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TPUSA was surprised its Tampa summit attracted neo-Nazis. It shouldn’t have been. By Justin Garcia
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hen neo-Nazis arrived holding DeSantis flags outside Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit in Tampa, organizers of the event said they couldn’t understand why the annual gathering of conservative youths would draw such extremism. Some attendees did mental gymnastics and claimed that the groups were “feds” or “antifa” dressed up as neo-Nazis to make them look bad. But the people waving swastikas and SS symbols flags were from confirmed fascist groups in Florida, including the Goyim Defense League and the National Socialist Movement (NSM). The U.S.’ leading nonpartisan antisemitism group even identified a member of NSM among those outside the Tampa Convention Center. “We have no idea who they are or why they’re here,” a spokesperson for TPUSA told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Maybe they should’ve listened to their own speeches a little closer. Given the fascist rhetoric spewed by right wingers at the summit, how could representatives of TPUSA somehow not realize that the neo-Nazi groups—who repeatedly said the N-word to a Black man outside—were attracted to the content at their event? On the first night of the conference, Charlie Kirk, Turning Point’s co-founder went so far as to say that the group’s followers need to “out breed” the “invading forces” threatening the country. In order to create fascism, a group with fascist ideals will often, “use national glory and the fear of outside threats to build a new society based on the ‘common will’ of the people,” writes the Constitutional Rights Foundation. “Fascists believe in action, and looking at national myths for guidance rather than relying on the ‘barren intellectualism’ of science and reason.” Kirk and other Turning Point USA speakers used this method all weekend long. According to Kirk and other speakers, the enemies of America include: scientists, intellectuals, Democrats, those who believe in the climate crisis, the media, Socialists, trans and queer people and others that might invoke fear of the “outside threat” which fascism relies upon. “You have to ask yourself the question, how do you beat a force that is invading your country? We have to outwork the competition. We have to
out-think the competition. We have to outlast them. And yes, we have to out breed them,” Kirk said, after walking out on the stage to bombastic music and sparks flying amidst synthetic fog. “We are the sovereign in this country.” Kirk’s references to outbreeding the enemy fall in line with the “Great Replacement Theory” a white supremacist view popularized by Adolf Hitler and subscribed to by this year’s racist Buffalo grocery store shooter, the El Paso Walmart shooter and the Christchurch shooter in New Zealand. Across the country, this idea is taking hold with Republicans and other right wingers who believe Democrats want more immigrants to replace white voters. Some argue that the fall of Roe V. Wade is tied to the idea of the great replacement theory. The same night as Kirk’s comments, Governor Ron DeSantis once again called on the “invading forces” narrative, talking at length about the threat of illegal immigrants, adding that “China is laughing” at the U.S. He also said that the left has contempt for “rule of law in this country.” Yale Professor Jason Stanley and author of “How Fascism Works” has pointed out that, “the appeal to ‘law and order,’ to police state levels of control, only applies to certain threatening classes who need to be put back in their place or eliminated.” DeSantis has been adept at doing just this. Last year, in the aftermath of the George Floyd uprising, he signed HB1 one into law, which essentially criminalizes many forms of protesting. DeSantis said Dr. Anthony Fauci “would have won” if he had not stood up to him and pushed back against vaccines and COVID safety measures. In Florida alone, over 77,000 people have died of COVID. Over one million have died in the U.S. Historically, fascists have been callous toward mass death of people they consider weak, and have gone so far as to kill off people with disabilities. “I’m saying this was all garbage and everyone knew it was garbage from the outset!” Senator Ted Cruz said about anecdotal COVID restriction experiences that he fed to a cheering TPUSA audience. Throughout last weekend, themes of COVID conspiracies, taking action against the invaders,
TERROR TACTICS: Turning Point USA rhetoric doesn't stray far from the fascism Nazis like. coupled with a firm belief in God and “his America” dominated the speakers’ talking points. A slew of right-wing personalities sounded off with their rhetoric, including: former President Donald Trump, Trump Jr., Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham, congressman Matt Gaetz, Senator Jeff Hawley, Rep. Anthony “Blackface” Sabatini, and others. The conference was overrun with the MAGA faithful, many of whom still believe Donald Trump is the rightful president. Children wandered around wearing “Trump Won” hats, there was a “MAGA Mall’’ full of Trump merchandise, and several booths peddling far right ideas. The Heritage Foundation, a right wing think tank pushing for many “anti-woke” policies, was also set up at the conference. Outside, people held “Free the J6 political prisoners.” “We created the best, safest and most secure border in U.S. history,” Trump said, pulling on fascist rhetoric. “We built hundreds of miles of border wall. In fact, we completely finished our original wall plan, despite two-and-a-half years of Democrat inspired lawsuits.” That was a lie, but still got cheers from the crowd, who had been pumped up with the fear of immigrants all weekend. No one mentioned that one of the greatest domestic terrorist threats are armed white men who commit mass shootings, nor did Trump outright condemn the Nazis who had shown up hours before he spoke. And neither did DeSantis. The City of Tampa also failed to condemn the neo-Nazis with vigor, instead suggesting that the media should ignore them. “The First Amendment applies to everyone. It’s a sad time for our country when people from the darkest fringes of society feel comfortable openly expressing their vile hate, but it’s understandable why many media outlets refuse to do their bidding by publicizing this garbage,” Adam Smith told CL. Historically, ignoring Nazis does not make them go away. And confronting and exposing
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them is anything but doing their bidding. Their extremist beliefs may have once been on the fringe, but they’re now embraced by the GOP. Some called the city’s response “cowardly” and “embarrassing.” To top off the city’s uninspired response to neo-Nazis in its downtown, the Tampa police were involved in a performative motorcycle send off to Trump as he left the city. Keep in mind that the hearings for the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection are currently ongoing, and there’s evidence that Trump helped inspire the violent mob to invade America’s capital, which left a Capital police officer and a J6 protester dead. Four police officers committed suicide in the months following the insurrection. TPD and Smith were asked questions about the motorcycle send off, but have not yet given a response, which is not out of the norm for the city. In May 2021, when Trump floatilla organizers flashed “white power” signs in an Ybor City Bar, Mayor Castor’s office twice ignored requests for a comment beyond a generic “hate has no home here.” Two months later, Smith similarly declined comment after Proud Boys marched through downtown Tampa flashing “white power” symbols. Fascism is unfortunately alive and well in Tampa and the rest of America. The kind of rhetoric that breeds fascism was prevalent inside the TPUSA summit, and it attracted Nazis to downtown Tampa. Ignoring it doesn’t do anyone any favors, as the City of Tampa apparently believes. Kirk stood up for his nationalist beliefs last weekend. “Yes, we are the strongest nation ever to exist. But guess what? They’re trying to make us stop being the strongest nation,” Kirk said as he celebrated the fall of Roe V Wade. “This is why they’re afraid of us,” he added. “The moment that we stop being passive, and we start being active, they get terrified.” At the end of the day, maybe terror is just what the leaders of TPUSA want.
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Tampa City Council asks city to rethink plan to ticket skateboarders. By Justin Garcia Carlson suggested that the city legal staff take another look at the ordinance altogether to be “in line with what progressive cities are doing” and to provide suggestions on how to revise it to help the city become up to date with modern policies. The rest of council voted unanimously in agreement. Eight years ago, St. Petersburg moved to end an archaic law that made skateboarding in
now there are electric scooters, onewheels and an array of other types of transportation that use city streets and sidewalks freely, without fear of being charged for a crime or receiving a ticket. Councilman Maniscalco also chimed in, saying he had always dreamed about skating to city hall in a suit, and that this ordinance would make him worry about having the freedom to do that. Councilchair Joe Citro referenced his fourwheeled youth. “As a former thrasher, I can’t support this,” he said.
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t the July 14 Tampa City Council meeting, several council members spoke up against proposed $75 tickets for skaters who ride in certain parts of the city. At the meeting, Assistant City Attorney Mike Schmidt presented an amendment to an ordinance that criminalizes skateboarding in the City of Tampa. The ordinance makes skating on any sidewalks in the Downtown Central Business District and several Ybor City sidewalks illegal, along with skating on any city street road or roadway (including bike lanes). It also enforces the same rules for in-line and roller skaters, except with the strange caveat that these types of skaters are allowed to be in downtown between sunset and sunrise. Since the ordinance was created in the ‘90s, it has allowed Tampa police to detain skaters and give them a notice to appear in court, which usually results in a fine. But Schmidt said that it’s “extremely rare” that the ordinance is enforced, so the city proposed a different solution: ticket the skaters on the spot instead. City council members were not on board. “I’m just opposed to any of this, I would like to vote against this because I’m against it period,” councilman Bill Carlson said. “But I’m conflicted because if it’s better than it is now, then I might vote for it. But I mean, considering what happened with ‘Biking while Black,’ I don’t feel comfortable doing something that’s going to give tickets to kids.” Carlson was referring to a citation program overseen by then-police-chief Jane Castor, and investigated by the Department of Justice, which disproportionately targeted Black bicyclists for police stops, searches and tickets. A Tampa Bay Times investigation found that from 2003-2015, TPD wrote more than 10,000 bike tickets. Black people received 79% of those tickets despite being just 26% of the population. Carlson also asked where the idea to give tickets to skaters came from. Schmidt said that tickets could technically be a lower penalty than what might happen if a skater was made to appear in court for violating the law. But Schmidt had also just explained that the law was enforced extremely rarely. And his explanation didn’t take into account that Tampa is a ticket happy city, which could lead to skaters receiving tickets they can’t afford should the ordinance be passed. Recently, free street parking was removed in Ybor, leading to a 50% increase in parking tickets. Tampa’s zealous ticketing practices could easily be focused on skaters if the ordinance were to be adjusted, which left some on council uncomfortable with the entire ordinance.
downtown illegal. Cities like Portland and San Diego recognize skateboarding as a legitimate form of transportation, rather than criminalize it. What’s more is that skateboarding is now a full-on Olympic sport with nearly 9 million participants in the U.S. “I know that it may be in the City of Tampa, but skateboarding is not a crime,” councilwoman Lynn Hurtak said. “While [the tickets] may reduce the penalties in a way, I think the actual citation amounts are awfully high.” Councilman Charlie Miranda pointed out that the ordinance didn’t make any sense because
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Tampa councilwoman calls for a look at local protections for reproductive rights. By Justin Garcia
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t a July 14 Tampa City Council meeting, councilwoman Lynn Hurtak called for local measures that could help protect a person’s right to choose what to do with their reproductive systems, without interference from the local government. Hurtak tasked the city’s legal team with looking into the implementation of the “Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone” or GRACE act. Some cities, including Austin and San Antonio, are bringing the act forward to essentially keep their cities from surveilling or reporting on any issue regarding women’s reproductive healthcare. The act, if imple-
gone on, with the loss of [Roe v. Wade],” Hurtak said during the council meeting. “I personally have been working on abortion issues for over 25 years, to protect a woman’s right to make her own reproductive decisions.” Hurtak made a motion to have the city’s legal staff review Austin’s resolution for themselves and to modify it to fit City of Tampa and State of Florida rules and regulations. She asked for a report back from the legal staff on Aug. 4. The motion was seconded by Luis Viera and supported unanimously by the rest of council. In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis recently attempted to ban abortions at 15 weeks. A Leon
would help strengthen local protections if even more restrictive bans were to happen in Florida. After receiving full support from the men on city council, Hurtak remained composed even as she acknowledged that she was becoming tearyeyed on the council dais. “I just want to say thank you for your overwhelming support,” Hurtak told the rest of council. “While I do feel I know you, this was still a very scary thing for me to bring forward, and so I appreciate it. And I think I can speak to the women of the city of Tampa and they appreciate it just as much as I do.”
