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Geckofest: Gulfport’s End of Summer Celebration. Saturday, Sept. 3, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 3101 Beach Blvd. S, Gulfport. geckofest.com Aw Schut Six years after she famously wrote that only three people in Tampa can read, Amy Schumer is back in town next Thursday. “I was on the road doing a tour and traveling between two horrendous cities: Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Tampa, Florida. I’m not scared about writing that and making those people mad, because I know for a fact that no one who lives there has ever read a book,” Schumer wrote in “The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo,” which she brought on a book tour that stopped at Amalie Arena in 2016. “JKJKJKJKJK, but kind of not K.” The 41-year-old has downsized the venue for this stop, but should be no less rowdy when her “Whore Tour” lands at the Seminole Hard Rock’s event center. Amy Schumer: Whore Tour. Thursday, Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m. $103-$128. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. 5223 N Orient Rd., Tampa. seminole hardrocktampa.com
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Florida Conversations: The Life of Blanche Armwood She was an educator, activ ist and the first African-American woman in the state of Florida to graduate from law school. Learn about the legacy of Blanche Armwood this month during Florida Conversations. Fred Hearns, curator of Black history, joins Andrea Thompson, Spelman College Tampa Alumnae Chapter, and Joanna Tokley, an educator and former director of the Tampa-Hillsborough Urban League, to discuss Armwood’s life in Tampa. Register online to attend in person at the History Center or watch on Zoom. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 6:30 p.m. Free. Tampa Bay History Center, 801 Water St., Tampa. tampabayhisto rycenter.org Blue Nudes III The third iteration of intimately-scaled, collector-favorite signature nudes by celebrated local artist Carrie Jadus. The vigorous, active brush strokes and warm, fleshy hues with which Jadus captures her mod els contrast starkly with the disarmingly-cool backgrounds they float against. The exhibition opens with an artist’s reception next Thursday.
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Attendees are encouraged to dress in blue, and blue-tinted champagne will be served. The exhi bition continues through Oct 1. Opens Thursday, Sept. 8, 6 p.m. Free to attend. Soft Water Gallery. 515 22nd St. S, Suite F, St. Petersburg. softwa tergallery.com
Geck yeah Gulfport’s Geckofest wrap-up leads weekend to-dos.
By Ray Roa Every city seems to have its thing. For Gulport, just south of St. Petersburg, it’s, by and large, Geckofest. The celebration kicked off earlier this month and culminates with this weekend’s “Game Night” party where revelers will dress to the theme (“Geckos Against Humanity,” anyone?) and boogie to live music on two stages, street per formers, the costume contest and walking parade. And this ain’t no FantasyFest, so bring the kid dos at any point during the all-day party. Parking can be tough—a trolley is available to get you to and from the party.
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Tampa man shares video and details of alligator attack that crushed his skull.
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GATOR, GOD: La Verde (L, with wife Christine) says that his escape was an act of heaven.
J uan Carlos La Verde was mid-stroke dur ing a swim in Lake Thonotosassa when an alligator’s mouth shot out of the murky water and clamped down hard around his upper body. As soon as the gator’s jaws were around him, the 34-year-old firefighter felt teeth pierce the flesh on his head and chest, and his head made a loud “pop” sound. The large adult gator had closed its mouth with a total pressure of around 2,000 pounds and swiftly crushed a part of his skull and broke his jaw.Waves of pain rushed across his body, but a burst of adrenaline overrode the pain. As La Verde and the gator struggled in the warm green waters of the Eastern Hillsborough County lake on Aug. 3, he was closer to death than he had ever been. But none of the stereotypic hallmarks of death hit him. His life didn’t flash before his eyes. He didn’t think about never seeing his fam ily again, and he didn’t have time to feel sorry for himself. Just one thought went through his mind: “I have to get this thing off of me.”
Time slowed down for La Verde. His 143-pound, 5-foot 7-inch frame strug gled against the powerful creature, which he, along with others who saw the gator, estimate was around 12-feet-long.La Verde remembers feeling the alligator’s scales on its head and then touching its teeth, and noticing that they were fairly blunt. He got his hands inside the jaws and pulled as hard as he could. The gator may have been attempting a “death roll,” a maneuver meant to dismember prey, or any animal, including humans, that gators consider a threat. During the crucial moment of the roll, La Verde kept pull ing with all his might, hoping to free his bleeding head. And just as quickly as the alligator had attacked, he was suddenly loose. It was an act of God, he says, and he swam hard for the nearest dock several feet away. La Verde summoned the energy to pull him self up on the dock, but said it was more like he was lifted by a divine force. Once he was safely out of the water, the pain really set in.It still felt like his head was being crushed, as if he was still inside the alligator’s mouth. But he pushed himself to get up and walk, and looked for any one who might be able to help. He prayed to stay conscious and repeated to himself, “Don’t pass out, don’t pass out.” When a child who lived in a nearby house saw him, La Verde covered his head with his hands to hide the lacerations and blood. He wanted to avoid traumatiz ing the kid, so he asked if the parents were home.The mother came out, called 911, put La Verde in her car, and drove him back to Matt Ross, a drone pilot who was there that day to help film La Verde swimming in the lake. The video was meant to be part of a promo for an adventure race event that La Verde’s organization “Defeat X” was scheduled to host in November. The group helps people who suffer with depression and anxiety by encouraging biking, “It’s both a tragedy and a miracle at the same time.”
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La Verde acknowledged that he was in the alligator’s territory, and that it may have been just protecting its nest or its home. But he says that if the alligator was a nuisance before hand, and if it will help keep people in the area safe, then he supports the gator being removed from the lake. His wife, Christine, a 34-yearold registered nurse, is helping him recover from his injuries and his co-workers started a GoFundMe to help pay bills. Christine and La Verde have been together for 12 years and married for nine. At their home in Brandon, they have two dogs, Pinina and Holdenn, who are a source of comfort for La Verde as he recovers. Christine believes La Verde’s training in the military and as a paramedic helped with his survival. And she thinks his belief in God might have had something to do with it.“How did he have that instinct, what spoke to him in that moment that told him what to do, and helped him survive?” she Despitewonders.the pain and the long road to recovery, La Verde is not deterred from getting back to his life before the attack. He’s a triathlete who believes that seeking adventure in nature is “the closest to God that a person can get,” and says he will continue his pursuit of the great outdoors. And he looks forward to continuing his work with Defeat X, so he can be there for people in need. When talking about his inspiration to continue on, his voice becomes full of emotion.“The most important part of my life is to help and uplift other people,” La Verde says. “So there’s no way I can give up now.”
Ross had just met La Verde that day, and suddenly he was wondering if his colleague would survive. He used an emergency medical kit from his car to help stop the bleeding. Ross was shocked when La Verde said he could drive, calmly got in the car, and took both of them to Knights Griffin Road, where Hillsborough County Fire Rescue arrived. It was two hours before medical staff at Tampa General Hospital gave him pain medicine; La Verde said it “felt like days.” At TGH’s intensive care unit, neu rosurgeons, along with the Ear Nose and Throat team at the hospital per formed a six-hour emergency operation to save his life. Ross didn’t realize he had caught the moment of the attack on film until he was questioned by Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Deputies, and they reviewed the foot age together.While he was operating his drone to film La Verde’s swim, Ross had looked at his controls for a moment to make sure everything was properly calibrated.“Then I heard a scream,” he told CL. Ross scanned the lake and saw La Verde swimming toward the dock.The video shows La Verde swimming several feet away from the shoreline, when suddenly the gator streaks toward him, head on. The strike happens quickly, and it’s hard to see the details, but there’s a big splash and a fight, then suddenly La Verde is free and swimming quickly as the gator resurfaces several feet away, no longer moving. “I still can’t believe that he survived that kind of attack. It’s both a tragedy and a miracle at the same time,” Ross said. He gave the video to La Verde so he could decide what to do with it. The fight with the gator lasted for just a few seconds, but La Verde remembers every moment in slow vivid detail as he recovers from his wounds at his home in Brandon, a suburb east of Tampa. His mouth is still wired shut as his broken jaw heals, so it’s not easy for him to speak clearly. When asked to take a photo for this story, he was worried that the wiring wouldn’t let him smile. The gator crushed the part of his skull which protected his tempo ral lobe, leaving La Verde vulnerable to brain injury, so he wears a helmet when walking around. Before the acci dent he had long hair, now his head is shaved and there are staples lining the lacerations on his skull. The hospital first released him last week, but the next day he had to check back in after he passed out at home and hit his head. He was released again on Aug. 14, eleven days after the attack. More surgeries over the next sev eral months will get him closer to full recovery. Despite the struggles he’s facing, La Verde main tains a positive outlook, and he’s still focused on his goal of helping others. His organization’s fundrais ing adventure race event is still his highest priority, although it’s been postponed due to the attack.“There’s so much darkness in this world, that I need to keep up the work to uplift and inspire others,” he said.He also wants to use his experience to raise awareness about alligator attacks. While his actions that day were for a positive cause, La Verde admits that he was in a rush when they arrived at the lake, and he didn’t take the usual precautions that are important before swimming in a body of water in Florida. He skipped scanning the lake by searching around in a water craft for any signs of gators. And he didn’t have a kayak or some other type of vessel nearby so he could get out of the water if he needed to. La Verde was also swim ming during nesting and hatching season for gators, which usually runs from August-September. La Verde and Ross think that the gator’s attack might have been a defensive move to protect a nest, which is a very common reason for alligators to become territorial, because usually, they wish to avoid humans. However, this year has seen three fatal gator attacks in Florida alone. Victims include an 80-yearold woman in Englewood who fell into a lake and a Frisbee-searching man in Largo. And overall attacks in Florida are high, with La Verde being the 18th alligator attack in the state this year. Most times, a strike from an alligator requires provocation of some sort, but some attacks are unprovoked. After La Verde escaped the gator, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation and trappers were on the scene to cap ture it.“Trapping efforts are ongoing at Lake Thonotosassa following this incident. At this time no alligators have been removed from the area,” FWC wrote in an email to CL. “The FWC and the contracted nuisance alligator trapper are continuing to monitor the area.”
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Defeat X also raises money for foster care orga nizations, along with cancer research societies during its events. In 2020, La Verde raised $8,000 for the Heart Gallery of Tampa, which helps foster children, during an event where he climbed the equivalent height of Mount Everest on a Jacob’s Ladder machine. Through his work in the community, La Verde, a United States Air Force Pararescue Veteran, paramedic and Oldsmar firefighter, is often called by his nickname, “JC Defeats.”
“There’s no way I can give up now.”
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Alawsuit filed last week in Hillsborough County court seeks to stop the public from voting on a tax that could help fund local public transportation. The county aims to ask voters in November if they approve a 1% sales tax over the next 30 years to help fund transit and road improvements, which leaders say are much needed in the county. Karen Jaroch, who filed the lawsuit, is the Gulf States Regional Director of Heritage Action for America, a conservative activist group. In her injunction lawsuit, Jaroch honed in on the language of the ballot presented by the county. In her suit, Jaroch wrote that, “the County’s ballot title and ballot summary are facially defective.” She claimed that the ballot improperly induces voters to cast ballots in favor of the sur tax by promising residents of select areas of Hillsborough County that they will receive specific transpor tation improvements. She said that this is misleading, because those are “promises the county cannot expect to keep.”
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County Commissioner Kimberly Overman told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that the need for public transportation is urgent, which is why the county commission seeks to let the voters decide on it. “Everything that I have heard from our residents is that we need to invest in public transportation,” Overman told CL. She added that the county commission took care to take their time crafting the ballot language to comply with state laws. Jaroch argued in the lawsuit that the bal lot is not presented in “clear and unambiguous language” and claimed that “The County is fully aware of these problems with its ballot title and ballotTylersummary.”Hudson, co-chair of All For Transportation, a grassroots group that works to address Hillsborough's transit crisis, said that the lawsuit aims to keep voters from decid ing on transportation. “This is a frivolous ploy to deny voters the chance to fix Hillsborough County’s transportation crisis. A small group of obstructions have already delayed by 4 years much needed road, safety and transit projects which has had catastrophic consequences for the community. Lawsuits don’t fill potholes, and voters deserve the opportunity to decide their transportation future at the ballot box,” Hudson said. This isn’t the first legal struggle over the county’s trans portation tax. In 2018, voters approved the tax at the ballot box with nearly 60% of the vote, and the county began collect ing. But after the people spoke, a lawsuit was filed by County Commissioner Stacy White that eventually reached the Florida Supreme Court. In 2021, the court shot down the tax, rul ing that restricting the revenue to be spent on transportation was unconstitutional. But earlier this year, money from the tax was approved to be spent on county roads. Recently the county has seen public transit issues, especially within the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) organization, which says it needs more funds to retain employees who CL found were leaving at a rapid rate in March.
