

Pokéworks in Tampa celebrates opening with BOGO bowls and burritos next weekend
They’ll also be raffling off an Apple Watch Series 4.
Ybor’s new southern cuisine spot 7th + Grove will host a preview this weekend
Get your first taste of the soon-to-be Southern cuisine joint.
Oh what, all-you-can-eat barbecue for ten bucks at Urban Brew & BBQ this Saturday
Wash it down with all-you-can-drink beer for $12.
St. Pete’s Rollin’ Oats Market & Cafe is giving away scooters for its 25th anniversary event
Swing by either the St. Pete or Tampa location to enter the in-store giveaway.
Three Florida beaches closed for 4th of July weekend because of poop water
Maybe just don’t go swimming this weekend.
Ambrosia’s yacht-rock orgasm concert is headed to Clearwater on Wednesday
Set sail without the boat at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Grammy-winning virtuoso Jason Vieaux set to play MFA St. Petersburg
He was the first classical musician to play NPR’s Tiny Desk.
Stephen Marley brings solo show, dad’s legacy to Jannus Live St. Petersburg
Ragga plays on Sunday.
Jordan Foley, Fort Defiance lead Seminole Heights’ Americana-filled Sunday
Tampa’s hippest neighborhood gets two free shows.
Dunedin Brewery celebrates 23rd anniversary with Guavatron funk band
Antelope brings the Phish on Saturday.
Grendel’s JD Tucker is moving to Tampa Bay after the band’s Orpheum show
From the U.K. to F-L-A.
Emo Night’s July party features Tampa pop-punk band Critical Hits
Crate Brothers play selectors.
Relive the ‘90s at WMNF Tampa’s ‘Teen Spirit’ tribute show
BYO ‘Now That’s What I Call Music!’ CD.
Telltale brings pop-punk revival, new EP to Tampa concert at Noise Box
The band plays the suburbs on Saturday.
Beatdown Band benefit and Hempel’s big band lead this week’s best Tampa Bay jazz concerts
Both shows happen on Saturday.
Florida man catches record-breaking 69-pound catfish
The fish is the same size as that kid.
Cafe Hey in Tampa Heights is closing for renovations
Beginning Thursday, July 4, the cafe will close for an undisclosed period.
Rob Thomas comes to St. Pete’s Mahaffey Theater this Friday
Abby Anderson opens for the Matchbox 20 frontman this Friday.
Gen X Tavern is donating a portion of sales to the Humane Society of Tampa Bay all this month
$1 from every “Uncle Buck” cocktail sold will benefit the shelter.
Allendale United Methodist Church will host a vigil to end human detention camps next week
Join in the vigil to protest the inhumane conditions faced by refugees.
Scott Orsini drops out of St. Petersburg City Council race following ‘childish’ tweets
He initially planned to stay in it.
EDM duo Bonnie x Clyde and all of Tampa Bay’s best club concerts this week
The Ritz is always on, and Hooch and Hive has a great show, too.
Join the 6th Annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby for a chance to win $1,000
Then stick around to eat the invasive species.
Catch ‘The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical’ at the Straz Center
Better go quick, the show only runs until July 14.
Video shows Florida fisherman nearly getting hand ripped off by alligator
This is how you become the next Chubbs Peterson.
Jane Castor’s Boom by the Bay Tampa embraces local musicians
Lineups along the Riverwalk could play for thousands of new fans.
Revolution Roller Derby is inviting Tampa Bay locals to enjoy some friendly eight-wheeled violence
Oh, and there’s a bake sale and canned food drive.
Despite rising rental prices, report finds that people still really want to live in Tampa
They’re coming here from Orlando, Miami and New York.
Attendees can win big at Carrollwood Players Theatre’s upcoming Karaoke Roulette
Multiple small prizes could be awarded for songs submitted by the audience that stump the singers.
Florida taxpayers paid more than $400-per-night for cabinet member’s trip to Israel
More than a month after the trade mission ended, the full cost of the trip, proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, is not clear.
As citizenship question is stricken from upcoming census, Florida lawyer won’t discuss his role in attempting to add it
One of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ top attorneys refused to answer questions in a congressional interview about the “key role” he played in adding the citizenship question.
Dunedin History Museum is looking for live tattoo models for upcoming exhibit
Those chosen will receive the chance to win cash prizes and more.
Jurassic Quest is coming to the Florida State Fairgrounds this weekend
The event will host more than 80 walking and breathing animatronic dinosaurs.
Tampa Tarpons’ ’Merica Land of the Free baseball night is this Saturday
There will be a mystery giveaway for to the first 500 fans.
To get back at her boyfriend, Clearwater police say woman left a $5K tip on his credit card
A 20% tip would’ve been sufficient.
Mandarin Heights is challenging Tampa Bay to a scavenger hunt for free drinks
Find a flamingo, get a free cocktail.
