An action sports photograph showing Jake Ilardi does a backside 50/50 at the Tampa Museum of Art in Tampa, Florida. Captured in a wide horizontal shot, professional skateboarder Jake Ilardi grinds down a long metal handrail adjacent to an outdoor concrete staircase. He wears a white sleeveless tank top, dark pants, and athletic shoes, balancing with both arms outstretched as he slides along the rail. The staircase is flanked by a lush green grass embankment with young trees, with the dark modern exterior facade and glass windows of the Tampa Museum of Art rising in the background under natural daylight.

‘Pelican,’ the new skateboarding photo book from Tampa Bay photographer Adam Hadden, is set for release in November

The 220-page hardcover book was more than four years in the making and is part of a plan to fight back against skate-defensive urban planning.

by Leif Helland October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

Tampa Bay skateboarder, photographer and videographer Adam Hadden spent more than four years collecting the photos for his new book, ‘Pelican,’ which he completed in partnership with Jimmy Lannon.

A photograph showing a Hillsborough County Fair demolition derby vehicle event. Captured in a centered front-facing medium shot, a heavily modified and battered sedan painted red with blue brush-painted lettering stands on a dirt track field. The car's front bumper, headlights, and front body panels have been removed to expose the metal engine radiator structure beneath, and a tall vertical exhaust pipe extends upward through a hole cut into the hood. Wire mesh wire guards cover the front windshield frame where a driver in sunglasses is seated inside, with a small American flag mounted on the left side under direct daylight.

Arts & Entertainment

Hillsborough County Fair, complete with a demolition derby, opens November 5

The fair runs Nov. 5-15.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

A news press photograph showing Protestors outside St. Petersburg Police Headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida on Jan. 11, 2026. Captured in an eye-level medium shot during an outdoor demonstration, anti-ICE demonstrators hold homemade protest signs aloft above the crowd. In the foreground, a prominent cardboard sign held up by two hands reads "STOP ICE KIDNAPPINGS" in bold black lettering, while another demonstrator to the left holds a bright yellow sign reading "ICE OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES", set against a blurred crowd of rally participants and a modern multi-story police headquarters building under diffused daylight.

News & Views

Tampa activists will hold ICE protest this Sunday in Ybor City

They’ll remember the dead and fight for the living in Centennial Park.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

A news photograph showing South Ward School in Clearwater, Florida on Oct. 5, 2007. Captured in a full-length exterior shot, the historic two-story white wooden school building stands on a lush green lawn. The building features two rows of four tall shuttered windows on its front facade, a gabled roof with a small vent, and small foundation vents near the base. In the background to the left, a tall palm tree, a church steeple, and a white dome structure are visible under a cloudy sky with dark storm clouds gathering overhead.

Arts & Entertainment

It’s a good weekend to try one of Tampa Bay’s many ghost tours

Including those at Clearwater’s South Ward School, Cuban Club, Tampa Theatre and more.

by Ray Roa October 28, 2026October 28, 2026

A nature field photograph by Peter Houlihan showing Mac Stone. Captured in a wide horizontal shot inside a dense swamp habitat, conservation photographer Mac Stone crouches in dark water beneath a curved tree trunk. He wears a wide-brimmed bucket hat, a light blue long-sleeved button-down shirt, and dark trousers, looking directly at the camera while positioning camera trap equipment, with a mounted weather-resistant camera housing set on a post to his right under diffused forest light.

Arts & Entertainment

Tampa Bay’s best things to do, October 29-November 5, including a cypress swamp talk with NatGeo photographer Mac Stone

Plus Jobsite’s ‘Misery’ redux, volcano talk with Dr. Mel Rodgers, and more.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley October 27, 2026October 27, 2026

A news photograph by Sebastián González de León showing Decorations for the Festival de Cempasúchil at Sanchez Farms Santa Maria Tepos Farms in Plant City, Florida on Oct. 24, 2026. Captured in a eye-level medium shot in an outdoor field of blooming orange marigolds, two life-sized Day of the Dead skeleton figures stand among the flower rows under bright natural sunlight. On the left, a tall skeleton figure wears a colorful Mexican folk dress featuring a white lace headpiece with red, white, and green pom-poms, a bright red long-sleeved dress, and a layered rainbow-striped embroidered lace collar collar. On the right, a smaller skeleton figure is shrouded in a black veil and dark garment accenting a bright red chest bow, with a green tree line and farm buildings visible across the distant horizon.

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There’s no cover at this Plant City farm where fields of marigolds are in bloom for Festival de Cempasúchil

The cempasúchil is a staple on Mexican ofrendas that take center stage for the Day of the Dead.

by Sebastián González de León y León and San Pedro Gazette October 27, 2026October 27, 2026

A promotional video screengrab showing A screengrab from a a promo reel for the Haunted Car Was in Tampa, Florida. Captured in a medium close-up shot against a dark background, a performer in a menacing clown persona looks toward the camera. The performer wears white face paint with dark eye rings, a wide black painted mustache, a exaggerated grin showing sharp yellowed teeth, and a red, white, and blue striped top hat over dark curly hair, paired with a blue collared shirt and red vest under dim lighting.

