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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The most-anticipated new restaurants coming to Tampa Bay this fall

It's time to fall into some restaurant openings, Tampa Bay. While predicting a restaurant's grand opening date is about as accurate as…

By CL Staff

Bonchon
308 E Fletcher Ave., Tampa
Bonchon, arguably one of the best South Korean fried chicken chains, is on its way to Tampa. The new Tampa location has been rumored for over a year now, and over the last couple weeks, Bonchon started posting multiple job openings. But according to the company, the new outpost will finally make its debut in the USF area. As of now, no exact opening date for the Tampa location has been announced, though there's some speculation it may open mid to late August.
Photo via Bonchon/website
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Tampa Bay's primary elections are your only chance to vote for local school boards, judges and more

Early voting for the primary election started in Hillsborough County this week and kicks off Aug. 10 in Pinellas and Pasco counties.…

By Ray Roa

An early voting site at the Seffner-Mango Branch Library in Seffner, Florida on Aug. 2, 2024.
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Photos: ‘Tutu Tango’ photographic ballet opens in Ybor City

You know what they say about tango. It takes tutu, at least in Ybor City this summer where a collaborative multimedia exhibition…

By Ray Roa

Dorothee Elfring at Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in Ybor City, Florida on Aug. 8, 2024.
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A rare spring cabin along 'Florida's best tubing river' is now on the market

A rural cabin that sits along one of the best tubing rivers in Florida is currently on the market. Located at 28262…

By Colin Wolf

A rare spring cabin along 'Florida's best tubing river' is now on the market
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This Florida house was HGTV’s 2024 Dream Home, now it's for sale

Every year,  television network HGTV hosts a "Dream Home" giveaway, and this time a waterfront Florida home was up for grabs. Marie…

By Colin Wolf

HGTV is giving away this Florida home on Anastasia Island, and it comes with a Mercedes
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Photos: Tampa Bay History Center has acquired the first map to show Florida

On paper at least, Florida more or less didn’t exist before Hernán Cortés’ map of it appeared in a German book published…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Tampa Bay History Center has acquired the first map to show Florida
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Photos: Look inside Ybor City's new Sky Puppy Brewing

There’s a lot of history built into the walls at Sky Puppy Brewing. It sits on the site of Casa Bomberos, where…

By Matthew McGovern, Ray Roa

Sky Puppy Brewing, which will open in Ybor City, Florida in late-August or early-September, 2024.
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Photos: Halestorm and I Prevail play Tampa’s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

Just days ahead of Tropical Storm Debby, Halestorm brought a wash of hard-rock to Tampa last Thursday when the band—along with openers…

By Ray Roa

Halestorm plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 1, 2024.
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Photos: The Head and The Heart sings in the rain for St. Petersburg

Last Friday night, The rain stopped just in time for indie-folk romantic The Head and the Heart to hit the stage at…

By Yvonne Gougelet

The Head and the HEart plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on Aug. 2, 2024.
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Aerosmith cancels rest of farewell tour, including Valentine's Day Tampa stop [PHOTOS]

Aerosmith has cancelled the remainder of its "Peace Out" farewell tour, including a Valentine's Day stop at Tampa's Amalie Arena. The four-time…

By Sanford Nowlin

Aerosmith, which was supposed to play Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 14, 2025.
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Photos: Tampa activists protest against Florida-Israel Business Accelerator

Just ahead of Tropical Storm Debby, and roughly 300 days since the latest conflict between the Israeli government and Hamas, about 30…

By Ray Roa

Protesters at Curtis Hixon Park in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 3, 2024.
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The most miserable places in Tampa Bay of 2024

Awhile back Creative Loafing Tampa Bay published its first "Most miserable places in Tampa Bay" round-up, and many of you chimed in…

By CL Staff

Literally any Trader Joes on the weekend 
There's a reason they pay a kid to stand in the parking lot and referee the fights.
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Tampa's historic Episcopal Church House is back on the market for $498K

A historic gothic church that was converted into a home is back on the market in the Port Tampa neighborhood. Located at…

By Colin Wolf

Tampa's historic Episcopal Church House is back on the market for $498K
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Photos: Jonas Brothers strip down for intimate Tampa concert

While they’ve got the starpower to pack arenas, The Jonas Brothers stripped their big show down for an intimate show in front…

