

Florida adjunct professors make an average $17K a year, report says
7 in 10 professors in the Florida College System are employed as adjuncts.
Here’s where to park for St. Petersburg’s Reggae Rise Up festival 2019
Ziggy Marley and Stick Figure are just two of the dozens of acts headed to Vinoy Park.
Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten called the rock hall of fame a “piss stain” on this day in 2006
His statement was read at the band’s induction ceremony.
Tampa Bay is getting absolutely punished with pollen right now
Are you reading this over a tissue?
Florida congresswoman files bipartisan bill to increase access to affordable child care
The PACE Act would essentially modernize the Children Dependent Care Tax Credit.
Tampa’s Morbid Angel comes home to headline the Decibel Magazine tour
The tour hits Orpheum in Ybor City with Immolation and Necrot in tow.
Bring your box wine and go see hit podcast ‘That’s Why We Drink’ in Tampa
Actually, leave the wine at home.
Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy’s Tampa Theatre concert is somehow still not sold out
The Wilco frontman brings James Elkington to downtown March 14.
Tampa Bay Bacon Festival teases food truck lineup ahead of next month’s event
Don’t go bacon my heart.
Get tipsy and let the St. Petersburg Opera Company school you at Iberian Rooster
Cocktails with the maestro.
Say farewell to Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn at his final River O’Green festival
He might be your next Uber driver, according to him.
Tampa mayoral candidate David Straz used a quote of us making fun of him in his new ad
Now the multimillionaire philanthropist and mayoral candidate is just messing with us.
A year after Parkland, NRA-backed lawmakers want to allow guns in cars parked at Florida schools
And the option to carry in churches, too.
St. Pete will soon be home to Tampa Bay’s first — and only — sustainable oyster farm
Sustainable and delicious.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s super PAC hit with massive fine for illegal donations
A report by The Intercept tied money to Chinese foreign nationals.
John Lennon and Harry Nilsson were ejected from the Troubadour on this day in 1974
You apparently can get very drunk on Brandy Alexanders.
Lucy’s Vegan Corner joins Baum Ave Market lineup of vegan-friendly eateries
Plant-based is the new black.
The Florida Orchestra’s final free happy hour at Armature Works is tomorrow
Debussy and Saint-Saëns will be featured at the first-come, first-served show.
Jetty Bones is opening for Citizen’s Mat Kerekes at Crowbar Ybor City
Jacob Sigman opens the March 13 Tampa date.
Brass Bowl Kitchen & Juicery set to open this month in St. Pete
The 600 block is getting a little juicier.
Florida lawmakers now want paramedics to start carrying firearms
The bill hopes to arm paramedics during ‘high-risk’ operations.
St. Petersburg’s Getaway tiki bar buys neighboring property for $1.2 million
More patios, please.
Following abuse allegations, ZooTampa will once again be allowed to treat rescue manatees
Last November the zoo was ordered to “cease all activities involving manatees” after allegations of mistreating the animals.
Gary Clark Jr., Gasparilla Music Festival step into the light
A sold-out Saturday and sizzling hot Sunday might’ve paved the way for a lifetime of GMF.
Kenwood’s Organic Produce Store officially opens new courtyard next week
Permiculturists, foodies, and urban growers, unite.
The Florida Aquarium and Coppertail Brewing Co. launch new nitro stout
Stouts to save sea life? Sign us up.
A ‘bloody scene’ resulted after a child’s foot was crushed on Universal Orlando’s E.T. ride, lawsuit says
The suit claims the boy’s left foot got stuck between the vehicle and the offloading area.
Universal Orlando reveals details on new Harry Potter coaster, opening June 13
The expectos are high.
Florida lawmakers want to block politicians like Rick Scott from using blind trusts
Because of his blind trust, the former governor didn’t have to detail his investments and business interests.
Standby Records’ Chin Up, Kid comes to Tampa’s Blue Note
Offended by Everything also plays the March 12 show.
3 Daughters Brewing hosts Florida Hard Seltzer Fest has been postponed until July
Live music, food and a seltzer mixology contest.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released ‘Déjà Vu’ on this day in 1970
It was the band’s first album with Neil Young.
A taco stand moved into a renovated ATM machine in Dunedin
I’d like to make a withdrawal, please.
Florida pelican bites vacationing dumbass in the face
The FWC is investigating after the man posted a video to Facebook showing himself attacking the pelican.
Mexican pop icon Luis Miguel will play Tampa’s Amalie Arena on June 25
He just won his sixth Latin Grammy.
Reel Big Fish and Bowling For Soup book St. Petersburg concert at Jannus Live
Nerf Herder will open on June 20.
Ballot measure raising minimum wage to $15 an hour will head to the Florida Supreme Court
The state’s minimum wage this year is $8.46 an hour.
Tampa Bay IHOPs will once again offer free pancakes tomorrow
Pancakes for every meal.
Free family event, Taste of Carrollwood returns to Raymond James Stadium this month
Sunday funday with the fam guarantees to be light on your pockets.
Kacey Musgraves, Son Volt, Kurt Vile lead St. Augustine’s Sing Out Loud 2019 lineup
Jenny Lewis, The Growlers, St. Paul & the Broken Bones among highlights during the month-long celebration.
Surterra Wellness medical marijuana dispensary opens in Brandon
Tampa, St. Petersburg and Lakeland all have their own Surterra locations.
The ‘running of the beers’ at Hunahpu’s Day in Tampa
The annual Tampa Bay Beer Week tradition didn’t disappoint.
Blake Shelton heats up 15,000 Tampa fans at sold-out Amalie Arena
He got some help from Lauren Alaina, John Anderson and Trace Adkins.
New York Yankee great Bernie Williams brings Grammy-nominated jazz to Clearwater
He’ll be on guitar at Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Murray Theatre.