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County circuit judge shot that down in court on July 5, but the state appealed and the ban remains in place. But with the repeal of Roe V. Wade, right wing leaders across the country have been successful implementing archaic abortion bans in several states, which experts say will harm women’s health. Hurtak’s ordinance
history or doing a background check until after a conditional job offer is provided. The practice, commonly referred to nationwide as “ban the box,” has become popularized in recent years, as states and municipalities become more sympathetic to people who have previously been charged with a crime. “It basically provides an exoffender an opportunity to to have a clear shot at getting the position,” Brody told council with intern Megan Birnholz, who helped write the ordinance, by his side. The first reading of the ordinance passed unanimously, with the second reading scheduled for Aug. 4. Most of the city council members chimed in to support the ordinance before it was passed, saying that people looking for jobs after serving their time deserve a second chance. Councilman Luis Viera proposed the ordinance in April. “This is a problem that affects all of our communities, no matter where you come from, and I stress this is for people who want to work their tail off so that they can provide food on the table for their families,” Viera said. If passed, the ordinance would take effect for all contractors with the City of Tampa who submitted a bid, response or proposal to the City for a project. Within the ordinance, the city notes that it already has removed the requirement for those applying for city jobs to say if they have a criminal record, and that the city does not check a person’s background until a conditional offer has been made. The city wants to extend this to its contractors. In the ordinance, the city writes that the requirement of an applicant answering if they have a criminal history, “creates a chilling effect” and that it “discourages individuals with a criminal history from applying for positions for which they may be qualified and where their prior convictions may not have any relevance to the position.” If a city contractor already employs exoffenders, then they are in compliance with the proposed ordinance. There would be a number of benefits for contractors who comply, including a higher rating preference from the city and discounts. If a contractor were to choose not to comply, the City may withhold 10% of all future payments under the contractor’s project until the contractor achieves full compliance. Council’s approval of the first reading of this ordinance follows a trend of “ban the box” ordinances around the country, with over 150 cities adopting similar ordinances.
Tampa is one step closer to passing a ‘ban the box’ ordinance, which could help job applicants with criminal records Also the July 14 City Council meeting, Assistant City Attorney Carl Brody presented an ordinance that would prohibit employers in the city from asking about a person’s criminal
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City council wants an investigation of Tampa's Timber Falls apartments. By Justin Garcia
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fter community outcry about ongoing problems at Timber Falls Apartments in Tampa, city council called for action in a unanimous vote on July 14. Several residents and concerned citizens spoke up in council chambers about an array of problems at the apartment complex, from black mold, to rats nibbling on children, to questionable spikes in rent and accusations of the complex stealing money from tenants. After hearing the concerns, Councilman Luis Viera motioned for action in the coming days, in order to let Timber Falls management know that city council is serious about the situation. Viera called for a letter of “concern and outrage” sent from city council to Timber Falls management, along with calling for the city legal department to investigate whether or not the management has violated any local laws or ordinances. Viera also called on the legal team to look at ordinances that could be passed in the future to prevent such problems. He suggested 60 days for the legal team to look into these issues. Additionally, he called for a community meeting with Tampa’s Office of Human Rights and Code Enforcement at the complex to see and hear the residents’ concerns. “A lot of scrutiny needs to be applied to [Timber Falls] because it is outrageous,” said Viera during the council meeting. The vote from the rest of the council was unanimous for Viera’s motion, with every city council member expressing their disapproval of the situation at Timber Falls—located at 2600 E 113th Ave. in the University Area—and some even referring to the behavior as “criminal.” During public comment, several residents of Timber Falls spoke up about what they’ve experienced.
Sheryl Fadous accused the management of increasing her rent without her being notified, after she was told she didn’t need to renew her lease because she qualified for rental assistance. She was told later that her rent was actually in arrears and that she suddenly owed $1,900, because management had placed her on a month-to-month lease without her knowledge, thus increasing her rent by $300 a month. Out of fear of being evicted, she paid $1,300 to the management this month, while planning to pay the rest later, but still received a notice of eviction. “She [the property manager] put a $1,900 eviction notice on my bill the very next day,” Fadous said. “She said that whatever happened before she got there, it’s not her fault, and that I will be evicted from my place.” Valencia Simpson-Holmes said that toilets are backing up with feces, broken air conditioning units are rampant and black mold is coming out of the floor. “We are forced to stay here because the rent is so high everywhere,” Simpson-Holmes said in an emotional plea to council. Holmes accused the former property management company, Tzadik Management, of stealing tenants’ money, and added that now the new property manager, Residential Management Incorporated, is trying to collect that money from the tenants. In 2020, the Tampa Bay Times reported that Tzadik Management received a big PPP loan as the residents suffered inhumane conditions. According to Simpson-Holmes the problems just continued on from there, and the residents are desperate for help. “Please do something about Timber Falls, please,” she said.
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Tampa police officer accused his supervisor of imposing DUI arrest quotas. By Justin Garcia
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he Tampa Police Department recently admitted that its DUI squad has made several arrests when drivers blew beneath the legal alcohol limit, and one officer accused his supervisor of imposing DUI arrest quotas. At Tampa’s Citizens Review Board (CRB) meeting on June 28, a TPD DUI squad officer accused his supervisor Sergeant Anthony Portman of “destroying morale” by imposing quotas on the squad, along with other questionable behavior. Corporal Katie Thanasas told the CRB that a subordinate police officer on the squad spoke up against Portman last year. “On February 9 2021, Master Patrol Officer [Michael] Lyon authored an email to his lieutenant expressing concern that his supervisor Sergeant Anthony Portman was destroying morale on the DUI squad and undermining former Chief Dugan’s authority,” Thanasas told the CRB. “Specifically officer Lyon alleged Sergeant Portman imposed quotas on members of the DUI squad.” Portman was recently reprimanded by TPD for several violations when he gossiped and conspired against former Chief Dugan because he didn’t approve of the 2021 TPD mask mandates. He was also one of the officers whose negligent
behavior led to the death of Arthur Green Jr. while he was having a diabetic emergency. After an eight year lawsuit, the family recently settled with the city and changed TPD use of force policy because of the incident. He’s also the husband of Police Benevolent Association President Darla Portman, according to an inside source. During questioning, Thanasas admitted to the CRB that officers on Portman’s DUI squad have participated in a series of “low blow” arrests, when a person blows beneath the .08 legal limit. “In a statement, they talked about [an officer] having a series of low blow arrests, so let me just understand this,” said CRB member Darryl Reyes. “If I’m wrong, please correct me, is that the situation where the person technically blows under the legal limit, so they would otherwise be legal, but then there are other behavior in the discretionary judgment of the officer indicates they’re still impaired?” “Yes, that’s the way it was explained to me,” Thanasas replied. “I think if you may have read the transcripts, I learned a little bit more about it throughout this investigation, that a low blow
is anything under .08. And like you said, it could be narcotics, it could be another reason.” The problem with this type of arrest is that not all police officers are experts on when someone is on drugs or not, and with alleged DUI arrest quotas being presented within TPD, a person suspected of DUI can’t be sure that they’re not falling victim to problematic police practices. To become termed a “Drug Recognition Expert” by law enforcement agencies, an officer has to take an 80-hour course that helps them recognize signs of drug impairment. But the term “expert” is under contention in this situation. “Although some law enforcement officers use the term ‘Drug Recognition Expert,’ the courts often prohibit the word ‘expert’ from being used in front of the jury and instead require everyone to use the word ‘evaluator’ or the phrase ‘Drug Recognition Evaluator’,” Tampa’s Sammis Law Firm says on their website. Florida law says “A traffic enforcement agency may not establish a traffic citation quota,” but it’s not clear that the same applies to DUI arrests. Still, the Miami New Times points out that, “Arrest quotas are arguably unconstitutional because they could encourage cops to make arrests based on numbers (or even worse, incentives) rather than probable cause.” Thanasas said that other officers on the DUI squad backed up their supervisor
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Portman, saying that there wasn’t a quota for the officers. TPD did not respond to request for comment, but CL made multiple records requests into the situation, and will update this story if those requests are fulfilled. During the meeting, it was also revealed that Portman and another supervising officer were upset about TPD’s mask policy in February of 2021 when COVID rates spiked. Thanasas also told the CRB that Portman and others used their time on the job to try to find evidence of the former chief not wearing a mask. They found an old photo of Dugan posing with a Santa Claus and said that he should “write himself up” for not wearing a mask in that situation. The officers also used police video cameras and communicated their disapproval about the mask mandate and gossip about Dugan through police computers. Portman and the other supervising officer were reprimanded for this behavior for violation of three policies: Criticism/Gossip, Departmental Property Restriction Use and Supervisor Responsibility. Several members of the CRB questioned why the commanding officers were not also found in violation of “Attentiveness to Duty” which requires officers to be focused on their shift, but TPD said that a review couldn’t prove that the behavior distracted the commanding officers from their jobs.
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n day 549 of his presidency, Donald Trump had a net approval rating of -11.1. By far, that made him the least popular president since modern polling began. He was about five times more unpopular than Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Ronald Reagan were halfway through their second years—and like all of them, his party got clobbered in the midterms. Unlike those presidents, Trump didn’t win a second term (his lies and/or delusions notwithstanding). On day 549 of his presidency, Joe Biden had a net approval rating of -19. According to the generally accepted rules of politics, such numbers presage a Democratic slaughter this November. Yet Democrats are even money to hold the Senate. And while they face longer odds in the House—geography and gerrymandering give Republicans structural advantages—they’ve been ahead or tied in most recent generic-ballot polls. Democrats have also posted huge fundraising numbers, which doesn’t suggest a party trudging to the gallows. Democrats’ improved position could be fleeting—a temporary reaction to the Supreme Court overturning the right to abortion. Most elections revert to the fundamentals. And when only 13% of voters say the country is on the right track, the fundamentals aren’t good for the party in power. With three months until the election, circumstances can change. Falling gas prices might curb inflation, or the Fed’s rate hikes could lead to a recession. Most likely, though, the political cake is baked. So understanding what’s driving Biden’s unpopularity is important: his own party. As divisive and despised as Trump was, he kept his base happy. From 2018 on, Trump consistently drew the support of 90% of Republicans, and never dipped below 81%, while his overall ratings hovered in the high-30s and low-40s. By contrast, a New York Times poll earlier this month found that Biden has the support of just 70% of Democrats. Nearly two-thirds of his party wants a new nominee in 2024, including more than 90% of Dems under 30. This collapse has driven his approval rating to an abysmal 33%. Biden’s problem isn’t his agenda. It’s the perception that he’s too old and feckless to accomplish it. As a truck driver told the Times, “He’s just not aggressive enough in getting his agenda done. Trump wasn’t afraid to get his people in line.”
I could write a book on that quote. Let’s start here: Trump couldn’t get his people in line—at least not when Republicans controlled Washington. He took office with 52 Republican senators and a 37-member Republican majority in the House. But his only major legislative accomplishment was a tax cut (which did nothing to stimulate growth). He famously failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He never built his wall. But Trump was very effective at turning his supporters against Republicans he deemed disloyal. Apostates were forced to bend the knee or driven out of office. Ultimately, Trump’s support wasn’t wide, but it was deep and unfaltering. Biden entered office with a 50-50 Senate and a four-member majority in the House. With no room for error, he passed a massive stimulus and a bipartisan infrastructure bill. But he whiffed with Build Back Better, which after prolonged negotiations collapsed under the weight of Kyrsten Sinema’s ego and Joe Manchin’s coal greed. That episode exposed Biden’s inherent weakness and the frailty of his coalition. He had no leverage over Manchin or Sinema or inclination toward browbeating. A creature of a bygone era, Biden is playing by the rules of a game that no longer exists; his enemies are swinging brass knuckles. And unlike Trump, his support is wide but shallow. In 2020, he drew votes across the spectrum, from the center-right to the far left, but he excited no one. He was supposed to be decent and competent, contrasting Trump’s malicious chaos. But shallow support evaporates quickly. The botched withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan eroded confidence in his competence, establishing a narrative that Biden was in over his head. When Build Back Better flatlined and inflation skyrocketed, that narrative solidified. No matter what happens, it will be hard to shake. With two more Democrats in the Senate, Biden might be hailed as the second coming of FDR—the president who passed a huge stimulus, expanded the social welfare state, addressed climate change, protected elections from Republican attacks, and ensured abortion rights. (There are interesting alternate histories to be written where, say, Florida’s Bill Nelson didn’t phone in his 2018 campaign and North
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“As divisive and despised as Trump was, he kept his base happy.”
