It takes a special kind of monster to steal from an animal shelter, especially right after a natural disaster. You can guess the sad place where this is going: Last Thursday, someone broke into the Humane Society of Tampa Bay's storage shed and just plum cleaned them out. "Nearly $2,000 of equipment was stolen, including a…
A concert staging at the Palladium shows why the legend of Webb’s endures.
How a 1939 Florida guidebook led to a journey of rediscovery.
He opens for Rae Sremmerd on October 4
They play Green Bench Brewing Co. on December 30.
The orchestra set can hop a jet
A seasonal interpretation of the classic White Russian, PSL-style.
Ohmygodshutupaboutbrangelinaalready. A story yesterday contained new information indicating that Polk County knew about the August 27 Mosaic sinkhole as early as September 9, though the public wasn't immediately informed. The spin effort here seems to be aimed at passing the buck to the Florida Department of Environment Protection, which reportedly knew about he spill the…
Two Jacksonville bartenders invade Proof Cocktail Club for a night of Angel’s Envy creations.
Last month, The Wild Rover Brewery introduced its craft beer and pub fare to Tampa.
Everything is terrible and we're all doomed. At least, that was our takeaway this afternoon, as a powwow of state and local officials sifted through the ins, outs and what-have-yous surrounding the sewage discharges that are becoming somewhat routine every time there's a dramatic rain event. Due to Hurricane Hermine, said Mary Yeargan, director of…
\\<\/iframe\> \\<\/iframe\>It takes a lot for me to break out the superdrive for my MacBook Pro. I'm long past the 2010 notion of CDs; even my car's once-modern CD/mp3 player gave way to an iPhone-friendly device early this year. Everything I need I can get from Apple Music or through other means; as for the…
Low ticket sales have caused Tampa Bay Beer Week to cancel its annual Halfway There event.
St. Pete Beach gets The Pit and other Tampa Bay food and drink news.
Seriously, how’d this happen?
They plan on working together again soon
Off Ulmerton Road, a two-in-one concept called The Spot has opened at Largo Mall.
You’ll want to get to Mojo Books & Records early
Even a race between two well-mannered, well-manicured candidates — each about 20 highly paid consultants deep (probably) — is not immune to insults, grandstanding and constant interruption, if Monday's debate between the two candidates for Florida's 13th Congressional District was any indication. As a bonus, per every public event we've witnessed over the past year,…
Recorded at Yoko Phono in St. Petersburg, Florida
Didja stay up to watch the fight? Tampa Bay 13th Congressional District candidates David Jolly and Charlie Crist went at it in a debate televised by WTSP. What, no good ol' boxing-style "The Jolly Red Gentleman takes on The Man With The Tan" ramp-up advertising? The talky picture box used to be somethin' special, I…
These underpants have been in mothballs too long.
With the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture opening to the public in Washington, D.C. this week, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, who plans to travel there for the opening, lauded the new facility as crucial at a time where racism has again entered the national dialogue. At the Hall of History…
Lunch service has stuck at downtown St. Pete’s Il Ritorno.
I'm still jamming last week's Tune-Up, but I've got so many new jams to share with you guys, so let's keep this train rolling. Don't forget you can always follow my Tune Up's on Spotify, that way you don't miss a beat. Let's go over a few of my favorite tunes from this week. New…
We're with you, New York. FRIDAY, SEPT. 16: A St. Pete sewage plant worker publicly sought whistleblower protection amid claims that the city's administration knew that shutting down its Albert Whitted treatment facility could cause a situation in which dumps into the bay were unavoidable. Shitty. News finally broke that a giant sinkhole had opened…
Heaven or heaven-less, we’re all headed for the same sweet darkness
Tampa’s fresh-casual Rubio’s is very good and serves up a quick, reliable fish taco.
There was even a demogorgon
It wasn’t too long ago that video games were fighting a taboo. Accused of leading to violence and low grades, the games belonged to a subculture of the “nerd” scene; for a long time, they were just that thing some guy sat in his mom’s basement doing while yelling racial obscenities into a microphone. Then,…
Chicken fried, shoegaze on a Sunday night
Grant Peeples doesn’t have a book but he hung out with a bunch of book nerds this weekend.
