Creative Loafing Tampa — August 17, 2023

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Beer on ice

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by Nick Cardello

Tampa Bay Lightning fans are a thirsty bunch, and with less than 60 days until the Bolts open the 2023 season with a home game against the Predators on Tuesday, Oct. 10, they packed into Amalie Arena last Friday night for Bolts Brew Fest. Inside, the Lightning faithful sampled dozens of the Bay area’s best local breweries, tried select local restaurants, played games, toured the locker rooms, and toasted to the best hockey team on planet earth. See all the photos via cltampa.com/slideshows.—Ray Roa

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Brick house

That sound is your wallet having a heart attack. Legos aren’t cheap, but if there’s a kid or adult in your life who loves them, then you know how priceless the joy the bricks bring can be. This weekend, in conjunction with Tampa’s Glazer Children’s Museum, Brick Fan Fest brings together 10 vendors from across the country, and nearly a dozen special guests—including stars from “Lego Masters” and master builders like Dan Steininger—plus interactive stations, Duplo zones for the youngest builders, competitions and more. Brick Fan Fest: A Lego Fan Event. Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 19-20. 10 a.m. doors. $20-$25. Florida State Fairgrounds, 802 U.S.-Hwy 301, Tampa. brickfanfest.com—Ray Roa

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Encore

It’s been three decades since a jury acquitted four Los Angeles police officers of assault and acquitted three of the four of using excessive force during the brutal arrest of Rodney King. And while it also feels like a lifetime since Tampa Bay experienced “Twilight”—a fitting literary response to the verdict—theatergoers again get a chance to dive in with actor and nationally-recognized spoken word artist Andresia Moseley who brings life to a script by Anna Deavare Smith (“The West Wing,” “Nurse Jackie”). In its first run at Straz Center, “Twilight” was staged in a socially-distant manner, but this time, you’ll be able to feel the tension inside the intimate 98-seat Shimberg Playhouse. Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992. Select nights through Aug. 27. Shimberg Playhouse at David A. Straz Center for the Performing arts. 1010 N Macinnes Pl., Tampa. $40. jobsitetheater.org—Ray Roa

Doo good

Erik Youngs aka “Voodoo Chef” has spent the last 25 years as a culinary educator in Hillsborough County Public Schools, helping kids further their education through a variety of sponsorships and local events. Youngs’ annual Signature Chef Progressive Dinner happens on Friday, with the 2023 rendition of Voodoo Bash takes place on Saturday, Aug. 19. Friday’s event is a fine dining-style, fivecourse tasting dinner from various local chefs, while Saturday’s main event is a quest to find the “best burger in Florida.” Voodoo Bash, happening Saturday, can be considered the “grand finale” of Youngs’ year-round event programming; this party will feature tons of burger samples from Florida-based chefs, live entertainment from ‘80s cover band Scream Machine, a silent auction and exclusive dessert samples for VIP ticket holders. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 18-19. $40 & up. 2010 N Avenida Republica de Cuba, Ybor City.

@VooDooChefFoundation on Facebook—Kyla Fields

Animal house

Because you need something fun after the first week of school. Part fun and educational, “Menagerie at the Museum” features tons of local and exotic animals—like hawks, kestrels, eagles, snakes, alligators, lemurs, skunks, miniature horses—in addition to discounted access to all of the James museum’s additional exhibitions. “Un/Natural Selections,” which runs through Sunday, Sept. 17, explores how “contemporary artists use animal imagery to address humanity’s interconnectedness with the natural world.” The James is collaborating with various other partners for this weekend’s event, including organizations and local institutions like the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Friends of Boyd Hill, Honey’s Mini Therapy Adventures, Humane Society of Pinellas, Seaside Seabird Sanctuary and SPCA Tampa Bay. Menagerie at the Museum. Saturday, Aug. 19

11 a.m.-3 p.m. $5; free for members. The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, 150 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. thejamesmuseum.org—Kyla Fields

We jammin’

Go shorty

At 47 years old, he’s almost fiddy, so it makes sense that 50 Cent is thinking about a “Final Lap.” This tour celebrates the 20th anniversary of 50 Cent’s breakout debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ which featured hits like “In da Club,” “P.I.M.P.” and “Many Men (Wish Death).”

The world last saw Fiddy a couple Super Bowls ago when he performed upside down in a halftime show that Dr. Dre turned into a celebration of SoCal hip-hop. 50 Cent w/Busta Rhymes/ Jeremih. Saturday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m. $29.50 & up. MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre. 4802 U.S.Hwy 301, Tampa. livenation. com—Ray Roa

Treat your kiddos to loud, mindless summer fun and witness Thunderroarus, Megaladon, El Toro Loco, OverBoard and America’s sweetheart Grave Digger— amongst other competitors—battle it out in a dirt and debris-filled arena (read: air-conditioning). These massive, jackedup monster trucks compete by racing, showing off their two-wheel skills and participating in “freestyle” performances, which typically consist of dramatic jumps over junk cars, crashing into obstacles and whatever else gets the crowd going. There’s two different installations of Monster Jam happening on Saturday, and before each event the arena will host a pit party” where fans can see the 12,000pound trucks up close, meet their favorite drivers, get autographs and take photos. Monster Jam launched in 1992 and has been hosting action-packed, motorized fun across North America since. The only other Monster Jam happening Florida this summer takes place in Sunrise from Aug. 12-13. Saturday, Aug. 19. 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. $20 & up. Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa. monsterjam.com—Kyla Fields

POLITICS ISSUES OPINION

Warren’s piece

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Early this month, a year after being suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis during a Tampa press conference alongside law enforcement leaders like Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister and former Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan, Andrew Warren looked relatively at peace. But from inside a South Tampa living room where he spent the day talking to television reporters, Hillsborough’s elected state attorney did not hide his frustration.

“It’s been a year now, since I was illegally suspended. It’s been five months since a judge said this was unlawful—and I’m still not back in office,” Warren told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “That is a long, slow slap in the face to the voters of Hillsborough County and anyone who believes in democracy and the rule of law.”

In the immediate aftermath of the suspension much-hyped by a governor who had not yet announced a run for the White House, Warren’s family got death threats. “A lot of the radical craziness that comes with our divisive politics today was focused on me and my family,” he added. But in the last few months, he’s found a flexibility that eluded him for a long time in his professional life. He’s spent more time with his kids and even coached their softball teams.

“I’d be willing to trade some of that flexibility for a functioning democracy and a governor who followed the rule of law,” Warren said. “There’s a huge cost to this. The reality is that I was a willing public servant, and I was willing to make the sacrifices in my life, to do something that’s really important for our community. I look forward to going back to continue that public service, along with the sacrifices that come with it.”

Warren—who DeSantis suspended over “incompetence and willful defiance of his duties”—has not yet filed to run for the office he was removed from and told CL that he’s received lots of encouragement to go after a different seat, including one in the U.S. Senate. He appreciates the confidence in his leadership, but stopped short of saying he would pivot. “I’ve been a prosecutor for most of my career, I love

serving this community. My kids are growing up here, and I’m not finished. I’m not done serving this county,” he added.

After initially withholding comment about Suzy Lopez, who the governor tapped to replace him, Warren has started to speak out. He called Lopez—who in June filed paperwork to run for a full-term as state attorney—a political puppet with no legal authority, who unlawfully and illegally occupies the office.

“That’s not my opinion. That’s what the judge said in saying that the executive order was unlawful,” Warren added, alluding to a ruling in federal court where Judge Robert Hinkle found, in part, that DeSantis violated the First Amendment. Hinkle also told Warren that he did not have the power to reinstate him, so right now, Warren’s fight to get his job back is in the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals where a three-judge panel has heard arguments but not yet issued a ruling.

Last week, Warren got some company in the ousted-state-attorney category when the governor—who is struggling to gain traction in his race for the Republican nomination for president—suspended Orlando’s Monique Worrell (more on p. 18). In a statement following Worrel’s suspension, Warren called the move illegal and unconstitutional, and described the governor as “a small, scared man who is desperate to save his political career.”

“He wants to be a bully, but he’s actually a coward who has repeatedly violated the rule of law and the will of the voters to cover up his own weakness,” Warren added.

And while Warren seems most focused on a fight to uphold democracy, he surrendered that the country is now seeing how DeSantis weaponizes culture wars and pulls stunts to promote his brand. Instead of solutions, Warren said, DeSantis offers parlor tricks.

