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Photos: Everyone was saw at St. Pete's Fetish Con 2024

Kink Christmas happened in St. Petersburg last weekend when Fetish Con landed at the Bayfront Hilton in St. Petersburg for four days…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Everyone was saw St. Pete's Fetish Con 2024
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Country star Luke Bryan finds a buyer for his Florida beach house, after slashing $5 million off the asking price

Over the last couple years, country singer and "American Idol" judge Luke Bryan has been struggling to find a buyer for his…

By CL Staff

Country star Luke Bryan finds a buyer for his Florida beach house, after slashing $5 million off the asking price
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Photos: Everyone we saw celebrating the Tampa Bay beer scene at Bolts Brew Fest

You came, you saw, and you enjoyed that sweet, sweet Amalie Arena air-conditioning. Bolts Brew Fest returned to the home of the…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Everyone we saw celebrating the Tampa Bay beer scene at Bolts Brew Fest
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Photos: Thirty years of Stormbringer comes to Clearwater’s BayCare sound

Stormbringer has whipped up three decades of ‘80s covers, and last Friday the Tampa Bay band celebrated its 30th anniversary with a…

By Ray Roa

Stormbringer plays The BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida on Aug. 9, 2024.
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August 8, 2024

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