Posted inFood & Drink Lucky Tigre soft opens in South Tampa, Florida’s biggest pumpkin debuts in Carrollwood, and more in Tampa Bay food news And Florida’s first Mighty Quinn’s Barbecue debuts in Tampa this month. by Kyla Fields and Min Craig October 14, 2022June 22, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Harbour Island residents are once again fighting a proposed hotel, after Tampa developer threatened to sue city A Tampa city attorney asked residents to not voice grievances to city council, due to pending litigation from the developer. by Justin Garcia October 13, 2022April 16, 2025
Posted inMusic Over 30 live music events and concerts happening in Tampa Bay this weekend Just Friday alone is stacked. by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley October 13, 2022September 27, 2024
Posted inNews & Views A Tampa paraplegic woman dealt with a leaking roof and mold at her apartment. Now she’s being evicted The company that the woman rents from has been caught in several scandals recently. by Justin Garcia October 12, 2022July 22, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Hillsborough School Board could approve new mascot for Chamberlain Chiefs next week Students helped select the new name over the last few months. by Justin Garcia October 11, 2022August 15, 2024
Posted inNews & Views After 30 years of ongoing protests, Indigenous activists launch new campaign to remove Tampa’s Columbus statue On Saturday, Indigenous groups will protest the Columbus statue and strategize a campaign to take it down. by Justin Garcia October 11, 2022February 10, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment ‘World’s tallest and fastest’ swing ride coming to Busch Gardens Tampa this spring Turns out the rumors were true. by Colin Wolf October 11, 2022July 10, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink New Red Mesa food truck debuts, Geo’s wine bar heads to Ybor City, and more in Tampa Bay food news And the St. Stefanos Super Greek Festival dishes out the best Mediterranean fare this weekend. by Kyla Fields October 7, 2022June 16, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Tampa City Council thanks staff for Hurricane Ian response, but calls for improvements The City of Tampa received over 2,400 calls for assistance during the week of Hurricane Ian. by Justin Garcia October 6, 2022October 8, 2023
Posted inNews & Views After Hillsborough voters removed him from the bench, Jared Smith seeks a DeSantis appointment The former judge, who faced heavy scrutiny for his behavior, is eyeing a seat on the 6th District Court of Appeals in Lakeland. by Justin Garcia October 5, 2022January 28, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Tampa officials confirm former City Attorney Gina Grimes is not working with the city in any capacity Last month, the city thought that Grimes might take on a new position, but said today that she has moved on. by Justin Garcia October 4, 2022April 7, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Lifelines after landfall: Southwest Florida grapples with Hurricane Ian’s impact As people return to Fort Myers to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Ian, some are finding that harder than others. by Julia Coin, Jack Prator and Fresh Take Florida October 3, 2022September 1, 2024
Posted inBest of the Bay Welcome to Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay 2022 by CL Staff September 30, 2022June 24, 2025
Posted inNews & Views As Ian leaves Florida, Tampa Bay group sets up relief hub and gathers supplies for hardest hit areas The relief hub will serve locals and communities south of Tampa that were hit hardest by Hurricane Ian by Justin Garcia September 29, 2022February 9, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Ian moves across Central Florida as tropical storm, leaves 2.5 million without power In the meantime, Northeast Florida is expected to receive roughly 10 inches of rain today, says the NHC. by Colin Wolf September 29, 2022August 16, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Latest Ian update and track has Tampa Bay still under hurricane and storm surge watches The eye is forecast to move across and up central Florida before entering the Atlantic on Thursday night. by Ray Roa September 28, 2022March 6, 2025
Posted inNews & Views ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’: Tampa mayor urges residents to prepare for high winds and rain Wednesday night She warned of unprecedented flooding when 18-20 inches of rain arrive tonight. by Ray Roa September 28, 2022August 16, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Category 4 Hurricane Ian set to make landfall in Florida this afternoon, as track remains south of Tampa Bay The storm now features maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, which is just 2 mph hour away from a Category 5 hurricane. by Colin Wolf September 28, 2022August 16, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Tuesday night Hurricane Ian track shifts even further south, away from Tampa Bay Tropical Storm force winds could arrive in the Bay area as early as 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. by Ray Roa September 28, 2022August 16, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Category 3 Hurricane Ian shifts track just south of Tampa Bay The current track of Ian now has the storm making landfall near the Venice/Englewood area. by Colin Wolf September 27, 2022August 16, 2023