Photos: Vacations, Last Dinosaurs and Eliza McLamb play The Ritz in Ybor City

Seventh Avenue went a bit Down Under last Friday night when Australian indie-rock favorite—which was last in Ybor City for a sold-out…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Vacations, Last Dinosaurs and Eliza McLamb play The Ritz in Ybor City
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Bausch + Lomb’s CEO is selling his massive Florida mansion for $19.5 Million

The guy running one of the planet's largest makers of contact lenses is putting his waterfront Florida estate on the market. Located…

By Colin Wolf

Bausch + Lomb’s CEO is selling his massive Florida mansion for $19.5 Million
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The best Tampa Bay parks and hikes for seeing alligators in the wild

There's an old Florida saying that goes something like "You should always assume there's a gator in every body of water," and…

By Colin Wolf

Hillsborough River State Park  
    15402 U.S. Hwy-301, Thonotosassa
   Legend has it there’s a 14-footer that lives by the kayak launch, so keep your arms and hands inside the boat at all times. Kayak rentals are probably the best way to see gators at this popular local state park, but there’s also a shaded 1.2-mile hiking loop (the Rapids Trail) that follows the riverbank and caps off with a swinging suspension bridge over the Hillsborough River. Keep an eye on the banks of the river, they're there. 

    Photo by Colin Wolf
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Photos: Baroness tears up Ybor City's The Ritz

Hours after an in-store double feature of an acoustic concert and album signing at St. Pete's Daddy Kool Records, Baroness brought its…

By Josh Bradley

Baroness
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Photos: Pro-Palestinian groups hold vigil near Tampa, as attacks on Gaza enter 12th consecutive day

Last night in Temple Terrace, close to 200 pro-Palestine supporters gathered at the corner of 56th Street and Fowler Avenue for a…

By Ray Roa

Pro-Palestinian groups during a vigil in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 17, 2023.
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Photos: Beast In Black plays the backyard of Tampa's Orpheum

Due to a larger-than-anticipated turnout of fans last Saturday night, Finnish metal outfit Beast In Black—which ripped through a 90-minute set with…

By Josh Bradley

Beast In Black
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Photos: Palestinian groups march through downtown Tampa

Two weeks after a Hamas attack that killed approximately 1,400 Israelis on Oct. 7, hundreds from Tampa Bay pro-Palestinian groups marched through…

By Ray Roa

A pro-Palestine group assembles in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 13, 2023.
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Photos: Tony Hawk, Bam Margera, more were at the Skatepark of Tampa for the Tampa Am

Some came to the Skatepark of Tampa (SPoT) last Friday decked out in full Halloween regalia (shout-out to the human cone). But…

By Ray Roa

Tony Hawk at Skatepark of Tampa in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 13, 2023.
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Review: John Mayer takes 13,000 Tampa fans on an intimate trip into his atmosphere [PHOTOS]

There were plenty of signs in the sea of 13,000 people at Tampa’s Amalie Arena on Friday night, and John Mayer noticed…

By Ray Roa

John Mayer plays Amalie Arena i Tampa, Florida on Oct. 13, 2023.
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All the Tampa Bay restaurants and bars that have closed in 2023

It's hard to say goodbye, especially when you bid farewell to a beloved restaurant. 2023 found some of Tampa Bay favorite concepts…

By Gracey Davis, Kyla Fields

Datz and Dough in South Tampa
2616 S MacDill Ave, Tampa
Folks driving down S Macdill Avenue will soon miss the tongue-in-cheek phrases on Datz’s sign, because the South Tampa restaurant sold to new owners last July. Datz owners Roger and Suzanne Perry recently sold their South Tampa parcel for $6.1 million dollars and that the building’s new owners will revamp the former Datz space into another restaurant and replace the former bakery with a new retail concept.
Photo via Datz/Facebook
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Photos: The Jonas Brothers had Tampa's Amalie Arena burnin' up

Another hot boy (John Mayer) plays Tampa's Amalie Arena this evening, but last night three of them (The Jonas Brothers) had the…

By Ray Roa

Photos: The Jonas Brothers had Tampa's Amalie Arena burnin' up
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Photos: Tampa finally says hello to Chicago indie-rock darling Dehd

We’re all still catching up to our pre-pandemic plans, and Dehd finally made good on its promise to come to Tampa last…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Tampa finally says hello to Chicago indie-rock darling Dehd
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Photos: Palestine supporters march through USF's Tampa campus

This afternoon, as the latest chapter in the Israel-Hamas conflict entered its sixth day students at the University of South Florida stepped…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Palestine supporters march through USF's Tampa campus
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Photos: The Devil Wears Prada brings 'Metalcore Dropouts' tour to Tampa

Metalcore dropouts, those are a thing now, and last Wednesday four of them—The Devil Wears Prada, Counterparts, Landmvrks, and Fit For A…

