

Turkey Tunes; a new music mixtape to plug in when you’re sick of your family
Here are 15 songs for the 15 pounds you’ll be gaining on Thursday (feat. The Weeknd, Daft Punk, Sports, Geowulf & more)
Beneath the Crown at Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival: A beauty queen’s life after the spotlight fades
A documentary about a Lake Wales woman once crowned the most beautiful woman in the world.
How Tampa came to be the home of the Buccaneers
As told by Jason Vuic, author of The Yucks: Two Years in Tampa with the Losingest Team in NFL History
Cueni Brewing and Hotel Bar open, with Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe on its way
Three newbies in Tampa, Dunedin and St. Petersburg are on our food and drink radar.
Nocturnal Animals: A stylish snooze
Beautifully shot and competently acted, Tom Ford’s second film ultimately lacks both heart and soul.
Pre-Turkey Day Live Music; Williams Park Live, Turkey bowling, Dolly talks and more Turdrunken shenanigans
We can’t guarantee that you won’t see your ex at one of these shows.
Sh*t Happened 11/23/16: St. Pete commits to renewable energy, dangerous toys list out, pickpocket moons victim
Welcome to the last day of even quasi-productive office work until the calendar flips. Let's waste just a bit of it, shall we? St. Pete became the first city in Florida to formally commit to achieving 100% clean, renewable energy, when Mayor Rick Kriseman presented a "roadmap" toward that end. If only there were ways…
Do This: Feast for the Frogman Swim
After you’ve stuffed yourself with Turkey Day goodness, get to this St. Pete charity dinner.
On the Sauce: Fall Blood and Sand
A local cranberry cordial helps put a seasonal spin on an old classic made with Monkey Shoulder.
Barley Mow and Out of the Pot’s gastropub-meets-brewery, The Raven, lands in Largo
In December, swoop into The Raven for beer-infused dishes, craft cocktails and one-off brews.
Tampa stoner-pop quintet Poster release Elias Is A Nice Guy on Viridian Sounds — stream and download it now
It’s been just a few years, but Poster have grown up a lot since they released their debut, Cassette, in 2013 and the Brandt LP less than a year later. Today the quintet, who split time between Tampa and Lakeland, dropped a brand new album, Elias Is A Nice Guy. The eight-track effort is 23…
For Tampa progressives, Pat Kemp investiture a bright spot amid the Trumpening
For Tampa Bay's Democratic voters, there hasn't been a whole lot to smile about since Nov. 8. But the election of lawyer and longtime progressive activist Pat Kemp to the Hillsborough County Commission is one. Kemp was sworn in Tuesday, as were two other incumbents who easily held on to their seats. ""I'm just deeply…
Loving: A slow burn, but worth it
Topical biopic eschews sentimentality to present the quiet story of two human beings in love, and the society that wouldn’t let them find peace.
Blood Violence and Babes: Fighting for laughs and survival with the last bad mom standing
Hell hath no fury like a PTA bake sale, unless you’re a deranged killer who won’t stay dead.
iLuminate lights up the Straz
Bright lights, big performance.
More on what’s cooking for M-N-M BBQ in St. Pete
Veteran caterer Mike Silverstein shares the plan for his brick-and-mortar craft barbecuery.
On Small Business Saturday, get a free Nature’s Food Patch coffee
The Clearwater grocer is giving out a freebie to thank its customers for shopping locally.
CL Holiday Auction: Be on the guest list for all of 2017 — seriously
This one is an absolute steal.
Tonight in live music; WQYK’s guitar pull with Gary Allan, Tyler Farr and more
But the Mahaffey is all sold out.
Sh*t Happened 11/22/16: Cops accidentally bust grow house, Florida Man “returns” beer
Anybody getting the anticipatory "family shakes" yet? Hillsborough deputies responding to a domestic disturbance call instead found a loud TV and a grow house with $36K worth of pot in it. Solid criming, there. You know that feeling you get when you're high where you think everyone knows you're high? Everyone knew these two were…
Dolly, help us: Can Dolly Parton’s stripped down tour save us from ourselves?
Dolly Parton is dropping the glitz at Tampa’s Amalie Arena on Nov. 26.
Photos: Carlo Lio hits the rooftop at PUSH Ultra Lounge in St. Pete — 11.20.16
Toronto in The ‘Burg.
Not sure what to order from Clearwater’s Smashburger?
A Monday media tasting showcased the burger brand’s eats ahead of its official Pinellas debut.
Photos: Bangarang, Tony Handz, Vern Senior and Hagan Lee wreck their sets at Ella’s in Seminole Heights
I little hip hop inna Heights.
Photos: Dead Prez throw it back for fans at St. Pete’s Local 662 — 11.20.16
It was bigger than…
Here are a few photos from Et Cultura over the weekend
Ready for next year.
David Crosby: Always right on time — an interview
The legendary songsmith is full of new material and respect for those with the courage to speak their minds.
Tonight in live music; Toh Kay, Monday night jazz at USF
Songwriter night, eh?
Hamilton to Pence: Uphold American Ideals
Local theater artists can follow the Hamilton cast’s lead.
Sh*t Happened 11/21/16: Hamilton team tempts Trump tantrum, alliteration in headlines cool again
Welcome to the longest short week of the year. FRIDAY, NOV. 18: A sewage pipe failure in Hillsborough County spilled some 200,000 gallons of raw wastewater into Town 'N' Country's Rocky Creek. St. Pete asked if that was all. A Palm Harbor oncologist was convicted of buying and administering counterfeit chemotherapy drugs. So listen, whenever…
Four food and beer packages worth your Holiday Auction bid
Week 1 of CL’s Holiday Auction features Coppertail, Hablo Taco, Dough and District Tavern.
