Saturday’s lineup of booze & beyond
Where to go for brews, wine and seafood to get you through the day.
Holiday Auction Week Two: Locale, Coppertail, Kahwa and more
Ten days of irresistible stuff. Bid and help the kids.
Sh*t Happened 11/20/2014 — RIP Midtown Sundries, VA whistleblower, Rick Scott’s victory lap
How did you spend your Wednesday? (Preferably in a stylish jacket, naturally.) Longtime downtown St. Pete bar/restaurant/place to play pool and eat wings while you're pretending to work Midtown Sundries closed Tuesday after more than 15 years of operation; lunch regulars found out Wednesday via locked doors and signs in the windows. "Oh wow, that sucks, I…
Tonight in live music: Singer-Songwriter Night Anniversary Soiree and Hootenanny at Tre Amici
Three cheers to WMNF It’s the Music/AfterNooner host and sometime local music appreciator Amy Snider, who’s provided an intimate singer-songwriter showcase for rising talent and vets alike every Thursday evening for the past five years (250 shows total) at Tre Amici @ The Bunker in Ybor City. For her Singer-Songwriter Night Anniversary Soiree and Hootenanny,…
An Earful (Local Edition): WMNF nixes news for music, Merchandise play French TV, and Tampa musicians invade the SoHo restaurant scene
Local music on air, in France, and in the kitchen.
Two ultimates: Holiday gifts for chocophiles & artistic chowhounds
Land chocolatey sweets and a food-meets-arts package from CL‘s Holiday Auction while you can.
Feeding Tampa Bay: Help is here
16th Annual Empty Bowls Luncheon Feeding America Tampa Bay hosts this fundraiser at Lykes Gaslight Park in downtown Tampa on Nov. 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For a $10 donation, attendees receive a modest lunch that includes bread, an apple and water — and soup served in a bowl handcrafted by local schoolchildren.…
Feeding Tampa Bay: Wood works with Bowls for Good
If you would’ve asked me what a lathe was a week ago, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you. But last Wednesday night, I found myself standing in front of one, learning the ins and outs of wood-turning. Why? To help end hunger — one bowl at a time. Local nonprofit Bowls for Good…
Movie review — The Theory of Everything
The Oscar-buzzed film gives us an intimate look at one of science’s greatest thinkers — and his wife.
Freshly crafted — St. Pete’s CraftArt
A pioneering St. Petersburg crafts gallery takes a new name and a new look as its signature street fest returns.
SCENE BREAKER: The Hat Trick has landed, a Gorilla goes forth, and Manhattan takes another Tampan
Here’s what’s behind the curtain this week in Tampa Bay theatre… “WHO’S LOOKING FORWARD TO A CAREER IN FREEFALL?” More than just a popular Bay Area actor, drag artist and pretty face, Matthew McGee (The Scott & Patti Show, freeFall Theatre’s Into the Woods) is also freeFall’s Community Outreach Director. In that capacity, McGee stepped…
Tampa Bay’s weekly literary happenings
Area Barnes & Nobles to host authors for signings, discussions.
Midtown Sundries closes, Pow to replace Wood Fired Pizza in St. Pete
St. Pete staple Midtown Sundries and nearby Wood Fired Pizza have the latest in food news.
St. Pete’s Boyd Hill Nature Preserve at the crossroads of wilderness and progress
St. Pete’s remarkably high level of civic engagement was on full display Tuesday in City Hall, as citizens packed the Community Planning and Preservation Committee public hearing to voice their support for a city staff-initiated application to permanently preserve 157 of Boyd Hill Nature Preserve’s 245 acres in south St. Pete. The pristine property is…
No Art but John digs them — a quick chat with Garfunkel & Oates
Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci bring their jokes and tunes to the Straz’s Ferguson Hall this Friday.
Party like it’s 1933: Tampa hosts bigger Repeal Day
The reimagined four-day Repeal Day Conference & Gala will hit Tampa Dec. 4.
