Picture the 15-block stretch of shops and restaurants known as the Grand Central District, and it’s hard not to imagine rainbow flags embedded in the landscape. Grand Central is the birthplace of St. Pete Pride, which launched its first celebration there in 2003. The festival has grown from several thousand attendees at a one-day event…
One of the few albums that leaves us in a smiling puddle of emotion after every listen.
50 weeks after its release, Malibu just may be the album of the year.
“LP 2,” as it’s come to be called, lived up to its older sibling in every sense.
A sonic love letter to the American bluesmen who paved the way for another bunch of Brits to change the course of history forever.
Fuck you, Kanye West. Why can’t you just suck, like Drake?
Their dropout-savant philosophizing is sharper than ever.
No one lives up to the hype like Frank.
Mistress of Melancholy Mitski Miyawaki has established herself as one of the single most important voices in DIY today.
Perfect for the sad boy in your life who self-medicates with pay-what-you-will Bandcamp EPs and self-loathes without mercy.
This time her lyrics are stronger, more inquisitive and more empowering.
The electronic-pop duo has nearly perfected its dynamic.
One of her finest recordings in a long and storied career.
Iggy sounds refreshed, hungry and pissed off… just the way we like him.
Released just two days before he died.
A good first day for a brand new Ybor City spot.
Chad Mize is a one-man St. Pete outreach committee.
Because how does an artist top doing a 90 ft. mural?
Beauty and passion abound in this sampling of works by contemporary Cuban artists.
Hump day tunes and talking.
It’s not his trap side.
He should’ve known better.
Are you still pretending to actually do work at work? Very initiative. Such loyal. A couple in South Tampa says they have video of their dog walker not walking their dogs, but rather coming into their home and moving the leashes and doing other shit to make it look like the dogs were walked. I…
Next year, you won’t have to wonder why they put you in charge of the holiday cocktails.
Yes, holiday music is in there, too.
South Tampa’s Dough is the latest place to add the shrunken sweets to its lineup.
He didn’t leave until 3 a.m.
A holiday staple is presented as “a live radio play” at American Stage.
Hampton, Florida. Beyond a few gas stations and a nearby prison, it's a bit lacking in amenities — unless you get a kick out of speeding tickets. But for longtime Democratic activist aspiring state Democratic Party chair Alan Clendenin, the area, located inside Bradfrod County, had a key perk: an opening for local party chair.…
But really — were we the last to know?
Bay area restaurants and bars have limited-time eats and merry get-togethers planned.
So, who’s going to prank them back?
Yesterday wasn't exactly a win for peace on earth and goodwill toward men, internationally speaking. And on the national front, a fearmongering tantrum dervish was duly elected our next president. But there's better, more positive, more inspiring local news to celebrate, right? Oh, sweetie — this must be your first visit. You know that guy…
It was all so procedural — brief and with decorum befitting its backdrop, Florida's newly renovated State Senate Chambers. Twenty-nine men and women — Florida’s electors, each selected by the state Republican Party and approved by the governor — gathered there to officially usher in society's collapse, er, cast their ballots for president and vice…
With $20,000 from two local foundations, the theater can expand its educational outreach.
As it turns out, you don’t have to be that good at hockey to play in the NHL. Well, you don’t have to be that good at scoring, puck handling or skating. What some players lack in technical skill, they more make up in other desirable traits: fearlessness and brute strength. Ice Guardians, a documentary…
All right, people. This is the home stretch. It's time for one last big push, and before you know it, it'll be time to worry about what the hell you're gonna do for Valentine's Day. FRIDAY, DEC. 16: In the wake of the revelation that the agency paid terrible entertainer/skilled shill Pitbull a million dollars…
…and we take a little look at the inside.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra has some shows, too.
We’re almost done selling out for The Children’s Home. Hurry!
They’re back home!
Yes, he likes ?uestlove.
The Rob Cartwright Memorial, and Jingle Ball, too.
The mega-popular St. Pete Pride Festival has for years called the eclectic Grand Central District home. As the annual celebration grew in size, so too did the surrounding area. Hip restaurants like the Queen's Head showed up along the block, along with stylish coffee shops and chic boutiques. Just to the north, the Kenwood neighborhood,…
23-year-old Memphis emcee has a following.
Everyone has a Cousin Eddie, folks. Embrace the suck.
It's the Friday before the Friday before our most carefully balanced holiday with regard to spirituality and consumerism. Starting at 4:30 p.m. today, all good people will be sent directly to the office party, while all bad people will be sent directly to the mall. Act accordingly. Members of the St. Pete City Council met…
Disney’s darkest family-friendly film since Bambi gets everything right.
Resinated’s stout release, Wolf-Face and, like, a million other shows, too.
There’s lots to do with food and drink this weekend. Hop (or hip-hop) to it.
Burnt Hair and Johnny Milr and the Kilometers were there, too.
Through a program called Adopt-an-Alp, a taste of the Swiss Alps has arrived in Tampa Bay.
Among the highlights are a new restaurant concept and rooftop garden terrace.
