Tampa Bay’s best live music happening May 22-29
Including DIY Fest III, Keys N Krates, and more.
Tampa Roller Derby celebrates 20 years of rollin’ with the homies this weekend
The skater-run open gender league has plenty of games left for the year.
Florida-based country acts start Memorial Day weekend with Skipper’s ‘Party Under The Oak’
Take a break from the tractor and take in some country tunes.
David Jolly and Josh Weil test drive campaign messages at Pinellas town hall
Both Democrats said they’ll likely announce candidacies for governor and U.S. Senate next month.
JudyAnne Jackson plays Tampa’s last streetcar concert of the season on Friday
She grew up singing around Tampa Bay.
Halsey’s Tampa concert this weekend may or may not be her last
Canadian indie pop band Alvvays and Mexican sister rock trio The Warning open the show.
Mx. St. Pete Pride, St. Pete’s biggest drag pageant, is back this weekend
Guest judge Jazzell Barbie Royale will be rating St. Pete talent.
Pasco Sheriff’s Office ordered to pay fees for targeting “problem people,” “at-risk youths”
The office settled a lawsuit with residents last year over its controversial predictive policing program
Q&A: “Fat Ham” star Deimoni Brewington talks queering Shakespeare and becoming Juicy for American Stage
American Stage serves up Pulitzer-winning, queer black ‘Hamlet’ remix
Clearwater Jazz Holiday 2025: Trombone Shorty, Cory Wong and Trampled by Turtles top lineup
Tower of Power, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Lady Blackbird, and more are also on the nearly 24-artist bill.
Tampa Bay legislators call on Congress not to defund Planned Parenthood
Sen. Darryl Rouson (D-St. Petersburg) and Rep. Dianne Hart (D-Tampa) joined the effort.
The Vinoy’s fine dining restaurant Elliott Aster opens in St. Pete today
James Beard finalist and Michelin-starred Chef Lee Wolen designed its Italian-inspired menu.
NRA asks Supreme Court to repeal Florida’s age limit on long gun purchases
The group is once again trying to lower the age limit from 21
FAMU, Florida’s sole public historic Black university, taps GOP ally as president
The board of trustees also voted to increase the salary at $750,000.
Federal judge orders Florida DEP take steps to protect manatees after violating Endangered Species Act
The order came after his ruling that the state violated the Endangered Species Act in the northern Indian River Lagoon
Sweetfields Farm’s Sunflower Festival has one last picture-perfect weekend
There’s a fluffy cow named Cannoli.
Dunedin Pet Supply begins Pride month with its Puppy Pride Party
Come sniff out your new best friend, but not in a weird way…
HART has cleared the way for a new public transit tax, and this Tampa group is ready to plan next steps
Transit Now Tampa Bay holds its next meeting on Thursday, May 29.
Oracle Of Ybor: The Two of Swords has something to say about the resentment you have for family
If that sword falls, it’ll be you who cuts them off.
Tampa Museum of Art kicks off Pride month with 19th annual Pride and Passion showcase
The ‘Romeo and Juliet’-themed gala will also feature a performance from Suzie Toot.
Dunedin Global fusion restaurant Caracara closes after six years
Chef and owner Traci Bryant will focus on nearby pizzaria Jack Pallino’s.
Tampa’s waterpark, Adventure Island, announces new family-friendly, after-hours ‘AquaGlow’ party
The theme park is making a splash with their new family-friendly wave pool rave.
‘Term limits have completely empowered lobbyists’: In Tampa, a discussion about how long officials should stay in office
Florida voters amended the state Constitution subjecting legislators to eight-year term limits more than three decades ago.
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay opens new Wild Oasis kids area in June
The new attraction replaces the long-shuttered Jungala playground.
Duff’s Famous Wings opens in Seminole Heights this week
The Buffalo export lives at the old Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe.
Tampa songwriter Tone I.E. releases devastating new album on Sunday
Hear the ‘Moral of the Story’ in Seminole Heights.
Dutch Bros. opens in South Tampa, Ducky’s closes and more Tampa Bay food news
Openings Dutch Bros., coffee chain with famously-friendly service, is now open in South Tampa Last weekend, after first sharing expansion plans two years ago, the popular Oregon coffee chain with famously-friendly service finally opened in Tampa Bay. The Bay area’s first Dutch Bros.—complete with drive-thru and walk-up—is located at 3616 W Ballast Point Blvd., South…
Tampa Bay Sun FC brings Spanish signage and real-time translation
Everything from signage to tickets and printed materials at Riverfront Stadium is getting a bilingual boost.
Workers at a third Tampa Starbucks file petition to unionize
The store is at the Shoppes of Carrollwood, less than two miles from another unionized Starbucks.
Pepe’s Cantina takes over CiderPress space in St. Pete’s Historic Kenwood
Jose Acosta, a longtime friend of founder Frank ‘Pepe’ Chavez, is behind the new St. Pete franchise.
Activists in Tampa post signs over I-4 equating ICE to German secret police
They also posted “FK ICE” and “CRUSH ICE.”
Nominations are open for Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay 2025
There are a bunch of new categories up for grabs.
Tampa Monitor: Councilmembers remove Guido Maniscalco as council chair
They also voted to give developers of Tampa’s beleaguered Rome Yard project more time to explain their plan.
Jon Batiste is coming to Clearwater this summer
Tell the truth.
Michael Franti’s family is growing, so he’s rescheduled his May 16 Clearwater concert for this fall
‘Welcome to the Family,’ indeed.
New York rock band Sgt. Splendor plays two Tampa Bay concerts this weekend
Geri X is also on both bills.
Chase Shakur brings one of 2025’s best albums to Tampa on Wednesday
The 24-year-old has come a long way since he kicked off his career doing underground cyphers in Atlanta.
Clearwater Jazz Holiday stages two Bay area concerts this month
The Young Lions Jazz Festival is this weekend, while Allison Nash gets soulful on May 22.
Peelander-Z, the Japanese punk band straight out of a comic book, returns to Tampa this month
Grab your three-eyed Furby and head to Orpheum on your ‘Bike bike bike.’
In St. Pete, Florida authors Annabelle Tometich and Dalia Colón talked moms, mangoes and memoirs
The timely book talk happened in the middle of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Pope Leo’s brother is a Florida man and self-described MAGA type—and believes his sibling is best man for job
A social media post criticizing former Nancy Pelosi with a slur and insinuating that Pelosi’s husband is gay, was dredged up for the world to see.
Federal court upholds block on Florida law aimed at preventing children from attending drag shows
The latest ruling stems from Hamburger Mary’s in a First Amendment challenge to the law.
At Arise Church in Brandon, Casey DeSantis says she remains open about a potential run for governor
She also denounced the criticism about her Hope Florida charity program.
Florida court says law allowing minors to have abortions without parents’ consent is unconstitutional
Waiver cases reaching appeals courts are relatively rare.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis set to sign law banning psychedelic mushroom spores
A violation of the new ban would be a first-degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of $1,000.
Hillsborough’s state Sen. Jay Collins says he’s open to being named Florida’s lieutenant governor
There hasn’t been much speculation about the lieutenant governor’s position, but Collins, like Ingoglia, is considered one of the governor’s closest supporters in the Senate.