By Ray Roa

The Devil Wears Prada plays The Ritz in Ybor City, Florida on Oct. 11, 2023.
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After development scare, the future of USF’s forest preserve looks scary good

[image-156] It only takes about five minutes of walking away from the traffic on Fletcher Avenue, but there’s a spot along the…

By Ray Roa

Nicole Brand inside the USF Forest Preserve in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 3, 2023.
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Review: For World Mental Health Day, Tampa got all of Noah Kahan’s love [PHOTOS]

On World Mental Health Day (Oct.10), folk extraordinaire Noah Kahan brought his “Northern Attitude” to a sold-out Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheater in…

By Gabrielle Reeder

Review: For World Mental Health Day, Tampa got all of Noah Kahan’s love [PHOTOS]
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Review: At his St. Petersburg stop, Morrissey gives fans a tour through his long back catalog of hits [PHOTOS]

“Some people don’t have a sense of humor. I don’t. Why should I?” Morrissey pondered from the stage, at about the halfway…

By Gabe Echazabal

Review: At his St. Petersburg stop, Morrissey gives fans a tour through his long back catalog of hits [PHOTOS]
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How one Tampa Bay group aims to restore oyster reefs by collecting your leftover shells from local restaurants

Oyster Biologist Rick Radigan joined Tampa Bay Watch in 2020 because he wanted to make a difference. Before that, Radigan monitored Florida’s…

By Jennifer Ring

Volunteers form a chain from boat to shoreline, ending with Plage, who drops the bags into their final resting place.
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The site of Dunedin's famed 'Kellogg Mansion' is now on sale for $7 million

A patch of land that was once the site of a near-century old mansion owned by a famous cereal tycoon is now…

By Colin Wolf

The site of Dunedin's famed 'Kellogg Mansion' is now on sale for $7 million
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PHOTOS: Palestine and Israel supporters clash in Temple Terrace over the weekend

While the violent conflict between Israel and Hamas intensified over the weekend, here in Tampa Bay hundreds of pro-Palestine supporters clashed with…

By Colin Wolf

PHOTOS: Pro-Palestine and Israel supporters clash in Temple Terrace over the weekend
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This Florida boat house on stilts is on the market for $580K

A near perfect Florida ark is now on the market along the Gulf Coast. Located at 633 Main St, in Horseshoe Beach,…

By Colin Wolf

This Florida boat house on stilts is on the market for $580K
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Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister sells South Tampa waterfront compound

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister and wife Nikki DeBartolo have sold their massive South Tampa mansion. The 9,332-square-foot home was purchased by the…

By Colin Wolf

Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister sells South Tampa waterfront compound
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The historic home of civic leader and former St. Petersburg Times editor William Straub is now for sale

A historic home built for an incredibly influential editor of the St. Petersburg Times (now the Tampa Bay Times), is now on…

By Colin Wolf

The historic home of civic leader and former St. Petersburg Times editor William Straub is now for sale
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Photos: Teddy Swims tears up St. Pete's Jannus Live

He's tried everything but therapy. Teddy Swims took a sold-out Jannus Live through a surely-therapeutic, 90-minute set on Wednesday night, along with…

By Josh Bradley

Photos: Teddy Swims tears up St. Pete's Jannus Live
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Florida home belonging to conservative publisher Matt Drudge is for sale

It's the house that aggregation built. Matt Drudge, the fedora-wearing conservative publisher who runs the popular link farm website Drudge Report, is…

By Colin Wolf

Florida home belonging to conservative publisher Matt Drudge is for sale
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ZooTampa announces birth of baby southern white rhino

Say hello to Tampa's biggest baby. This morning, ZooTampa announced the arrival of a new addition to the zoo's white rhino crash.…

By Colin Wolf

ZooTampa announces birth of baby southern white rhino
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Iconic Tampa restaurant Mel's Hot Dogs has new owners

After 50 years, Mel is no longer behind the counter at Mel's Hot Dogs. Mel Lohn opened his iconic hot dog spot,…

By Colin Wolf

Iconic Tampa restaurant Mel's Hot Dogs has new owners
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This St. Petersburg home comes with a custom Chad Mize mural in the bathroom

A home in St. Petersburg's Historic Old Northeast neighborhood comes with a bathroom mural designed by one of the area's most recognizable…

By Colin Wolf

St. Petersburg home comes with a custom Chad Mize mural in the bathroom
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Everyone who stepped into Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay 2023 photo booth

It was a night centered around the best that Tampa Bay has to offer. On Wednesday evening, the Seminole Hard Rock played…

By CL Staff

Everyone who stepped into Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay 2023 photo booth
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The 'Holdout House,' the one and only home on Clearwater Point, is for sale

A lonesome, legendary house that famously fended off developers and bulldozers for decades is now for sale in Clearwater Beach. Located at 887…

By Colin Wolf

The 'Holdout House,' the one and only home on Clearwater Point, is for sale
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