“He’s no substance and all sizzle,” Warren told CL. “And that sizzle fizzled.”

And despite racking up more than 100 endorsements from fellow Republicans, there’s a sizable contingent of the GOP that’s unimpressed with

a governor who continues to poll at a very distant second place behind former President Trump.

Joe Gruters—who served as chairman of the Florida Republican Party for four years under Gov. DeSantis—told the Washington Post that he’s not surprised by the governor’s struggle, declining poll numbers and spiraling campaign. “The more he is met by people, the more they are not going to like him,” Gruters said.

Jake Hoffman, Executive Director for Tampa Bay Young Republicans (TBYR), told CL that his group supports the suspension of Warren, who in 2019 actually addressed TBYR about a myriad of topics including voting and criminal justice. Hoffman’s group endorses DeSantis over Trump in the primary, but he told WMNF public affairs program “The Skinny” that there are some hills he won’t die on—like the idea that Black people benefited from slavery (read more on p. 21).

“There’s a lot of criticism to go around on this campaign, and it’s very frustrating to watch, as someone who supported him,” Hoffman told WMNF.

He wondered why the campaign didn’t try harder to pass the buck to Florida’s Board of Education, instead letting it dominate the news cycle for three weeks.

Hoffman cited election law, but even went as far as saying that Joe Biden would win the presidency.

There are just over 150 days until the first in-person caucus in Iowa. In politics, that’s a lifetime. With a frontrunner facing multiple criminal charges, 150 days feel like an eternity—meaning anything can happen, including DeSantis finding that spark he had 280 days ago at that election night rally celebrating a landslide win over formerRepublican Charlie Crist.

On that night in Tampa, DeSantis was hotter than a fajita coming out of the kitchen at Chili’s. But the man in the arena’s next move was that loud fart of a botched campaign announcement on Elon Twitter. He chased that down with a big gulp of missteps on the trail and staff shake ups. DeSantis now insistss that Trump lost in 2020. Just last week, "Top Gov" said he’s “moved on” from his spat with Disney (and more or less begged the company do the same). Far from sizzling, indeed. For a moment, DeSantis came off like a shot the GOP needed; right now, he tastes like a watereddown 2-4-1 margarita.

Voters will decide if that’s the flavor they want next year, but Warren says Americans are hungry for a leader who believes in the constitution, rule of law, and democracy. “Someone who is willing to solve problems,” Warren added.

First, DeSantis needs to solve some problems of his own.

RAY ROA

As DeSantis sputters, the state attorney he suspended just wants to get back to work.

Ray Roa

“He’s no substance and all sizzle. And that sizzle fizzled.”

FORK? NO: Andrew Warren says he’s not done serving Hillsborough County.

Tom Jones: Here We Stand is organized by the Museum of Wisconsin Art Tom Jones, Peyton Grace Rapp, from Strong Unrelenting Spirits series, 2018, Inkjet print and beadwork, Collection of Ken Karol and Greg French. Image credit: Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin.

A member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, Tom Jones’s photographs explore issues of identity and geographic place within Native American communities.

Old trick

DeSantis suspends Orlando state attorney Monique Worrell.

By McKenna Schueler

For the second time in the past year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended an elected state attorney, this time going after Orlando prosecutor Monique Worrell of the Ninth Judicial Circuit. During a press conference last Wednesday morning in Tallahassee, DeSantis claimed that Worrell, a Democrat, “has been clearly and fundamentally derelict so as to constitute both neglect of duty and incompetence.”

DeSantis has issued an executive order suspending Worrell and appointing judge Andrew Baine, also of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, to take over her position. Monique Worrell, a Democratic state attorney representing Orange and Osceola Counties in the Ninth Judicial Circuit, was elected to her position as state attorney in 2020, earning 66% of the Orange County votes, or nearly 400,000 votes total. Critics, including DeSantis, have accused Worrell of being “soft on crime.”

case, and what he called a pattern by Worrell of avoiding mandatory minimum sentences for drug trafficking, gun crimes, as well as for allowing children “to avoid serious crimes or incarceration altogether,” as grounds for her suspension.

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“Prosecutors do have a certain amount of discretion about which cases to bring and which not, but what this state attorney has done is abuse that discretion and has effectively nullified certain laws in the state of Florida,” said DeSantis. “That breaches her duties that she owes to the people of Florida under our state constitution, and provides the basis for the suspension.”

Worrell was castigated after a shooting spree in Orlando’s underserved Pine Hills neighborhood earlier this year, which left three people dead. Most recently, Worrell was denounced after a man who’d previously been arrested on multiple charges (but not yet convicted) shot two Orlando police officers on Friday, critically injuring them.

The man, Daton Viel, had been arrested by Orlando police in March and released on bond weeks later. At the time of the Friday shooting, the 28-year-old had three warrants out for his arrest, including a warrant for violating his probation and fleeing UCF police in June. He had not gone through trial, and thus had not yet been convicted and found guilty of charges levied against him, including a felony sexual battery charge involving a teenager.

As Worrell explained during a press conference Monday, her office is not responsible for setting bond amounts. Viel’s bond in March was set at $125,000—an “unusually high” amount, per Worrell, demonstrating his “potential dangerousness.” Nor would the SAO have any control over the fact that Viel bonded out.

The conference was called after the Fraternal Order of Police, a labor union representing Orlando police officers, derided Worrell over the shooting in a Facebook post published last Saturday. Gov. DeSantis, who’s currently running for U.S. president with the support of Florida’s largest police union, cited this latest

Attorney General Ashely Moody, Polk County sheriff Grady Judd (who photoshopped Worrell into a “This is fine” meme, earning a grin from DeSantis during the press conference), and Brevard county sheriff Wayne Ivey were also present during DeSantis’ announcement.

No law enforcement from Central Florida— Worrell’s jurisdiction—was present.

Andrew Bain, a graduate of the University of Miami and Florida A&M University appointed to take over Worrell’s position, shared he hopes to “restore order, restore faith to the law, restore public trust,” as state attorney.

“I will make this office accountable to the community we serve and to ensure crimes, criminals who poison society, cause mayhem and murder are held accountable under the law,” said Bain. “We will be good partners to law enforcement.”

Bain was a member of Osceola County Legal Aid Society from 2014-2020 and has served as an Orange County judge since 2020. Information about Bain was available on the ninthcircuit.org website until around 10 this morning, when the page began displaying an “Access denied: You are not authorized to access this page” message. This Orlando Sentinel story, however, mentions his “low marks” in a judicial qualifications poll.

Rep. Anna Eskamani shared an image on social media Wednesday morning, prior to the press conference, of a notice sent to employees of the Ninth Circuit State Attorney’s Office barring them from entry.

“This is absolutely disgusting,” Eskamani shared in a statement following DeSantis’ announcement. “State Attorney Monique Worrell is a duly elected official and the only Black

woman serving as State Attorney in Florida right now. Her removal is a complete slap in the face to Orange and Osceola County residents and another example of Governor DeSantis eroding our local control and democracy.

Eskamani called the action “politically motivated,” affecting a majority-Democratic part of the state, which she says “should alarm everyone.”

“DeSantis is extreme, unfit to serve, and must be held accountable,” she concluded.

Former Hillsborough County state attorney Andrew Warren, elected twice to his position in 2016 and 2020, was also ousted by DeSantis last year, replaced by an appointee. He has sued over the ordeal, but has not been reinstated.

This post first appeared at our sibling publication Orlando Weekly.

GET A GRIP: DeSantis at the Tampa Convention Center in 2022.

GAGE SKIDMORE

“No law enforcement from Central Florida—Worrell’s jurisdiction—was present.”

Kitchen sinking

DeSantis’ woes in Tallahassee and the campaign trail continue.

By Jackie Llanos/Florida Phoenix

Members of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus have criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying he is using the controversy surrounding the state’s African American history standards to boost his presidential bid.

“This governor has proven, without fail, that he has no interest in protecting Black history, no interest in helping Floridians, and absolutely no interest in anything beyond his ridiculous presidential ambitions,” Jacksonville Sen. Tracie Davis wrote in a statement from the caucus.

As he faces national backlash from both Democrats and Republicans, DeSantis continues to defend the standards approved last month by the State Board of Education. Earlier this month, the governor went as far as challenging Vice President Kamala Harris to visit him in Tallahassee to debate those standards, which included the assertion that enslaved people learned valuable skills.