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DING-DONG: If Biden plans to be a doormat for the new Republican House or the radical Supreme Court, he should bow out of 2024 now. Carolina’s Cal Cunningham avoided a sexting scandal in 2020.) But this is the hand he was dealt. And he needs to figure out how to play it. And most important is conveying the sense that he has a plan and isn’t simply a victim of circumstances. Half-assed executive orders on abortion and the climate won’t do. Go hell for leather; let the Supreme Court strike the orders down (and further erode its own standing), but don’t act helpless. Give voters—especially young voters— a clear sense of what he’ll do with two more Democratic senators and two more years of Democratic control: tax the rich, fund clean energy, reform the Supreme Court, protect
abortion rights, protect elections, end gerrymandering, eliminate student debt. Make the news. Don’t react to it. That’s not to say this strategy will allow Democrats to defy gravity this fall. George W. Bush was the only first-termer not to lose midterm seats in the last 40 years, and that required manufacturing a war. Even Dubya’s old man, in the middle of Desert Storm, got his ass handed to him. But it will enable Biden to show that he has some fight left in him. If he plans to be a doormat for the new Republican House—which will, without a doubt, impeach him for crimes real or imagined—or the radical Supreme Court, he should bow out of 2024 now.
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ampa Bay’s craft beer scene is technically old—like, really, really old. You can see the beginning of it in Ybor City, too, near the corner of E Fifth Avenue and Nuccio Parkway. That’s where, right next to Government Spring, Ybor City Brewing Company was founded in part by Vicente Ybor himself. The facility was soon sold, renamed The Florida Brewing Company and became the home of La Tropical beer, which launched in 1897. Naturally, the Tampa beer became the largest brew exported to Cuba. Prohibition put a pause on that (in 1928, Salvador Martinez Ybor was sentenced to six months in jail for illegally distributing alcoholic beverages), and the place reopened in 1933 as Tampa, Florida Brewery before eventually shutting down as a result of the Cuban embargo and the opening of Anheuser-Busch. These days, Barriehaus, just a four-minute walk away, is the closest brewery to the old Florida Brewing building. There are even more just a few blocks further (TBBC, Zydeco, Bastet, Coppertail). And beyond that into greater Tampa Bay? More than a hundred. But what about in 2001? Tampa Bay Brewing Co. (now TBBC) was just six years old. It would be another six years before Joey Redner founded Cigar City Brewing and more than a decade until the late, legendary Greg Rapp opened his taproom (still open in Seminole). Most of the local craft beer drinking those days was being done at Dunedin Brewery, a pillar of Tampa Bay’s local scene and the oldest microbrewery in Florida (also not-so-secretly one of the best places to catch a free concert around here). Then something of a turning point arrived 21 years ago. That’s when an archaic Florida bottling law—which limited bottle sizes to 8, 12, 16 and 32 ounces—was amended. While the American craft beer world started to boom (and packaged stuff in 22 oz. or 750 ml bombers), Tampa Bay’s was just getting started. But 2001 (and really in ‘07, thanks in huge part to Cigar City) was when our beer scene started growing legs. These days, there’s literally something for everyone and a seemingly endless line of beer folks ready to talk about it. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay recently spent a couple hours with more than a dozen of them during a private
“Now, if you’re visiting from the airport and just have a few hours, it’s Six-Ten for sure. New World Brewery was serving their beers years ago.” If you’re on the other side of lager, Parkinson suggested Angry Chair, which is about to complete a move from its small Seminole Heights flagship to a new, larger space a few blocks away. Veronica Danko, who founded Independent more than a decade ago, agreed. “When you work your way to some heavy hitters, barrel-aged type of stuff, you’re definitely going to Angry Chair.” Danko also pointed to Barriehaus as a great entry point for someone looking to get acquainted with the local beer scene. But she gets on her
HAUS PARTY: There’s no denying that Brittney Barrie (L) and Lauren Morrison are building something special at Barriehaus. That was most common response back to the question, and Tampa Bay’s local beer experts were all ready to point us in the right direction “If you like lagers, you’re going to Barriehaus, that’s the brewery’s brewery when it comes to that,” Kat and Kendal of 7venth Sun Brewery— which has locations on opposite sides of the Bay in Seminole Heights and Dunedin—said. “They’re killing the lagers right now,” Clay Parkinson, manager at Independent Bar and Cafe in Seminole Heights, added about the Ybor City brewery that opened in 2019.
bicycle and also heads to Zydeco Brew Werks and Coppertail when she’s in the district. Lauren Morrison, marketing and events director at Barriehaus, takes her tastebuds to Magnanimous in Tampa Heights where the lovely and hilarious staff has not only created a very inclusive atmosphere but also some of the most fun, and flavorful, beers in Tampa Bay. Britney Barrie, co-founder of Barriehaus, hands down says you can fall in love with Tampa Bay’s beer scene in Ybor. Her go-to spot in the
“There’s always a home for you somewhere.”
neighborhood is Zydeco. “You can always have excellent beer but also excellent food. If you’re in the mood for a cocktail, you can have that, too, but Paul Rutherford, the brewer there, really knows what he’s doing and has just great representations of each of the styles of beer,” Barrie said. But if he was an out-of-towner who could only visit one Tampa Bay brewery that wasn’t his, Zydeco owner J. Paul Pepin would hoof it across the bridge to St. Petersburg where Green Bench Brewing Co. is approaching a decade on Baum Avenue. “I’m drinking their sour program, really anything Khris Johnson is making in those barrels. To see what he’s done with that program is phenomenal. He’s mastered the yeast and souring process. I’m a sour guy and if I’m drinking a sour in the Bay area, that’s where I’m headed,” Pepin said. Huston Lett, who co-founded Bastet Brewing just a half-mile from Coppertail, would also head to Green Bench, but not for the sours. “It’s definitely the best of both worlds over there,. They have a huge lager program, it’s a toss up between Barriehaus and them, but they are making the best lagers in Florida. And they have those fermented sours. Between there and their sister project Webb City Cellars, Green Bench is my favorite," Lett said. And for the big picture on the Tampa Bay beer scene, you want to talk to the two Tims: Tim Shackton of Ulele and Tim Ogden, a Cigar City alum who worked on Tampa’s legendary Tocobagga Red and will open Deviant Libations in Ybor Heights this year. The front door of Shackton’s brewhouse overlooks the Tampa Riverwalk and what’s easily the most commanding stretch of the Hillsborough River. His outlook on the beer scene is that of a wide-eyed explorer. He loves the micro beer communities in places like Dunedin, but keeps it simple when it comes to advice. “The cool thing to do is to encourage people to get out of their comfort zone. Go into a place you’ve never been, bring your loved one and check it out,” he said. Ogden agrees. For him, it’s also as simple as just showing up and respecting your curiosity. “Go to different places, try different things. Talk to the people at the brewery. Ask the bartenders about the things they like, and if you make a connection to anything, music, beer, whatever, just talk to people. Follow your curiosity,” he added And before you know it, you’ll feel like a local, too, because as Shackton says, “There’s always a home for you somewhere.”
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Help CL with this evolvinglisting. Did we miss a brewery or leave out an important detail? Email rroa@cltampa. com. Include brewery name, address, phone number and website, plus a short description of the unique offerings. 3 CAR GARAGE Small-batch craft beer and rotating food trucks plus live music and happy hour specials. 8405 Heritage Green Way, Bradenton. 941-741-8877, 3cargaragebrewing.com
BASTET Named after the Egyptian cat-goddess, the brewery offers seasonal ales, ciders and even the occasional ginger beer. 1951 E Adamo Dr. Suite B, Tampa. bastetbrewing.com
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BAY CANNON BEER CO. West Tampa’s first craft brewery, offering a variety of ever evolving beers, beer slushies and wine that pair perfectly with appetizers and entrées from the kitchen. 813-442-5615, baycannon.com
3 KEYS BREWING South-of-the-Skyway restaurant and brewery specializing in small batches. 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com
BAYBORO BREWING CO. Veteran-owned kidfriendly brewery that has tons of events to go with its creative tap list. 2390 5th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. 727767-9666, bayborobrewing.com
5 BRANCHES BREWING Veteran-owned brewery, small batches from IPAs to stouts. Serving brews and a clear view of the Tarpon Bayou. 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs. fivebranchesbrewing.com
BEACH ISLAND BREWERY Artisanal-style nano brewery in Dunedin. 2058 Bayshore Blvd. Suite 5, Dunedin. 352-541-0616
7VENTH SUN BREWING Some of the best sours, IPAs and collabs going. Two locations. 1012 Broadway, Dunedin. 727-733-3013/6809 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-231-5900, 7venthsun.com 81BAY BREWING CO. South Tampa’s first craft brewery boasts a wide variety of styles. 4465 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. 813-837-BREW, 81baybrewco. com ANECDOTE BREWING CO. Sip inside or on the patio of Indian Rocks Beach’s first micro brewery. 321 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach. anecdotebrewing.com ANGRY CHAIR Crazy-good Seminole Heights beer, open Tuesday-Sunday. Just don’t park on Fern Street (there’s a lot behind the auto body shop). 6401 N. Florida Ave., Seminole Heights. 813-238-1122, angrychairbrewing.com ARKANE ALEWORKS A wide variety of styles and flavors from the second brewery to open in Largo. 2480 E. Bay Dr., #23, Largo. 727-270-7117, arkanebeer.com AVID BREWING This Grand Central brewing supply shop added a taproom for its beers crafted in-house. 1745 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-388-6756, avidbrew.com BARRIEHAUS BEER CO. Lager-specific brewery, carrying on a more than 150 year brewing legacy. 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com
CAGE BREWING Custom brews in the Grand Central District from one of the ‘Burg’s newest. 2001 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278 CALEDONIA BREWING Great in-house beers in the historic Dunedin Times building. 587 Main St., Dunedin. 727-351-5105, caledoniabrewing.com CALUSA BREWING Family owned and operated, opened Tuesday to Sunday. 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-922-8150, calusabrewing.com CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. “Secret” brewing action inside the Carrollwood location of craft-bar chain The Brass Tap. 10047 N. Dale Mabry HWY, STE 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337
