

Mita’s Kitchen & The Lion’s Den is moving into the former Cepha’s space in Ybor
The doors are expected to open in December.
Following skin rash outbreak, St. Pete’s Pelican Pub will reopen today
It has only been closed for two days.
Did this guy, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, just bring back the Popeye’s chicken sandwich?
“You’ll probably see me in the near future having a Chick-fil-A and a Popeye’s side-by-side and doing the ultimate taste test.”
‘Top Chef’ competitor Jeffrey Jew will open a new restaurant in St. Petersburg next year
The still-unnamed joint is set to serve Nordic and Asian-inspired cuisine.
Journey brings the Pretenders to Tampa’s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre next summer
Tickets to see the classic rock faves go on sale November 8.
New St. Pete joint Flute & Dram celebrates grand opening with free booze next month
Better get there early before sips run out.
The push to raise Florida’s minimum wage now has enough signatures for the 2020 ballot
The political committee Florida For A Fair Wage topped the required 766,200 signatures on Wednesday.
Ybor Jamaican restaurant Cephas will close this November
But don’t worry, he’s opening a juice and aloe bar on Seventh Avenue.
Nashville percussionist B|_ank headlines St. Pete night of experimental drums
It’s telling when Clang! is the most normal band on the bill.
Alabama surf-rock revivalist Daikaiju set to rage with Tampa on Wednesday
Black Valley Moon opens the show at Crowbar.
‘Almost Daylight’ songwriter Chris Knight plays Tampa Bay twice next week
Kristi Leann opens for him in Ybor on Wednesday.
Mathy, indie-rock band Atomadam plays free Tampa concert
Birds Cage opens at The Hub.
New York indie-rock band Nervous Dater plays a free St. Pete concert
Along with a Montclair band you can actually support.
USF Tampa’s inaugural guitar week features a Tuesday concert with LaRue Nickelson
There are free events on Monday and Wednesday.
St. Petersburg’s Palladium Theater stages chilling Holocaust lecture series next week
Mark Biederman speaks on Monday.
Dru Hill, Jagged Edge, Ying-Yang Twins, and more headed to Vinoy Park this weekend
They’re all part of 95.7-FM’s ‘Beats by the Bay’ festival.
Major Lazer’s Ape Drums comes to St. Pete for ‘King of the Jungle’ party
He’s at The Estate on Saturday.
Tampa Bay community radio station WMNF stages Broadway tribute show this weekend
Yes, someone’s doing, “Hamilton” at Skipper’s Smokehouse.
Sammy Miller and the Congregation just sold-out its Clearwater concert
No jazzy joy for you.
Chicago’s DJ Skull plays a St. Petersburg Day of the Dead party this Saturday
It’s happening at Paper Crane.
Rock cellist Gordon Withers will perform Jawbreaker covers at upcoming record store concert
Will Quinlan opens the show.
Florida Orchestra plays Philip Glass arrangements for Jane Goodall documentary screening
See ‘JANE’ this weekend.
Historic Kenwood residents let St. Pete into their homes this weekend for Bungalowfest 2019
Here’s your chance to ‘break in’ without being arrested for trespassing.
Tampa rapper Sam E Hues opens Dojo Sounds, plays Ybor’s Streetcar Live this weekend
Two shows happening on Friday and Saturday.
Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz hits Tampa’s Whiskey North this weekend
He’s fresh off the release of a new collab album.
Metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada brings updated sound to Tampa Orpheum on Saturday
Norma Jean opens the show.
St. Pete’s Day of the Dead party at Dog Bar will feature face-painting, prizes and a charity Chihuahua race
Right Around the Corner Arcade Brewery pitches in, too.
The Tampa Am skateboarding competition kicks off with a charity art show at The Bricks
Five local artists created 15 different skateboard decks.
Crowbar’s week of Tampa Bay metal concerts starts with Fit For An Autopsy on Friday
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult and Gatecreeper visit this week, too.
Maryland pop-punk songwriter Adjust The Sails plays free Friday concert in Tampa Heights
A Rainy Night In and Stop N’ Shop join him at Shuffle.
Gin Blossoms probably won’t play Goo Goo Dolls songs at their Clearwater concert
The band plays the Bilheimer Cap on Friday.
Tiltwheel’s Davey Quinn headlines no cover Pre-Fest finale concert in Gulfport
The Thursday acoustic gig gets you on the road by 6 p.m.
EDM producer Morgan Page headlines Seminole Hard Rock Tampa’s Halloween party
See more of Tampa Bay’s weekend DJ and EDM concerts.
Here Come the Mummies will funk up St. Petersburg on Halloween night
Not the punk Mummies though.
Tampa Bay bands Prince Tanuki and NDO anchor lineup at Saturday’s ‘Self-Love’ art show
It happens at Studio@620.
