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Author and humorist David Sedaris comes to Tampa’s Straz Center this fall
You might find the best-selling author getting his daily 21,000 steps in on the Riverwalk.
Home Feature Follows
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Slim Charmer, a new cocktail bar and tasting room from Wild Child team, now open in St. Pete
Guests can expect both classic and contemporary martinis from the new Grand Central spot.
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Creative Loafing’s all-you-can eat Brunched event comes to downtown Tampa this month
Tickets cost practically less than a dozen eggs.
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Blink-182 is coming back to Tampa this summer
Alkaline Trio opens the ‘Missionary Impossible’ tour stop.
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Florida House panel advances bill that limits local councils’ power to give themselves raises
Tampa City Council last summer approved an almost 40% pay raise for themselves, from $54,000 to $75,000.
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After amendments, environmentalists now support bill to limit development on Florida state parks
HB 209 is a response to plans to construct lodges, golf courses, pickleball courts and disc golf courses in nine state parks.
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A chicken nugget festival gets saucy at Shuffle Tampa this weekend
$35 gets you admission and unlimited nuggets.
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Sun-Ray Cinema closes celebration of David Lynch with “Eraserhead” screening this weekend
Lynch called it his most spiritual film
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Tampa Fringe commemorates Titanic sinking with two one-woman shows
We have word that Jack Dawson himself will be at the Sunday show.
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Retro House reopens in Ybor City with full coffee menu and brand new dining room
The cafe and restaurant is known for its Cantonese dishes and specialty coffee.
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Emails to Tampa Sen. Jay Collins show how governor’s office pushed for child labor rollbacks
The draft language emailed to bill sponsors is nearly identical to legislation that’s currently advancing in the legislature.
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St. Pete consultant responds to critics of massive fundraising in Florida’s special elections
Jackson McMillan’s candidates in deep red districts lost by double digits, despite the campaigns hauling in more than $20 million.
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“F*ck we’re cooked:” St. Pete’s Wayward Goose bar and pool hall closes this month
The bar hosts one last art show before flying away.
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Tampa chef Jacob Rios talks winning ‘Chopped,’ Puerto Rican influence, and more
He brought home the bacon in February.
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Florida bill would allow high schoolers to graduate without passing algebra or English final exams
The bill does not have a companion in the House, which will have to pass it before the governor could sign it into law.
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‘Gut punch’: Opposition grows to Florida attorney general’s decision not to enforce law banning gun sales to buyers under 21
“It’s sad that we continue to relitigate something that has stood up in the courts.”
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Tampa Theatre adds second Friday show from ‘SNL’ and ‘Portlandia’ comedian Fred Armisen
The show is ‘Comedy for Musicians But Everyone is Welcome’
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Interview: ‘The Lion King’ was supposed to be a homecoming for Clearwater’s Marquis Floyd
The Gibbs High School graduate died unexpectedly on March 23.
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Local cooks can win $10,000 in Feeding Tampa Bay’s ‘Epic Chef’ competition
Applications for the summertime showdown are due by Sunday, April 13.