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Jaroch also claims that the ballot fails to provide voters with a specific, narrow question to vote on, which she alleges could violate state law. The actual language of the 2022 ballot crafted by the county is available via cltampa.com/news.
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On Facebook, Legge thanked her family, volunteers and supporters, writing, “This has been such a phenomenal journey and I could not be more proud of what we have accom plished! The fight is not finished, this is just the beginning!”
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On background, local politicos told CL that since 2008, only two incumbent Hillsborough judges have lost their seats to a challenger.
Stacy Hahn, backed by DeSantis, defeated Damaris Allen in Hillsborough’s District 2 by earning 64% of the vote. Patti Rendon, who also earned support from the governor, defeated Hunter Gambrell and Danielle Smalley in District 4 with 53%% of the vote. In Manatee County, three of DeSantis’ school board picks won. In Sarasota, each of his three picks won election. In Polk County, two of DeSantis’ picks won. It looks like DeSantis stayed out of Pinellas School Board races. In that county, Lisa Cane won in District 2 and Caprice Edmond won in District 6. The rest of the races are headed to a runoff election in November.
Laurel Lee wins Republican nomination over Jackie Toledo and Kelli Stargel in new Tampa Bay District 15
On a phone call with CL, Legge initially declined to add more. But when asked if she plans to run again, she said, “We’ll see what God has in store.” Legge is involved in multiple right wing anti-vaccination groups. She has taken a hard stance against CRT from being taught in grade school, even with no evidence of it being taught in public schools. Across the country and in Florida, right wing groups and politicians like DeSantis are propping up candidates who share their ideals to run for local offices such as school board, with the focus often being on CRT and vaccines. Legge is known for speaking at an anti-CRT rally alongside DeSantis, who signed an anti-CRT bill into law in April. She claimed that teaching about such history would, “take a box of lit matches to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and our first and 14thInamendments.”June,shedefended her stance at a Tiger Bay Club political candidate forum, despite there being no actual evidence of CRT being taught in public schools. Legge also pub licly claimed that parents might have been lying about their children having COVID as cases spiked last summer.
Former Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee cleaned up last Tuesday night, winning the Republican nomination in the new 15th congres sional district that sweeps across the greater Tampa Bay region. As of 9 p.m., Lee, also a for mer circuit judge, had 41.5% of the primary vote in the GOP-leaning district, which covers parts of Hillsborough, Polk and Pasco counties, accord ing to the state Division of Elections website. Among the other leading contenders, state Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Kelli Stargel of Lakeland had captured nearly 28% and state Rep. Jackie Toledo of Tampa claimed nearly 12%. The other GOP candidates, Demetries Grimes and Kevin McGovern, came in with 10% and almost 9%, respectively.
DeSantis-backed anti-vaxxer loses Hillsborough school board election, though the other governor’s picks did well Hillsborough County School Board Candidate Alysha “Aly Marie” Legge, an anti-vaxxer who gained support from Gov. Ron Desantis and the right wing group Moms For Liberty, also lost her election to incumbent Karen Perez. Perez received 51% of the vote to represent District 6, while Legge pulled in 37% and Roshaun Gendrett got 12%. During a phone call with CL, Perez said that she looks forward to continuing to support children and their mental wellness, along with holding the school administration accountable.
“The upset also came after Smith’s public apology over a false claim he made about CL’s reporting.”
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It’s rare for incumbent judges to lose re-elec tion, but voters delivered an upset loss to Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Jared Smith, who found himself in local and national headlines this year. Last week in the Group 37 race of Hillsborough’s 13th Judicial Circuit, Smith—first appointed to the bench in 2017 by then Gov. Rick Scott—lost to Nancy L. Jacobs by more than 7,000 votes. The campaign for Jacobs, a for mer state prosecutor who became a criminal defense and family law attorney in 1993, posted a simple election update noting the victory. In a phone call, Jacobs told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, “I’m very happy with the results. I’m looking forward to serving the people of Hillsborough County.”Smith’s loss came after the Tampa Bay Times editorial board recommended him despite admit tedly being troubled by his decision to deny a 17-year-old an abortion, in part, because she had a C average. In its backing of Smith, the Times did not give any good reasons why Jacobs was unfit for the seat. The upset also came after Smith’s public apology over a false claim he made about CL’s reporting surrounding the controversies in his campaign. During his campaign, a video surfaced showing Smith’s wife, with the judge standing next to her in a church full of people, saying that Jacobs, who is Jewish, “needs Jesus.” A “woke” attack ad aimed at Jacobs also came under scrutiny—which some experts say may have violated judicial canon— leading several of Smith’s high profile endorsements to rescind their support. CL reached out to Smith and didn’t hear back over the course of a week.
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“If it wasn’t for this community supporting me, I wouldn’t be here,” Perez said. “When I sit in my seat at the dais, the entire community sits there with me. You know, it’s not just my voice. It’s the community’s voice.”
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“We’ve been forced masked, forced vacci nated, forced isolated,” Legge said in March during a North Carolina rally by the People’s Convoy, a right wing anti-vaccine group. More than one million people in the United States have died of COVID-19, with the numbers still climbing, and child hospitalizations soaring earlier this year. While Legge lost this race, she wasn’t the only candidate that DeSantis threw his sup port behind, even though school board races are supposed to be non-partisan. Across Florida, at least 21 out of 30 of DeSantis’ picks won elec tion, according to Politico.
—News Service senior writer Dara Kam contributed to this report. Jim Rosica is editor-in-chief of City & State Florida, a sister publication of The News Service of Florida.
count, handily winning Democratic strongholds over Fried, the state agriculture commissioner. Speaking to supporters at a downtown St. Petersburg hotel, Crist said a victory in November would “send shockwaves across this country.” Crist spent much of the victory speech contrasting himself with DeSantis, who has skyrocketed to national fame and is a potential contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Crist painted DeSantis as “abusive” and as a “bully” who is blinded by his presiden tial “Gov.ambitions.DeSantis only cares about the White House, he doesn’t care about your house,” Crist said, eliciting applause from the crowd of roughly 250 people. Crist also pledged to reverse some of DeSantis’ high-profile deci sions and legislative priorities. For instance, Crist said he would reinstate sus pended Hillsborough County State Attorney
Lee, who regularly led in polls, had snagged key support from, among others, Attorney General Ashley Moody, former Hillsborough County State Attorney Mark Ober and a tri umvirate of Republican former state Senate Presidents: Bill Galvano, Andy Gardiner and Don Gaetz. She also was the biggest fund raiser, clearing over $663,000, her most recent campaign finance report shows, and benefited from nearly $1.2 million in outside spending, according to the OpenSecrets political-money tracking group. Lee, who is married to former state Senate President Tom Lee, was appointed Florida sec retary of state by Gov. Ron DeSantis in January 2019. She resigned in May to run for the con gressional seat and was replaced by Cord Byrd, then a Republican state representative from NeptuneDeSantisBeach.didn’t make endorsements in this year’s congressional primaries, but Lee tied her self to her former boss, including in one television ad that said she was the “one candidate trusted by Gov. DeSantis to secure our elections.”
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Fried, who as agriculture commissioner has been the Democrats’ only statewide elected offi cial since 2018, played up that she is “something new” as a contrast to Crist. But Fried drew only about 35% of the vote Tuesday. Shortly after 8 p.m. Fried told supporters at a watch party inside Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale that she called Crist to offer congratulations and support, saying women’s rights and democracy are “on the line in November.”
they want representing them in Congress, and I’m honored to be their nominee going into the general election,” Lee said in a statement. “We have a lot of work to do to take back Congress. “I look forward to hitting the ground run ning as we head toward the general election in November and continuing the fight to bring con servative leadership for our area to Washington.”
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While he’s widely viewed as one of the state’s most skilled retail politicians, Crist’s switching of parties and legacy of runs for office —- the 2022 governor’s race is his seventh statewide
Crist will have to quickly name a running mate and raise money. It’s unknown how much national Democratic organizations will pump into the contest. Heading into the final week end before the primary, Crist had spent all but about $500,000 from his Friends of Charlie Crist political committee and $800,000 from his personal campaign account.
DeSantis, who spent the final weeks of the primary traveling the nation and promoting school-board candidates in Florida, has about $10 million in his personal campaign account and his political committee had more than $122 million on DeSantis,hand.who predicted a Crist victory on Tuesday morning, took shots at both Democratic candidates following a meeting of the Florida Cabinet. “They have opposed every decision I’ve made to keep this state open, to keep people’s rights … to save jobs, to keep kids in school, to save businesses. And if we would have done what they wanted to do, shut down the state in July of 2020, which they asked me to do and I refused, that would have hurt millions of people in this state,” DeSantis told reporters.
“Across Florida, at least 21 out of 30 of DeSantis’ picks won election.”
“We are going to make Ron DeSantis a oneterm governor,” Fried said. “And a zero term president of the United States.” She also called on the party to unite behind Crist and elect Democrats in other races. “We have to be united like we have never been united before,” Fried said. “And I will cam paign up and down the ballot to make sure that Democrats are elected into our city and county commission seats. Into our statewide elected positions. Into our senators and into our House members.”
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist won a lopsided primary last Tuesday over Nikki Fried, setting up a November general election where he will have to bring together the Democratic Party to take on Gov. Ron DeSantis. Crist, a St. Petersburg congressman and former governor, took nearly 60% of the vote as of a 9:30 p.m.
Among the Democratic candidates, Alan Cohn—a former television reporter—came out on top of a five-way race with 33% of Tuesday’s vote. He’d been endorsed by U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, the Democratic nominee for governor, and Democratic members of Congress Kathy Castor, Lois Frankel and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Lee is favored to win the general election; the Cook Political Report rates the district, which was carved into a redistricting plan this spring, as “likelyStargel,Republican.”whoisterm-limited out of her Senate seat this year, arguably was the bestknown and most-conservative opponent Lee faced. Besides being the Senate’s chief budget writer, Stargel this year helped sponsor a bill that largely banned abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion was one of Stargel’s top priorities throughout her 14-year tenure in the state House and Senate. She also helped push through other conser vative measures, such as a 2021 law banning transgender athletes from participating on girls’ and women’s high school and collegiate sports teams. Stargel did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment on Tuesday’s results.
Andrew Warren as one of his first acts as gov ernor. DeSantis suspended Warren this month, citing a pledge by Warren not to prosecute people who provide abortions. A new Florida law restricting abortion access to 15 weeks of pregnancy was a priority of DeSantis during the 2022 legislative session — another issue Crist promised to dismantle. “On day one of my administration, I will sign an executive order protecting a woman’s right to choose,” Crist said. Then a Republican, Crist was elected governor in 2006 after serving as education commissioner, attorney general and a state senator. Crist served only one term in the gover nor’s office and was elected to Congress in 2016 as a Democrat. Crist highlighted his experience throughout the campaign. “I’ve proudly served as your governor once before. And unlike the current governor I represented every Floridian, regardless of what political party they belonged to or how much money was in their wallet, or even who they loved,” Crist said.
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—News Service Assignment Manager Tom Urban contributed to this report
“Crist is a tested leader who’s running for governor to put the people back in charge and restore civil ity to our politics. He will fight to lower prescription drug costs, expand Medicaid and defend the right to vote. Crist will tackle Florida’s hous ing affordability crisis, which has ballooned under DeSantis, leaving Floridians struggling to make ends meet,” Diaz said in a statement.