Now, the Black Caucus is calling out DeSantis for his challenge to the vice president. Neither DeSantis nor his office consulted any of the caucus members about the new stand-alone strand of African American history standards, according to the caucus’ press release Thursday.

“It is obvious that he is not serious about defending or explaining the lies of these standards because not once has he or his office reached out to the members of the FLBC to discuss this curriculum,” wrote Rep. Dianne Hart from Hillsborough County. She is the chair of the caucus. “Not during the formulation nor prior to the implementation. If he is serious about having an actual conversation and hearing why slavery provided no benefit to enslaved people we welcome the opportunity.”

State Sen. Geraldine Thompson of Orange County has been a long-standing member of the state’s African American History Task Force. She wrote that she wasn’t consulted, making it clear that DeSantis and Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. didn’t want a broad perspective.

DeSantis replaces campaign manager as presidential hopes sink further in polls

In a presidential campaign shakeup, Gov. Ron DeSantis named James Uthmeier, chief of staff in the governor’s office, as campaign manager. Uthmeier, who has worked in the governor’s office since March 2019, replaces Generra Peck, who will remain as a chief campaign strategist.

“James Uthmeier has been one of Governor DeSantis’ top advisors for years and he is needed where it matters most: working hand in hand with Generra Peck and the rest of the team to put the governor in the best possible position to win this primary and defeat Joe Biden,” Andrew Romeo, a spokesman for the campaign, said in a statement last week.

Uthmeier will take a leave of absence from his $195,849–a-year state job, with Department of Commerce Secretary Alex Kelly serving as acting chief of staff, according to Jeremy Redfern, a DeSantis spokesman.

The campaign switch was first reported online by The Messenger.

DeSantis has taken steps to reboot his campaign as polling shows him trailing former President Donald Trump in the race for the Republican nomination.

Real Clear Politics put polling averages for DeSantis at 15.7% and Trump at 53.7%.—News Service of Florida

HART BURN: Rep. Dianne Hart says the governor is not serious about defending or explaining the lies.

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Pay up

Tampénos ask why other fees haven’t been raised before upping millage.

By Arielle Stevenson

“This is an entirely different city than it was three decades ago,” Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said this month at her 2024 budget presentation to City Council. Castor asked council members to approve a 1% millage increase in next year’s budget to fund what she called “critical projects and services.”

Tampa’s current millage rate is 6.2076. According to Castor, the proposed increase would make it 7.2076, an average cost of $19.29 per month—roughly $240 annually—for residents whose homes are assessed at $281,495.

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Council member Bill Carlson asked the administration to confirm that the 1% increase translates to 16%. Dennis Rogero, Tampa’s chief financial officer, explained that the jump from 6.2% to 7.2% would mean homebuyers could see a 16% increase in property taxes.

“We are decades behind in transportation needs and years behind in public safety needs,” Rogero said of the city’s infrastructure. “A singleyear increase is not gonna move the needle.”

According to Rogero, Tampa’s millage rate is lower than Miami, Orlando, and St. Pete. Council member Lynn Hurtak pointed out that those counties also have a transportation tax that Tampa doesn’t. Hurtak says Tampa can’t create a transportation tax like Penny for Pinellas because only the county can do that.

“Those other counties, they’re able to fund their transportation needs, and we simply aren’t,” Hurtak said at the meeting. “Yes, we will have a millage increase close to those folks, but they pay taxes above towards transportation that we aren’t.”

Rogero cited inflation as the primary reason more funds are needed.

“I remain very positive,” Rogero said. “But, I would be remiss if I didn’t share with you, and I’m sure you already know we continue to be in a very challenging financial environment.”

Stephanie Poynor, president of the Tampa Homeowners Association of Neighborhoods, asked the Council why fees haven’t been raised before upping millage. Poynor says she’s found many fees that haven’t been raised since the early 2000s.

“I don’t mind paying a little bit more,” Poynor said at last week’s meeting. “But my problem is we’ve got fees that haven’t been raised since 1998…Why do we not have a graduated system?”

The recommended budget allocates 55% of general fund expenditures to public safety, or $368.9 million. Last year, Tampa budgeted 62% or $300.9 million for public safety. Dollarwise, Castor’s proposed public safety budget is the largest presented. Percentage-wise, though, it’s much less than previous years. In FY2021, that

budget was 65% or $295 million. In FY2020, public safety got 62% or $268 million. The central government gets 25.4%, economic development gets 5%, parks, and recreation 9.5%, and public works 5.1%. If approved, the Tampa Police Department and Tampa Fire Rescue would get 21% of the proposed increase. Recently appointed TPD Chief Lee Bercaw asked for 30 additional officers, costing $9 million. He also wants $3.5 million for new vehicles and $1.2 million for “transparency,” including smartphones for all officers.

Tampa Fire Rescue Chief Barbara Tripp told the council additional funds could pay for much-needed firefighter personnel and equipment, including station repairs and improvements. As recommended by Fitch & Associates in their report, Tripp maintains adding more personnel is a quicker fix than adding costly new stations. “We should fill the stations with appropriate resources to provide the community with the required level of service,” Tripp said.

TFR’s local chapter 754 president Nick Stocco says new stations are needed before personnel can be added.

“Hillsborough Fire Rescue asked for 28 new stations last week, and we asked for zero,” Stocco said at the meeting. “More than 70% of our stations are past life expectancy.”

According to Stocco, former Mayor Pam Iorio began budgeting for an additional downtown station in 2006. That station was supposed to be finished by 2011, but the great recession hit, and it has yet to happen. Stocco called the proposed public safety allocation “disrespectful.”

The increase splits five ways: public safety, housing, transportation, parks and recreation, and new and replacement vehicles for the city’s fleet. Rogero says they’ll use a combination of cash and bonds with grant-matching dollars if passed. Transportation’s budget alone could go from $137 million to an estimated $282 million.

Housing would get 20% of the increase, using the funds to reach Castor’s goal of 10,000 affordable units by 2027. According to Nicole Travis, Tampa’s development and economic opportunity administrator, 2,034 units are completed or underway, with another 3,084 planned. That still won’t be enough units under projected growth, though.

“The city of Tampa is expected to see approximately a 20% increase in households by 2030,” Travis said. “That’s an additional 32,000 households in the next seven years.”

Travis said 26,000 affordable units are needed to address the housing gap for household incomes at or below 50%. In Tampa, 50% of the average area median income is $43,450 for a family of four. According to Zillow, the average cost for a two-bedroom apartment in Tampa is $2,138 per month. The increase means $9 million annually, which Travis says could turn into $134 million over five years. Stocco, with the firefighters union, told the council that fire safety inspection fees haven’t been raised since 1998. Creative Loafing reached out to the City of Tampa about those fees.

“The City is looking at areas where fee increases may be needed and can be supported, but there are legal restrictions that make fee increases an unfeasible alternative to property taxes,” Adam Smith, Tampa’s marketing and communications director, told CL via email. “State statutes bar municipalities from increasing fees to generate revenue, considering that to be an unlawful tax, for instance. The state also restricts what fees can be spent on and/or how they can be raised. For example, if the City increases zoning application fees, the fee would have be specially tied to what it costs the staff to review an application.”

The first two public hearings for budget adoption are Sept.5 and Sept.19. The budget is available for residents to view via tampa.gov.

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“We’ve got fees that haven’t been raised since 1998.”

FLOAT ON: Officials said Tampa is still ‘in a very challenging financial environment.’

Landlord, have mercy

St. Pete renters no longer have a bill of rights.

By Arielle Stevenson

Under pressure to comply with House Bill 1417’s repeal of all local tenant ordinances, St. Pete’s hard-won Tenant Bill of Rights is officially no more, following a 5-1 vote at city council. Amy Foster, former council member and current St. Pete Housing and Neighborhood Services Administrator, made the original motion to explore rent control before her term ended in December 2021. The Tenant Bill of Rights was something she later worked on with both council and the administration.

“Mayor Welch’s administration, in partnership with the St. Petersburg City Council, has been intent and working hard to provide protections for tenants, ensure rights were afforded to them and hold landlords who were non-compliant accountable,” Foster told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay via email. “Sadly, the repeal removes those protections and turns back the clock on inclusive progress.”