BIG STORM BREWING CO. Stop by this Pasco brewery’s Storm Room for a flight, or visit their taproom on 49th Street in Clearwater, too. 2330 Success Dr., Odessa. 727-807-7998, bigstormbrewery.com BIG TOP BREWING Perhaps Sarasota’s premier purveyor of locally crafted beer, Big Top’s reputation has spread far beyond the region. 6111 Porter Way, Sarasota. 941-371-2939, bigtopbrewing.com BOOTLEGGERS BREWING CO. This Brandon taproom from Bootleggers Beer & Wine Home Brewing Supplies offers house-made suds and guest beers. 652 Oakfield Dr., Brandon. 813-643-9463, bootleggersbrewco.com BREW HUB Some of the area’s best beers are produced here along with suds for their own label. 3900 Frontage Rd. S., Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com BREW LIFE BREWING Ultra-small batches and a lot of ‘em. 5765 S. Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-9523831, brewlifebrewing.com BRIGHTER DAYS BREW CO. Tarpon Springs spot specializing in music-inspired brews like the “So Fresh n’ So Clean sour” and “All the Single Belgians.” 311 N Safford Ave., Tarpon Springs. 7272-940-2350 BULLFROG CREEK BREWING CO. A multitude of styles from former garage brewers is on tap in Valrico. 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Valrico. 813-7038835, bullfrogcreekbrewing.com
EIGHT-FOOT BREWING An independently owned small-batch brewery perfect for high-quality beer and fermented beverages in downtown Cape Coral. 4417 SE 16th Place, Cape Coral. 239-9842655, eightfootbrewing.com ESCAPE BREWING CO. Another very worthy Odessa-Trinity destination. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, Trinity. 727-807-6092, escapebrewingcompany.com FLORIDA AVENUE BREWING CO. Beer for the Sunshine State brewed in a family-friendly taproom. 2029 Arrowgrass Dr., Wesley Chapel. 813-452-6333, floridaavebrewing.com
CLEARWATER BREWING CO. Communityoriented and socially and environmentally conscious. 1700 N. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. clearwaterbrewingcompany.com
FLORIDA BREWERY Built in 1937, the second oldest brewery in Florida offers a Lager-focused brew menu. 202 Gandy Rd., Auburndale. 863-965-1825
COMMERCE BREWING Live entertainment events and a wide variety of brews live here. 521 Commerce Drive S, Largo. commercebrewing@gmail.com
FOUR STACKS BREWING An always-changing lineup of local and regional guest suds, along with trivia, live music and more. 5469 N. US HWY 41, Apollo Beach. 813-641-2036, fourstacksbrewing.com
COPP WINERY & BREWERY One stop for all wine bar and brewery needs in Crystal River. 7855 W Gulf Lake Highway, Crystal River. 352-228-8103, coppbrewery.com
FRONT PAGE BREWING CO. This Bartow brewery offers Wednesday trivia, Thursday bingo and live music on the weekends. 190 S Florida Ave., Bartow. 863-537-7249, frontpagebrewing.com
COPPERTAIL BREWING CO. Some of Tampa’s best beer, in one of its best tasting rooms. 2601 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa. 813-247-1500, coppertailbrewing.com
GRAND CENTRAL BREWHOUSE 10,270 squarefoot brewery, taproom, beer garden, and event venue with a lager-focused tap list. 2340 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-202-6071, grandcentralbrew.com
CORPORATE LADDER BREWING COMPANY Brewery focused on customer experience and celebrating social gatherings. 4935 96th St. E, Palmetto. 941-479-4799, corporateladderbrewing. square.site
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COTEE RIVER BREWING Craft beer in the heart of historic downtown New Port Richey. 5760 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-807- 6806, coteeriverbrewing.com CRAFT LIFE BREWING Small-batch local brews and a sort of playground or LoL’s craft brewing guild. 4624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-5758440. facebook.com/CraftLifeBrewing CROOKED THUMB BREWERY Safety Harbor’s first brewery boasts homegrown flavor and local guest taps. 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor. 727-724-5953, crookedthumbbrew.com CUENI BREWING CO. Located off the Pinellas Trail in Dunedin. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727-2664102, cuenibrewing.com
DADE CITY BREW HOUSE The heart of downtown Dade City’s destination for original beers, wines and ciders. 14323 7th St., Dade City. 352-218-3122, dadecitybrewhouse.com
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DARWIN BREWING CO. Unique beers crafted with South American influence. 803 17th Ave. W., Bradenton. 941-747-1970, darwinbrewingco.com DE BINE BREWING CO. This addition bolsters the Northern Pinellas craft beer scene. 933 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-233-7964. DENTED KEG ALE WORKS Local brewery nestled in downtown New Port Richey. 5500 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-232-2582, dentedkegaleworks.com DEVIANT LIBATION Latest project from local beer god Tim Ogden housed in the soon-to-open art collective Crab Devil. 3800 N Nebraska Ave., 727-379-4677, deviantlibation.com DISSENT CRAFT BREWING CO. Unique flavors and adventurous style outside downtown St. Pete. 5518 Haines Rd. N., St. Petersburg. 727-342-0255. facebook.com/dissentcraftbrewing
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DUNEDIN HOUSE OF BEER This beer stop brews its own, and also has 40 guest taps. 927 Broadway, Dunedin. 727 216-6318, dunedinhob.com
CIGAR CITY BREWING Tampa’s most famous craft brewery. There’s also a taproom at Amalie Arena. 3924 W. Spruce St., Tampa. 813-348-6363, cigarcitybrewing.com
CYCLE BREWING One of St. Pete’s favorites. 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.com
HEY BAYBORO: Bayboro Brewing Co. is also kid-friendly.
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DUNEDIN BREWERY Florida’s oldest. Beer, eats and live music in what’s now become an iconic
GREEN BENCH BREWING COMPANY A space worthy of the adventurous beers it produces. 1133 Baum Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com
GOOD LIQUID BREWING CO. Thirty taps and food (and a coffee roaster!) from a husband-and-wife duo. 4824 14th St. W., Bradenton. 941-896-6381, thegoodliquidbrewing.com GRINDHAUS BREW LAB Small batches and no extracts. 1650 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater. 727-2400804, grindhausbrewlab.com GULFPORT BREWERY + EATERY Small batches with an artisanal food menu. 3007 Beach Blvd., Tampa. facebook.com/GulfportBrewery HIDDEN SPRINGS ALE WORKS This Tampa Heights brewery features a rotating tap selection. 1631 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-226-2739, hiddenspringsaleworks.com HOB BREWING CO. Rotating taps, with some brewed on-site and alongside a combination of local breweries plus local and international craft beer makers. 931 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. hob.beer IF I BREWED THE WORLD A self-described “mixtape of breweries” with a bit of everything from the classic to the fun and outrageous. 2200 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4484, ifibrewedtheworld.com IN THE LOOP BREWING Family-friendly with a lot of community support and plenty of events. 3338 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-997-9189, intheloopbrewingcompany.com INFUSION BREWING CO. Another great location in the good-beer-packed Trinity/New Port Richey area. 6345 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. 7272-484-4757 KEEL FARMS AGRARIAN ALE + CIDER Tasty brews from the folks behind Keel & Curley winery. 5210 W. Thonotosassa Rd., Plant City. 813-752-9100, keelandcurleywinery.com KING STATE This Tampa spot is a beer brewer, a coffee roaster and whatever else it wants to be. 520 E Floribraska Ave., Tampa. 813-221-2100, king-state.com LAGERHAUS BREWERY & GRILL A Palm Harbor bar and eatery that offers seasonal brews to complement their regulars. 3438 East Lake Business, Palm Harbor. 727-216-9682, lagerhausbrewery.com
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continued from page 30 LATE START BREWING Beloved Tampa label formerly doing its thing inside the Pour House, but now building a new location nearby. In the meantime contract brewing out of Magnanimous and Angry Chair currently and available at most boutique on premise locations and limited box stores. 1018 E Cass St., Tampa, latestartbrewing.com
LIQUID GARAGE CO. Trendy one offs and traditional styles all in Jeffery Ashline’s industrial and automotive-themed taproom. 1306 Seven Springs Blvd., New Port Richey. 727-645-5885. theliquidgarage.com MAD BEACH CRAFT BREWING Brews, ciders and meads by the beach. 12945 Village Boulevard, Madeira Beach. 727-362-0008, madbeachbrewing.com
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LEAVEN BREWING Riverview’s first brewery is run by folks who’ve got experience brewing big and small. 11238 Boyette Rd., Riverview. 813-677-7023, leavenbrewing.com
MAGNANIMOUS BREWING In a warehouse a half-block north of I-75, this addition to Tampa’s beer scene provides a large variety to drink in or to go curbside pickup. 1410 Florida Ave., Tampa. 813-4153671, magnanimousbrewing.com MARKER 48 Hernando’s first production craft brewery with tasting room and beer garden 12147 Cortez Blvd, Weeki Wachee. 352-606-2509, marker48.com MASTRY’S BREWING CO. From CD Roma’s restaurant to sweet new digs on St. Pete Beach. 7701 Blind Pass Rd., St. Pete Beach. 727-202-8045, mastrysbrewingco.com MOTORWORKS BREWING A taproom and beer garden featuring full liquor and wine as well as 30 taps. 1014 9th Street West, Bradenton. 941-5676218, motorworksbrewing.com MR. DUNDERBAK’S The longtime restaurant, biergarten and homebrewers’ hangout is serving up its own beers. 14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa. 813-977-4104, dunderbaks.com OFF THE WAGON BREWERY Venice’s first micro-brewery and burger spot in one. 2107 S Tamiami Trail, Venice. 941-497-2048, otwbar.com OLDE FLORIDA BREWING Opened earlier this year, Largo’s newest craft brewery is open Tuesday through Sunday. 1158 7th St. NW, Largo. 727-2298010, facebook.com/oldefloridabrew OVERFLOW BREWING St. Pete spot courtesy of local Rapp head brewer Troy Bledsoe and company. 770 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-914-0665, facebook.com/overflowbrewingco OZONA BREWING COMPANY Fresh, local craft beer made on site, wine, food and live entertainment in the heart of Ozona. 315 Orange St., Palm Harbor. 920-392-9390, ozonabrewing.com PEPPER BREWING The Angry Pepper Taphouse’s in-house label, available “on a limited basis.” 9366 Oakhurst Rd., Seminole. 727-596-5766, angrypeppertaphouse.com PESKY PELICAN BREW PUB This beachy restaurant also offers up its own beers thanks to an in-house nano system. 923 72nd. St. N., St. Petersburg. 727302-9600, peskypelicanbrewpub.com PINELLAS ALE WORKS PAW offers a dogfriendly environment in addition to tasty brews. 1962 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-235-0970, pawbeer.com POUR HOUSE With new release events and special feature nights, Pour House celebrates all things beer. 1208 E Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. 813-402-2923, pourhousetampa.com PYE ROAD MEADWORKS Located in Odessa, Pye Road focuses on mead but also keeps beer and wine in house for naysayers of the fermented honey drink. 8533 Gunn Hwy., Odessa. 813-510-3500, pyeroad.com RAPP BREWING COMPANY The late Greg Rapp’s award-winning styles carefully crafted. 10930 Endeavor Way, Seminole. 727-544-1752, rappbrewing.com
6-10, GOOD BUDDY: Six Ten Brewing is a gem in the local beer scene. RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER This video gamecentric Grand Central District craft beer bar started brewing its own in early 2018. 2244 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-360-0766, stpetearcadebar.com ROCK BROTHERS BREWING Brews named for national and local bands have a home in Ybor City. 1901 N. 15th St., Ybor City. 813-241-0110, rockbrothersbrewing.com SARASOTA BREWING COMPANY Housecrafted brews, pizza, and sports out toward beautiful Siesta Key. 6607 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. 941-9252337, sarasotabrewing.com SCOTTY’S BIERWORKS This spot out of range for most Bay area beer nerds boasts 18 beers on draft and daily drink and food deals. 901 East Industrial Circle, Cape Coral. 239-888-5482, scottysbierworks.net SEA DOG BREWING One Treasure Island craft brewery location and one cantina location in Clearwater. 9610 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island/ 26200 US Highway 19 N, Clearwater. 727-954-7805, seadogbrewing.com
Sunnydale Blvd., Clearwater. 727-648-4314, southernlightsbrewing.com
Tarpon Springs. 727-940-6077, facebook.com/ twofrogsbrewing
ST. PETE BREWING COMPANY Beers crafted specifically for the climate. 544 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-692-8809, stpetebrewingcompany. com
