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Supporting Off With their Heads are two totems of Florida punk and emo: Gainesville’s Dikembe and Sarasota outfit Floating Boy which just released one of the best rock LPs of 2026 so far, Perfect Place. www.cltampa.com/music-2/minn...
Minneapolis punk band Off With Their Heads returns to Tampa this weekend
Off With Their Heads, which plays Pokey's Pub in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 19, 2018 It’s a warzone in Minneapolis right now, and a band that’s soundtracked
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January 22, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Supporting Off With their Heads are two totems of Florida punk and emo: Gainesville’s Dikembe and Sarasota outfit Floating Boy which just released one of the best rock LPs of 2026 so far, Perfect Place. www.cltampa.com/music-2/minn...
The hang happens at The Bricks this Friday. www.cltampa.com/music-2/beat...
BeatsNChill producer series brings Oakland rapper MG to Ybor City
MG Tampa’s BeatsNChill, basically the place where any producer wants to be, gets the clique back together at its unofficial clubhouse for a set with
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January 21, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The hang happens at The Bricks this Friday. www.cltampa.com/music-2/beat...
From The Local 662 to Fubar, The Bends (pictured above), and any warehouse show he was hip to, Mahar captured the best moments from the Tampa Bay music scene. www.cltampa.com/music-2/st-p...
St. Pete bands stage Thursday benefit for photographer recovering from cancer
Pleasures plays The Bends in St. Petersburg, Florida on Oct. 31, 2020. The 600 Block’s rock and roll heyday might’ve never been captured on film if it
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January 21, 2026 at 12:32 AM
From The Local 662 to Fubar, The Bends (pictured above), and any warehouse show he was hip to, Mahar captured the best moments from the Tampa Bay music scene. www.cltampa.com/music-2/st-p...
Kristopher James opens at Skipper’s Smokehouse.
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Alligator Records' Southern Avenue plays Tampa on Wednesday
Southern Avenue Blues imprint Alligator Records was well represented on last week’s live music offering (Brother John Kattke played St. Pete last Sunday),
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January 20, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Kristopher James opens at Skipper’s Smokehouse.
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State lawmakers in Florida are hearing a bill right now that would let parents sue public school teachers for violating a parent's right to oversee the "moral training" of their child.
January 20, 2026 at 3:51 PM
State lawmakers in Florida are hearing a bill right now that would let parents sue public school teachers for violating a parent's right to oversee the "moral training" of their child.
During the vigil, three men approached with megaphones and began shouting vulgar, provocative statements about the Muslim prophet Muhammad while calling the Muslim vigil attendees terrorists, video shows. www.cltampa.com/news/vigil-f...
January 20, 2026 at 3:27 PM
During the vigil, three men approached with megaphones and began shouting vulgar, provocative statements about the Muslim prophet Muhammad while calling the Muslim vigil attendees terrorists, video shows. www.cltampa.com/news/vigil-f...
Gasparilla Clean Team turns Tampa’s trash into a community treasure. www.cltampa.com/news/neighbo...
Neighborhood cleanup? There’s a Gasparilla for that
In just under a year, Gasparilla Clean Team has hosted three cleanups across Tampa neighborhoods including Davis Islands, Seminole Heights (pictured) and
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January 20, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Gasparilla Clean Team turns Tampa’s trash into a community treasure. www.cltampa.com/news/neighbo...
St. Pete City Councilman Richie Floyd was named council vice chair this month.
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St. Pete City Councilman Richie Floyd launches re-election this weekend with record store party
St. Petersburg City Council Members Richie Floyd (L) and Lisset Hanewicz. St. Petersburg City Councilman Richie Floyd is running for re-election, and to
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January 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
St. Pete City Councilman Richie Floyd was named council vice chair this month.
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An Monday afternoon email from the venue, Duke Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater, cited “artist illness” as the culprit. www.cltampa.com/music-2/morr...
Morrissey just canceled his Tuesday concert in St. Pete
Morrissey at Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on Oct. 10, 2023. If you must go to work tomorrow, you must not be Morrissey. It’ happened, St.
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January 19, 2026 at 7:54 PM
An Monday afternoon email from the venue, Duke Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater, cited “artist illness” as the culprit. www.cltampa.com/music-2/morr...
Riff Raff actually stopped into St. Petersburg’s Redwood Vintage Guitars ahead of the show. www.cltampa.com/music-2/phot...
