Feb 28 – Mar 7, 2019

Feb 28 - Mar 7, 2019 / Vol. 31 / No. 51
Gasparilla Arts Month is already upon us, and this week’s issue of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay celebrates how Tampa culture continues to (ahem) March on. From the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts to the Gasparilla International Film Festival and Gasparilla Music Festival, we’re previewing all the GaspyFests so you don’t miss a thing. Plus, Gulfport’s […]

Some maniac tried to board a flight to Florida with a rocket launcher

A St. Augustine man was stopped by officials yesterday after trying to board a flight from Pennsylvania to the Orlando Sanford International Airport with a fake grenade and a real unassembled rocket propelled launcher.  The man's bag set off alarm at the Lehigh Valley International Airport as it went through the Transportation Security Administration's baggage security system, according to a TSA…

SeaWorld’s new Sesame Street land will open March 27

SeaWorld Orlando's new immersive Sesame Street land will open this month, the company announced this morning.  "Sesame Street at SeaWorld" will officially debut March 27, and will feature all the landmarks of the popular children's television show including the 123 stoop, Hooper's Store and Big Bird's Nest. The area, which will be located in the…

Florida lawmakers aim to protect state’s battered affordable housing trust fund

Florida Rep. Tina Polsky and Sen. Lori Berman filed companion measures Friday that would require the repayment of funds swept from the Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund.  The Sadowski fund was created by the Florida Legislature in 1992. Its purpose is to create a dedicated revenue source for affordable housing. In recent years, though, the GOP-controlled Legislature…


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