Believe it or not, advocates of a living wage and workers' rights in general are not fans of President-Elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Labor pick. They're vehemently protesting Andy Puzder, CEO of the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. fast food chains, who is up for confirmation this week. In Tampa, some of the chain's…
South Florida-based J. Wakefield Brewing is comin’ to town to kick off its distribution locally.
Ostensibly, President-Elect Donald J. Trump was there to detail how he would shield himself from potential conflicts of interest during his presidency, and he did that—or had his lawyer do it, anyway. But a development over the prior 18 hours, an explosive (however unverified) dossier complete with salacious allegations of intrigue and bizarre sexual behavior…
I want to start this post by addressing my absence. When this blog started, it was to be an every-two-weeks affair. I even had an extra post stored up in case something got me behind. Well, if you’re a writer you know that lots of things can set you behind. The day job (if you…
Specialty cocktails and beertails accompany the Ybor brewery and music venue’s signature brews.
Ruling St. Pete with an iron (er, tin?) spray can.
Plus a sneak peek at the ride, which opens Jan. 12.
Henry is making up a hurricane show.
Next week, the Tampa brasserie will present five courses of the dark spirit (oh, and food).
Time to make the snarky news-recap doughnuts. Traffic on the Sunshine Skyway was brought to a standstill yesterday morning due to two accidents — a dump truck that overturned and spilled a load of dirt on the northbound span, and a two-vehicle collision in the southbound lanes. Even more frustrating, time-wasting and wholly avoidable? That…
Celebrated chef Raymond Blanc knocks us out, as only these kinds of experiences can.
Activists with the group Food Not Bombs caught national attention after Tampa Police arrested seven Saturday as they shared food with members of the city's homeless community Saturday. City law requires a permit to do so in public parks, but the group argues that seeking city approval is overburdensome and shouldn't be a requirement, given…
Parting words upon her retirement as the paper’s full-time critic.
Scoop up a bowl of the Seminole Heights favorite’s “chopped up cuisine” while you can.
Two Italian families aim to transport their patrons to Venice — all by taste.
A release show is set for Jan. 28 at The Bends.
John Nemeth Band at Skipper’s, too.
And then they packed up their dirigibles and absconded into the night. Hey, did you hear about that friendly little college athletics competition down at Raymond James Stadium last night? You know, under the blimp-choked sky? Clemson edged out Alabama 35-31. The game set an attendance record for RayJay, though it came at a cost —…
Comedian Bill Maher performs here in July. Tickets go on sale this Saturday.
At around 3 p.m.Monday, activists gathered near a busy Tampa intersection to urge U.S. Senator from Florida Marco Rubio to block President-Elect Donald Trump's appointment of Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson to the position of Secretary of State, the country's top diplomatic role. Tillerson is a climate denier, they said, with dubious ties to Russia who…
To celebrate the location’s opening, Taziki’s will donate to the Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay.
No, it wasn’t a porn with naked ladies downward facing dogging each other. Disappointing, I know.
Flights & Bites will bring four-course collaboration to South Tampa’s 81Bay Brewing.
Catfish and the Bottlemen open the show.
The day is finally here! National Collegiate Sportsball Masters Day! Yeah, I just want it to be over, too. FRIDAY, JAN. 6: Tilikum, the orca who did for SeaWorld's popularity and stock price what the Black Plague did for Western European tourism in the 1350s, died after a long illness. We'd like to think he'll…
Tickets go on sale Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. EST. One Republic plays support.
Gavin DeGraw and Jamie N Commons chimed in, too, at the last of three free College Football Playoff concerts.
ESPN College Football Playoff Party.
And nobody froze to death.
It’s the last day of free #CFBPlayoff concerts in downtown Tampa.
With Sonic Graffiti, Pleasures and more.
Temperatures were dipping into unfriendly territory Saturday afternoon as sports fans flocked to the events at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. At nearby Lykes Gaslight Park, members of Tampa's homeless community were gathered for hot coffee and bagels, courtesy of the group Food Not Bombs. There were no altercations, no illicit substances, no bad behavior—unless you…
For almost a century, the family-owned roastery has called the neighborhood home.
The Fushia Asian Bistro owners introduced a new kind of buffet to Tampa Palms.
Over a dozen acts took to two rooms in one night.
KELP, The Sh-Booms, Emo Night and Ronny Elliott, too.