Republican Governors Association Executive Director Dave Rexrode echoed some of those criticisms following Crist’s primary win. “Charlie Crist has stood in lockstep with Joe Biden as he played nice with dictators in Cuba and Venezuela, and his failed economic policies raised taxes and increased the cost of living across every sector of the economy. We’re confident he’ll be rejected for a third time this November, and we look forward to Gov. DeSantis’ decisive re-election,” Rexrode said in a statement.
But high-ranking Democrats voiced sup port Tuesday night for Crist, as they look for a candidate to stand up to DeSantis in a race that political experts are projecting represents long odds for the party.
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Florida Democratic Party Chairman Manny Diaz billed Crist as having “united Floridians far and wide” in the election.
MARK HIS WORDS: Robinson’s one cool trick for MAGA stardom is an unapologetic embrace of Christian nationalism.
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Take, for example, the guidance issued to faculty at North Florida College to see how this will play out: Sure, professors can discuss the relationship between Jim Crow and other forms of racial discrimination, but they can’t say white people were responsible for segregation. And yes, professors can have students read contemporane ous accounts of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington in 1963, but only after reciting a disclaimer that those articles “may contain opin ions that do not reflect the views of this College.”
Robinson also proposed eliminating the state’s board of education and local school boards and centralizing education policy under one person. And then, through a massive expansion of charters and vouchers, he wants to put that person out of a job. That, of course, has been a conservative dream for decades. There’s a well-worn playbook to accomplish the goal: starve public schools of funding, complain about their performance, use their poor performance as an excuse to starve them of funds, complain about their performance, rinse and Lately,repeat.though, depriv ing public schools of resources hasn’t been enough. Right-wing propandists hyperventilated about critical race theory and teachers “grooming” kids into queerness. Fox News personalities accused preschool teachers of “brainwashing toddlers,” called teachers “the KKK with summers off,” and encouraged violence against teachers who discussed gender issues. Far-right lawmakers cracked down on books and classroom discus sions that deviate from American mythologies or ask students to think critically about race or gender.Thisdemagoguery led to a sharp decline in the percentage of Republicans who believe pub lic schools benefit the country (just 42%). Along with low pay, legislative bigfooting has led to a collapse of teacher satisfaction. Combine all of that and—shockingly—we have a massive teacher shortage. One way to deal with such a crisis would be to treat educators like professionals, let them do their jobs, and pay them enough to live on. Alternatively, like Florida and Arizona, you could give them the finger. Arizona is allowing college students to teach; Florida is recruiting veterans with no educational experience—and no degree—to go into classrooms.
Like K-12 schools, public university sys tems in Florida and states like it will, sooner than later, struggle to attract talent. Those who can will go where they’re respected, and the industries that will domi nate the 21st century will follow. Their workers will demand that their kids learn from actual teachers, not whatever dude the school system picked up off the corner for $20 and a pack of smokes. And if Mark Robinson tries to eliminate sci ence in elementary schools, watch how fast North Carolina’s vaunted Research Triangle dries up. Short-term populism has long-term conse quences. And if the country divides into states that sneer at academic elites and states that welcome and try to develop innovative minds, guess who will come out on top.
If you’re not familiar with Mark Robinson, you will be soon. A Black Republican who makes up in ambition what he lacks in political expe rience or policy expertise, Robinson rode a viral rant about gun rights into North Carolina’s lieu tenant governor’s office in 2020. As soon as he was sworn in, he started laying the groundwork to run for governor in 2024. Conservatives tout him as a “risingRobinson’sstar.” one cool trick for MAGA stardom is an unapologetic embrace of Christian nation alism. He is a bombastic culture warrior who rails against abortion (even in cases of rape and incest, which he dismisses) and school “indoctrination” (which he believes is an everpresent threat). He tells pregnant women, “It’s not your body anymore,” and non-Christians, “I’m not going to let you force your demonic views on me and my children.” Oh, and taking children to gay pride parades is “demented” and transgender people have “something wrong with their brain.” Like many politicians preparing their next ascent, Robinson is about to release a memoir— ”We Are the Majority: The Life and Passions of a Patriot.” But evidently, he didn’t have an edi tor to run interference between his brain and his word processor. According to previews, in addition to the expected array of unhinged and offensive comments, Robinson made an interest ing suggestion for education policy. In elementary school, he writes, “we don’t need to be teaching social studies. We don’t need to be teaching science.”
Robinson is paranoid about any teach ing that might be “woke,” which in his mind includes teaching children about climate change, which he doesn’t believe in. And teaching them social studies leads to conversations about his tory, which leads to slavery and Jim Crow and other ugly bits that might make nice white kids uncomfortable.Nosoonerwas that position reported than Robinson walked it back. “We’re not talking about not teaching science to elementary school children,” he told a TV station. “What we’re talking about is putting reading, writing, and arithmetic—making that paramount in elemen taryInschool.”other words, the obviously newsmaking position he staked out in his campaign-launch ing memoir doesn’t reflect his actual position.
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The next target of this anti-education cam paign is academia, which conservatives have blamed for turning students into Marxists since the civil rights movement. Indeed, just 34% say colleges serve a pub lic good.Notsurprisingly, Ron DeSantis’ Florida is at the vanguard. In April, the Florida Legislature passed House Bill 7, the first law to regulate classroom instruction in higher education under the pretense of fighting CRT. (Parts of the law that sought to prevent diversity programs at private businesses have been blocked by a fed eralThecourt.)law requires university instruction to be “objective”—as defined by the (mostly) DeSantis-appointed Board of Governors or a Republican-led legislative subcommittee. Considering that the law was called the “Stop WOKE Act,” you can imagine what views will be seen as “objective.”
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St. Petersburg-based United Property & Casualty Insurance Co. announces plans to exit the Florida market. We wouldn’t want to be responsible for everything about to happen here either.
SATURDAY 27 A Neo-Nazi group is spotted taking promo pho tos outside Paradise Grille in St. Pete Beach. We need to make sure these groups feel totally unwelcome in Tampa Bay, but the absurdity of them possibly drinking a rum runner afterwards is inescapable.
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The same Florida activist who erected Festivus poles in the State Capitol to counter nativity scenes challenges Texas SB 797, the state’s controversial new law requiring schools to display donated “In God We Trust” post ers. The one’s he’s sending are written in Arabic. Mess with Texas, indeed.
TUESDAY 30 Florida’s state-backed insurance provider added 7,000 more policies, bringing its total policy number to well over 1 million. With private insurers shedding policies to reduce financial risks and, in some cases, going insolvent, Citizens has more than doubled in size over the past two years. What could possibly go wrong? More shit, also thinking about just staying home for New Year’s Eve, via cltampa.com/ news.
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In the most simple terms, the change moves tipped employees at Feinstein Group restaurants to a commission based model. The pivot is an attempt by the Feinsteins to get ahead of the increase in the minimum wage of $15 and provide a living wage not just for servers and bartenders but for TFG cooks, expos, dishwashers and other back of house staff, plus front of house staff like bussers and bar backs.“A problem in restaurants for whatever reason, is that the humanity of an employer stops where the kitchen walls start. You have dishwashers working five jobs, four jobs, three jobs, whatever—and you got a server that’s working 20 hours a week making $60,000 a year,” Zach Feinstein told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “But everyone’s human and everyone deserves an opportunity to make some money.” He and Christina Feinstein told CL that TFG pays employees depending on experience and skill set between $14-$20 on average for front of house support staff, and $15-$22 on average for the entry-level back of house posi tions. On the higher end, a line cook at one of their restaurants makes $26 an hour. Thanks to the passage of Amendment 2 in 2020, Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $10/hour next month. It will increase one dollar, annually, until the minimum wage reaches $15/hour in 2026. For tipped employees, that minimum wage is supposed to hit $7.98 this September.
Dunedin restaurant group implements new pay model, but not without criticism.
Under TFG’s new commission model, the customer’s bill has an added 20% service charge. The commission rates vary at each TFG property based on staffing needs, but using the Living Room as an example, TFG says servers, who make $1/hour under the new model, get a 15% commission on sales (pre-discounts like comps or spills), with the extra 5% going to help increase the wages for non-tipped employees like cooks, dishwashers, bar backs, food run ners, and bussers.Bartenders at the Living Room also make $1/ hour under the new commission model, plus a 16% commission on their own sales (pre-discounts like comps or spills). Bartenders also get an additional 2% of all restaurant sales—an expense from the TFG labor budget. At the Living Room, and at all TFG prop erties, customers all have the option to leave additional gratuity that all goes to the individual bartender or server, but no longer do servers and bartenders have to tip out support staff.
TFG—which consulted with Seattle restaura teur Chad Mackay to build out the model—also passed along nearly 20 positive testimonials from current employees.
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A social media post from previous Black Pearl employees states that the new structure “allows for owners to control the money coming into the restaurant, in order to reallocate it to cover their operating costs.” The Feinsteins dis pute that claim and said the goal is to be able to pay a living wage to all their employees and that 100% of the service charge goes back to the staff. Although Crew was suddenly fired last week, she says that she truly believes her former employers are good folks with the right intentions. “Personally, I hope they have the most success but I think they need to fig ure out a better way to pay their employees,” Crewe tells CL. “ I have the utmost respect for the chefs and their food, and I do think it was a great place to work.”
“The truth of the matter is we aren’t com peting with other restaurants for staff, we are competing for staff with Amazon, Google, and Big Companies with fat bottom lines,” TFG wrote. “This model ensures us to be able to attract top talent while always putting the employees first.” For now, TFG, and the employ ees still on payroll will navigate the new waters. Only time will tell if they prevail.
TFG’s now-retired tipped model was not much different from those in other restaurants across the U.S. Servers and bartenders made their minimum wage, and collected tips from customers. Those tipped employees would then share some of their tips with bartenders and bussers at established rates.At the Living Room in Dunedin, bartenders got 5% of a server’s alco hol sales while that same server would also tip out another 5% to the busser, according to a pack of materials TFG shared with CL.
Based on real data from The Living Room, TFG estimates that their servers and bartenders— who receive weekly paychecks—are all making more off the new commission-based model than they did under the tipped model where gratuity was dependent on the whims of the customer.
By Kyla Fields and Ray Roa
In the sleepy beach town of Dunedin, a new compensation model for restaurant workers is rocking the boat.The changes are being implemented at Black Pearl, located downtown at 315 Main St., today. The same changes are already in place at the Living Room and Sonder Social Club all within a mile of each other.The restaurants are run by The Feinstein Group.
The group, founded by couple Christina and Zach Feinstein, recently opened a second Living Room location in Wesley Chapel where the new compensation model is also in place.
Shades Bar and Grill in Inlet Beach and Brotula’s in Destin are two Florida restaurants that recently implemented a 20% service fee where servers keep up to 17% as commission.AllTFGproperties feature table tent explainers and a QR code that links to a video explaining the change. Most customers have been understanding, but Zach concedes that this model isn’t for all customers. “I had one customer say, well, I usually tip 10%, where am I supposed to eat now?,” Zach said. “Go eat fast food, don’t eat here.” “The main reason we did this was to ensure livable wages for all staff in the restau rant and a guaranteed and consistent income for previously tipped employees,” Zach added. But some former employees recently let go from TFG restaurant The Black Pearl are also unhappy, and they took to social media this week to amplify their voices, leading to a whiplash of negative and positive reaction online. One Reddit post has reached nearly 4,000 users. Tabitha Crewe was among five Black Pearl employees ter minated last weekend, and claims that everyone who had pushed back on the new commissionbased model had been let go. Christina and Zach, however, state that the employees were let go because they contributed to a hostile work environment and that it had nothing to do with the new structure. After the terminations, The Black Pearl, a fine din ing concept that seats 36 people, was left with only two servers and six back of house employees, lead ing to a temporary closure, which TFG calls a refresh and re-training with new staff. The restaurant reopens tonight—and for mer employees have planned a protest outside. Crewe expects ex-employees and their support ers to gather in front of the flagship Living Room location as well.Crewe told CL that economic problems including inflation continue to make the restaurant industry harder. She understands the strain on small business owners everywhere. She also wishes that TFG had sat down with the front of house staff to fully explain the new model much sooner. The Feinsteins told CL that the new commission model was not yet built out for the Black Pearl when Crewe was let go. Zach and Christina do, however, regret how they initially communicated their transition into the commission-based model. “Hindsight is 20/20,” Zach told CL. “We thought we had done enough, but after the backlash we realized a full open book from day one would have bet ter addressed a lot of questions we have since received from our patrons… We appreciate and value our employees, that’s why we did this.”
