How Blockbuster Comics plans to turn a tragedy into a triumph
The Brandon store’s owner rises up after his store is flooded and plans to “Save the Comics.”
Gulfport Top Local Chef challenges six kitchen experts
Six Tampa Bay chefs must use the same ingredient during Top Local Chef: Thai mustard sauce.
Ho-ho-homo! John Waters is bringing his Christmas show to Clearwater!
The Pope of Trash brings his holiday cheer to Capitol Theatre Dec. 16.
Guy who proposed transgender bathroom bill lauded by colleague for his “courage”
You know how much courage it takes to be who you are in the face of ignorant and mean-spirited social stigmatization? Well, not as much as it takes to make a law that reinforces that ignorant and mean-spirited stigma, says one Florida Republican. Just before a State House committee voted along party lines to pass…
Much local art to see — plan accordingly
USFCAM’s Enhanced! closes, Bleu Acier’s Towers opens, DFAC’s big It! weekend, First Fridays Seminole Heights and more.
Sh*t happened 3/05/15: Scott’s wasteful policies, wage theft, college professors really should refrain from banging their students ON PRINCIPLE
Wednesday found us philosophical, as we ruminated on our relationships to "all people." We thought about that for a bit, then we turned our devious, giant monkey minds to figuring out how to screw "all people" out of a buck. People say it's imagination that sets us apart from the critters, but, really, if we…
Gasparilla Music Fest: Do’s & Don’ts
A quick guide to making the most of your GMF experience.
Gasparilla Music Festival: The Schedule
The full lineup, with stages and times.
Gritty city — Sterling Watson’s Suitcase City
Eckerd prof Sterling Watson brings Tampa’s underbelly to pulsing life.
Solar-powered literati — the inaugural SunLit Festival begins this weekend
From writers in wrestling masks to dead authors, the SunLit Festival debuts Saturday with an array of wordy happenings.
SunLit Festival Event Schedule
Festival Kickoff! Honoring St. Petersburg’s Poet Laureate Saturday, March 7, 2 p.m., St. Petersburg Main Library Lucha Libro Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m., Oleson Gallery Bloom Art Center Karla Harris sings the Dave and Iola Brubeck Songbook Sun., March 8, 6 p.m. Side Door Cafe, Palladium Theater Behind Baby Talk: Why Reading to Infants Really…
Gasparilla Music Festival: The dirty dozen
Here are 12 must-see GMF acts … that aren’t Modest Mouse.
Theater Review — Bright Lights, Big City
A popular novel about 1980s excesses is successfully adapted to the stage at freeFall.
Rep. Castor optimistic about SCOTUS on Obamacare lawsuit
Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-Tampa) attended the U.S. Supreme Court's oral arguments Wednesday in the case that, if decided in favor of the plaintiff, would strike down federal health insurance tax credits in states that did not establish their own health exchanges. Castor, a strong supporter of the Affordable Care Act, was in Congress when…
Five Courses: Sunny, Sweet Peas & more
A fresh bill of food and drink news to tantalize your taste buds on both sides of the bay.
Restaurant review: FarmTable’s fresh local wisdom
FarmTable Kitchen delights with eight-course, chef-driven feasts in downtown St. Pete.
Album review: Pops Staples, Don’t Lose This
A look at the late singer’s posthumous release, as co-produced by Jeff Tweedy
SCENE BREAKER: Fatal violence, femmes fatales and a deadline for lines
Here’s what’s behind the curtain this week in Tampa Bay theater…
The Hip Hop ABCs: The winner of Letter B, vote on Letter C
The alphabetical rap battles continue.
Annual St. Pete Beer Breakfast combines two much-loved offerings
More morning eats and brews set for the fundraising Beer Breakfast at St. Pete’s Mandarin Hide.
Gasparilla International Film Festival announces 2015 screenings, parties and more
Preggoland, starring Sonja Bennett, James Caan and Danny Trejo, will close the fest.