CL’s been following the career of dancer Calvin Royal III since we were Weekly Planet. Trained at Gibbs H.S./Pinellas Center for the Arts, Royal has leapt higher and higher since we first profiled him, moving from prestigious dance academies to the American Ballet Theatre, winning a $50,000 Annenberg fellowship and getting recognized by New York…
Their Seminole Heights venue would serve “casual food” in an “outdoor setting.”
You know what they say: Being poor is expensive. Not only do the costs of buying "value" meals at the local grease slinger (instead of buying fresh ingredients in bulk) and hauling your skivvies to the laundromat (instead of buying a washer and dryer) add up, so, too, do fees from companies that directly profit…
“…either be born rich or marry rich if you can, because you’re certainly not going to get rich being an author.”
It took over a year of media probing as well as a lawsuit filed by incoming Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R—Land-O-Lakes, but the details about rapper Pitbull's secret deal with Visit Florida are finally out: The state's tourism agency, Visit Florida, paid the Florida native who calls himself "Mr. 305" a cool million in…
Crafts & Drafts was back for its fourth year, bringing a day of good old fashioned fun for the entire family to the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club! This year's event featured Tampa Bay's best local artisan craft vendors, a Beer Garden featuring a variety of craft beer favorites, food stations, DIY tie dye, Pet…
What are YOUR favorite local people, places, artists, retailers, events, scandals, and more? YOU nominated. YOU voted. YOU partied! Thanks for joining us to celebrate the Tampa Bay area's best at the Best of the Bay Awards Party presented by Tampa Bay Rowdies with an awards ceremony and food and drink samples from the best…
CL's summertime beer festival is back — with a bang! ⚡ CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
LOOKING FOR MARGARITA WARS 2018? CLICK HERE. Your favorite tequila battle was back for a fourth year! It was that time of the year again—time to celebrate the best guilty pleasure of the summer (and, um, basically every other season in Florida): the margarita! Attendees sampled their way around Hornitos® Tequila margaritas created…
Tampa Bay Restaurant Week 2017 was June 15th through 25th and, to kick it off, we brought back everyone's favorite foodie event, Meet The Chefs, for the third year in a row—featuring more chefs and courses than ever before! Check out 2017's event video below! Thank you to video production studio, Roundhouse Creative, for…
Creative Loafing’s fourth annual Gasp!, presented by Tampa International Airport, was a performing arts event like no other — a kaleidoscopic circus of theater, dance, music, spoken word, visual art, soundscapes, cabaret, and more! Gasp! — created in 2014 by Creative Loafing in collaboration with the Tampa Museum of Art — is the only festival…
Local beer enthusiasts joined us in kicking off Tampa Bay Beer Week and celebrating the release of Creative Loafing's Beer Issue at Meet The Brewers, where we featured 20 of Tampa Bay's very own brewers at Morean Arts Center for Clay! \\<\/iframe\> Your favorite brewers were on-site sampling and mingling with an intimate crowd—a unique opportunity…
The St. Pete songwriter celebrates with two release shows this weekend.
The album’s themes touche love, in all it’s forms, heartbreak and betrayal while also tossing in a few subtle fuck yous.
The sun, the sand, the sea … a dome? There are many reasons to bring a national college football bowl game to St. Petersburg but they seem to all be negated by Tropicana Field’s sun-blocking roof. That doesn’t seem to bother the coaches of Mississippi State and Miami University (of Ohio) who will be coaching…
The lack of a pithy intro to today's Sh*t Happened is brought you by poor time management and abject ambivalence. The Federal Reserve said it would be raising a key interest rate as a reaction to signs of an improving American economy. Suck it, people who've been barely getting by having to charge something every month…
Owners Rebecca and Curtis Beebe have closed the doors of their “grown-up pub.”
Oh, so that’s what [insert playwright’s name here] looks like!
…and lots of holiday shows.
As one writer puts it, “it’s a morass of shit out there.” Here’s how you wade through.
Anna Marlis Burgard’s new book spotlights swoon-worthy recipes, including this popular tapas.
Give Maria del mar Sacasa’s hot buttered rum a try. ’Tis the season, after all.
There are seemingly endless ways to imagine social breakdown in literature (and film). Here are some better-known works of dystopian fiction — and how closely they foreshadow current affairs. 1984 (1949) by George Orwell. Protagonists struggle against an over-managed, authoritarian surveillance state rampant with deception and human rights abuses; the book popularized the terms “Big…
These days it’s hard to avoid the political and ideological fault lines that have made for such an explosive political climate, with one side believing only what it hears from Fox News blurbs and the other constructing its reality from shareable MSNBC commentary. The same can even be said for some forms of entertainment, with…
The dean of rock journalism turns in a masterful solo project.
A great book by veteran musician Marty Jourard chronicles the birth of the Gainesville rock & roll scene.
Two of Tampa’s most beloved gathering spots get major makeovers.
The new strip-mall gastropub specializes in out-there eats.
Vuelo Mexican Grill’s modern Mexican cuisine and tequila flights foster happy patrons in Tampa.