TWO LIONS WINERY & PALM HARBOR BREWERY Wine and beer brewed in-house. 1022 Georgia Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-786-8039, twolionswinery.com
STILT HOUSE BREWERY Friendly joint specializes in high-ABV ales and other styles you won’t find elsewhere. 625 U.S. Hwy Alt. 19, Palm Harbor. 727270-7373, stilthousebrewery.com
ULELE SPRING BREWERY Beer crafted in accordance with traditional Bavarian purity laws, inside a gorgreous municpial pump house turned awardwinning restaurant. 1810 N. Highland Ave., Tampa. 813-999-4952, ulele.com
SWAN BREWING Nearly four decades of combined brewing experience go into the offerings at this pet-friendly joint. 115 W. Pine St., Lakeland. 863-7030472, swanbrewing.com TAP THIS! BAR AND BREWING CO. Neighborhood beer and wine sports bar. 10730 US-19, Port Richey. 727-378-4358, tapthisbar.com TBBC Formerly Tampa Bay Brewing Co., local favorite for nearly two decades with two locations including one in the heart of historic Ybor City. 1600 E. 8th Ave., Ybor City/13933 Monroe’s Business Park, Westchase. 813-247-1422, tbbc.beer
SIX TEN BREWING Wide variety and a real passion for the craft-brew community. 7052 Benjamin Rd., Tampa. 813-886-0610, sixtenbrewing.com SOGGY BOTTOM BREWING More Dunedin goodness, including some truly original flavors and inventive brews. 660 Main St., Dunedin. 727-6011698, soggybottombrewing.com SOUTHERN BREWING & WINEMAKING Multiple brews only available in its tasting room, as well as products and guidance for homebrewers. 4500 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-238-7800, southernbrewingwinemaking.com SOUTHERN LIGHTS BREWING CO. Only the finest hops, grains and natural ingredients go into these handcrafted small-batch ales and lagers. 2075
WOODWRIGHT BREWING COMPANY Traditional German styles in downtown Dunedin. 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-238-8717, facebook.com/ woodwrightbrewing
TEMPLE OF BEER Taproom at The Brutalist with 20 constantly rotating taps of Florida’s best brews. 1776 11th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. 727-350-3055, templeofbeer.com THREE BULLS TAVERN & BREWERY Smallbatch hand crafted beer and food made from scratch wrapped in creative atmosphere. 4330 Bell Shoals Road, Valrico. 813-381-3853, threebullstavern.com TIDAL BREWING COMPANY Small batches in Spring Hill. 14311 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill. 352-7011602, tidalbrewingfl.com TROUBLED WATERS BREWING An easygoing taproom featuring draft and bottled craft brews, billiards and live music. 670 Main St., Safety Harbor. 727-221-9973, troubledwatersbeer.com TWO FROGS BREWING COMPANY Tarpon Springs’ latest brewery and taproom focuses on American ale styles. 151 E. Tarpon Ave.,
WELTON BREWING CO. A brewery and oyster bar all wrapped up in one Land O’Lakes location. 2624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’Lakes. 813-820-0050, thebrewcraftery.com THE WILD ROVER BREWERY What started as an English pub in Odessa is now a higher-production facility in Westchase. 13921 Lynmar Blvd., Tampa. 813-475-5995, thewildroverbrewery.com
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SILVERKING BREWING CO. This space in Tarpon Springs complements a label that’s been around since 2012. 325 E Lemon St., Tarpon Springs. 727-422-7598, silverkingbrewing.com
UNREFINED BREWING All-natural and only inseason ingredients go into these craft brews. 312 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-4822, unrefinedbrewing.com
WOVEN WATER BREWING CO. Tampa Heights brewery with a focused menu often using fresh fruit as part of its beers. 456 W Columbus Drive, Tampa. 813-443-9463, wovenwaterbrew.com YUENGLING BREWING CO. One of just two U.S. Yuengling destinations, and soon to be home to a Yuengling hotel. 11111 N 30th St., Tampa. 813-9728529, yuengling.com ZEPHYRHILLS BREWING COMPANY East Paco’s first microbrewery. 38530 5th Ave., Zephyrhills. 813-715-2683, zbcbeer.com ZYDECO BREW WERKS Craft brews in Ybor thanks to an award-winning brewmaster, as well as full bars and NOLA-influenced cuisine. 1902 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City. 813-252-4541, facebook.com/ zydecobrewwerks
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Kiss goodbye
Iconic St. Pete diner is up for sale, plus more foodie news. By Chelsea Zukwoski
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eloved family-owned restaurant Kissin’ Cuzzins is on the market for nearly $2.5 million. But the current owner and listing agent say fans of the place shouldn’t be too worried about losing the historic eatery. The diner-style restaurant at 951 34th St. N in St. Petersburg was listed through Coldwell Banker Realty earlier this week. Kissin’ Cuzzins was built and held its grand opening in 1961—it’s been owned and operated by the Rice family ever since. According to the listing, current owner Gerry Rice is set to retire after having worked at his family’s business for the last 50 years. “It’s just time for me to let her go,” Rice, 62, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “I’ve worked there since I was 12 years old. It’s been a great life, a good thing, but I’m ready.” Listing agent Bill Tourtelot said the restaurant has only been listed online for a few days, but he’s already fielding a bunch of calls from potential buyers and from locals who are worried about losing a longtime favorite breakfast spot.
“We’re very confident it’s going to sell to a buyer who’s going to keep it just the way it is,” Tourtelot said. “Customers likely don’t need to worry. We are most likely going to be selling it (the way it is).” Kissin’ Cuzzins is known to generations of St. Pete locals as a go-to spot for breakfast and lunch serving classic, homestyle dishes and twists on diner favorites, including stacks of thick and fluffy pancakes (get the chocolate chip or sweet potato), egg benedicts and perfectly crispy and greasy hash browns. And yes, all the recipes go to the future new owner, including the special blend for the fan-favorite pancakes. “They get all the secrets,” Rice said. The restaurant is also known—and loved— for a midcentury family diner style it’s kept for decades. Anyone who’s waited for a table in the lobby will instantly recognize the two bronze lions guarding each half of the restaurant, the vintage Hobart coffee grinder installed by Rice’s
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father, and the framed art of two cherub-esque “kissing cousins” children behind the counter. “I don’t change much,” said Rice, who still has his first car, the house he grew up in, and his first job at the restaurant. “If it works and looks OK, it’s staying that way.” Rice said some of his fondest memories over the decades have been seeing longtime patrons and “all the people you’ve grown up with.” “They’re always very appreciative of (me) still being there,” he said. The restaurant has had varied hours of operation over the decades, but current hours are for breakfast and lunch only, with the place closing at 2 p.m. The listing emphasizes the profitable potential of increasing the hours through dinner. Kissin’ Cuzzins also has a full liquor bar—a surprising bonus for a historic breakfast joint. Tourtelot said the buyer also gets the special food service liquor license, which covers a restaurant with at least 2,500 square feet and space to serve 150 people at one time, for on-premise consumption only. Though it has a decent-sized parking lot (by St. Pete standards), it’s not uncommon to see a line of hungry patrons snaking outside the door of Kissin’ Cuzzins. That’s especially true on the weekends and during the post-church Sunday crowds. continued on page 36
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St. Pete’s beloved music venue Ringside Cafe reopens in a new location this week CL contributor Josh Bradley recently outlined 100 places where you can see live music in Tampa Bay, and we have one more sorely-missed venue to add to his list. Just seven months after downtown St. Pete’s Ringside Cafe suddenly closed, the popular bar and venue announced its new location just a block away. Although it’s a few minutes walk away from the old Ringside, the space will boast all of the same comforts: live music, stiff drinks, and a second floor balcony for all of your people-watching needs. The new and improved Ringside at 350 1st Ave. N, directly across from Williams Park, celebrates its grand opening on Friday, July 29 with local musician TL Jentgens. And although there will be a few new bartenders to get acquainted with, there will be some familiar faces as well. Longtime manager Mitch Gray tells CL that the team is currently putting the finishing touches on the space, but will definitely be ready for this weekend’s grand opening. The new location is comparable in size to the old one outside Jannus Live and has a capacity of about 250 people. There’s a brand new sound and light system, as well as a wireless Ipad mixer that will allow some bands to control their own sound. Besides moving the bar and few other cosmetic renovations, Ringside’s owner Greg Pugh and the rest of his team didn’t have to do much to convert the old club—which used to be Lagniappe Bistro, Fuego Lounge, Diner 24 DTSP, Lion’s Lounge, and most recently G gay bar—into their brand new venue. They started renovating in mid-April and have spent the last three months at work. In addition to The Spazmatics headlining Ringside on Saturday, July 30, there’s also another grand opening event happening next month featuring local cover band Scream Machine’s “Ultimate 80’s Arena Rock Show.” “Live music is still here, so get out and support Ringside Cafe after all the challenges they have been faced with while keeping the music scene alive,” the Facebook event page states. Scream Machine will be sure to cover all of the hits from Van Halen, Guns n’ Roses, KISS and AC/DC, alongside many, many more.
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Like so many other St. Pete natives, Tourtelot, 72, also has a personal connection to Kissin’ Cuzzins. He’s been eating there since it opened in 1961, even a little before the Rice family bought the property, which used to be a Perkins. “Without a doubt the best breakfast place and comfort food place anywhere in St. Petersburg,” he said. “Unlike most family restaurants that are struggling…he’s booming. They don’t change the menu; people just love it.”
SLIDE OF THE TIMES: Slide packaging includes newspaper front pages documenting significant events in local history. Although many of the same Tampa Baybased bands are already booked on the venue’s docket, a few new-to-Ringside acts will soon grace its stage. Bands like Symmetry, Actual Bank Robbers, Almost There and Nightbreakers—in addition to a recurring dueling piano event—will make its debut Ringside appearances within the next months. This is Ringside Cafe’s third location in St. Petersburg. It was displaced from its flagship 4th Street location in 2013 after 25 years, and from its Jannus Live-adjacent location earlier this year after about a decade there. Good Night John Boy, a 1970s-themed disco club, will open later this year out of the previous Ringside Cafe space at 16 2nd St. N. Ohio-based Forward Hospitality Group will also bring its other concept—a western themed bar and venue called Welcome to the Farm—to the now-closed MacDinton’s space on 1st Ave. N. At its last spot, Ringside shared a liquor license with Jannus Live and a few of Jeff Knight’s other businesses, the same person who did not renew the venue’s previous lease. Despite the recent displacement, Gray says there’s no hard feelings between them and Knight. After surviving multiple moves and a pandemic that temporarily shut it down, it seems like Ringside can overcome any obstacles at this point. “We can probably survive anything that’s thrown at us, and we always seem to find these good, two-story places. I guess if this place burns down, we could find somewhere else once again,” Gray says with a laugh.