But the St. Pete Tenants Union and council member Richie Floyd maintain that source of income discrimination protections via city

ordinance might be possible outside the new housing preemption.

“Source of income protections are probably the most potent part of the Tenant Bill of Rights,” William Kilgore with the St. Pete Tenants Union, said at the meeting. “Source of income discrimination is something we have demonstrated is happening.”

A common example of source of income discrimination are those rental ads often advertising “no s8,” meaning no Section 8 housing vouchers. But those getting rental assistance and other forms of financial help are often overlooked or unable to find landlords willing to work with them.

St. Petersburg Assistant City Attorney Bradley Tennant recently said the city could look at ways to prevent discrimination under the Fair Housing Act in Chapter 760. “There is potentially an opportunity to look at what can be done there,” Tennant said at that meeting.

Over the last almost four years (probably much longer), many residents in St. Petersburg

begged the city for help with the housing crisis.

Last year, residents stood on the steps of city hall and chanted for rent control. They asked the city to declare a housing state of emergency. The city refused either. (In case you’re wondering, the current cost for a two-bedroom apartment in St. Petersburg averages $2,215.)

The pushback from landlord groups like Bay Area Apartments, the Florida Realtor Association, and the Florida Apartment Association has been swift and damning. After Orange County voted overwhelmingly for rent stabilization, aka rent control, those lobbies helped write legislation specifically outlawing rent control ordinances and giving tax breaks to developers (who are part of the reason why we have a housing crisis). Legislators, including our own local Democrat Senator Darryl Rouson, dubbing it the “Live Local Act.”

St. Pete said no to rent control long before that law passed. Despite an outpouring of support from residents unable to find housing, St. Pete denied folks even a symbolic acknowledgement (which Tampa did) of the housing crisis. Ultimately, St. Pete voted to opt out of stronger protections for tenants under the county’s Bill of

Rights (also now repealed). But before the repeal, St. Pete’s Bill of Rights had included preventing discrimination for source of income or thirdparty payments, something the St. Pete Tenants Union noted was crucial for renters right now.

In response to the repeal, Floyd motioned for a referral to the Housing, Land Use & Transportation (HLUT) Committee on a discussion, “on discrimination City-wide, including in housing.”

“What I would envision presenting is a kind of explanation of the various layers of discrimination….there’s all these different authorities that interact to try and prevent discrimination,” Tennant said. “That would be a way to inform what options the city has in that regard.”

Floyd told council members that he wrote it broadly to avoid preemption under HB 1417.

“The language is written broadly because that’s where our power is to enact anti-discrimination stuff,” Floyd said. “We don’t have the power to do it specifically anymore.”

Floyd’s motion passed in a 5-1 vote, with council member Ed Montanari voted against it. Council member Lisette Hanewicz was absent and council member Copley Gerdes was absent at the time of vote.

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This is fine

Florida’s ominous hurricane forecast, record power usage and rising gas prices.

By News Service of Florida

A“near-normal” forecast has become an “abovenormal” forecast as this year’s hurricane season enters its peak period. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday upgraded its forecast for the season, which started June 1 and will end Nov. 30.

“Forecasters believe that current ocean and atmospheric conditions, such as record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures, are likely to counterbalance the usually limiting atmospheric conditions associated with the ongoing El Nino event,” the federal agency said in a news release.

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An average hurricane season produces 14 named storms, with seven hurricanes and three reaching major status. NOAA said that 14 to 21 named storms are now forecast this year, up from an earlier prediction of 12 to 17 named storms. NOAA is now predicting six to 11 hurricanes, up from an earlier forecast of five to nine. Also, the new forecast said to expect two to five major hurricanes. Named storms are defined as having wind speeds of 39 mph or higher.

“This weather is not easy on our customers,” Archie Collins, president and chief executive officer of Tampa Electric, said in a prepared statement. “Air conditioners are working harder, and bills are higher as a result.”

Rising ocean temps, oil costs driving Florida’s spike in gas prices, says AAA

season enters what has traditionally been its most-active period.

When the season got underway in June, NOAA scientists said odds had improved that a potentially significant El Nino weather phenomenon would form, which typically means less tropical activity.

But last Thursday’s release said, “So far, those limiting conditions have been slow to develop and climate scientists are forecasting that the associated impacts that tend to limit tropical cyclone activity may not be in place for much of the remaining hurricane season.”

TECO just set a new record for summer electricity use

With air conditioners cranked up to combat the scorching heat, Tampa Electric Co. set a record last Tuesday for summer electricity use, the utility said. At 5 p.m. last Tuesday, Tampa Electric customers used 4,640 megawatts of electricity, the highest amount used at any moment. That topped the previous record of 4,514 megawatts on Aug. 18, 2021, the utility said in a news release last Wednesday.

Florida gasoline prices surged again last week, as pump prices have increased by 39 cents a gallon in the past month, according to the AAA auto club. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded Monday in Florida was $3.82, up from $3.66 a week earlier and $3.43 a month earlier. The state hit an average of $3.84 a gallon last Friday, the highest price of the year, AAA said in a news release.

The primary causes are rising costs of oil, OPEC production cuts and extreme temperatures along the Gulf Coast that have kept refineries from operating at full capacity. And while some easing is expected as refinery operations improve and demand slows with students returning to school, concerns remain as the annual hurricane

“Drivers should expect continued volatility at the pump during the coming months, particularly as we approach peak hurricane season,” AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said in a prepared statement. “The majority of Florida’s gasoline is supplied by refineries along the Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines. Gas prices could spike just based on the mere threat of a hurricane making landfall in this region. How high gas prices go from there—-and for how long—-would then be based on whether those refineries suffered any long term damage.”

AAA also noted that oil prices tumbled after the U.S. credit rating was downgraded last week, adding to a market view that oil demand could decline if the economy weakens.

“If oil demand drops, prices would likely follow suit,” AAA said in a news release last Friday. The state’s highest average prices were in the West Palm Beach area, while the lowest were in the Panhandle. The national average price last Monday was $3.83 a gallon.

“The new forecast said to expect two to five major hurricanes.”

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Dig in

Free food in Ybor City, plus more local food headlines.

By Gracey Davis

As part of National Black Business Month, Pepsi’s annual “Dig In Day” is once again picking up the tab for Tampa Bay foodies this weekend. This year, 7th + Grove—located at 1930 E 7th Ave. in Ybor City—and its adjacent cafe

Madame Fortune Dessert + HiFi Parlour will offer free meals to Tampa residents on Saturday, Aug. 19.

underrepresented communities, by providing over $100,000 in meals at 25-Black owned restaurants around the country. This year, Tampa is one of 12 cities featured in the event.

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Dig In Day

7th + Grove’s free dish will be fried catfish on a bed of linguini noodles, Grove-made tomato sauce, lump crab meat served with garlic cuban toast.

Saturday, Aug. 17. 7th & Grove, 1930 E 7th Ave., Ybor City. pepsidigin.com

Fans also have the opportunity to win $5,000 by posting their favorite Black-owned restaurants on Instagram or Twitter, tagging @PepsiDigIn with #DigInShowLove #Sweepstakes from Aug. 1-Aug. 31, which also unlocks a $5,000 donation for the restaurant.

Roberto Torres has signed a new lease at 1823 E 7th Ave., where Blind Tiger will take over the space formerly home to dive bar Boneyard, which closed last month after nearly three decades in the historic district.

Tampa Bay Business Journal says Torres expects to open by the end of the year.

The original Blind Tiger has been open in its 1,300 square-foot, location at 1901 E 7th Ave. just a block away since 2014. The move nearly doubles the space for the coffee business, with 4,000 square feet.

A rep for Blind Tiger told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that their team worked with Boneyard’s owners to continue the dive’s legacy, adding that the new space will feature an upstairs speakeasy, be much larger and featuring an expanded menu that includes happy hour drinks, appetizers etc.

Florida’s first drive-thru Wawa is coming to Largo, and it’s also for sale

Last month, City Commissioner Michael Smith confirmed that Florida’s first Wawa drive-thru would soon debut in Largo. The property, located at 2530 East Bay Dr., will replace a vacant KFC drive-thru and be the popular gas station chain’s third drive-thru in the nation.

While the new Wawa drive-thru is expected to open before the end of the year, the building itself is currently on the market for $3,222,000.

According to the listing, the 2,016-square-foot space comes with a 10-year corporate-backed lease agreement from Wawa, a scheduled 7% rent increase, land ownership and “zero landlord responsibilities.”

