

Shinin’ stars: Moonshiners duo headed for Pasco
Discovery Channel stars Mark and Digger will be in Holiday for a meet ‘n’ greet July 16.
Gun giveaway candidate wants to let you fire a machine gun in exchange for money, attention
State Sen. and apparent quintessential good ol' boy Greg Evers, who is running for U.S. Congress, pissed a bunch of people off last month after launching a contest in which the winner would receive an AR-15. Now he's at it again, reports the News Service of Florida. This time, he's holding a fundraiser at which…
One for the archives: Archives Awareness Week
It’s 10 p.m.; do you know where your history is?
On the Sauce: The Infiltrator
What everyone’s drinking at The Infiltrator screening at Tampa Theatre tonight.
Tonight in live music: Culture Club lands at Mahaffey Theater
Boy George and the original lineup of Culture Club (keyboardist/guitarist Roy Hay, bassist Mikey Craig and drummer/percussionist Jon Moss) landed on the beach to headline Unity Fest last August. Unfortunately, that particular event caught alot of rain and Culture Club didn't even hit the stage until the time that the event was scheduled to end.…
Sh*t happened 7/6/16: Horrifying Pinellas crimes, John Wilson joins the family business
What the hell happened yesterday? St. Pete police found the man originally reported last night to have set his girlfriend on fire, and most recently said they were just questioning him and that he was not a suspect. Whether this is true or just a ploy to keep the man — and the victim's family…
Whaler trash: Mid-Summer Coastal Cleanup with Tampa Bay Watch
Clean a beach, save a bird.
Critical Drinking: Let the Lover Be
Why don’t we get drunk and… read?
Rock, Paper, Nature: Two earthy events at Boyd Hill
Laze away the day at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve in St. Pete,
Moments Awake at The Studio @620
Howdy, stranger.
Five Courses: North Pinellas ripe with new restaurants and more
Dunedin Coffee Company & Bakery, Palm Harbor’s Le Gumbo and other food and drink spots open.
Concert review: Modern Baseball hits Orpheum with Joyce Manor and Thin Lips
Modern Baseball’s “Holy Ghost Tour” came to a close in Ybor this past Sun., July 3, and boy what an ending it was. Spoiler alert: It ruled
Local blogger kickstarts Wedding World Changer Day in CL Space
The event highlights couples, vendors and products that give back to the community.
Reporters with guitars
Kate Bradshaw and the world’s most dangerous band…
Get Gulfported: A walking tour of Gulfport
Start with history. Meet a mullet king. End with drinks.
Self Publishing Notebook: Kill your darlings, but have an alibi
Don’t kill the baby when you toss your darlings out with the bathwater.
Weekly Tune-Up: New music for your week by Blood Orange, Tycho, Roy Woods + more
A (Spotify included) playlist of 15 fresh tunes to fire up your work week.
Southern charmer and comedian Jeanne Robertson
The former Miss Congeniality on Left Brain, how the internet made her famous and where you can find her recipe for pound cake.
Hamburger Mary’s to open location in St. Pete
The Tyrone area will soon “eat, drink and be Mary” at its own Hamburger Mary’s outpost.
Concert review: I lost my Vans Warped Tour virginity at Vinoy Park
It happened this past Fri., July 1, in St. Petersburg
Tonight in live music: Pinegrove with Sports, Half Waif and The Get Go
A hard-buzzing indie outfit from New Jersey lands at Crowbar.
Sh*t happened 7/5/16: Rays break losing streak, John Cena’s American Feels
Count yer fingahs. It's not often that you read the words "professional wrestler" and "diversity tribute" in the same story — mostly because so much of professional wrestling's profitability hinges on getting millions of people to hate the other guy — but John Cena's Fourth of July video for the Ad Council managed to put…
Do This: Rays watch party at Green Bench
Come to Green Bench for a night of craft beer, food, and fun. Oh, and baseball.
LaPlaya: Not Spanish for “The Everglades”
Anyone who knows me knows it doesn't take much incentive for me to throw a few brews and sandwiches in the car and strike out for Florida's great unknown. I love this glorious, messed-up, salty state so much that if I could marry it and have its little mixed up swampy babies, I would. So…
Sh*t happened 7/4/16: Orangutan escapes, Tigers rout Rays, RIP Michael Cimino
Happy Fourth of July! Fire up the grill and sedate the dog, 'cause it's like Memorial Day II: The Re-Mondaying up in this country! And please — don't be stupid. Eight people have already lost their lives on the roads this weekend. FRIDAY, JULY 1: An orangutan named Luna briefly escaped her enclosure at Busch…
The Gelatin Plunge: Baptism of Hope
What’s gelatin got to do with it?
Concert review: Nicky Jam and his Fenix Tour light up the Amalie Arena in Tampa
Fiery Latin sounds poured from the Amalie this past Friday night.
FloRida and Rowdies Team Up for Big Saturday Night
Soccer. Beer. Music. Yes, please.
Think Pink: Pretty in Pink at Tampa Theatre
All hail the Hughes!
This Sunday in live music: Modern Baseball, Hot Dog Party 10, Sublime with Rome + more
Concert highlights for Sun., July 3.
Reasons to Watch: Real Housewives marry Tarzan on Duck Dynasty
Because sunlight gives you cancer and outside is where the Civil War started.
Elie Wiesel, human, Holocaust survivor, dead at 87
The Holocaust survivor, author and advocate lived a life of peace.
