Merrier than three ho’s! The CL Holiday events Guide
Say bah-humbug to another stressful holiday. Make it fun, folks.
A bounty of blessings
Five things I’m grateful for in the Tampa Bay food and drink scene.
Book Review: Voltron: From Days of Long Ago: A Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration
A new coffee table book for grownups who once loved a robot.
Grindhouse Video and The Vinyl Countdown — new hubs of Tampa fringe culture
Tampa’s two new indie shops go against the flow in nearly every way.
Powerfully formal abstraction at Tempus Projects and Quaid
Local galleries showcase a trio of cutting-edge artists from Tampa and beyond.
Tampa Bay Design Week pops up on Franklin Street
Artists, families and grown-up recreants gathered in downtown Tampa Saturday to show us that we don't have to hold our breaths waiting on empty-building-hoarding landlords to revitalize a district. Pop-ups do do the trick, and Franklin Street was abuzz with activity last weekend as a Tampa Bay Design Week event project/social installation of sorts provided…
Rosemary Orlando remembers Satan’s Children
A walk down memory lane, lined with crucifixes, carnies, and snacks.
The Laugh Tract — who’s bringing the funny
Wanda Sykes is in Sarasota this weekend. There are a couple of special engagement shows at comedy clubs this weekend. What does that mean? No passes allowed and higher ticket prices, basically. But you're seeing well-known, established performers who have a sizable following. And they might be hard to get, so plan ahead if you…
Going Om with Tampa author Melissa Carroll
The Tampa Renaissance woman has corralled an impressive stable of authors for her latest book.
St. Pete’s Urban Comfort: A brewpub with comfort cuisine
Urban Brew and BBQ’s Andy Salyards to open Urban Comfort brewpub in St. Pete next year.
Tonight in live music: Break Science, Sevendust, Devon Allman
Concerts this Thurs., Nov. 13
Destroyer Fest pummels State Theatre this Saturday with Weedeater, Lazer/Wulf & many more
More than a dozen metal acts perform in support of Epilepsy Services Foundation
Dunedin Fine Art Center’s Lost Worlds and Living Matter(s)
Two DFAC exhibitions explore a vast topography of imaginary landscapes and vivid minutiae.
Because Florida is for (book) lovers — Florida Bookstore Day is Nov. 15
Florida Bookstore Day celebrates a first with bookshops, performances and more at local indie booksellers.
SCENE BREAKER: Stoppard spoofs le Carré, Fay assays the Magdalene and mom’s totally outing you over a glazed cruller
Here’s what’s behind the curtain this week in Tampa Bay theatre… THE BIG DOG IS BACK: Long one of the Bay Area’s busiest performers, accomplished stage and screen actor Petrus Antonius has been little seen since his lauded performance in Stageworks’ How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents last year. Now on the mend from…
BOTB-winning Church Of Nintendo seeks help repairing van, putting “smiles on faces” of retro-gaming community
The two-and-half year saga (not Sega) of the First United Church Of Nintendo has been amazing to follow. From its humble beginnings illuminating the mirrored walls of Fubar, to the way it’s become a true Bay area sanctuary for local NES-heads, the free, two-time BOTB-winning retro-gaming night (complete with one of the state’s largest collection…
Restaurant review: Come together through Café Martí
Café Martí’s “Tampa Cuban” fuses Spanish and Cuban cuisines in South Tampa.
The buzz about Tampa’s Sustany Foundation
A look at a group that’s promoted sustainability in restaurants and other bizes since ’07.
An Earful (Local Edition): Big Guava downsizes, Coastline brings Flaming Lips & Future Islands to Vinoy Park, and Gatsby streams new LP
Festusiasts, hip hop heads: listen up.
Rick Steves has returned from Europe and his next destination is Tampa
The PBS travel guru gives some travel tips tonight at the Straz.
St. Pete gets a perfect score in HRC’s LGBT equality index
Last year, when Tampa scored higher than St. Petersburg in the Human Rights Campaign's annual measure of LGBT equality across the nation, St. Pete was more than a little peeved. City officials vowed that things would be different by the time the next MEI rolled around. And boy, are they. Today, HRC announced that St.…
Tonight in live music: Emmylou Harris, Robin Trower & more
Concerts this Wed., Nov. 12
Epic eats of Tampa Bay Veg Fest
What I sampled, and observed, at Tampa’s fifth annual veg-friendly food festival.
Ava invites diners to be culinary guinea pigs
Tampa’s Italian-inspired Ava restaurant to host a series of test kitchens starting next week.
The 2015 Gasparilla International Film Festival plans to revive Channelside for screening events
It hasn't seen a blockbuster since The Dark Knight rose again, but the now empty Channelside Theaters will be filled with audiences again for the 2015 Gasparilla International Film Festival March 24-29. The cinema house has been closed for more than two years, but GIFF will be reopening it on a temporary basis to offer…
Tonight in live music: The Lone Bellow, Randy Newman, WMNF Listener Appreciation Party & more
Concerts this Tue., Nov. 11.
Nov. 20 brings Third Thursdays to St. Pete’s EDGE
Date-night bites and a bar hop among the foodie draws at the EDGE District’s Third Thursdays.
New music Monday & Tuesday! (Nov. 10-11): Pink Floyd, Foo Fighters, Big KRIT, Queen, Sunbears! & more
Releases out this week; lots of audio & video included.
Go-to holiday gift for spicy food fiends: Sriracha2Go
It’s Monday, but, behold, refillable Sriracha keychains just in time for gift-giving season.
