

Weekly Tune-Up; Ryan Adams on hump day along with Sporting Life, J. Cole and Tennis
Stream/download a one hour new music mixtape.
Orange Alert 12/15/16: More cabinet picks, meeting with Kanye
Your weekly guide to Trump vs. reality.
CL Premiere: Kristopher James adds his take on “Silver Bells” to holiday songbook — listen
Bing Crosby would’ve been proud.
Laugh Tract: Comedy at Christmastime
‘Tis the season for some funny.
Garrison Keillor leaves the Prairie and comes to Clearwater
Radio royalty Garrison Keillor strode onstage at the Ruth Eckerd Hall on Monday night and burst into song. There was no lead-in, wind-up, or introduction. For the next five minutes he unreeled a spontaneous a capella ballad about life, death, and immortality, right off the top of his scruffy-haired head: it was an impressive feat.…
Now that Trump MAGA hat can be yours for only 99 bucks — less if you buy in bulk!
A big part of the fun of having a Christmas tree is the accumulation of ornaments that mean something to you over the years, like the glitter and construction paper number your nephew made at school, or the sparkly octopus your fiancé gave you because he knows octopuses are your favorite animal besides dogs. But…
On the Sauce: Coquito
Don’t celebrate the holidays without this boozy Puerto Rican treat.
Sh*t Happened 12/14/16: Trunye, liquor sales in gas stations, suspicious objects in Sarasota non-explodey
So Trunye happened yesterday. A lot of people made jokes about them killing one another had they spent another 10 seconds together, but I tend to think two men that skilled at blocking out everything but their own, incessantly yammering divine flow of megalithic inanity would get along fine forever, so long as somebody scraped…
Trump taps Rick Perry to lead Department of Oops
If your goal is to dismantle an entity that gets in the way of you and your friends' ability to make money by shamelessly exploiting nature, then putting a guy in charge who notoriously couldn't even remember said entity's name is a genius move. Hence, Donald Trump's tapping of former Texas Governor Rick Perry —…
Alan Thicke dead at 69
Thank you, Mr. Thicke, for “sharing the laughter and love.”
Ybor City Barrio Latino Commission approves petitions, clearing way for new development at New World Brewery
There is no definitive timeline on construction. New World will continue to operate as normal, and will rebuild when time comes.
Georgia on my mind: Georgia by Dawn Tripp
For O’Keeffe, the struggle was real.
Peter Pan: The reason to grow up
A beautiful production that also addresses the unconscious.
Tonight in live music; Mike Love’s Beach Boys, Copeland, Palisades and more
Beach Boys Christmas!
It’s 2016 and Kanye might be “an ambassador of sorts” for Donald Trump
UPDATE: Yeezy still not traditionally American enough for inauguration.
New chef elevates Castile’s menu using French, Mediterranean influences
The waterfront eatery has announced a new bill of fare and executive chef, Nicolas Lebas.
Q&A: Copeland’s Aaron Marsh talks Lakeland’s music scene, gardening, 2016 election and more before Ybor City show
The band plays Orpheum on December 13.
Creative Loafing’s HighBall 2017
FOR HIGHBALL ANOTHER ROUND 2017 ON MAY 11TH AT RIALTO THEATRE, CLICK HERE! Who makes the best cocktail in Tampa Bay?YOU decided at the very first craft cocktail competition hosted by Creative Loafing, HighBall 2017! Featuring local spirits, bartenders, and more, HighBall will showcased craft cocktails created by Tampa Bay's top mixologists with either whisky,…
Sh*t Happened 12/13/16: Bubba off the air, fake dentist made house calls, Tampa 12th most sinful city
Hi! Christmas is less than two weeks away. You're welcome. Longtime Bay area-based radio personality Bubba The Love Sponge Clem is off the air at Beasley Broadcast Group's local station WBRN, though his show will continue to be broadcast on 96K-ROCK in Fort Myers. We'll always have the Hulk Hogan sex tape, live pig castration,…
Sunken Gardens’ 60-year-old flamingo has gone and fallen in love
There’s hope for us all, then, isn’t there?
Ybor’s Barrio Latino Commission to discuss future of New World Brewery on Tuesday
The public hearing begins at 9 a.m. at Tampa City Hall.
Daddy Kool to host inaugural food drive for a St. Pete nonprofit
The St. Petersburg Free Clinic pantry will benefit from Saturday’s canned food collection.
The Books Issue 2016: Six reads that’ll lift the taste buds of the lit-lover in your life
Need gift ideas this holiday season? Here’s half a dozen food and bev books to consider.
In the flesh: Garrison Keillor talks to CL about shitty books, red shoes and why he hates Twitter
Fun fact: he never read Moby Dick, and he is not ashamed.
City Wilds: Walking and talking Florida nature with Jeff Klinkenberg
Stealing what we can from an old hand.
Marlowe Moore’s Ramble Bound, politics edition: The Most Unexpected Event
Chance encounters with cool people, fascinating places and unexpected events.
Sh*t Happened 12/12/16: Zika transmission ends, grenade explosion foiled, Bucs win fifth straight
Something something Mondays, amirite? FRIDAY, DEC. 9: Florida Governor Rick Scott announced that mosquitoes are no longer transmitting the Zika virus in south Florida, meaning the most immediate and active danger to the state has reverted to once again being Florida Governor Rick Scott. Three St. Pete waterways — Salt Creek, Lassing Park and Fossil…
Photos: Big Boi plays DJ at Curtis Hixon Park in Tampa — 12.10.16
It was all a part of onbikes’ Winter Wonder Ride
Photos: Hagan Lee went to Fubar in St. Pete to release his new LP — here are the photos from Saturday
You can now touch ‘Bars & AKAs.’
