Taste of Seminole moves to college campus
SEMINOLE — The Taste of Seminole has outgrown Seminole High School. The annual food festival will move to St. Petersburg College’s Seminole campus this year after drawing crowds that overwhelmed the high school gym. The venue change comes as the school undergoes renovations and power demands from vendors maxed out...
Dave Steele Weekend Ahead For Pavement Sprints
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Pavement sprint car fans will be in for a treat this weekend (February 20-21), as they will be entertained by two nights of racing action at Showtime Speedway as part of the seventh annual Dave Steele World Sprint Car Championship Weekend. Friday will feature a...
Top 5 Weekend Events February 20-21
Savor a waterfront weekend at the St. Petersburg Seafood & Music Festival, February 20–22, 2026, at Vinoy Park in downtown St. Pete. Hours are Friday 4–10pm, Saturday 11am–10pm, and Sunday 11am–6pm. Enjoy fresh, on-site seafood from local vendors while taking in live music from top regional acts, including featured...
Ben Maier Lands St. Petersburg Truck Drive
SALISBURY, N.C. — Reigning zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model Series champion Ben Maier joins Niece Motorsports to drive for the team in next weekend’s inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the St. Petersburg Street Circuit. Maier, who hails from Annapolis, Md., has spent his career competing...
Plans for New Cruise Port Near Tampa Hit with Major Setback
Just last month Cruise Fever reported that a new push was underway to bring a new cruise port to the Tampa Bay area that would take away the need to go under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. This new proposal would also allow larger ships that can’t fit under the bridge...
Gulfport Senior Center expansion to be considered by city council
GULFPORT, Fla. — An expanded Gulfport Senior Center may soon become a reality. Preliminary concepts for an expansion will be unveiled at the council chambers on March 3. City leaders have been talking about the project since 2014, but there have been multiple delays. Senior Center Supervisor Rachel Cataldo...
City Council OKs CSX rail line purchase
At its Thursday meeting, the St. Petersburg City Council approved the purchase of a CSX rail corridor section after years of negotiation. It will become a public walking/biking trail. The Welch administration was unanimously authorized to acquire the approximately 0.86-mile piece, located between 5th Avenue North and...
Mountain Holler and Billy Mays III come home for one-off concert in St. Pete
Two longtime St. Pete musicians since moved away come home and play together for one-night only. Billy Mays III—aka Infinite Third, son of the pitchman and a purveyor of ambient, looped guitar—collides with the cosmic-folk of siren-voiced songwriter Mark Etherington (aka Mountain Holler). The venue invites guests to...
Bay Grill Looks to Be Opening in Largo
Located on the southwest corner of East Bay Drive and Belcher Road in Largo, East Bay Plaza is a retail center home to stores like Publix Super Market, Largo Harbor Freight, and Silky Beauty Supply. And according to recently submitted planning review documents, it’s preparing to add another new local business to its...
Ahead of next month’s new album, Juvenile returns for St. Pete concert
The world’s been backing its azz up for 26 years now, and Juvenile is still making music. Last month, the 50-year-old icon of Louisiana hip-hop shared a new single (“BBB”) and plans to release his first new solo album in a decade, Boiling Point (stylized all-caps) on March 26. Last fall, the Hot Boy told […] The...