Movie review: The BFG overstays his welcome
It’s a bit too friendly
Hours before Florida abortion law took effect, a win for choice advocates
Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down onerous restrictions Texas imposed on abortion clinics, a federal judge blocked a new Florida law that would have cut public funding for Planned Parenthood and restricted access to health services for women. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued an injunction late Thursday, hours before the law…
This Saturday in live music: Nothing, Slipknot with Marilyn Manson, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz and Ronny Elliott
A look at concert highlights for this Sat., July 2.
Movie review: Swiss Army Man favors form over function
This bizarre feature is heavy on weirdness and style, and a bit light on story.
Kriseman, community members launch “Not My Son” initiative to curb violence in south St. Pete
St. Pete City Councilwoman Lisa Wheeler-Brown knows firsthand what it's like to lose a son to gun violence. The first-term councilwoman was teary-eyed when she implored the group, which assembled at the corner of 22nd Street and 9th Avenue South at dusk to hear about a new initiative for at-risk youth, to look after their…
Weekend Platter: Food trucks on a farm, Hot Dog Party and more
A celebration for a late Florida brewer, family-friendly food truck rally and other weekend events.
Local company GoFundMes for a bigger food truck
Covered in chalk, the CBS Food Truck may be rented and used on a day-by-day basis.
Adventures in Weekending: Pie, fireworks and mullet kings
Hold my beer and watch this.
Sh*t happened 7/1/16: USF fires dude it maybe probably shouldn’t have hired, pool cleaning service has tighter hiring process than USF
If I could ask just one thing of all of you before we break for this long weekend, let it be this: Don't end up in Sh*t Happened next week because you blew your fool fingers off, OK? A 23-year-old man was charged with felonies related to falsely claiming to be a military veteran —…
The Laugh Tract: Lazy days and laughter in July
Comedy doesn’t slow down in the summertime.
Femme Visuale: Heather Rippert
Rippling, flowing, splashing, she dreams in watercolor.
This Friday in live music: Wonky Tonk, Gwan Takeover, Warped Tour, Permanent Make-Up Tour Kick-Off + more
Lots happening this Fri., July 1.
The Attic Sessions continue with Forrest Hoffar
Rock Brothers Brewing continues the hype leading towards the opening of The Attic — its brewery, tasting room and music venue in Ybor City — with the third in its video series
Welcome to Night Vale: Jeffrey Cranor
Barack Obama comes to Night Vale. OK, that’s not true. But don’t you wish it was?
Transforming Tampa Bay: Rebirth on the river
Ambitious plans for the Hillsborough’s west bank.
Local conservative PAC calls for more black voters and candidates
As the election year intensifies, conservative political action committee BlakPAC is urging black candidates and voters to get more involved in the political process — and give conservative candidates another look. During the group’s Juneteenth celebration earlier this week, attendees heard from minority candidates (and a few caucasian ones) running for office throughout the state…
Do This: Eat out for Orlando
The OneOrlando Fund will benefit from regionites dining around town Thursday.
Afternoon Delight With the Rays
While you were at work, I spent Wednesday afternoon at the ball park.
Sh*t happened 6/30/16: Stamkos stays, other stuff
So the "heat index" is going to top 100 degrees today. The "heat index" is not a measure of actual temperature, but rather a gauge of what it "feels like." So tell yourself it "feels like" you're floating in a chilly pool beneath a secluded waterfall in freakin' Bora Bora, and let's get on with…
Tonight in music: Steely Dan, Czar Takeover Thursdays, Dunedin Brewery 20th Anniversary Kick-Off + more
A look at what’s happening in sounds on this Thurs., June 30.
Drink More Wine: A grape by any other name
Take a dip into the realm of albariño wines this summer.
And the Horst you rode in on: Fashion and surrealism at the Dali
Fashion photography, nudes and surrealism at The Dali (of course).
Waiting for the next explosion: Seaside fireworks
Things that go boom in the night
Do This: Ice cream party at USFSP
We all scream for ice cream.
Some enchanted evening: St. Pete Opera’s South Pacific
South Pacific $22-$67. Through July 10. The Palladium, 253 5th Ave. N., St. Pete. 727-823-2040. stpeteopera.org. James Michener set to music. Specifically, Richard Rodgers’ music and Oscar Hammerstein’s lyrics. St. Pete Opera brings it all to the ‘Burg with its production of South Pacific. There’s love. There’s palm trees. There’s people spontaneously bursting into song,…
Pre-Kodachrome, post-Blackberry: Marcus DeSieno at PORTSPACE Gallery
The gallery’s latest exhibit opens for this Friday’s ArtWalk.
Dem vs. Dem vs. Dem vs. Dem: Is it cannibalism or common sense?
For once, Tampa Bay Democrats find themselves with a glut of good candidates capable of contending with GOP’s political stronghold. “We have some excellent people in the Democratic Party this election season,” said Ione Townsend, chair of the Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee. “We have people who are passionate about representing their constituency, they’re passionate…
The rise of The Ries Brothers
Tampa Bay siblings Charlie and Kevin Ries are on the road to breaking out.
Missing link: Community juicery invites Dunedin to escape the ordinary
Inside the new Escape Root Juicery, everything has a story — including you.
Florida man writes book
The thin line between reality and parody in the Sunshine State.
Restaurant review: Marina Cantina is a tasty surprise
Mexican delights abound at Marina Cantina, Frank Chivas’s latest addition to Clearwater Beach.






