Creative Loafing Tampa — November 3, 2022

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We’ve really heard from the public today regardless of how I feel about the issue.

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Kenwood’s Bungalow Fest among best things to do this weekend.

By Ray Roa

St. Petersburg’s historic Kenwood neighborhood is back with its annual home tour, Bungalow Fest. This year’s event, “Renovations & Restorations,” marks the 24th season celebrating the city’s architectural diversity and urban rebirth. The tour will spotlight various house styles, the newly restored Historic St. Petersburg High School and public art installations throughout Kenwood. The yearly event draws hundreds of art and architecture lovers to the Kenwood neighborhood, featured on the National Registry of Historic Places.

Tickets to the 2022 Bungalow Fest set for Saturday, Nov. 5 in St. Pete’s historic Kenwood neighborhood from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. are on sale now for $20. Tickets will also be available day of at St. Petersburg High School for $25. The school will also hold a silent auction featuring items provided by local businesses. Check in and registration begins at St. Petersburg High School at 2501 5th Ave. N. Stroll. Free trolley rides will be available to transport guests throughout the neighborhood.

Start your engines

The Florida State Fair may be the biggest show in town, but the Hillsborough County Fair is not one to be passed up. The annual 11-day event, featuring everything from tractor pulls and carnival rides to demolition derby’s and rodeos is back. Parking is free, and admission starts at $10 for adults, but like every year, opening day admission is just $1, and there’s also plenty of other deals to take advantage of, like “Car Load Night” on Nov. 10, where a car

filled with 8 people can get in for $60, and online purchase discounts. Nov. 3-10. Hillsborough County Fairgrounds, 215 Sydney Washer Rd., Dover. hillsboroughcountyfair.com—Colin Wolf

Flavor savor

Downtown St. Pete is already a hub for fine wine, great eats and beautiful waterfront views—but this weekend’s foodie festival brings all three of those things together. The 10th installment of Savor St. Pete, a local food and wine fest, transforms North Straub Park into a 25,000 square-foot culinary destination. Pinellas-based restaurants dishing eats at next weekend’s festival include 400 Beach Seafood & Taphouse, Bavaro’s, Bolay, Sculley’s, Tijuana Flats, Tryst and the recently-opened Beach Drive eatery Alello—among many more. Saturday-Sunday Nov. 5-6. 1 p.m.-4 p.m. $95 & up. North Straub Park, 400 Bayshore Dr. NE, St Petersburg. savortheburg.com—Kyla Fields

Enter Sandman

Hope there are some pickup basketball games happening because Adam Sandler is back. The Sandman—who’s been sharing his trips to basketball courts on Instagram lately—is bringing a night of comedy and song. Sandler’s first comedy special in 20 years, “100% Fresh,” was filmed during his last tour, but it’s unclear what the plans are for this run. His latest Netflix offering, “Hustle,” tells the story of a washed up Philadelphia 76ers scout, so don’t be surprised if you see him balling out before the show. Sunday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. $33.75 & up. Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa. amaliearena.com

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Early voting is 7 am -7 pm Oct. 24 - Nov. 6 at 26 sites in Hillsborough County. Bring 1-2 forms of ID with your photo & signature. Find early voting locations at VoteHillsborough.gov.

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Photos by Phil DeSimone

Across Tampa Bay, kids and their parents took to the streets in search of treats, but a different kind of eye candy roamed Ybor City on Halloween night.  The usual bad cops, angels, demons, sailors and aliens strutted up and down Seventh Avenue, but so did Sesame Street characters, “The Sperm,” and one guy who was not only dressed as Spider-Man  but packing much heat in his spidey-pants. See all the photos via cltampa.com/slideshows.—Ray Roa

POLITICS ISSUES OPINION

No confidence

Tampa City Council caves to police pressure over CRB vote.

By Justin Garcia

On Tuesday during a charter amendment review, Tampa City Council voted against letting the public decide on subpoena power for its Police Citizen Review Board (CRB), while moving forward with a potential public vote on whether the board should have an independent attorney. The vote came after the CRB and city council previously, and overwhelmingly voted for the city legal team to draft an ordinance that would put both options on a ballot for voters to decide. But yesterday, several council members confirmed that they were being lobbied by TPD Police Chief Mary O’Connor and Senior Assistant City Attorney Megan Newcomb to not let the voters decide.

years. In July, the CRB voted to recommend that council let voters decide if the board should have more power by creating an ordinance that would put the matters on a ballot. After that CRB vote, council also decided city staff should draft an ordinance to leave the issues up to the voters.