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PEARLY GATE: A new pay model was implemented at Dunedin’s Black Pearl last week.
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Angry Chair Brewing reopens at new Seminole Heights location Great news for Seminole Heights’ craft beer fans: Angry Chair Brewing is reopening, and it finally has a parking lot. Angry Chair Brewing is now located at 4101 N Florida Ave. just a few blocks from its previous location.“We’ve got beer! We’ve got food! We’ve got parking! All that’s missing is you… so come on down this week and check out the new digs,” says a recent post from the brewery’s social media. Angry Chair Brewing celebrated its soft opening at its new location last weekend, from Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 25-28. For the next few weeks, the recently-opened brewery will operate with limited hours of 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on Thursdays, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. on Sundays.Its announcement also states that Angry Chair hasn’t started brewing at its new location just yet, although it will boast an extensive tap list for this weekend’s debut. And although its food menu hasn’t been released yet either, the brewery now offers a few beer-friendly dishes like smashburgers, pretzels with cheese fondue, wings and tacos. Some of Angry Chair’s popular brews include its Mystic Sabbatical imperial stout, a Vodnik pilsner and its Ultra Violence imperial milk stout—although it offers an extensive craft beer list which spans from gose to stouts, Berliner weisses, IPAs, porters and much more.Angry
“At both of those locations we had prob lems getting the city to change the use of the space from residential to commercial,” Evan Christopher explains. “We poured a lot of money into renovations and lawyers for nothing, really.”
The popular lounge was then supposed to re-open at 1823 E 7th Ave., above dive bar Boneyard, before it secured the former Loft space a few blocks away. It’s been a constant struggle to find the perfect spot in Ybor City, but the SpookEasy team finally secured the ideal space for all of their spooky endeavors—and it also comes with a bonafide haunted status.
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The upstairs area—which will live at the space last occupied by “Bar Rescue” restau rant The Loft—will be designated for kava, tea, coffee, CBD and delta-8 and boast more of a laid back, lounge-type atmosphere, while the basement (deemed the “catacombs”) will offer a full service bar with signature cock tails. SpookEasy co-owner Evan Christopher tells Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that the two areas will be completely separate, as kava and alcohol can cause health problems when mixed together. Coffin tables, skull glasses, crystal ball centerpieces, tombstones, candles and skeletons are SpookEasy’s go-to decor, and employees will be fully gothed out as well. A small food menu is planned alongside extensive drink offerings, with casual bites like wings, burgers, fries, sandwiches and hot dogs. Sandwiches and other breakfast options will be offered in the morning, but its kitchen will remain open until closing time (which can be as late as 3 a.m. on weekends.)
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SpookEasy first debuted above Stone Soup Company in Ybor City in fall of 2018, and remained at its flagship location until last sum mer, after it suddenly closed due to zoning issues.
After a full year of being closed, Ybor City’s go-to spot for all things spooky and haunted returns—and will finally sell alcohol. SpookyEasy Lounge celebrates its soft opening at its new location, 1909 N 15th St., on Thursday, Sept. 1, although the party will probably continue throughout the weekend. Self-proclaimed as the “Most Haunted Kava Bar in the World” the gothic lounge will occupy both floors of the historic building, which offers more than enough space for themed parties, game nights, film screenings, and other types of events the venue’s come to be known for.
Evan Christopher and his team spent a lot of time getting its second location above Mama Rosa’s Pizza and Ybor Super Marke open, but then encountered the same issues as they did at SpookEasy’s original spot.
Although Lawson claims that Jon Taffer and his “Bar Rescue” producers told her that the future of Ybor City was more commercial and corporate businesses, it was crucial that she found folks that truly fit the atmosphere of the Ybor she knows and loves. “They have the same passion as me and my husband had back when we opened Cerealholic,” Lawson says about Christopher and his wife Kathleen Traver. SpookEasy will bring the historic Ybor City building back to its roots, as the space was previously home to The Social and Flirt night club before Lawson’s Cerealholic Cafe opened in 2019. Lawson describes the SpookEasy’s team as “entrenched in Ybor City culture” and states that she will be part of the transition until October. After its grand opening celebration this week, Ybor City’s new hotspot will be open from 9 a.m.-1 a.m. Sunday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-3 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Expect event announcements soon, as SpookEasy is known for its Monday movie nights, game and trivia nights, DJs and more. For the latest information on SpookEasy Lounge, head to its Facebook and Instagram at @thespookeasy.
Christopher tells CL that there are several accounts of ghost activity at their new Ybor City space, and that it’s even been a regular stop on the official Ybor City ghost tour.The Loft owner Lisa Lawson—who was recently featured on the popular show “Bar Rescue”—can also vouch for the building’s haunted status, as she has experienced encounters with spirits herself. The Loft’s last day in operation was Sunday, Aug. 21, but SpookEasy’s team has been renovating the downstairs area for the past few weeks.
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Although Ology Brewing also dabbles in spirit distilling, coffee roasting and hard seltzer manu facturing, beer truly reigns supreme, as it offers various types of IPAs, lagers, fruited Berliners, barrel-aged sours and wheat ales.Angry Chair Brewing’s new building was formerly home to Brew Bus, which has plans to move a few blocks away at 315 N Florida Ave. So eventually, Brew Bus, Angry Chair and Ology Brewing will be neighbors, all operating in the Heights. Folks can expect an official grand opening event to take place within the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for its announcement on Angry Chair’s Facebook and Instagram, both at @angrychairbrewing. Don’t forget to #stayangry and stop parking on Fern completely.
“I’m thrilled to take this next step in my journey with Smashburger,” said Xu in a press release. “It’s an exciting concept that has ele vated fast-casual dining with the highest-quality food served in a fun, engaging atmosphere. I love being part of the Smashburger brand, and I can’t wait to get started bringing more of it to the Tampa area.” As of now there’s no word on exact locations, or grand-open ings. Though the company says the new locations will debut across Charlotte, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties.Besides loca tions on Dale Mabry and in Largo, the chain also has storefronts across Florida in Orlando, Tallahassee and Destin.Founded in Denver in 2007, Smashburger is known for its fresh, never frozen, beef patties which are “smashed” onto a high heat flat top grill. The company saw rapid growth over the years, and was pur chased in 2018 by Filipino-based Jollibee Food Corporation. The chain will face an already competitive “better burger” scene in Tampa Bay, which features similar caliber chains like BurgerFi and Shake Shack.
—Molly Ryan Smashburger announces plans to open 15 new Tampa Bay locations Fast-casual burger chain Smashburger is about to spread even more smashed meat all over Tampa Bay. Local franchisee Jiandong “Peter” Xu of TLC Gourmet Food International, which currently operates Tampa Bay’s only two Smashburger restaurants, recently signed a development agreement with the company to bring 15 new locations to the area.
GIMME THE GORBAGE: Torchy’s trailer park tacos are loaded with fried chicken and green chile queso.
Austin-based Torchy’s Tacos is coming to Tampa Bay If there’s any sign that Tampa Bay is becom ing Austin, it’s Torchy’s Tacos opening its first Florida location in St. Petersburg this winter. The fast-casual spot with self-described “damn good tacos” plans to occupy the space that for merly hosted Pollo Tropical at 2314 Tyrone Blvd. N adjacent to Tyrone Square Mall, according to the company’s website. Another Florida location will open in Altamonte Springs.
in Austin” tacos, Torchy’s stand-out signature is the “Trailer Park” taco. Coming on a flour tortilla topped with fried chicken, green chiles, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheddar jack cheese and poblano sauce, the “Trailer Park” comes with the opportunity to make it “trashy”—subbing out the lettuce for the chain’s green chile queso. While hosting a multitude of different dishes centered around meat and cheese com bos, Torchy’s also accommodates all types of eaters with vegetarian options like its fried avocado taco and vegan dishes like its “Mofaux” taco with beyond beef and various veggies. To go alongside a meal, Torchy’s offers chips and queso, street corn, refried beans and rice as well desserts like churros and its fried cookie dough “Lil’ Nookies.” With humble begin nings in 2006 as a food truck in Austin, Torchy’s Tacos now has over 100 locations with more in the works.
continued from page 30 Chair announced its eventual move during the fall of 2021, but started the official transition earlier this month. And with the official move of Angry Chair Brewing to its new Seminole Heights location, comes its Tallahassee friend Ology Brewing moving into its previous building.
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Torchy’s taco-focused menu consists of break fast tacos, “damn good” tacos, items labeled under “not tacos,” sides, sweets and drinks .Known for its variety of one-of-a-kind, “only
New St. Pete Asian fusion steakhouse Fortu will open in former Ceviche space Just when you think St. Pete has enough Asian fusion restaurants, comes the announcement of a new steakhouse opening at one of the most prime locations in downtown. Fortu, a new con cept from local restaurateur Shan Bakrac, will debut at 95 Central Ave. sometime this winter.
The Beach Drive-adjacent space was formerly home to popular tapas bar and restaurant Ceviche, which now resides a few blocks away at 332 Beach Dr. NE. St. Pete sorely misses the Latin dancing nights at Ceviche’s old base ment in the historic Ponce de Leon Hotel, but perhaps Fortu’s extensive Asian fusion menu will win them over. St. Pete Rising detailed Fortu’s eclectic menu of various cuts of steak—including highly-cov eted and expensive Japanese wagyu—Korean fried chicken, locally-sourced seafood dishes, dumplings and high end sushi platters and more. Its upscale fusion menu will be accompanied by an extensive list of signature cocktails (with a focus on aged Japanese whiskey), in addition to expected beer, sake and wines. Shan Bakrac, who also owns downtown con cept Top Slice Pizzeria and the soon-to-open Black Cattle Burger, will own and operate Fortu under the newly-formed Benson Hospitality Group, according to SPR. Renderings for the restaurant depict Fortu’s sleek interior, which includes touches of Japanese-inspired decor like cherry blossoms, lanterns and a wood slatted ceiling. Ceviche utilized this basement for late night dancing and partying, but Fortu will open a cocktail bar out of the space sometime next year, after the restaurant itself opens. Follow its newly-formed Instagram page at @forturestaurant for the latest update on downtown St. Pete’s newest hotspot, slated to open either at the end of this year or early 2023. Fortu will soon join the ranks of other popular Asian fusion concepts in The Burg’, like the newly opened Green Pagoda, Mangosteen, Good Fortune, and resident food truck Shiso Crispy.
We can expect Ology’s first location in Tampa Bay to debut on the corner of E Fern Street and N Florida Avenue soon. Earlier this year, Ology Brewing’s founder and head brewer Nick Walker told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that he wasn’t planning on changing the former Angry Chair space too much, besides the addition of a few more barrels.
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Chanko This summer Chop Chop Shop’s iconic roadside diner-car made the transition to Chanko—a new concept from the same chef, Steve Sera. With a smaller, more upscale menu than its predecessor, Chanko specializes in the Hiroshima-style cabbage and noodle layered pancake-like dish, okonomiyaki. You’ll also find the spot slinging Japanese curry, rice plates and more. 4603 N Florida Ave., 813-770-7306. chanko-ichiban.com
Cider-Press Cafe, the anticipated Bonu’ Taverna opened in June. A menu crafted and inspired by the flavors of Southern Italy, Bonu’ hosts a wide variety of authentic dishes like “pinsa,” a thinner, lighter version of pizza, as well as vegan and gluten free options. 601 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-623-4505. bonutaverna.com
Cap’s Ever wondered what “Old Florida with Americana flare” tastes like? Find out in the old MacDinton’s space in down town St. Pete at Cap’s Steamer Bar and Restaurant. Celebrating its grand open ing with a bang on First Friday in June, Cap’s serves up fresh seafood dishes with a modern twist. The spot also offers brunch to nurse your next Sunday morning hangover. 226 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-396-9196. capsstpete.com
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The best new restaurants to open in Tampa Bay this summer. By Molly Ryan
Along with this summer’s record hot temps, Tampa Bay also witnessed some steamy restaurant openings. From new halal and pierogi spots, to mochinuts and cat cafes, the Bay’s dining options have never looked sunnier— here are a few of the best spots that opened over the last few months.
