Florida Republican lawmaker wants tighter rules for union elections
But if Florida Rep. Persons-Mulicka had been subject to the same election requirements she’s trying to impose on unions, she wouldn’t be in office today.
Seminole Heights’ new Ichi Koroshi opens soon, Sunshine City Tavern debuts in St. Pete and more local food news
Plus, Taste of Straz is back, Pride Brunch is on the menu and more.
Florida Democrats dominate fundraising in upcoming special congressional elections
“If they can win the Florida Panhandle seat, if they can win the District 6th seat of Volusia County, they stop Congress.”
Tampa Republican leads charge to weaken child labor protections in Florida
SB 918 barely squeaked through its first committee stop, with a 5-4 vote in favor.
‘Taste at Straz’ food festival brings local chefs and restaurants back to the Tampa Riverwalk
This weekend is the festival’s 40th anniversary.
Grab the scissors, St. Pete’s Beach House 5317 hosts a sapphic social meetup this weekend
Snacks, drinks, and 420 welcome at this laid back hang.
Daniel Tiger comes to Tampa for WEDU’s ‘Be My Neighbor Day’
The free event happens on Saturday.
‘Ouroboros’ brings acclaimed choreographer Nejla Yatkin to Tampa this weekend
There are just two performances at Stageworks Theatre.
Thrasher skater of the year Jamie Foy among talent coming to Tampa Pro in April
Die Spitz and Zinnia’s Garden play post-tournament concerts, too.
Queer the air: Here’s a quick guide to Tampa Pride weekend 2025
Six events to help you party starting Thursday, March 27.
Tampa’s Showbar, JW Marriott, host Saturday brunches ahead of Tampa Pride 2025
Don’t Pride on an empty stomach.
Tampa’s ‘Pride at Night’ Saturday concert includes bands and drag queens, too
Chug a Red Bull and vodka and get your life together.
Tampa Pride 2025: Stuart Milk, nephew of the late Harvey Milk, among Grand Marshals this weekend
Milk will also help Hillsborough County’s LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus fundraise on Friday.
The 2025 Tampa Pride diversity parade and street festival goes down Saturday
Festivities start bright and early.
Tampa Bay’s best live music happening March 27-April 3
Including Gina Chavez, St. Pete Jazz Festival, Tampa Pride and more.
Phish’s Trey Anastasio has sold out his Friday acoustic show in Clearwater
It’s been 20 years since his band played the area though.
Peace-punk band Work Stress plays St. Pete brewery show on Friday
It’s new album should’ve soundtracked the ‘Severance’ finale.
Before summer tour with Train, Edwin McCain plays Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s Food & Wine Festival
What’s better than snacking on theme park albondigas while watching a singer-songwriter reminisce about the last decade and a half of his life?
Ahead of Clearwater concert, John Waite details the best gig he ever saw
Thank you Roger Chapman, wherever you are.
Tito Puente Jr. plays Wesley Chapel’s Krate container park on Saturday
You’ll probably be able to get a bottle of his Puente Piña hot sauce, too.
Wolf-Face, Drag the River’s Jon Snodgrass, play Tampa brewery show this weekend
Pubes will fly at Deviant Libation.
Florida pop-punk band The Whyioughtas reunites at this weekend’s Lakeland punk rock flea market
The Whyioughtas emerged with a pair of early cassettes that are pretty-much collectors items for anyone who adored Warped Tour.
Children’s musician Roger Day plays no-cover daytime Clearwater concert this Monday
Seating at the BayCare Sound is first come, first served.
Four-day 2025 St. Pete Jazz Festival kicks off on Monday
Three nights at Palladium Theater, then a finale at the Museum of the American Arts & Crafts.
Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard plays a Lakeland air show on Tuesday
Uncle Kracker is also getting some Sun ‘N Fun in.
Rick Wakeman’s final solo tour stops in Clearwater on April Fool’s Day
It’s time to hang up the cape.
