Cane & Barrel, a new Cuban-inspired rooftop bar, is coming to St. Pete in 2023
Cane & Barrel will be located on the 8th floor of a new 36-story apartment and hotel tower.
Creative Pinellas’ ‘Arts Annual’ kicks off three-day celebration next month
More than two dozen award-winning artists are part of the festivities.
Q&A: Don’t expect to hear Dream Theater songs when John Petrucci plays Clearwater this weekend
The 55-year-old guitar icon just released his second solo album, ‘Terminal Velocity,’ recorded when COVID-19 lockdowns were in full swing.
Hoobastank and Lit top this week’s Tampa concert featuring a who’s who of ’90s California rock
Alien Ant Farm and The Ataris’ Kris Roe open.
Emerging Tampa Bay songwriter Anika Sky plays in the round on Wednesday
Seven C Music plays host.
Tampa, it’s finally time to see Stevie Nicks
She plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on Tuesday.
Alabama surf-rock firestarter Daikaiju is ready to kiss Tampa on the mouth again
The band plays Hooch and Hive on Monday.
Classic Philly soul band The Stylistics plays St. Pete this weekend
Don’t say ‘Na-na.’
Canadian indie-rock band Mother Mother plays St. Pete this weekend
Boston indie trio Vundabar opens the show at Jannus Live.
Punk-rock bands from Europe and South America are playing Tampa’s ‘Pre-Fest 666’ this month
Acts from across the U.S. and Bay area are on the two-day bill, too.
New Port Richey punk-rock festival Monufest returns this weekend
Ground Zero is Ordinance One.
WMNF Tampa’s Tom Petty tribute concert goes down at Skipper’s Smokehouse on Saturday
You know that you need a big weekend, so head down and kick up the dust.
Florida Board of Education approves strict restroom, locker room policy
The rule will require that districts notify parents which bathrooms and locker rooms “are not separated by biological sex at birth.”
Tampa songwriter Ronny Elliott says Steve Connelly will probably join him onstage this weekend
Elliott’s off to England any day now.
Sibling Sepultura founders Max and Iggor Cavalera return to Tampa this weekend
The two got back together in 2016, and have been playing old-school Sepultura jams ever since
Tampa’s charity Halloween concert Fangsgiving kicks off two-day party on Friday
The whole thing benefits Gasparilla Music Festival’s Recycled Tunes program.
Andrew Warren, Sen. Jeff Brandes and others to speak at Tampa Criminal Justice Summit
The summit takes place on October 29 and will discuss an array of key issues in the criminal justice system.
Experimental fusion band Anthill Cinema brings its ‘Anxiety’ to St. Pete album release show
Oxford Noland opens at Palladium Theater on Friday.
Amos Lee turns Tampa’s Hard Rock Event Center into ‘Dreamland’ on Friday
L.A. songwriter Slimdan opens the show.
Fantasma Fest, complete with bed races and kids pumpkin patch, brings Halloween to Ybor City this weekend
The fest’s 10th anniversary happens Oct. 22-23
Hillsborough County Fair returns next month with demolition derby, dollar admissions and more
November, November, November!
Circle K gas stations in Florida will start selling weed, legitimately
Finally, a national leader in munchies is teaming up with a weed dealer.
Demings and Rubio spar over abortion, immigration and gun rights in Florida Senate debate
“I’m really disappointed in you, Marco Rubio, because I think there was a time when you did not lie in order to win. I don’t know what happened to you.”
After 56 years, ‘All Night Jazz’ is dead on Tampa Bay’s WUSF 89.7-FM
The station is pulling the plug on Halloween.
Tampa looks at ADUs to ease rental crisis, but hundreds say they would use them for Airbnbs
Several city council members said the units should be used for housing that people can afford.
Tampa’s Dessert Wars happens at Florida State Fairgrounds this weekend
Tampa Bay’s best bakers and confectioners will compete for the towering “best dessert” trophy.
La Tropical, one of Florida’s oldest beer brands, makes its return to Tampa
It’s been over 60 years since Tampa Bay has gotten a taste of these craft beers.
New seafood restaurant SeaGlass Tavern will open in Citrus Park next month
Serving up plenty of fresh catch dishes for a fishy feast.
Dessert hotspot The Yard Milkshake Bar opens in downtown St. Pete this week
The ‘Shark Tank’ famous spot also has ice cream floats and different types of cookie dough.
Florida DOT, contractor faces records lawsuits stemming from migrant flights
The group made records requests on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22, after the DeSantis administration flew about 50 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts.
Tampa Bay’s best Halloween events happening through the rest of the month
The month’s best Halloween events, family-friendly and otherwise.
