Tampa Bay’s best live music happening July 11-18
Including Steel Pulse, DIY Fest II, and Juno Dunes.
Dear Gov. DeSantis: Tampa and Orlando fringe festivals have a proposal for you
They’ll forego the 2025 state grants that were approved for us in order to facilitate the restoration of the remaining legislature-approved arts & culture funding, with conditions.
Tampa Legals 7/11/24
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Feeding Tampa Bay hosts ‘Epic Chef’ kickoff reception on Monday
Ahead of the competition that starts on July 22.
Rule-breaking world premiere of ‘The Figs’ is at St. Pete’s American Stage through August 4
There’s a lot to learn from the tyrannical king dangerously obsessed with figs.
Spitfire Comedy House’s ‘Summer Sketch’ improv series wraps this month in St. Pete
Other shows this weekend include ‘The Early Late Show’ and two nights of ‘Whose Line St. Pete.’
Charlamagne tha God signs books and talks to Hillsborough’s Urban League this weekend
The ‘Breakfast Club’ fixture is coming to Ybor City.
Tampeño historian Manny Leto is doing ‘Drunk History’ for Tampa’s 137th birthday
Take shots at Shuffle on Monday.
Review: Ti West and Mia Goth stick the landing with ‘MaXXXine’
Get ready to be transported back to the wonderful days of VHS trash cinema
Fred Hearns is set to talk about bringing Tampa Black History Museum to life
He’s with the early risers at Cafe con Tampa this Friday.
Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at University of Florida are kicked out of school for up to 4 years
The university’s new dean of students, Chris Summerlin, overruled recommendations for lighter punishments.
The best new concerts coming to Tampa Bay, including Jimmy Buffett celebration, Trombone Shorty, Original Wailers and more
Complete with a lookalike of the singer-songwriter who died on Sept. 1, 2023.
Florida could see even more hurricanes this year, as experts ratchet up storm season forecast
The university’s Department of Atmospheric Science added two named storms and a major hurricane to its outlook for the 2024 season.
After just three months, Ybor’s Ten Rooms abruptly closes
Last summer, Ten Room filed a lawsuit against Chef Ebbe Vollmer of fine dining restaurant “Ebbe” for breach of contract.
Florida considers adding more nuclear power plants, first expansion in decades
Nuclear plants generate about 13 percent of Florida’s electricity, according to a state House analysis.
Florida settles lawsuit over Piney Point leak into Tampa Bay
Lawmakers in 2021 decided to spend $100 million to help clean up the site.
‘All in’: Jill Biden tells Tampa democrats that her husband is staying in the race for re-election
A growing number of Democratic members of Congress have called for the president to withdraw.
PAC working to enshrine abortion into Florida Constitution raises another $293K
The Floridians Protecting Freedom political committee had raised a total of $38.271 million since being formed in spring 2023.
Cathy Jordan, Florida’s ‘patron saint’ of medical cannabis, dies at the age of 74
Diagnosed with ALS, she said everything changed for her while visiting Florida in 1989, when a friend offered her a strain of cannabis called Myakka Gold.
Florida economists predict pot would bring in ‘at least’ $196 million in taxes
If Amendment 3 is approved in Florida, where might the tax revenues go?
Sarah Gerard’s ‘Carrie Carolyn Coco’ offers a better version of the true crime book
A Q&A with the St. Petersburg writer.
Interview: Donny Osmond talks bringing Vegas to Tampa, the fourth wall and more
He plays the Hard Rock Event center this month.
Federal judge blocks federal gender identity rule in Florida
The law prevents discrimination based on “sex,” and the rule would apply that to include discrimination based on gender identity.
Oracle Of Ybor: Is it a bad idea for me to go back to school?
And what do I do with this celebrity I hate?
Report shows reduced number of abortions performed in Florida since new law started
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature approved the six-week abortion limit in 2023 after passing a 15-week limit in 2022.
New American restaurant Highland House will open at the Dunedin Golf Club this fall
It’s the latest concept from The Feinstein Group, which also operates The Black Pearl and Sonder Social Club.
Downtown Tampa nightclub Eden is now closed
There’s no sign of its social media pages or website.
Tampa Chinese restaurant Hales Blackbrick will open a second location in Hyde Park this fall
Chef Richard Hales is known for his modern take on dumplings, Peking duck, fried rice and more.
WUSF’s Dalia Colón discusses her new ‘Florida Vegetarian Cookbook’ in St. Pete this month
Tampa Bay Times’ Michelle Stark will interview Colón about her favorite recipes and Florida food traditions.
