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Tampa Fringe 2025: Victoria Rose Ríos’ theatrical quinceañera tackles identity, girlhood and grief this month
And yes, there will be coquito.
Tampa anime convention attendees seek voice actor stardom next month at MetroCon
There’s also a masquerade dance, meet-and-greets, and a cosplay contest
Tampa Fringe 2025: Vulva Va Voom shows a sexy, hilarious struggle with imperfection ‘Blah-Capella’
It’s proudly a ca-awkward.
Tampa Fringe 2025: Pantano teaches queer acceptance through kinky pup play
Bring your own pawpers.
Tampa Fringe 2025: Miami drag performer Yoko Oso returns from the dead for ‘Queen Interrupted’
It’s a story of sex, drag, and rock and roll in South Florida.
Richard Dreyfuss and fellow ‘Jaws’ stars join scientists in Tampa next month for SharkCon
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Tampa Fringe 2025: Whacky kids musical ‘Florida Christmas’ among family-friendly shows coming to annual festival
Baby it shouldn’t be cold outside.
Tampa Fringe 2025: Of course ‘Murderers’ opens on Friday the 13th
Miami’s Dreki Theater brings psychological thrills to Tampa.
Tampa Bay’s best live music happening June 5-12
Including Wu-Tang Clan, Metallica, Illuminati Hotties, Emo Night Tampa anniversary parties and more.
Senate candidate Tamika Lyles says she’s being discriminated against and the Florida Democratic Party is ‘promoting’ another candidate
Lyles’ campaign on Tuesday issued a lengthy statement expressing its anger.
Former Republican David Jolly has officially entered the race for Florida governor—as a Democrat
The 52-year-old Pinellas County resident is the first major Democratic candidate to enter the race.
Ryan Toth, who’s installed a 10-foot alligator inside St. Pete’s Morean Arts Center, talks ‘Fresh Squeezed’ this month
He’s joined by Hannah Keats for the virtual discussion on June 12.
Tampa art nonprofit Tempus Projects needs supporters to make it rain at Prince Party fundraiser
DJ Gabe Echazabal plays selector on Saturday.
Twen, Mold! playing Tampa for concert featuring some of America’s best indie-rock right now
Both bands arrive with soon-to-be released albums in hand.
In St. Pete, Peter Hook & the Light will play Joy Division’s ‘Get Ready’ in full
New Order’s founding bassist is reminiscing on a honeymoon for this tour with his current band, The Light. The 69-year-old wraps a short run of shows next weekend, and this first of three Florida dates finds the band playing New Order’s 2001 album Get Ready in full along with some of the best by Joy…
Tampa Legals 6/5/25
Tampa Legals Legals Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on www.storagetreasures.com. ending on June 13, 2025 at 10:00 am for units located at Compass Self Storage 1685 Hwy 17 N Eagle Lake Florida 33839. Purchases must be made…
Matt Burke tops songwriters round show at St. Pete’s best listening room
Have Gun, Will Travel’s frontman is joined by Daniel Collins and Michael Madore.
Sweet Sensation’s Miss Betty Bee plays a freestyle festival in Clearwater this weekend.
Sammy Zone, Jessee B, Nelson Rego and more are on the bill, too.
Tampa Irish pub Four Green Fields is closing its Curtis Hixon Park location—temporarily
UPDATE: In a follow-up post two hours later, the pub apologized for any confusion, adding that the closure is temporary
Ahead of ‘Barbara’ release, Old Dominion comes to Clearwater on Saturday
The perennial Academy of Country Music Awards Group of the Year winner plays BayCare Sound.
Tampa Fringe 2025: ‘DeCeption Theater’ brings horror magic to Ybor City
A magic show that’s anything but cutesy.
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is doing a book talk in Tampa this weekend
It’s part of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s ‘Metallica Takeover’ weekend.
Jim Lauderdale brings new country song about AI to St. Pete this weekend
You have to be at Bayboro Brewing Co. in person to see him perform it though.
Emo Night Tampa kicks off two-night 10th anniversary celebration on Friday
The American Legion goes first, then Crowbar on Saturday.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to seek endangered status for Florida’s ghost orchid
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will seek endangered-species status for the ghost orchid, a swamp-dwelling, flowering plant found in Florida’s Hendry and Collier counties and in Cuba, the agency said Wednesday. “It is one of the most famous flowers in Florida, but its population has declined to fewer than 1,000 plants in the United…
Solar industry group says Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ bill could kill nearly 22K jobs in Florida
President Donald Trump’s budget request, released on May 2, 2025, proposes slashing $21 billion in unspent funds from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law for renewable energy.
Florida pop punk heroes A Day to Remember and Yellowcard come to Tampa this Fall
The rebirth of pop punk is in full swing.
PSTA gets $4.8M to bring Cross Bay Ferry back in 2026, possibly with two boats
HART handed over its federal treasure chest.
Marco Rubio is working to bring home man wrongly deported to El Salvador
Bringing ‘C’ back would contradict the Trump administration’s long-running argument in the courts and to the public that El Salvador has custody over hundreds of men sent there in March, not the U.S.
