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St. Pete’s bearded drag queen Adriana Sparkle is a hair away from ‘Drag Race’ fame
‘No matter what style you’re doing, you can elevate it to the highest degree…’
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Shaq’s fast casual Big Chicken finally opens in Tampa next month
The elusive, long-awaited fast casual chain opens in Westchase.
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Gov. DeSantis says Florida doesn’t need federal funds to handle disasters
He emphasized that he doesn’t anticipate Trump would eliminate FEMA without the federal government giving grants to the states.
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Treasure Island’s Thunderbird to be demolished, ‘Brunched’ returns,Nicko’s is back in St. Pete, and more local food news
Plus the return of Retro House, Taco Week and Keel Farms Blueberry Festival.
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University of South Florida joins list of state universities planning to work with ICE
Four UF students have had visas revoked.
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Q&A: St. Pete pastor Andy Oliver says Easter is about crushing white supremacy
The Allendale leader spoke on staying hopeful and keeping up the fight for social justice
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Treasure Island’s Thunderbird resort to be demolished—and rebuilt
The iconic neon sign will be preserved.
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Thomas Nicholas, aka Kevin from ‘American Pie,’ brings his emo band to St. Pete this month
He’ll screen the movie and take a Q&A session, too.
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Get sprung at this weekend USF Tampa’s Spring Plant Festival
Local and commercial growers, clubs and groups from across the state will fill up USF’s 16-acre botanical gardens.
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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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Opera Tampa’s Sara Elisa, Katara, play a show for music education charity this weekend
Powerhouse-vocalist Ashley Smith and her band The Random Occurrence (ASTRO) are on the bill, too.
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Tampa trio La Lucha unplugs at New Tampa Performing Arts Center this weekend
The VH1-inspired gig features Brazilian trombonist François de Lima and Tampa Bay’s dean of jazz guitar, LaRue Nickelson.
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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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Judge temporarily blocks Florida immigration law approved by DeSantis last February
The law created state crimes for undocumented immigrants who enter or re-enter Florida.
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Florida Björkestra’s ‘Buffyfest’ returns to St. Pete for the first time since 2019
‘Once More with Feeling,’ indeed.
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Florida Senate committee advances proposal prohibiting use of prefered pronouns in government jobs
Republican Sen. Randy Fine limited public comments to just 30 seconds.
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Workers at another Tampa Starbucks store have voted to unionize
The vote was 11-2 at the South Tampa location on Dale Mabry Highway and Neptune Street.
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Rock & Brews in Lutz says goodbye, Tampa gets more Michelin love, free beer at Mel’s, and more local food news
Plus, VegFeast returns to downtown St. Petersburg this month, and more.