Hillsborough transit referendum, take two (or a thousand, depending on who’s counting)
Nearly a month after torpedoing the Go Hillsborough half-penny tax transit initiative, county commissioners were back at the drawing board Wednesday, an alternative proposal it'd like to pitch to voters in tow. Six of the seven commissioners voted to set a June hearing in which it will discuss a rejiggered version of a plan that…
Creative Loafing’s Crafts & Drafts 2016
For Crafts & Drafts 2017, click here! Thank you to Tampa Bay video studio, Roundhouse Creative, for capturing all of 2016's fun! Crafts & Drafts was back for it’s third year, bringing a day of good old fashioned fun for the entire family to the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club! This year’s event featured more than…
The Shruti Foundation and India Cultural Center present the 2016 Tampa Bay Indian Music & Dance Festival
A new celebration of Indian culture has its debut this Saturday.
Dwight Dudley among qualified judicial candidates in Pinellas
People were a little shocked last week when State Rep. Dwight Dudley announced he'll be leaving his House District 68 seat at the end of his current term. The St. Petersburg Democrat didn't take long, though, to embark on his next endeavor: running to be a judge. As of Friday, according to a media release…
Ceviche presents the grand opening of Ché in St. Petersburg
The basement bar at Ceviche in downtown St. Petersburg has long been a Latin music hotspot. On any given Tuesday or Friday night, you could duck in for a drink and catch performers like Freddy Montes y su Son playing sultry Afro Cuban jazz to a throng of swaying and sashaying bodies. Ceviche built upon…
Tonight in live music: Shakey Graves with Son Little, The Dear Hunter with O’Brother
A few noteworthy concerts are happening on this Wed., May 18.
Sh*t happened 5/18/16: Rays repeat double-digit win, same-sex couples to finally get birth certificate equality
Have we done a Bon Jovi "Livin' on a Prayer" opening joke for Wednesday yet? We can't remember. Eh, just have a Radler with lunch today and remember you can start mentally checking out around 2 p.m. tomorrow. Hugs! So the Tampa Bay Rays' inconsistent early-season action got weirder and more interesting over the last…
Two more Cycle releases planned for American Craft Beer Week
Variants of Cycle Brewing’s Rare DOS have debuted since Monday, with others on the way.
Self Publishing Notebook: The Quagmire of Editing
Self publishing doesn’t mean sole publishing — you need a team of editors. Well, OK, two.
Feeding Tampa Bay, USF partner to combat food insecurity
The economy may have bounced back from the recession, but the number of hungry people in the Tampa Bay area should shock you. One out of every seven adults and one out of every four children, approximately 700,000 people across the greater Tampa area, are considered “food insecure." And, as we covered in late 2014…
Local musician Scott Dempster needs some help from his scene
The local music scene staple and current bassist of Peace of Woodstock had a heart attack on stage, and he needs some help
Lawsuit or nah: Rick Scott says state will review federal rules on transgender student bathrooms
When the Obama Administration hands down new rules mandating things like thoughtful treatment of undocumented immigrants or commonsense protection of waterways, there's only one thing for states like Florida to do: spend millions of taxpayer dollars suing the federal government. So when the president made new rules around transgender student bathroom use, the question wasn't…
Barefoot Contessa is coming to the Straz
Tampa’s Straz Center will go behind the scenes with culinary icon Ina Garten in November.
Three for all: Drinks, entertainment and food to drive Franklin Manor
Regionites will find three key elements at downtown Tampa’s new Franklin Street development.
Weekly Tune-Up: New music for your week by The Stone Roses, CHVRCHES, Twin Peaks + more
I knew It was going to be difficult to follow-up last week's excellent set of songs — which included tunes from Radiohead, Local Natives and Red Hot Chili Peppers. But with so much new music seeming to surface on a near daily basis, it didn't prove so hard after all. Below are 15 new tunes…
Do This: Eat and do good with Dining Out For Life
Help raise money for a local AIDS service organization Thursday by eating out.