Abu Omar Halal After being in its preopening stage since 2020, Abu Omar Halal finally opened its first Florida location in Temple Terrace on Aug. 13. Offering halal favorites, Abu Omar serves up a selection of shawarmas, sandwiches, salad and rice bowls, falafel, kabobs, platters and more. Beginning as Houston’s first and only Halal food truck, Abu Omar Halal currently has over 20 locations. 12208 N 56th St., Temple Terrace, 813-415-3302. abuomar halal.com Bad Mother Located inside downtown St. Pete’s event and co-working space, the Station House, Bad Mother is the newest spot to enter the city’s growing market of specialty coffee. Sourcing from surrounding local businesses, like Eastlick Coffee Co. for its beans and Pete’s General for its bagels and pastries, Bad Mother emphasizes on optimizing the quality and expe rience beyond a typical coffee run. 260 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg, 727-895-8260. badmother.co Bonu’ Taverna After renovating the space formerly occupied by Central Avenue vegan spot
Cats & Caffeine Tampa folks no longer have to cross the bridge for some R&R with kit tens now that the area’s first cat cafe opened. Partnered with local nonprofit Cat Lovers Inc. Cats & Caffeine provides much more than a unique place to get coffee—it’s also a temporary home for all of the adoptable kitties it hosts. With 25 or 50-minute time slots available to book by appointment, patrons are invited to destress and fall in love with adoptable kittens. 4033 Henderson Blvd., Tampa, 813-7289952. catscaffeine.com
FIN’S UP: Gandy’s I.C. Sharks is back in the bar game. ICSHARKS/FACEBOOK
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Good Fortune St. Pete From the minds behind No Vacancy and Dirty Laundry, Hunger Thirst Group’s newest con cept, Good Fortune, opened in the basement space of downtown St. Pete’s Station House this month. With a menu centered around sushi, Good Fortune offers a variety of Asian fusion dishes to pair with its trendy atmosphere, cock tail bar, private karaoke room and intimate sushi bar. 260 1st Ave. S No. 100, St. Petersburg, 727-287-3881. goodfortunestpete.com I.C. Sharks Bar & Cafe For years, Gandy Boulevard’s I.C. Sharks Seafood Market has been a favorite supplier of fresh-caught fish and shellfish. This summer, the market put its talents into opening a bar and restaurant for patrons to enjoy drinks, dishes made with the catches of the day, raw oysters, steamed clams, sammies and ready-made favorites like the smoked fish dip.10020 Gandy Blvd. N, St. Petersburg, 727-914-4087. icsharks.com Krate at the Grove Lookout Sparkman Wharf, there’s a new shipping container park in the Bay. Located at Wesley Chapel’s shopping center, the Grove, Krate hosts 55 container con cepts, an outdoor stage and play area. To add to its retail and dining, Krate also has spots to pick up drinks. 6105 Wesley Grove Blvd., Wesley Chapel. krateatthegrove.com The Living Room at Wiregrass Inspired by the lively murals that lined the streets of Miami, Zach and Christina Feinstein decided to put a new spin on the popular fine dining Dunedin restaurant, The Living Room, at its new Wesley Chapel location at The Shops at Wiregrass. Still preparing for its grand open ing in October, The Living Room soft opened with limited seating during lunch and dinner hours in early August. 2001 Piazza Ave. No. 100, Wesley Chapel, 813-934-7911. tlr.restaurant Mochinut After making our mouths water over social media, Mochinut could not have come to Temple Terrace any sooner. Specializing in its namesake, a mochinut is “a combination of American doughnuts and Japanese mochi,” made in a variety of styles and flavors. But that’s not all. Mochinut also serves boba tea, soft serve and decadent Korean Hotdogs (including a fried hotdog or cheese stick wrapped in a yeasty dough and panko). 11401 N 56th St. no. 16, 813-3745781. mochinut.com
Four Green Fields When one green door closed on Platt Street, another one opened in Channelside. This May, the iconic Irish pub chain opened their 16,000-square-foot ware house location completed with a large mural of the original Four Green Fields that served its time from 1992-2020. The new location hosts a front patio, a whiskey tasting room and an in-house microbrewery. 802 N 12th St., Tampa. fourgreenfields.com813-466-5080.
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OUT FRONT: Where’s Jube’s brings Aussie vibes to St. Pete’s old Lucky Dill.
Pierogi Bar Self-described as St. Pete’s “first and best” Ukrainian restaurant, Pierogi Bar opened its doors in May. With a straightforward menu of various pierogi iterations, Pierogi Bar also serves dishes like the Kozak platter: featuring the traditional beet-based soup borscht with two Ukrainian-style sausages, three potato pancakes and three pierogis of your choice. 6661 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-487-2903. pierogi.bar Slide Burgers What started as an experiment in FLocale’s kitchen by King of the Coop owner Joe Dodd, is now the Seminole Heights food hall’s newest concept and burger joint, Slide Burgers. Announcing the arrival of slider smash burgers, various melt sandwiches and loaded hotdogs at FLocale on National Hamburger Day, Slide officially launched on July 28. 5910 N Florida Ave., Tampa, 813- 232-2667. flocale.com Sushi-go Honoring the large Japanese popu lation that resides in Brazil, Sushi-go is a to-go joint serving up rolls, nigiri and sashimi with Brazilian-inspired flare. Sushi-go’s menu also features a less mainstream sushi technique, temaki or “sushi-cone.” Since opening in June, Sushi-go has since expanded their menu and hours of operation. 208 E Kennedy Blvd. No. 115, Tampa, 813-221-2173. @sushigotampa on Facebook Twisted Indian After years of enjoying Twisted Indian’s beloved naanwiches and cur ritos out of a food truck, patrons can now binge on the fare in the restaurant’s brick-and-mortar dining space. Bringing its Indian-fusion to St. Pete’s Grand Central District, Twisted Indian opened doors in May. 2639 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-954-3872. thetwistedindian.com Walk-Ons Sports Bistreaux Who knew Cajun food and sports went so well together? Louisianans, of course. This match made in heaven came to Tampa when Walk-Ons Sports Bistreaux opened its Midtown location in June. A collaboration between Baton Rouge-native Brandon Landry and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Walk-Ons hosts a vast menu with authentic Cajun cuisine and typical American fare alike. 1140 Gramercy Ln., Tampa. 813-771-7100. walk-ons.com Where’s Jubes When Where’s Jubes opened this summer, Outback Steakhouse was no longer the only Australia-centered spot in town. But rather than a motif, Where’s Jubes’ Aussie con cept is a nod to owner and restaurateur Joshua “Jubes” Cameron’s roots—taken to the next level by importing hops from the homeland itself. As a brewpub, Where’s Jubes serves its in-house brews alongside local favorites on a grill-focused menu. 277 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-8979728. wheresjubes.com
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Just months after opening inside Tampa Heights coworking and event space, Brave Haus, Carrollwood-based Elevation Coffee Roasters moved a couple doors down and now shares a space with Flower Crown Kombucha. A concept with quality as its top priority, Elevation roasts their beans in-house at their original Carrollwood for cafe use and wholesale. 1607 N Franklin St., Tampa. eleva tionroasters.com
Another spot subjected to the waiting game of lockdown-limbo, St. Pete’s anticipated food hall EDGE Eatery opened in mid-July. The new food hall located in, you guessed it, St. Pete’s EDGE District, on Central Avenue occupies the first floor of the Fusion 1560 condominium. The space hosts three full-on food concepts—an Italian restaurant, a Cuban sandwich spot and a Colombian-inspired eat ery—and houses a 40-seat bar.1572 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. @edgeeatery on Facebook Elevation Coffee Heights
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GULFPORT BREWERY + EATERY 3007 Beach Blvd., Tampa. facebook.com/GulfportBrewery HIDDEN SPRINGS ALE WORKS 1631 N. Franklin St., Tampa, hiddenspringsaleworks.com813-226-2739, HOB BREWING CO. 931 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. hob.beer
CORPORATE LADDER BREWING COMPANY 4935 96th St. E, Palmetto. 941-4794799, corporateladderbrewing.square.site
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CROOKED THUMB BREWERY 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor. crookedthumbbrew.com727-724-5953, CUENI BREWING CO. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727-266-4102, cuenibrewing.com
BREW LIFE BREWING 5765 S. Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-952-3831, brewlifebrewing.com
SWAN BREWING 15 W Pine St., Lakeland. 863-703-0472, swanbrewing.com
CYCLE BREWING 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.com
ULELE SPRING BREWERY 1810
7VENTH SUN BREWING 1012 Broadway, Dunedin. 727-733-3013/6809 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-231-5900, 7venthsun.com
BIG TOP BREWING 6111 Porter Way, Sarasota. 941-371-2939, bigtopbrewing.com
POUR HOUSE 1208 E Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. 813-402-2923, pourhousetampa.com
RAPP BREWING COMPANY 10930 Endeavor Way, Seminole. 727-544-1752, rappbrewing.com
OLDE FLORIDA BREWING 1158 7th St. NW, Largo. 727-2298010, facebook.com/oldefloridabrew
STILT HOUSE BREWERY 625 U.S. Hwy Alt. 19, Palm Harbor. 727-270-7373, stilthousebrewery.com
SCOTTY’S BIERWORKS 901 East Industrial Circle, Cape Coral. 239-888-5482, scottysbierworks.net SEA DOG BREWING 9610 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island/ 26200 US Highway 19 N, Clearwater. 727-954-7805, seadogbrewing.com
CLEARWATER BREWING CO. 1700 N. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. clearwaterbrewing company.com
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CALEDONIA BREWING 587 Main St., Dunedin. 727-351-5105, caledoniabrewing.com CALUSA BREWING 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-922-8150, calusabrewing.com
BARRIEHAUS BEER CO. 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com
3 CAR GARAGE 8405 Heritage Green Way, Bradenton. 941-741-8877, 3cargaragebrew ing.com
CIGAR CITY BREWING 3924 W. Spruce St., Tampa. 813-348-6363, cigarcitybrewing.com
CRAFT LIFE BREWING 4624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-575-8440. facebook. com/CraftLifeBrewing
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CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. 10047 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Suite 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337
LIQUID GARAGE CO. 1306 Seven Springs Blvd., New Port Richey. 727-645-5885. theliquidgarage.com
BEACH ISLAND BREWERY 2058 Bayshore Blvd. Suite 5, Dunedin. 352-541-0616 BIG STORM BREWING CO. Multiple loca tions, bigstormbrewery.com
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thewildroverbrew ery.com WOODWRIGHT BREWING COMPANY 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-238-8717, facebook.com/woodwrightbrewing WOVEN WATER BREWING CO. 456 W Columbus Drive, Tampa. 813-443-9463, woven waterbrew.com YUENGLING BREWING CO. 11111 N 30th St., Tampa. 813-972-8529, yuengling.com ZEPHYRHILLS BREWING COMPANY 38530 5th Ave., Zephyrhills. 813-715-2683, zbcbeer.com ZYDECO BREW WERKS 902 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City. 813-252-4541, facebook.com/ zydecobrewwerks
ANGRY CHAIR 6401 N. Florida Ave., Seminole Heights. 813-238-1122, angrychairbrewing.com
PYE ROAD MEADWORKS 8533 Gunn Hwy., Odessa. 813-510-3500, pyeroad.com
3 KEYS BREWING 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com
BOOTLEGGERS BREWING CO. 652 Oakfield Dr., Brandon. 813-643-9463, bootleggers brewco.com
BASTET 1951 E Adamo Dr. Suite B, Tampa. bastetbrewing.com
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BRIGHTER DAYS BREW CO. 311 N Safford Ave., Tarpon Springs. 7272-940-2350
BULLFROG CREEK BREWING CO. 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Valrico. 813-703-8835, bull frogcreekbrewing.com
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER 2244 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-360-0766, stpetearcadebar.com
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ARKANE ALEWORKS 2480 E. Bay Dr., #23, Largo. 727-270-7117, arkanebeer.com
OVERFLOW BREWING 70 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-914-0665, facebook.com/ overflowbrewingco OZONA BREWING COMPANY 315 Orange St., Palm Harbor. 920-392-9390, ozonabrewing.com
ROCK BROTHERS BREWING 1901 N. 15th St., Ybor City. 813-241-0110, rockbrothersbrewing.com
SOGGY BOTTOM BREWING 660 Main St., Dunedin. 727-601-1698, soggybottombrew ing.com SOUTHERN BREWING & WINEMAKING 4500 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. southernbrewingwinemaking.com813-238-7800, SOUTHERN LIGHTS BREWING CO. 2075 Sunnydale Blvd., Clearwater. 727-648-4314, southernlightsbrewing.com ST. PETE BREWING COMPANY 544 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-692-8809, stpetebrewingcompany.com
3 DAUGHTERS BREWING 222 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-495-6002, 3dbrewing.com
DEVIANT LIBATION 3800 N Nebraska Ave., 727-379-4677, deviantlibation.com
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LAGERHAUS BREWERY & GRILL 3438 East Lake Business, Palm Harbor. 727-216-9682, lagerhausbrewery.com
PESKY PELICAN BREW PUB 923 72nd. St. N., St. Petersburg. 727-302-9600, peskypelicanbrewpub.com PINELLAS ALE WORKS 1962 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-235-0970, pawbeer.com
PEPPER BREWING 9366 Oakhurst Rd., Seminole. 727-596-5766, angrypeppertap house.com
CAGE BREWING 2001 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278
DADE CITY BREW HOUSE 14323 7th St., Dade City. 352-218-3122, dadecitybrewhouse.com
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DENTED KEG ALE WORKS 5500 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-232-2582, dentedkegaleworks.com
LEAVEN BREWING 11238 Boyette Rd., Riverview. 813-677-7023, leavenbrewing.com
5 BRANCHES BREWING 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs. fivebranchesbrewing.com
COPP WINERY & BREWERY 7855 W Gulf Lake Highway, Crystal River. 352-228-8103, cop pbrewery.com COPPERTAIL BREWING CO. 2601 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa. 813-247-1500, coppertailbrewing.com
MAD BEACH CRAFT BREWING 12945 Village Boulevard, Madeira Beach. 727-362-0008, beachbrewing.commad BREWINGMAGNANIMOUS 1410 Florida Ave., imousbrewing.com813-415-3671,Tampa.magnan MARKER 48 12147 Cortez Blvd, Weeki Wachee. marker48.com352-606-2509, MASTRY’S BREWING CO. 7701 Blind Pass Rd., St. Pete 727-202-8045,Beach.mastrysbrewingco.com
COMMERCE BREWING 521 Commerce Drive S, Largo. commercebrewing@gmail.com
SARASOTA BREWING COMPANY 6607 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. 941-925-2337, sarasotabrewing.com
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AVID BREWING 1745 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-388-6756, avidbrew.com
DARWIN BREWING CO. 803 17th Ave. W., Bradenton. 941-747-1970, darwinbrewingco.com DE BINE BREWING CO. 933 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-233-7964.