Florida remains one of a handful of states that bans open carry—Second Amendment groups want the feds to overturn the law
A Palm Beach gun owner and two Second Amendment groups have filed a motion for summary judgement in their federal court challenge to Florida’s law banning individuals from openly carrying firearms, claiming the law is unconstitutional. Gun Owners of America, the Gun Owners Foundation, and gun owner Richard Hughes originally filed their lawsuit in the…
Latest initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida now has enough petition signatures for a judicial review
Its ballot language and financial impact will be scrutinized by the Florida Supreme Court.
‘Empowering parents’ among continued priorities for DeSantis’ education commissioner pick
Anastasios Kamoutsas, is one of Gov. DeSantis’ deputy chiefs of staff.
Democratic candidate for Florida Attorney General rails against power companies, stolen wages and more
José Javier Rodríguez says, ‘I made my career taking on the corrupt and powerful.’
Backers of Florida’s new recreational marijuana initiative say the measure is unlikely to get to voters without help from the courts
Smart & Safe Florida, a PAC sponsoring the proposal, filed an emergency motion for a preliminary injunction on Friday.
Show from legendary Detroit rap group Slum Village among best new concerts coming to Tampa
Dionne Warwick, Christian Nodal, Mobb Deep and more are also headed to town.
Stageworks Theatre brings Billie Holiday back to Tampa for an intimate cabaret play
She’ll be seeing you.
Largo Central Park celebrates 30th anniversary this weekend
And, yes, the trains are running on Saturday.
St. Pete-Clearwater Airport’s ‘Sightline’ art gallery is now open
Pinellas County artists gain a global audience with new exhibition space.
Raising Cane’s is opening a new location out of an old Largo Red Lobster
The Louisiana-born chain already has four Bay area locations.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection ask court to halt ruling requiring manatee protections
Requirements include temporarily preventing new septic tanks in the Indian River Lagoon area.
DeSantis signs bills allowing hotels and business property owners to have police remove squatters
The anti-squatting bills benefit hospitality industry, retail property owners.
St. Pete staple karaoke bar Lala opens new location in South Tampa
The largest room can accommodate more than two dozen singers.
Foxtail Coffee Co. will open sixth Bay area location in Largo
The chain that started in Orlando will add another Florida location in 2026.
Fourth of July party returns to St. Pete Pier, complete with morning pie-eating contest
Fireworks go off at 9 p.m.
Tampa Monitor: Police set to ask council for $840K to spend on controversial gunshot detection software
Council returns for a regular meeting with 81 items on the agenda.
Floridians don’t expect much from our state government, and not much is what we’ll get
Would Floridians notice if state government shut down?
$900M tax cut for commercial leases on the table as Florida lawmakers reconvene on budget
The cuts are a longtime priority of business lobbyists.
Feds give Florida’s Republican party green light to join ballot initiative lawsuit
Critics of a new law say it violates their rights to free speech and due process.
St. Pete publisher offers free audio books for kids in preparation for hurricane season
Sparks Creative Stories uses storytelling to comfort kids’ storm anxieties.
Tampa Bay Sun hosts Dallas in USL Super League semifinal on June 7
The Bay area’s first pro women’ soccer team is the No. 2 seed.
‘The legacy will be a dark legacy’: Rep. Maxwell Frost reacts to Elon Musk’s last day at the White House
Frost said Musk’s efforts reveal that a ‘corporate slash and burn mentality is not how you run a country.’
Cafe Risque operators drop lawsuit against Florida law restricting age of strippers
Lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis last year overwhelmingly approved the age restriction.
When it comes to getting FEMA funds for hurricane season, Rick Scott says he’ll do ‘everything I can’
With less than a week before the Atlantic hurricane season begins, there are concerns about whether enough federal money is reserved for disaster relief. That prompted U.S. Sen. Rick Scott to say Wednesday that he will personally do “everything I can” to make sure that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is equipped to help…
Review: Slim Charmer, St. Pete’s carefully-curated, curious, new cocktail bar and tasting room, signals an even brighter future for the Bay area dining scene
The concept from owners of Wild Child is a dazzling new addition to an already bustling stretch of Central Avenue.
Tampa Homeland Security says its team led Tallahassee ICE raids where workers were bused away
Bystanders protesting the raid told agents they should be ashamed of themselves, criticized them for wearing masks, and told them they are all descendants of immigrants.
DASH—lowkey the best way to get around downtown Tampa—has a new app
Don’t worry, rides are still $2.
St. Pete Pride 2025 is less than a month away
Stay cool, stay proud.
In St. Petersburg, SNAP recipients explain fears surrounding Trump tax bill’s cuts to food assistance
The program provides low-income people and families with financial assistance to pay for groceries.
Rep. Kathy Castor has requested a federal investigation into the DeSantis’ beleaguered Hope Florida Foundation
Tampa Bay’s congressional rep said that the taxpayers and citizens of Florida deserve answers.