Your Arms Are My Cocoon, which puts bedroom pop and screamo in a blender, plays Tampa on Tuesday
Its debut studio LP has been described as an ‘intricately crafted masterpiece showcasing the band’s tightly controlled chaos.’
Bill making it harder for Florida citizens to put amendments on the ballot heads to house floor
Critics said HB125 would effectively kill the citizen-led amendment process.
‘Tax the tourists. Tax some of the foreigners’: Gov. DeSantis has ideas to offset proposed property tax cuts
Skeptics of whacking property taxes have argued that the state would have to boost sales taxes to make up for lost revenue.
Leader of the Florida House wants to permanently cut state sales tax to 5.25-percent
If the Republican’s plan is successful, taxpayers would save nearly $5 billion annually.
Florida Senator walks back proposed restrictions on a migrant child’s path to residency
Vero Beach Republican Sen. Erin Grall offered no explanation after n amendment removing all of the provisions in one of her bills, SB 1626.
Here’s what’s on the menu at Seminole Heights’ new Ichi Koroshi Ramen, opening soon
The shop is run by Ichicoro co-founders and lives inside Jug & Bottle.
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Dunedin Brewery’s Spring Beer Jam kicks off three days of music this Friday
This no-cover throwdown is built around experimental and jam-centric composition that dances around rock, electro, funk and hip-hop.
Houndmouth comes to St. Pete for biggest Bay area headlining gig to date
The band is at Jannus Live on April 2.
Atlanta psych-rock band Gringo Star headlines April’s Rock the Park in Tampa
The band’s new single sounds like a lost artifact from the golden days of Elephant 6 Recording Co.
Experimental percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani plays Tampa brewery show in April
He’s worked with bands like Akron/Family and is known for his hand-crafted rig.
Costco-loving LA rock band Never Ending Fall plays Ybor City on Friday
Yes, it can Kirkland.
Ted Dorsey’s new restaurant Sunshine City Tavern is now open in St.Petersburg
Dorsey has been at the helm of quite a few popular local spots.
Drug-trafficking charge dropped after man was found with ‘green, leafy substance’ at Tampa International Airport
Campbell was sentenced to three years in prison because of the trafficking conviction, the ruling said.
Florida bill would ban AI from deciding insurance claim denials
The bill would need approval from two more committees before it could go to the full Senate.
Nostalgic 90s rock band Counting Crows plays Clearwater this summer
The stop in Clearwater includes indie favorite The Gaslight Anthem.
Florida Senate committee OKs proposal banning flags that represent a political ideology
A similar measure has failed in the past two legislative sessions.
Florida Senate committee advances proposal prohibiting use of prefered pronouns in government jobs
Republican Sen. Randy Fine limited public comments to just 30 seconds.
Former Pinellas Congressman David Jolly is considering running for governor as a Democrat
He’s a former Republican, and current MSNBC analyst.
Latin Grammy-nominated songwriter Gina Chavez plays Water Street Tampa’s ‘Space Between’ concert
The 42-year-old brings a duo to the second installment of the emergent music series.
Florida Senate panel gives initial approval to further relax child labor laws
SB 918 is sponsored by Tampa Republican Jay Collins.
Republicans propose 2026 constitutional amendment that would create ‘COGE’ a Florida version of ‘DOGE’
That officer would be elected by the voters to investigate and report on fraud, waste, and abuse in state government.
Everclear is bringing ‘Sparkle and Fade’ anniversary tour to Clearwater this fall
Still a power bigger than the pain.
LA rapper Murs is retiring, but not before one last run through Tampa
AEW wrestler and rapper Max Caster opens the show alongside Tampa emcees Sam E Hues and Perception.
New proposal would require a transparency report from Florida insurers requesting rate increases
The House companion, HB 763, has not had a hearing yet.
Florida’s overall GDP could shrink by more than $4.5 billion after cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, new report says
The analysis looked at what could happen if a budget resolution by the Republican-controlled House is carried out.
Democrats are raising a lot of money for special elections that Republicans are favored to win
Democrats’ favorability rankings are in the tank, according to recent surveys.