DISSENT CRAFT BREWING CO. 5518 Haines Rd. N., St. Petersburg. 727-3420255. dissentcraftbrewingfacebook.com/ DUNEDIN BREWERY 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. dunedinbrewery.com727-736-0606, DUNEDIN HOUSE OF BEER 927 Broadway, Dunedin. 727 dunedinhob.com216-6318, EIGHT-FOOT BREWING 4417 SE 16th Place, Cape Coral. eightfootbrewing.com239-984-2655, ESCAPE BREWING CO. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, brewingcompany.com727-807-6092,Trinity.escape FLORIDA BREWINGAVENUECO.2029 Arrowgrass Dr., Wesley Chapel. 813-452-6333, flori daavebrewing.com FLORIDA BREWERY 202 Gandy Rd., 863-965-1825Auburndale. STACKS BREWING 5469 N. US HWY 41, Apollo Beach. 813-641-2036, fourstacks brewing.com PAGE BREWING CO. 190 S Florida Ave., Bartow. 863-537-7249, frontpagebrew ing.com CENTRAL BREWHOUSE 2340 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-202-6071, grandcentral brew.com BENCH BREWING COMPANY 1133 Baum Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com LIQUID BREWING CO. 4824 14th St. W., Bradenton. 941-896-6381, thegoodliquid brewing.com
GRINDHAUS BREW LAB 1650 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater. 727-240-0804, grindhausbrewlab.com
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81BAY BREWING CO. 4465 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. 813-837-BREW, 81baybrewco.com
BREW HUB 3900 Frontage Rd. S., Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com
BAYBORO BREWING CO. 2390 5th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. 727-767-9666, bayborobrewing.com
IN THE LOOP BREWING 3338 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-997-9189, intheloopbrewingcompany.com INFUSION BREWING CO. 6345 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. 7272-484-4757 KEEL FARMS AGRARIAN ALE + CIDER 5210 W. Thonotosassa Rd., Plant City. 813-7529100, keelandcurleywinery.com KING STATE 520 E Floribraska Ave., Tampa. 813-221-2100, king-state.com
MOTORWORKSBREWING 1014 9th Street worksbrewing.com941-567-6218,Bradenton.West,motor MR. DUNDERBAK’S 14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa. 813-9774104, dunderbaks.com
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Beyond Polk Museum of Art 800 E Palmetto St., Lakeland. polkmuseumofart.org Ringling Museum 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota. ringling.org
Great Explorations Children’s Museum 1925 4th St N, St. Petersburg. greatex.org Imagine Museum 1901 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. imaginemuseum.com
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
Rollins Museum of Art 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. rollins.edu/rma
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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.
Tampa Museum of Art 120 W Gasparilla Plaza., Tampa. tampamuseum.org Ybor City Museum State Park 1818 E 9th Ave., Ybor City. floridastateparks.org
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Florida Museum of Photographic Arts 400 North Ashley Dr., Tampa. fmopa.org Glazer Children’s Museum 110 W Gasparilla Plaza., Tampa. glazermuseum.org
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
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
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The show grew out of a Facebook group started by former “Tampa Natives” co-host Steve Canella. Núñez—a Jefferson High School grad whose older brothers played baseball at Plant—tapes an episode or two on most Thursdays, and the results air on the show’s social media page, plus again on Spectrum and Frontier twice a week; episodes live in perpetu ity at YouTube and tbae.net. At the core of the program is a deep love for Tampa and a nos talgic lust for the area. Put simply, it's hours and hours of fantastic storytelling. Núñez’s love affair with the city started at the old St. Joseph’s Hospital near downtown where he was born on Sept. 20, 1958. Mom was a paralegal who spent time in the office of Senator Louis A. de la Parte Jr.; dad was a hall of fame waiter at Columbia Restaurant but retired as a mailman as a part of the Hillsborough County School System. They were busy parents, so they quickly went back to work after he was born.
“It seemed like forever to get downtown, but it was really 10 minutes,” he laughs. At every turn, he’d ask abuela if it was time to pull the cord indicating a stop request. Núñez can still hear the loud buzz and feel the sensation of finally getting to pull it, and he fondly recalls grandma giving him a nickel so he could go to Woolworth and buy an enve lope of cashews off the Lazy Susan spinning underneath the 100-watt incandescent bulb that kept the nuts warm.
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By Ray Roa The hiss of an espresso machine steaming milk, and the crunch of Cuban toast. The sight of glass cases piled high with guava pastries, and the cackle of tables surrounded by abuelas and abuelos engaged in lively conversation. The hustle of workers from across the spectrum of Latin American countries making it all happen with ease. These are familiar sensations to any self-respecting Tampeño, so it’s no surprise to find the king of them surrounded by them on a Monday morning as he sits with café con leche in hand. But Mario Núñez is not at La Teresita or even La Segunda.Allofthis is happening at a north Tampa strip mall, inside Cafe Caribe which says it has the best Cuban sandwich in Carrollwood. The claim isn’t far from the truth. If you imported late La Gaceta publisher Roland Manteiga’s famous wooden table and red telephone, you’d get pretty close to the vibe at Ybor City’s since-shuttered La Tropicana Cafe.
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“This is West Tampa Sandwich Shop,” Núñez says, wide-eyed and alluding to the N Armenia Avenue building once visited by President Obama. “But more like West Tampa Sandwich Shop ‘North.’”The 63-year-old American Airlines retiree also unsurprisingly knows a bunch of people inside the cafe—hell, Atlanta Rhythm Section founder Rodney Justo bought him the coffee. Núñez seemingly knows everything about Justo. His knowledge of Tampa also more or less includes anything you’d want to know about this waterside city first inhabited by the Tocobaga before being built up on tobacco and the gilded age ambition of Henry B. Plant.
“Thank goodness my grandmother lived two blocks down the same street,” he explains, detailing parts of his childhood neighborhood, now called North Bon Air, where Lois Avenue nearly intersects with W Cass Street.
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CAFE CON MARIO: One coffee isn’t going to be enough when you sit down with Mario Núñez.
The Tampa Natives Show Available via TBAE on Spectrum and Frontier and online via tbae.net or tampanativesshow.com
“When people left Ybor City in the ‘60s and ‘70s, after the interstate was built and our city was cleaved in two, the younger generation was being born and they didn’t want to be in the cigar industry, which was failing by that point,” he says, detailing how Cafe Caribe landed in the ‘burbs. “They wanted to leave the city, and they went to the newest subdivisions being built, but they brought a lot of that juju with them.” This month, Núñez and his own juju cele brate the 11th anniversary of his local television program, “The Tampa Natives Show,” which airs on Tampa Bay Arts & Education Network, a government station that has served Tampa for nearly four decades.
“Those are some of my memo ries. They’re stuck there, and thank God they’re stuck there because those are my touchstones,” he says. Those touchstones are exactly what he tries to share with viewers—and bring out of the guests who come on his show. And when asked to look towards the future and speculate on what Tampa needs to stay Tampeño, Núñez—who’s active in local politics, but keeps them off the show aside from visits by elected officials—doesn’t immediately go to affordable housing, policy reform or even that damn Christopher Columbis statue. Instead, he keeps it relatively simple and points to two things. One is the word “Tampeño,” his preferred term for someone from Tampa. “Tampan” is off the table for Núñez, and while “Tampanian” is somewhat acceptable, he prefers the flair and warmth lent by the tilde (“ñ”). His other hope, no secret to local vexillologists, is that the City of Tampa adopt a new flag. Núñez swears by the Roman Mars TED talk about municipal flags and says Tampa’s—find a picture of it via the web version of this story cltampa.com/arts—could use an overhaul. In the same week we wait for the first launch in NASA’s new Artemis mis sion to the moon, he invokes Neil Armstrong.
Catching up with Mario Núñez whose very Tampeño TV show celebrates its 11th anniversary.
It’s a controversial topic, and Núñez can talk circles around it, but it all boils down to identity. And when it comes to conversations about a sense of place—whether you’re in West Tampa or in the booth of a Carrollwood cafe that feels like Ybor City—sharing space and cafe con leche with Núñez is one the best places to be. “Whatever you do, do it well.”
“What’s the first thing we did when we got to the moon? Before we struck a golf ball, we stuck a flag in the ground,” Núñez exclaims. “If you want to have a rallying point for your people, it has to be the flag. If you’re going to be a great city in this new time, you need a great flag.”