They only wanna be with you
There’s never a shortage of music to see ’round here.
Some shots from a set by the South Carolina rock & rollers.
Right now I have books in places I didn’t know I had.
A Thursday-night event in Ybor stressed the importance of recognizing and coping with climate change.
“Nobody comes to Florida…we fuckin’ do!”
The, er, provocative comic comes to town January 21.
Take the kids to BrewCo’s fall beer fest, brunch in Seminole Heights and other weekend ideas.
In fall, M&P will mix modern tastes with old-school traditions in Tampa.
The newest St. Pete concept from Thuy Le, called Asie, will open in summer 2017 — at the latest.
Prep for some pirate talk, check out some bands and art, and shop your hangover away on Sunday.
Grab a copy at their secret show on Sept. 17
It seems like it's been forever since Broom Closet dropped an EP of demos recorded live at a 2015 Boxing Day house party, and on the eve of another house show celebrating the release of a new album, CL is imploring you to get to know the St. Petersburg, Florida trio with this video for "Tisket Tasket."…
Get the kettle corn as everyone’s favorite movie event returns with five feel-good films.
No lunch beers until you finish rounding up yesterday's news, buddy. Recent reports say the Tampa Bay area is both third in the nation when it comes to flipping houses, and last among the nation's large metro areas in terms of median household income. So does that mean that house-flipping is just a symptom of…
It’s definitely getting weird tonight
Welcome to the world of SIBA, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance.
How famous can Kanye West get?
A good guiding principle for poets — and for the rest of us, too.
Sorry if you don’t have Spotify
Not second-guessing their feelings, these artists wear their hearts on their sleeves.
Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission passed new ridesharing regulations Wednesday, despite dozens of pleas during public comment and thousands of petition signatures demanding no rules. After a two-year debate, transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft now face rules that include mandates for fingerprint background checks, vehicle inspections, a 10-year model year limit and a…
Thursday's here. Hopefully you already sang your secret happy "It's Thursday" song in the shower, before the whole thing started to poop the bed. Epcot's International Food & Wine Festival, that annual opportunity to gorge yourself in wallet-emptying a la carte style on all sorts of foods almost as good as the foods you would…
A craft beer arcade bar’s grand opening, plus Hidden Springs and Escape Brewing birthdays.
Make Saturday just another beer-soaked memory with these Oktoberfest bashes.
Chicago good guys brought an indescribably raucous, feel-good show to Ybor City.
The Lianne & Leon show did not disappoint.
He turned personal tragedy into a quiet crusade to save Florida’s natural landscape.
When Donald Trump announced he would be holding a rally at USF in February earlier this year, it piqued the interest of an ambitious Tampa Bay nonprofit with a keen eye for viral media. Thousands of colorful Trump supporters and (also colorful, but in a different way) protesters? Right here? Talk about a goldmine. Founded…
A play that dares to examine the mysterious arcs of ordinary lives.
The 4AD signees play two Tampa release shows next week
Pam Keith was a rock-solid U.S. Senate contender, by no means a fringe candidate. The Palm Beach County Democrat was partly raised abroad due to her parents' employment in the Foreign Service. A former Marine who worked as a corporate lawyer, she's passionate, quick-witted, detail-oriented and telegenic. She toured the state tirelessly, touting her vision,…
Bungalow Coffee, Urban Bungalow and Cleanse Apothecary’s joint venture, has opened.
She’ll put it all out again on Saturday for a show at Microgroove
Peg Wesselink and Tony Dodson’s love affair with the biz has led them to Pinellas Cru.
Local pride mixes with culinary anthropology inside Tampa’s restored Goody Goody.
Exclusive cocktail-style sampling events - mingle with Tampa Bay's top chefs, taste their small plates, and enjoy drink sampling. Tickets are selling out fast.
