78% of first-time applicants pass the Florida Bar exam in Tampa
Slightly more than 78% of the 2,152 first-time applicants — or 1,687 people who took the Florida Bar examination in Tampa this summer — passed, data released by the Florida Supreme Court Monday show.
Americana singer-songwriter Molly Tuttle playing downtown Clearwater next month
The 32-year-old singer-songwriter’s band of three years, Golden Highway parted ways earlier this year, and she’ll be touring with a brand-new, currently nameless, four-piece repertoire.
Check your blood pressure, but fire the cannons—the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 3-0 for the first time in 20 years
Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat New York Jets in 2025 home opener, to go 3-0 for the first time in 20 years.
Interview: Talking to Hozier and Maren Morris ahead of this weekend’s Sing Out Loud Festival in St. Augustine
Hozier and Marren Morris, who play this year’s Sing Out Loud Festival in St. Augustine, Florida discuss new albums and more.
A troubled Tampa Pride shuts down for a year, blames anti-DEI politics
Tampa Pride celebrated its 11th LGTBQ+ diversity parade in Ybor City this year. The group won’t celebrate a 12th—at least not in 2026. The organization announced a one-year hiatus of events Friday. The announcement came with news that Tampa Pride would also not renew the contract of its founder, Carrie West. Tampa Pride’s board blamed…
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Pro-Palestine veterans arrested outside Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base [PHOTOS]
As part of a protest organized by Florida chapters of Veterans for Peace and Vets Against The Machine, activists sat in the street blocking the entrance to MacDill Air Force Base.
New documents suggest VSPC might work with Creative Pinellas on new competitive arts tourism grants
New documents shed more light on decision to defund Creative Pinellas, and shed light on what might happen to the arts nonprofit in the future.
Haunting Colorado songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov makes Florida debut in St. Pete this winter
Colorado songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov makes Florida debut in St. Pete this winter.
Electronic duo Hide plays a Tampa storage unit this weekend
Hide, an electro duo from Chicago, plays a DIY concert in Tampa this weekend.
Four Star Riot headlines WMNF’s Birthday Bash this weekend in St. Pete
Nonprofit radio station WMNF celebrates another turn around the sun with one of the most celebrated party bands in Tampa Bay (The Black Honkeys) along with high-energy pop outfit Four Star Riot.
St. Pete Beach bar wins First Amendment music fight
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle issued a preliminary injunction to block the city from enforcing restrictions that she said generally allowed the restaurant Red, White & Booze to offer “only unamplified acoustic string instruments, except during a few hours on Saturdays and Sundays.” The restrictions included a ban on bass instruments and drums.
Pinellas teachers among those targeted for Charlie Kirk social media comments
Florida House Rep. Berny Jacques (R-Seminole) posted to social media a letter he’s sent to Pinellas County Superintendent Kevin Hendrick, calling on him to fire teachers who have conducted “abhorrent” behavior on their social media accounts since Kirk’s death. He cited one instructor who he said posted “good riddance” after Kirk was shot.
USMNT’s 2026 World Cup prep includes Tampa match against Uruguay
The friendly match happens this fall at Raymond James.
Jazz percussionist Gumbi Oritz joins The Crew in St. Pete this week
This Tampa Bay jazz concert features a rare appearance from percussionist Gumbi Ortiz who brings the sounds of both Harlem and Havana to St. Pete.
Stoner metal outfit Florist announces Ybor City album release party
Tampa-based metal band Florist releases a new EP in October.
New survey shows majority of Florida GOP voters back clean energy initiatives
Two-thirds of voters overall in the poll (67%) would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports growth of solar power in Florida. The survey also shows a shift toward support for nuclear power. When described “as something that Trump and large corporations support,” 62% of voters support increasing nuclear energy production.
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s pharmacy board will discuss vaccines this month
The Florida Board of Pharmacy announced this week that it will have a discussion on 2025-26 Covid-19 vaccine administration as well as a rule allowing for “additional immunizations or vaccines.”
The Rusty Pelican just reopened, but it’s closing for redevelopment in 2027
Following months of extensive Helene-related repairs, the Tampa restaurant reopened at 2425 N Rocky Point Dr. on July 17. But after nearly five decades, it will be out by 2027.
Developers are looking to replace the landmark restaurant with a mixed-use project including a 21-story residential building and an 8,000-square-foot restaurant.
Former Beach Boy Al Jardine plays in Clearwater next year
Beach Boys are scarce these days, but rhythm guitarist Al Jardine is going stronger than ever, and he’s making his downtown Clearwater debut next spring.
Directors of St. Pete’s must-watch Gas Plant documentary are taking ‘Razed’ nationwide
There are two more chances to watch the film this year.
Photos: Everyone we saw at My Chemical Romace’s Tampa stadium concert
The “Long Live The Black Parade” tour stopped at Raymond James Stadium last Saturday, continuing the story from the 2006 album in a new era ruled by a “Great Immortal Dictator.”
Sisters of the Perpetual Indulgence host a ‘Witch’s Ball’ in Ybor this weekend
Swamp hags, warlocks, good witches, bad ones and all in between are welcome to the open event, where the Sisters will crown the baddest witch in town. And The Catacombs (below Spookeasy Lounge) is brewing up a special cauldron shot to get the magic flowing.
2hollis sells out Jannus Live fall show
With his pale, sharp-featured look that makes him seem like he could’ve walked straight out of House Targaryen, 2hollis—born Hollis Parker Frazier-Herndon—carries the same otherworldly presence onstage that he does in his music.
Florida’s Attorney General says open carry is “the law of the state”
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday said people being able to openly carry guns is “the law of the state,” after a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal last week ruled that a longstanding ban was unconstitutional.
Morgan Freeman is hosting a delta blues tribute in St. Pete this month
Joining God and The Florida Orchestra at the Mahaffey Theater will be a handful of musicians who have performed at his Mississippi-based Ground Zero Blues Club, so don’t think for a second that authenticity levels will be low.
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Photographer Selina Román reimagines the body in a new Sarasota Art Museum exhibit [Photos]
At the B. Claire Rusen Gallery, the exhibition that began Aug. 31 blends photography, self-portraiture, and installation into a dreamlike exploration of form, vulnerability, and power.
The City of St. Pete wants resident input on how to replace its street murals
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch promised to “build back better” when he announced the city wouldn’t fight FDOT’s removal of its five street murals—including the LGBTQ+ Progress Pride intersection and a “Black History Matters” painted street.
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Jon Langston plays St. Pete Country Fest kickoff party this fall
Jon Langston will headline a kickoff party for Vinoy Park’s inaugural St. Pete Country Fest the night before the twangy festivities begin.
Sep. 11 - 17 2025
Jon Langston plays St. Pete Country Fest kickoff party this fall
Jon Langston will headline a kickoff party for Vinoy Park’s inaugural St. Pete Country Fest the night before the twangy festivities begin.
