

Zydeco Brew Werks will close Ybor City location this month
Its location at Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry will stay open.
Tampa Bay’s best live music happening January 11-18
Including Bigg Britt, Judy Collins and the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival.
Review: Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster’s ‘Night Swim’ drowns in its own ambition
‘Night Swim’ should terrify and unnerve me to no end.
Florida bill making it illegal for drivers to hog the left lane moves through Senate
The bill would set non-criminal fines up to $158 for using left lanes unless drivers are attempting to pass other motorists.
Waxahatchee is playing a summer concert in St. Pete
Katie Crutchfield says her indie-rock and country band has a new album to share, too.
Valhalla Bakery to close St. Pete storefront and merge with sister concept Valkyrie Doughnuts
The plant-based business will close on Feb. 14 and move a few doors over.
Pangea Sound wants Tampa’s dance scene to embrace world sounds in a huge way
Afrobeat, South African amapiano and favela funk are all on the menu Friday in Ybor City.
Florida Republican wants to shield cops involved in shootings from public records
The Supreme Court on Nov. 30 ruled that Marsy’s Law did not ensure that victims’ identities would be prevented from disclosure.
Tampa Bay Republican files bill to allow ‘open carry’ of firearms
Beltran’s bill was filed on the first day of the 2024 legislative session.
‘Absentee governor’: Florida Dems slam DeSantis’ State of the State address
“It was an opportunity for him to make his case to the people of Florida as well, and I think he missed it.”
The skies above Treasure Island will be filled with kites this weekend
The 26th Annual Treasure Island Sport Kite Competition and Festival happens near the Thunderbird resort.
Seminole Heights’ Common Dialect is hosting a first ‘beerthday’ party on Saturday
The brewery turns into a mini-music venue for the celebration.
One of the country’s longest-running MLK Day parades returns to St. Pete on Monday
There’s an afterparty at the Trop, too.
Florida Republicans want age verification on porn sites, but enforcement in other states hasn’t been straightforward
Most recently, a federal judge in Texas struck down an age verification law in Texas while another dismissed a suit in Utah.
New proposal from Florida Republican would make virtually all abortions illegal
The measure would target physicians who perform abortions, and not the women who get them.
Tampa Bay Republican files bill that would eliminate almost all mail-in voting in Florida
In part, it would place restrictions on who may cast ballots by mail.
Four St. Pete events to help Tampa Bay art lovers kick off 2024 in style
Including the Radix Collection fashion show, American Stage’s Boyd Hill show and a film at Green Light.
Meet, Radix Collection, a new player in Pinellas County’s wearable art game
Jane Radix saw St. Petersburg artists struggling during the pandemic and devised an idea to help.
Award-winning documentary about folk artist Nellie Mae Rowe screens in St. Pete this month
‘The World Is Not My Own’ filmmaker Petter Ringbom will answer questions after both shows.
Pinellas County arts magnet celebrates 40 years of alumni with massive art show at Morean Art Center
Alum of the Gibb’s High art program built Tampa Bay’s art scene. And this spring, you can see their work on display in St. Pete.
Chill Bros. opens newest scoop shop at Armature Works in Tampa Heights
Its 5th location hosts a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday.
American Stage’s next play is a ‘Zombieland’-style adventure at St. Pete’s Boyd Hill Nature Preserve
‘10 Ways to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse’ is the first of two Tales by Twilight.
Citing ‘cloud of uncertainty’, Tampa’s Andrew Warren won’t seek reelection as state attorney
‘…the governor has made clear that he does not care about the will of the voters…’
New food hall Cleveland Street Market soft opens in Clearwater
It currently houses 5 concepts that dish out Cuban-BBQ fusion, sandwiches, hot dogs and more.
Tampa City Council advances juvenile curfew ordinance, despite lack of comprehensive data or enforcement plan
A final reading happens on Jan. 25.
Florida GOP seeks to roll back child labor law, but critics argue the state is failing to protect children on the job as it is
A Tampa-area Tropical Smoothie Cafe,and several skating rinks in the Bay area were assessed thousands of dollars in civil penalties last year.
Third Eye Blind, Yellowcard, bringing co-headlining tour to Tampa this July
Semi-charmed kind of summer.
Orange County lawmakers back proposal to restore Disney’s control of special district
“This bill is to go back, repeal what is there and start over,” Stewart said.
It wasn’t pretty, but the Bucs are NFC South champs for the third straight season
For now, the Bucs are division champs, the Saints and Falcons are not.
Op-Ed: Reports on Hillsborough schools’ reading and math scores ignore two realities
The county also doesn’t have an ability to pay competitively in comparison with other large districts our size.
Oracle Of Ybor: A composer writing their magnum opus has Devil energy. So does a heroin addiction.
The Devil often robs us of a future. We can only see our situation.
Gasparilla Music Festival 2024 adds Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, more, for lineup coming to downtown Tampa next month
It also released the daily lineup at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park.