Liz Cooper is playing three free St. Pete concerts for DTSP Songwriters Festival
The fest starts on Friday, and Dead Confederate’s T. Hardy Morris is on it, too.
Russians hacked two Florida counties during the 2016 elections, but authorities still won’t say to what extent
Lee reiterated that no election results were altered in the 2016 hacks.
A Florida school district is considering a lawsuit against vape company JUUL
Under Florida law, it is illegal to sell electronic cigarettes to anyone under age 18.
Bengal tiger at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay dies after ‘atypical interaction’ with her brother
This is the second animal that has died at Busch Gardens in the past two months
Tampa Bay’s Cross-Bay Ferry launches today
The ferry will also run 30 minutes later for Lightning home games.
Mystery skin rash forces St. Petersburg bar to voluntarily shutdown
Downtown’s Pelican Pub hopes to be open by Halloween.
Two juxtaposed Basquiat works explore race and identity at Tampa Museum of Art
‘One Master Artist/ Two Masterpieces’ is on display until November 10.
A Friday beer crawl hits all seven Dunedin breweries and ends at a distillery
You’re going to want to rideshare to and from this one.
SPCA Tampa Bay is waiving adoption fees this week during ‘Purranormal Cativity’ event
Because everyone needs a spooky sidekick.
The 2019 Bern’s Sunday Supper brought a culinary Camelot to Tampa Bay
Here’s what knocked our food critic’s socks off.
Trump will be the keynote speaker at Florida Republican’s annual fundraiser
The dinner is a key event for state Republicans, meant to rally support and raise money from the GOP base.
A Batman statue made out of nearly 2,000 Smarties is now on display at Tampa International Airport
It’s the candy art TPA deserves, but not the one it needs right now.
Five questions for Tampa mayor Jane Castor
“If the Rays come over, they’ll bring the Rowdies with them.”
Trump Administration will not renew contract with Florida detention center for migrant children
In recent months, the facility had been operating with staff, but no children, costing taxpayers about $600,000 per day.
New Gulfport bakery ‘A Friend Who Bakes’ celebrates grand opening next month
But doors are open now.
Following 70 reported vaping-related illnesses in Florida, CDC now says THC ‘playing an important role’ in outbreak
As of last Tuesday, 1,604 cases of vaping-related illnesses and 34 death had been reported nationwide.
Gabriel Iglesias returning to Tampa in 2020 for ‘Beyond the Fluffy’ world tour
Tickets go on sale Friday, November 1.
Old-School Bar and Grill is opening soon in South Tampa
And they’re hiring.
Florida GOP postponed their massive annual fundraiser due to leadership disputes and lagging enthusiasm
Such events are key to raise money and energize the GOP base.
Jeannie Pierola’s new South Tampa restaurant, Counter Culture, is now hiring
Which means an opening date is near.
New South Tampa restaurant Luv Child soft-opens tomorrow with a half-off menu
Get a taste before the doors officially open on Halloween.
Sierra Club says Florida is running out of time to deal with climate change
“It’s just one minute to midnight in Florida, because the state is at ground zero for sea-level rise.”
Seminole Heights’ Ground Foods Cafe offers free food at its grand opening this weekend
Grab some bites during the ribbon cutting.
Former Tampa Bay GOP lawmaker David Jolly says Matt Gaetz and Lindsey Graham ‘look like fools’
“What we’re seeing from House Republicans, frankly, is this childish behavior.”
Migrant children are still being sent to Florida detention centers
The Lake Worth shelter noted that it intends to increase its intake to 141 girls in the future.
UCF College Republicans host hour-long beach cleanup to save the planet
If this first step leads to a greater acceptance of the urgency of climate-change policies, then more power to them.
Port Tampa Bay will test new security scanners that allow guests to keep shoes on, and not empty pockets
HEXWAVE is able to scan through clothing and bags using radar and artificial intelligence in real-time.
Florida pastor says ‘guys that know how to do violence’ will hunt down Democrats if Trump is removed from office
“If they take [Trump] out, there’s gonna be violence in America,” said Wiles. “That’s all there is to it.”
Uber Eats will now deliver booze from Tampa Bay liquor stores
But there’s a small catch.
New food market, beer and wine shop, Italy Bottega, coming to St. Petersburg
More charcuterie boards in the ‘Burg.
Tampa Bay bakery Petey Cake will compete on Food Network’s ‘Christmas Cookie Challenge’
Make sure to tune in for the takedown.
‘Lighthouse’ is deadly serious and utterly brilliant
Prepare to be enchanted —and disturbed.
Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer’s ‘Trick’ is a leaner, meaner and reinvented horror icon
It begs for a sequel.