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Although he’s not sure if the new location will have the same amount of foot traffic, he’s hoping that its surrounding businesses, especially fellow venue Ruby’s Elixir, will help bring in new patrons. After Friday’s grand opening gig, the new and improved Ringside Cafe will be open from 4 p.m.-3 a.m. during the week and noon-3 a.m. on weekends. Gray says that the bar and venue will host live music every night of the week, except for Mondays. For more information on Ringside’s upcoming concerts and events, head to its Facebook at @ringsidedowntown.—Kyla Fields King of the Coop launches new ‘Slide’ burger concept in Seminole Heights When you fuck around, you usually find out. That’s what happened when Joe Dodd casually made a burger for his cooks, who then looked at each other and said, “this has got to be on the menu.” Dodd, founder of Tampa’s ever-expanding Nashville hot chicken chain King of the Coop, swears there’s nothing special about the burger his new concept, Slide, is bringing to the Flocalé food hall located at 5910 N Florida Ave. in Seminole Heights starting Thursday, July 28. “There’s nothing to it, it’s very simple,” he told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “There’s already great burgers around here—Thee Burger Spot, Nebraska Mini-Mart—we’re just trying to put out a good burger, too.” While Slide is making its debut in the Flocale food hall Dodd launched with business
partner and Westshore Pizza CEO Travis Masters, some locals may have already tried Slide’s offerings. The burgers have been available on Uber Eats for a few weeks now, and they’ll continue to be available there, similarly packaged with printouts featuring vintage newspaper front pages documenting significant events in local history. CL’s recent Uber Eats order included the Jan. 20, 1977 front cover of the Tampa Tribune explaining that while it was going to stay cold in Tampa, the snow would stop falling. “The idea was to give a family a reason to put the phone down, sit at the table and actually talk about something, face-to-face,” Masters told CL about the “Slide Of the Times” insert. “I want families to have an old school meal and conversation.” And if burgers aren’t your thing, Dodd says a patty melt is headed to the slide menu, which already has a grilled cheese sandwich. Also available: a hot dog, which can be dressed up just like the signature slide burger that has white cheddar, seasoning and the Slide sauce, which longtime fans will remember from King of the Coop’s meatloaf sandwich at Tampa Armature Works. “I’m a fatty, man, and I like a good Five Guys burger, and they do a hot dog, too,” Dodd explained. “And with the sauce, honestly, I think was just high and fucking around with the mayo, Carolina gold barbecue, ketchup and our special seasoning.” Fuck around and find out, indeed—or just slide on by.—Ray Roa
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Come See Me: Tampa Bay Museums Tampa Bay is home to more museums than we can list. But whether you’re new to the area or just looking to reconnect with the gallery scene, here are some of the big’uns. Make sure to contact each museum to get the most updated health and safety protocols.
Hillsborough Florida Museum of Photographic Arts 400 North Ashley Dr., Tampa. fmopa.org Glazer Children’s Museum 110 W Gasparilla Plaza., Tampa. glazermuseum.org Henry B. Plant Museum 401 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. plantmuseum.com J.C. Newman Cigar Company 2701 N 16th St., Ybor City. jcnewman.com Museum of Science & Industry 4801 E Fowler Ave., Tampa. mosi.org Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water St., Tampa. tampabayhistorycenter.org Tampa Museum of Art 120 W Gasparilla Plaza., Tampa. tampamuseum.org Ybor City Museum State Park 1818 E 9th Ave., Ybor City. floridastateparks.org
Pinellas The Dalí 1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. thedali.org Dunedin Fine Art Center 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. dfac.org Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum 2240 9th Ave S, St. Petersburg. woodsonmuseum.org Fairgrounds 800 28th St. S, St. Petersburg. fairgrounds.art Florida Holocaust Museum 55 5th St S, St. Petersburg. thefhm.org Great Explorations Children’s Museum 1925 4th St N, St. Petersburg. greatex.org Imagine Museum 1901 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. imaginemuseum.com The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art 150 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. thejamesmuseum.org Morean Arts Center 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. moreanartscenter.org Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement 355 4th Street N, St. Petersburg. museumaacm.org Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. mfastpete.org St. Petersburg Museum of History 335 2nd Ave NE, St. Petersburg. spmoh.com Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum 100 Beekman Ln., Tarpon Springs. tarponarts.org
Beyond Polk Museum of Art 800 E Palmetto St., Lakeland. polkmuseumofart.org Ringling Museum 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota. ringling.org Rollins Museum of Art 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. rollins.edu/rma
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I am legend
10 must-see shows during Tampa Fringe Festival’s return to Ybor City.
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fter covering Tampa International Fringe appearance by Clearwater guitarist Greg Smith. Festival (TIFF) for five years, I have a sys- Ascend Classical’s “Vincerò” plays like a medley tem. My TIFF begins a week or two before of the world’s most beloved Italian arias. You may the official start date. I search my emails for not know the songs’ names, but you’ll probably press releases, explore the festival website, and recognize the melodies in this concert-style perscroll down Tampa Fringe’s Facebook page look- formance. The show won Pick of the Fringe when ing for tasty TIFF morsels to share with readers. it premiered at Hollywood Fringe in June 2022. Tampa Fringe—set for July 28-Aug. 7 at At $12 a ticket, this is the most accessible awardHillsborough Community College in Ybor City— winning opera concert you’ll ever see. Friday, Aug. features 22 shows this year, including comedies, 5, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 6, 1 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. musicals, cabaret, storytelling, magic, drama, 7, 6:15 p.m. $12. Rehearsal Hall horror and satire. For perennial Fringe fans like Going to the Top Lutz’s Matthew myself, the goal is to see as many as possible Belopavlovich premieres his new one-act before crashing. Don’t have time to see them all? romance. Inspired by real events in the ‘70s We hope our list of 10 shows we can’t wait to see and ‘80s, follows gay couple Thomas and James at Tampa Fringe helps you find something that as they navigate discrimination and discover the fits into your schedule. power of community. Recommended for fans of Into the Night Theatre Exceptional tells the LGBTQ romance. Thursday, July 28, 9:45 p.m.; story of Benny Fallon, a young man with Down Friday, July 29, 9 p.m.; Sunday, July 31, 3:30 syndrome whose dreams go p.m.; Wed. Aug. 3, 8:15 p.m.; unnoticed by most of the Sunday, Aug. 7, 3:30 p.m. $10. people around him. Safety Studio Harbor actor Ryan Prince, Oh Gasparella! Amidst Tampa International all the articles questioning who plays Fallon, also has Fringe Festival Down Syndrome. “Once I July 28-Aug. 7. $10-$13/show or $250 whether or not José Gaspar, all access. Hillsborough Community read the story, it was like Gasparilla’s namesake pirate, College Ybor City Campus Performing me,” Prince told Bay News Arts Building. 2112 N 15th St., Ybor City. ever existed, St. Pete-based 9. Award-winning Tampa musician and composer tampafringe.org actress Nicole Jeannine Tom Sivak asks a differSmith plays Fallon’s mother in the play. For ent question: What if Gaspar was a woman? fans of coming-of-age stories, inclusivity, and “Oh Gasparella!” a musical fairy tale written learning about people who are different from by Sivak and directed by Stageworks’ Karla them. Saturday, July 30, 3:15 p.m.; Sunday, July Hartley, is sure to tell Tampa’s fake pirate leg31, 8 p.m.; Mon. Aug. 1, 8:45 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. end in a way you’ve never heard it before. Friday, 6, 1:30 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 7, 8 p.m. $10. Studio July 29, 9 p.m.; Saturday, July 30, 2:45 p.m.; Strange Girls Tampeños Bridget Bean, Sunday, July 31, 5:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, 9 Laila Lee, Dawn Truax and Madison LeVine p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 7, 12 p.m. $10. Rehearsal Hall star in “Strange Girls,” a show for fans of horror Spooky & Gay Cabaret It’s just not Fringe and comedy. “The Strange Girls Project pres- without a cabaret act. There are three this year, ents four disturbing tales of obsession featuring and I hope to see them all. “Spooky & Gay” women who, although a little warped, are just comes from award-winning Orlando-based playlonging to belong to something—no matter the wright and performer, Bruce Ryan Costella, who cost,” the show’s creators, Bean and Truax, describes the show as, “a queer horror storytellwrote. Thursday, July 28, 8:45 p.m.; Friday, ing cabaret.” According to Orlando Weekly’s Seth July 29, 7:15 p.m.; Saturday, July 30, 7:15 p.m.; Kubersky, who reviewed the show at Orlando Thursday, Aug. 4, 8:45 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 6, Fringe, the show features a suburban legend, a 4:30 p.m. $12. The Coop tribute to the phantoms of gay bars past, a few Vincerò: The Italian Opera Experience impressions and at least one amusing original Starring vocalists Diana Silova, Germán Gholami, song. Friday, Aug. 5, 7:15 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 6, Asuka Uchida, and Natalja Sticco, with a guest 10 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 7, 6:15 p.m. $13. The Coop
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CABA-HOORAY: It’s just not Fringe without a cabaret act, so thanks, ‘Spooky & Gay.’ Cannonball Cabaret Tampa Bay’s Cannonball Cabaret describes itself as a “vintage vaudeville cabaret company.” For those unfamiliar with vaudeville, it’s best described as a variety show where anything can happen— song and dance, comedy, circus acts. The group rates their performances from PG-13 to R(isque). I’m hoping for the latter. These types of acts are Fringe staples, so if you’ve never fringed before, you should definitely check this one out. If you’re a Fringe pro, this show is probably already on your list. Saturday, July 30, 9 p.m.; Sunday, July 31, 4 p.m.; Mon. Aug. 1, 7 p.m.; Thursday, Aug. 4, 10:15 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 7, 7:45 p.m. $10. Rehearsal Hall Vulva Va-Voom: Hollywood Psychic for the Golden Age Neo-vaudeville cabaret performer Vulva Va-Voom returns with “Hollywood Psychic for the Golden Age.” This year, she adds a new supernatural talent to the usual song and dance—contacting the spirits of long-gone Hollywood stars and starlets. “In Vulva’s signature ‘very much R-rated’ style, expect sexy seances, cerebral historical minutiae, and highly inappropriate song-and-dance numbers,” the official blurb reads. “Will anyone (apart from diehard cinephiles and Turner Classic Movies subscribers) catch half of Vulva’s obscure references? Absolutely not. That’s where the sophomoric jokes, low-cut brassieres, and booty shorts come in.” Friday, July 29, 10:15 p.m.; Saturday, July 30, 8:45 p.m.; Sunday, July 31, 4:45 p.m.; Wed. Aug. 3, 9:45 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 6, 6:45 p.m. $10. Studio
Tithonia: A Lesbian Space Opera Sometimes I only have to read a show’s title to know that it’s for me, and that’s the case here. I’m not a big fan of mainstream opera, but a lesbian space opera from Asheville, North Carolina… well, that’s a different story. I know, I know. A gay sci-fi musical might not appeal to everyone, but it’s definitely my kind of Fringe show. You don’t have to come see this show with me, but I am going to need you to at least read their amazing blurb: “Traverse the galaxy aboard the Starship Tithonia with a morally upright – and uptight – captain and a lovable mechanic in a new, original musical from Skysail Theatre. Trapped in a malfunctioning spaceship with an Artificial Intelligence interface gone rogue, our protagonists’ survival skills and budding romance are put to the ultimate test. Original music, a romantic comedy of errors, and a race against time come together to create a story that soars beyond the stars. Introducing a musical for the ages – Tithonia: A Lesbian Space Opera.” Thursday, Aug 4, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 6, 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 7, 1:45 p.m. $10. Studio El Diablo of the Cards This Brazilian card act is racking up awards all over the world. Best Solo Show at Storefront Fringe in 2017, Best Performer Award at Swindon Fringe in 2018, Pick of the Fringe at Halifax Fringe in 2019, and Audience Choice at the Kansas City Fringe in 2020. If someone can win this many awards playing with cards for an hour, well, I’ve got to see that. Friday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 6, 3:15 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 7, 4:45 p.m. $10. Studio
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“We all agreed that if it sounded like we were trying too hard or not sounding like us, we should just not do it.” REVIEWS
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Anberlin revisits entire catalog in three-night stand in St. Pete. By Kelsey Symons
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In May, the 20th anniversary tour dates were released with residency shows in Cleveland, Brooklyn, Asbury Park, and Denver. The following month, a show was announced at the resurgent Floridian Social Club in St. Petersburg, along with additional shows in Atlanta and Orlando. The show will be Anberlin’s first concert at 687 Central since the State Theatre became the Floridian Social Club. In 2018, following months of fire code violations and renovations, downtown St. Petersburg’s State Theatre closed and was later sold to Kevin Chadwick for $2.1 million. Chadwick, Owner and Operating Principal of Keller Williams franchises across the Tampa Bay area, vowed at the time to continue hosting shows at the venue. “Priority events is our concerts. So, if one of our promoters has a band, an event, it could be a Monday night, even a night where we’re closed—any night of the week,” Chadwick told CL in 2020. “Our concert schedule takes precedence over everything.” Nearly two years later, the 8,604 square-foot building was christened as The Floridian Social Club and in the fall of 2021 welcomed Myles Kennedy as its first act.