Tampa Zine Fest VII returns this weekend with vendors, live music, food
The free get-together happens at Waters Avenue Church.
Jakob Dylan produced music doc premieres at Tampa Theatre on Friday
The Wallflowers are playing Hard Rock Cafe on the same day.
Florida ranked among the country’s most dangerous states
Horrible drivers and horrible roads are to blame.
Gwar will bring an intergalactic mess to Tampa this fall
Sacred Reich, Toxic Holocaust and Against The Grain open the show.
Intermezzo in St. Pete is celebrating their half Christmas party with Pizza Bruno this Saturday
… and a costume contest with a $100 prize!
Dress like a cow and get free chicken at Tampa Bay Chick-fil-A locations next week
Will moo for free food.
Florida’s new ‘Jim Crow-era’ voting rights law results in lawsuits and a push to register voters
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a fourth lawsuit on Monday.
Tampa Bay 4 Rivers locations want to ‘thank you for your service’ with free sandwiches on July 4th
Active military, veterans and first responders can stop in for one free classic sando.
Tampa Police would like you to stop shooting your damn guns in the air this July 4th
You’ll likely hit something or someone within a two-mile radius.
St. Petersburg Black Catholic Ministry welcomes France’s Les Moineaux choir to St. Joseph’s
It’s a Notre Dame benefit show.
Tampa’s original wiener-eating throwdown, Hot Dog Party, celebrates 13 years of beef
Pre-Fourth debauchery.
‘Midsommar’ paints a gleefully gory portrait of millennial angst
Ari Aster’s masterful follow-up to ‘Hereditary’ is a trip worth taking.
New salad concept Greenstock opening on St. Pete’s Central Avenue this fall
Owners of Il Ritorno will create the menu of chef-inspired salads and house-made dressings.
Hillsborough County animal shelter is over capacity and waiving all adoption fees this week
Shelter dogs may hate fireworks, but they love getting adopted.
HART is offering free bus rides on July 4, including shuttle to downtown Tampa fireworks
Take the bus to boom-town.
Florida’s new anti-sanctuary cities law goes into effect today
Local governments will now be required to “use their best efforts to support the enforcement of federal immigration law.”
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is worried about urine
Don’t even think about pee pee.
New lager-specific brewery, BarrieHaus Beer Co., is opening in Ybor this fall
New brews are on your horizon.
Tedeschi Trucks Band rolls through its balmy St. Petersburg set
It got hot and heavy at Al Lang Stadium.
Listen up, brother, Hogan’s Hangout in Clearwater is hiring right now
Finally, you’ll be able to work for the Hulkster.
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz must now face a House probe over tweet threatening Michael Cohen
In February, Gaetz accused Cohen, who is married, of having “girlfriends.”
A driverless 18-wheeler was tested on the Florida Turnpike, and now it begins
The future is here, and if you’re a truck driver it’s coming for your job.
Seminole Hard Rock Casinos in Tampa and Hollywood prepare to open new $2.2 billion expansions
In Tampa, the 14-story hotel tower is the cornerstone of a $700 million expansion.
Florida woman dies after reportedly contracting flesh-eating bacteria on Anna Maria Island
“We want to make sure that we get the word out so this doesn’t happen to anybody else.”
St. Pete City Council candidate won’t drop out of after ‘childish’ tweets about women, race, and LGBTQ
He’s been previously endorsed by Rick Kriseman and others.
Australian songwriter Xavier Rudd will play St. Petersburg this fall
The 41-year-old didgeridoo whiz is at Jannus Live.
New sangria bar La La’s will open this fall in Tampa’s Channelside
Just a quick scooter ride from Sparkman Wharf.
Palm Harbor’s Peggy O’s Kitchen & Taps is closed for good
After 14 years of service, Peggy O’s closes up shop.
Following extreme heat, Tampa Electric Co. customers set a record this week for electricity use
Temperatures reached 98 degrees Tuesday in the Tampa Bay area, tying a record set in 1950.
The Posies’ Ken Stringfellow will play ‘Touched’ at St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club
The date is one of three Florida shows.
Florida’s undocumented immigrants won’t have to answer citizenship question on U.S. census, for now
“There is no serious dispute that adding a citizenship question would diminish the accuracy of the enumeration of the population.”
SHINE Mural Festival 2019 is having an open call to fill the last spot for a muralist
Submit your sketches to be considered for the upcoming mural festival.
Florida folk band Mona Lisa Tribe will soak St. Petersburg in lush harmonies
If you love First Aid Kid, then you’ll like this SoFla outfit.
Golden Dinosaurs Vegan Deli is hosting a Plant & Garden Market next month
The all-vegan pop-up will have brunch, live music, and a clippings exchange.