Arts & Entertainment

Tampa Bay’s best things to do this week, including East Tampa’s haunted car wash

Plus theater, literary, arts, and entertainment happening Oct. 22-29.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley October 22, 2026October 22, 2026

Food & Drink

Tampa Bay food & drink events happening October 22-29, including WEDU visit from five-time James Beard winning author

Plus Fenway Hotel’s Halloween speakeasy, the Selby’s ‘Lunch in the Garden,’ and more.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley October 20, 2026October 20, 2026

An elevated drone photo showing Halloween On Central in St. Petersburg, Florida on Oct. 27, 2024. Captured looking down Central Avenue in the Grand Central District, thousands of attendees fill the pedestrian-only street lined with vendor tents, colorful murals, and trees. The city skyline and surrounding buildings extend into the distance under a partly cloudy sky illuminated by soft daylighting.

Arts & Entertainment

St. Pete and Tampa host massive kid-friendly trick-or-treat events this weekend

The Tampa Riverwalk hosts on Saturday, while Grand Central and Edge districts go car-free on Sunday.

by Ray Roa October 20, 2026October 20, 2026

An action-packed nighttime skateboarding photograph showing Tampa Am concrete jam at Skatepark of Tampa in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 18, 2025. Captured with a wide-angle fisheye lens inside a concrete bowl, a shirtless skateboarder wearing tan pattern shorts, green-and-white sneakers, a black cap, and an open tan vest balances along the coping during a trick. In the background, another skater in an orange t-shirt and dark pants rides along the bowl's curved wall, surrounded by spectators and bright outdoor stadium lighting illuminating the night sky.

Arts & Entertainment

Tampa Bay’s best things to do October 16-22, including Tampa Am, Sanders-Nixon rally, and more

Plus Art Fair Tampa, Lauren Groff’s ‘Brawler’ talk at the Tampa Bay History Center, and more.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley October 16, 2026October 16, 2026

A promotional photograph showing A promotional photo for 'Bat Boy: The Musical' happening at Carrollwood Cultural Center in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 16-25. Captured in a flat-lay view, three printed promotional flyers for the musical rest on a textured granite counter surface. The left and right flyers feature a black-and-white tabloid newspaper cover styled after Weekly World News, showing a dramatic wide-eyed Bat Boy with pointed ears and fangs opening his mouth in a scream, while the center flyer displays a yellow-and-black show poster titled "BAT BOY THE MUSICAL" detailing event dates and showtimes under bright indoor overhead lighting.

Arts & Entertainment

Tampa Bay theater happenings October 16-22, including ‘Bat Boy: The Musical’ at Carrollwood Cultural Center

Plus ‘Misery’ at Jobsite Theater, ‘Constellations’ at Off-Central, and more.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley October 16, 2026October 16, 2026

Arts & Entertainment

‘Coraline’ filmmaker Brad Schiff headlines Tampa Animation Festival coming to downtown in November

More than 130 films are set to screen at University of Tampa.

by Leif Helland October 14, 2026October 14, 2026

A wide interior event photograph by Centro Asturiano de Tampa showing Wines of Spain at the Centro Asturiano de Tampa in Ybor City, Florida on Oct. 16, 2024. Captured from a wide angle across the polished hardwood floor of a grand ballroom, attendees stand raising wine glasses in a collective toast. In the foreground, guest figures stand beside high-top cocktail tables and tasting stations beneath crystal chandeliers and grand arched wall moldings under warm venue lighting.

Food & Drink

Tampa Bay’s food & drink events happening October 15-22, including Wines of Spain and more

Plus A Taste of Tapeo at Golden Isles, Dunedin Seafood and Music Festival, and more.

by Leif Helland and Josh Bradley October 14, 2026October 14, 2026

A group portrait photograph showing Tampa DSA members outside Michelle Sawyer's Antifascist Women's March Mural in Ybor City, Florida. Captured in a wide shot outdoors in bright daylight, approximately thirty group members pose together kneeling and standing in front of the building wall at 2015 E. 7th Ave. The background prominently features artist Michelle Sawyer's mural depicting three women alongside bold text reading "¡NO PASARÁN! 1937 ANTIFASCIST WOMEN'S MARCH", framed by palm trees and an Ybor City historic marker under a clear sky.

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Tampa’s Democratic Socialists are canvassing, then going to a soccer game this weekend

The DSA is knocking doors for Ashley Herrmann, then kicking it at the Tampa Bay Sun match.

by Leif Helland October 6, 2026October 7, 2026

Arts & Entertainment

‘I was inspired by so many people throughout this journey’: St. Pete artist Palehorse discusses his first solo show in 10 years

‘Shapeshifter’ opens Oct. 10 at Morean Arts Center, alongside a companion group show, ‘Practice Dying: A Skull & Bones Exhibit.’

by Ray Roa October 1, 2026October 2, 2026

A performance action photograph showing Tampa City Ballet at Kress Contemporary in Ybor City on Feb. 18, 2023. Captured in a medium shot inside an artistic venue, a lead dancer stands center stage in a sleeveless light blue fitted vest top and grey trousers with her slicked-back dark hair pulled into a neat bun, extending one gloved white hand outward while looking down to the left. Behind her, other dancers in dark attire perform under vibrant purple, blue, and green theatrical stage lighting.