Photos: Trippie Redd, Riff Raff and Waka Flocka Flame play Ybor City’s Cuban Club
Trippie Redd at Cuban Club in Ybor City, Florida on Jan. 17, 2026. It’s a short drive to Tampa from Broward, and Ybor City’s Cuban Club welcomed one of
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January 19, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Riff Raff actually stopped into St. Petersburg’s Redwood Vintage Guitars ahead of the show. www.cltampa.com/music-2/phot...
Tampa's own Dave Decker on the front page of @financialtimes.com today
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Tampa's own Dave Decker on the front page of @financialtimes.com today
With origins in the backyard of Frameworks’ Tampa Heights headquarters, the wintertime rite of passage has evolved into a flawless day party www.cltampa.com/food-drink/t...
Photos: All the cool mother shuckers we saw at Tampa Oysterfest 2026
Organizers shipped 20,000 oysters from Chesapeake Bay into Tampa last Saturday for the eighth annual Oyster Fest. With origins in the backyard of
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January 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
With origins in the backyard of Frameworks’ Tampa Heights headquarters, the wintertime rite of passage has evolved into a flawless day party www.cltampa.com/food-drink/t...
Collins becomes the latest Republican to enter the gubernatorial primary, joining Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, former House Speaker Paul Renner, and investor James Fishback. www.cltampa.com/news/tampas-...
Tampa's Jay Collins finally decides to run for governor
Sen. Jay Collins (third from left) in Tallahassee, Florida on March 26, 2025. Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins announced his long-awaited bid for governor
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January 13, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Collins becomes the latest Republican to enter the gubernatorial primary, joining Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, former House Speaker Paul Renner, and investor James Fishback. www.cltampa.com/news/tampas-...
"This play inspires empathy. It touches people in the gut, in the heart. That's why it's so powerful,” Rep. Jim Davis told me. “And that’s why it's so needed in these times.” www.cltampa.com/news/triumph...
‘Triumph’ documentary about Tampa’s 1960 Woolworth sit-in will screen again on MLK Day
Last November at Tampa Theatre, surviving members of the group that staged the city’s 1960 Woolworth sit-in got a standing ovation. The audience had just
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January 13, 2026 at 11:08 PM
"This play inspires empathy. It touches people in the gut, in the heart. That's why it's so powerful,” Rep. Jim Davis told me. “And that’s why it's so needed in these times.” www.cltampa.com/news/triumph...
While no venue has been announced, fans have pegged BTS’ April 2026 Tampa concerts to happen at Raymond James Stadium. www.cltampa.com/music-2/k-po...
K-pop supergroup BTS is coming to Tampa this spring
President Joe Biden records a digital video with the K-pop singing group BTS on May 31, 2022, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
While no venue has been announced, fans have pegged BTS’ April 2026 Tampa concerts to happen at Raymond James Stadium. www.cltampa.com/music-2/k-po...
For 18 years, Oriental Express was downtown Tampa’s go-to for quick Chinese food and sushi. That was until the shop, located at 510 E Jackson St. near the county building, shuttered last Halloween. www.cltampa.com/food-drink/o...
Owners of downtown Tampa Chinese food staple move and rebrand in new location just blocks away
Xue Yun and Chao Lin at Sunset Lotus in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 12, 2026. For 18 years, Oriental Express was downtown Tampa’s go-to for quick Chinese food
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January 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM
For 18 years, Oriental Express was downtown Tampa’s go-to for quick Chinese food and sushi. That was until the shop, located at 510 E Jackson St. near the county building, shuttered last Halloween. www.cltampa.com/food-drink/o...
Had thee best time with The Commodore crew last Friday. Next one is on Feb. 13. www.cltampa.com/arts/photos-...
Photos: The Commodore kicks off 2026 season of Tampa-centric ‘Salud and Happy Days’ improv show
No one shared the winning bolita numbers, but The Commodore kicked off a new season of its Tampa-centric improv show “Salud and Happy Days” last Friday
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January 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Had thee best time with The Commodore crew last Friday. Next one is on Feb. 13. www.cltampa.com/arts/photos-...
The show—”Live Since ‘85”—is on display through February, and a sold-out book collecting the first 10 years of No Clubs! concert posters is taking pre-orders on a second pressing. www.cltampa.com/music-2/phot...
