The Tampa Bay home of Ivan Lendl, the 'Father Of Modern Tennis,' is now for sale

A Tampa Bay home belonging to an eight-time Grand Slam tennis legend is now on the market. Located at 6112 45th St. W,…

By Colin Wolf

The Tampa Bay home of Ivan Lendl, the 'Father Of Modern Tennis,' is now for sale
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At sold-out Tampa show, Post Malone showcases sweat, heart, and a mixtape of influences [PHOTOS]

Post Malone might be an enigma to some, but he wears his identity on his tattooed sleeves. Yes, the 28-year-old born on…

By Ray Roa

Post Malone plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 1, 2023.
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Tampa Bay waterfront home of BBC star Brendan O'Carroll is now on the market

A beachfront home belonging the star and creator of the popular BBC sitcom "Mrs. Brown's Boys" is now for sale in Indian…

By Colin Wolf

Tampa Bay waterfront home of BBC star Brendan O'Carroll is now on the market
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Everyone we saw when Tampa rock band Discord Theory released its new album at Crowbar

According to its new album, Discord Theory is Eight Ways From Dire Straits, and last Saturday the Tampa rock band took to…

By Ray Roa

Discord Theory plays Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on July 29, 2023.
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Photos: Between The Buried and Me plays Jannus Live in St. Pete

Without its guitarist Dustie Waring, Raleigh metal band Between The Buried and Me played Jannus Live in St. Petersburg last Friday. Rivers…

By Ray Roa

Between The Buried and Me plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 28, 2023.
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Photos: WWE superstar Titus O'Neil gives Tampa kids more than 30,000 backpacks at 'Back To School Bash'

It takes a village to raise a child, and earlier this month, WWE superstar Titus O'Neil rounded up friends to help stuff…

By Ray Roa

Photos: WWE superstar Titus O'Neil gives Tampa kids more than 30,000 backpacks at 'Back To School Bash'
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Everyone we saw at Tampa Bay Comic Con 2023

Last weekend, thousands of self-described nerds packed the Tampa Convention Center for the 2023 Tampa Bay Comic Convention. Besides topnotch cosplayers, the…

By CL Staff

Everyone we saw at Tampa Bay Comic Con 2023
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Tampa Bay's 'House of Hennessy,' which comes with a massive poolside pirate ship, is back on the market

Arrrgh you ready to finance the most piratey pool in Tampa Bay? Located at 19165 Geraci Rd., the home was built in…

By Colin Wolf

Tampa's 'House of Hennessy,' which comes with a massive poolside pirate ship, is back on the market
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21 essential Tampa Bay fish shacks everyone should check out at least once

Fish shacks are a classic Florida staple. Being neighbors with the Gulf puts Tampa Bay in a prime position for some of…

By Gracey Davis

Hookin’ Aint Easy
3660 22nd Ave S, St. Petersburg, 727-592-1388
Residing in a sweet spot between St. Pete and Gulfport, Hookin’ Aint Easy serves up freshly cooked specials each week, listed on its handwritten, chalkboard menu. Last we checked, blue crab, scramps, and African pompano were the season specials, but owner Matthew Neumann said this could change at a quick notice. 
Photo via Hookin’ Aint Easy/Facebook
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How to spend the rest of your summer exploring Central Florida's art scene

Taking a summer art-cation is an an easy way to bypass the summer blues. Here's a guide to some must-visit Central Florida…

By Jennifer Ring

Photo via Shine Mural Festival After spending some time in the air-conditioning, get outside and snap a quick St. Pete mural selfie.  St. Pete’s many murals have inspired more than one mural tour.
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Photos: Man on Man, featuring Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum, plays Tampa

The boys came to the yard, and then slid into New World Brewery's music hall, Wednesday night for a show headlined by…

By Ray Roa

Man On Man plays the music hall at New World Brewery in Tampa, Florida on July 26, 2023.
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Photos: Fall Out Boy brings the heat, and a flame-throwing guitar, to Tampa

Fall Out Boy has a polarizing new cover of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” out, but the Chicago pop-punk elder…

By Gabrielle Reeder

Fall Out Boy plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 25, 2023.
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Photos: Yellowcard tops night of pop-punk and emo nostalgia at Tampa’s Yuengling Center

A walk down “Ocean Avenue” looks a lot different for Yellowcard fans these days (strollers, knee braces, amirite?), but for one night…

By Ray Roa

Story Of the Year plays Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida on July 23, 2023.
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Photos: Mudvayne, Gwar, bring masked, metal mayhem to Tampa

No one fell offstage, and that's always a good thing when Mudvayne comes to Tampa. The hard-rock band was at MidFlorida Credit…

By Ray Roa

Mudvayne plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater in Tampa, Florida on July 21, 2023.
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Photos: Young The Giant, Milky Chance, play Tampa's Yuengling Center

A celebration of immigrants arrived at Tampa's Yuengling Center last Friday when California  indie-pop band Young The Giant brought songs from its new…

