Tampa Bay’s best live music happening from Nov. 23-30
Including Doechii, Cardiel, Roy Woods and more.
The Rolling Stones’ 2024 stadium tour is coming to Orlando, but not Tampa
It’s the only Florida stop on the 16-date tour.
The Get Up Kids return to St. Petersburg, as openers for Manchester Orchestra
The bands are in St. Petersburg on Monday.
Jim Croce’s son AJ is coming to Clearwater to play dad’s songs, and his own
He’s at The Cap on Tuesday.
St. Pete hometown hero The Hip Abduction headlines ‘Rise Up’ concert this weekend
Passafire, Coyote Island, and Sierra Lane open.
TikTok star turned indie-pop fave Leanna Firestone comes to Tampa
She’s in Ybor City on Tuesday.
Country singer Alexandra Kay brings debut LP to sold-out Tampa show on Sunday
She’s opened for Tim McGraw.
‘Shopapalooza,’ St. Pete’s ginormous outdoor holiday market, is this weekend
Bring your money to Vinoy Park.
The Motowners are doing a holiday concert in St. Pete
‘Tis the season.
Drake protege Roy Woods plays headlining Tampa show on Tuesday
UPDATE: This show has been canceled.
‘Jingle Ball’ concert includes Doechii, the Tampa rapper who plays Amalie Arena twice this week
Niall Horan, Teddy Swims and Lawrence are also on the bill.
Tampa emo pioneer Pohgoh is going on tour, but not before an intimate record store show
Newly rebranded Earthgirl, formerly known as My Cat Umi, opens on Wednesday.
Louisiana metal heavy-hitter Goatwhore returns to Tampa on Saturday
Supporting its 2022 album ‘Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven.’
Johnny Cash guitarist Debbie Horton leads Clearwater tribute show
The show’s been moved to The Cap.
Smooth jazz king Dave Koz brings holiday concert to Clearwater this weekend
Santa Koz is coming to town.
A 20-piece Mexican orchestra will perform ‘Coco’ in Tampa this weekend
And there’s a matinee so you can still get the kids to bed on time.
The Castle, Ybor City’s goth clubhouse, celebrates 31st anniversary on Saturday
Counter culture is alive and well at the former labor union hall.
South Tampa’s Epicurean Hotel will host two ‘Feast of the 7 Fishes’ dinners next month
Celebrate the Italian-American tradition with a unique tasting dinner and wine pairing.
A band made up of former Earth, Wind & Fire members plays St. Pete this weekend
‘September’ still hits in November, right?
Fiery Venezuelan-Mexican skate-punk duo Cardiel plays free St. Pete dive bar show on Friday
There’s gonna be a lot of Carhartt in the building.
Lauryn Hill postpones Tampa concert set for next month
She and The Fugees were supposed to play Amalie Arena.
Persephone’s Choice among bands playing the ‘Black (Out) Friday’ show at Tampa Orpheum
While the promoter of this show, Superior Booking, usually focuses on pop and hip-hop gigs, this lineup is a refreshing delve into more alternative genres.
Ybor City gets a new beer bar, Meacham Urban Farm adds delivery service, and more local food news
And Creative Loafing’s annual Highball competition returns in December.
St. Pete’s massive ‘Enchant’ holiday light display opens Friday at Tropicana Field
It runs through New Years Eve.
Treasure Island’s ‘Sanding Ovations’ sand sculpture exhibition extended through 2023
Perfect for your post-Thanksgiving walk on the beach.
Florida Republican wants state to investigate complaints against cops, rather than local officials
Also, the bill would bar ordinances or rules about civilian oversight of law-enforcement agencies in investigating misconduct complaints.
University of South Florida pro-Palestinian group sues DeSantis and education officials over free speech
The lawsuit was filed less than a week after a similar case was filed by a Students for Justice in Palestine group at the University of Florida.
Florida Republican files bill banning use of personal pronouns from government agencies
The bill also restricts workplace training about issues involving sexual orientation and gender identity.
St. Pete restaurant Oaks on 4th has closed
The ‘refined rustic’ concept was known for its variety of steaks, seafood and craft cocktails.
Citizens, Florida’s property insurance of ‘last resort,’ adds 6,000 new policies amid depopulation efforts
Seven carriers have been approved to assume as many as 202,000 policies from Citizens this week.
Plaintiffs again seek lawmaker documents in ‘Stop WOKE Act’ appeal
The panel, in a 2-1 decision issued Oct. 30, overturned a ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker.
Benefit show aims to raise money for, and spirits of, Tampa Bay comedian Steve Miller
Miller was diagnosed with stage-two bladder cancer earlier this year.
Trellis at Buchman, a new beer and wine bar, soft opens in Ybor City this week
It shares an owner with Sparkman Wharf’s former biergarten Fermented Reality.
Florida drivers should see gas prices below $3 per gallon during record Thanksgiving holiday travel
An estimated 3.03 million Floridians will travel —- most by car or truck —- more than 50 miles between Wednesday and Sunday.
Two Tampa eateries make OpenTable’s annual ‘Top 100 Restaurants’ list
Both high-end concepts were recently recognized by the Michelin guide, too.
Enchant lights up Tropicana Field again with ‘Reindeer Games’-themed Christmas light maze
The immersive Christmas light maze opens the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, and runs daily through Dec. 31.
Florida Supreme Court refuses to suspend online sports betting amid legal fight
With the case pending, the tribe on Nov. 7 relaunched a sports-betting app
Florida GOP widens registration gap over Democrats by 680,000 voters
The data showed 5,153,695 registered Republicans and 4,473,665 registered Democrats.
No one’s surprised the Bucs got lit up—and the blame can be spread equally
Top to bottom the Bucs were outplayed, outcoached, and outclassed.
BBQ Love Fest takes over Tampa, Izakaya Tori’s bar make its debut and more local food news
Plus the return of the McRib, drone Chick-fil-A delivery and a few more openings.
Tampa Bay mother not liable for son’s car accident that left motorcyclist paralyzed, says Supreme Court
Kyle Lambert, 22 at the time, went to his parents’ home and used the Hyundai to go to dinner with his girlfriend.
U.S. Supreme Court won’t allow Florida to enforce new law targeting drag shows
The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the Orlando restaurant and bar Hamburger Mary’s.
As expected, Drake and J. Cole have added a second Tampa concert next year
It was god’s plan, obviously.
Pro-Palestinian student group at University of Florida sues DeSantis to block shutdown orders
The student group was supported in its lawsuit by the ACLU of Florida and another civil rights group, Palestine Legal.
Powerstories Theatre is now ‘in motion’ and brings a ‘Freedom to Read’ show to Tampa Heights
The Nov. 30 event is a chance to preview the company’s production of ‘Alabama Story.’
At St. Pete’s James Museum, ‘From Far East to Far West’ celebrates immigration amidst a migrant crisis
The exhibition reminds Tampa Bay that we are all from somewhere else.
At Tampa Police Chief’s town hall, residents give feedback over future of Ybor City
Bercaw defended the street closure, arguing that the sidewalks alone can’t handle the volume of people.
Florida bill would require property owners to disclose flood history when selling a home
Among other requirements, owners would have to disclose whether the property has been covered by flood insurance.
Florida needs to spend $2.2 billion to address ‘perfect storm’ of issues in state prisons, report says
More than 500 prison housing units lack air conditioning, KPMG representatives told the committee on Wednesday.
The Bucs won’t have the firepower to keep up with the 49ers this weekend
But hopefully this ends up being a trap game for the 49ers and the Bucs come out of this back at .500.