Arts & Entertainment

Tampa Bay’s best things to do October 1-8, including Tampa City Ballet, St. Pete Night Market anniversary, and more

Plus literary events, theater, sports, Pride nights, film, and more.

by Ray Roa and Josh Bradley October 1, 2026October 1, 2026

An architectural cropped detail photograph by Amy Martz showing A minaret at UTampa in Tampa, Florida. Captured in a tight vertical composition through oval circular cutouts in a light blue structure, the top cutout frames the gold crescent moon finial atop a metallic silver spire against a clear blue sky, while the lower cutout reveals the apex of the silver minaret dome under bright daylight.

Arts & Entertainment

New photography exhibit frames University of Tampa in stunning new light

Amy Martz’s ‘Railroad to River’ opens Friday and showcases just a portion of a larger project that will eventually become a book.

by Ray Roa September 30, 2026September 30, 2026

An outdoor landscape photograph by Joni Hanebutt showing A Bigfoot statue in the swamp and Skunkape Headquarters in the Florida's Everglades National Park on Dec. 3. 2023. Captured from an asphalt parking lot in front of a green wooden building with signs reading "SKUNKAPE HEADQUARTERS" and "SHEALY'S", a dark ape-like Skunk Ape statue stands on a low platform in the center foreground. Four flagpoles flying American, Florida, and state flags surround the driveway, framed by a wooden fence line, green trees, and a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

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Believers can track Bigfoot and the Florida Skunk Ape at the Safety Harbor Library this fall

The Mid Florida Bigfoot Research Group does an afterhours presentation at the library in October.

by Leif Helland September 30, 2026October 6, 2026

A high-angle production still showing a male performer lying in a pool of water in a short film from 'Squirter' which screened as part of the touring 2026 'Hump!' Film Festival. Lying face-down in a shallow pink-tarped pool filled with water, a man with light skin wearing black swim trunks rests his upper torso and chin near the edge of the enclosure. Wet ripples fold around his waist and legs against a textured, crushed-pink background under soft indoor lighting.

Arts & Entertainment

Dan Savage’s ‘Hump’ adult movie festival comes to Tampa this weekend

Clutch pearls at Sun-Ray Cinema.

by Ray Roa September 30, 2026September 30, 2026

A historic black-and-white landscape photograph by the Burgert Brothers showing cars parked at Shop-Rite Supermarket in Brandon, Florida on March 31, 1958. Courtesy of the Burgert Brothers Collection at Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library, the wide shot captures a single-story commercial building featuring a large sign reading "SHOP-RITE" on its roof overhang above glass storefront windows. A line of vintage 1950s automobiles is parked facing the building across an expansive asphalt parking lot, framed by trees under a bright daytime sky.

Arts & Entertainment

Preserving Brandon to hold archive workshop on Sunday

It’s the organization’s last meeting before 2027.

by Ray Roa September 23, 2026September 23, 2026

Best of the bay 2026 is here. Check out the Winners And FinalistS!

Things to do in Tampa Bay

‘Pelican,’ the new skateboarding photo book from Tampa Bay photographer Adam Hadden, is set for release in November

Hillsborough County Fair, complete with a demolition derby, opens November 5

Tampa activists will hold ICE protest this Sunday in Ybor City

It’s a good weekend to try one of Tampa Bay’s many ghost tours

Tampa Bay’s best things to do, October 29-November 5, including a cypress swamp talk with NatGeo photographer Mac Stone

There’s no cover at this Plant City farm where fields of marigolds are in bloom for Festival de Cempasúchil

Tampa Bay’s best things to do this week, including East Tampa’s haunted car wash

Tampa Bay food & drink events happening October 22-29, including WEDU visit from five-time James Beard winning author

St. Pete and Tampa host massive kid-friendly trick-or-treat events this weekend

Tampa Bay’s best things to do October 16-22, including Tampa Am, Sanders-Nixon rally, and more

Tampa Bay theater happenings October 16-22, including ‘Bat Boy: The Musical’ at Carrollwood Cultural Center

‘Coraline’ filmmaker Brad Schiff headlines Tampa Animation Festival coming to downtown in November

Tampa Bay’s food & drink events happening October 15-22, including Wines of Spain and more

Tampa’s Democratic Socialists are canvassing, then going to a soccer game this weekend

‘I was inspired by so many people throughout this journey’: St. Pete artist Palehorse discusses his first solo show in 10 years

Tampa Bay’s best things to do October 1-8, including Tampa City Ballet, St. Pete Night Market anniversary, and more

New photography exhibit frames University of Tampa in stunning new light

Believers can track Bigfoot and the Florida Skunk Ape at the Safety Harbor Library this fall

Dan Savage’s ‘Hump’ adult movie festival comes to Tampa this weekend

Preserving Brandon to hold archive workshop on Sunday

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