Maria Delgado was 48 years old when her grandson arrived. Núñez says she had nothing else to do but take care of the new baby, which was bad news for the rest of the world. “By the time I was four years old, I knew that that moon came out every night just to say hello to me,” he jokes, allud ing to the love she wrapped aroundDelgadohim.(his Puerto Rican grandma, the other was a Cuban Tampeña) always told him to make the most of every oppor tunity. “You know, in so many words she would tell me in Spanish, ‘Mijo, apply yourself, do your best,' and, 'This ain’t no dress rehearsal. Whatever you do, do it well,’” Núñez adds. So he was always wide-eyed on the public bus grandma started taking him on when he was four years old. Together, hand in hand, they walked six blocks to the stop. He’d watch the coins disappear into the box and take the ride.
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The Yuengling Center-based team also posted on social media that it is looking for players to join the squad and will be hosting tryouts in upcoming months. To try out for a spot on the Strikers’ roster, sign up via tbstrikers.com.
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On Monday, Puerto Rican women’s national team defender Madison Cox became the second women’s player signed to the team for its inau gural campaign in the NISL. In June of 2021 Cox was called up to the Puerto Rican women’s national team. In October 2021 she scored her first goal for the national team in a match vs Guyana. Cox has played for Tampa Bay United in USL W League, and WPSL. She started her collegiate career at University of Tampa where she was named captain as a freshman. “It’s a privilege to be a part of the Tampa Bay Strikers and play for my hometown on the professional level. I am looking forward to the work ahead,” she said. The Strikers’ are yet to announce an offi cial schedule for the upcoming season set to begin in December, but season and group tickets are for purchase available now. And it looks like Tampa isn’t the only Florida city getting a National Indoor Soccer League team, as the league announced its Orlando-based Central Florida Crusaders team, which will play in University of Central Florida’s Addition Financial Arena.
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“I cannot be more excited to bring my two passions together soccer and the Tampa Bay community,” Gramática said at a press conference.
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Strike first Tampa’s new indoor soccer team is taking shape. By Max Steele E ver wanted to become a professional indoor soccer player? Now is your chance. The Tampa Bay Strikers have been making moves since the team’s creation last month, announcing its head coach and first player.
FIELD GOAL: Super Bowl XXXVII champion Martín Gramática will lead the charge for the Strikers.
Last month, the team announced that former Buccaneers’ kicker and Super Bowl XXXVII champion Martín Gramática would head coach the Strikers, both the male and female teams. Many know Gramática as an accomplished Pro-Bowl NFL kicker, but he actually grew up playing soccer in Argentina and didn’t lace up on the football field until his senior year of high school. Since his retirement from the league in 2008, the 46-year-old has been involved in youth soccer development in the Tampa Bay area.
The team also recently announced its firstever player, former University of South Florida women’s soccer defender Brianna Blethen, who posted an impressive career during her time with the Bulls. During her senior year, Blethen’s defensive line ranked No. 1 in least shot attempts allowed in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). She also scored the gamewinning goal in AAC regular-season title game.
“I am so excited to be a part of this organi zation and honored to be the team’s first signee. I can’t wait to learn new aspects of the indoor game from Coach Gramatica,” Blethen said. “I am looking forward to continuing to represent the Tampa Bay area!”
46 | SEPTEMBER 01- 07, 2022 | cltampa.com SEPTEMBER 16–25, 2022 The best singer-songwriters are headed to the Island Hopper Songwriter Fest in Southwest Florida. Catch free shows at tropical-themed music venues throughout Captiva Island, Fort Myers Beach and downtown Fort Myers. Get tickets to the closing poolside concert with superstar Gary LeVox from Rascal Flatts. Sink your toes into white sand, sing along to your favorite songs and discover the stories behind them. Good days include great music. Check out the lineup of over 70 BMI artists at IslandHopperFest.com | #IslandHopperFest Isla nd Hopper Songwriter Fest Want even more from your festival experience? Download the Island Hopper mobile app for iOS and Android devices. SUN, SAND AND SONGS Headliner Gary LeVox from Rascal Flatts UPCOMING F 9.9 Fast Fashion DEPECHE MODE TRIBUTE @ 9PM Rewind/Forward W/ DJ KIGER @ 10:30PM F 9.9 Nights Of Future Past Sa 9.10 Gozadera! Latin Dance Sa 9.10 Rebekah Pulley Twosome Su 9.11 Greg Milo F 9.16 Tampa Punk Rock Karaoke F 9.16 Vagabond Tweed Sa 9.17 Mwiza Su 9.18 COPE's Dennis Stadelman Tu 9.20 Shwayze + Ichroniq W 9.21 Jon Shain F 9.23 Aurelio Voltaire + Laboratory Sa 9.24 WMNF Record Sale 12-4 Trailer Park Mark & The Crystal Deth Band The Wandering Hours Stillhouse Shakers 8-12 Sa 9.24 Will Quinlan Billy Summer Su 9.25 Fo’i MUSIC HALL LAUGH LAB COMEDY OPEN MIC 8:30-10 | FREE MUSIC HALL BIERGARTEN BROKENMOLD PRESENTS PUSHA PREME ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT JAY BROWNE | SYNERGY IN A CUP PERCEPTION | KATARA | MULAGVNG DOORS 7 | SHOW 8 | $15 ADV | $20 DOS | 18+ OLOGYMUSIC W/ DJ GABE 7:30-9:30 | FREE PUSHA PREME AFTERPARTY IN THE BAR DJ BLENDA 9:30-CLOSE | FREE CRACKERBILLYSBIERGARTEN AMERICANA 7:30-9:30 | FREE BIERGARTEN RENÉ SCHLEGEL SINGER0SONGWRITER 6:30-8:30 | FREE MONDAY 9.5 CLOSED MUSIC HALL BIERGARTEN INDOOR CORNHOLE BOARDS SET @ 6 • BAGS FLY @ 7 PREREGISTER VIA SCOREHOLIO HOSPITALITY NIGHT LIVE MUSIC 7-9 | FREE BIERGARTEN BBQUSTIC!MATT HORAN AMERICANA / COUNTRY 6:30-8:30 | FREE BOLD shows are in the Music Hall TUE 9.6 FRI 9.2 THU 9.1 SUN 9.4 WED 9.7 810 SKAGWAY AVE | TAMPA LOCATED NEAR BUSCH & NEBRASKA 813.304.0460 | newworldtampa.com | OPEN TUE-SUN RESTAURANT | BAR | MUSIC VENUE | PRIVATE EVENTSEST.1995 SAT 9.3
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In 2009, OneRepublic’s “Apologize” was nominated for a “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Grammy, and while the Colorado band has never won a golden gramophone, its frontman Ryan Tedder has taken home Grammys for songwriting he did with Adele and Taylor Swift. The band released a new single, “West Coast,” ear lier this year. Needtobreathe (my spacebar actually works) is in the same
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Peace Cult album release w/Pet Lizard/ Rutterkin/Biscayne After what feels like an eternity, one of Tampa’s most beloved pop-punk trios dropped its debut album last week. Cemetery Noise takes strongly after Paramore and Bikini Kill, and tackles lying assholes (“Funeral”), a new revo lution (“Brainwashed”), and wanting to leave this world (“Cabin Fever”). If you’ve streamed the album endlessly since release, it wouldn’t hurt to offer Emma Treneff and friends some extra support by buying physi cal at the group’s album release party. Pet Lizard (which just released a new album itself), Rutterkin, and Biscayne open. (Crowbar, Ybor City)
Over the last few weeks, Floridian Social Club has staged what it’s calling State Theatre-style throwback shows showcasing local musi cians who might’ve graced the stage at the venue which last occupied 687 Central Ave. This week, it’s indie-pop songwriter Jordan Esker who promises that his band will sound “the best we ever have.” That’s bold consid ering the fact that Esker almost always sound pristine whenever his mouth hits the mic. (Floridian Social Club, St. Petersburg)
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C Michael Franti and Spearhead Despite lyrics full of positivity and hope, Franti has been to hell and back in his adult life. In 2018, the barefoot musician told CL Tampa about his mother’s stroke, and his son’s need for a kidney transplant. Thankfully, both sur vived each health-related adversity, and while Franti still keeps close, his latest record Follow Your Heart focuses on needing each other and not taking anything for granted. If took ticket availability for granted, however, too bad—this one is sold-out. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
Pusha Preme Album Release: Katara w/Perception/Jay Browne/Synergy In A Cup/Josh + Samdroidboi/more Next week, Bandcamp is going to shine some light on a new album by Tampa rapper Pusha Preme, who’s giving local fans a chance to hear I Hate Saying Goodbye in person at this album release where he’s joined by one of the best duos in Florida (Katara and Perception), plus a host of party-starting hip-hop acts. A lot of good has happened in the Preme camp over the last year—tours, appearances at Gasparilla Music Festival and Mischief Mondays, TV spots, the birth of his wife’s first child—but there’s been a lot of darkness, too, including the death of his grandma and anxiety about his place in the local scene.