Pittsburgh evens series with 3-2 win over Lightning
The Penguins take Game 2 in overtime.
Sh*t happened 5/17/16: Bolts lose, Sheikra fixed, living skull visits marine mammals
We live in some seriously exciting times. This news roundup isn't about that, of course, but still. Super, super-exciting times. Well, the Pittsburgh Penguins — which is either a cute name or a lame one, depending on your outlook, and in neither case particularly intimidating — evened up the Eastern Conference finals by beating the…
Creative Loafing’s Tampa Bay Restaurant Week 2018
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Tonight in live music: Agnostic Front brings NYC-brewed hardcore to Orpheum, Ybor City
Stalwart veterans (and practically progenitors) of the New York hardcore scene, Agnostic Front continues to deliver an anthemic and boisterous sound, pushing tunes from a catalog stretching well over 20 years. Roger Miret's signature grimy yet oddly clean howls and raspier growls – like a tipsy wolf with a broken larynx – are still just as…
Bad Boy Reunion Tour brings Puffy, Lil’ Kim, Mase and others to Amalie Arena
It’s a flashback to 1997.
Melt with you: A Q&A with Modern English frontman Robbie Grey
The British New Wave rock band lands in Tampa on May 25.
World Beer Cup awards 7venth Sun with silver medal
Among Florida’s five winners, 7venth Sun Brewery snagged silver from the World Beer Cup.
Reasons to Watch: Trump and Megyn Kelly get married in a very special Fox News
Just kidding. Season’s greetings, though: Finales abound.
Sh*t happened 5/16/16: Lightning win as Bishop falls, George Zimmerman fails, Slide the City flails
Sharon grabbed her bag and her change from the young man in the window and handed it to Sean. She carefully navigated the parking lot, then screeched into traffic, jostling him as he dug through the food, double-checking the order. "Aw, crap," he said, inspecting something half-rolled in foil. "What is it?" "Didn't you order…
St. Pete’s Il Ritorno, Green Bench to collaboratively collide
On Sunday, five courses paired with Green Bench brews will be served at Il Ritorno.
A conversation with Oddisee (and some shots from his Friday night show at Orpheum in Ybor City)
Andrew Silverstein chatted with the D.C. emcee before his Friday night show, then went and took some photos, too. Hear and see both here.
Shots Fired: Have Gun, Will Travel Anniversary Party, Night One @ New World Brewery, 5/13/2016
The first of Have Gun, Will Travel's two anniversary parties was a rousing good time of fiddle-spun folk rock and harmony-drenched Americana that likely did wonders for the ominous Friday the 13th undertone.
Lightning win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals despite devastating injury
The Lightning keep winning games and losing players.
This Saturday in live music: Someday River EP Release Party, Apocalyptica, Red Elvises + more
A breakdown of concert highlights for this Sat., May 14.
Website encourages Floridians to tweet at lawmakers who support Trump
Want to know if the man or woman (probably man) who represents you in the Florida House or Senate is a Donald Trump supporter? The group Florida Strong wants to help you with that. On Friday morning they announced the launch of a new website, whobackstrump.com. It lists everyone in the state legislature who has…
Shots fired: Colleen Green, Ben Katzman’s Degreaser, Veiny Hands @ The Bends, 5/12/2016
Last night, cheeky lo-fi garage act Ben Katzman's Degreaser and hazy anti-pop songstress Colleen Green landed at The Bends in St. Petersburg, joined by native psych-heady rock outfit Veiny Hands, for a night of sweaty alcohol-fueled cavorting and musical explosions. Brian Mahar was in the thick of it and came back with these pics, which'll…
Weekend Platter: Friday the 13th, ‘cue cook-off and more
In food and drink this weekend, expect wine and beer, barbecue and other popular tastes.
