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This should have been another lesson in the dire need to abandon fossil fuel
Informed Dissent. Having spent the last week earning my Ph.D. in Kremlinology from the University of Google, I’ll now explain how to quickly remove Russia from Ukraine without escalating the war into...
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Phoebe Bridgers is playing Ybor City's Cuban Club this summer
We presume tickets will go on sale Friday. A little bit of "Kyoto" is coming to Ybor City, care of Grammy-nominated indie-rock superstar and Saddest Factory label head Phoebe Bridgers, who's booked a...
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Publix stops selling coconut milk harvested by monkey slaves
With Publix getting out of the monkey slave market, PETA says it is now focusing on Walmart. After a lengthy campaign from activists with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA),...
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Tampa Bay unions protest proposed Florida bill that would make it more...
Naturally, there's an exception for police and fire unions. Representatives from several local unions held a press conference today in front of the Hillsborough County Center in Downtown Tampa to...
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Florida will not recommend COVID-19 vaccine for 'healthy children'
Florida set to recommend no COVID-19 jabs for children. On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis and a cadre of doctors held a COVID-19 roundtable and news was made: Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced that...
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Despite protests, Florida Senate poised to pass 'Don't Say Gay' bill
Critics of the measure have objected to Baxley’s use of the term “social engineering.” The Florida Senate is on the brink of passing an education measure that would prohibit instruction about sexual...
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Florida is on the verge of hiding identities of people involved with state...
Department of Corrections officials contend the additional secrecy is needed so they can continue executing Death Row inmates by lethal injection. The Florida Senate on Monday passed a measure that...
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New African penguin habitat opens at The Florida Aquarium this weekend
The Penguin Pavilion habitat is located in the aquarium's outdoor plaza. Spring breakers making their way to Tampa just got another activity to add to their to-do lists. The Florida Aquarium is set to...
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New Crumbl Cookies location will open in South Tampa
Co-owner Jesse Wojdylo hopes to open their cookie franchise by the end of May. Grab a glass of milk. Tampa Bay cookie-lovers will soon have another bakery to work into their rotation when Crumbl opens...
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VegFeast returns to St. Petersburg’s Brick Street Farms this weekend
The fourth installment of this all-vegan block party runs from noon-4 p.m. on Saturday. With a variety of lunch options that range from stacked vegan hot dogs to seitan gyros to mushroom-based...
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Clearwater's Big Storm Brewing invests in new tech to reuse carbon emissions
'Reusing the purified carbon will give the beer a nicer taste and mouth feel.' While it's certainly delicious, making beer isn't entirely eco-friendly, so Clearwater-based Big Storm Brewing Co. is...
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'A message of hate': Florida Senate passes controversial 'don't say gay bill'
The House voted 69-47 to pass the measure last month, meaning it is ready to go to DeSantis. A fiercely debated bill that would bar instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity for young...
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Equality Florida preps for legal action after Legislature passes 'don't say...
'We will not allow this bill to harm LGBTQ Floridians.' Equality Florida has announced it will look to pursue legal action against the state’s controversial parental rights legislation governing...
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Pinellas Commissioners expand rental assistance to tenants in hotels and...
The county will now assist people living in hotels and motels, but only for 120 days. Pinellas County Commissioners voted unanimously today to expand county rental assistance to residents of the City...
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Citing COVID, Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs postpones tonight's Tampa...
This is the show’s fourth postponement. Hopefully, none of you Pettyheads were planning to catch Mike Campbell kickoff the Dirty Knobs' tour in Tampa this year. “We were all packed and ready to fly...
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Savage Love: If touching yourself to the thought of your dead lover makes...
But beware, You may rub one out, then cry it out. I lost my lover unexpectedly last weekend. He was a long-time friend and periodic hook-up, and things were finally starting to turn as serious as I'd...
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Florida's 'Grim Reaper lawyer' is looking to unseat Republican Attorney...
Democrat Daniel Uhlfelder, a Northwest Florida lawyer who drew national attention for dressing as the Grim Reaper as he criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handling of the coronavirus pandemic, announced...
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Florida lawmakers revive plan to punish school districts that required...
House and Senate budget negotiators on Tuesday revamped a plan that called for shifting $200 million away from school districts that required students to wear masks last year during the COVID-19...
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Review: Rick Wakeman tickles ivories and funny bones during return to...
Not once did he mention getting a prostate exam.“All the stories I tell tonight have some percentage of truth. Some will be 100, some’ll be…eh, 50,” Rick Wakeman said at the very beginning of his...
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St. Pete City Council marks $34 million from feds for affordable housing
Mayor Ken Welch will also meet with housing activists on Friday. Less than a month after over a hundred St. Pete residents stood outside city hall demanding rent control and a housing state of...
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