Fall staples hit Seasons 52 menus
Last week, Seasons 52 restaurants announced the release of their seasonal menus for fall. Tampa's WestShore Plaza accommodates the region's Seasons 52, which changes its bill of fare four times a...
View ArticlePulitzer Prize winning reporter Sonia Nazario to speak at Eckerd College
On Saturday, President Obama said that the surge of immigrant children entering the U.S. illegally this summer had changed the politics surrounding the issue of immigration, and led him to put off a...
View ArticleDo This: St. Pete Historic Walking Tour
The St. Petersburg Preservation’s (SPP) penultimate “Twilight on the Town" monthly historic summer-evening walking tour is upon us. The guided tour begins tonight, at 7 p.m., in front of the Snell...
View ArticleBuckhorn unveils new design for Riverfront Park
Acknowledging that not everyone is going to be able to get what they want in regards to the redesign of Tampa's Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Mayor Bob Buckhorn today hailed the beginnings of the...
View ArticleHear "Boogie With The Taliban" and "Apes Take Miami" from The Apes' debut album
Ed Lowery closed the door on beloved Tampa ska outfit Magadog back in 2012. That hasn't stopped the 45-year-old frontman from skanking though, and next Saturday his latest band —The Apes— celebrate a...
View ArticleCrist campaign attacks Rick Scott on abortion rights
Although nobody would accuse Charlie Crist of being a paragon of consistency when it comes to the issue of abortion, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee is now very pro-choice as he tries to rally...
View ArticleDo This: Jane Goodall at USF and Art of the Roast at the Ritz-Ybor
Take advantage of an unusually eventful Tuesday evening with two pretty major happenings; both inspirational in their own unique ways. First up, you can see the scientist who changed forever how we...
View ArticleKeeping It "Weird" in Gulfport — a look at the town's upcoming triathlon
In 2011, Gulfport's Sam Henderson hatched a plan: Hold a triathlon in Gulfport that's based on weirdness, not fitness. Four years later, Henderson leads the town as mayor, but he still leads (at...
View ArticleWinevasion in store for the region this weekend
Sippers who prefer fine wines over craft brews have the weekend to look forward to. Three wine gatherings, all in Tampa, plan to please festivalgoers' palates through a variety of wine tastings, local...
View ArticleTonight in live music: ZZ Top with Jeff Beck, Fitz & the Tantrums, Lily Allen...
A nice healthy amount of shows happening this Hump Day. Check out the breakdown below.ZZ Top with Jeff Beck You can’t discuss ZZ Top without bringing up the iconic beards worn for decades by lead...
View ArticleMitch Perry Report 9.10.14: Greenlight debate gets more intense
I'm not sure there were many undecided voters in the St Pete Community Church in Disston Heights last night. They were gathered to watch a forum on Greenlight Pinellas, the transit tax swap that...
View ArticleListen to Atlantic Oceans' debut 7-inch, grab it on green vinyl now
There's always a part of us that wilts away when certain local bands call it quits. Fans of beloved Tampa outfits Giddy Up, Helicopter! and offshoot Sleepy Vikings know this feeling well, and while...
View ArticleNew Shakespeare-Book Release Party and Performance at USFSP
Friends, Tampa Bay residents, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to give you a party… USF St. Pete is celebrating the release of Violence, Trauma, and Virtus in Shakespeare’s Roman Poems and Plays:...
View ArticleDavid Jolly formally files bill to require local law enforcement to be...
Local police agencies that use military equipment earmarked for counter-terrorism to handle public order disturbances instead could be forced to repay millions of dollars in grants, under a review...
View ArticleLocal musicians hold benefit for Ybor institution Cephas' Hot Shop
Artists, musicians, hipsters, hippies and holistic eaters alike all know about Cephas' Hot Shop, the Caribbean cuisine hotspot a few blocks off Ybor City's Seventh Avenue sprawl. Owner Cephas Gilbert...
View ArticleGet your blood pumping with the Red Sofa tour
Tampa Bay's first annual Red Sofa Tour, part of the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association’s (ASA) heart disease and stroke awareness campaign, kicks off today, September 10,...
View ArticleUber & Lyft enthusiasts rally for their cause at Hillsborough PTC meeting
Supporters and critics of ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft packed the Hillsborough County Public Transportation meeting today in Tampa, though many had left the County Center by the time that PTC...
View ArticleJudithanne McLauchlan's 1st proposed bill would be to repeal nuclear fee
SD 22 Democratic candidate Judithanne McLauchlan today said that the first bill she would sponsor if she defeats Jeff Brandes in November would be to end the nuclear cost recovery fee that electric...
View ArticleSouth Tampa gets doughnuts with Perk's, fifth Holy Hog opens & more
Katie and Shane Perkey, who own Perk's Donut Bar, started customizing hot doughnuts for South Tampanians using fresh dough, cake or gluten-free, two weeks ago. The shop's "donut robot" shapes, fries...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Tia's dishes a taste of home
Traveling beyond our borders gives us a chance to taste the culture of a foreign land. Whenever I travel, I want to explore new tastes and get inside the gastronomy of a place I haven’t been before,...
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