Since then, city legal and the police chief have lobbied council members against authorizing city staff to create that ballot language.

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The council vote today came in two separate motions. The first was for the city legal team to draft an ordinance that would let voters decide if the CRB should have an independent attorney instead of using a city attorney, which the ACLU says is a conflict of interest. That measure passed on a 4-2 vote, with Councilman Guido Maniscalco and Joseph Citro voting against the independent attorney.

The other motion asked city legal to write an ordinance to create ballot language letting voters decide if the CRB should have subpoena power to gather its own evidence when reviewing police misconduct, rather than just relying on the word of TPD’s internal affairs department. But council members Joe Citro, Luis Viera, Charlie Miranda and Guido Maniscalco didn’t want to let the public vote happen.

Councilwoman Lynn Hurtak, Orlando Gudes (a former police officer) and Bill Carlson voted in favor of letting the voters decide, but the motion failed 3-4.

Now, the city attorney’s office will draft an ordinance for the vote on the independent attorney. That ordinance will have to go through two more readings, and votes, from council before it can potentially make it to the ballot in March 2023—the same election where Tampa will vote on whether or not to keep current city council members.

For years, the CRB has been criticized by citizens and local civil rights groups as being ineffective because it doesn’t have the tools to do its own investigating. Meanwhile, TPD has been riddled with controversy over the past several

“We’ve really heard from the public today regardless of how I feel about the issue, I think the public has spoken,” Hurtak said today.

During public comment, members of the Hillsborough NAACP, the ACLU, and the Tampa Bay Community Action Committee spoke about the need for more police transparency and accountability. They also talked about the need for citizens to be able to have a democratic vote, especially since citizens fund the police. Several speakers were upset that the city had cast them as fringe, outsider groups, and reminded council members that they are in fact their constituents.

“Whoever said we were a fringe group, that’s the lie they tell themselves when they look in the mirror,” said Yvette Lewis, President of the NAACP. “Because when I look in the mirror, I see somebody fighting for people’s civil rights.”

A majority of the more than a dozen public speakers showed up to ask council for more police transparency, but a representative from the state attorney’s office, a vice president of the Police Benevolent Association and retired Judge E.J. Salcines spoke last during public comment to warn of unintended consequences of giving the board subpoena power.

Kimberly Hindman, Chief Assistant State Attorney for SAO 13 said giving the CRB subpoena power would create problems for the state attorney. “We’d have to navigate what subpoena power means, which is, is that transactional immunity? And what’s the judicial oversight over that?” Hindman said. “Almost every one of the cases involves a corresponding prosecution. And a civil body acting and taking statements from people creates problems for cases, that’s simply the bottom line.”

Councilman Gudes asked Hindman why SAO13 would encounter these problems, while other jurisdictions that have had subpoena power for years, such as Miami-Dade County, Key West, Orange County, and Broward County, were all able to operate despite the subpoena power. “I

can’t speak to those other jurisdictions, because we don’t operate there,” Hindman said.

Castor’s administration has for seven years resisted giving the board more tools to look at police misconduct. Last year, Castor, a former TPD police chief, stood firm against subpoena power for the 11-person review board which is made up of five Castor appointees, five people appointed by city council, and one appointed by the Hillsborough NAACP.

The desire for more powers for the CRB does not come out of a vacuum. Over the past couple of years, TPD has been plagued with division over vaccines and wearing masks, even during the height of the pandemic.

Last year alone, the department was involved in at least 19 scandals that the public knows of, as violent crimes such as homicide surged in Tampa. The city is also currently under federal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for TPD’s “crime free multi-housing” program, which targeted mainly Black renters for eviction.

This year, the controversies are piling up again. In July, TPD was caught using a spying tactic to pursue crimes; critics call the tactic unconstitutional. In June, officers were caught making fun of a dog shooting that occurred at the hands of TPD and an officer accused his supervisor of imposing DUI quotas, leading to allegedly improper arrests.