Country legend Dwight Yoakam plays Clearwater next month
Ol’ Doyle is at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Tampa hosts the only Florida show from dungeon synth god Mortiis this January
The black metal and dark-industrial chameleon is at Orpheum.
Country musician and actor Kris Kristofferson will play Tampa Bay in January
He’s at the Cap in Clearwater.
Tampa’s Yuengling-themed hotel will begin construction in 2020
Tampa City Council approved the project.
The Popeyes’ viral chicken sandwich is coming back to Tampa Bay next month
Call off work and get ready to camp out.
Florida school superintendents weigh in on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to boost teacher pay
Florida’s current base salary for classroom teachers ranges between $32,237 and $47,800.
Florida GOP official failed to protect the identities of whistleblowers while at VA, says report
O’Rourke was appointed by the president to lead the office in June 2017.
New Yum Yum Hot Pot all-you-can-eat restaurant opening in Temple Terrace
USF students are stacking up on good eats around campus.
Chainsmokers explain Sunset Music Festival snafu and open up about mental health before Tampa concert
The band is at Amalie Arena with 5 Seconds of Summer and Stella Lennon.
Universal Orlando’s new theme park, Epic Universe, will open in 2023
“In the last 10 years, I think we have put more investment in the theme parks than any other part of the company.”
Dunedin’s Casa Tina cancels 2019 Day of the Dead party, announces plans for 2020 street festival
Too many bodies, not enough space.
To The Rescue! festival benefitting shelter pets comes to Tampa next weekend
Another event for animal lovers.
Texas psych-rock band The Well dishes Halloween hangovers for a free St. Pete concert
Beerwolf opens the show.
Misfits cover band comes to Seminole Heights’ Independent Bar next week
Stop whining, Glenn.
Texas songwriter and NPR darling Sam Baker plays intimate St. Petersburg concert next week
He’s at Craftsman House Gallery.
Helios Jazz Orchestra is joined by two powerhouse vocalists for Tuesday concert at Palladium
Jamie Perlow and Bryan J Hughes to be exact.
Tampa indie-rock band DieAlps! announces sophomore LP, plays Microgroove next week
‘More Important Things’ comes out November 22.
Illinois noise-goth band Civic Center plays a Tampa house concert on Monday
Bring a donation for the group’s gas tank.
Tampa Bay jazz matriarch Kitty Daniels celebrates 85th birthday with Sunday concert in Ybor City
It’s also the premiere of a short documentary about her and drummer Majid Shabazz.
D.I.T.C. rapper and producer Lord Finesse is rocking Tampa’s Ol’ Dirty Sundays at Crowbar
The return of the funky man.
South Tampa Italian restaurant Olivia postpones opening date until mid-November
The concept has been under construction for a year now.
Detroit death metal band And Hell Followed With plays only Florida show in Brandon this Friday
Find the Noise Box, kids.
The annual Sustainable Buzz food and wine fundraiser returns to Tampa’s Straz Center
Time to catch a buzz for a good cause.
Investigation finds more than half of Florida prison deaths are from ‘natural causes or accidents’
“Most inmate accidental deaths were due to drug overdoses.”
New law would allow Florida cities and counties to ban smoking in public parks
Under current law, the state controls regulation of smoking, limiting the role of local governments.
Judge delays execution of convicted Pinellas County killer James Dailey
Gov. Ron DeSantis last month signed a death warrant for Dailey and scheduled the execution for Nov. 7.
Florida Gov. DeSantis says he misses playing ‘NCAA Football’ video games and supports legislation to pay college athletes
“EA Sports … it’s in the game.”
St. Pete’s Pre-Fest brings the spirit of Gainesville’s punk-rock bacchanal to Lucky You Tattoo
Chewy Hemphill and Christian Costello have been planning it since December.
You could spend the rest of 2019 exploring MFA St. Pete’s Jennifer Angus ‘Grasshopper’ exhibition
The Canadian artist has an essential story to share.
Hunter Biden took a perfectly legal swim in oligarchical sleaze
Informed Dissent.
New Cuban restaurant Luv Child hopes to bring ‘new vibes’ to South Tampa
It’s the sixth Ciccio Restaurant Group restaurant in South Tampa.
So far in October, more than half a million gallons of wastewater were spilled in Hillsborough County
One massive spill on October 1 accounted for almost all of it.
Savage Love: The cheaters club, and what to do when two sexual scoundrels find love
“You’ve cheated on everyone you’ve ever been with, and your girlfriend has presumably cheated on everyone she’s ever been with.”
Fork & Gallina doesn’t live up to fellow residents at Tampa Heights’ Hall on Franklin
The Mediterranean concept opened in early August.
The 10 ‘Best Overall Restaurants’ in St. Pete, according to OpenTable diners
Just in time for date night.






