By now, you've probably seen photos and video of what appears to be a slimy, disgusting environmental disaster unfolding in the coastal waters north of Palm Beach. The green slime invading waterways there is linked to fertilizer use in the sugar fields surrounding Lake Okeechobee. When heavy rains threaten to cause the lake to overflow,…
In a state where legislative district lines have for decades been drawn to favor Republican dominance, Florida's state House District 68 is the rare swing seat. At a Suncoast Tiger Bay Club forum in St. Pete Wednesday, moderator Peter Schorsch noted how the St. Pete-centered district has flipped more times than any other House district…
Details on The Hyppo’s newest Bay area store underway at Centro Ybor.
Muslim-American communities in the state of Florida are increasingly falling victim to Islamophobic hate crimes and facing anti-Islamic rhetoric and legislation, according to a newly-released report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). One case in point: Florida is home to the Florida Gun Supply in Inverness, which has marketed itself as a “Muslim-free zone”…
We break out the good stuff for this week’s cocktail with spiced orange ginger beer.
Creative Loafing's 3rd Annual Record Fair& Music Issue Release Party Saturday, July 16th | 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.Lot 1901 | 1901 E. 2nd Ave. in Ybor CityA FREE EVENT! Featuring pop up shops by:Planet Retro RecordsDaddy Kool RecordsMojo Books & RecordsMicrogroove& more! Special thanks to our sponsors Lot 1901, Audio Visions South, & Symphonic Distribution.…
Welcome to Wednesday, your gateway to the day before the three-day weekend. Optimism is elastic, you see. A three-person panel ruled that the Florida Department of Corrections abused its power and violated its own policy in its retaliation against a whistleblower who came forward with allegations of corruptions and inmate abuse — but that it…
How far would you drive for the perfect Florida pie?
The mass shooting at Orlando's Pulse nightclub brought attention to a number of issues and debates peripheral to gun control and LGBT discrimination. Among them was the ban on blood donations from gay males. The Food and Drug Administration does not allow gay men who have engaged in sex with another male in the past…
More room for guests and bakers means more cupcakes at this year’s Great St. Pete Cupcake Contest.
The bittersweet nostalgia was running on high this past Sat., June 25.
A (Spotify included) playlist of 15 fresh tracks to groove and rock you through the week.
Nostalgia bombs were dropped at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater this past Sat., June 25.
Still too tired from the weekend to craft a compelling intro. Let's just hit it head on, shall we? The Rays broke their 11-game losing streak by clobbering the Red Sox 13-7, inspiring us to do that thing where we're noticing, but pretending not to notice — we're just reading the paper all nonchalantly at…
Opened in St. Pete, Metro Diner steadily served patrons during its first day of business.
The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-3 decision knocking down a draconian Texas law limiting women's access to safe abortion has rippled across the country, including Florida. While abortion rights advocates (and fans of women's healthcare) laud the decision as one of the best things to happen to women's health/autonomy in recent years, they say it's too…
The Light in the Piazza shines at freeFall
Dear Tampa Bay, Hello from across the pond. By now you’ve read, heard and seen a lot about the UK referendum on leaving the European Union, a.k.a. Brexit, a.k.a. Brexshit, a.k.a. a win for democracy and the sovereignty of the nation, a.k.a. a total omnishambles. I’ve been asked to write about what it feels like…
Ella Americana Folk Art Cafe is normally closed on Mondays but Late Start Brewery takes over the Seminole Heights restaurant and live music spot, serves up four of its artisanal beers (flavors TBA), and stages a live local showcase headed up by Sun Signs with gritty, howling, guitar-driven experimental (“expire-mental”) rock. Fiery back-up by Mike…
Are you hung over? FRIDAY, JUNE 24: The giant piece of land in Ruskin that includes the recently built Amazon warehouse/fulfillment center sold for more than $103 million, making it the largest industrial real estate deal in Tampa history. Meanwhile, there's been no movement on that drum machine from the '90s I put up on…
Vietnamese and other Asian specialties are churning out of Thinh An Kitchen & Tofu’s kitchen.
A Dunedin fundraising event will benefit the late Piero Rodriguez of MIA Beer Company.
Photographer Chip Weiner caught all of the fun, craziness, passion, love and, yes, pride of this year’s night parade.
Fashion is sex; sex is death; death is fashion.
There’s a few shows you should know about happening this Sun., June 26.
A look at concerts happening this Sat., June 25.
The Tampa impresario rejoins the political race.
Eating and drinking before Pride, perusing a two-day plant sale and other weekend events await.
Don’t let your dreams be dreams, y’all. Unless they’re about Lorraine.
