Since the Trump Administration announced the nomination of Andy Puzder, CEO of the company that owns fast food chains Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, progressive activists railed against the decision. Across the country as well as locally, they packed Hardee's franchises to call Puzder out on his anti-worker positions and his embrace of sexism in the…
Yes, Daveed Diggs was in ‘Hamilton,’ his other project is opening for Flaming Lips, too.
This book has been out for a while, so this won’t be a straightforward review. Expect it to go off the rails about a third of the way in, yet offer an interesting perspective. Pretty much just like the book.
A new fetish-torture thriller avoids any shades of grey by tying up its characters — and audience — in knots. Subversive, kinky knots.
Their show proved that opposites do indeed attract — and can attract an audience.
Unless you run a company that makes red light cameras or are a politician whose coffers somehow benefit from having red light cameras, you probably don't like red light cameras. Most people find them unnerving, and they may even be unconstitutional. Those are a few among the myriad reasons State Sen. Daphne Campbell, a Miami…
Tampa Bay’s 2017 nods are in the Best Chef: South and Outstanding Restaurateur categories.
It’s being recorded in Memphis and Muscle Shoals
Roots cult icon talks religion, family and a new album of spirituals
The production runs through February 26.
Because you need some twang with that deep fried Twinkie.
Here's some stuff about yesterday you might use to start a conversation today, because everybody already saw your Valentine's Day activities on Instabook or whatever. Turns out the city of Clearwater's new logo, rolled out a few months ago, cost $200,000 in taxpayer money. Which isn't actually a screamingly huge amount of cash for a…
The internet is the worst place on Earth.
Whether it's a Facebook rant or a frightening bout of road rage, activist Wendy Cartwright has noticed what seems like a change in attitudes toward women since November 8. The presidency of Donald J. Trump — and the surprising defeat of the the first female major party nominee — has ominous implications for women who…
The SoCal reggae rockers play Reggae Rise Up in March.
Months after a city attorney advised her against uttering anything remotely negative about guns (and the lawmakers who love them) whilst at the dais, St. Petersburg City Councilwoman Lisa Wheeler-Bowman is celebrating a small victory for freedom of speech. The office of none other than Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an opinion earlier this month…
It’s only 90 miles away, right?
He plays Gasparilla Music Festival on March 12.
Carving out new forms of spirituality.
Grand openings for Uncle Maddio’s St. Pete and Ocean Hai, plus a Brandon birthday for Fuzzy’s.
Tampa Bay’s new Mary experience has a hiring fair planned for today and tomorrow.
You actually just might dance again.
Because, you know, no one else going to be out on the town tonight.
First ever ladies night at the Ybor City weekly.
Instead of “The Four Freedoms,” he’d paint “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”
Tickets on sale today at 7 p.m. EST
Miss the indoor farm’s first farm-to-table meal? There’s another one coming up.
Live bands, a Girl Scout cookie aid station and free beer: Not your mama’s half marathon.
The best gift you can give today is to tell your partner how much they mean to you. We assume they know, but sometimes they need to hear it. Those simple, honest words can be the greatest Valentine's Day present in the world. That, or a fried double-decker pizza sort of in the shape of…
Sometimes, just saying what you mean is impossible.
Become a “Punk” at the BrewDog investment meeting set for St. Pete later this month.
Are you well-rested and refreshed and ready to tackle another week of pointless labor in the name of perpetuating the failing capitalist agenda? Of course not — weekends are for drinking, yo. FRIDAY, FEB. 10: A 19-year-old girl sitting in a Seminole nail salon was shot in the back when a gun being unloaded in…
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of ‘Elegant Gypsy.’
They touched ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’ and covered Asia, too.
Two encores, ‘Drama,’ and a little Asia, too.
Plus live audio, too.
They’re all playing Tampa Bay in 2017.
He plays on October 17, and tickets are on sale now.
We’ll add more as they become available.
It’s the latest single from the Tampa band’s latest release on 4AD.