Madame Fortune Dessert + HiFi Parlour will serve “The Zion,” sweetberry toast, scrambled eggs, bacon and crispy home fries.

Pepsi’s Dig In Day was created in 2020 as a multi-million dollar commitment to supporting

Blind Tiger opening ‘Instagram-able’ flagship store in Ybor City

After almost 10 years, the original Blind Tiger Coffee Roaster has outgrown its location. Owner

Torres told TBBJ the new location— a “sixfigure” investment—will serve breakfast and include a lot of cosmetic changes to the former Boneyard space, adding that, “People need to eat with their eyes first, and if you look at what’s happening, it needs to be an Instagram-able place.”

The new concepts will not have gas or prepackaged items found at typical Wawas, but instead will have a limited menu centered around the chain’s deli sandwiches, wraps and breakfast Sizzlies.

Florida ‘s first Wawa drive-thru is part of the chain’s plan to double its footprint and open 100 new locations around the country by 2030.

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FLOURISH: Pepsi says it’s provided over $100,000 in meals at 25-Black owned restaurants.

VISIT TAMPA BAY

Born to rum

Tampa Bay distilleries to visit if you’re looking for some good local rum.

By Jourdan Ducat

For a lot of people, the idea of drinking rum evokes visions of sitting poolside with a frozen daiquiri or splashy mojito in hand, or one of a sun soaked pirate taking a swig from a wellworn bottle. It’s an understandable cliche, as rum’s rise to popularity is often associated with people of the Caribbean, who early on adopted it as a refreshing drink to beat the summer heat (and yes, rum is complicated).

We’re still in the midst of the summer swelter here in Florida and a far cry from the few blissful months of relief we’ll get towards the end of the year. There are plenty of bars in the Tampa Bay area to indulge in a rummy tiki drink or high-end rum cocktail, but a fun and more inventive approach to drinking the spirit is to check out one of the area’s distilleries.

was a key player in updating zoning regulations to further aid distilleries citywide. The open-air concept and fun tropical theme make the space an excellent fit for the area’s burgeoning cocktail scene. The rum offerings range from daiquiris and mojitos to painkillers and rum Bloody’s, but the brand has evolved to include bourbon and gin, as well as an agave based spirit. 6430 N. Florida Ave, Tampa. 82westrum.com

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If you’re afraid you’re too much of a rum novice to enjoy the distillery experience, you may be surprised to find that these modern facilities offer a welcoming and informative approach for any level of consumer. Most will provide samples and tasting flights, and some even offer a facility tour if you reserve your spot in advance, so check their individual websites for details.

82°W Distilling

This Seminole Heights spot credits itself as the first craft rum distillery in Tampa city limits and

If you’re looking for a truly Tampa experience, this spot, located in historic Ybor City, is it, matey. The pirate themed- space is home to several variations of Gasparilla Rum, an homage to the area’s vibrant history and culture. Staff members are happy to provide a short but informative tour before you settle down at the Buccaneer Bar with your favorite potable. 2102 E 4th Ave., Ybor City. gasparillarum.com

Florida Cane Distillery

This Ybor City distillery prides itself on providing a warm and educational experience that includes a tour followed by handcrafted cocktails and samplings. While the brand’s main portfolio consists of flavored vodkas, you can also find three different blends of rum here, as well as two bourbon options, and even moonshine. These guys really stepped up during

the height of the pandemic by providing batch hand sanitizer to the local community. 1820 N 15th St., Ybor City. floridacane.com

Ology

While the main focus of this Tallahassee-based brand is beer, the spirits it produces are equally as impressive. Housed in the former home of Angry Chair Brewing on North Florida Avenue, Ology has quickly found its footing as a staple in the community since opening in September of 2022. The barroom provides a fun and relaxed atmosphere and the service is laidback and friendly. 6401 N Florida Ave., Tampa. @ology_ tampa on Instagram

St Petersburg Distillery

You’ve probably seen spirits from this distillery at your favorite watering hole, but if you’d like to learn more about the distilling process behind the bottle, stop by the brick and mortar location in St. Pete’s Warehouse District. The staff is well-trained to give you the full rundown of the company’s history and portfolio and is happy to answer any questions you have along the way. The customizable four spirit tasting experience allows you to choose from permanent offerings like rum, bourbon and gin as well as limited edition small batch blends. 800 31st St. S, St. Petersburg. stpetersburgdistillery.com

Siesta Key Rum

This locally loved distillery is a bit outside of what some consider the Tampa Bay area, but it’s

worth the drive if you’re up for a day trip. You’ll discover that many of the local bars and restaurants in the area are proud to feature Siesta Key rum in their house specials, so you can sample the rum even if you can’t make it to the distillery itself. If you do make it to the brickand-mortar location, be sure to reserve a free 40 minute tour before you go. 2212 Industrial Blvd., Sarasota. siestakeyrum.com

Kozuba

The original location of this St. Pete distillery is no longer operational, but Kozuba & Sons has found a new home in Pinellas Park, according to a recent social media post. There's no opening date for the new location of this Polish-inspired distillery, which won Best Florida Distillery in 2020, but keep an eye out. For now, you can order Kozuba spirits online kozubadistillery.com

Dark Door Spirits

Dark Door Spirits, previously located at 6608 Anderson Rd. in Tampa, is currently looking for a new space to operate out of that the owners intend to be more conveniently located to better serve their customers. When Creative Loafing Tampa Bay reached out to Dark Door to see if a space had been selected or if an opening date was available, they let us know they’re still on the hunt. Like Kozuba, you can order the spirit online. darkdoorspirits.com

RUMARKABLE: You’ve probably seen spirits from St. Pete Distillery at your favorite watering hole.

“These facilities offer a welcoming and informative approach for any level of consumer.”

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New awakening

The Dalí’s new dome is open, plus more arts news.

By Ray Roa and Gracey Davis

Pro tip: don’t take mushrooms before going to “Dalí Alive 360˚,” which just opened at the Dalí in downtown St. Petersburg. Set inside a new, more-or-less hurricane-proof, 39-foot-tall dome with a 60-foot diameter, the in-your-face experience features 40 minutes of animation where the famed surrealist’s work is set into motion while select text and rare video footage helps tell the tale of an artist who brought his once-out-of-the-box perspective to the American mainstream.

The program, which also features surround sound and projection virtually everywhere, was a natural next step for the Dalí, which has embraced virtual reality and recently used AI to bring the artist to life. “In this case, we wanted to tell a story about Dalí’s life. Which is harder to do with art on the wall. And this lets you step into his world,” Beth Bell, Marketing Director at The Dalí, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.

few weeks, along with a special ticket package available to celebrate. Its 25th season begins with Tom Stoppard’s Tony Award winning “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead,” a retelling of “Hamlet” featuring its cast from earlier this year, and Jack Holloway as The Player, from Sept. 13-Oct. 8

“Frankenstein” starring Best of the Baywinning Giles Davies as Victor Frankenstein and Paul J. Potenza as the Creature runs from Oct. 18-Nov. 12, and Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” will start off the new year from Jan. 17-Feb. 11, 2024.

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After hosting the Van Gogh Alive installation, Bell added, the museum wanted to build on the proof of concept and blend entertainment and education into a program that covers the breadth of his career from his early days to the period when he was a bonafide American pop icon. Unlike its work that involves public funds, the price tag on “Dalí Alive 360˚” is not available.

The experience fell victim to technical difficulties in July when a power surge knocked out the air-conditioning. All’s well now, and the dome actually makes for a comfortable setting to literally lay down and get surrounded by Dalí. “We’re actually talking about bringing in bean bags, so you can do just that,” Hank Hine, Executive Director at The Dalí, told CL. Dalí Alive 360° at The Dalí Dome requires a reservation and can comfortably accommodate approximately 100 people at a time. It costs an extra $15 to experience, and the museum— located at 1 Dali Blvd. in St. Petersburg—offers a combined admission/Dalí 360 ticket.

Jobsite Theater’s 25th season opens this fall, complete with special anniversary price packages

Jobsite, the official theater company of Tampa’s Straz Center, is celebrating its silver anniversary with the start of its 25th season in just a

Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh’s “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” runs Mar. 13-Apr. 7, followed by Federico Garcia Lorca’s “El Maleficio de la Mariposa” from May 15-Jun. 9. Auditions for this show are still ongoing, and more information about how to audition will roll out via jobsitetheater.org and social media in the next few weeks.

