

Have Gun, Will Travel plays free New Year’s Day afternoon concert at Ella’s in Seminole Heights
Will Quinlan wants to help you with that hangover, too.
Waivers, ‘social distance markers’ and more in effect when Ybor City hosts three EDM concerts on New Year’s Eve
Adventure Club is at The Ritz, and promoter Disco Lemonade booked shows at Orpheum and The Attic.
DJ Carnage wants to help Tampa Bay ring in 2021 at WTR’s New Year’s Eve concert
The venue detailed its safety protocols for CL.
Ari Chi brings ‘Hot Honey’ to warm up Straz Center’s ‘Chill Year’s Eve’ party on the Tampa Riverwalk
The songwriter’s single is one of 2020’s best songs.
JJ Grey brings Mofro to St. Pete’s Jannus Live for New Year’s Eve show
He’s also playing a solo show in Ybor City on Dec. 30.
St. Pete duo Oxford Noland plays a streaming show next week
No mask? No bra? No problem.
Collective Soul plays a socially-distanced ‘December’ show in Clearwater next week
I have a theory that ‘90s radio alt-rock is going to be for Gen Zs what yacht rock is for the millennials and Generation X-ers.
Sam Farmer steps out from behind the drum kit to strum solo songs at free Sunday concert
There’ll be lots of Chimay available at the acoustic giig.
Unlimited Devotion plays Grateful Dead covers at St. Pete’s Jannus Live this weekend
Last week, Steel Panther played the courtyard for an unmasked crowd.
Opera Tampa’s ‘Home For the Holidays’ will hold four outdoor performances this weekend
Christmas ain’t over until you get some carol librettos in.
The Husky Moonlighters are a Tampa band dedicated to covering ‘90s rock favorite Morphine
The group plays a free show on the Saturday after Christmas.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasts Congress for not reading the 5,000 page relief bill it passed
When asked if he’d support President Donald Trump‘s threatened veto, DeSantis pivoted to expressing disgust for the end product.
New Granada’s annual Christmas night concert is another 2020 pandemic casualty
So listen to the Tampa indie label’s new signing instead.
Florida adds another 24,000 jobless claims, as Trump ponders relief bill
Congress passed the long-sought $900 billion COVID-19 relief package this week, teeing it up for action by Trump.
St. Pete’s Rawk Star Cafe closed its doors for good last weekend
It already has a replacement setting up shop.
Driftwood Kava & Roastery opening new St. Petersburg location next month
Taking over the former Rawk Star Cafe space.
Cigar Paradise Royal lounge is now open in St.Petersburg
Offering fresh hand-rolled cigars and craft cocktails.
Tampa’s new dueling piano bar, Showbar Ybor, now open in former Tequilas location
The roughly 8,000-square-foot space is designed to connect guests with the live local talent.
New Asian fusion restaurant E.B.I. Sushi is now open in St. Petersburg
It joins fellow sushi slinging newcomer, Eastern Kitchen.
St. Pete grilled cheese joint Fo’Cheezy will open a second location downtown
Built out begins in January 2021.
Court rules Pinellas County business in bankruptcy cannot receive PPP loans
“Small businesses that need the relief the most — small businesses in Chapter 11 bankruptcy — have been denied access to funding to make payroll.”
Publix and AT&T among top December donors to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ PAC
The committee Friends of Ron DeSantis has raised at least $337,000 this month.
One year after closing, Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park will re-open this March
Blizzard Beach closed along with all other Disney parks when the coronavirus pandemic hit Florida in March of this year.
Florida Sen. Joe Gruters files bill protecting anti-vaxxers from discrimination
The Sarasota Senator stressed he supports taking the vaccine, but doesn’t want stores demanding proof.
Inmates at Florida’s largest women’s prison were subjected to systemic sexual misconduct, says feds
“Lowell has a long history of tolerance for sexual abuse and harassment, which continues to the present,” the report said.
Everything we know about Disney’s glorified strip mall Flamingo Crossings
Many of the Flamingo Crossing hotels are already open, but the rest of the complex is planned to open in the next few years.
Island Fin Poké will open a new Tampa Bay location in 2021
St. Pete native Matthew McNulty is involved.
Little Leon is moving into the old Queen of Sheba in South Tampa
Good food for good moods.
Florida Republican wants to make it harder for state to move to single-payer health care
A single-payer system generally involves a government paying health-care costs.
Florida’s minimum wage will increase by nine cents next month, and then jump to $10 in September
The overall minimum wage, however, will accelerate in September because of a constitutional amendment that was approved last month.
Health-focused concept SoFresh opens new Westshore location in South Tampa, and more are on the way
2021 is the year for the franchise’s growth.
What to expect from the Toronto (Tampa Bay) Raptors while they’re here
They have the deepest, most well-balanced team in the NBA and they are certainly going to have a very good regular season.
Florida expected to receive about 500,000 vaccines by next week
DeSantis will announce a plan Tuesday for the second phase of vaccine distribution.
A 6-foot alligator was removed from a Sarasota storm drain this morning
“Hey, Georgie! Aren’t you gonna say hello?”
Fired data manager Rebekah Jones sues FDLE, after armed officers search her home
‘The basis of the warrant was a sham.’
New holiday jobs fell short, as Florida’s unemployment rate held steady last month
The state has regained nearly 60 percent of the 1.18 million jobs lost between February and April as the pandemic took hold.