Mason-Dixon survey shows 52 percent of Floridians approve of Trump’s performance
Out of 625 Floridians, 44% disapprove of the president and 4% are unsure.
Florida’s most-powerful business groups are watching as court hears arguments in wetlands fight
Florida and the EPA seek to overturn a district judge’s ruling in the lawsuit filed by conservation groups.
Lobbyist for Florida hospitality industry blames restaurant service charges on minimum wage increase
She admitted some restaurants have changed their pay structure to force customers to cover more of their labor costs.
Oracle of Ybor: With friends like these, who needs friends?
Like all relationships, some friendships can turn, well, toxic.
The Jonas Brothers will bring 20th anniversary tour to Tampa this fall
Baby, who turned the temperature hotter?
Judge drops lawsuit challenging Florida social media ban for young teens
However, the judge left open the possibility of a revamped lawsuit, which the groups said they intend to file.
Florida remains ‘ground zero’ for attacks on LGBTQ+ community, advocates and lawmakers say
‘We’ve been the canary in the coal mine, and that canary is dead,’ said Orlando area Democratic Rep. Anna Eskamani
‘Unconstitutional’: Florida Democrats blast Republican efforts to eliminate Department of Education
Republicans, meanwhile, praise progress toward a long-held goal.
King of The Coop returns to Seminole Heights, Tampa gets a Nueva Cantina, and more local food news
Plus, Tampa Shuffle and Raw Smoothie Co. both celebrate their anniversaries this weekend.
St. Pete’s Nueva Cantina, now employee-owned, announces new downtown Tampa taco spot
The Old Southeast spot is known for its freshly squeezed margaritas and Mexican street food.
Florida bill would require elementary students to learn cursive
While she voted for the measure, Rep. Rita Harris, D-Orlando, said cursive writing is already taught at public schools.
Rod Alnord’s ‘Chops’ jazz jam session finds new home at Tampa’s New World Brewery
His quartet includes Ruben Davila, Nick Peters and Ross Strauser.
Australian rock duo Skegss plays Tampa on Wednesday
Beach-pop duo Twen opens.
A beloved New World Brewery bartender needs help, so Tampa bands are throwing a benefit concert
Joanne Rivera was a Tampa music scene staple.
Ybor City hosts ‘Beat Marauders’ producer showcase this weekend
The lineup features more than a dozen sample splicers and drum maestros.
Kid Loki in the music lineup for this weekend’s packed Tampa Zine Fest
Slowcore outfit Deep Bite and experimental electro act Marguerite Sissie play, too.
Leon Bridges and Charley Crockett bring co-headlining tour to Clearwater this fall
The crooner and the cowboy indeed.
Tampa’s Deviant Libation hosts ‘Punks for Palestine’ concert this weekend
Proceeds go to Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund.
‘I Ain’t Sayin’ country singer Jordan Davis headlines Palm Harbor’s Valspar Championship this weekend
The concert is included in admission to the golf tournament.
Orlando alt-rock band Capstan brings ‘Mosaic’ of sound to Tampa this weekend
The show promises to be a career-so-far retrospective with some unplayed acoustic tracks mixed in.
Tampa’s Sun-Ray Cinema offering free movies with ticket from Veterans AMC
The cinema has also been renovating the seats, one theater at a time.
Pop songwriter Andy Grammer brings ‘Monster’ to Clearwater this weekend
The 41-year-old actually wrote about anger this time.
Ari Chi and Ella Jet top bill at Friday’s Women In Music celebration at Tampa Shuffle
Part of the venue’s seven-year anniversary weekend.
The ‘Naruto’ symphonic concert comes to Clearwater tonight
This show features centers around the first 220 original episodes of the series.
Lachy Doley, viral pianist who plays like a guitarist, plays Clearwater tonight
All the way from Australia, Lachy Doley is that guy on social media with a whammy bar on his Hammond. Online, he works through jammy covers of Boston, The Doors, and Hendrix. The 46-year-old will do a bunch of pumping and pounding on the keys for this one inside the most intimate space at Ruth…