Members of Upright Citizens Brigade chat about tonight’s show at the Orpheum
A little about Tampa Improv Festival’s finale show and its performers.
Concert review: Interpol brings a solid if not transcendent show to Jannus Live
A look back at the Thurs., Nov. 6 performance, with photos.
Concert review: The Ben Folds Orchestral Experience at the Straz Center
The piano-rocking singer-songwriter and The Sing-Off judge classes it up
Do This: The Weekend Top 10
Big improv and film fests, A-list comedians, Veg Fest, Silent Disco and more.
This weekend in live music: Jukebox the Ghost, The English Beat & more
Concerts, Sat.-Sun., Nov. 8-9
Wrestling fans can cause an Uproar Saturday night
Has professional wrestling gotten a little too, "real" for you? Has the profanity, objectification of women and overall MMA presentation turned you off from the good ole' Hulk Hogan/Randy Macho Man Savage days? Those days are not gone, but there is still a wrestling league that courts larger-than-life characters in a family setting, that still…
On the menu: Two sustainable parties in your mouth
Thursday will bring two food-centric sustainability events to feed your belly, and brain.
It’s about (Creative) Time!
Creative Time Summit comes to Tampa for melting pot of visionary minds.
Damon Wayans Sr. and Damon Wayans Jr. to headline Hard Rock
You don't get a better apple of a daddy's eye than Damon Wayans' Jr. He and his famous pop, Damon Wayans Sr., will interrupt local holiday festivities to bring their stand-up show to the Hard Rock Cafe in Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa on Sat., Dec. 13, at 6 and 9 p.m. Tickets…
The Mitch Perry Report: A farewell to Creative Loafing
This will be my last Mitch Perry Report. I’m going to continue reporting about news and politics in the Tampa Bay area and beyond — just for a different media outlet. More on that below. It's not easy leaving this place that's been my professional home for the past five years. (And not always just…
Neighbrewhood welcoming: Angry Chair debuts its digs
Seminole Heights’ Angry Chair Brewing opened its doors Thursday with five beers.
Subway spokesman Jared Fogle visits CL and shares realistic weight loss tips
Jared Fogle, the famed weight-loss spokesman from Subway — he slimmed down from a massive 400 pounds during his college days by eating Subway subs daily — visited the CL Space with friends from the American Heart Association to share some low-fat nuggets of wisdom Wednesday, Nov. 5, for National Eating Healthy Day. He says…
Blue Ocean Film Festival presents Arctic art at the MFA
In August 2015 Ocean Geographic and principal team Dr. Sylvia Earle, David Doubilet, Jennifer Hayes, Ernie Brooks, Michael AW, Göran Ehlmé, Amos Nachoum and Leandro Blanco will lead Elysium – Artists for the Arctic, a mission to capture idyllic scenes in the Arctic, creating an exquisite book, film and exhibitions in eight major cities. The…
Movie preview: The long-awaited sequel to motorcycle classic On Any Sunday is another love letter to the lifestyle
This look into racers, freestylers, stunt riders and more opens in select Bay area theaters on Friday.
St. Pete Police Chief Anthony Holloway doesn’t sound so enamored with police body cameras
In the wake of the high-profile police confrontations with citizens in Ferguson, Missouri and New York City, there has been a clamoring for local police departments to begin wearing body cameras, to provide video evidence in case such an incident gets out of control. The selling point is that it can be a valuable tool to protect…
Movie review: Birdman plays with entertainment-industry tropes to deliver a human story
A grizzled Michael Keaton battles big-screen irrelevance with self-consciously aware style.
“Queen of Soul Food” dishes out free breakfast Friday
Celebrate the one-year anniversary of Sylvia’s Queen of Soul Food with a complimentary meal.
For the pumpkinheads: Turkey Day sweets
Pumpkin-inflected desserts to serve up with a cuppa Joe after your November feast.
Advocates for high-speed ferry project in Hillsborough announce new committee
The high-speed ferry public/private project being spearheaded by former Hillsborough County Commissioner Ed Turanchik seemed to be going swimmingly over the past year — until objections about the site where the ferry terminal would be located in South Hillsborough County by some environmental groups led to Hillsborough County staffers searching feverishly for a new location.…
Activists in Tampa want Obama to act on immigration now
At his press conference on Wednesday, President Obama gave no quarter when it comes to his pledge to act on his own to reduce deportations, grant work permits and improve border security by the end of the year despite the thumping that Democrats took at the polls. Republicans weren't pleased to hear that, to say the…
Upright Citizens Brigade and more at the Tampa Improv Festival
Four days, 31 acts and a big national headliner make this year’s Tampa Improv Festival the biggest yet.
Louie Anderson: Making family funny
Still making a splash: Louie Anderson is in town tonight. Louie Anderson has been a comedy staple for decades, but hasn't exactly stuck to stand-up comedy. He's hosted Family Feud, had his own cartoon, written books and appeared on television shows. But through it all, he still gets laughs with his formula of personal comedy…
Tonight in live music: Interpol, Melvins, Pangea Project No. 55 & more
Concerts this Thurs., Nov. 6.
2014 Midterm elections recap: Sorry, Charlie
As the clock ticked past 10 p.m. on Tuesday night inside the cavernous ballroom at the Vinoy Renaissance Hotel in St. Petersburg, a certain déjà vu took over the room. Just like the scene four years earlier at the Waterside Marriott Hotel in Tampa, when the exuberance of Alex Sink and her supporters at an…
Design-A-City: Explore the first-ever Tampa Bay Design Week
Explore our urban landscape in a week of forward-thinking festivities.
