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Review: Alton Brown skewers AI recipes, slings heat, for his ‘Last Bite’ with Tampa
The celebrity chef is taking a break after this behemoth tour.
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Florida Democrats file bills to ban using state funds on ballot measures
“No matter where you stand on this issue, this is still a democracy. We do not spend taxpayer dollars in advance of a political issue.”
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After 13 years in downtown St. Pete, The Avenue will close this weekend
A ‘Last Call’ paty happens on Saturday.
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The Story Garden, St. Pete’s first children’s bookstore, opens next month
It pops up at this weekend’s Localtopia, too.
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Halal fried chicken chain The Red Bird will open new Temple Terrace location
It’s opening in the old Yum Yum Hot Pot space.
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Lara, a new apothecary bar and culinary market, just opened in Ybor City
Lara has been open for a couple weeks now, with a drink-only menu.
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Uncomfortable Brunch brings boundary-pushing movies to Tampa’s Sun-Ray Cinema this spring
The first movie is Pier Paolo Pasolini’s ‘Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom.’
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Rick Scott has yet to comment on DeSantis nuking his in-state tuition waiver for Dreamers
Perhaps Scott will respond similarly when he eventually does weigh in on the repeal of the 2014 law, now scheduled to go into effect on July 1.
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Despite existential challenges, Tampa’s Versaggi Shrimp Co. continues to bring wild-caught seafood to Bay area tables
The Tampa Tribune said that in 1969, the company had 33 boats. Today, just five boats call a single port authority dock home.
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DeSantis says Florida universities shouldn’t admit immigrants living in the state illegally
The governor also criticized a 40-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision guaranteeing kids’ access to public schools regardless of their immigration status.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs compromise immigration bill, after fight with Republican lawamakers
“We are ahead of the curve on ending the illegal immigration crisis. We didn’t just set our hands. We got to work.”
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‘Wicked’ star Cynthia Erivo to join The Florida Orchestra for two summer concerts
UPDATE Cynthia Erivo’s Saturday, May 3 date at Ruth Eckerd Hall has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 3.
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Florida bill banning governments and schools from flying Pride flags advances
The proposal has been criticized for targeting Pride flags, as well as flags promoting racial justice movements like Black Lives Matter.
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Florida bill that outlaws abandoning your pet during a disaster clears first hurdle
The bill is a result of a heart-felt story after a Florida man left a bull terrier restrained to a pole as a Category 5 Hurricane Milton approached Florida.
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Ichicoro ramen alum takes over Seminole Heights’ Jug & Bottle
Jessie Wohlers and her buds promise more wine, plus an ‘exciting and familiar’ food concept.
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Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost among group of Democrats denied entrance into the Dept. of Education building
“We’re not going to let them destroy our public school system …”
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Perry’s Porch opens in St. Pete, Michelin Guide coming to Pinellas County and more Tampa Bay food news
Plus, Pete’s Bagels is expanding, ‘Iron Chef’ Geoffrey Zakarian is town, and more.
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‘You’re seeing the apple cart be upended’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praises Elon Musk’s DOGE team
However, a recent poll shows Republicans have grown wary of Musk.
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Jacksonville breakfast favorite Grumpy’s wants to open in Tampa
The diner already has five locations in Duuuuuval.
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Tampa Bay’s best live music happening February 6-13
Including Mary J. Blige, Alice Cooper, Locus Ultra and more.