Lauren Daigle and the five best concerts coming to Tampa Bay this weekend
Tedeschi Trucks Band, Wolf-Face and more are in action, too.
Tampa residents won’t be drinking toilet water anytime soon
The city withdrew a request for funding to study a “potable reuse” plan.
Florida Aquarium is hosting adult night Sips Under the Sea next month
Call the babysitter, now it’s your turn to explore without bringing the stroller.
Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross and more to play Beatles tribute in Clearwater this fall
Members of the Monkees, Chicago and Badfinger will be in the band, too.
Tampa Bay Genghis Grill locations are offering bottomless bowls for the whole month of July
It’s stretchy pants season.
Emo Night Tampa books free Garrett Klahn pop-up concert at The Hub
You Blew It’s Tanner Jones is opening the show.
Houston rapper Lil Flip will headline a Tampa throwback night at The Ritz in Ybor City
The 38-year-old hits the stage on July 18.
Centro Ybor’s movie theater will close for good July 14
After 19 years in business, the AMC Classic Centro Ybor 10 is calling it curtains.
DeSantis signs law approving alternative therapies for Florida veterans with PTSD
DeSantis said he’s long supported alternative-treatment concepts.
Tampa’s 3 Dot Dash will donate 20 percent of total sales to immigrants for Jug & Bottle’s anniversary
The vegan kitchen wants to celebrate the U.S.A. this way.
Thievery Corporation is bringing its big, worldly sound to Tampa Bay this fall
Karl Denson is opening the show.
Canadian airline Swoop is now flying from Tampa to Winnipeg
The flights will happen on Thursdays and Sundays.
Tampa Theatre scores one-night-only screening of Trey Anastasio Phish documentary
See ‘Between Me and My Mind’ on July 17.
‘It’s going to happen again,’ says Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri on Florida school shootings
Three minutes and 51 seconds.
Tampa Bay’s International DJ Cafe, Mad Skillz lead the local club calendar
Turntablists, producers, EDM bros, unite.
Miami sludge-rock band Cavity A.D. set to destroy Lucky You Tattoo in St. Petersburg
Vacancy kicks off its tour on Saturday, too.
Lakeland Flying Burrito Brothers collaborator Jon Corneal plays Hillcrest on Saturday
The Nashville Session guy was a pal of the late Gram Parsons.
Fast-rising St. Petersburg rapper Rod Wave leads Tampa Bay hip-hop calendar
Roddy Ricch is in town, too.
New Jersey ska favorite Streetlight Manifesto brings 15 years of ‘Numb’ to St. Petersburg
The band plays Jannus Live on Saturday.
Tampa strip club king Joe Redner wants the Florida Supreme Court to decide if he can grow medical marijuana
The lawsuit was based on a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.
12-year-old girl contracts flesh-eating bacteria while visiting Florida beach
In 2008, there were 16 confirmed cases of the infection, resulting in six fatalities.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs legislation authorizing vital needle exchange programs
Florida is now one of only 22 jurisdictions nationwide that have legally authorized syringe exchange programs.
Travelin’ McCourys, Donna the Buffalo and more announced for 2019 Suwannee Roots Revival
Gonna be a lot of boot stompin’.
Undercover cops in Pinellas County are actually driving minivans now
But are they also picking up my large sons from soccer practice?
The Rays are offering any remaining fans discounted $2 tickets next week
Thank you so much, Stu.
Big Storm Brewing Co.’s Pasco Taproom opens new kitchen next month
Dishes like fresh salads and bar bite classics are coming soon.
Big beefy boy headed west towards Tampa
FWC is warning the public after a young black bear was spotted heading west Tuesday evening in Brandon.
Country duo Love and Theft returns to Tampa for Dallas Bull concert
A new single is more Maroon 5 than Merle Haggard.
Citizen Cope brings ‘Heroin and Helicopters’ to Jannus Live in St. Petersburg
The 51-year-old songwriter exists in the underground and mainstream.
Swap your ‘industrial’ beers for four of Coppertail’s brews next week
Coppertail’s 3rd Annual Beer Amnesty Week starts July 1.
The popular ‘Skyway’ collaborative exhibition returns to build bridges between Tampa Bay artists
‘Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration’ is back for the first time since 2017.
Trump’s lies are epic
In this week’s Poet’s Notebook, Peter Meinke compares the president’s falsehoods to dystopian fiction.
Experts worry that dust blowing in from Africa might feed red tide in Tampa Bay
It makes the sunsets pretty though.
Every white American has benefited from white supremacy
Informed Dissent: America’s original sin didn’t end with abolition.
Pools in Tampa Bay are testing positive for cryptosporidium parasite
It’s like Hep A, but in your pool.
Fireworks, parties and other things to do in Tampa Bay on Fourth of July
Sedate the dogs before you head out.