“Whoever said we were a fringe group, that’s the lie they tell themselves when they look in the mirror.”

GUDES-NESS GRACIOUS: Orlando Gudes, the only former cop on Tampa City Council, wanted to let voters decide.

Election 2022: Ballot cheat sheet

Hillsborough County Judge Group 14: Melissa Black

Retention of Hillsborough District Court of Appeals Judges Patricia Joan Kelly: Yes Nelly N. Khouzam: Yes Suzanne Y. Labrit: No Matt Lucas: No Robert Morris: Yes Travis Northcutt: Yes John K. Stargel: No Craig. C. Villanti: No

Hillsborough County referendum on transportation sales tax: Yes

Pinellas County Commission District 2: Patricia “Pat” Gerard

Pinellas County Judge Group 1: Delia Cope

Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue referendum

1—Approve a fire district tax: Yes St. Petersburg referendum 1—Expansion of Dali Museum: Yes St. Petersburg referendum 2—Authority to grant economic development tax exemption: No St. Petersburg amendment 1—Change election schedule: No St. Petersburg amendment 2—Change residency requirement for redistricting: Yes

Clearwater amendment 1—Bluff development project: Yes

Indian Shores amendment 1—Qualifications for office: Yes

Indian Shores amendment 3—Vice mayor rotation: No

Indian Shores amendment 4—Holding other offices: Yes

Indian Shores amendment 5—Charter offices: Yes

Madeira Beach amendment 1—Qualification and term of office: Yes

Elections aren’t sports, and their results have real life consequences for our friends and neighbors. For the most part, if you’re registered, voting is really easy. Early voting sites are now open in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Hernando, Manatee, Sarasota and Citrus counties (check your local elections supervisors for locations). Voters who haven’t mailed theirs in yet, may also return completed mail-in ballots at secure ballot intake stations required to be at Supervisors of Elections’ offices and at each branch office. Some early voting sites have secure ballot intake stations.

Over time, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay has learned that many readers look to the paper to help them make selections on their ballots. While our bias has always been clear, some folks just need us to lay it all out there, so here it is: a cheat sheet to the ballot, conveniently sized and printed so you can bring it with you to your polling place or dining room table and get the damn thing done. See an expanded edition of this guide at cltampa.com/news—Ray Roa

U.S. Senate: Val Demings

U.S. Representative

District

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District 17

Eric Lynn

Kathy Castor

Alan Cohn

Jan Schneider

Andrea Doria Kale

Governor: Charlie Crist

General: Aramis Ayala

Chief Financial Officer: Adam Hattersley Commissioner

Agriculture: Naomi Esther Blemur

Retention of Justices of the Supreme Court

Charles T. Canady: No John D. Couriel: No Jamie Grosshans: No Jorge Labarga: Yes Ricky Polston: No

State Attorney District 6: Allison Miller

State Senate District 11: Brian Patrick Moore District 12 : Veysel Dokur

District 14 : Janet Cruz District 16 : Darryl Rouson District 18 : Eunic Ortiz

District 21 : Amaro Lionheart

District 23 : Mike Harvey

State House District 53: Keith Laufenberg District 54: Brian Staver District 55: Charles “C.J.” Hacker Jr. District 58: Bernard Fensterwald District 59: Dawn Douglas District 60: Lindsay Cross District 61: Janet Varnell Warwick District 62: Michele Rayner District 64: Susan Valdes District 65: Jen McDonald District 66: David Tillery District 67: Fentrice Driskell District 68: Lorissa Wright District 69: Andrew Learned District 70: Eleuterio “Junior” Salazar Jr. District 72: Roberty Guy Dameus District 73: Derek Reich

Florida state amendments

No. 1—Limitation on the Assessment of Real Property Used for Residential Purposes: No No. 2—Abolishing the Constitution Revision Commission: No No. 3—Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Specified Critical Public Services Workforce: No

Hillsborough County Commission District 1: Harry Cohen District 2: Angela Birdsong District 5: Mariella Smith District 7: Kimberly Overman

Pinellas School Board District 3: Keesha Benson District 6: Brian M. Martin

Pinellas County amendments and referendums

Largo referendum 2—Selling city property for a potential recreational center: No

Madeira Beach amendment 2—Induction of newly elected member of board of commissioners: Yes

Treasure Island amendment 2—Signature requirement: Yes

CL staffer Justin Garcia and contributor Arielle Stevenson contributed to this election guide.

