Credit: Photo via sussman.chris/Facebook
While we’re still hurting for our friends in Gulfport who lost so much during last year’s hurricane double-feature, The North End Taphouse and Grill continues to hold strong while serving outrageous hot dogs and divine Cuban sammies.

The space and its glorious backdrop is a staple spot for musicians to entertain diners almost every day of the week, and in honor of the fifth anniversary of the eatery quietly opening its doors, bassman Chris Sussman (who recently became a grandfather) leads his band in a wooden anniversary set.

There’s no cover when Chris Sussman and The Vital Groove plays The Taphouse Turns Five in ‘25 in Gulfport on Thursday, Jan. 30.

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...