Voting right groups launch legal fight against Florida's redistricting plan
After Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed into law new congressional district lines that he pushed lawmakers to pass, the controversial plan immediately drew a legal challenge. Voting-rights groups...
View ArticleReview: Diana Krall, with a three-piece band, summons jazz predecessors...
Friday night at a less-than-sold-out Ruth Eckerd Hall, Diana Krall admitted that her dim-lit stage was a tad bit annoying. “I can’t really see these papers,” she observed, before kicking into “The...
View ArticlePup, Wu-Tang, Men at Work and more new concerts coming to Tampa Bay
Elite complainters and Canadian punk favorite Pup (stylized "PUP") has a new album that may unravel its career, plus plans to bring the record on the road during a tour that stops at St. Petersburg's...
View ArticleReview: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark celebrates 40 years of electronic...
Over 40 years of synth-pop jams doesn’t always mean you’ll sound solid forever. In the case of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), that ideology doesn’t apply. Saturday night at St. Petersburg’s...
View ArticleFlorida Gov. DeSantis says Elon Musk's Twitter buyout offer is a 'good deal'
Conservatives from coast to coast are hailing the latest attempt by Elon Musk to buy Twitter, and Gov. Ron DeSantis is no exception. In a tweet Monday, DeSantis said the offer “is a good deal for...
View ArticleAt protest, activists will call on Tampa congresswoman Kathy Castor to push...
On Tuesday, environmental activists will rally at a gas station near Tampa's University of South Florida campus to protest increasing gas prices, which are fueling record profits for the oil and gas...
View ArticleCanadian crooner Michael Bublé is coming to Tampa this summer
Michael Bublé has never been shy about smoking weed in the past, and he wants to get "Higher" with Tampa this summer. Tickets to Michael Bublé play Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, Aug. 13...
View ArticleNew upscale concept Roam Restaurant and Bar is now open in St. Petersburg
If you're wandering around St. Petersburg, don't forget to stop in Roam. A new restaurant is open in the Lealman neighborhood of St. Petersburg, and it’s self described as a “fusion of classic French...
View ArticleFlorida Gov. DeSantis signs bill creating election fraud police, and...
A measure to create a first-of-its-kind office in Florida to investigate voting irregularities, along with making other changes in the state’s elections system, was signed into law Monday by Gov. Ron...
View ArticleNew Florida constitutional amendment would allow lawsuits against state for...
A political committee has filed a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a “fundamental right to clean and healthy waters” and allow lawsuits against state agencies for harm or threatened...
View ArticleElle King, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Village People will play Tampa Bay Margarita &...
That smell? It's news that the Tampa Bay Margarita & Music Festival is back after a two-year hiatus, with Southern rock staple Lynyrd Skynyrd headlining. The festival—set for Saturday, May 28 in...
View ArticleWesley Chapel's Top Shelf Sports Lounge will a second location in downtown Tampa
A new place to watch sporting events (or eat chicken wings and pretend like you’re watching) is slated to open in one of downtown Tampa’s most notable towers. As ThatssoTampa reported earlier this...
View ArticleNew Tampa billboard welcomes travelers to the 'Don't Say Gay or Trans' state
Instead of welcoming visitors to the "Sunshine State," a new billboard campaign from the Human Rights Campaign, one of the nations leading LGBTQ rights groups, is instead labeling the nation's...
View ArticleLatin Grammy-winning artist Karol G is coming to Tampa this fall
Latin Grammy-winning artist Karol G will bring her Coachella-worthy stage presence to Tampa Bay. The singer-songwriter known for her reggaeton-influenced beats will be playing at Amalie Arena, located...
View ArticleYbor Heights art compound Crab Devil awarded $50K grant for facade improvements
The Florida-centric multimedia arts collective Crab Devil is about to welcome some property improvements with the help of Tampa’s Community Redevelopment Area Facade Improvement Program. The program...
View ArticleRapper Lil Nas X brings debut 'Montero' tour to Florida this fall
Today, Lil Nas X announced his first headlining tour, "Long Live Montero," starting in September and only Orlando and Miami made the cut for Florida stops. (Cue conservative panic!)
View ArticleComedian and actor David Spade is coming to Tampa this September
"Saturday Night Live" alum and Joe Dirt actor David Spade has added a Tampa stop to his most recent tour. His nationwide "Catch Me Inside" tour will come the historic Tampa Theatre, located at 711 N....
View ArticleSavage Love: Help, my wife masturbates in bed when she thinks I'm asleep
I'm a heavy sleeper, and my wife knows that, but not so heavy that I don't wake up when she periodically masturbates next to me and has the bed shaking pretty hard. She doesn't know this wakes me. How...
View ArticleTampa home prices continue to skyrocket
The Tampa and Miami areas continued in February to have among the nation’s largest increases in home prices when compared to a year earlier, according to a report released Tuesday. The Tampa area saw...
View ArticleCrunch Fitness' Channelside Tampa location is throwing Lizzo a birthday party
Scuse me, not sure if you can fitness into your schedule, but the baddest flautist-rapper in pop music turns 34 years old this week, and some folks in Tampa want to celebrate. Today, LiveNation and...
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