Eight Tampa bars fined over the weekend for COVID-19 violations
A repeat offender was also hit with a $300 fine.
A win’s a win, amirite?
The Bucs eked one out and can still win their way into the NFC’s top wild card spot.
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s political committee keeps bleeding cash to lawyers
Forward Florida has spent more than $666,000 on lawyers in 2020.
New bill would require Florida drivers to go fully ‘hands free’ while using wireless phones
Slosberg’s proposal would make Florida the 26th state to prohibit all drivers from using hand-held cell phones while behind the wheel.
Even with key Bucs out for this Sunday, the Falcons are still abysmal
This is looking like a mismatch of the grandest sorts.
Four Tampa bars were fined last night, as city cracks down on COVID-19 restrictions
All four bars received $150 fines.
Rumors of Ivanka Trump running against Marco Rubio in 2022 are ‘just noise,’ says Florida GOP chair
“The Trump brand and Trump family is probably the strongest brand that’s ever existed within the base of the party,” Gruters said.
DeSantis says vaccine shipments are ‘on hold,’ but Pfizer says that’s not the case
On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed the delay on production issues by Pfizer.
White House spokesperson says Gov. DeSantis made Florida a ‘free state’
Florida’s Governor avoided ‘Orwellian’ measures.
Acai bowl and smoothie shop Grain and Berry opening first St. Pete location
This will be the brand’s first location in St. Pete, an area that is already flourishing with smoothie and acai bowl joints.
Despite outcry from environmentalists, Trump administration will allow Florida to oversee wetland permits
“This is a parting gift to developers from the outgoing administration in Washington in coordination with the sitting administration in Florida.”
Christmas-themed pop-up rooftop bar is now open on Clearwater Beach
Seasonal sips with a view of the waves.
Al’s Finger Licking Good to cook over 250 free meals for Hillsborough County Foster Families this weekend
Volunteers are needed to help dish them out.
Tampa adds new $500 fine for COVID-19 violations, as local leaders pledge stronger enforcement
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor says repeat offenders can receive a civil citation and a fine up to $500, or a second degree misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $500.
Authorities attempt to contain coronavirus spread at Zephyrhills Correctional Institution
On Wednesday, the department said 150 inmates had tested positive, while 480 had tested negative.
Savage Love: Tony Award winner Andrew Rannells said it’s OK to think about him while you masturbate
Also ‘ball busting’ is still inherently risky, even more so during the pandemic.
Five live music concerts and events happening in Tampa Bay this weekend
With a couple mid-week gigs to boot.
New vegan milkshakes, a Cincinatti chilli pop-up, and more Tampa Bay foodie news
Plus, a new restaurant in the old Reading Room, too.
Green Book of Tampa Bay founders share more than 100 local Black-owned businesses you can support right now
‘In being intentional in the way you choose to spend your money, you not only help these businesses, but you uplift your entire community.’
Florida Gov. DeSantis suggests one dose of Pfizer vaccine may be enough
DeSantis pointed to an article in the Wall Street Journal — it was an opinion piece written by neuroscientist Michael Segal.
‘Possessor’ is masterfully complex, and director Brandon Cronenberg has the potential to exceed his father’s legacy
That film—along with ‘Girl with No Mouth’ and ‘Anything for Jackson’ lead a batch of awesome new movies you can stream right now
Oracle of Ybor: Here’s the good and bad news about that kid you’re about to have
And why do you want to become an influencer, anyway?
The worst Americans of 2020 (who aren’t Trumps)
A year-end collection of seditionists, authoritarians, deniers, cowards, crooks, enablers, and shit heads.
St. Pete’s Cultured Books launches literacy-minded ‘Reading Rainbow’ style web series
The ‘Read About It.’ pilot’s trailer is available right now.
After initial delays, St. Pete police’s social worker response team could start as early as February
City Council could formally approve the committee’s vendor pick in January, and it could begin four weeks later.
Local magazine Black N Tampa seeks tutors for local elementary school students
The one-hour tutoring sessions will be on Zoom and will cover subjects including math, reading, science, and history.
It took six years, but St. Pete Police officers will finally wear body cameras
The first officers outfitted with body cameras are on duty today, but training for all officers will take four to six weeks to complete.
Tampa’s 2021 Gasparilla Distance Classic is officially postponed until May
You now have more time to procrastinate on training.
Pasco County officials abruptly pull permit for Florida’s first snow park, Snowcat Ridge
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay reached out to Pasco County officials who confirmed that the park was shut down for permit violations.
Florida Holocaust Museum’s new exhibition features work of a political cartoonist who used to skewer Nazis
Streaming live on FHM’s Facebook at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 14. Or visit for free on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Florida joins 45 other states in lawsuit to split up Facebook
Facebook paid $1 billion for Instagram in 2012 and $19 billion for WhatsApp in 2014.
Hey Tampa, you don’t have to boil your water anymore
The city lifted the boil notice on Thursday morning.
Florida AG Ashley Moody files brief supporting lawsuit seeking to invalidate election results
She said it’s important the Supreme Court review all concerns.
New HBO series ‘How To with John Wilson’ is a sincere study of the magnificence in ordinary life
It feels like a singular cocktail of DIY travel documentary and observational comedy.
Black business directory Green Book of Tampa Bay has quadrupled in size since launching in late 2019
‘When it comes to ‘Black Lives Matter,’ we want that to be more of a lifestyle and not just a hashtag or a trend.’