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“It seems that for me to be able to succeed in my career I have to say goodbye to something or someone. We all have to do it whether it’s for work or for pleasure, shit even for love,” he told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. What’s more is that Preme’s push to do more for the community continues at this show, which doubles as a shoe drive for Metropolitan Ministries (bring your new and gently used kicks to the gig for karma points). (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)
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—Matthew Moyer C Ghost w/Mastodon/Spiritbox The spookiest band out of Europe, brings its new Impera album to Tampa where super-heavy Atlanta rock open for the Grammy-winning Swedish band on Ghost’s only Florida show. (Yuengling Center, Tampa) Hinder w/Kamenar Like it or not, it’s been almost a decade since Hinder played the Tampa Bay area. When the group behind “Better Than Me” last played here—while promoting 2012’s Welcome To The Freak Show —Ybor City’s historic Ritz had just undergone some renovations, and the band was a year away from obtaining its third lead singer Nolan Neal, who died in July aged 41. One lifetime later, there’s no new album to promote, and the current run of shows for the alternative Oklahoma boys is mainly making up for lost time that could have been a 15th anniversary tour set for 2020. Local hard rock brothers Sean and John Kamenar open. (The Ritz, Ybor City) The Wormholes The Wormhole’s latest, Light in the Dark , does just what its album title promises, by piecing together quiet art-pop atmo spherics and chaotic neo-psych-rock passages over the course of its less than 30-minute runtime. The Charlotte, North Carolina plays a free set as part of Tampa Shuffle’s Tuesday “Remix” open mic night. (Shuffle, Tampa)
who’s been nominated for a Grammy seven times, is one of the most popular R&B songwriters in the game. That’s party because of his viral hit “Heartbreak Anniversary” and Drake’s “Chicago Freestyle,” but mostly a result of a rich vocal inspired by none other than Frank Sinatra. Fana Hues opens the tour in support of her latest album, flora + fana , which was written almost entirely in 2021 as the songwriter grappled with social justice movements unfolding around her. But more than a reaction to the protests, Hues departs from romance and relationships on the album, instead singing about selfcare, stillness and solitude. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
THU 08 Kristopher James w/Cat Ridgeway Orlando songwriter Cat Ridgeway is just about to wrap up a tour that took her up the east coast, as well as to a private gig in Colorado Springs. The singer-songwriter who has opened for Jason Isbell and the late Marty Balin—just to name a few—decided to go unplugged during a gig in Charlotte, which reminded her of the radio tour she did last year. We’re almost certain that Cat’s appearance opening for her Tampatown pal Kristopher James won’t be as stripped down, but if she keeps keepin’ on the way she has (her website claims that her 2020 album Nice To Meet You hit no. 66 on the Americana charts), she’ll be a household name in no time. (The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City)
C Loud On Seventh Kickoff Concert: Es’Synce Star w/Boss Hippy/Westside Solo/12InLoose/ Alex Ced/Dot Diamond Key/ Pimptress/TRVP/King Kash/ more If you want to make it in Tampa’s hip-hop scene, you have to know Aych. The Tampa emcee runs Crowbar’s cypher event and lately has been the driving force behind Ybor City’s Loud on 7th Music Festival and industry summit, which kicks off on next Thursday with a media event and con cert featuring some of the talent on the bill over Loud on 7th's four days in the his toric district. A trio of bills—including a set from legendary New York DJ Kid Capri, a producer showcase and local rap cypher— goes down Friday, Sept. 9 before a Saturday networking event and megashow. Sunday features an all R&B set at Crowbar, plus a Versus-style gig at Skye (Don Marino v. Craig Lamar) which also hosts the big close out show. (Various venues, Ybor City)
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Javon Black If you’re looking for a Labor Day R&B show, Temple Terrace might be calling your name. Office complex pub Tally Go has Javon Black, who’s famous for his hit “Shawty Tear It Up,” and returning to the stage for his first performance in years. (Tally Ho, Tampa)
SUN 04 C F!#K The Supreme Court: A GoodFaith Tribute to Rage Against the Machine Earlier this year, Jon Ditty marked a decade of Off The Dome freestyle open mic nights. Now for one night, the Dunedin emcee reignites a Rage Against The Machine tribute supergroup he pieced together in 2019. Anthill Cinema’s Justino Lee Walker and Vinny Svobada, and Mixed Signal drummer Dru Underwood will convene for this one, with DEA & Saint, along with Tysonious Mink, opening a show meant to give a finger to the Supreme Court. Oh, and all profits go directly to the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund. (Floridian Social Club, St. Petersburg)
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a European tour with Earl Sweatshirt and Alchemist, and now he’s heading out again on his own domestic headlining jaunt landing in St. Petersburg. The MC-cheftelevision personality triple threat (we’ll belatedly add in author and actor) released Cocodrillo Turbo in April, so expect some new sounds. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
It was a damn good August for McCollum. In the first week alone, the 30-year-old country singer-songwriter got to open for one of his heroes, George Strait, and released a new single, “Handle On You.” Now that he’s off tour with Thomas Rhett, the Austin boy is flying solo for the bulk of autumn, and completely sold-out what appears to be his Tampa Bay debut. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
Action Bronson No sleep ‘til Tampa Bay? Rapper Bronson recently wrapped
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C Rod Stewart w/Cheap Trick It’s gotten to the point where the vast majority of tours and shows announced before COVID-19 hit have been fulfilled in one way or another. One of the only gigs yet to hit town is Rod Stewart’s latest run of shows, with support from Cheap Trick, featuring Safety Harbor resi dent Robin Zander. Since the original January 2020 announcement, both names have dropped new mate rial, so definitely make sure to do your homework and not just remi nisce on the greatest hits of 45 years ago. Plus, if you’ve seen Cheap Trick before, you know that the band goes full Springsteen on its setlists every night, so you’ll probably hear some cuts you’ve never even heard of. (Amalie Arena, Tampa)
Giveon w/Fana Hues/Saleka Giveon Dezmann Evans wants to be remembered as an artist who told the truth. And right now, the truth of the matter is that the 27-year-old
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This St. Louisbased hardcore quartet is surely gonna be on cloud nine by the end of the year. Last week, the group dropped “Real Life,” the first shot from its new deal with SharpTone Records. And in October, the boys are on the deeply-nostalgic bill for Vegas’ When We Were Young festiva, alongside the likes of Hawthorne Heights–which co-headlines this gig–and My Chemical Romance. (Orpheum, Tampa)
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SAT 03 Coolio w/Young MC Remember the ‘90s when Coolio called out “Weird Al” Yankovic for turning the rapper’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” into “Amish Paradise?” The hatchet has been long buried, but while the king of parody is about to have a biopic released, the 59-year-old “Fantastic Voyage” emcee has been rocking casinos and nostalgia tours in recent years, as opposed to continuing on with hit songs. For that reason, we don’t really hear much from him these days, which might as well make his late Saturday night/early Sunday morning appearance with fellow ‘90s nostalgia king Young MC a rare local occurrence. You want it, you got it. (Shephard’s Beach Resort, Clearwater)
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Tickets to the 2022 River Tower Festival in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 2 p.m.-10 p.m. are on sale now starting at $15. A VIP option includes a covered viewing area, three drink tickets, commemorative T-shirt and parking inside River Tower Park, located at 401 E Bird St. near I-275. “We love our tower and appreciate its importance to the history of Tampa,” organizers wrote in a press release. “After a two year covid induced hiatus, the festival is back!! We hope to see you all there.”
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See Josh Bradley’s weekly new concert roundup below.—Ray Roa The Grapes w/Kairos Creature Club/ Chlorinefields Friday, Sept. 30. 9 p.m. No cover. The Bends, St. Petersburg Billy Cobham Thursday, Oct. 13. 7:30 p.m. $34.50-$49.50. Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Saturday, Oct. 15. 7:30 p.m. $27. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg Charlie w/Sub*T Thursday, Oct. 20. 7 p.m. $TBD. Hooch and Hive, Tampa Anthill Cinema Friday, Oct. 21. 8 p.m. $15. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg The Stylistics Sunday, Oct. 23. 7:30 p.m. $55-$100. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg Hoobastank and Lit w/Alien Ant Farm/ Kristopher Roe Wednesday, Oct. 26. 7 p.m. $27.50-$157.50. The Ritz, Ybor City Palomino Blond w/Permanent Makeup/ Kick Veronica Saturday, Oct. 29. 8 p.m. $10-$15. Hooch and Hive, Tampa Trea Landon w/Cottondale Swamp Friday, Nov. 4. 8 p.m. No cover. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg Bad Omens w/Dayseeker/Make Them Suffer/Thousand Below Saturday, Nov. 5. 5:30 p.m. Sold out. Orpheum, Tampa Ryan Montbleau Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 12-13. 8 p.m. $30-$40. The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City Fortunate Youth w/Kash’d Out/ Passafire Sunday, Nov. 13. 6:30 p.m. Prices TBA. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg Babefest 2022 feat. L.A. Witch Saturday, Nov. 19. 8:30 p.m. $20. Crowbar, Ybor City Katatonia w/The Ocean Collective/ Cellar Darling Saturday, Dec. 10. 7 p.m. $25. Orpheum, Tampa Black Violin Sunday, Dec. 11. 7 p.m. $36 & up. Morsani Hall at Straz Center, Tampa Jinjer w/P.O.D./Malevolence/Space of Variations Tuesday, Dec. 13. 6 p.m. $29$129. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg Glenn Miller Orchestra Sunday, Jan. 22. 3 p.m. $75 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg Cancellations/reschedules A R I Z O N A at Jannus Live, Oct. 2 Canceled Kennyhoopla at Jannus Live, Oct. 26 Canceled Tribal Style
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Sulphur Springs’ 200-foot Gothic Revival tower is a symbol. Not just of the Tampa neighborhood, but of the former leisure empire’s heyday, environmental follies and complicated racial undertones built into the banks of the Hillsborough River.
In 2019, a grassroots effort formed with the mission to restore and preserve the tower. The River Tower Festival went down on a rainy fall day, but was able to raise funds to the effort and draw the attention of city officials, which are now working with the River Tower Foundation on improvements. The nonprofit foundation even says that Tampa City Council may soon vote to budget funds to at least pressure wash and paint the Tolandmark.helpthe effort along after a two-year pandemic hiatus, the foundation is reviv ing its River Tower Festival and fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 12 with a day-long party in the shadow of the tower. Bands—including Navin Ave., Rebekah Pulley, Tribal Style, Will Quinlan and Have Gun, Will Travel— join other musical acts, plus DJs (including Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s senior music contributor Gabe Echazabal).
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–Worried About Monkeypox Go to Savage.Love for Dan’s answer to this question and more! Send mail to questions@ savagelove.net, listen to he Savage Lovecast and follow @fakedansavage on Twitter.
P.S. If the last couples’ counselor you saw didn’t turn to your wife at the end of your first session and say, “You’re a fucking psycho,” they sucked at their job. I am a gay man in a large Canadian city and I have a question about monkeypox. I have been seeing a male escort for several years and have built a friendly relationship with him. We both received the monkeypox vaccine in late June. My question is whether I should stop seeing him while monkeypox is still running rampant. Some further background—he is still advertising for clients online and he’s told me that he’s still sexually active and doesn’t always use condoms. I know he is in a financially precar ious situation, which is why he escorts, so I don’t blame him for doing what he must. It pays the bills. I honestly miss him and our intimate connection, but I’m afraid I’d contract monkeypox even though we’re both vaccinated. Should I take a pause in seeing him because he is still having sex with multiple people?
Or get better at telling your wife what she insists on hearing, doing whatever you want when you’re safely in the zone (of erotic autonomy), and covering your tracks.
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By Dan Savage There is more to this week’s Savage Love. To read the entire column, go to savage.love. I’ve been with my wife for 10 years. We are both 36 years old. We moved in fast and didn’t take time to learn certain things about one another. For example, I watch porn, which she only found out about after we moved in. She had a visceral reaction. She told me it was a dealbreaker for her, no negotiation. I agreed to stop but didn’t. Fast forward 10 years and now I’m medicated for ADHD, which makes it much easier to avoid impulse behaviors like looking at porn. We have come close to divorce over this issue, as well as over how toxic I was before getting treatment for my ADHD. I’ve contributed my share of negativ ity to the marriage. Now, as it stands, the agreement we have is that I will not watch porn of any kind. This is where we really start to differ. To her, porn is masturbating to ANYTHING. Looking at porn? Not allowed. Looking at women in bikinis? Not allowed. Coming across something that sexu ally charges me and masturbating to it? I have betrayed her trust. So, I don’t watch “porn” any more but I feel extremely resentful about how I am controlled. The latest example of this was when she was helping our kid play a game on a device that had to be connected to Facebook. Mine was connected, and a message came up with a recent conversation. In it I thanked a friend for being there for me, checking in on me, sending jokes, etc. This friend likes to send funny memes, some of which are risqué. I mentioned that I appreci ated his jokes, even the ones that would have “upset my wife.” She is now accusing me of using friends (and memes) as loopholes to get around my promise NOT to look at porn. I’m so tired. I have so much shame around masturbation now and I feel like I have no privacy. We are about to see another couples’ counselor. Any suggestions for me? I don’t know exactly what your wife has had to put up with. You mention toxic behavior on your part prior to seeking treatment for ADHD. Toxic energy, toxic actions, toxic toxins—what ever you did, I’m going to assume your bullshit came close to intolerable, WATCHER, and award your wife some points for putting up with your bullshit.With that said… Giving up porn is a price of admission some are willing to pay. A person with an otherwise healthy relationship to porn—someone who, like most people, can enjoy porn in moderation, someone who can use porn without neglecting their partner sexually and/or being inconsiderate about their partner’s feelings—sometimes falls in love with a person who, for whatever reason, can’t stand the idea of their partner watching porn. Some people have sensitivities, others have insecurities; some on the Left have political objec tions, some on the Right have religious objections. Giving up porn is not something I would ever agree to, but a reasonable person might agree to stop watching porn (or pretend they’ve stopped watching porn) for someone they love. But if the person who insisted their part ner stop watching porn later defines absolutely everything as porn—porn itself, non-porno graphic photos, good-looking people walking down the street, memes shared by friends—then it was never about the porn. It wasn’t about their insecurities or their political objections or their precious religious beliefs. It was about control. And the worst thing about controlling people is that they’re never satisfied. No mat ter how much control a romantic partner gives up, it’s never enough. A controlling person’s demands escalate slowly at the start of a new relationship, WATCHER, when it’s still rela tively easy for someone to end things. But once the relationship is harder to exit—once leases have been signed, marriages have been per formed, children have been born—the controlling person’s demands not only escalate rapidly, they also tend to become more arbitrary and irrational. (No memes? Really?) Your wife’s bullshit is intolerable, WATCHER, and you shouldn’t put up with it. Everyone is entitled to privacy, even married people. Likewise, everyone enjoys a zone of erotic autonomy, even married people. Experiences you fantasize about, when and how you masturbate, things you can safely do without violating your monogamous commitment and/or putting your partner at risk… not only shouldn’t someone try to take those things from you, it’s not in any one’s power to take those things from you. We can’t police our partner’s fantasies. Ideally, our partners feel safe sharing their fantasies with us and involving us to the extent we can or wish to be involved. But we can’t prevent our partners from looking at whatever they want to look at, provided they’re considerate about when and where, and we certainly can’t stop our partners from thinking about what ever they want to think about, dick in hand or no dick inGethand.adivorce.
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