A Sandwich with Andy: Mourning and remembering USF’s beloved author and librarian
A colleague mourns Tampa historian Andy Huse by tapping into their shred love of Floridiana and food.
New Tampa Performing Arts Center kicks off new season with weekend of free shows
A new season kicks off at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center with a no-cover three-day festival.
‘Hopefully there’ll be another Andy Huse 100 years from now’: Tampa Bay mourns beloved historian, librarian and archivist
Tampa prepares for a weekend of memorials for Andy Huse, a beloved historian, librarian, and archivist who died by suicide at the age of 52.
Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Kimberly Overman joins congressional race in Florida’s District 15
Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Kimberly Overman has joined the roster of Democrats challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Laura Lee for Florida’s District 15 seat.
Suncoast Jazz Festival celebrates 35th anniversary in Clearwater this fall
The annual gathering—which first came about in the summer of 1990 as the Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Classic—will see over 80 acts across three different stages throughout the weekend.
Miami’s Magic City Hippies headline free Beats on the Street festival in Tampa next month
While the wait for a solid update on the future of Gasparilla Music Festival continues, the free Beats On The Street festival is returning a ten-minute walk away from Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in October. The shindig, which announced its third iteration last Friday, will see more than 30 local and national acts gather on…
Sarasota’s Mademoiselle Paris is opening a French restaurant in Gulfport this winter
Popular Florida French restaurant Mademoiselle Paris plans a new Tampa Bay area location in Gulfport.
‘Tempo, Tampa’ a new Theo Wujcik show, opens this month
‘Tempo’ a new show featuring work by late Tampa artist Theo Wujick, opens this month.
TIGLIFF ‘Summer Fest’ brings three days of queer movies to Tampa
Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival stages a three-day “Summer Fest” in Tampa starting Sept. 12.
Ybor City’s Sky Puppy Brewing celebrates first anniversary with day-long party this weekend
Sky Puppy Brewing in Ybor City stages a day-long party to celebrate its first anniversary.
‘Rocky Horror’ movie stars are coming to Tampa next month for the film’s 50th anniversary
Cast members from ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ are coming to Tampa this fall.
In St. Pete, activists push for Bay area police to drop ICE agreements
A crowd of around 75 people gathered in St. Pete to strategize ways to persuade the police chiefs of Tampa and St. Petersburg to void partnership agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Tampa rap superstar Doechii plays hometown concert this fall
Doechii, a Blake High School alum, will play a hometown concert in Tampa this fall.
Tampa Monitor: City Council to vote on $10M for West Riverwalk project
Tampa’s CRA Board will meet Thursday morning to vote on seven items, including a services agreement with the city, funding for the West Riverwalk project, and land purchase for a park in Channelside. The evening land use hearings will include a rezoning request for a parcel in the V.M. Ybor neighborhood, changing the zoning from…
Bucs, sloppy at times, sneak out of Atlanta with massive victory
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers escaped Atlanta with a massive win over a division foe.
Judge blocks Tampa Bay DJ from including Hulk Hogan sextape in new documentary
In a case involving the estate of the late professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and the radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge Clem, a federal judge Thursday issued a temporary restraining order to block the use of a sex tape in a documentary about Hogan.
Homelessness among Florida families up 28-percent, says report
The 2025 Rental Market Study conducted by UF Shimberg Center for Housing Studies found that homelessness among Florida families rose by 28% in the last three years.
‘Tourism follows culture. Culture does not follow tourism’: Co-founder of St. Pete’s SHINE festival responds to funding cuts with art and a plea
HINE Mural festival co-founder Leon Bedore aka Tes One has a message for commissioners who defunded Creative Pinellas.
Review: Haircut 100 leaves fans elated after Tampa Bay debut
Beloved ’80s band Haircut 100 made its Tampa Bay concert debut in St. Petersburg.
