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Tampa’s iconic movie palace turns 100 years old this fall and will mark the occasion with an ambitious week-long party. The celebrations happen in October, just eight months after Tampa Theatre’s Duncan Auditorium closed for a centennial renovation and restoration. The attached, recently-opened, Taylor Screening Room has been in operation throughout the facelift. Jill Witecki, […] The post As it…
When Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, was arrested for trespassing at the Florida Capitol earlier this year while protesting the new congressional district maps passed by the Legislature, she wasn’t the only one. Matthew Grocholske, president of the Progressive Caucus of Florida, was there with her. Grocholske, who has been working to put progressive Democrats on […] The post ‘They want a…
There aren’t many more curators tuned into the local scene better than Hmtwn. This weekend, his Tampa Beat Weekend returns to The Bricks in Ybor City for one-day-only where Jersey-born, Tampa-based emcee D.I.O. (“Cold Hearted”) is on the bill alongside homegrown rappers Lil’ Fancy and Reily Ilo. Because this is Beatsnchill, there’s a producer battle […] The post Tampa Beat Weekend includes a set…
Dunedin Brewery has long been a place to see big names of the jam scene up-close and personal. The latest chance comes courtesy of a bonafide sacred steel demigod Roosevelt Collier who’ll bring a power trio featuring bassist Matt Lapham and drummer/vocalist Anthony Cole to the ticketed venue next door. The longtime Lee Boy recently […] The post Slide guitar wizard Roosevelt Collier returns to…
Byron Donalds enjoyed a relatively stress-free night Tuesday in defeating 10 opponents to capture the Republican nomination for governor and goes into November’s general election as the favorite against Democrat David Jolly. Donalds defeated Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, 48%-25%. Investment firm CEO James Fishback came in third place at 10% and former Florida House Speaker […] The post Byron Donalds won,…
It’s not hyperbolic to say that an entire generation of music fans were brought to adulthood inside Crowbar. Tampa Bay area live music lovers of all ages can see just how much the now-shuttered Ybor City venue meant to Gen Z by picking up the latest issue of Small Talks music magazine. Launched a year […] The post Small Talks Mag to release 70-page tribute to Crowbar in Ybor City on Friday…
Investment firm CEO James Fishback’s time in the Florida political spotlight ended Tuesday night when he finished a distant third with 10% of the vote in the race for the Republican nomination for governor. “He didn’t do great, but as someone who was considered somewhat of a fringe candidate, and sort of dismissed by the […] The post ‘The next generation is fed up’: The James Fishback campaign has…
To some, Tampa is the birthplace of the Cuban sandwich, which must have salami by the way. Sunday is National Cuban Sandwich Day, an occasion probably still celebrated internationally. There are staple Cuban sandwiches across the city, from the big ass offering at Brocato’s, to Columbia restaurant’s, La Segunda’s, and the lunchmeat-stuffed special at Florida […] The post Sunday is National Cuban…
A Lee County public school teacher’s suspension for a comment about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk should be ended and she should receive back pay, an administrative court judge has recommended. Division of Administrative Hearings Judge Andrew Manko found that a derisive remark comments about Kirk posted on Facebook by Mariah Roller, an educator at […] The post Judge says Florida teacher…
Located 22 miles north of downtown Tampa, Rosebud Continuum in Land O’Lakes is a slice of natural Florida and a welcome break from the concrete that dominates city living. Sharing seeds is one of the nonprofit’s love languages, and it’ll be on display for this swap and market where books and plants will get passed […] The post Land O’ Lakes’ Rosebud Continuum hosts seed, plant, and book swap this…
