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St. Petersburg renters will host 'emergency sleep-in' protest at city hall to...
In response to skyrocketing rents in St. Petersburg, tenants are organizing an overnight "emergency sleep-in protest" at city hall to demand rent control. A number of groups, including St. Petersburg...
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Tampa Repertory Theatre announces plays for 2022-23 season kicking off this fall
Three new plays are coming to The Tampa Repertory Theatre for its 2022-23 season starting this fall. Across three Tampa stages, the theater will present “A Doll’s House, Part 2,”“The Elephant Man” and...
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Black Wall Street archaeologist Alicia Odewale is part of National Geographic...
The National Geographic Live series will return to Tampa’s Straz Center for the Performing Arts next year. The traveling series brings audiences into the experiences and research of speakers from...
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Applications for Creative Pinellas' $2,000 emerging artist grants are now open
Nonprofit arts agency Creative Pinellas has announced its latest chance for budding local artists to earn a career jumpstart. The organization’s 2023 Emerging Artist Grant is now open for applications.
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freeFall Theatre’s 2022-23 season is off and running in St. Petersburg
St. Pete’s freeFall Theatre has a packed schedule in store for its upcoming season. Tickets are now available for a season filled with two world premieres, classic adventures, romance and more.
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Bob Marley is coming to Tampa next year
Bob Marley is coming to Tampa Bay. No, not that Bob Marley.
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Play about Tampa’s civil rights lunch counter sit-in is part of Stageworks...
Tampa Bay’s longest running professional theater company, Stageworks Theatre, celebrates its 40th anniversary with new season announcements. Stageworks Theatre’s 2022-2023 six-show season will mark...
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After 45 years, Grand Prix Tampa is now closed
Grand Prix Tampa, an iconic local fixture for kid's birthday parties, mini-golf and go-carts since 1978, has closed its doors. "We appreciate your many years of continued support of our business...
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Florida Democratic Party chair endorses Pinellas, Hillsborough county school...
As Gov. Ron DeSantis endorses a roster of conservative school-board candidates, Florida Democratic Party Chairman Manny Diaz on Monday announced 18 candidates that he’s backing in the nonpartisan...
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Florida's average gas prices drop below $4 for the first time since March
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Florida has gone below $4 for the first time since early March. The average price Monday was $3.92 a gallon, down 16 cents from a week...
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Voting is now open for the 2022 Best of the Bay awards
Voting is now open for Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's Best of the Bay (BOTB) and runs through Aug. 31 at 11:59 p.m. Nominees for Tampa Bay's beloved, and sometimes controversial, 32 years running...
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Florida Democratic Party chair endorses Pinellas, Hillsborough county school...
As Gov. Ron DeSantis endorses a roster of conservative school-board candidates, Florida Democratic Party Chairman Manny Diaz on Monday announced 18 candidates that he’s backing in the nonpartisan...
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Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputies go viral on TikTok after attempting to...
Talking about cops in the United States can be difficult, because you always have to get over the initial hurdle of what people believe police (protect people, solve crime) do versus what they...
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'Queer Eye' star Jonathan Van Ness to perform new gymnastic comedy show in...
This show is about to be flipping funny. Jonathan Van Ness, hairstyling star of Emmy-nominated television reboot show, "Queer Eye," will perform his new gymnastic-inspired Imaginary Living Room...
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Tampa Bay activists demand Mayor Castor prioritize affordable housing in...
Housing activists are planning a demonstration on the same day that Mayor Jane Castor will present her proposed FY 2023 budget to Tampa City Council on Thursday morning. According to a press release,...
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Elevation coffee opens new cafe inside Flower Crown Kombucha’s Tampa Heights...
Wake up and smell the coffee—and kombucha. Elevation Coffee has a new home in Tampa Heights at 1607 N Franklin St., alongside fellow beverage slingers Flower Crown Kombucha.
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Hillsborough judge Jared Smith under scrutiny over ‘woke’ attack ad, which...
An advertisement against a candidate for Hillsborough County judge is under scrutiny because it is linked to an opponent and did not contain a disclaimer, which is required by law. Local attorney...
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Florida Senator seeks $1.75 million for Tampa Bay woman, who died after a cop...
A Senate Democrat has filed a proposal that would require the state to pay $1.75 million to the estate of a woman who was critically injured and later died after a Florida Highway Patrol officer used...
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Tampa City Attorney Gina Grimes has resigned
Tampa City Attorney Gina Grimes is stepping down. Grimes, who oversees the entirety of the city legal department, made her intention known in an Aug. 1 memo to Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and City Council...
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Landlords and City of Tampa staff talk council out of putting rent control on...
After city council voted to declare a housing state of emergency and put rent control up for voters decide, landlords and city staff came to city hall today to talk council out of it. The effort...
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