

Let’s get Spicy
After losing him to COVID-19 protocol, Tampa Raptors fans welcome back Spicy P.
Florida Gov. DeSantis wants high-quality civics education, no ‘critical race theory’
“I think if you look around the country,” DeSantis said, “understanding what our country is founded on has become very much a lost art.”
Here Come the Mummies playing Clearwater concert in October
Just in time for Halloween.
Tampa Bay coffee community calls on supporters to help out roaster and barista Luis Espel
Espel fractured his clavicle in a biking accident.
New Tampa’s Fresh Kitchen location soft opens this weekend
Sneak peeks for charity happen on Friday and Saturday, with the big party happening on Monday and Tuesday.
The Florida Orchestra plays Beethoven and showcases percussion ensemble this weekend at Mahaffey Theater
Five performances start on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Opera Tampa stages four outdoor performances this weekend at Straz Center
The 65-minute show has no intermission, so use the bathroom prior or wear a diaper.
This downtown St. Petersburg EDM party goes until 6 a.m. and comes with free breakfast
UPDATE: It’s now happening at a Gandy Boulevard club near Derby Lane.
‘It’s motivated by bigotry’: Florida House approves controversial proposal that would ban transexual athletes
Transgender young people “need to be affirmed and empowered, not used as political pawns,” Gina Duncan of Equality Florida.
Tickets for Tampa’s upcoming Wrestlemania go on sale this Friday
Tickets range from $35-$2,500, can be purchased at Ticketmaster, so expect a big ole Diamond Cutter when it comes to extra fees.
Tampa’s Sunday ‘Thai Temple’ now has a drive-thru service
The dining tables and grounds have been closed due to the pandemic.
Florida GOP’s plan to allow the government to influence what college students choose to study advances
Baxley also drew criticism from opponents for saying Bright Futures has become “viewed as something they’re entitled to have.”
Florida AG Ashley Moody joins anti-trust lawsuit against Google
The Texas lawsuit alleges that Google “sought to kill competition.”
All the Tampa Bay St. Patrick’s Day events we know about so far
Wear a green mask because the parties kick off on March 13 this year.
Rick Scott urges Florida Gov. DeSantis to give back surplus COVID-19 relief funds
Asked about Florida, Scott stood his ground on ‘reject and return.’
‘Suppression’ or ‘security’? Florida GOP’s ‘rollback of voting rights’ causes uproar
“I have heard of no supervisors who are in support of this bill,” Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley told a Senate committee last week.
Florida Senators back bipartisan plan to spend $100 million a year to combat sea-level rise
The proposal must get approval from the Appropriations Committee before it could go to the Senate floor.
Seminole Heights’ King of the Coop is expanding into an Ybor City dining and beer garden
The location is a partnership with Cigar City Cider and Mead.
Florida may ask voters to decide if school board members should be paid
“Florida’s system of compensating school board members with salaries and benefits, to the extent that we do, is a national outlier.”
Florida’s vacation rental plan advances but remains ‘a work in progress’
At the heart of the legislative wrangling is an effort to “preempt” regulation of short-term rental properties to the state.
Seminole Heights’ Corner Club will reopen under new ownership next month
Tampa chef Suzanne Crouch will drive the kitchen, and you can still smoke in the back.
Kuba Cocina leaving Armature Works to open new spot at original Refinery in Seminole Heights
Right in the heart of the foodie neighborhood.
Purity Ring has booked a November concert at The Ritz in Ybor City
The Canadian electropop favorite played the same room in 2015.
Tampa bar to customers: ‘Wear your fucking mask’
Staff will even put the mask on for you at extra cost.
Much anticipated Tampa restaurant Willa’s is now open in North Hyde Park
Its sister concept Willa’s Provisions opens next month.
Chef Nathan Hardin is hosting a seafood pop-up at downtown Tampa’s Pour House next weekend
It happens in celebration of Pour House’s 11-year anniversary.
A St. Petersburg vegan feast is happening Saturday at Brick Street Farms
‘VegFeast’ goes down from 12 p.m.-4 p.m.
Busch Gardens’ new ‘Giraffe Bar’ opens next week, featuring views of the Serengeti plain
That does not, however, mean you can get fucked up and feed giraffes.
Florida House advances bill that would ban ‘disability abortions’
“This is not about disabilities, this is not about people with disabilities or fetuses with disabilities,” said Rep. Kelly Skidmore, D-Boca Raton.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says vaccines could be available to all adults in April
As always, it all depends on supply.
‘We’re getting no real benefits back’: Florida will once again attempt to limit stadiums from getting tax dollars
“Sports teams are going to play here whether we pay them or not.”
Tampa’s EDM ‘Sundown Sounds Pool Party’ is happening at WTR, but the after party is at a ‘secret warehouse’
The ‘90s are back, people.