It continues: Dems have a shot at holding, regaining ground in 2017-18. Will they take it?
The filthy-rich newcomer with questionable ethics was not exactly a shoo-in as the Republican contender against the well-established Democrat who had all the right experience and placed herself near the middle of the political spectrum. Yet with the might of his own wallet — and millions of voters upset at the economy's slow recovery and…
Tonight in live music; Dead Prez, Damien Jurado ,Helmet and more
Put a jacket on, and hear some tunes.
Planet Retro re-opens today — here’s why and how the record store left Central Avenue
Plus your first look in the store.
Tonight in live music; Bob Dylan, Peter Hook, Steven Wilson, John Wesley, more
Badfish, Carl Palmer, and a twisted carnival, too.
Road Trip: Lights, Lincolnville and hidden history
The bittersweet heartbreak of gentrification.
Photos: BRONCHO turn in scuzz rock meditation for rowdy fans at New World Brewery in Ybor City — 11.17.16
Plastic Pinks and Paint Fumes played support.
Photos: TAUK go all night for near capacity crowd at Crowbar in Ybor City — 11.17.16
Two sets, and a whole lot of old friends.
Adventures in Weekending: Et Cultura, mermaids + Shopapalooza
Turkey sucks. Give me a castrated rooster any damn day.
Weekend Platter: Carrollwood Food & Wine Festival, Movemberfest and more
This weekend’s gonna fulfill all your doughnut, wine and other food and drink fantasies.
Sh*t Happened 11/18/16: Ferry to serve booze, Polk County inmate escapes, woman sues over exploding toilet injury
All right, people — you know what to do. The newest way to traverse the bay, the Cross-Bay Ferry, announced among other cool new updates — like discounts for regular riders — that it will start serving booze. "After all, how drunk can people get in 50 minutes?" asked somebody who's never been to any…
Noble salvage: Craft Life Brewing fills a void in neighborhood fun
The local brewery has given Land O’ Lakes a low-key place to gather over craft beer.
Tonight in live music; Destroyer Fest kickoff, Halfnoise, Brother Cephus, Bangarang, more
Pre-parties, after parties, and that nonsense in between, too.
Pinellas Chocolate Company expands with Largo retail shop
Locals can now sample, learn and see how the Florida chocolate maker gets its beans to bars.
CL’s Holiday Auction for The Children’s Home is in its FINAL WEEK — here’s what’s up for bid
Week 4 items are now live! Let’s end big!
St. Pete punks Permanent Makeup will donate all proceeds from Bandcamp to ACLU and Planned Parenthood
“Stick up for your friends, do not give up.”
Review: Drive-By Truckers, Kyle Craft reinvent protest music, ruffle feathers with rocking sets at Tampa Theatre (w/photos)
Black Lives Matter, four more years, and at least one walkout.
Tampa Bay Cross Bay Ferry: Now with beverages!
A few weeks back, local dignitaries of every political stripe mingled about the upper deck of the Provincetown IV — the vessel that constitutes the six-month pilot for the Tampa Bay Cross Bay Ferry — and spoke glowingly about the new (old) way to get across the bay. It was the pilot project's maiden voyage.…
The Florida Sports Hall of Fame inducts five members from nearly every sport — except basketball
Because after this election, some of us need a few reasons to be proud of Florida.
Photos: Sweater Beats drops the lights and then some bombs on Crowbar in Ybor City — 11.16.16
Wally Clark on the selections.
The chatter of paint: Walter Matthews at Portspace
Rendering the invisible visible with reverberating lines.
Rules Don’t Apply: A welcome return for Warren Beatty
An old-fashioned Hollywood romance that shines, thanks to the sparkling chemistry between rising stars Lily Collins and Aldo Ehrenreich.
Transforming Tampa Bay: Additions and demolitions
Looking back at four years of change in our dynamic cityscape.
Cage the Elephant, Moon Taxi, The New Mastersounds and more lead first sample of Gasparilla Music Festival lineup
Cage The Elephant are coming to Curtis Hixon Park in Tampa as part of Gasparilla Music Festival 2017. The non-profit festival, now in its seventh year, is set to take over Curtis Hixon Park and Kiley Gardens in downtown Tampa on March 11 & 12 and announced the appearance from the explosive Bowling Green, Kentucky…
Sh*t Happened 11/17/16: Stamkos out with injury, Pasco woman’s rent scam busted, piglock?
Good morning! Let's forget about the national news scene for a bit, and just ruminate on some of yesterday's more interesting Bay area happenings. DISCLAIMER: "Interesting" can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people — your mileage may vary. Well, it looks like Lightning team captain Steven Stamkos will be…
Self Publishing Notebook: Editor’s Block
Worse than writer’s block, because you do it sober.
Beer tastings, live music set for the Indie’s grand reopening in St. Pete
If you haven’t checked out the Independent Bar St. Pete, Dec. 3 is as good a time as any.
Planning ahead: What to get done before the inauguration of you-know-who
Chances are, few of us are going to make good on our threat to get outta Dodge in the wake of Donald Trump winning the presidential election. Countries do hire employees from overseas, but the range of skills they seek are narrow and typically in fields like engineering — and not journalism or playing a…
Tonight in live music; Broncho, Tauk, The Wonder Years, more
Wooks and spunions rejoice.
Photos: Get lost in these 80 gorgeous photos from Hulaween
Comeback Alice, Kaleigh Baker, MZG, Umphrey’s McGee and Unlike Pluto, too.
Q&A: Tampa composer Aaron Lepley talks Barbie Beach before Et Cultura screening
The film screens on Sunday Nov. 20.
Destroyer creator — Lucy Volpe puts the pedal to the metal with St. Pete’s second Destroyer Fest
Nov. 18-19 on The 600 Block