EDITORIAL CARTOON

BY BOB WHITMORE

Janet Cruz

The insufferables

Propagandists and grifters will keep on, not even slightly deterred by the violence they’ve sown.

By Jeffrey C. Billman

Early Friday morning, a 42-year-old former nudist turned QAnon freak named David DePape—who, as the Los Angeles Times delicately put it, had “been drifting further into the world of far-right conspiracies, antisemitism, and hate”—allegedly broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and, after yelling, “Where is Nancy?” and “Where are you, Nancy?,” beat her 82-year-old husband, Paul Pelosi, in the head with a hammer in front of police officers responding to a 911 call.

DePape, an apparently unstable man duped by right-wing propagandists and grifters, will likely spend decades in prison. The propagandists and grifters will keep on propagandizing and grifting, not even slightly deterred by the whirlwind they’ve sown.

The New York Times noted that “[DePape’s] words were eerily similar to the threats made against Ms. Pelosi as a mob loyal to former President Donald J. Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, breaking into her office as her staff barricaded themselves in an interior room. ‘Where are you, Nancy? We’re looking for you!’ one man shouted that day, as the mob rampaged through the building.”

armed to the teeth, wearing ballistic vests, and high on Dinesh D’Souza’s “2,000 Mules” fantasy to continue “monitoring” ballot drop boxes in Maricopa County—and taking photos of voters and following them as they leave—because he couldn’t find “evidence that Defendants’ conduct constitutes a true threat.”

After undergoing surgery for a skull fracture, Paul Pelosi is expected to recover. But I’m increasingly worried that American democracy might not. It’s not just this incident. Our institutions don’t know how to deal with political violence. And once the proverbial bullet can do for the far right what the ballot cannot, we are—for lack of a better word—fucked.

INFORMED DISSENT

A similar spark lit the Civil War 160 years ago: White Southern wealth built on human bondage feared democracy, so white Southerners sought to destroy democratic institutions. Today, the beneficiaries of racial and class privilege see pluralistic democracy as a threat and right-wing populism as a solution.

Since Labor Day, Republicans have spent $37 million on ads demonizing Nancy Pelosi— more than on ads that mention immigration and only slightly behind crime—the latest in a decade-long campaign to turn her name into a slur. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has called for Pelosi’s execution, and Republicans still embrace her. After the attack on Paul Pelosi, Virginia’s “mainstream” Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, “joked”: “There’s no room for violence anywhere, but we’re going to send her back to be with him in California.”

It’s not just Pelosi. Since 2016, threats against members of Congress have risen 10-fold. Last year, U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted an anime video of him murdering Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Republican leaders assured everyone it was a joke. The same day Paul Pelosi was attacked, the Department of Justice announced that a Pennsylvania man had pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell, who represents a Bay Area district adjacent to Nancy Pelosi’s.

Also on Friday, a federal judge appointed by Donald Trump allowed masked nutcases who are

The stabs at both-sidesing the attempted assassination of the woman second in the line to the presidency were predictable enough, whether it’s The New York Times exploring a nonsequitur to call San Francisco “a city awash in crises over crime and disorder in the streets,” or the Associated Press reminding readers, apropos nothing, that “the United States has experienced spasms of political violence” throughout its history” and “no party or ideology has a monopoly on [political violence].”

It is true, as the AP reported, that in 2017, a Bernie Sanders supporter shot and nearly killed U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, a high-ranking Louisiana Republican. It’s true, too, that a guy planned to shoot Brett Kavanaugh earlier this year but turned himself in instead of going through with it.

But there’s a difference. As former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum pointed out in The Atlantic, although both parties “suffer political violence, the same cannot be said of those who celebrate political violence.”

