Tampa Bay New Year’s Eve dinners, parties, concerts and more
Ring in 2025 with hot dog bars, dubstep, and fancy dinners, too.
Tampa Bay’s best live music happening December 26-January
Including Ludacris, Samantha Fish, Barely Legal and more.
DJ Diesel, aka Shaq, plays a Tampa New Year’s Eve concert on the Armature Works pier
Fireworks, dancers and dubsetp.
Punky new-wave duo Cozy In the Black kicks off new year of Rock The Park Tampa concerts
It’s the outdoor concert series’ 15th season.
Samantha Fish returns to Tampa Bay for bluesey New Year’s Eve concert
She headlines The Cap.
Jazztronica favorite Papadosio brings ‘Ram Dass’ to St. Pete for New Year’s Eve
The spiritual guru is heavily sampled on the band’s new release.
Donna The Buffalo returns to Tampa for New Year’s Eve concert
No more two-night stand, though.
Tampa songwriter Jeff Brawer brings Choking on the Revelry to Hooch and Hive one last time
The venue closes shop on Jan. 1.
There’s a secret overnight rave happening in Tampa this weekend
And, yes, there will be breakfast.
Adam Randall and Liam Bauman’s year-end folk show comes to Tampa Heights
Get melancholy on Saturday.
Tampa hardcore band Plague Spitter plays final show on Friday
The bill is stacked thanks to an all-star lineup of Bay area metal bands like Horsewhip, Meatwound, Thrull, Hysteresis and Dead Mirrors.
Michael Bostinto plays St. Pete farewell, and birthday, show with Soft Cuff this Saturday
He’s on drums for Soft Cuff at Bayboro Brewing Co.
In St. Pete, Damn Skippy helps Little Stranger kick off two-nights of alt-hip hop
Mr. Skippy, plus Andy Frasco, opens night one, with Shwayze supporting on Saturday.
Angsty Ohio songwriter Candi Carpenter plays Safety Harbor on Friday
And there’s an interesting Pink Ranger connection.
Barely Legal headlines Brokenmold’s Tampa holiday concert
It’s the last week before Hooch and Hive closes.
Natasha Diggs, 45-spinning stalwart of NYC club scene, plays Tampa Edition on New Year’s Eve
John Geiger is gonna let a few people buy sneakers, too.
Ludacris is playing a New Year’s Eve concert in Ybor City
Dirty Dancing goes down at the Cuban Club.
Solo show from B-52s’ Kate Pierson among best new concerts coming to Tampa Bay
She’s knocking on the door of the Cap in Clearwater.
Wordier Than Thou’s White Elephant book swap is this weekend in St. Pete
Take care of your shelf.
Ybor City brewery will celebrate New Year’s Eve on German time
The ball drops at 6 p.m. at BarrieHaus Beer Co.
House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs, including with a minor
Gaetz also filed a federal lawsuit Monday in Washington, D.C., seeking to block the committee from releasing the report.
Rep. Anna Eskamani co-sponsors bill to better regulate state-funded anti-abortion pregnancy centers
Florida’s 2025 legislative session begins March 4, 2025 in Tallahassee and will last 60 days.
Trial will decide if Florida’s DEP violated Endangered Species Act, causing manatee deaths
Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard County, the focus of the lawsuit.
Buccaneers get robbed in Dallas and no longer control their own destiny in the NFC South
Tampa Bay has to win out, and needs Atlanta to lose at least one.
Six new Tampa Bay bookstores that opened in 2024
Tampa Bay was also part of the new bookstore boom.
The best way to support Tampa Bay’s libraries is simple—get a library card
It’s hard to put into words just how important Tampa Bay’s libraries are to the community.
Dear Santa, please bring these gifts to help Florida’s environment
We need some help for our parks, springs, beaches, and bears — and send some Spirits to scare our leaders straight.
As Florida’s unemployment rate ticks up, officials worry about 20-somethings leaving the state
A Florida Chamber Foundation report this year cited what it called an “out migration” from the state of a sizable number of people ages 20 to 29.
Florida Gov. DeSantis hasn’t said if he’ll once again reject federal program that provides food to low-income kids
Low-income families received $40 per month per school-aged child in a food assistance debit card through the program.
New bill would block Florida cities from regulating Donald Trump’s presidential library
Sen. Jason Brodeur filed the measure, which would prevent local governments from enacting ordinances and other regulations about presidential libraries.
EPA approves Florida plan for radioactive roads made from toxic waste
The possibility of using phosphogypsum in road projects has long drawn opposition from environmental groups.
Florida led country in new death penalty sentences in 2024, says report
DeSantis pushed to eliminate the unanimous requirement after a jury failed to recommend a death sentence for Nikolas Cruz.
St. Pete has a new rooftop bar, Brandon gets a ‘breastaurant’ and more Tampa Bay food news
Plus. Mata’s Philippine Cuisine says goodbye, Jay Luigi Soho opens, Sweetgreen debuts in St. Pete and more.
They run, they ride, they pitch, they swim—and they also play in The Florida Orchestra
TFO’s ‘Holiday Pops’ concerts kick off Friday.
Noan Partly plays no-cover, hometown duo concert on Sunday
It’s an early show, too.
Florida’s population topped 23 million people this year
Florida’s increase of 467,347 people was second only to Texas, which gained 562,941.
After five years, Mata’s Philippine Cuisine will close its doors this weekend
But the family-owned Filipino restaurant will stick around for catering orders and other culinary endeavors.
Tampa City Council approves $1.65 million to make HART’s Route 1 free-to-ride
The money comes from parking fees that would’ve paid for electric vehicle charging stations.
State regulators will allow Tampa Electric to raise rates in 2025
Tampa Electric requested that the Public Service Commission approve a $287.9 million increase in 2025.
Mark Moultrup Quartet plays no-cover Christmas jazz concert this weekend
Head to Indie in Seminole Heights to get jolly.
The Fuss tops stacked Tampa concert inside the hyper-intimate Far Forest
April Showers, Liam Bauman and friends round it out.
Nashville songwriter Leon Majcen comes home for his last show at Tampa’s Hooch and Hive
He brings a salt-kissed new album on Saturday.
‘A Very Crowbar Christmas’ kicks off weekend of Tampa holiday concerts
Kristoher James headlines in Ybor City.
Mark Etherington is back in St. Pete for a hometown Mountain Holler concert
His ‘New Dawn’ bandmate J.T. Brown revives The Groves to open the Friday show.