Sh*t happened 3/04/15: Jannus Landing vies for historic status, Bay area doesn’t work so hard and Spring Break, woo-hoo!
Chances are we'll get one more timid little chillwave through the Bay area before we're done for good, but it sure did feel like Florida yesterday. And just in time for the annual cavalcade of Fireball-and-Red Bull-fueled oceanside numbskullery! As Spring Break approaches, various law-enforcement entities up and down the Tampa Bay area's stretch of…
Runoff in election for Seminole Heights district; other Tampa elections shake out predictably
We knew Mayor Bob Buckhorn was going to get re-elected Tuesday night. Dude got nearly 96 percent of the vote. Same goes for the four other sitting city council members facing re-election; even Councilman Charlie Miranda, who jumped from his District 6 seat for the citywide District 2 seat (and came within ten points of…
Wine, Women and Fashion: Kris Radish’s Downtown Boutique
Wine and clothes? Don’t mind if I do.
Honor Pi with five recipes from an Amish kitchen
Food formulas from Sherry Gore’s Me, Myself and Pie make for perfect Pi Day celebrating.
Time is running out! Take inspiration from local artworks and enter CL’s Fiction Contest
Get to it. Deadline is Thursday, March 5, at 5 p.m.
Activists politely ask Hillsborough School Board to tackle school-to-prison pipeline
Members of the Bay Area Activist Coalition, a group that fights for fair treatment of African Americans and other minority groups, had a message for members of the Hillsborough County School Board and its interim superintendent, Jeffery Eakins, Tuesday afternoon. Cases like that of Brittany Overstreet, they said, will not stand. Overstreet, an African American…
#NoSalamiInMiami: Sergio’s challenges Tampa’s Cuban tradition
Cuban Sandwich Festival’s Tampa area entrants get called out by South Florida challenger Sergio’s.
The Laugh Tract — Who’s Bringing the Funny
Catch Jim Breuer at The Straz Saturday night. Familiar faces from television, touring headliners and local talent are all part of the comedy offerings this weekend. It's another week with a full, healthy stand-up schedule. So don't get lazy and just sit at home. Get out and start laughing at live entertainment. Here are your…
Rain didn’t stop the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts — a photo review
Things got a little muddy, but the festival, overall, was a visual banquet.
Election today, actually
Believe it or not, today marks the last day for Tampa voters to weigh in on the city council races and, to a lesser extent, the mayor's race. As of Monday, just under 19,000 voters have cast a vote via mail or early voting, a turnout of about 8.6 percent. Sure, the mayor doesn't have…
Sh*t happened 3/3/15: Tampa billionaires, gambling legislation and the Lewinsky dress
Forbes magazine's list of the world's richest individuals includes four Tampa Bay area folks, including the heir to the Publix fortune. One of them could be you! Did you look? That's why you're not rich, you silly, gullible person. New legislation filed in Tallahassee would see new resort casinos built in South Florida, along with…
Kanye West drops studio version of “All Day” feat. Allan Kingdom and Theophilus London
The third track off upcoming album, So Help Me God
Sh*t happened 3/02/15: Growlers, bad neighbors and mediocre tuneage
Not the worst weekend, Saturday's torrential rain notwithstanding. Let's not look back in anger, but rather with a slight headache and general feeling that things coulda been worse. FRIDAY, FEB. 27 A resident of downtown St. Pete's Signature Place condo has filed suit against a neighbor infamous for wandering the halls naked, abusing the 911…
ICYMI: Larry David on 60 Minutes and Broadway (w/video)
David to Charlie Rose: “I had to be talked into 60 Minutes. You think I wanted to do this? I didn’t want to do it!”
Do This — The Weekend Top 10
Praying for the rain to let up for Tweed Ride, but there’s some indoor fun too just in case it doesn’t.
Bye bye, Li’l Sebastian: a tribute to Parks and Recreation
A look back at the NBC series’ more memorable moments.
