For me, exquisite wine has been a healing vehicle in times of grief.
The True Stories theme that night was “arrested,” and Sherman Saxton told this true personal tale of being stopped in his tracks by the police.
In a lot of ways, those who serve at the Congressional and state legislative levels have a much more direct impact on daily life than the president. But researching everyone who's on the ballot can be a total slog for the average voter who doesn't want to be a slave to the party line. That's…
Gulfport’s poet laureate thinks you should read this other Gulfport writer.
These Internets are silly
Is it too soon for a blockbuster about the tragedy? Not if it’s this good.
Universe: Hey, Scott, you and your co-workers really busted your asses again this year putting together the Best of The Bay Issue. What would you like to do now that it's over? Scott: Well, now that I've got a little time, I'd really like to go fishing. Universe: Oh. Fishing, you say? (Looks over shoulder…
From a table at The Queen’s Head in St. Petersburg’s diverse Grand Central District, it was hard to see how anyone could declare victory for GOP nominee Donald Trump after Monday night’s bruiser of a debate against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. As we ate our vegan burgers and sipped pinot grigio (the house white; it…
Throw Crown Royal, apple cider and white wine together to create this week’s cocktail.
Locals can vote for Debbie Reid’s hometown ‘wich, chosen from 2,900-plus entries, until Oct. 23.
Dr. BBQ’s, set for the EDGE District, to deliver a barbecue feast in a $5 lunch box with UberEATS.
National Coffee Day returns Thursday. Follow this guide to score some holiday java.
Despite flashes of inspiration, Miss Peregrine’s suffers from a dull lead and convoluted plot.
The Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections' office's decision to hold a voter registration drive at, of all places, a series of Chick-fil-A locations throughout the county Tuesday is irking a local Democratic Party leader. Susan McGrath, head of the Pinellas County Democratic Executive Committee as well as the Pinellas Stonewall Democrats, a pro-LGBT equality group,…
He’s got a new LP coming in October
Weird weather, weird people, and good tunes
The last Tune-Up for the month of September is here, which means we're less than a week from October. October is one of my favorite months of the year, so typing that makes me a tiny bit excited. How about we finish this month with the finest indie-rock tunes around? Let's do it! Maybe I'm still…
Artist Ya La’ford invites local students to create art for her story.
On Tuesday, Portillo’s officially launched its second area restaurant at Tampa’s University Mall.
Plant City’s new Strawberry Pokéball Food Truck Crawl is expecting several hundred people.
R.I.P. Mr. Dynamite
Drop off some canned food while you’re checking out The Dalí’s Ferran Adrià exhibit.
One down, two to go. Rest and fluids, people. Last night, the world's most ambitious politician and the world's most confident ironic caricature of the American Dream squared off in the first debate between people who might actually become president of the United States. And, like, six people across the nation rethought their positions. Locally,…
Sustainability will drive a new garden-inspired, wood-fired restaurant next to freeFall Theatre.
Monday night marks the first debate between the two major parties' nominees. For those that don't do cable and would rather not depend on a sketchy web stream, there are tons of watch parties throughout the area. Some are being put on by Hillary Clinton supporters, others by Trump backers and a few are neutral.…
With the election at the forefront of our collective imagination, environmentalists in Florida are hoping voters will make the connection between elections and a clean environment. In mid-September, activists spent a week rallying behind the cause of curbing climate change — and electing politicians who want to do the same. The activists hoped the events,…
A pair of rising, complementary Americana personalities hits the road
Some people say “first draft” but editors say “bloodbath.”
The 33-year-old Ybor City restaurant will close permanently on Oct. 2.
This all-women cast of artists depicts the world in bold shapes and bright colors.
What makes the Deep South deeper than Florida?
This welcome addition to St. Pete’s EDGE carries splendid Japanese dishes and drinks.