Tampa instru-metal trio Prescribed Fire plays free outdoor concert in Tampa Heights on Saturday
Mindwash opens the show.
2001 Coachella headliner Paul Oakenfold is at The Ritz Ybor on Saturday
So is this a grown-folk show, too?
ELO’s not on tour, so catch this badass tribute act when it plays Clearwater on Saturday
Don’t worry, strings are included because you can’t play ‘Livin’ Thing’ without strings.
Tampa R&B songwriter C-Rena plays a grown folks concert at Blue Flame on Saturday
Seriously, leave the kids at home.
Adam Turkel’s new rock and roll art show opens this weekend at Emerald Bar in St. Petersburg
His band is also playing at New World Brewery on April 2.
Barefoot Truth frontman Will Evans plays two-night stand in Safety Harbor this weekend
Though a lot of you are getting vaccinated, SHAMc still has a mask requirement.
Tampa promoter Healthy Phoenix stages two concerts at Crowbar this weekend
Friday’s lineup is all-womxn, and you’ll need earplugs on Saturday.
Oxford Noland is recording a live album this Friday at Tampa’s Hooch and Hive
The band could be the best thing to come out of Plant City since Parkesdale Farms strawberry milkshakes.
15 live music concerts and events happening in Tampa Bay this weekend
Don’t forget your mask.
St. Pete’s Floridian Social Club has a weekend of acoustic swing, rock and Sunday jazz on tap
Music happens almost daily at the old State Theatre.
Tampa country bar Dallas Bull says it can’t ask you about your lack of a mask because of HIPAA
Most fact checks say that’s false.
Saint Leo University’s new Hungry Lion food truck will serve students and even West Tampa
It’ll mostly live in San Antonio but also make trips to St. Leo’s Tampa Education Center.
St. Pete’s Taste of Pride 2021 starts this weekend in the Grand Central District
Hopefully, it’s the first of many Pride events to come.
Florida Republicans want you to bail out state’s depleted unemployment fund with new online sales taxes
The surge in demand for benefits caused a tax increase on businesses that took effect in January.
Tampa Bay ‘butterfly whisperer’ opening conservatory dedicated to the insect and native plants
Anita Camacho’s passion for pollinators and spreading environmental awareness locally began about 25 years ago.
Once again, Florida Gov. DeSantis denies pardon to voting-rights leader Desmond Meade
“It gets a little frustrating to have to keep going back and talk about” a court martial that occurred over 30 years ago, he added.
Tampa’s beloved B&B Blueberry Farm is closing but not before selling off its bushes for next to nothing
Owner shares bush care tips for Tampa Bay’s new happy harvesters.
Tampa Theatre reopens for in-person screenings this week
Screenings of ‘The Father’ will be a sniff test to gauge support.
New French restaurant in Dunedin, King of the Coop expands, plus more Tampa Bay foodie news
Don’t forget the FMoPA tribute to restaurant workers either.
Prepare for the trip of a lifetime with the lyrical, melancholy ‘Nomadland’
The Oscar race frontrunner for Best Picture is quietly beautiful and painfully honest about life in our chaotic world.
Husbands Chris and Ryan Zubrick are opening a magic theater in St. Petersburg
The Zubricks, who met in Michigan in 2005, both had been practicing and performing magic at an early age.
Senate Dems might cut off their nose to spite their face
Informed Dissent.
Savage Love: Your emotionally abusive friend is an asshole, and if you were a real friend you’d tell them
And it’s OK to be reminded that nipples have other, non-sexual, purposes.
South Tampa’s MacDinton’s has alcohol license suspended over repeated COVID violations
Too bad for an Irish bar on St. Patrick Day.
Seminole Heights hot chicken joint King Of The Coop is expanding to Westchase
The new location also happens to be directly across the street from another Tampa-based chicken restaurant, PDQ.
Florida’s $78 million unemployment website wasn’t built or tested properly, says report
The report noted that of 31 findings from a 2015 state auditor general report about the system, more than half were still unresolved in 2019.
Everyone gets a corn dog at the end of Florida State Fair’s Deep Fried Dash 5K
Registration for the May 1 race is open now.
Protesting against ‘forced monkey labor,’ activists drop hundreds of coconuts at Florida Publix
“Milk from coconuts picked by abused monkeys doesn’t belong on grocery shelves any more than monkeys belong on those chains”
Nearly 62,000 Florida residents signed up for Obamacare in the first two weeks of special enrollment
President Joe Biden signed an executive order in January authorizing the special enrollment period because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tampa Bay Beer Week looks different in 2021, but here are the events we know about
Get your glasses ready, because it kicks off this weekend.
Fred Hearns named curator of Black history at Tampa Bay History Center
The longtime Tampeño has definitely given you a tour at some point in your life.