“You don’t see Democratic House members wielding weapons in videos and threatening to shoot candidates who want to cut capitalgains taxes or slow the growth of Medicare,” Frum continued. “Democratic candidates for

Senate do not post video fantasies of hunting and executing political rivals, or of using a firearm to discipline their children’s romantic partners. It’s not because of Democratic members that Speaker Nancy Pelosi installed metal detectors to bar firearms from the floor of the House. No Democratic equivalent exists of Donald Trump, who regularly praises and encourages violence as a normal tool of politics.”

After the assault on Paul Pelosi, Fox News did predictable wind sprints to distance its hosts’ rantings from listeners who act on them—even as the Fox network has aired racist ads from Trump administration goon Stephen Miller during Major League Baseball playoff games.

But the truly ghoulish part was seeing new Twitter leader Elon Musk—having just promised to use the platform to counter echo chambers that “that generate more hate and divide our society”—boost a homophobic and obviously

false conspiracy theory about the Pelosis from a known progenitor of right-wing bullshit. As much harm as Facebook did by helping to elect Trump, a Musk-run Twitter that promotes paranoia and bigotry under the banner of free speech could prove much more damaging.

A large and growing swath of a major political party has deemed violence an acceptable means to achieve its political ends and overcome political adversaries. Giving the enablers of this violence power next week will only make the violence worse.

As if to prove my point, as I was finishing this column on Sunday night, I received some fan mail from someone calling themselves Nina Jankowicz: “Red wave coming fucko, nothing you could do except hide because we are going to massacre you brownshirts for what you tried and failed to do, woke faggots. Recriminations on the way, yeehaw!”

FUNNY GUY: Virginia’s ‘mainstream’ Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin.

“Since Labor Day, Republicans have spent $37 million on ads demonizing Nancy Pelosi.”

Shit Happened

MONDAY 31

So far, the Florida GOP is outpacing Dems in casting ballots. So stop the count, amirite??

Tampa’s Citizens Review Board (CRB) hears a case about a 22-year Tampa police officer who resigned amidst an investigation of them using homophobic slurs during an arrest. So, basically, another day, another dollar for the boys in blue.

FRIDAY 28

Halloween happens despite the Florida Attorney General’s fear-mongering, not one piece of candy was illicitly stuffed with an original copy of the U.S. constitution.

TUESDAY 01

As part of a day-long charter amendment review, Tampa City Councilmembers dance around the topic of simply giving voters a chance to vote on whether or not the CRB should have subpoena power. Just remember, you get to vote them out next year.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have officially filed for divorce. Fuckin’ Tampa ruined another couple’s life, y’all.

More shit, wondering why we aren’t allowed to vote on issues that affect us, via cltampa.com/ news.

Spice life

20 essential Indian restaurants in Tampa Bay

By Min Craig

Diwali, the Hindu religious holiday known as the Festival of Lights, usually runs between mid-October and mid-November, with festivities lasting about five or six days. This year, the holiday fell on Oct. 24, and although celebrating Diwali means more than just enjoying great cuisine, the food is certainly a highlight and can be celebrated all night long. From regional specialties to innovative newcomers, there are plenty of spots to get your Indian food fix in the Tampa Bay area. Here are a few local favorites.

Bay Leaves This essential restaurant offers Indian cuisine ranging from “vegetarian appetizers, seafood specials, tandoori specials, and many unique dishes” for a variety of

different tastes. Bay Leaves also has a buffet every Saturday-Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 4023 W Walters Ave., Tampa, 813-513-2505. bayleaves.site

Bombay Masala Bombay masala offers unique dishes such as the goan shrimp curry, which includes “ground coconut and an array of spices to pamper your taste buds” as well as chicken masaledar which is “an exotic chicken specialty” that Bombay masala claims “it brings out the royalty in you.” The menu also features north Indian fish curry and kulfi, a rosewater ice cream for dessert. 4023 W Walters Ave. Ste 12, Tampa, 813-880-7512

Curry Leaves Curry Leaves boasts its style as “synonymous with exceptionally well crafted

Indian fine dining.” Located in WestShore Plaza, sharing a space with a BP Gas station, Curry Leaves offers a high-quality, classy dining experience. The chef’s signature dish is the chicken varutharachathu, which is “chicken cooked in Kerala style roasted coconut gravy. 4843 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, 813-319-4014. curryleavesindiancuisine.com

