Creator Clash 2, a charity boxing match between influencers, happens in Tampa next month
Last year, Creator Clash raised more than $1.3 million for good causes.
The best live music happening in Tampa Bay March 17-23
Including Innings Festival and Reggae Rise Up.
Chef Chris Ponte to open a St. Pete location of popular Italian restaurant OLIVIA
Because The Burg’ needs just one more Italian restaurant.
Axios Tampa Bay fires reporter Ben Montgomery over response to DeSantis DEI email
‘This gives the trolls another scalp,’ Montgomery told CL.
Florida House panel supports lowering a threshold for sentencing defendants to death
HB 555 would eliminate a requirement for unanimous jury recommendations before death sentences can be imposed.
Hearing for Florida’s six-week abortion ban bill is scheduled for this week
The debate will come after lawmakers last year passed a measure to prevent abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Amendment to make Florida school board elections partisan could go to voters in 2024
If the amendment passes, partisan school-board races would begin in 2026.
A Tampa band featuring James Beard-nominated chef Greg Baker plays its first show this weekend
Baker’s calling the show Unruly Industry’s debutante ball.
Owners of St. Pete restaurant Baba open a canned fish eatery and raw bar called Barbouni
It’s now open out of Baba’s former bakery and cafe space.
Latest election data shows more Republican gains when it comes to voter registration in Florida
The GOP’s 436,990-voter edge over the Democratic Party was larger than a 383,954-voter advantage at the end of December.
Trophy Fish, a St. Pete seafood hotspot, opens this weekend in Seminole Heights
Trophy Fish was founded in 2017 by St. Petersburg natives Ryan Griffin and partners Blake Thompson and Bill Griffin.
WUSF’s ‘Longest Table’ fundraiser shuts down St. Pete’s Bayshore Drive later this month
All the money raised from the gala will support WUSF Public Media.
USF Tampa students will rally at state attorney’s office to demand charges against protesters be dropped
The state attorney protest will be held March 15 at 1 p.m.
Next month’s 16th annual Pinellas Pepper Fest includes a jalepeño eating contest and spicy lollipop lick-a-thon
This spicy foodie fest is both family and pet-friendly.
Tampa’s TECO streetcar increases frequency to every 12 minutes during peak hours
Tampa’s streetcar has been free to ride since 2018.
Tampa Tiger Bay Club hosts a city council runoff election forum on Friday
Voters must hit the polls again in April to decide four Tampa City Council races.
Write-ins for Tampa mayor included ‘Turd Ferguson,’ Tom Brady, Bill Carlson and more
Satan, however, did not make the write-in list.
‘Why are you so afraid of me’: Florida Senate committee approves measure targeting transgender treatments, despite emotional testimony
Major medical associations in the United States maintain that gender-affirming care is safe.
Republicans on Florida House panel vote to approve bill that allows 18 year olds to buy rifles
HB 1543 would reverse part of a 2018 law that set the minimum age at 21.
Trashy Treasures, one of Tampa Bay’s greatest art garage sales, happens this weekend
An online auction is going on now.
Over 30 St. Patrick’s Day parties, bar crawls and family-friendly events happening in Tampa Bay this week
Party hard, drink responsibly, and keep telling people that you’re part Irish.
DJ Spaceship, WMNF’s first Black morning show host, takes listeners on a fantastic voyage every Monday
He’s on the air at 88.5-FM from 6 a.m.-9 a.m.
Review: Tommy James and the Shondells remain easy to love during Strawberry Festival set
Sweet *squints* strawberry wine.
Florida’s gas prices are up 9 cents per gallon since last week
Demand in Florida might not slow like in other areas.
Ethics commission dismisses dispute over Nikki Fried financial disclosure
The case involved income from periods before Fried was elected agriculture commissioner in 2018.
‘90s rock icon Counting Crows heads to Tampa for summer ‘Banshee Season Tour’
Florida boys Dashboard Confessional opens.
St. Pete’s new rooftop bar debuts, Cask Social unexpectedly closes, and more Tampa Bay food news
And TPA becomes the first airport in the country to collaborate with Uber Eats.
Florida bill would allow doctors to OK medical pot via telehealth
More than 2,500 doctors have undergone training that allows them to order medical marijuana for patients.
Florida legislature moves closer to allowing open carry
Gov. Ron DeSantis signaled this week that he would support an open-carry proposal.
South Tampa’s Cask Social unexpectedly closes, leaves employees scrambling for new jobs
The property was purchased by the owners of karaoke bar La La St. Pete.
USF Tampa students arrested at protest call for police chief Chris Daniel to be fired
One local attorney thinks the chief may have violated the Fourth Amendment.
Ybor City’s Zydeco Brew Werks celebrates fifth anniversary this week with secret taps, bottle releases and more
The party happens Friday, March 10 from 5 p.m.-close.
St. Pete Pier’s first ever roller rink opens today
The rink will run until April 9.
Federal investigation accuses St. Pete’s Red Mesa restaurants of withholding employee wages
So far, the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $190K for employees.
Bipartisan bill calls for later start times at Florida public schools
The proposal would prevent public middle schools from starting before 8 a.m. and public high schools from starting before 8:30 a.m.
St. Pete’s Lao community hosts a new Friday night street food market
It happens every week in North St. Pete.
The Cure will close summer tour in Tampa
Tickets start at under $22, too.
