VegFeast, a celebration of local vegan eats, returns to downtown St. Pete this month
Everything at this locally-organized market will be 100% plant-based—including a pop-up by the Golden Dinosaurs team.
Tampa Bay’s best live music happening March 6-13
Including Gary Clark Jr., Reggae Rise Up, Florida Strawberry Festival, CAMPground and more.
Florida’s first Pepper Lunch location opens in Tampa Bay this weekend
The chain currently has over 500 locations across 15 countries.
R5 alum Ross Lynch brings new band, The Driver Era, to Tampa
This showdown at USF is Ross and Rocky’s second-ever gig in Tampa Bay, with the first one taking place when R5 was still together.
Following measles case, Florida surgeon general insists vaccine is up to parents
The surgeon general said vaccines are available for parents who want them and recommended Vitamin A as an option.
Rocking Americana duo Shovels & Rope returns to Tampa this weekend
One of the Felice Brothers, James, opens.
‘The Dive Bar of Bands,’ Tampa’s Miller Lowlifes, celebrates new LP at Friday brewery concert
A trio of the best punky rock bands in Florida play support
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‘Goblet of Wine’ brings a ‘Wizarding Wine Fest’ to Tampa Theatre this weekend
The “Harry Potter” movie series is this year’s theme.
Five historic structures are the focus of this month’s Buildings Alive! Ybor City Architecture Hop
It happens on March 13 and kicks off at J.C. Newman Cigar Company’s recently opened Cigar Worker’s Park.
GloRilla will play free Tampa concert as part of NCAA Women’s Final Four
The entire day features a plethora of events free to attend
March history talk will discuss ‘meddling woman’ who helped build St. Pete
Sarah Armistead is behind the construction of the Williams Mansion and other structures.
Organizers announce dates for Tampa Bay’s John Prine tribute concerts
The shows benefit The Hello In There Foundation.
Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost walks out of Trump’s speech to Congress in protest
‘The people of this country are seeing right through the lies. We won’t let up.’
Plain White T’s, Robin Thicke, Soulja Boy and more to perform at the 2025 Busch Gardens Food and Wine Festival
The festival and concert series are included with regular park admission.
Florida now has a confirmed measles case
So far, it’s the first reported case of measles in Florida this year.
‘An attack on democracy itself’: Florida civil, voting rights groups condemn DeSantis’ push to restrict ballot initiatives
Majorities of Florida voters supported both amendments 3 and 4, but they needed 60% supermajorities to pass.
Florida will spend millions on new SpaceX launch site, says DeSantis
In December, members of the Space Florida Board of Directors agreed to negotiate providing up to $65 million.
Florida Gov. DeSantis’ latest goal: repeal gun safety measures enacted after Parkland
“The free state of Florida has not exactly led the way on protecting Second Amendment rights,” he said.
Activists demonstrate for immigrant rights at Florida Strawberry Festival
The event is held annually in Plant City, known for its immigrant workers in the strawberry fields.
Consumer groups challenge proposed rate hikes from Tampa Electric Co.
The regulatory commission approved a nearly $185 million base-rate increase for Tampa Electric in 2025.
After passing bill requiring later start times for Florida schools, lawmakers now want to repeal it
Bill sponsor Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island, said the 2023 law was “very well-intentioned.”
Tampa artist Nneka Jones among top award winners at Gasparilla Festival of the Arts
The festival gives out a total of $92,000 in prize money, making it one of the highest paying juried art festivals in the Southeast.
Tampa’s CAMPground 25 brings together musical marriages, feminism, and international collaboration
The three-night festival kicks off March 13.
Seminole Heights gets a new coffee bar, Beer Week is here, and more Tampa Bay food news
Plus, ‘Foeder For Thought’ beer festival has arrived, Melting Pot Social is closing and more.
Who’s to blame for Florida’s ‘unacceptable’ national nursing exam pass rate?
Lawmakers sought answers from nursing school administrators ahead of the start of the legislative session on March 4.
Florida Republicans want to repeal bump stock ban
Lawmakers included the ban in a law that passed after the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 people.
Florida bill would require public schools to show anti-abortion ‘Baby Olivia’ video in classrooms
“This is not science. This is not what we teach in school.”
Tampa Bay’s Egmont Key is a bellwether for sea level rise in Florida
The island you see today is 300 acres smaller than it was in 1898.
Florida Republicans file bills that would make it harder for government workers to form and keep unions
More than 68,000 public employees in Florida already lost their union representation and contracts as a result of the 2023 state law.
Chicago punk band Smoking Popes returns to Tampa with ‘Lovely Stuff’ in hand
It’s been 30 years since Smoking Popes thought it was Born To Quit. But the Chicago punk legend is still on the road celebrating its landmark album and playing songs from a new record with a lovely name. “Calling this album Lovely Stuff felt right because it says something about where our heads are at…
Canadian rapper Bbno$, aka ‘Baby No Money,’ is back in Tampa Bay this weekend
The show is sold-out.
Florida Republican refiles bill permitting wrongful death suits for fetuses
The Fort Pierce Republican put forward the same proposal during the 2024 legislative session
Florida sheriffs’ deputies will carry out ‘street-level’ immigration enforcement, DeSantis says
Local law enforcement and county jails in Florida already had other types of agreements with ICE.
Tampa’s Fentrice Driskell doesn’t see any ‘cracks’ in Florida GOP’s ‘armor’ as ’the 2025 session commences
Top House Democrat begins next week with just 33 members in her caucus.
Downtown Tampa’s Melting Pot Social will close this weekend
The downtown Tampa location originally opened in May of 2023, and focused on a more bar-centric dining experience.
