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Ahead of Tampa shows, Sam Tallent talks breaking into book clubs, empathy in comedy, and more
The comedian-novelist starts a five-show run at Side Splitters on Thursday.
Tampa Bay’s best live music happening Nov. 21-28
Including Ben Folds, Suncoast Jazz Holiday, Hurricane Haters benefit show and more.
Bonnie Raitt plays final ‘Just Like That…’ show of 2024 in Clearwater
James Hunter opens at Ruth Eckerd Hall this weekend.
Grammy-nominated Ft. Lauderdale duo Black Violin comes back to Tampa
Kev Marcus and Wil B are at the Straz Center this weekend.
North Carolina new-wave band Feyleux makes Tampa debut this weekend
Offerings and Fjshwjfe play support.
Korean pop-rock band Dreamcatcher wraps US tour in St. Pete
Head to Mahaffey Theater this weekend to hear ‘Virtuoso’ in person.
Tampa’s Cranksgiving bicycle race set to break 20K-pounds in donations this weekend
Bring your bike and 20 bucks to Coppertail on Sunday morning.
PAC that led push for Florida’s abortion amendment will fight state’s $328K fine
Floridians Protecting Freedom on Nov. 1 sent a request to the Department of State for an evidentiary hearing on the fine.
Hurricane Haters Club stages St. Pete benefit concert this weekend
Sprint to Bayboro Brewing Co.
Expat power-pop songwriter Ed Woltil is back in St. Pete for all-star Friday gig
Kirk Adams joins in at Palladium Theater.
Suncoast Jazz Festival set to lift up Clearwater starting Friday, plus more live jazz in Tampa Bay
Suncoast takes over the Sheraton Sand Key Friday-Sunday.
Pinellas commissioners push Rays stadium vote to December, adding uncertainty to landmark deal
The body voted 6-1 to postpone a crucial bond decision, citing storm recovery and new leadership.
Florida’s agricultural losses from Hurricane Helene top $162.2 million, says report
Field and row crops took the biggest financial hit, with estimated losses between $12.76 million and $48.16 million.
‘Legislation should involve compromise’: Florida House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell addresses GOP-controlled session
” Florida is a beautifully diverse state. It is full of different people with different needs and one size will absolutely not fit all.”
Trump likely will abandon Biden’s plan to protect workers from extreme heat, experts say
Community organizations like the Farmworker Association aren’t waiting for politicians to protect workers in their communities.
New Florida Legislature leaders say they have no intention of calling a special session to address condo crisis
“The question shouldn’t be ‘When?’ The question should be ‘What?’”
New Florida Senate president says he wants to hold the insurance industry accountable and lead a ‘rural renaissance’
Calling himself a “proud son of rural Florida,” Albritton asked senators to join him in “the fight for a rural renaissance in Florida.”
After 23 years, Tampa’s Pegasus Lounge is closing its doors
Bible has owned the popular dive bar since 2001, including the 16 years spent at the old location near Busch Gardens and USF.
Florida congressman Maxwell Frost seeks closure of ‘horrible’ detention facility, citing inhumane conditions
Civil rights complaint, whistleblower disclosure allege human rights violations
St. Pete Uhurus offer holiday pies that should bode well for Thanksgiving discussion
Nearly a dozen pie varietals are available
Ybor City’s annual Christmas tree lighting celebration returns this holiday season
The annual event started in 2010, and is held every November in Ybor City.
Tampa’s Bern’s Steak House ranked among OpenTable’s ‘Top 100 Restaurants in America for 2024’
As a whole, Florida wasn’t well-represented on this year’s list.
Florida pushes back against First Amendment violation claims in legal fight over school books
The state’s motion, in part, said the “selection of public-school library books is government speech…”
Interview: Merritt Horan, curator at Creative Pinellas’ hurricane fundraiser, says ‘yes’ to a mercurial universe
‘Still Shining’ is one of two exhibitions happening on Dec. 7.
Tampa will be home to first-ever dog-friendly cruise in 2025
Prepare to embark.