It was a moist, yet still magnificent, night in downtown Tampa.
For many of President-elect Donald Trump's critics, their concerns about the implications of his election and impending presidency are as yet very much in the abstract. That's no surprise, of course, because Trump's campaign rhetoric relied on exaggerated speech and few concrete proposals. Critics instead took cues from a litany of what would have been…
Details are as yet scant on the shooting that killed at least five people in a baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdale International Airport Friday afternoon. Authorities say man in his mid-20s who had a military I.D. with the name Esteban Santiago opened fire, seemingly at random, killing five and injuring eight. The suspect has…
With lyrics by Shakespeare.
The St. Pete eatery will dedicate a portion of its 600 Block digs to a grab-and-go room.
Hang at 7venth Sun’s birthday party, a local art and wine tasting, and other weekend events.
Opened in 2013, the Tampa brewpub quietly closed its doors on Jan. 1.
Good morning, and happy Epiphany day! There are a whole bunch of Greek Orthodox kids up in Tarpon Springs right now who aren't exactly thrilled that the cooler air settled in overnight. Let's wish them luck from beneath our goose-down comforters and hot-water-spewing shower heads. St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman formally announced his re-election bid…
A young director summons a demonic slice of glorious genre cinema.
Because it’s cold up north.
Not that there was much speculation to the contrary, but St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman made his run for a second term official Thursday. Kriseman qualified for the August ballot on Thursday. He also announced that he'd be running for mayor again (not council!) on his campaign website, kriseman.com. In a note to supporters, he…
On Jan. 19, the Florida ice pop-eration will open to Tampa’s Hyde Park Village.
The breakfast and lunch franchise’s grand opening is planned for Jan. 14 and 15.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and President-elect of America Donald Trump are buds. The two share a love for ethically questionable political favors, opposing environmental protections and pandering to the Christian right. In 2015, Bondi's preference for being showered in lobbyist gifts was thoroughly documented in a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times piece. Trump's soon-to-be…
Jen Huber & David Sanborn are now Mr. & Mrs. Kraftwerk.
Water bottles. Coffee cups. Food containers. And, possibly worst of all, plastic bags. They all seem like mainstays at Tampa Bay's popular street markets, where locals and tourists check out the wares of local artists, crafters and food vendors. Single-use plastic and styrofoam are obviously a cheap and easy way to tote purchases, be they…
Florida International Toy Piano Festival Concert Music fans might not realize it, but there’s actually a lot of toy piano in their lives. Radiohead’s Kid A, Seals and Crofts’ “Summer Breeze,” Tom Waits’ Blood Money LP and even The Cure’s MTV Unplugged performance of “Just Like Heaven” all feature the sounds of the scaled down…
It was a common refrain in the final days of the 2017 election cycle, as candidates and their surrogates crisscrossed the all-important swing State of Florida: I just want this damn thing to be over. Politics was everywhere, and in a manner so filthy and contentious it seemed to spark acute anxiety among even the…
Your musical neighbors tell us their ambitions in the New Year.
The laundry can wait.
That’s what’s in store for our urban landscape in 2017. But is more necessarily better?
French conductor was 92 years old.
It's a scenario that has played out across the state: volunteers offering food, free of charge, to homeless people in public parks, only to be targeted by officials who appear that they'd rather not have the less fortunate gathered in highly visible spaces. In Tampa, which has an ordinance on the books banning such food-sharing…
Have you transitioned from your "what the hell it's the holidays" pattern to your "oh my god what have I done to my body" pattern yet? You know who had a bad day yesterday? Retail. Well, so, OK, traditional retail's had a bad "since the internet," but Macy's announced it will be closing 68 U.S.…
The local lifestyle brand now offers weekly meal delivery to both sides of the bay.
Russo’s New York Pizzeria and Pho Kien Giang expand, plus other restaurant openings.
New in town, the Ybor dessert shop is making a “show” of its sweet creations.
Glowing beacons in the night
Putin-esca, alt-right burgers and other tongue-in-cheek culinary trends in 2017.
A simple cocktail, with blood orange gose and mulberry gin, that tastes anything but.
Takara Sushi, Muddy Water and others have the latest in food and drink openings.
The political comedy troupe comes to Tampa eight days before Inauguration Day.
A wildly eclectic spate of bills comes to Curtis Hixon, along with ESPN’s SportsCenter.