By Ray Roa

The Jonas Brothers play Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa, Florida on July 31, 2024.
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Photos: All the kids getting ready for back-to-school with Tampa’s WWE superstar Titus O’Neil

It takes a small army to get ready for Titus O’Neil’s annual back-to-school bash. A week after they stuffed thousands of backpacks,…

By Ray Roa

Photo: All the kids getting ready for back-to-school with Tampa’s WWE superstar Titus O’Neil
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Review: Fuerza Regida brings emotional depth, surprise covers to three-hour Tampa show [PHOTOS]

Fuerza Regida, the acclaimed Mexican-American band hailing from San Bernardino, California, exhibited remarkable artistry and dynamic stage presence on its “Pero No…

By Isaiah Stephens

Fuerza Regida plays Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2024.
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Photos: Everyone we saw at the ‘Johnstock’ benefit concert in Ybor Heights

Tampeño scene supporter John Ames still has a long way to go after a major injury last April, but a bunch of…

By Ray Roa

John Ames at Deviant Libation in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2024.
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Historic Gulfport home built by Alvah C. Roebuck, co-founder of Sears, is now for sale

In the late-1920s, Sears co-founder Alvah C. Roebuck moved to Gulfport and built a small handful homes in an area he renamed…

By Colin Wolf

Historic Gulfport home built by Alvah C. Roebuck, co-founder of Sears, is now for sale
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Best Buy heir lists his massive waterfront Tampa Bay mansion for $4.9 million

The son of Best Buy founder and former CEO Richard M. Schulze is selling his sprawling waterfront estate in Tampa Bay. Located…

By Colin Wolf

Best Buy heir lists his massive waterfront Tampa Bay mansion for $4.9 million
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The summer's 20 hottest new restaurants and bars to open in Tampa Bay

While the temps outside are hotter than ever, so is Tampa Bay's dining scene. Over the last few months, quite a few…

By CL Staff

Lily's Sweet Treats
601 S Harbour Island Blvd #104, Tampa
 Lily’s Sweet Treats debuted in The Pointe on Harbour Island earlier this summer. “Lily’s is inspired by, and named after, my daughter Lily and grandmother Lilian who owned franchise ice cream shops in New York," said said Chas Bruck, Founder of Three Oaks Hospitality in a press release. The new spot, which shares space with pizza joint The Fold, is described as a "nostalgic ice cream spot,"  that offers "cereals with popular candy and fresh fruit mix-ins." 
Photo via Lily's Sweet Treats
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The best Tampa Bay instrumental bands to listen to right now

Soft Cuff keyboard player Christina Sanchez recently described why instrumental music appeals to her as a musician and listener. “I think that…

By Ray Roa

Soft Cuff on the cover of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's July 25, 2024 issue.
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Photos: Brooklyn indie-rock favorite Diiv plays Tampa Orpheum

Diiv's new album, Frog In Boiling Water, is easily one of the year's best rock releases, and last Tuesday, the Brooklyn  indie-rock…

By Ray Roa

Diiv plays Orpheum in Tampa, Florida on July 23, 2024.
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Photos: Geoff Downes' Asia, Focus, more celebrate prog-rock at Tampa Hard Rock

Asia is down to one original member, keyboardist Geoff Downes, and hasn't toured since before COVID-19. The the '80s supergroup also ended up…

By Josh Bradley

Asia
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Photos: WWE Legend Titus O’Neil and friends prep backpacks for this weekend’s Back to School Bash

This weekend, thousands of students will head to Raymond James Stadium where Thaddeus Bullard, aka WWE Legend Titus O’Neil, will give away…

By Ray Roa

Volunteers pack backpacks at Sligh Middle School in Tampa, Florida on July 20, 2024.
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You can now buy an entire Florida spring in Tampa Bay for $2.7 million

It's believed Florida only has around 700 natural springs, collectively delivering nearly 8 billion gallons of fresh, near 70-degree water to the surface…

By Colin Wolf

You can now buy an entire Florida spring in Tampa Bay for $2.7 million
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Photos: Cartoon rock band The Aquabats play Ybor City

The M.C. Bat Commander was back in Tampa last Saturday, leading The Aquabats through another set of superhero cartoon ska. Left Alone…

By Ray Roa

The Aquabats play The Ritz in Ybor City, Florida on July 20, 2024.
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