John Oliver tears apart rhetoric behind anti-trans legislation in Florida
“No kid is casually dropping into an operating room because they just decided to get their uterus removed with the impulsive recklessness normally associated with getting bangs.”
In the race for Florida governor, Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist clash on education issues
Crist is betting on his ability to convince voters that he can reinstate “respect to educators.”
St. Pete’s Off-Central Players to open new play ‘A Number’ in November
The father-son two man play opens Nov. 10
Tampa Tiger Bay to hear from young Democratic and Republican leaders this month
Michael Womack and Brittany Lakhani will discuss the future of politics.
Tampa’s Lab Theatre hosts world premiere of ‘The Abbey of the Holy Lonesome’ this month
The fairy tale-esque play opens Oct. 20 and runs for three weekends through Nov. 6.
Rick Scott says Florida property insurance rates ‘skyrocketed’ in Ron DeSantis’ era
“People are going bare now because they can’t afford it.”
The Bucs lost to the Steelers, who were missing pretty much their entire team
The Bucs should truly be embarrassed of themselves.
Safety Harbor gem Pizzeria Gregario re-opens with limited hours next month
Owner Greg Seymour previews the re-opening of his waterfront pizza spot.
Tampa DSA benefit concert raises more than $2,000 for abortions
All proceeds from the event go to those in need of reproductive healthcare.
St. Pete’s Bungalow Fest 2022 happens in the Historic Kenwood neighborhood next month
This year’s event, “Renovations & Restorations,” marks the 24th season celebrating the city’s architectural diversity and urban rebirth.
Just in time for Halloween, ‘Dracula’ opens this month at Tampa’s Jobsite Theatre
Steven Dietz’s adaptSteven Dietz’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s haunting classic will run Oct. 21-Nov. 23.ation of Bram Stoker’s haunting classic will run Oct. 21-Nov. 23
Savage Love: Step one in D/s play is thinking about the emotional needs that shape those fantasies
There is more to this week’s Savage Love. To read the entire column, go to savage.love. I’m a 31-year-old cis man married to a 33-year-old non-binary partner, and our relationship has always been very vanilla. Over the past few years, I’ve discovered that I’m a kinky person, with a particular interest in both domination and…
Hot air balloon festival coming to Plant City’s Strawberry Festival grounds
Plus, there’s a laser show!
Gov. DeSantis says Florida’s state-backed insurance agency of last resort is ‘unfortunately undercapitalized’
‘We had questions early on even as the storm was hitting.’
Tampa workshop invites live music professionals to get free anti-harassment safety training
It happens on Monday at Straz Center.
Federal judge calls Florida’s Stop WOKE act ‘dystopian’
“We believe in academic freedom, so long as you say what we want you to say. That sounds like something George Orwell wrote.”
Lucky Tigre soft opens in South Tampa, Florida’s biggest pumpkin debuts in Carrollwood, and more in Tampa Bay food news
And Florida’s first Mighty Quinn’s Barbecue debuts in Tampa this month.
The Steelers are too banged up and talentless to beat the Bucs on Sunday
And if the Bucs go 4-2, then they’ll be sitting pretty in the NFC South.
Harbour Island residents are once again fighting a proposed hotel, after Tampa developer threatened to sue city
A Tampa city attorney asked residents to not voice grievances to city council, due to pending litigation from the developer.
Spaddy’s, Now And Then, team up to host hurricane Ian fundraiser in Seminole Heights next week
All proceeds raised at this event will go to Fort Myers’ hurricane victims.
Busch Gardens Tampa welcomes new baby rhino, and they need your help naming it
The southern white rhino was nearly extinct in the 20th Century.
Florida Gov. DeSantis changes voting rules for hardest-hit Hurricane Ian counties
The state made similar changes for eight counties in 2018 after Hurricane Michael.
New Pass-a-Grille restaurant Red, White, and Booze takes over former Sea Critters Café space
Known for their bloody marys and Margaritas
Following Hurricane Ian damage, Florida Citrus growers may produce smallest crop since Great Depression
A preliminary damage estimate for Ian has not been released.
Aston Barrett Jr.’s Wailers lineup is coming to Tampa on Tuesday
The band worked on its new album with legendary producer Emilio Estefan, husband to Gloria.
Judge upholds Florida rule blocking Medicaid payments for gender-affirming care
But the judge also questioned how state health officials supported their decision to block the Medicaid coverage.
Southern rap giant Goodie Mob plays Tampa this month
UPDATE: This show was postponed to Dec. 17.
Not-punk Brooklyn band Sub*T plays two Tampa Bay shows this month
One in Tampa and another in Lakeland, as part of a four-stop Florida tour.