Mushroomhead and the HellzaPoppin Circus will get freaky at Tampa’s Brass Mug
It’ll be like a nu-metal carnival in there.
Chastity’s Tampa concert is the ultimate Gasparilla Music after-party
Blacksmith and Sentries also play Hooch & Hive on March 10.
Atlanta punk band Blis. brings Glazed to St. Petersburg’s Lucky You Tattoo
Blis. just opened for Glassjaw and Quicksand.
Gospel and hip-hop collide when Travis Greene and Lil’ Jon play The Ritz Ybor City
One’s a late show, and the other starts way too early.
Beatles producer Sir George Henry Martin died on this day in 2016
The “fifth Beatle” was one of pop music’s brightest minds.
Lawmakers hope to expand renter protections amid Florida’s affordable housing crisis
Two Florida lawmakers want to expand protections for renters as the state's affordable housing crisis rages on with no end in sight. State Sen. José Javier Rodríguez and Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith are sponsors of identical measures SB 1794 and HB 1283, which aim to reform renters' rights and stop the "exploitation of vulnerable renters." "I have seen firsthand the…
Florida may join lawsuit to block underwater seismic blasting along Atlantic coast
Ashley Moody may be having second thoughts about oil companies.
Rapper Joe Budden will tape a live podcast at Tampa’s Straz Center
Rory, Mal & Parks join him on May 3.
Florida might soon have a 20 deposit on all bottles and cans
Bottles and cans, just clap your hands.
Exceptional art exhibit coming to ArtsXchange St. Pete
Let Pinellas County ESE students show you their masks during this Second Saturday event.
Tampa Bay Metro Diners are offering free pancakes to kids to next week
Feed your bottomless pit for free on National Pancake Day, March 12th.
Cape Fear metal giant Weedeater headlines Coppertail’s Tampa Bay Beer Week throwdown
ASG, Toke and more also play on March 9.
Lyft is offering discounted rides to women-owned Tampa Bay restaurants for the whole month of March
Happy International Women’s Day
Florida Senate overwhelmingly passes repeal of ban on smokable medical marijuana
The bill comes nearly three years after Florida voters first approved medical marijuana in 2016.
Jay-Z’s company helps dismiss case against Florida boy who refused to stand for Pledge of Allegiance
Steada treated, we get tricked. Steada kisses, we get kicked.
Florida’s possibly unconstitutional Bible study bill makes progress in state house
It would require public high schools to offer an elective course on the Old and New Testaments.
Celebrity Chef Robert Hesse opening new concept in downtown St. Petersburg
Gourmet grilled cheese is our blood type.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes at Creative Loafing: Tampa Bay
Editor’s Note: Fond farewells and excited hellos.
Tampa’s Ferg’s Live will close for good this weekend
The cover band haven opened in 2015 and was never meant to stay.
Politics and poetry collide in Trumpian times
This week’s Poet’s Notebook is inspired by both Coleridge and current events.
Tampa Bay Dairy Queens are serving up buy one get one 99-cent Blizzards
One for me… and another for me.
Trump can’t win, he can only hope the ‘socialists’ lose
Informed Dissent: Election politics and the S-word.
Bi-coastal darkwave duo Cold Cave to play Tampa’s Crowbar Ybor City
Adult. and Sextile open the show.
Disney’s new Star Wars land will open in Orlando on August 29
We’re this much closer to chugging that blue milk.
The Watoto Children’s Choir is returning to Tampa, and we have mixed feelings about it
It’s for the orphans, but Watoto’s LGBTQ views are asinine.
Blake Shelton set to give Tampa’s Amalie Arena his hillbilly bone
John Anderson, Lauren Alaina and Trace Adkins open the March 8 show.
Chicago rap star Cupcakke to make up missed Tampa show Friday at The Orpheum
Remember when she missed her flight on Halloween?
Vegan hotspot, Dixie Dharma, coming to Armature Works next month
100 percent plant-based southern comfort food is coming our way, people.
Florida cop found guilty of murdering stranded motorist Corey Jones
He’s the first police officer in Florida since 1989 to be found guilty for killing someone while on duty.
Trump’s popularity in Florida is fading, says new poll
His approval ratings in the Sunshine State are largely split along party lines.
Marco Rubio is still trying to make daylight savings a permanent thing in Florida
It’s called the “Sunshine Protection Act,” and he just can’t let it go.
The best concerts coming to Tampa Bay this week
March 7-13.
Florida is a great place to live if you’re rich and hate paying taxes
Sorry, rich people who just love to pay taxes.
Hole In One Donuts opens new location in Tarpon Springs this Friday
Specialty doughnuts? Yes please.
WWE confirms that Wrestlemania 2020 is coming to Tampa
The official word is supposed to come at 11 a.m.
Clearwater sports bar Dilladelphia delivers a disjointed experience
The place would benefit from deciding what it wants to be.
Underground hip-hop phenom Oddisee comes to Tampa’s Gasparilla Music Festival
CL talks failures, family life and new music with the D.C. rapper.
Bodega-inspired market Pete’s General opening soon in St. Petersburg’s Historic Uptown
“Hopefully, it becomes a staple in the neighborhood.”
Castor, Straz move to runoff election for Tampa’s next mayor
It was close, but no Cigar City (yet) for Castor.
3 Tampa Bay artists find new ways to make art in Tarpon Springs
Meet the three artists whose unique art is currently on display at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs.
‘Captain Marvel’ soars above expectations with a fresh female perspective
Marvel Studios puts its final piece in place before ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ and gives Brie Larson the role of a lifetime.
Dishes, drinks you can score throughout Tampa’s Gasparilla Music Festival
Go stuff yourself.






