Tampa Bay’s best live music happening March 21-27
Including Skegss, and a bunch of heavy-hitting local concerts.
Florida Gov. DeSantis will speak alongside Trump border czar Tom Homan at New College event
The immigration discussion is scheduled to take place on March 20.
Florida GOP lawmakers approve bill to remove ‘Gulf of Mexico’ from state laws and school books
“It just bothers me that we’re even making this change, that we’re wasting our time dealing with this.”
Florida Republicans continue push to ban local governments from putting fluoride in water
“Community water fluoridation is regarded as one of the greatest scientific achievements of the 20th Century.”
Tampa’s River O’Green, St. Pete’s Paddy Fest, happening on Saturday
Green beer lovers rejoice.
South Tampa’s Book Lovers Bookstore has to move and is liquidating more than 20,000 books
You have to make an appointment to shop.
St. Pete’s Studio@620 hosts two performances of ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide’
Ntozake Shange’s work centers around ladies in seven colors and utilizes 20 poems.
A former Florida Professor of the Year comes to St. Pete to discuss free speech on campus
There’s no cover for the talk happening on Wednesday, March 19.
St. Pete art exhibit ‘Embracing Our Differences’ celebrates diversity through March 31
This year’s show features a healthy balance of young and adult artists.
‘I’m not scared’: After revealing cancer diagnosis, WEDU’s Rob Lorei discusses what’s next
He’s working out the details for his new WEDU show, ‘Perspectives.’
Breeze Airways launches new nonstop flights from Tampa to Key West
The flight will be offered four times a week.
Florida Republicans approve proposal to pay workers less than minimum wage for internships, job training
Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, argued that employers will simply redefine entry level jobs as “internships.”
Loud, Brooklyn dance-pop duo Sleigh Bells is coming to Tampa this summer
The band’s new ‘Bunky Becky Birthday Boy’ is due April 4 via Mom+Pop Music.
Rock & Brews in Lutz will soon be replaced by a Portillo’s
The Rock & Brews building will be demolished to make way for hot dogs.
After nearly 24 years, Rob Lorei is stepping down as host of WEDU’s ‘Florida This Week’
The revered Tampa journalist also revealed a cancer diagnosis.
Oracle of Ybor: It feels like your pal is ghosting you, but remember that close friendships are often a long game
And go forth towards your cozy cafe con booknook, too.
Florida Republicans support restricting state’s ballot-initiative process even further
Only one lawmaker crossed party lines, with Rep. Jose Alvarez, D-Kissimmee, joining Republicans in supporting the bill.
Electricians and mechanics at USF vote to join new union after college privatizes their jobs in backroom deal
The next step is to begin bargaining a union contract for the workers.
Florida Democrats call on Trump to reconsider NOAA budget cuts
“Slashing the workforces at NWS and NOAA cripples their ability to warn and protect the public, endangering millions of Americans…”
Tampa’s getting a Duff’s Famous Wings, Pepper Lunch opens in Pinellas Park and more local food news
Plus, Wizarding Wine Fest comes to Tampa Theatre, Pasta Packs pop-up at Water Street and more.
Pasta Packs hosts ravioli-making classes, lunch service and more at new Water Street pop-up
You can still pick up freshly-made pasta from its South Tampa headquarters, too.
Popular wing chain Duff’s will open in former Ella’s location in Seminole Heights
Last summer, the company hosted a pop-up event at GenX Tavern in downtown Tampa.
Doobie Brothers-channeling Penelope Road plays Tampa this month
Michael McDonald’s long lost children.
Gary Clark Jr. returns to Tampa this week for his first Bay area show since 2019
Danielle Ponder opens his third-ever set in town.
Tampa best DJs are doing 90-minute ‘Over Easy’ breakfast sets starting this weekend
DJ Casper kicks the series off this weekend at WeVegan cafe in South Tampa.
Pinellas County Schools won’t enforce ICE agreement school police chief signed without authorization
ICE took the Pinellas school police off its list of agencies with a pending task force agreement.
Austin Meade, who effortlessly channels Tom Petty and Judas Priest, plays Tampa on Tuesday
Meade last played locally last year for 98 RockFest.
Tampa Bay jazz scene staples Michael Ross and Fred Johnson celebrate 25 years of music during Sunday matinee
David Pate, Walt Hubbard and LaRue Nickelson are in the ensemble, too.
DJ Etta brings the spirit of Detroit’s Movement Festival to St. Petersburg
Motown’s big EDM to-do isn’t until this summer, but DJ Etta is in town this weekend.
John Fogerty, Nelly, help close out 2025’s Florida Strawberry Festival concerts
It’s getting hot in here.
Oklahoma’s king of life-saving sad songs, John Moreland, has sold-out another Safety Harbor concert
Listen from the outside, we guess.
Gaijin tops bill of brutal Florida hardcore coming to Tampa on Saturday
There’s no cover at Deviant Libation.
Grab a Guinness, The Dropkick Murphys make their Clearwater debut on Saturday
The Menzingers and Teenage Bottlerocket open.
Florida measure that would expand the definition of a DUI to ‘any impairing substance’ draws concerns
“I’m certainly not pro-DUI. I don’t want it to be construed that way. I don’t know what the current law is missing … it’s just too far.”