Jarreau died February 12 at the age of 76.
…and it’s ladies night at Ol’ Dirty Sundays.
For diehard music fans, what makes a great concert or gig poster is often in the details. Like with any good art, we want it to make us feel something — just like when we were a kids slobbering over a new record, studying the art, reading all the lyrics (and every other word in…
You’re never too old to get in the pit. But you might be too young.
The event takes place April 1 & 2. Single day tickets are sold out.
Hopefully his sins were forgiven.
Rockabilly Ruckus and Blind Pilot, too.
Top Dawg’s rising star hits the other side of Seventh.
Who’s gonna win? Does anybody still care?
If waving giant placards featuring graphic photos of supposedly-aborted fetuses while yelling at women who are just trying to get a damned pap smear is your idea of Saturday morning fun, you are in luck. A group calling itself #ProtestPP plans to protest outside the Tampa Planned Parenthood clinic at 8068 56th Street Saturday morning…
Greek cuisine, latte art and craft beer, plus other ways to spend the weekend with food and drink.
Turning 30 is kind of a big deal.
The Florida thriller author on his new book and real-world cybersecurity.
“The amount of people that don’t suck outweigh the bad ones.”
The new menu from Seminole Hard Rock’s fine-dining restaurant is offered Sunday to Thursday.
It’s been a while.
*Does the Friday Dance* Surely you've driven by "Airstream Ranch," that weird and wonderful installation along I-4 featuring eight RV trailers sticking up out of the ground? Yeah, you won't anymore — it's been torn down to make way for, of all things, an Airstream dealership. The center, it does not hold. A Florida Senate…
Think of it as a pre-emptive Valentine’s Day.
They even tried on some Oasis.
GMF’s exclusive beer sponsor is set to create a pilsner for the occasion.
At the onset of the first reality show presidency, who better to talk about the influence of corporate money in politics than one of the men who brought us Chunky Monkey? But actually, Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, has been politically active for years. He's used his position to help candidates…
More surprises are promised as the billiards lounge and sushi bar’s “big reveal” nears.
In St. Pete, awards to the people and projects that give the city heart.
Happy Fried Everything Day. A guy who was sleeping in a Tampa dumpster was injured when he got loaded into a garbage truck's compactor. Man, that dumpster is looking at a serious hit to its Yelp rating. In other Tampa-people-using-things-in-ways-other-than-their-intended-purpose news, Valrico authorities are looking for some people who burglarized a home after entering through…
The S.E.T. also returns, and Smokey is in St. Pete
In its eighth year, the annual culinary competition will hop aboard a yacht.
They play St. Pete’s Local 662 on Feb. 10.
A South Tampa gallery owner by trade, Rob Rowen made headlines in 2015 for calling out a Tampa Starbucks store when management refused to enforce disabled parking zones. He’s also gotten press for his frequent treks to Nepal, where he and a small team of volunteers deliver food and supplies to schools in remote mountainous regions.…
Dancers, actors, designers, musicians and a much-beloved guitar: Local artists and readers tell us how they fell in love.
