

St. Pete Beach may allow (limited) cocktailing in the sand
No more wine cans!
“Bull in a china shop” Jack Latvala to make that announcement next week
Will he or won’t he?
Donate $5,000 to Suncoast Animal League — without spending a dime
Seriously, it’s a popularity contest — the good kind — and the winner gets five grand. Vote now.
On the Sauce: Guava Love It
Here’s one for when there’s a celebration in order — even if that celebration is clocking out of work.
Petition urging MTV to drop Siesta Key cast member who shot hammerhead shark exceeds 40,000 signatures
MTV has a history of glorifying scumbags, they argue, but where will they draw the line?
Tonight in live music; Permanent Makeup, VV and Gay Scare at Microgroove, Donald Fagen at Ruth Eckerd, Purple Bear memorial and more
Road trip to Orlando for Blondie and Garbage?
Today in rock history; Ready Steady Go! goes, so does Jerry Garcia and more
Whitney Houston born, Bee Gees’ “Jive Talkin'” goes no. 1, too.
True Stories: Pets — Lisa L. Kirchner tells her story (VIDEO)
St. Pete, you have some weird pets. But the weirdest thing about this story is the owner.
Pilgrims: Out in the stars and lacking ideas
Interplanetary travel has seldom been so exasperating.
With talk of tougher laws on violence against sharks, will lawmakers also strengthen anti-finning laws?
A few D.B.s taking out their feelings of inadequacy on sharks is one thing; a multi-million-dollar industry that profits from brutalizing them is another.
American Social getting closer to Harbour Island debut
The Americana-style bar and restaurant was shooting for a summer opening in Tampa, after all.
You’re gonna want to get in on Cycle’s four-year anniversary releases
It all starts Aug. 15.
Post Animal discusses Tampa’s Pete Toledo, Chicago’s must-eat restaurants and more with Cigar City Management — listen
UPDATE: The band signed to Polyvinyl!
Lollapalooza Interview: Mondo Cozmo’s Josh Ostrander talks never giving up, covering The Verve at Bonnaroo and more on his LP release day
"I'm gonna hug you later!" Josh Ostrander,former member of rock band Eastern Conference Champions and current mastermind behind Mondzo Cozmo, is yelling to a buddy across the media tent at Lollapalooza as we sit down for an interview. CL'S LOVE LETTER TO CHICAGO LOLLA PHOTOS | TURNING 21 AT GRANT PARKWINDY CITY EATS | TALKING…
Yoga, soccer and beer
That’s what we like to call the “Saturday night trifecta.”
Tiki bars and transit grids: The Tampa edition of Skyway at TMA
Now we’ve covered two of the Skyway shows. How many have you seen?
WUSF’s Mike Cornette nominated for JazzWeek Programmer of the Year
The awards get dished out in San Jose on August 10.
Baked, not fried: Genaro Cafe partners with Donut Freak in St. Pete’s EDGE District
The skateboarding-themed doughnut concept has been a long time coming for its founder.
Sh*t Happened 8/8/17: Workers rescued from scaffolding, dump truck fire, another shark-related Siesta Key scandal
This just in: Australian wildlife dangerous.
Tonight in live music; Kaleo’s free show, Robin Taylor Zander at Hideaway, Soapbox Soliloquy in the Tiny Office and more
Yup, Cheap Trick offspring in action.
In the wake of the deaths of three teens who sped in stolen car, Pinellas sheriff calls for tougher consequences
The kids didn’t care, he said, because there’s little in the way of punishment for such behavior.
…And her husband George
Shout out to CNN for getting this right.
This is what they’re calling the development going up at the former Tampa Tribune site
Points for effort, but not for imagination.
Five Courses: A Taco Bus for Treasure Island and more
That regular dose of Tampa Bay food and drink news.
Researchers boost Florida’s hurricane forecast due to “anomalously warm” ocean waters
Not that it’s a symptom of a much more terrifying problem or anything.
Review: The Isley Brothers do their thing at St. Pete’s Mahaffey Theater (w/photos)
They even got fans home in time for Game of Thrones.
Rowdies win again — and Pickens reaches a milestone
Will we ever get tired of the “Rowdies win again” headline? Probably not.
Tonight in live music; Dérive brings art-punk to St. Pete, Jay’Lamar croons for Wine & Rhyme, Dixie Chicks flick and more
Wine & Rhyme w/Jay Lamar/Mackenzie Jenkins/Synergy In a Cup/Johnny Gluton/Nova Nick The year rolls on and so does Wine & Rhyme, which hits downtown Tampa's Anise Global Gastrobar for another evening of locally-curated music, comedy, and visual art. Tampa singer Jay'Lamar brings a new, Ginuwine-y single ("Lovely") to the party, and you can listen to it…
Today in rock history; Goose Lake festival welcomes MC5 and 200,000 fans, Lennon releases Double Fantasy, Sex Pistols on cover of Melody Maker, more
Black Sabbath gets ‘Born Again,’ too.
Sh*t Happened 8/7/17: Sinkhole situation worsens, 27 dead cats in Lutz home, young car thieves killed in crash
Also, PETA got a look at Wild Things, thanks to a federal judge.