Restaurant review: Sushi dreamin’ at Kaiko
Kaiko Sushi Bar serves classic rolls and Japanese fare to Clearwater, but the flavors don’t sing.
Do This: Sanding Ovations on Treasure Island Beach
Before there were Playstations, kids whiled away hours building monuments from granules of beach sand. A few have grown up to be master sculptors who will show off masterpieces at Treasure Island’s Sanding Ovations Masters Cup Sand Sculpture Competition and Music Festival, kicking off today. The exhibition is a Treasure Island Beach tradition and will…
Tonight in live music: Spankalicious with Galaxe at Crowbar
The “SpOILed Nation Tour” features the entire ThazDope Records roster as led by Cincinnati-based electro music maker Spankalicious, aka Kevin Moore, who lists “Psychedelic bounce” as his genre. He applies his background in drumline to a bass-bumpin’ mix of bounce and trap music that’s studded with all kinds of glitched-out samples and sounds. On this…
Sh*t happened 11/19/14: All-female school board, nationwide cold, Keystone Pipeline
Remember yesterday? You should — it seemed like yesterday took freaking forever. Albert Scipione, who operated the not-at-all-shady day trading firm Traders Cafe in Tampa with Matthew Ionno, cut a federal plea deal and will admit to defrauding investors to the tune of nearly half a million dollars. Ionno pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire…
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Chinese artist Li Wei!
See photos of renowned Chinese artist Li Wei making his U.S. debut at The Ringling. Attend a talk with him this Thursday.
Reservations Gourmet-To-Go says farewell, with love
Elke and Anthony Catania opened the Seminole Heights restaurant six years ago.
The Laugh Tract — who’s bringing the funny
Big comedy week: Garfunkel & Oates, Mike Birbiglia, Doug Benson and more.
Sh*t happened 11/18/2014: Joyner, school bus shooting, Ferguson tension and Metallica somehow still a thing
Holy crap, what was yesterday all about? Let's review: The weather went to shit. Tampa Democrat Arthenia Joyner was unanimously elected by the state's Senate Democratic Caucus to be the minority party's leader in Tallahassee. Issues Joyner is said to be planning to unsuccessfully address include raising the minimum wage, expanding Medicaid in the state…
New Music Tuesday! (November 18): TV on the Radio, One Direction, Ariel Pink & more
Releases out this week; audio & video included.
Tampa’s Arthenia Joyner will lead Democrats in FL Senate
Sen. Arthenia Joyner will now lead the Democratic Party on the floor of the state Senate, a little more than a half century after spending a couple of weeks in the Leon County Jail as part of local civil-rights struggles. Joyner, a Tampa Democrat, was unanimously elected Monday by the Senate Democratic Caucus to be…
Beer 101 to fuse libations, learning at St. Pete Brewing
Learn about the beer you’re sippin’ from St. Pete Brewing Company’s Beer 101.
Whisks up: Columbia Restaurant, Roy’s craft Dessert First wins
Regionites tasted their way through Dessert First’s Girl Scout cookie-inspired chef-off Friday.
Take a bike: Downtown Tampa launches bicycle sharing
This morning in Ybor City, Coast Bike Share officially kicked off its bike sharing program for urban Tampa. Spirits were high as Mayor Bob Buckhorn declared Tampa “a connected community offering bike sharing as part of the local transportation offerings.” After several years of working to realize this program, Karen Kress from the Tampa Downtown…
Sh*t Happened 11/17/2014: The weekend report
It was hot, then it got cool, then it warmed up again for a bit and it'll be cold before too long. So, what happened over the weekend? FRIDAY, NOV. 14 The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, the journalism school/think tank that somehow is simultaneously a nonprofit and owner of the Tampa Bay Times, reported…
Tonight in live music: Heather Maloney
The folk songstress hits the Straz Center as part of its Club Jaeb series
Savage love: Friendship
I’m a pretty quiet Midwestern woman currently wracked by a guilty Catholic conscience. My last boyfriend and I were in an open, long-distance relationship. We were together for a year and a half, and things were great fun. We considered each other our primary partners, but I met his other partners and felt fine about…
Do This: The Sarasota Medieval Fair
Ren Fest fans can cross the Skyway to cross swords — but only through the weekend.