Sh*t happened 5/13/16: Zimmerman gun sale hijacked, plus another reason to heed warning signs depicting giant carnivores
Friday. We all made it to the weekend, almost. And while it may not have been a perfect week by any stretch, it could have been worse. For example, are you on track to end the week with the same number of appendages with which you started it? Well, there you go. At least one…
This Friday in live music: Oddisee, Pig Pen CD Release Party, Donna the Buffalo, Styx + more
Some noteworthy artists are performing tonight on either side of Tampa Bay. Take a look at the breakdown below, and peep what's coming up this weekend, too. Oddisee with Rival, LB Legalize, Yung $murf DC-raised, Brooklyn-based producer/emcee Oddisee has a literate and pointed lyrical style, his flow accelerating or slowing to match the pace of…
New live-music cocktail lounge coming to Ceviche St. Pete
A late-night underground hangout called Ché will launch at St. Pete’s Ceviche this month.
Do This: Browse on the bluff in Clearwater
On Saturday, mobile kitchens, artisans and indie bizes will flock to the season’s final Pierce Street Market.
Your Weekend: Like Bloodlines, only with more dog
#houndlivesmatter
Slip and slide (the city)
World’s longest waterslide comes to Tampa.
George Zimmerman still selling gun that killed Trayvon Martin, but on different website
Shortly after word that George Zimmerman was to begin auctioning off the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin in 2012 spread (and before bidding opened), the notorious firearm was nowhere to be found. The auction site through which Zimmerman was trying to sell it offered a statement on why it doesn't approve of the…
Say Cheese at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
Everyone loves a birthday party, and Florida Museum of Photographic Arts doesn’t look a day over 14…
Nifty riffs: Ox & Fields restaurant debuts in Seminole Heights
The Tampa neighborhood’s latest ampersanded eatery opened its doors last week.
Poet’s Notebook: On the love of books — and libraries
A gift evokes a shared love for both writing and the written word.
Do This: Files and Film 2016
American masters.
Sh*t happened 5/12/16: Biden in town, more George Zimmerman scumbaggery, another reason to avoid mass-produced chicken
It's Thursday. The heavy lifting is done. You can watch baby otter videos to your heart's content for the next two days. Monday's going to suck anyway, why not procrastinate a little? We can help you with that by shedding a little light on yesterday's highest highs and most depressing lows. Brace yourself. Vice President…
Have Gun, Will Travel celebrates 10 years with two anniversary parties this weekend
Really hard to wrap my head around the fact that it’s been a decade since singer-songwriter Matt Burke, bassist brother Danny Burke and drummer JP Beaubien started churning out music as Have Gun, Will Travel. Though the lineup has shifted ever so slightly over the years to the current quartet format — bolstered by lap…
Tonight in live music: Trampled by Turtles with Devil Makes Three, Ben Katzman’s DeGreaser with Colleen Green + more
It's a fatty-stacked night of concerts on this Thurs., May 12. Take a look at the breakdown of highlights below. Trampled By Turtles with The Devil Makes Three Midwestern quartet Trampled by Turtles plies bluegrass that is vintage-hued as viewed through a modern lens – like what you might hear scoring Great Stagecoach Robbery if…
Five Courses: Ready to Black Rock and more
Five other newbies are set to join the region’s legion of food spots.
Do This: Roll out to Brews & Bites
Food and booze are the focus of The Sail Pavilion’s popular Friday night tradition.
Noise is a relative term: Talking noise music and mockingbirds on the sixth anniversary of the Pangaea Project
I hate the sound of mockingbirds in the morning. Every spring, a new family of passerine pests takes up residence in the trees around my house and their unrelenting noise wrenches me to cursing consciousness far too often. The kicker is those little bastards are grand pretenders that don’t even sing their own songs —…
Do This: Modigliani
Dying to paint.
Do This: Kerouac drank here
This week, in “wet literature”…
Femme Visuale: April Hartley on her upcoming solo show
Whipstitching children’s drawings into fiber paintings.
