Mega Night Market throws a Summer Asian Food & Music Festival in Tampa this month
Mega Night Market brings another taste of Asia’s cultural dishes and dances to The Hard Rock Tampa Event Center on July 12. The festival features “authentic Asian street food, specialty drinks and desserts, cultural arts and crafts, live performances and much more,” according to its website. Live performances are advertised to include a variety of…
Florida Gov. DeSantis is poised to leave office considerably wealthier than he started
Gov. Ron DeSantis posted a slight change in his net worth as he entered his final year as Florida’s top executive. DeSantis on Tuesday filed an annual financial disclosure report putting his net worth at $2,073,549 as of Dec. 31, down from $2,087,550 at the end of 2024. The report filed with the state Commission…
Photos: Mayor Ken Welch confirms ‘Burg Bid’ for St. Pete’s Gas Plant proposal, with plans to tear down Tropicana Field
The long-awaited decision for redeveloping the Historic Gas Plant District has been made, and it once again includes tearing down Tropicana Field. At a press conference this morning , St. Petersburg mayor Ken Welch confirmed that The Burg Bid proposal—which was leaked by Florida Politics editor Peter Schorch on Tuesday—will lead the district’s redevelopment. Initial…
Sunrise Sale, St. Pete’s ‘largest pajama party,’ returns this month
Usually it’s taboo to go out in public in your pajamas, but one day a year it could get you some nice discounts in downtown St. Petersburg. The 53rd annual Sunrise Sale returns Thursday, July 16, turning downtown into what organizers call St. Pete’s largest pajama party. More than 40 participating stores span from the…
Civil rights groups sue Florida officials after DeSantis designated CAIR a terrorist organization
Hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that the state would soon designate the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) a domestic terrorist organization, the Muslim civil rights advocacy group filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging that designation as unconstitutional and are calling for an injunction to halt its enforcement. DeSantis made the announced on the…
GameTime arcade will close its Ybor City location this summer
Yet another Ybor City staple is closing its doors. After 16 years of birthday parties, school fundraisers, date nights and more, it’s apparently game over for GameTime arcade. Located at 1600 E 8th Ave, in the Centro Ybor complex, GameTime’s last full day of business will be August 9, says owner Michael Abecassis, who cited…
Group behind Tampa’s Michelin-starred Rocca will open new Spanish concept in NoHo this month
Lumbre, a modern Spanish concept, will soon debut in the North Hyde Park area. Located in the Rome Collective development, at 220 N Rome Ave, Lumbre will officially open its doors Wednesday, July 15, says restaurant group Tastes Pretty Good, which also operates Michelin-starred Rocca, Michelin-recognized Bar Terroir, and Michelin Bib Gourmand Streetlight Taco. Details…
Train, Barenaked Ladies bring summer tour to Tampa next week
Let it roll, because Train is celebrating Drops of Jupiter’s silver anniversary with a summer tour, and its second stop at Tampa’s Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre.
DeSantis labels antifa, CAIR Florida as a domestic terrorist groups under new law
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that he has received a recommendation to designate the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Florida, the Muslim Brotherhood, and antifa as domestic terrorist organizations. He cited authority given to state officials through legislation that had gone into effect just hours earlier. The law (HB 1471) passed by the Legislature…
Tampa metal bands are playing a Mexican grocery store on the Fourth of July
Erik Alonzo’s Mexican food store, Brothers Food and Grocery in Drew Park, closes this weekend, but not before hosting a hardcore concert that will literally be lit (no in-air fireworks allowed, though, according to a social media post). Bands traversing deathcore (Million), ICP-face-painted metal (Bad Future), and thrash (Ramtha) join homegrown lord of the genre…