Oracle of Ybor: Your now-married ex’s birthday is not an excuse to call and see how he’s doing
The Oracle of Ybor responds to a reader who wants to contact her ex on his birthday.
Column: Despite 5-2 vote to defund Creative Pinellas, there might still be time to save the county’s arts nonprofit
Pinellas County Commissioners refused to yield a measly $156,000 of the county’s budget to an arts agency that has nurtured arts and culture in the county for over a decade.
Local drag artists compete for ‘Come Out As You Are’ pageant titles in St. Pete this weekend
At a St. Pete drag pageant, contestants must not show—not tell—their coming out stories.
Uhuru Solidarity Movement hosts ‘Artists Against Genocide’ benefit this weekend
A benefit concert featuring some folks involved in both the mural’s birth and death is happening at Unitarian Universalist Church of St. Petersburg this weekend.
500 artists and 180 concerts later, Rock the Park Tampa celebrates 15th anniversary on Thursday
Launched a year before Spotify landed in the U.S., the vision for Rock The Park was to create a playlist for music fans whose tastes cover multiple genres.
Review: In Clearwater, Cynthia Erivo dazzles in stunning Florida Orchestra show
In her return to the Tampa Bay area after a spring performance at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Cynthia Erivo graced Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, on Wednesday night with a voice that’s more silk-and-smoke than spectacle—but no less show-stopping.
Ernest, Uncle Kracker headline the first Holiday RiverFest in Tampa this winter
The founder of Sunset Music Festival wants to make another Tampa tradition.
Column: Pinellas County Commissioner Brian Scott’s argument to defund Creative Pinellas doesn’t hold water
County Commissioner Brian Scott is trying to change the way Creative Pinellas is funded.
Connecticut chain PopUp Bagels opens first Tampa store this weekend
PopUp Bagels opens its first Florida store in Tampa
DeSantis says the state is looking into opening a new immigration detention facility in west Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that his administration is researching a third immigrant detention facility, this one in West Florida.
Florida plans to resume bringing immigrants to Everglades facility
TALLAHASSEE — Florida plans to resume taking in immigrants at a controversial detention center in the Everglades if an appeals court pauses a judge’s order that required winding down operations at the facility, a new court filing says.
DeSantis comes to Hillsborough County and defends signing controversial land-use law
VALRICO — Manatee County Commissioners have voted to join a lawsuit challenging a new state law (SB 180) that restricts local governments from regulating developments.
In Largo, town hall with Pinellas Republican Berny Jacques gets loud
It’s not just Republicans in Congress who are being aggressively challenged at town-hall meetings this summer.
DeSantis administration proposes removing all vaccine mandates
School children, college students, and even nursing home residents would no longer have to be vaccinated against infectious diseases and viruses if Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and his boss, Gov. Ron DeSantis, have their way.
Dunedin Fine Arts Center hosts its first-ever pop culture convention this weekend
For its first pop culture convention this weekend, Dunedin Fine Arts Center hosts cosplayers, gamers and collectors of all ages.
Jazz wunderkind Samara Joy performs in Tampa next year
Bronx jazz singer Samara Joy has confirmed a series of Florida shows, including a Valentine’s Day stop at the Straz Center in Tampa.
Busch Gardens’ Stanley Falls flume ride closes forever this weekend
Stanley Falls, a beloved flume ride at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, is closing permanently this weekend after 52 years of cooling off countless visitors.
Before opening for Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday’s Shaun Cooper reveals the best gig he ever saw
Before this scorcher of a show, Taking Back Sunday bassist Shaun Cooper recalled the best gig he ever saw almost 35 years ago.
Garbage bringing final tour to St. Petersburg this weekend
Wisconsin band Garbage has racked up a considerable amount of local history in its 22 years. But its goodbye to Tampa Bay is much more intimate than area shows of the last few years.
The feds have stopped sending immigrants to Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility
Federal officials are complying with a judge’s order and have stopped sending immigrants to a detention center in the Everglades.
