deviant Libation in Tampa.
‘White Buffalo’ songwriter Ian Munsick plays St. Pete concert this weekend
Meghan Patrick opens at Jannus Live.
The Crane Wives are bringing Rachel Bobbitt to Tampa for a Sunday show
The Wives have been selling out gigs across the U.S.
Des Rocs, who opened for The Rolling Stones, plays Tampa this weekend
His new album is a collaboration with Queens Of the Stone Age’s Alain Johannes.
Singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson brings ‘Once More’ to Safety Harbor this weekend
The album is a collection of classic country duets.
Fresh off a tour with Fall Out Boy, Hot Mulligan headlines St. Pete concert on Monday
Free Throw, Just Friends and Charmer open.
Buffalo rapper Benny The Butcher brings major label debut to Tampa on Wednesday
Boldy James opens the show.
Bonkers Philadelphia hardcore band Jesus Piece plays Tampa concert on Wednesday
Sanguisugabogg opens at Orpheum.
Billy Prine is coming to Clearwater to play the songs of his late brother John
The Bay area just wrapped up a full weekend of tribute shows.
Fresh off Grammy win, 90-year-old bluesman Bobby Rush returns to Safety Harbor
He was the second oldest person to win a golden Gramophone this year.
Indie-folk band The Brook & The Bluff plays St. Petersburg this month
Hotel Fiction opens at Jannus Live.
Brooksville’s Florida Sand Music Ranch hosts a full weekend of Americana this month
The Florida Americana Music Festival includes The Currys, Grant Peeples and more.
Rising Julliard-trained trio New Jazz Underground plays Tampa show this month
The ensemble does it all from Monk to Sonny Rollins and even MF Doom.
The ‘painfully delicious’ Pinellas Pepper Fest returns this weekend
There are non-spicy options, too.
Embrace your inner cowboy at this weekend’s Tampa Bay Rodeo
Because you’re in your ‘Cowboy Carter’ era anyway.
This month’s Tampa Bay Design Week offers 10 days of events
It’s an architecture and urban design freak’s dream—on both sides of the Bay.
It’s the last weekend to enjoy Clearwater Beach’s Sugar Sand Festival
Way better than watching your kid build a sand castle.
Review: ‘The First Omen’ isn’t the first or even best ‘Omen’ movie, but it’s good enough
The religious horror genre is alive and thriving in 2024
Review: Dev Patel delivers a new modern action classic with ‘Monkey Man’
It transcends those benchmarks of brawl and bullet-ballet fantasies by actually being about something more than the brutality that humans can inflict.
Florida’s upcoming abortion ballot measure might not end legal issues
Justices argue that wording in the proposal about issues such as “health” and “healthcare provider” are vague.
La Gaceta: Tampa police chief’s ‘retirement’ plan is a huge raid of taxpayers’ money
The agreement was on the consent agenda for last week’s City Council meeting but due to the Council’s concerns, the item was removed from the agenda.
Dunedin First Presbyterian among organizations asking DeSantis to veto bill blocking workplace heat protection
HB 433 undercuts working people in other ways, too.
Missy Elliott’s ‘Out of This World’ tour is coming to Tampa this summer
Elliott’s new tour will include support from longtime collaborators Busta Rhymes, Ciara and special guest Timbaland.
Philfest returns to Tampa, Gangchu in Seminole Heights is for sale, and more local food news
Plus, the second annual Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival and 3 Dot’s anniversary party.
Tampa Bay’s Margarita Wars cocktail competition and tasting party returns this summer
Creative Loafing and your favorite local bars and restaurants are taking over St. Pete for a night at the museum on May 17.
Atlanta’s Slutty Vegan pops up in Ybor City next week
The Black-owned, vegan phenomenon is known for its double entendre-filled menu.
Review: In Tampa, Madonna goes all out in late-night, career-spanning ‘Celebration’
The two-hour-and-20-minute show that ran well past midnight.
DeSantis signs bill to use gambling money for Florida environmental projects
Much of the money will come from a 2021 gambling deal that the state reached with the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Forecasters predict ‘extremely active’ 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
The hurricane season starts June 1 and lasts through Nov. 30.
Garry Peterson’s version of The Guess Who is coming to St. Pete this weekend
Cease and desist letters have been issued.
Red dirt country fellas Flatland Cavalry play St. Pete on Sunday
The group has opened for Willie, Lainey Wilson and Luke Combs.
St. Pete’s L8 Night Flight collective comes out to play in the daytime for Sunday concert
There’s a takeover happening at Bayboro Brewing Co.
Tampa songwriter Fil Pate plays career-spanning set on Sunday
He’s doing a sweet house show in Ybor City.
Dwarves and metal meet in Tampa, all thanks to Wind Rose
Xandia opens the concert at Orpheum.
Far Forest brings two Florida jazz bands for intimate Tampa concert
Abstract Citizen and La Lucha are in town Wednesday.
Fastball, a ‘90s alt-rock favorite, plays St. Petersburg this month
UPDATE: This show has been rescheduled for May 16.
Before returning to the Bay area with Jewel, Melissa Etheridge plays intimate Hard Rock Tampa show
The All-American Girl will be here on April 11.
Vs Self brings ‘farwest’ emo to Tampa on Saturday
Party Hats and Knumears open the sold-out show.
Tennessee country songwriter Josiah Leming plays sold-out show in Ybor City this weekend
You might recognize him from ‘American Idol.’
‘Fireflies’ electro-pop act Owl City plays Busch Gardens this weekend
Grupo Niche is at the park’s food and wine festival, too.
The pandemic tanked state’s return on Visit Florida spending, says report
The analysis found that the return on investment during the three fiscal years fell dramatically from the prior three years.
DeSantis signs bill banning state money from going to local public-transit advertising
“No, we’re not going to do that.”
Deviant Libation hosts a night of Florida grindcore and death metal on Saturday
Bands from Tampa, Orlando and South Florida are on the bill.
‘This state will start to smell like marijuana’: Florida Gov. DeSantis complains about pot and abortion amendments
“Do we want to have more marijuana in our communities?”
Al Jardine, who’s in Anna Maria this weekend, might be the only Beach Boy worth seeing these days
Brian has pretty much ridden off into the sunset, and don’t get us started on Mike Love.
Tampa Pro weekend includes big concerts from Ray Barbee, Bad Shit! and Heaven’s Gate
The shows happen in Ybor City and the Skatepark of Tampa.
Gregg Allman and Jerry Garcia collaborators bring new tribute act to St. Pete this weekend
Tom Constanten played on two of the Dead’s records.
The New Tampa Performing Arts Center is breaking in its grand piano with a who’s who of Bay area composers
The all-star cast hits the stage on Friday.