The Old West on the Gulf Coast: Downtown’s new James Museum is underway
Is Central Avenue ready for the Grand Canyon?
Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, As Lions and Sixx: a.m. were at Amalie Arena in Tampa last night — look
No Ivan Moody, but there was lots of pyro!
Photos: Martina McBride, High Valley and Hailey Whitters at Ruth Eckerd Hall — 12.09.16
Holly, jolly country Christmas.
Tonight in live music; Big Boi, Hagan Lee LP Release, Endless Pools, Ella Jet and more
Plus free shows at Green Bench & The Bends, too.
Hops to it: The Eatery isn’t dishing your average array of beer-drinking bites
An in-house food menu with crazy-good flavors and generous portions adds to Brew Bus’s appeal.
On Clearwater Beach Saturday, environmentalists plan to protest fracking — by showing what it actually does
To many Floridians, the dangers of cracking open the earth to harvest the raw fossil fuels stewing below are still very much in the abstract. Fracking is a controversial practice, but except for in a small swath of southwest Florida where the practice has been illegally underway, we don't have any idea how it would…
It’s official: Ybor’s newest venue, The Attic, is open for business
Rock Bros. Brewing’s tasting room still on hold.
Adventures in Weekending: Chocolate peppermint cupcakes, drone holiday shows + Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar
Gather ’round the Festivus Pole, y’all.
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers announce May 6 show in Tampa
It’s the band’s 40th anniversary tour.
Sh*t Happened 12/9/16: Jambo Junction shuttered, record number of manatees killed, teen brings gun to school
Who swapped Tampa's November weather for London's May weather? Probably that same happy stranger who likes to say "we needed the rain" to you while you're standing outside the office, watching it drizzle and wondering if today's the day your commute home across the bridge finally kills you. Busch Gardens shut down Jambo Junction. Reports…
Weekend Platter: Holiday wine tastings, St. Pete Grilled Cheese Festival and more
There are tons of things to do with food and drink this weekend.
Tonight in live music; Sleeping Pills album release, Cassady, Martina McBride, Rittz and more
Mistletoe Show and Five Finger Death Punch, too.
Wine and tapas enhance the art experience at new Tampa gallery
D’Arte Gallery Wine & Tapas Bar is promoting the arts while serving food and drink.
This week’s Trump cabinet picks bigly reminiscent of Rick Scott’s Florida (and this one movie we like)
A wife of a pro-wrestling magnate will be in charge of the Small Business Administration after giving $6 million to the campaign of one Donald J. Trump. The retired brain surgeon, a former Trump rival who said he didn't have the experience for a cabinet position, will head up the Department of Housing and Urban Development.…
NYC punks Sewage picked up a drummer in St. Pete last night — here are the photos
Dead Cat Lounge’s drummer is on tour with Sewage now.
Dolly Parton taps Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers and Alison Krauss for December 13 telethon benefiting Smoky Mountains fire victims
Dolly adds that first round of funds will be distributed December 15.
Report: local officials dig monster trucks, free luxury suite Bucs tickets
Every job has its perks. If you're an elected official in the Tampa Bay area and attending a professional sporting event is something you actually find appealing, then free tickets to Bucs and Lightning games are probably one of those things — especially if you dig picking at crab cakes in Tampa Sports Authority's luxury…
Poet’s Notebook: Eternal in verse
A new project immortalizes the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
Transforming Tampa Bay: Bright lights, big city
The Tampa Downtown Partnership honors a decade of urban excellence.
Sh*t Happened 12/8/16: Trump is Time’s Person of the Year, woman smokes meth in hospital, everything’s over
I had a really insightful intro to today's Sh*t Happened, but then I took my dog to the vet and forgot it. Whatever! (She's fine, BTW.) Let's gander at yesterday's foibles, shall we? OK, so, Tweetly McSpraytan is Time's Person of the Year. And he tweeted about it in customary fashion — by not reading…
Review: When St. Pete fans wait for Ms. Lauryn Hill, the payoff is exceptional
“Ms.” Educating Fans On The Virtue of Patience
Tonight in live music; Tall Heights, Peter White, Vesperteen and more
“Euge Grooves” are on the holiday horizon.
Last call: Packages from local breweries, restaurants among final auction listings
Seriously, you can’t not bid on this last batch of CL Holiday Auction items.
Do This: Drink to Pint and Brew’s 12 Beers of Christmas
Head to a special Palm Harbor tapping of seasonal brews.
Interview: Tampa Bay emcee Hagan Lee talks Bars, mainstream radio and what’s next for the hip hop community
He plays Fubar in St. Petersburg on December 10.
On Sale Friday: Chris Rock at The Straz
Everybody knows Chris.
Orange Alert 12.07.16
CL’s ongoing guide to Trump vs. reality.
Five Courses: A Paramount restaurant opening in Tampa and more
Paramount Lebanese Kitchen, a third SoFresh and other new food spots launch locally.
Cold fusion: St. Pete’s Made Coffee brewery is about to make coffee even cooler
The local coffee business is upscaling with new equipment, a brewery and cold brew in cans.
Interview: Big Boi talks new solo album, Gucci Mane and philanthropy before Tampa show
He plays Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Park on December 10.