Tampa International Airport announces first-ever non-stop flights to Vancouver
According to WestJet’s website, one-way tickets start out as low as $143.
DeSantis wants immediate special elections to replace GOP congressional seats, but his own mail-in ballot law makes it complicated
Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried said the shortened time frame for vote-by-mail requests has “created chaos” in the electoral process.
Oracle of Ybor: What can tarot tell us about the re-election of Donald Trump?
Hope, like cynicism, is learned.
Clearwater’s new 45 Sports Bar & Restaurant dishes out Puerto Rican fare and stiff drinks
The new restaurant and full-service bar opened its doors a few months ago.
At Tampa’s National League Of Cities Summit, there’s no outward concerns about Republicans controlling Washington DC
‘The NLC is a nonpartisan organization,’ said NLC CEO & executive director Clarence Anthony..
‘This county is turning red’: Leader of Hillsborough Democrats won’t seek re-election
Ione Townsend was in charge for nine years.
Malios Steakhouse is opening a second location in St. Pete Beach next year
The new restaurant will be located at 4945 Gulf Blvd St Pete Beach, taking the place of Prima Cantina.
Moe. plays two nights at Brooksville’s inaugural Sunshine Hootenanny
Kids 12 and under get in free.
R&B hitmaker Babyface plays Tampa concert on Wednesday
The 66-year-old with 13 Grammys is responsible for two generations worth of R&B hits.
Bonkers Nashville rock band Snõõper coming to Tampa for stacked Ybor City concert
Real People and Cabo Boing open the stacked bill.
Mythical UK rock band Panchiko plays St. Pete on Tuesday
Its debut is finally getting respect, two decades after its release.
Christopher Cross, Maxi Priest play Beatles tribute show in Clearwater
Chicago’s first post-Cetera lead singer Jason Scheff will be there, too.
‘Serious allegations of sex parties and drugs’: Florida conservative group blasts Trump for Matt Gaetz AG pick
Mat Staver, founder and chairman of the Christian legal ministry Liberty Counsel in Orlando, is not pleased.
To mark the Beaver Moon, St. Pete punk band Wolf-Face releases new EP on Saturday
It’s ‘Michelangelo J. Wolf’ now.
Florida Orchestra’s ‘Music Of the Knights’ pays tribute to Elton John, Paul McCartney this weekend
Andrew Lloyd Webber will be honored, too.
‘Kiss Me’ band Sixpence None The Richer comes to Tampa with new album in tow
‘Rosemary Hill’ finds the group as catchy and sentimental as ever.
Seminole Heights Independent Bar and Cafe kicks off 15th anniversary weekend with free concert
LaRue Nickelson plays Saturday.
Fresh off Broadway debut, The Avett Brothers return to Clearwater on Saturday
It’s the fellas’ first show at Coachman Park since 2017.
First responders and lineman can get free tickets to O.A.R’s Clearwater concert
The show is on Friday.
Morbid Angel out, I Am Morbid in, for tour kickoff in Tampa
I Am Morbid features original lead singer David Vincent.
The Tampa Bay Rays are finally gonna play outdoor home games in Tampa
With The Trop out of order, the team will play at Steinbrenner Field in 2025.
Portland neo-folk band Bridge City Sinners return to Tampa Bay this weekend
Its new album gives voice to how a lot of people have felt over the last two weeks.
USF students report stolen belongings after not being allowed in St. Pete dorms for a month
A spokesperson told CL that USF is working with the construction company to replace any items that were reported missing.
Mexican pop superstar Ana Gabriel plays Tampa this weekend
She’s the best-selling Mexican female artist of all time.
Tampa Bay’s unholiest comedy showcase celebrates second anniversary this weekend
It’s tough to create a unique comedy concept and put it together on stage. And it’s really tough to keep a regular comedy show of any kind going for a couple of years. Doing both is nearly impossible in today’s marketplace. But Best of the Bay-winning Unholy Comedy, run by local comedians Hugh Carey and…