Things. They happen! Sometimes things you knew were gonna happen happen differently than you expected; sometimes things happen that you hadn't even considered happening in the first place. Here are some happenings that might've happened in one of those ways. So, OK, holy wow, Britain voted to leave the European Union, surprising a whole lot…
Lots happening on this fine Fri., June 24, on all sides of Tampa Bay. Breakdown of highlights below, plus a peek at what's coming up this weekend. SP2 Concert featuring Deborah Cox with Jennifer Real, Karmic Tattoo Canadian songstress Deborah Cox had her come up with a string of R&B hits that started in the…
Despite nearly 200 speakers —many of them critics — rallying against the controversial project, Tampa Bay Express, which critics derisively call “Lexus lanes,” is officially moving forward. The Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) voted 12-4 shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday morning to fund the $6 billion project, also known as TBX. The project, which would…
At Centro Ybor, The Hyppo, Fish Hawk Spirits and Thai Asiatic have snagged vacant spaces.
Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling (or lack thereof, really) essentially striking down Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and an expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) wasn't exactly a surprise, but for those directly affected, life might be about to get a lot tougher, what with the threat of…
The Tampa area hard rock group is gearing up to release a new LP.
In Orlando’s wake, America needs action as well as words.
It was nearly a year ago that the news came down about a handful of Congressional districts in Florida that needed to be redrawn. Pinellas County’s 13th was one. And, over the past year, the race to fill that seat has been delightfully unpredictable, with its latest iteration being incumbent David Jolly’s decision to drop…
CL co-presents the second installment of the video series.
After eight hours and nearly 200 speakers, the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to keep the controversial Tampa Bay Express project in its long-term plan. The decision was handed down after 2 a.m. on a 12-4 margin despite concerns over neighborhoods near the project being destroyed by the $6 billion toll lanes project, as…
Win some, lose some. After hearing from, oh, pretty much everybody in town in a public hearing, the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to keep TBX on track to ruin some great neighborhoods and likely be looked back upon as a huge mistake due to underestimated costs, overinflated usage projections and the probability that in…
It’s time to start getting your stomach festival-ready.
Hey look, some concerts are happening on this Thurs., June 23. Take a look at the breakdown of highlights below. Set and Setting, Hivelords, Grave Gnosis, Weltesser We assume Set and Setting adopted their moniker in reference to the ways that mindset (set) and environment (setting) influence the drug-taking experience, specifically psychoactives. (Google it.) The…
Transgender lives and vital allies: Profiles in pride
Gina Duncan is a big fan of Grant Drain. She’s the statewide transgender inclusion director for Equality Florida, and Drain’s an advisory board member of TransAction, a branch of EQFL. He’s also director of communications for the Florida Transgender Alliance, and as such he’s a frequent spokesman on trans issues. Why’s he so good at…
When I asked Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith to identify local allies of the LGBT community, she immediately cited the Tampa Bay Rays, and in particular the team’s president, Brian Auld. She noted that the Rays were one of only three major league sports teams (the others being the San Francisco Giants and the…
People are often “pleasantly surprised” to learn that the board chair of St. Pete Pride is a straight woman, says SPP Executive Director Eric Skains. Then again, the reaction can be not so nice. Scion (pronounced see-ON) Provenzano remembers a moment when a guest at a board meeting scoffed, “What does a straight girl know?”…
“I’m not one for holding my head down,” says SueZie Hawkes. That’s for sure. She shared her transition from Ian to SueZie in a very public manner — on Fox13. The surgeon working on her gender reassignment was aware she was writing a book about her experience, and when producers approached the doctor for a…
A teacher learns from his students when he co-sponsors a GSA.
Ridiculous? Of course. Now, get your coconut and let’s go.
Come be drunk with inspiration at Wordier Than Thou’s Art Night Out
Despite recommendations from staff to carry out a more "conservative" version of the controversial 2015 Florida black bear hunt, which resulted in the deaths of over 300 bears in a two-day period, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted down another proposed bear hunt 4-3. The commission heard from dozens of people who spoke…
Tuesday’s #WeAreOrlando fundraiser will benefit Pulse nightclub shooting victims and their families.
Disco doughnuts and funnel cakes hit the region, plus other food and drink news.
Youth Gone Wild: The History and Art of Pinball $7. Through September 18. Tues.- Thurs. & Sat., 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thurs., 5-8 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Sun.1–5 p.m. Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, 600 E. Klosterman Rd., Tarpon Springs. 727-712-LRMA. leeparattner.com. I am a pinball wizard. Actually, I'm not. I do love the game,…
Flavorful creativity fuses with rich culinary treasures inside Tampa’s Chakana SoHo.