The Transfiguration is an unusual, low-key vampire movie
Bloody kisses.
Today in live music; Blacksmith and Bogues open for Chase Huglin in Tampa, Isley Brothers croon for Mahaffey and more
Pavel Chekov is at Planet Retro.
Phoebe Bridgers reinvents “Motion Sickness” on lead single from new album, Stranger In the Alps — listen
Her debut full-length sees release on September 22.
Spiritual Shenanigans: When Christians (and people of other faiths) actually act the way Jesus suggested, here’s what happens
FAST and the quest for affordable housing in Pinellas.
Her soul on canvas: Bekky Beukes’ debris
The most powerful stories are ones that hurt us to tell.
Instant cinema’s gonna get you!
Inside the 48 Hour Film Project: Filmmakers have exactly 48 hours to make a movie, start to finish.
They’re a good gang… crazy about Eric: freeFall Theatre adds two new staff
freeFall lures Murray from the MFA and Mathis from St. Louis.
Kidnap: A no-frills thriller that could have used a couple frills
Who kidnapped Halle Berry’s career, friends?
Earresistible: Top 7 food and drink stories for July
What were CL readers digging into the most last month?
Activists plan a “Justice for Snooty” rally Saturday
Citing evidence of negligence, animal welfare advocates want an investigation into the beloved manatee’s unexpected death.
Root Beer Float Day is Sunday, but Tampa’s Élevage celebrates next week
You’d never turn down booze for dessert… right?
Weekend Platter: Beer, Open Saturday Market at a city farm and more
You can even be a mermaid if you want.
South Florida congressional candidate on GOP single payer troll: “damn right”
The candidate, currently a Democratic lawmaker, is happy to be associated with the once-stigmatized idea.
Adventures in Weekending: 10 things to do in Ozona this weekend
Don't look for Ozona on most maps, because many gloss right over this watery dot of paradise, deferring to Dunedin or Palm Harbor. Technically, Ozona isn't a city, which, as someone who once define Hell as a city council meeting, I can say is a good thing. That doesn't mean there isn't plenty to do…
City Wilds: Paddling toward reparations
Booker Creek, a stadium nobody likes and a city’s unresolved conflicts.
Tonight in live music; In the Raw returns, DieAlps! album release, Grammy museum concert and more
\\ DieAlps! LP Release w/Pohgoh/Kerry Courtney Three years after dropping an EP of baroque-pop, frontwoman Connie Calcaterra wrote in her bedroom, Tampa indie-rock outfit DieAlps! Is finally sharing its debut full-length, Our City, where Calcaterra’s husband Frank shares co-writing duties and bears the full recording, mixing and mastering load for a group that has added new sonic…
Sh*t Happened 8/4/17: Potential Pier price hike, #wastewatergate continues, you can be a junkie or a parent but not both
Oh, and slow that boat down while you’re at it.
Official: there was a small sewage spill in St. Pete this week that was contained
Size-wise, it was on par with (or smaller than) ones that don’t make headlines in non-election years.
The Dark Tower: An anonymous adaptation of an idiosyncratic series
4,000 pages of singular madness, pre-chewed for ease of digestion.
Comic Con, ripe for revision: Five reasons we’re glad we went anyway
A big fan, a scary opportunity and one inspirational soldier mark 2017’s event.
MasterChef in tweets: We almost had a goner, again
How do I keep falling for this shit?
321 comes to the 813
The inaugural 321 Improv Festival means big comedy for Tampa Bay.
World of Beer introduces “Pandora for beer lovers”
Here’s how to find your next favorite beer.
After Hillsborough BOCC’s Confederate monument reversal, vandalism
Someone is apparently very mad at two Republicans who helped turn the tide.
Update: The public can buy tickets to see Sting with the Florida Orchestra today — but will there be any left?
Update 2: Tickets are sold out.
Tonight in live music; Rock the Park, Your Pest Band, Vaginasore Jr., Holey Miss Moley and more
Nate Najar and DJ Sugarbear are keeping St. Pete extra special, too.
Today in rock history; Def Lep’s Hysteria, CCR’s Green River, Stevie’s Innervisions and more
Talking Heads has a ‘Fear of Music,’ too.
Sh*t Happened 8/3/17: Pancake Man held accountable, all the manatee news that’s fit to post
Yesterday was awesome for rich people.
Take it outside: CL drinks our way through (most of) Tampa’s to-go beer
Enjoying great local craft beer doesn’t stop at the taproom door.
On the Sauce: Historic Sauce — Aviation (with video)
This fifth and final installment is straight-up delicious.
#BecauseGluten: Beer me
The nectar of the gods isn’t a crisp apple cider.
Our City: DieAlps!’s full-length debut is an indie-rock record Tampa can be proud of
It sees release worldwide on August 4.
Q&A: Frank and Connie Calcaterra talk DieAlps!’s new LP, losing band members, love and more
The band releases its debut full-length on August 4.
Be hoppy: Two Frogs Brewing to start pouring its own beer soon
Chad and Michael Croake’s new brewery, a pun on their last name, is the third for Tarpon Springs.