Small sips: Hidden Springs finds a home, Cigar City Cider opens
Tampa’s Hidden Springs Ale Works and Cigar City Cider and Mead have the latest in drink news.
Forget the key lime: Chef Greg Baker talks sour orange pie, more
Garden & Gun highlighted Old Florida foods Michelle and Greg Baker’s Fodder & Shine will feature.
App cruncher — virtual reality, and mobile games galore
Portable console pick: NVIDIA SHIELD Portable ($199) The portable gaming console/computer developed by Nvidia sports the world’s fastest mobile processor, the new Tegra 4 with quad-core ARM A15 CPU technology. This means that the intensity of the graphics will blow you out of your seat. It runs Android and looks like a fancy Xbox controller with a…
Holiday Auction Update: The penguins are flying!
A little bird — and a lot of bids — will lead them.
Do This: The Weekend Top 10
Crafts and Drafts, O’Maddy’s 25th anniversary, artsy, campy entertainment and more Nov. 14-16.
Pedal-powered, pressure-brewed, nitro-tapped iced coffee? You betcha
A sneak peek of Commune + Co.’s new coffee trike happens Sunday at Cigar City.
Red Mesa quietly opens its Mercado digs
Pork Colorado, tamales and more make up Red Mesa Mercado’s streetside-style Mexican grub.
Tonight in live music: Rev. Horton Heat, The Dig, James Taylor, Hyperbolic Chamber Music 2 & more
Concerts this Fri., Nov. 14.
BellaBrava unveils plans for new Stillwaters Tavern
The “modern American” Stillwaters Tavern is expected to debut spring 2015 on Beach Drive.
CL Holiday Auction 2014: Two days of studio time at Rock Garden Recording
Let the bidding begin.
Concert review: Primus brings funked-out chops and Wonka-fueled weirdness to Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
A look back at the Wed., Nov. 12 show, with photos
Cobb Luxury 10 cinema going up in Tyrone Square Mall
Doesn't it seem like going to the movies is only worth it if the movie is some type of special effects masterpiece; some type of wild 3D thrill ride? If I'm not going to have my tits blown off at the theatre, then I'd rather wait until whatever flick I'm interested in comes out on…
Celebrate a Gulfport favorite — O’Maddy’s 25th anniversary
O’Maddy’s has made a lasting impression on Bay area folks over the past two-and-a-half decades. Some of my fondest recent memories include the few days I spent soaking up the vibe at the beloved waterside bar to write about it for our Gulfport neighborhood guide, and the piece I produced was one of my favorite…
Listen: The Art of McCartney feat. Bob Dylan, Kiss, Brian Wilson and others
Hear 34 Paul McCartney covers from a range of big music names.
Dark & Sinful: Taking the black out of Black Friday
Acting a fool.
Poet’s notebook: ISIS crisis
Hark, how the peoples surge and sigh, And laughters fail, and greetings die. Statisticians assure us that the world’s getting safer. Crime is down, wars less frequent, diets healthier. But why are we so fearful? Mark Twain liked to say there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. This is particularly true…
Public records ploy: Making hay out of the Sunshine Law
An investigation shows how a foundation and a law firm make money off Florida’s Sunshine Law.
CL Holiday Auction Week 3: Pet pics, Zamboni rides, Epicurean stay and more
Bid on exclusive gifts for a great cause.
CL Holiday Auction Week 4: Creative Loafing cover, Gasparilla festivals, NC getaway, & more
Music, travel, food and fame: Have it all and help The Children’s Home.
CL Holiday Auction Week Two: Locale, Coppertail, Kahwa and more
Hot restaurants, cold beer and more chances to help The Children’s Home.
CL’s Annual Holiday Auction Is Here
Bid on exclusive items and help us raise money for the Children’s Home