The 2023-24 season closes with the iconic cult rock musical “The Rocky Horror Picture” show from Jul.10-Aug. 4, and ends with Ronan Noone’s “The Smuggler” from Aug. 14-Aug. 25. Unlike past seasons, smaller packages will not be offered at the same discount once the season is underway. Single tickets start at $40 and will increase by date and location by demand. Last season’s shows topped at $75 for some of the more popular nights.

However, a season pass gives theater goers access to seven shows for $25 each in honor of the 25 year anniversary. The pass costs $185.50, $150.50 for Thursday preview shows, and includes free exchanges, because life happens.

Tampa father-daughter filmmaking duo offers sneak preview of new Beatles documentary this month

After nearly four years in production, fatherdaughter duo Mark and Erin Bentley are ready to show off their new film, “Pre Fab!” (stylized “PRE FAB!”) during a preview in downtown Tampa. “Pre Fab!” is a documentary sharing the story of John Lennon rounding up his friends in 1950s Liverpool to create The Quarrymen, a band that would evolve a few years later into The Beatles.

The Quarrymen formed in 1956, and consisted mostly of Lennon’s school friends at the time, including Colin Hanton, drummer for the band, who serves as a narrator for the film. Besides Hanton and Lennon, other members of the band were replaced with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, before a drunken argument between the band in 1959 caused Hanton to quit. The Quarrymen became The Beatles in 1960 with Pete Best on the drums, before Ringo Starr replaced him two years later.

The film is based on a book of the same name written by Hanton, co-authored by Colin Hall— custodian of John Lennon’s childhood home. The origin story documentary shares the rise of “Skiffle” music, an acoustic blend of folk, blues

and jazz and its impact on post-World War II British youth. The film features interviews with surviving Quarrymen, family and friends, and Sir Paul McCartney himself.

“Having this opportunity to give Tampa a sneak peek of our film in a theater as beautiful as the Tampa Theatre is a great honor,” Orlandobased director Todd Thompson, who is also known for his award-winning Nichelle Nichols documentary ‘Woman in Motion’ on Paramount+, wrote in a press release. “This is the first time we are showing the actual finished film on the big screen, so it’s going to be a very special event for us.”

Tickets to see the “Pre Fab!” preview screening at Tampa Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 26 are available now and start at $10.50.

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THU 17

Massa Nera w/Habak/Quiet Fear/ Horsewhip/Star of Khorala Screamo, neocrust, and hardcore bands from across North America are in town this week thanks Inkbeard Booking which has organized a bicoastal one-two punch (Massa Nera from New Jersey, Los Angeles’ Quiet Fear) to play alongside Habak from Tijuana, Mexico and two St. Petersburg bands, Horsewhip and Star of Khorala. Needless to say, bring ear protection. (VFW Post 30, St. Petersburg)

Toosii During a December 2020 concert in a Jacksonville skatepark, gunshots rang out near a Toosii concert, and though no one was hurt, the show ended. Not long after, the rapper went out and greeted fans in the parking lot on top of a car, and Jacksonville law enforcement maced him and co-headliner YK Osiris. “They shut it down because of capacity so I went outside to greet everyone and this is what happened,” Toosii wrote in a since-deleted statement. Mr. “Love Cycle” last popped into town while opening for Rod Wave at the Yuengling Center last winter, and luckily, capacity doesn’t seem to be an issue anymore. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

FRI 18

Burn Absolute (EP release/debut show)

w/The Pine Drape/Chasing Airplanes/

The Cunningham Wake/Endurus Virtual metalcore band Burn Absolute—based in both the U.S. and Bolivia—takes influence from Bring Me The Horizon and the early material of Architects. Its debut, five-song EP Catharsis dropped last week, eight months after the first recording session. “Our goal from the beginning was to deliver a professional sound and image while preserving the raw, authentic essence that drew each of us to this genre,” the band wrote in a Facebook post. The band’s live debut gets a little help from a plethora of Floridian metalcore veterans. (Oscura, Bradenton)

Choking on the Revelry w/The Dirty Janes/Mak/Matt Burke/Prescribed Fire

In 2016, longtime Tampa songwriter Jeff Brawer released an album called Choking

On the Revelry. Now he’s got a band that bears that record’s name. Flanked by cellist Melissa Grady, bassist Sean Pomeroy, guitarist Mike Ingold and drummer Adam Revak, Brawer’s new project blurs the line between Americana, rock and punk—and presents deeply emotional and heartaching lyrics that can shake even the most cynical and jaded music fan. “It’s really Jeff’s heart splayed open on the table and enabling the audience to pick through it and live and experience it,” Pomeroy told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Support on this bill should bring out a wide

swath of the Bay area rock scene, too, thanks to fresh-faced rock revivalist The Dirty Janes, indie-pop favorite Mak, Have Gun, Will Travel frontman Matt Burke and punk-rock shredder Prescribed Fire. (Crowbar, Ybor City)

Jai Wolf w/Devault/Tsu Nami The Bangladesh-born emcee—who moved to the U.S. with his family at the age of one—started off as an all-state violinist in New York. After spending his teenage years making tracks, Wolf caught the attention of Skrillex, upon releasing a remix of the dubstep icon’s “Ease My Mind.” Many remixes and one full-length album later, the 31-year-old is currently on the heels of “Want It All,” a new single with a piano foundation, a music video entirely made up of a couple dancing in different visual art forms, all featuring vocals from indie-pop upand-comer Evalyn. Fellow EDM faces Devault and Tsu Nami open Wolf’s first-ever St. Petersburg show. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

SAT 19

Archers w/Versus Me/Discrepancies/ Not Enough Space/Stoned Mary The

self-described “softest bois in metalcore” recently beat out over 30,000 applicants for a vacant, “unsigned artist” spot on the Blue Ridge Rock Festival lineup. Before making its way to Virginia for said festival, Archers is currently on a quick run of U.S. dates, partially to promote its latest Say That Sober release, a two-track EP that sounds like an homage to Absolution-era Muse.

(Orpheum, Tampa)

DogJoy w/Mrzky Beat/Ortrotasce/ Romeo Blu There’ll be more electronics than usual at the brewery this weekend. Headliner Dogjoy—featuring Pleasures songwriter and leader Katherine Kelly with Jasmine Deja (Soapbox Soliloquy, Veiny Hands)—brings analog synths, floor-rumbling 808s and danceready melodies to the floor, alongside Merzky Beat (not the Russian rockabilly group), Nic Hamersly’s analog EBM project Ortrotasce and Romeo Blu, the bedroom synth-pop band from Merchandise frontman Carson Cox. This show was originally set for Floridian Social on Saturday, but is still a no-cover affair for its new date and location where Hideaway Cafe’s John Kelly has been quietly building

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a new small-capacity venue for St. Pete. (Bayboro Brewing, St. Petersburg)

No Loves w/Car Bomb Driver/Slinky/ Rath and the Wise Guys Generally, a move to Nashville sparks all kinds of musical inspiration, and albums upon albums will come flowing out of an artist like water.

The No Loves—once a St. Pete-based punk quartet—has mainly been in singles-only mode since the start of the decade, so here’s hoping that the band’s homecoming show— opened by old school pop punks Car Bomb Driver and Slinky, as well as Rath and the Wise Guys—leads to some sort of album inspiration. (The Bends, St. Petersburg)

Out of Glen w/North of Argyll If you’re looking for an excuse to bust out your kilt, look no further than Out of Glen—a 90-minute celebration of Celtic culture, humor, and music complete with Irish dancers, a violinist, and of course, a bagpiper. And, a recording of the show on CD will be for sale for your drives to Dunedin. Celtic fusion outfit North of Argyll opens. (Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa)

Timmy Trumpet It would surprise no one if Timothy Jude Smith was a band kid in the ‘90s. When the 41-year-old emcee from down under—who once opened for Stevie

Wonder in Sydney—isn’t behind the console, he’s actually playing trumpet in between segments. The brass axe seems to be what kept him on the map in recent years too, as New York Met Edwin Diaz used Timmy’s “Narco” as his entrance music in 2021, which sparked enough national attention for Timmy that he actually showed up to perform it live at Citi Field for Diaz last August.

