Meet the four people who have signed up to be Tampa’s next mayor—so far
Tampeños will elect a new mayor in 2027, and so far less than a handful of candidates have officially registered to succeed Mayor Jane Castor, who is term-limited after being re-elected in 2023. Some big names are rumored to be running—including Bob Buckhorn, who’s already served two terms and District 4 City...
16 Florida Steakhouses Still Doing Old-School Cuts Right
Florida does many things right, but steak might be its quiet specialty. Trends come and go faster than a summer thunderstorm. Great steakhouses do not. Across Florida, some dining rooms never chased fashion because they never had to. Here, the classics still rule and the menu is refreshingly simple. A...
Chilly temperatures surprise locals and visitors in the Tampa Bay area
Residents, visitors, and the local wildlife braced for the cold temperatures at the Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach.
People build nest boxes for declining owl population
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla — The smallest owl in Florida is becoming more rare. Experts in Pinellas County said the Eastern Screech Owl’s population has been declining in the southeastern U.S. over the last ten years. There are efforts to help the bird rebound in Pinellas County. The University...
Tarpon Springs revives Main Street program after 40 years
TARPON SPRINGS — The City Commission unanimously voted Jan. 13 to reactivate Tarpon Springs Main Street as a Florida Main Street Community after a nearly 40-year hiatus. City Manager Charles Rudd, addressing commissioners seated as the Community Redevelopment Agency, said the designation culminates a long effort to...
Tow truck driver accused of stealing car after crash on I-275: FHP
A tow truck driver is facing charges after troopers say he stole a vehicle that had been involved in a crash on I-275 on Sunday night. Troopers in Pasco County tracked Abrahim Ahmad down and stated that he admitted to using scanners, having an expired Illinois driver’s license and towing the victim’s vehicle.
People Cross Counties Just to Eat at This Famous Florida All You Can Eat...
When a buffet has locals and snowbirds crossing county lines, you know it is doing something right. Duff’s Buffet in Clearwater delivers homestyle comfort, wallet friendly prices, and the kind of hospitality that keeps you lingering for one more plate. With four soups, a sprawling salad bar, and rotating...
Morrissey Cancels Tomorrow’s St. Petersburg, FL Show
For all his concern about being exiled from the music industry and/or society, nobody cancels Morrissey more than Morrissey himself. The suavely cantankerous former Smiths frontman, who theoretically is rolling out a new album right now, has kept up his habit of cancelling concerts in 2026. Our guy was pulling the...
Photos: Trippie Redd, Riff Raff and Waka Flocka Flame play Ybor City’s Cuban Club
It’s a short drive to Tampa from Broward, and Ybor City’s Cuban Club welcomed one of that county’s most famous residents, Trippie Redd, for a Saturday show alongside Waka Flocka Flame and Riff Raff (who actually stopped into St. Petersburg’s Redwood Vintage Guitars ahead of the show). The post Photos: Trippie Redd,...
Hillsborough Commissioners Cepeda, Wostal, and Miller skip signing MLK Day commendation
The Hillsborough County Commission’s annual commendation for the Tampa Organization of Black Affairs (TOBA) Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast is only signed by four of seven commissioners. Appearing in the program for TOBA’s annual MLK Day breakfast at the JW Marriott, the only signatories are Gwen Myers, Harry...