The three-night-stand at the Floridian Social Club comes less than a month after the release of the band’s newest single “Circles,” off its recently-released EP—a project Anberlin never really planned. “We broke up in 2014, and none of us has done anything musically with the band since then, so to be honest I don’t even think new music was always the plan. Instead, the goal when we came back in 2019 was to tour, do the whole reunion thing, and maybe chill for a little bit,” Young said. Anberlin’s last studio album was 2014’s Lowborn, which debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart. For the band’s latest release, its enlisted the help of local resources, including Feral Sound Studios in Tampa, where the band self-produced the EP alongside Tim McTague of Underoath (Young’s partner at King State and The Brutalist) and producers Chad Carouthers and JJ Revell. “The pandemic kind of forced us to throw around ideas of what Anberlin would sound like in 2020. So much has evolved within our musical visions since 2014, so really we just
nberlin is making circles in cities across any of us will have to be gone is four or five days. the country as fans come to celebrate the It’s a big difference from how it used to be where band’s 20th anniversary. Among its tour you’d be gone for four to five weeks” dates, the Winter Haven-born outfit will make During each three-night-stint, Anberlin a stop at one of its favorite Central Florida will perform its albums Never Take Friendship venues in St. Petersburg. Personal, Cities, and New The alt-rockers will Surrender in full along with mark two decades perfan favorites and B-sides. forming together with three For the band, Young says Anberlin: shows on Aug. 4-6 at the they really weighed what A Twenty Year Celebration Floridian Social Club. The music would resonate with Next Thursday-Saturday, Aug.4-6. $28.50 band’s six-city, three-nighttheir long-time fans. Floridian Social Club, 687 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. anberlin.com residency comes less than “Cities, New Surrender, a week after the release of and Never Take Friendship the band’s new EP, Silverline, its first collec- Personal are always the albums we hear about tion of new music in eight years. The tour also the most from fans,” said Young. “Cities espeserves as a precursor to a couple of the most cially was a point where we were two albums nostalgia-inducing music festivals since the in and really wanted to establish our sound for pandemic began. the long run.” Though the band goes back two decades, the format of this tour is unique. While other bands in its cohort were riding the resurgence of the early 2000s alt-rock with two-hour-long “A Night With” style shows, Anberlin wanted to honor the fans and their most beloved Anberlin albums. “We were trying to get creative. We stuck to the same model for so many years where we would put out an album, do a certain amount of touring, pick up these supporting bands and we would have to do everything a specific kind of way. So for us it’s kind of just like, if we can go back and change the way we thought, what would we do,” said drummer Nate Young. “We wanted to do something unique and celebrate the 20 years, so we thought of doing albums on specific nights, and doing smaller venues so it’s a more personal connection.” Young, who is also a husband and father, as well as the co-owner of King State coffee bar and The Brutalist brewery, said he and his bandmates didn’t particularly want to hit the road full-time again. From the age of 16, Young was on the road nearly 10 months a year for about 12 years straight and for the entire band, CIRCLING BACK: Anberlin’s new tour lets the band revisit fans without neglecting members’ families. the time for nonstop touring has long passed. Nostalgia played its own role, too, preparNow 35, Young is a self-described homebody, “We haven’t had Anberlin at that venue started writing for fun and we all agreed that so the format makes more sense for him and ing the band to revive old hits as it prepares for since I believe 2013,” Kristin Stigaard, Regional if it sounded like we were trying too hard or not his bandmates. October’s “When We Were Young” festival in Marketing Manager of Live Nation. “So it’s a sounding like us, we should just not do it. But it “All of us have kids and families,” said Young. Las Vegas, where elder emos will reunite with sweet and exciting feeling. We’re so excited to worked and we were all really happy with the “So the way we’re doing these shows, the longest their favorite bands. be promoting Anberlin’s 20th Anniversary.” way it came together.” JORDAN BUTCHER
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Anthony Green There are just four dates on Anthony Green’s acoustic tour of Florida, and one of them is at the just-opened new location for Orpehum. The 40-year-old Circa Survive frontman is fresh off a tour with Tim Kasher (Cursive) and Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!) and playing in support of a brand new album, Boom. Done, which Spin said “is every bit a dissection and brazenly open exploration of the triumphs and troubles in the world he orbits.” Green’s not been shy about his struggles (coping by eating, self-medicating, harming himself), but he’s also connected with countless fans who need to know they’re not alone. Expect it to get emotional at this one. And be sure to have a look around the new home for one of Tampa's most beloved venues. (Orpheum, Tampa)
C BadCameo (album release) w/Glass House Point Before a U.S. tour, Tampa's funkiest trio wraps up a summer by going into a time warp. BadCameo captures the essence of 1970s Motown, and gives it a modern, fusion touch on both its incoming 10-track sophomore album, and 2020 debut Out Loud. Glass House Point opens what hopefully serves as the first time Friday Night Time Warp is performed live in its entirety. (Floridian Social Club, St. Petersburg)
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Emo Night Tampa: In Transit album release show w/Have Gun, Will Travel/ Garrett Klahn Emo Night Tampa is going on the road. To Bradenton, specifically, and while this one’s a ways away, it may be worth the trip to see Dischord-influenced post-hardcore band In Transit release and play its brand new album, Signal Fires, in full to help break in downtown’s newest venue, Obscura. The effort is more orchestral than listeners might expect, but the synthesizers and samples work to great effect. Local
hero Have Gun, Will Travel (HGWT, the band literally has a key to the city) opens along with a bonafide prince of emo, Garrett Klahn—frontman of Texas Is The Reason and member of HGWT. (Oscura, Bradenton) C Johnny Mile and the Kilometers w/ The Drain Outs/Saturn Lights/Rath & The Wiseguys Steve “Rath” Cutter is no newbie to the local music scene. When he’s not running No Vacancy Media—a group that has represented locals such as Slam Duncan and Evan French—he’s fronting Rath & The Wiseguys (stylized “RATH & the Wiseguys”), a newish skate punk group that just got home from a Southeastern U.S. tour. The quartet will bring its rude, crude, and socially unacceptable harmonious guitar chords and hardcore lyrics, courtesy of Rath himself, to Bananas Music’s retail location this weekend. Johnny Mile and the Kilometers, The Drain Outs, and Saturn Lights all close for the Holiday-based skate punks. (Bananas Music, St. Petersburg)
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Enterprise Earth w/Within Destruction/ Sentinels/Great American Ghost Spokane-based deathcore band Enterprise Earth—a frequent visitor to Ybor City—no longer exists as we knew it before COVID-19. Lead singer Dan Watson, the last remaining original member, blamed “the strings of destiny” tugging him a different way in leaving the group earlier this year. Nonetheless, the band carries on with a new frontman, and though Travis Worland does not sing on the group’s latest record, The Chosen, the conspiratorial vibes will continue to ring at the Mug on Tuesday. (Brass Mug, Tampa)
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C Ceremony w/Hotline TNT/Romeo Blu Ceremony came up hardcore, but over the past 16 years has since made no effort to ignore impulses to indulge in the sounds of Joy Division and other ‘80s aesthetics. The evolution of the band has widened its net for the better, and Minneapolis scuzz-punk band Hotline TNT opens the show along with Tampa’s own Romeo Blu, which is a project helmed by Merchandise frontman Carson Cox. (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Fitz and the Tantrums w/Andy Grammer/ Breland One of L.A’s best-known indie groups has made an stop in Tampa Bay on a practically annual basis, excluding last year and 2020 under obvious circumstances. Besisdes the sextet behind “Moneygrabber” recently releasing “Sway,” its first postCOVID project, band namesake Michael Fitzpatrick did give fans a solo debut, Head Up High, last year, featuring the same upbeat, and oftentimes overproduced sound his band’s fans have come to know and love. Andy Grammer, also high off of a new EP release, opens this third date of a summer run of shows kicking off in Key West. (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa) C Stephen Marley You can, indeed, get to Babylon by bus. Just ask Stephen Marley, the 50-year-old seed of a legend who’ll play not just the songs that have earned him eight Grammy awards, but cuts from dad’s iconic catalog, too. A dollar from every ticket goes to the nonprofit Stephen founded with his brothers Damian and Julian, which addresses the needs of kids in Bob’s birthplace, Trenchtown. (Jannus Live, St Petersburg) Three Shot Limit (debut show) w/ Ambush/Aurora 5/Kick Dicker/Crownz It’s insane to think that after three EP releases over nearly half a decade, Tampa rock quartet Three Shot Limit has never played a live show. Ex-Candlebox lead
C They Hate Change (album release) w/ Barely Legal Collective A whole heck of a lot has happened to Dre and Vonne in the year since They Hate Change was on the cover of CL to celebrate the duo’s signing to indie stalwart Jagjaguwar. Most recently, the pair just returned from dates opening for Toro Y Moi. Before that, they spent the summer in Europe playing festivals and opening up for the Avalanches. Next month, they’re headed to Los Angeles to play the This Ain’t No Picnic festival alongside the likes of The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem and Phoebe Bridgers. At the same time, the genre-re-defining hip-hop duo has landed its Jagjaguwar debut, Finally, New, on countless best-of-the-year-so-far lists and racked up acclaim from critics drawn to a fresh, anglophilian, brand of rap that borrows from what feels like every strain of club music worth its salt. As they catch their breath at home ahead of a tour with U.K. punk giant Shame, the dynamic duo scheduled a free, no ticket required, hometown album release concert at one of St. Pete’s swankiest venues, which is sure to get turned up thanks to an opening set Barely Legal Collective. The
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Men At Work w/John Waite By the end of the year, Colin Hay will have been to Clearwater three times in one year. In April, he performed a sold-out solo gig downtown, and in September—if all goes well—he’ll share the Ruth Eckerd Hall stage with Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band. But before his Beatle adventures continue, Hay is spending his summer touring under the Men At Work name (albeit with no original members of the Australian band) for the first time in the U.S. in over two decades. Though the “Down Under” band is about to tour American amphitheaters alongside Rick Springfield and John Waite, only Waite will be present to open this gig. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater) C Rock the Park Tampa 12-year anniversary: Roxx Revolt & the Velvets w/ Zeta the Babe/Rob Osenton Band It’s no easy task to make something last for 12 years, let alone a free, outdoor, local artists-driven concert series. That’s why Tampeños should never miss an opportunity to celebrate Rock the Park, which this week celebrates an anniversary by welcoming one of the scene’s most eye and ear-catching, straight up rock and roll acts—Roxx Revolt & the Velvets—to play alongside dynamic singer-songwriter and third-generation saxophonist Zeta The Babe, onstage in support of the finally EP where she shows off the power of her pedigree and unmistakable vocal. Rock songwriter Rob Osenton Band opens, hopefully playing tunes from a forthcoming new album, Masks. (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa) C The Weeknd w/Kaytranada/Mike Dean The Weeknd is no stranger to RayJay, as he headlined the SBLV halftime show there as part of the Buccaneers Super Bowl victory. He arrives this time with a stage setup that utilizes the entirety of the stadium (COVID screwed him at the Super Bowl), and it’ll be interesting to see how the sexed-up, R&B-pop giant brings his latest work (the conceptual Dawn FM) to life within the biggest venue in town. (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa)
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C Daryl Hall and Todd Rundgren Following a Beatles tribute performance in March, CL predicted that Todd Rundgren would return to Tampa Bay in eight months time. Well, it hasn’t even been five months, and the 74-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame newbie is set to co-headline a gig with Daryl Hall. Hall’s setlist looks to be primarily solo work, as well as a few Hall & Oates drops here and there, while Rundgren’s set includes his own hits and deep cuts, and covers as unpredictable as “Butter On A PopTart” from “Family Guy.” (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)