Photos: Everyone we saw at the St. Pete art show celebrating 40 years of No Clubs! Presents
A new art exhibit celebrates 40 years of concerts by St. Petersburg-based promoter No Clubs! Presents, and the opening went down at The Factory on
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January 12, 2026 at 6:41 PM
The show—”Live Since ‘85”—is on display through February, and a sold-out book collecting the first 10 years of No Clubs! concert posters is taking pre-orders on a second pressing. www.cltampa.com/music-2/phot...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will host a recruitment event this week at St. Petersburg’s Carillon Park Hilton Hotel. www.cltampa.com/news/border-...
Border Patrol to hold recruiting event at St. Pete Hilton, despite activist pressure
Customs and Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bavino on Jan. 12, 2026, leading CBP officers around a convenient store and takes photo ops in the city of Kenner,
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January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will host a recruitment event this week at St. Petersburg’s Carillon Park Hilton Hotel. www.cltampa.com/news/border-...
Pretty cool to see one of my favorite reporters write about one of my favorite people.
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Tampa financial adviser unplugs on air | Business Observer
Kevin Caldwell’s love of music led to a gig as a community radio DJ on WMNF.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Pretty cool to see one of my favorite reporters write about one of my favorite people.
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“We just didn’t really announce it, we just let people find out,” Maryann Ferenc, who opened the Tampa staple with Chef Marty Blitz, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. The goal, she explained, was to keep staff from being overwhelmed. www.cltampa.com/food-drink/m...
Mise en Place’s new Ybor City location is now open
Mise en Place in Ybor CIty, Florida seats about 130 people within the main dining room, bar and private dining area. It’s officially time to check out
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January 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
“We just didn’t really announce it, we just let people find out,” Maryann Ferenc, who opened the Tampa staple with Chef Marty Blitz, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. The goal, she explained, was to keep staff from being overwhelmed. www.cltampa.com/food-drink/m...
Anderson .Paak, will appear as his vinyl-toting alter go DJ Pee .Wee. The Tampa show—Mars’ only stop in the Sunshine State—will also feature U.K. singer and producer Rachel Agatha Keen, aka Raye (stylized all-caps).
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Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak are coming to Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium this fall
Bruno Mars One of Bruno Mars’ best performances was in a football stadium in 2014 for Super Bowl XLVIII, and he’s back on the field this year for a world
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January 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Anderson .Paak, will appear as his vinyl-toting alter go DJ Pee .Wee. The Tampa show—Mars’ only stop in the Sunshine State—will also feature U.K. singer and producer Rachel Agatha Keen, aka Raye (stylized all-caps).
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The delay, according to the venue, stemmed from extended administrative processing within the federal visa system—an issue that has increasingly shaped who gets to step onto American stages, and who doesn’t. www.cltampa.com/arts/visa-is...
Visa issues force cancellation of 'Tango After Dark' in Sarasota
A couple performs during 'Tango After Dark' in a promotional image. On Sunday, Sarasota was supposed to dance. Instead, the curtain won't go up. Van Wezel
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January 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The delay, according to the venue, stemmed from extended administrative processing within the federal visa system—an issue that has increasingly shaped who gets to step onto American stages, and who doesn’t. www.cltampa.com/arts/visa-is...
Only four states—Arizona, Louisiana, Wyoming, and New Hampshire—require that voters provide a document proving their U.S. citizenship to register to vote, according to VoteRiders, a nonpartisan organization. www.cltampa.com/news/propose...
Proposed law would require Florida voters to show proof of citizenship
HB 991 reportedly has the backing of the Florida supervisors of election and is sponsored by state Reps. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, R-Fort Myers, and Dana Trabulsy, R- Fort Pierce.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Only four states—Arizona, Louisiana, Wyoming, and New Hampshire—require that voters provide a document proving their U.S. citizenship to register to vote, according to VoteRiders, a nonpartisan organization. www.cltampa.com/news/propose...
The 'hot now' light at St. Pete's Village Inn, Taco Bell and Culver’s quadrumvirate will soon go dark. www.cltampa.com/food-drink/s...
St. Pete’s only Krispy Kreme is being replaced by Chipotle
Krispy Kreme at 9100 4th St. S in St. Petersburg, Florida in May 2025. Enjoy the glow of that “hot now” light while you can St. Petersburg, because the
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January 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The 'hot now' light at St. Pete's Village Inn, Taco Bell and Culver’s quadrumvirate will soon go dark. www.cltampa.com/food-drink/s...