(The Ritz, Ybor City)

50 Cent w/Busta Rhymes/Jeremih At 47 years old, he’s almost fiddy, so it makes sense that 50 Cent is thinking about a “Final Lap.” The tour celebrates the 20th anniversary of 50 Cent’s breakout debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ which featured hits like “In da Club,” “P.I.M.P.” and “Many Men (Wish Death).” The world last saw 50 Cent a couple Super Bowls ago when he performed upside down in a halftime show that Dr. Dre turned into a celebration of SoCal hip-hop.

(Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)

SUN 20

The Smashing Pumpkins w/Interpol/ Rival Sons They better restock the bins at Microgroove because The Smashing Pumpkins are coming back to Tampa Bay

this fall. The Tampa show is one of just two Florida dates on the Pumpkins’ “The World Is A Vampire” tour, which will support the final installment of the band’s ATUM trilogy. What’s more is that a press release says that athletes from Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan’s National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) will “compete at most of the festival locations.” At its peak in the ‘60s and ‘70s, the NWA was one the globe’s biggest wrestling organizations and wildly-popular in Tampa where the revived league filmed a pay per view last February. Smashing Pumpkins last played the Bay area last October alongside Jane’s Addiction, when Corgan spent hours before the show shopping for records in Seminole Heights. (Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)

TBxNY’23: Psych Montano w/Albert J/Nico Sweet/Jay Browne/Cas the Tinman/Qung Xav/Renee LaMay/Kyle Vargas The kids are back in school, and Tampa rapper Psych Montano wants to make sure they have the tools to succeed. This live music showcase features four Tampa emcees vs. four from New York City performing, plus vendors and clothiers in the beer garden, all asking fans to bring school supplies that will be donated to a local high school. Doors for the gig are at 6 p.m., and hip-hop fans will be glad to know

they can stick around after the show wraps since Ol’ Dirty Sundays will pop off afterwards. (Crowbar, Ybor City)

MON 21

Vosh w/The Palace of Tears/FjshWjfe

The Washington D.C. goth quartet just released its synth-heavy, debut album Vessel, loaded with heavy guitar licks from Pat Vogel and Tim Bean, and a few snippets of new wave percussion. According to a bio, the band—currently on a brief east coast tour—started as “a means to explore an amalgam of influences ranging from Bauhaus to early Ministry to Sisters of Mercy to Zounds to Killing Joke to latter day titans Nine Inch Nails.” (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)

WED 23

Blessthefall w/Caskets/Kingdom of Giants/Dragged Under Ten years after initially releasing it, Blessthefall guitarist Elliott Gruenberg took the band’s album title Hollow Bodies a bit too literally. On opening night of the band’s first tour since 2019—on which it performs the 11 tracks cover to cover—the guitarist broke his toe. But like Dave Grohl before him, no matter how fucked up a body part is, Gruenberg’s still going strong onstage. The band also released a new single, “Wake The Dead” last spring, so perhaps this album-anniversary tour is just a way of stalling before a new album releases. (Orpheum, Tampa)

Matisyahu w/G. Love & Special Sauce/ Cydeways Both Matisyahu and G. Love seem to have a hankering for some brutal heat, because it’s only been six months since either of them took on St. Petersburg specifically. Other than a live album from Mr. “King Without A Crown,” nothing new has dropped from either groovy outfit since their respective spring appearances in town, so take a break from your pre-show setlist homework, and head out to this co-headlining encore gig. California rock outfit Cydeways—which kicked off Innings Fest last spring—opens. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

THU 24

Clutch w/Giovannie and the Hired Guns/Mike Dillon Neil Fallon and friends— on the road supporting Clutch’s latest, COVID-inspired Sunrise on Slaughter Beach album—have been going all Grateful Dead on our asses, switching up the setlist every night of the tour. The last time the band came into town, “Gimme The Keys” was known as “Bubonic Blues,” and “In Walks Barbarella” was under the working title of “Talkbox.” Not impressed? In December of 2017, Giovannie and the Hired Guns—the Nickelback-esque country-rock outfit that co-headlines this show—had just barely come to fruition. Mike Dillon, fresh off a June set at the Tampa Hard Rock with Les Claypool and Sean Lennon, opens. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

Psych Montano

CAITLIN CARTER

LIVE!

BOYS:

Ol’ Dirty Sundays is a bedrock of Ybor City nightlife, and while each week is a surefire communal celebration of hip-hop, funk, soul, reggae and R&B, every now and then a special event blows the doors off ODS. Next month, the party—driven by residents DJ Casper, DJ Fader and Deacon—welcomes two producers who live in the minds of hip-hop heads.

Anthony Best, better known as Buckwild, is a pupil of Anthony Best, and alum of the Diggin’ In The Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.). The 55-year-old has worked with some of rap’s living legends, like Nas, Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Black Rob (for whom he produced “Whoa”), but has also lent his talent to The Notorious B.I.G.’s “I Got A Story To Tell.”

Fellow New Yorker and D.I.T.C member

Joseph Kirkland (aka Diamond D) is no stranger to the Bay area and has even invited Bay area rappers and producers to hear unreleased music at local studios. The 55-year-old’s hits are also the stuff of rap folklore (“Hip Hop” by Mos Def, anyone?).

Hovercar (album release) Sunday, Aug. 27. 8 p.m. No cover. Gift Shop Tattooing, Tampa

Producer Showdown: Buckwild vs. Diamond D w/DJ Casper/DJ Fader Friday, Sept. 1. 9 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City

Felicity w/Brave New World/Discord

Theory/Up From Here Saturday, Sept. 9. 7 p.m. $15. Hooch and Hive, Tampa

Sean Kingston Sunday, Sept. 10. 8 p.m. $20 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City

Cryptopsy w/Abysmal Dawn/Hate/ Reaping Asmodeia/Warforged Tuesday, Sept. 12. 7 p.m. $25. Brass Mug, Tampa

Tony Harnell w/Ted Poley/Anthony Corder Friday, Sept. 15. 6 p.m. $20 & up. Brass Mug, Tampa

Judy Carmichael & Nate Najar Sunday, Oct. 1. 6 p.m. $25 & up. Side Door at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Clint Black Wednesday, Oct. 4. 8 p.m. $33 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

Unearth w/Revocation/Entheos/High Command Saturday, Oct. 7. 6 p.m. $25. Orpheum, Tampa

Sleep Signals Sunday, Oct. 8. 6:30 p.m. $10. Brass Mug, Tampa

All Them Witches w/GA-20 Saturday, Oct. 21. 7 p.m. $25. Orpheum, Tampa

The Soap Girls w/Living Dead Girl/ Level The Planet/The Hand of Reason Wednesday, Oct. 25. 7:30 p.m. $15. Brass Mug, Tampa

The producers go hit-for-hit in a showdownstyle performance for ODS on Friday, Sept.

1. Tickets are still available for $20.

And if you need your ODS fix sooner than that, the party closes out the month with a special appearance from Michael Berrin, aka MC Serch of NYC trio 3rd Bass on Sunday. Aug. 27. Cover for that gig is just $5. See Josh Bradley’s weekly roundup of new concerts below.—Ray Roa

Midwxst Sunday, Oct. 29. 7 p.m. $25 & up. Orpheum, Tampa

Ashley McBryde w/Zach Top Thursday, Nov. 2. 8 p.m. $30. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Wegz Thursday, Nov. 2. 8 p.m. $70. The Ritz, Ybor City

The Interrupters w/The Slackers/Big D and the Kids Table/Radkey Saturday, Nov. 4. 6 p.m. $28.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Henry Verus (opening for Jessie Murph) Wednesday, Nov. 8. 7:30 p.m. $30 & up. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Jay & the Americans Wednesday, Nov. 8. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $34.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre Band

Saturday, Nov. 11. 8 p.m. $39.50 & up. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Joe Samba w/Joey Harkum Friday, Nov. 17. 8 p.m. $15. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa

Cattle Decapitation w/Immolation/ Sanguisugabogg/Castrator Tuesday, Nov. 21. 7 p.m. $25. Orpheum, Tampa

The Elovaters w/Shwayze/Surfer Girl

Thursday, December 28th. 7 p.m. $25. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Geoff Tate & Adrian Vandenberg

Monday, Feb. 26. 8 p.m. $29 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

AUGUST PROMO

Age played

By Dan Savage

I’m a single straight male in my 40s. I date women in their 20s-50s. I hooked up with a 21-yearold woman recently, which is the youngest age I’d consider dating. Except after we had sex, she told me she was actually much younger than 21. I did not break the law. I live in a state which has a surprisingly low age of consent, and she is above it, but barely. This was not about me making assumptions about her age. She explicitly told me via text that she was 21, and that was the age she listed on the dating app where we matched. She looks 21, she told me she has a job, lives on her own, and shared several stories that would only make sense if she was 21. I realize now she made some of this up. I cut off contact with her immediately.