Sometimes you have to come back home to find the one you want for the rest of your life. After a decade away, Stacey and Gary Strickland say that getting back to Tallahassee led them each back to each other. “We had a lot of mutual friends and would run into each other at the…
What’s got a long neck, four hands, facial hair and a complicated backstory? The six-string menage a trois between Tampa songwriters Shawn Kyle and Brendon Hock, that’s what. The literal object of their affections is an Epiphone Riviera, made by the Gibson guitar company to resemble a vintage model from the ‘60s. It’s a natural…
Jessie and Pavel know firsthand a wedding doesn’t have to be pricey for the marriage to be priceless. Not only was their marriage small, her mother had to sign for her and she wasn't old enough for even a champagne toast. (She was 17, he was 26.) That was 19 years ago, and they've turned…
After 16 years together — 15 married — Ned and Jo Averill-Snell still act like they're newlyweds. Not in that gross shmoopy way; in a way that tells you they're serious about remembering why they're together. Ned, a well-known local actor (if you've attended local theater over the past decade, no doubt you've seen him…
Brayden should get an award. Kristin Northup’s son actually met her boyfriend Khris Johnson first, after wandering into the back of Green Bench Brewery after a “Bots and Brews” science event in 2014. “We kind of hit it off,” Johnson, head brewer of Green Bench, told CL about the curious kid. “He’s interested in a…
So how did the Best Dance Duo (BOTB 2016) make the transition from partnering professionally to hooking up for real? It’s complicated. Not surprisingly, the catalyst was a dance — but not one they were performing together. It was a duet created by Cardinal in 2011 for a dance film she was intending to show…
Human resources manager, 50, & operations manager, 46, Riverview Met: At NOLA airport Together: 6 years The story: Out of over 9 million people that travel through the New Orleans airport year after year, I met Billy there. He was standing in front of me waiting for a drink at a bar in the Southwest…
Freelance writer, 41, & compensation manager, 40, Brandon Met: In Brookings, South Dakota Together: 7 years The story: She smiled at me from her spot at the checkout counter. Come to think of it, she smiled at everybody. It was 1995 and we were working together at a big discount store and we flirted as…
Certified veterinary technician, 34, & supply chain technology analyst, 32, St. Petersburg Met: On OKCupid Together: 6 years The story: The special thing about our love story isn’t how we met, or how we dated, but how the rest of it went. Two months after we started dating we became pregnant. I already had a…
Realtor, 29, and “marketing whiz” at KForce, 25, Tampa Met: At Green Lemon Together: 3 years The story: After midnight on Gasparilla is an ugly time to be at a bar. It’s a lot like pre-school. The floors are sticky, there’s a lot of yelling and there’s a good chance someone is going to wet…
Registered nurse, 62, and retired law enforcement officer, 72, Plant City Met: At Tampa General Hospital Together: 17 years The story: Bill and I met at Tampa General Hospital. He was a dying man with a heart that was destroyed by a one-time heart attack. I was one of his many nurses. He spent 10…
College & career counselor, 39, and reading teacher, 38, Tampa Met: On MySpace Together: 10 1/2 years The story: Val and I met back in the day in 2006 when MySpace was the in thing. I had to message her because I didn’t know her last name due to her privacy settings. We met at…
Emergency medicine doctor, 50, and professor, 38, Tampa Met: At Fly Bar Together: 2.5 yrs The story: In August 2015, I met Dené. We texted and talked, we flirted and we got to know one another over mostly texting. We wanted to know each other’s likes and dislikes. We covered family, work, exercise, movies, school,…
District resource teacher, 32, & commercial Realtor, 33, Tampa Met: On Tinder Together: 2.5 years The story (er, poem): T’was Katie’s first night looking for love while swiping, Fate would lead to a match and then some typing, Kjel was his name, which seemed quite odd, Fingers crossed that he isn’t a Sweeney Todd. The…
Legal billing assistant, 53, & bio engineer, 53, St. Petersburg Met: At Eugene Field Elementary School Together: 5 years in August The story: Halfway through 1st grade… new boy gets on the school bus… no one will scoot over to let him sit down so I slide over next to the window and tell him…
Technical writer, 29, & IT supervisor, 37, Dunedin Met: At the office Together: 3 years The story: Basics were rejoicing everywhere across America; it was October and Pumpkin Spice was back in season. 2013 was a record year for the autumn flavor: cereal, ice cream, lattes, toothpaste… But Dana’s eye was on the donuts. Dana…
A Bloody Mary that’s not bloody at all, but still equal parts delicious and obnoxious.
S&V Kitchen at Coppertail is expected to open inside the Ybor brewery sometime in spring.
Guests get a taste of “la dolce vita” over a Venetian meal at Clearwater’s Acqua Alta.
He plays in Clearwater with Blind Boys of Alabama on February 14.
The Tampa-based company is easing the connection between food trucks and communities.