This weekend in live music: Shpongle, Leo Kottke, Rockabilly Ruckus, Paul Collins Beat & more
Concerts this Sat.-Sun., Feb. 28-March 1.
The Blind Goat’s vision, HiFi Homebrew and BBQ opens & more
Five Tampa and Clearwater establishments have the latest in food and drink news.
Last call: a big fat playlist of drinking songs
More than 30 songs about boozin’ it up touch on a range of genres, from outlaw country to pop to hip hop and more; Spotify playlist included
Tampa viewers weigh in on new House of Cards season, now on Netflix
House of Cards season 3 drops on Netflix today. Here are some hopes and predictions from Tampa fans.
Differences on Cuba glaringly obvious in Tampa Bay despite “thaw”
As debate raged on the internet over the true colors of a party dress, a more serious discussion on US-Cuba relations, and one with eons more shelf life, took place on the USF St. Pete campus as part of the St. Petersburg in the World conference. Much like those debating the dress, the panelists' views…
So long, Mr. Spock — Leonard Nimoy dead at 83
The actor became synonymous with his resolute Star Trek portrayal.
Comedy fans — Mulaney headlines the Cap Saturday night!
Tickets for comedian John Mulaney's May show go on sale today. Maybe you've heard of John Mulaney. Maybe you have no idea who he is. But he's probably made you laugh at some point in your life. As a writer for Saturday Night Live, Mulaney had a hand in writing memorable material. Remember Bill Hader's…
Sh*t happened 2/27/2015: 600 Block, llamas amok and potential Hillsborough jobs
All right, so Thursday was something of an improvement on Wednesday, and not only because llamas: A water main break caused the side of a building along St. Pete's popular 600 block to collapse, throwing the future of other businesses in the structure into uncertainty (and causing a local mini-tsunami of internet activity). So basically,…
Drinking Issue 2015: Try these at home
DIY books for drink-makers to pour over.
Tonight in live music: Indigo Girls with Symphony Orchestra, Pleasures, Hoodie Allen & more
Concerts this Fri., Feb. 27
Pinellas Sens. file human trafficking, civil forfeiture bills
Florida is home to people who are all kinds of skeezy. Two bills state lawmakers are slated to consider during the legislative session that starts next week will deal with some of the travesties of which human beings — on both sides of the law — are capable in Florida and other places, but mostly…
Water main break, structural damage shut down 600 Block
If you were planning on hitting Daddy Kool Records or Star Booty today, we have some sucky news. Basically, the entire 600 Block is shut down today after a water main break caused the wall of a building to collapse. The break gushed water, causing flooding and erosion that compromised the integrity of the adjacent…
Chuck D talks Race, Rap, and Reality at Eckerd College
I could tell you that Chuck D is funnier than you might expect him to be. I could tell you that he is simultaneously a commanding presence and a humble man simply living out his plan. I could remind you that he does not mince his words and has very little problem speaking truth to…
Transforming Tampa Bay: A new Urban Lab at St. Pete Shuffle’s Cue House
For three decades, Tampa has benefited from the bright, open minds of USF School of Architecture and Community Design students who have taken the city as their challenge. From pedestrian bridges arching over the river to green walls bounding transit systems, fresh ideas from these students have stimulated thinking about local design and development. St.…
Drinking Issue 2015: Commune + Co.’s rolling revival
A stroll down Ybor City’s Seventh Avenue is an exercise for the senses. Sunlight beams onto cheesy plastic beads dangling over streetlights, panhandlers tell you stories and the sweet smell of cigar rollers’ tobacco always lingers in the air. Restaurants are everywhere, and there are bars on top of bars waiting to lend you a…
Drinking Issue 2015: Rockin’ the booze, recipes for music-inspired bevvies.
From a Rufus Wain-White Russian to a Purple Kiss Cosmo, and more
Tonight in live music: RL Grime, The Expendables & more
Concerts this Thurs., Feb. 26
Drinking Issue 2015: Try This at Home
Tips, tricks and expertise to help you call the shots.