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Joining Shorty on the Friday lineup is Average White Band, plus fiery Americana duo War and Treaty. Saturday’s lineup includes R&B legend Charlie Wilson, Dumpstaphunk and Justin Lee Schultz, a 15-year-old jazz, blues, funk and gospel phenom. On Sunday, Gov’t Mule leads the bill alongside Old Crow Medicine Show, charismatic Alabama soul band St. Paul & the Broken Bones and other young player, Champ Jaxon, who once played with the Allman Betts Band. Clearwater Jazz Holiday 2022, like last year, takes place at Baycare Ballpark while the festival’s regular home at Coachman Park undergoes its Imagine Clearwater makeover. Daily tickets start at $25. Jazz Holiday CEO Steve Weinberger told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that he fully expects the festival to be back at Coachman Park in 2023. “We have a lot of ideas in the works to capitalize on all the space has to offer. We’re dreaming up the experience that
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hope will help our traditions grow with that space through the coming years,” he added. He also said that this year’s iteration will feel a lot like the Holiday longtime fans have come to love. “Last year, planning took into consideration many COVID protocols including reduced contact and social distancing, but 2022 has a feel that our people will remember,” he said. Different in 2022 for Jazz Holiday is GA on the infield where concertgoers can bring blankets, plus reserved seats at the front of the stage and the VIP hospitality area. Other options for 2023 include separate GA tickets in sections of the ballpark bowl, grass berm or tiki bar. See Josh Bradley's weekly new concert roundup below.—Ray Roa
Jeremy Carter’s Rubber Band Saturday, Aug. 6. 8 p.m. $22-$40. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
Bill Cobham Thursday, Oct. 13. 7:30 p.m. $34.50-$49.50. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo
Blake Daniels w/Kerry Courtney/The Jackettes/J.T. Brown Thursday, Aug. 11. 6 p.m. $7. Floridian Social Club, St. Petersburg
Ray LaMontagne w/Midlake Friday, Oct. 14. 8 p.m. $43.25-$128.25. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Better Than This w/Taverns/Playkill/ Frogs Show Mercy/Biscayne Friday, Aug. 12. 7 p.m. $10. Hooch and Hive, Tampa
bLAck pARty (opening for Sabrina Claudio) Thursday, Oct. 20. 7 p.m. $30.50$196.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Damien Escobar Friday, Aug. 26. 7:30 p.m. $29.50 & up. Ferguson Hall at Straz Center, Tampa
Narrow Head w/Temple of Angels/ Bleed Saturday, Oct. 29. 8 p.m. $15-$18. Crowbar, Ybor City
Joe Buck Yourself w/Twisty Chris and the Puddin’ Packs/Jack Sprouse Friday, Aug. 26. 9 p.m. $10. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa
Beabadoobee Wednesday, Nov. 2. 8 p.m. $25. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Shwayze w/TBA Tuesday, Sept. 20. 7:30 p.m. $20. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa
Napalm Death w/Brujeria/Frozen Soul Friday, Nov. 4. 7 p.m. $25. Crowbar, Ybor City Spafford Thursday, Nov. 17. 8 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats w/Midlake Monday, Sept. 26. 8 p.m. $59.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Lorrie Morgan Sunday, Nov. 20. 8 p.m. $29-$59. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Quicksand w/Bloodlet Monday, Sept. 26. 7 p.m. $25. Orpheum, Tampa
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Yes, queen By Caroline DeBruhl
Dear Oracle, what is the cause of my horrible habit of saying mean things to myself constantly? And what can I do or focus on to stop it?—Self Shit Talker Cards for root cause: Queen of Pentacles, The World reversed, Four of Cup , Eight of Wands Cards to Stop: Page of Cups, The Seeker, Ten of Wands Dear SST, When I draw cards for a question, I do it with my eyes closed, flipping each card so I can see the whole picture when I open my eyes. For your first question, I intended to have one card on top and three underneath with quite a bit of space between them. But, when I opened my eyes, the layout wasn’t what I intended. The top card, The Queen of Pentacles, was border to border with The World reversed, and it was striking to see them together. The Queen of Pentacles in my deck is a queen with a crescent horn headdress, holding a flower close to her face as she gazes down, holding her billowing robes. The World is an Angel whose wings hook like a moon, belly full with child, whose hand is close to her face while she looks upward. Together, they had a near-perfect symmetry, with shapes and images mirroring each other. But, more importantly, the two women were looking at each other, sightlines matched. Honestly, it was a little spooky. I’m telling you this because I think these two cards are meant to be read as one. I think you’re a generous person, a caretaker, and a giver, and this is something that is both natural to you and something that feels like a vocation or a higher duty. It is something you do not because you are asked to but because it’s rooted in your soul, and you are driven to it. The World is the last of the Major Arcana, making it the end, but with her pregnant belly, it’s also the beginning. When paired with the generous and giving Queen of Pentacles, I read it as The Great Mother, of Isis and Mary and Sophia. This is the archetype I believe that’s a part of your Anima (Jungian-ly speaking) and something that guides you. But, as much as this Divine Feminine drives you, you are human, and you do not forgive yourself for that “fault.” You are disappointed at what you’re able to give and believe you should be giving more. That’s the Four of Cups telling you you’re a disappointment and keeping you trapped in
that loop. You talk shit to yourself and think that you can do better than this if you do X or if you start trying Y, but then, with the Eight of Wands, life just keeps happening. Challenges keep coming, and burdens rain down, and you go back to that Four of Cups feeling trapped and disappointed because you know you can do better, you know that you can give more to those that depend on you, and never feel satisfied that you have given so much because you are ever haunted by the feeling of “more” so you tell yourself to get it together and try harder and then life throws something else at you and it repeats, and it repeats, and it repeats, and you tell yourself again and again that you should be doing more and more, and you try, and you try, and you try, but you are human, my love, you are human. And that voice in your head, egged on by the Four of Cups, is a rude little shit a nd
If anyone were to ask me what to do about negative self-talk or intrusive thoughts, I would suggest speaking to a therapist if possible. I want to stress that I am not a therapist—I’m a Pythia who’s sort of a professional patient at this point—and a mental health professional would be able to give you concert strategies that I simply can’t. However, with these specific cards, I think having a spiritual practice coupled with therapy might serve you. (“Psyche” does mean soul, after all.) My deck (Uusi’s “Pagan Otherworlds”) has an extra Major Arcana card, The Seeker, which shows a man crossing through a dome around the earth to the stars, like the Flammarion engraving. It’s a card of piercing through the veil and seeking the ineffable. The Seeker is meant to be a talisman for the asker as you go through this spiritual path, a metaphysical equivalent to The Fool.
The Seeker comes here with the Page of Cups, a baby Male Venus of creativity and love. I do think love is the heavy-hitter that will help you. It might come by working with a therapist to practice radical self-compassion or to recognize the love that you are already giving, and to help you realize why you’re so hard on yourself. I also think love, in a creative way, may help, too. You might want to check out some Sufi poets, particularly the book-length poem, “Conference of The Birds,” by Farid ud-din Attar, which discusses all the “faults” that make us terribly human. You might also approach this from a creative standpoint, possibly with an art or music therapist or through your own art. However you decided to tackle this, my dear, I hope you’re able to find relief from the shit-talk sooner than later. You got that Anima Mundi in you, the world soul. You’re an important person here on this planet and your kindness is a strength that is sorely needed. Thank you for trusting me with your question.
not telling you the truth. You are not a disappointment. You are doing all you can. I’m glad you want to break out of this because it’s awful to have your own mind undermine and rob you of the joy and pride of accomplishment. The Ten of Wands tell us that this will take time and it will be hard.
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Gays and confused By Dan Savage
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rom the end of Roe to the assault on democracy to the climate crisis to the war on Ukraine, it’s all bad news, all the time, for everyone. But the monkeypox outbreak is an extra little helping of bad news specifically for gay and bi men. (More than 96% of monkeypox cases have been in gay and bisexual men.) Hey, faggots? If you have a rash or feel like you have swollen glands, stay home. And if you’re sexually active or hope to be soon, get the monkeypox vaccine at your earliest opportunity. In the meantime, here’s a column featuring all gay questions to remind us that gay life isn’t just freaking out about ingrown hairs.—Dan
Now, assuming your husband isn’t an idiot, LAD, he knows you’ve been having sex with other men. When you told him to pursue sexual satisfaction elsewhere, he must’ve known you planned to do (or were already doing) the same. But there’s a difference between knowing something because you kinda sorta figured, LAD, and knowing something because you were literally fucking told. And there’s a difference between having sex with other men—oneoffs, one at a time—and having sex again and again with one man. (Which, during this monkeypox outbreak, is a far safer option for you and your husband than one-offs.) Sexual infidelity is one thing, emotional infidelity is another. But the odds your husband will leave you— after 30 years—seem slim. And even if he’s upset at first, who knows? If he’s open to meeting your boyfriend/daddyfriend once his anger dissipates, and if he’s attracted to your Daddy Dom and your Daddy Dom is attracted to him, a series of hot threesomes might revive your sexual connection with your husband. Things could also go from not great to truly terrible—you could wind up getting divorced—but things aren’t going to get better on the sexual front without a shakeup, LAD, and telling the truth is a pretty good way to shake things up. All that said, LAD, telling your husband, “I have a boyfriend, I’d like you to meet him, I think you two might click,” is a big risk and there are no backsies.
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If what you’re seeking from me, LAD, is some way to tell your husband you’ve been fucking another man for six months without upsetting him, I can’t help you. He’s most likely going to be upset. Additionally, there’s no way to tell your husband about your recently acquired fuckbuddy without putting your vague DADT agreement at risk.
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I’m a mid-50s gay man, married to a man. We’ve been together 30 years. We love each other and have built a great life together, but our sex life is so lackluster it’s nearly extinct. After years of trying to get my spouse to talk about our likes, wants, needs, and differences, and after years making suggestions about how or what we could do either together or apart to improve our sex life, I finally had enough and began having dalliances here and there. I encouraged him to pursue sexual satisfaction where he likes, but his response is always, “I couldn’t do that.” So, what’s the problem? I’ve always been drawn to Daddy/boy scenarios—it plays into my submissive tendencies—and I recently met a hot Daddy. We’ve been meeting up for six months, we’re both GGG, and the sex is awesome! But my spouse does not know about my relationship with Daddy. I would love for the two to meet, as I think they would enjoy each other’s sense of humor and personality, as they are both wonderful men. Is it possible to introduce them so that the three of us could be friends and maybe ease my spouse into opening things up? My spouse and I are both sub bottoms and my Daddy is a gentle Daddy Dom. Do I bring them together or do I keep these two relationships separate?—Lusting After Daddy
I’m a 26-year-old gay man in Arizona. I was with my 38-year-old boyfriend for a year and a half. We were monogamous from the start but when we “laid our kink cards on the table” about six months in (I’m a longtime listener and reader), he “confessed” that he wanted to watch me get fucked by another guy. Or guys, plural. He brought it up literally every time we had sex for a year. Two weeks ago, I got on Grindr (with his OK) to see what was out there.... This is a preview of this week’s Savage Love. To continue reading, the full version is now exclusively available on Dan’s website Savage.Love. Send mail to questions@savagelove.net. Listen to Dan on the Savage Lovecast, and follow @ FakeDanSavage on Twitter.
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