Good morning. Tonight's the night — got your snacks? Red or blue pennants? Cheap bourbon for whatever drinking game you've concocted? Chloraseptic for when your throat gets hoarse from yelling at the TV? Good deal. Let's burn through the recap so we can get to practicing our studied rhetoric explaining why worse bad is worse…
“For whatever reason Tampa has never fully embraced Merchandise, but that’s the same story with any of the bands that call Tampa Bay their home.”
Ol' Dirty Sundays w/DJ Spinbad/DJ Casper/DJ Fader Chris Sullivan gets the seal of approval from colleagues like DJ Jazzy Jeff, A-Trak and EPMD’s DJ Scratch. It has a lot to do with an uncanny ability to keep parties rocking thanks to a clean technique and impeccable taste in music, which has earned the 41-year-old Queens,…
Rococo’s Wine Dinner with Friends highlighted Napa — and, more importantly, St. Pete.
Tampa’s Thai Gourmet Market has new sibling on the way.
They open for noir-wave outfit Empire Cinema tonight at Green Bench
Good luck making a decision tonight
Tell me no stories and I’ll tell you no lies… but what fun is that?
With the November 8 election on the horizon, so, too, is early voting. Offered at limited sites throughout the state, it starts about two weeks ahead of Election Day as a convenience to voters who can't make it to the polls Nov. 8. But in St. Pete, local leaders think the county's five early voting…
Join the Mayors’ 49th Street Cleanup and Chiefs’ Chat
Everything from an Afro-Creole lunch to Lobster Day make up this weekend’s must-do list.
As goes the world, so goes the art.
The Queen of Rock and Roll ruled, Cheap Trick delighted and Heart… well, Heart wasn’t bad.
About a week out from the revelation that a 2014 consultant report suggested that closing a wastewater facility near Albert Whitted Airport before an expansion at another plant was finished was a bad idea, St. Pete City Council voted to hire an outside auditor to find out how the study was never passed on to…
Before shifting from Weekday Mode (also known as Auto Pilot) into Weekend Mode (also known as The Ides of Tequila), please take a moment to settle into Hindsight Mode (also known as Killing Some Time At Work Online). Think of it as a Transition Mode (also known as Anytime After Lunch). In wow-that-was-quick news, regionally…
On Friday, Bourbon, Beer and Bluegrass will kick off with bourbon-glazed short rib and more.
He plays an LP release show tomorrow in Ybor City
Starting Saturday, Largo’s Wine & Design has a five-day grand opening bash planned.
Do you have Alka-Seltzer for tomorrow?
Next week, Tampa residents will get the first taste of the on-the-go grocer.
Tickets to Taste of the Championship’s age-old mashup of sports and food are now on sale.
You guessed it, Brian was there.
The innovative work of the CIW’s Greg Asbed and Lucas Benitez will be recognized Oct. 17.
Da Beatminerz x Toca Tuesdays in the building
“You’re bound to fall when you can’t tell the difference between a chapel and a shopping mall.”
A PG-rated family film that manages to be inspirational but not treacly, and sweet without slipping into saccharine.
The "Cross-Bay Ferry" now has a roll-out timeline, including online ticket sales beginning in October and operations commencing in November. I for one am totally stoked about the opportunity to try it out, and also about Tampa Bay transit finally evolving to the point that it includes a mode of transportation already in use in…
Lots of classical selections in there, too.
How a 1939 Florida guidebook led to a journey of rediscovery.
When news broke of a whistleblower calling out the City of St. Petersburg for reporting drastically low estimates of the amount of sewage it dumped as Hurricane Hermine hit, I'd just showered under a rainwater-fed trickle in a remote region of Costa Rica. For all its obvious flaws — the infrastructure's a mess, the water's…
With the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission’s recent vote to advance new ridesharing regulations earlier this month, fans of Uber and Lyft are wondering what the future holds for such services in Hillsborough County. A heated, years-long debate has come to a head over what level of scrutiny is needed in order for a rideshare…
These artists take a deeper look into the effects of industrialization on our planet.
The Tampa boy is a globetrotter now