Even though it’s not illegal, it still feels pretty bad. I honestly feel like crap. Even though what I did was not illegal, I honestly feel like maybe it should be. A lot of people would say I did something wrong by sleeping with a 21-year-old woman in the first place (or what I thought was a 21-year-old woman), or by not checking more carefully. (Should I have asked to see her ID or something?) But someone lied to me, and I had sex I would otherwise not have had, and now I feel sick about it. I can’t eat, I’ve been drinking too much, and I just can’t shake this feeling that I’m the worst and that my life is somehow over. The whole idea of sex seems disgusting to me now.

figure that out, it was because you didn’t want to figure that out until after you fucked that teenager.

But in fairness to you, WORSE, and at the risk of pissing off literally every other person reading this column—please, God, tear off my fingers—there are teenagers out there who look older than they actually are. We’ve all known 16-year-olds who don’t get carded when they buy beer because they look at least five years older. Some of us were those 16-year-olds. On the flip side, we all know 21-year-olds who look like they’re 16. Some of us were those 21-year-olds.

SAVAGE LOVE

Something else we should all know by now: sometimes teenagers get on dating and hookup apps and lie about their ages. So, when an older person matches with someone who claims to be anywhere from 18 and 21—whether the older person is two years older or two decades older—it’s incumbent on the older person to make sure the younger person is not a minor.

I’m a 35-year-old cishet woman who just moved back to a big Southern city. While I do want a committed partner eventually, all I want right now is something casual. I want some good PIV sex and to experiment with ass play, light bondage, and maybe attend a few sex parties. When I moved, I skipped the apps and met the first four men that I’ve slept with through friends. All four cishet men were in their mid-to-late 30s and each either had issues with keeping it up or came prematurely. I feel frustrated, disappointed, unsatisfied, and kind of guilty for feeling this way. If I’m going to keep sleeping with dudes in their mid-30s to mid-40s, are unreliable boners something I should expect? Is there any way to screen for this or is sleeping with someone the only way to find out? If they do have issues lasting as long as I’d like, how do I let them know that I’m moving on without it being obvious that it’s because I want someone who can keep it up and last at least 10 minutes? Is it OK that I’d rather move on to the next guy than try and have these potentially sensitive conversations when I only want something casual? Do you think I’d have better luck finding what I’m looking for on the apps?—Hardly Aroused Recent Dicks

Having an affair with a married man. (I know, I know.) And while this might seem counterproductive to my position, I am trying to convince him to ask his wife to renew their efforts at marriage counseling. Not because I think it could save his marriage, it might be beyond saving, but I think he needs to make an honest effort at telling his wife what he thinks and feels and needs, and it might be a safe space for that. They tried it before, he says, and the sessions became all about her, her feelings, her needs, and I don’t think he’s really voiced most of what he’s going through with her. Instead, I become the dumping ground for all that, and while I’m happy to help him, I’m not a trained therapist. I also think he should ask his wife to open the marriage, because from what he describes, he’s not ready to leave her yet. (Financial considerations.) And marriage counseling might be a safe space to approach the topic. How do I get him and his wife to make the effort, so I can stop being their de-facto therapist?—Mistress

In Middle

And while there isn’t a lot of sympathy for straight guys who accidentally fuck teenage girls, if things went down the way you described them, WORSE, and you had sex you wouldn’t have consented to if you hadn’t been misled… then you have a right to feel violated. “Rape by deception,” obtaining someone’s consent to sex under false pretenses, is a hotly debated area of law, and cases likes yours—much older men fucking teenage girls—aren’t usually cited by advocates for making “rape by deception” a crime.

—Worries Over Recent Sexual Experience

Is this as big a deal as I’m making it out to be? Is it appropriate for me to feel like something has been done to me, or am I just trying to feel like a victim? I didn’t think that there was anything wrong with dating a 21-year-old woman, and I’ve always tried to be ethical when dating women younger than me, but now I feel pretty sleazy about it.

No one who read your letter—and no one reading my response—wants me to help you. No one wants me to write something that will make you feel better, WORSE, or less sleazy, because no one is rooting for you to get back on the apps.

Sorry, WORSE, but people don’t have much sympathy for straight men in their 40s who claim to have accidentally fucked teenage girls. And that’s what we’re talking about, right? This girl was over the age of consent in the state where you live, WORSE, but just barely; and the age of consent in the state where you live is “surprisingly low.” So, this woman—this girl—was under the age of consent in other states. Which means she was 16 or 17 years old.

Now, most people will assume—most people will reasonably assume—that you, an experienced man in his 40s, should’ve been able to figure that out before you fucked that teenager. And if you didn’t

Very few people are going see you as the victim, WORSE, and most people will feel that if you were deceived by anyone—and that’s going to be a big “if” for most people—you deceived yourself. But you’re not asking people to vote on whether you’re allowed to feel awful about what you did (fucking a teenager) and/or what was done to you (being lied to by a teenager). You’re entitled to feel however you feel.

On top of those awful feelings, WORSE, you’re also feeling a lingering sense of panic about how much more trouble your dick could’ve gotten you into. If you were in another state, or if this girl was a tiny bit younger, you could’ve wound up on a sex-offender registry. In the time that elapsed between finding out how young this girl actually was and Googling the age of consent in the state where you live, WORSE, your life must have flashed before your eyes.

So, what do you do now? Raise the fucking floor. If you stop hooking up with women under the age of, say, 30, your odds of finding yourself in this situation again—your odds of running the risk of arrest and imprisonment again—would plummet. And if you ever wind up matching with one of those rare 30-year-old women who look like they could be 17, ask to see her I.D.

You don’t owe someone an explanation if you don’t wanna fuck them again. Ghosting on people is unnecessary and unkind, HARD, and casual sex partners are people, too. You can thank someone for their service without telling them why you aren’t interested in being serviced again. If a guy demands an explanation and you wanna give it to him, HARD, you can let him have it. And who knows? Maybe he’ll tell you that he was nervous or that he only has erection or endurance issues with new partners or that he immediately ran out and got himself some Viagra after that night. If you wanna give him a second chance, you can. If he disappoints you again, you don’t have to give him a third chance.

As for asking a guy in advance whether he can get or stay hard, HARD, that could induce the kind of performance anxiety that makes it harder for a guy can’t get or stay hard. So, fucking around until you find the guy or guys who can come through for you may be the better strategy. Also, you don’t have to wait to find a regular male partner before attending a sex party. Most sex parties don’t allow single men, but they welcome single women. The people you meet a sex party will have expectations similar to your own—no one goes to sex parties looking for a serious commitment—and since you’ll be able to watch guys servicing other women, you’ll be able to see which guys get hard, stay hard, and last a while.

You can stop being their de-facto therapist right now, MIM. You aren’t obligated to listen to your lover complain about his marriage until he starts seeing a marriage counselor with his wife again. Set a boundary: “Dumping in me is fine, dumping on me is not.”

And while you don’t mention how long this affair has been going on, MIM, I’m guessing it’s been going on for a while, seeing as you’re sick of being dumped on. (The dumping in must be pretty spectacular.) So, at this point, MIM, you’ve heard every complaint your lover has about his wife and his marriage a dozen times or more. You’ve patiently listened, you’ve lovingly consoled, you’ve fucking fucked… and now you need to tell your lover you’re done. Not done fucking him, done listening to him complain. You’re his mistress, not his therapist, and it’s unfair of him to expect you to play both those roles.

A word of warning: You’re pushing your lover, who says he doesn’t want to end his marriage, to get back into couples counseling and say a bunch of things to his wife that can’t be unsaid and that could wind up ending their marriage. If you’re hoping to go from side piece to queen consort—consciously or subconsciously—you don’t want your fingerprints on their divorce. The other woman is always at risk of being blamed, MIM, but if your lover takes your advice and his marriage collapses as a direct result, you could wind up with the blame, not the man.

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