Posted inFood & Drink At St. Pete’s Lingr, balance and surprise are hallmarks of a revelatory meal from chef Jeffrey Jew Evocative new restaurant from the Bravo and Food Network celebrity chef is a must-visit. by Jon Palmer Claridge December 17, 2021July 22, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink Tampa Taco & Margarita Festival heads to the Raymond James Stadium next year Mark your calendars for March 12. by Kyla Fields December 17, 2021April 12, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Urban Meyer’s firing puts the Bucs in prime position to lose their star offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich was drafted by the Jaguars and is beloved in north Florida. by Carter Brantley December 16, 2021July 1, 2025
Posted inNews & Views HART says reinstallation of Tampa’s Metro Rapid bus seats has been delayed Some stops that were formerly gutted had two seats reinstalled, with metal housings for the seats still empty. Other stops still had zero seats. by Justin Garcia December 16, 2021November 27, 2023
Posted inFood & Drink Brooklyn’s Oddfellows Ice Cream Co. opens its first Florida location in South Tampa this week Head to its grand opening on Thursday, Dec. 16 for some free scoops. by Kyla Fields December 15, 2021July 26, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink Notoriously dry John’s Pass Village could soon allow open container drinking The “wet zone” proposal still has to be voted in by the Madeira Beach city commissioners. by Kyla Fields December 15, 2021June 9, 2025
Posted inNews & Views St. Petersburg renters will present housing demands at final city council meeting of the year ‘The only way we’re going to see change in this city is if working people come together and make demands.’ by Justin Garcia December 14, 2021August 3, 2023
Posted inFood & Drink Dessert spot Peach Cobbler Factory will open first Florida location in Tampa next year Tampa is among the 25 new locations opening soon. by Kyla Fields December 14, 2021September 18, 2024
Posted inNews & Views The plot against America is just getting started Informed Dissent. by Jeffrey C. Billman December 14, 2021August 3, 2023
Posted inMusic Steel Pulse, Rebelution top St. Pete’ Reggae Rise Up 2022 lineup Slightly Stoopid, Iration, Shaggy, Soja and more are also on the three-day lineup. by Ray Roa December 13, 2021July 21, 2024
Posted inMusic Tim McGraw’s 2022 tour comes to Tampa this summer Tickets to see him at the old Gary amp go on sale Dec. 17. by Ray Roa December 13, 2021January 26, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Breshad Perriman made a house call, and the Bucs escaped with a victory We knew it’d be close, but that was much closer than it should have been. by Carter Brantley December 13, 2021July 6, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Tampa’s Fun-Lan is closed, employees reminisce and wonder what’s next The landmark was riddled with problems, but retained a certain Tampa charm. by Justin Garcia December 10, 2021July 28, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment The Bills are good, but not good enough to beat these Buccaneers Tampa Bay’s secondary might get beat up, but we win this one 34-31. by Carter Brantley December 10, 2021August 3, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Plant City Farm & Flea Market adds weekend hours to accommodate displaced Fun-Lan vendors The market will offer ‘pay what you can’ prices to vendors from Fun-Lan after the drive-in and swap shop closed this week. by Justin Garcia December 10, 2021April 11, 2025
Posted inNews & Views DeVos family among top November donors to Florida Gov. DeSantis’ re-election PAC The Friends of Ron DeSantis committee had about $66.7 million in cash on hand as of Nov. 30. by News Service of Florida December 10, 2021January 15, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Florida Gov. DeSantis’ budget would increase K-12 spending, but cut funding to state universities The Florida Education Association teachers union criticized DeSantis’ proposal because it does not target money to raise salaries for veteran teachers. by Ryan Dailey and News Service of Florida December 10, 2021June 9, 2025
Posted inMusic REO Speedwagon and Styx are coming to Tampa next summer The band played MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre together in 2009 and 2017. by Ray Roa December 9, 2021September 4, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Florida Gov Ron DeSantis pitches $99.7 billion ‘Freedom First’ budget “This is a huge, huge budget. This is a huge deal,” DeSantis said during a news conference at the Capitol. by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida December 9, 2021August 3, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Following record die-off, wildlife officials share unprecedented plan to feed Florida manatees While federal officials have to share the scope of their feeding plan, they did remind the public that feeding wild manatees is illegal. by Alex Galbraith December 8, 2021April 21, 2025