By Ray Roa

Young The Giant plays Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida on July 21, 2023.
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Photos: In Clearwater, Michael Franti brings The Sound big love and bare feet, too

Toes in the sand isn’t an option at Clearwater’s new waterfront venue, The Sound, but that didn’t stop Michael Franti from getting…

By Ray Roa

Michael Franti and Spearhead play The Sound in Clearwater, Florida on July 21, 2023.
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Photos: Tampa UPS workers practice for strike that could start on August 1

No one should be surprised that organized labor has practice strikes, and on Friday morning Tampa Bay-based United Parcel Service (UPS) union…

By Ray Roa

Tampa Bay UPS workers at a practice strike on July 21, 2023.
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Photos: Buckcherry and Gunshine play Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater

Butt-rock is alive and kicking, and two kings of the genre—Buckcherry and Gunshine—were in Clearwater this week to wave the flag. 

By Ray Roa

Buckcherry plays Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, Florida on July 20, 2023.
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An iconic Bayshore home, built for Lazydays RV co-founder Don Wallace, is now for sale

One of the most recognizable homes on Tampa's most recognizable street is now on the market. Located at 1209 Bayshore Blvd., the…

By Colin Wolf

A landmark Bayshore home, built for Lazydays RV co-founder Don Wallace, is now for sale
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Photos: St. Pete Chef Adrianna Siller advances after first-ever ‘Epic Chef’ tiebreaker

Over the last eight years, Feeding Tampa Bay’s “Epic Chef” “Chopped”-style cooking competition has become a familiar sight inside the Epicurean hotel’s…

By Ray Roa

(L-R) Adrianna Siller and Jada Vidal at Epicurean hotel's culinary theater in Tampa, Florida on July 17, 2023.
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Country star Luke Bryan slashes another million off the asking price of his Florida beach house

Country singer and "American Idol" judge Luke Bryan is still looking to sell his Florida house. Located in Santa Rosa Beach, the…

By CL Staff

Country star Luke Bryan is selling his Florida beach house
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Meet the people of Tampa Bay’s new ‘Cannadelic Summer’ cannabis and psychedelic expo

Last Saturday, roughly 3,500 people moved in and around The Factory, Fairgrounds, and Daddy Kool Records for Tampa Bay’s first-ever “Cannadelic Summer,”…

By Teddy Duncan

Photo by Emanuel Torres
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Photos from Cannadeic Summer 2023 at The Factory and Fairgrounds in St. Petersburg

Medicinal enthusiasts of all spectrums packed The Factory and Fairgrounds in St. Petersburg last weekend for Tampa Bay's first ever "Cannadelic Summer."…

By CL Staff

Photos from Cannadeic Summer 2023 at The Factory and Fairgrounds in St. Petersburg
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Photos: Culture Club, Howard Jones and Berlin bring the '80s back to life in Tampa

“As a rule, I would never let someone be onstage and be higher than me,” Boy George told a packed, but not…

By Josh Bradley

Photos: Culture Club, Howard Jones and Berlin bring the '80s back to life in Tampa
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Photos: Everyone we saw helping WWE superstar Titus O’Neil build backpacks for Tampa Bay schoolkids

On Saturday, July 29, Thaddeus Bullard aka WWE Global Ambassador Titus O’Neil will be the face for a giant backpack and school…

By Ray Roa

About 500 devoted volunteers sweated it out in the concourses of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on July 15, 2023 to bring the Bucs’ and Bullard Family Foundation’s visions of a great-back-to-school for everyone to life.
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Photos: Activists protest proposed $17 million increase for St. Pete police

Outside St. Petersburg’s overdue, still-under-renovation President Barack Obama Main Library, activists gathered last Saturday to decry Mayor Ken Welch’s proposed $17 million…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Activists protest proposed $17 million increase for St. Pete police
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Tampa's historic Dorchester mansion on Bayshore Boulevard is now on the market

One of Tampa's very first Bayshore Boulevard homes is once again for sale. Located at 901 Bayshore Blvd., the house was built…

By Colin Wolf

Tampa's historic Dorchester home on Bayshore Blvd is now on the market
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Photos: One Direction's Louis Tomlinson plays Tampa's Yuengling Center

Louis Tomlinson has Faith In the Future, and the One Directioner brought the new album to fans who filed into Tampa's Yuengling…

By Ray Roa

Fans clamor for Louis Tomlinson at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida on July 14, 2023.
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Tampa Bay ‘Laundry Project’ launches 15-year challenge to continue helping locals wash clothes

Good deeds are not just about what someone does, but also about how they do it. For the last 15 years, Current…

By Ray Roa

The Laundry Project concept is simple. Folks show up to a local laundromat, use the free soap and take quarters from volunteers who help keep that day’s project going.
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Review: In Tampa, a reunited Blink-182 celebrates life with innuendos and tetchy-as-always anthems [PHOTOS]

If there was a world record for "most elephants in a room at one time," Blink-182 (stylized with a lowercase "b") would…

By Josh Bradley

Blink-182 plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on July 10, 2023.
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