Deccan Spice Indian Restaurant Offering happy hour from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Deccan Spice prepares food in small batches for authentic preparation. Located near Feather Sound, Deccan Spice is Clearwater-Largo’s hub for Indian cuisine. 2325 Ulmerton Rd. no. 28 Largo, Clearwater, 727-623-4009

Desi Tadka Indian Cuisine With a menu featuring food from the Punjab province, cooked in a traditional tandoor (deep clay) oven, this Indian spot offers both dine-in and catering menu options. Located in Oldsmar, this spicy spot offers a wide variety of specialty dishes such

as its seekh kebab (yogurt-marinated minced lamb) and a tandoori mix grill (a combination of grilled shrimp, lamb, tandoori chicken, and chicken tikka). 3780 Tampa Rd. D2, Olsdmar, 813-475-5955. desitadkaoldsmar.com

Dosa Hut According to Dosa Hut’s website, dosa is a kind of breakfast pancake that originated in India around the 1st century AD. The nutritional value of this pancake “paved the way to the emergence of DosaHut” for Mr. Ramaprasaddm, the senior vegetarian chef who is responsible for Dosa Hut’s menu. His expertise lies in northern and southern Indian dishes, as well as various dosas. Dosa Hut’s menu is entirely vegetarian and offers a variety of dishes, including a whole section featuring chaats or savory snacks such as the pani puri, “all natural small round puri, tamarind water, potato, onion, chickpeas, chutney, chili and chaat masala.” 10942 Cross Creek Blvd., Tampa, 813886-4555. garamdosahut.com

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SPICE, SPICE BABY: Chicken tikka masala takes on different forms across the Bay.

Flames Indian Cuisine Winner of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s Best of the Bay’s reader’s poll, and located in the Palma Ceia neighborhood of Tampa, Flames Indian cuisine offers dine-in, delivery, and catering. Flames suggests pairing wine with the traditional Indian dishes that they offer. Its website mentions special dishes that occasionally are offered in addition to their daily menu. One menu highlight is the vindaloo chicken, “A Goan chicken specialty with Malt vinegar, red chilly, potato, peppercorn, and spices.” 2601 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa, 813-252-8069. flamestampa.com

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and includes South Indian, north Indian, IndoChinese specials, and a variety of other rotating dishes. Minerva also offers dine in, take out, delivery and catering, and is located in the West Meadows neighborhood in New Tampa. 19050 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, 813-978-8586. minervatampa.com

Rasoi Indian Cuisine Rasoi means “kitchen,” and the traditional Indian restaurant believes that “the kitchen is the heart of every home.” Located in Ybor City, Rasoi offers traditional Indian dishes as well

and coated with hinnu syrup, pistachios, and saffron” as well as its ras malai which are “sweet cheese patties made in milk with almonds,pistachios, rose water, and saffron.” 10865 Cross Creek Blvd., Tampa, 813-600-3315. saffronindiancuisinetampa.com

Satkar Indian Cuisine Satkar Indian Cuisine has a vast menu featuring tandoori specialties as well as wraps, including the chicken and paneer wrap, as well as their wide variety of naans, featuring garlic, plain, spinach, onion and kabuli naan. 14422 N Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa, 813-962-7300. satkarindiancuisines.com

party room and a 30-person meeting room, in addition to their traditional dine-in style eating. Taj offers a lunch menu filled with vegetarian and chicken options, as well as an assortment of Indian beers and some wines to pair with dinner. 2734 E Fowler Ave., Tampa, 813-9718483. tajtampaindiancuisine.com

Tikka Masalaa Opened in summer of 2019, this Indian spot claims to “recreate the charm of traditional clay oven or “tandoor” with lamb, seafood, vegetarian, and chicken dishes, as well as the “most accommodating servers that any Indian restaurant can offer.” The menu features

Gateway to India Gateway to India dishes up a variety of Indian dishes, from lamb and goat specialties to traditional pista murg, a “boneless chicken marinated in a paste of pistachio, cardamom, with Indian herbs and spices” cooked in a tandoor. The menu also offers a variety of desserts such as its gulab kesar jamun, which are “round dumplings of Indian cottage cheese, fried and immersed in sweet cardamom-flavored syrup.” 8300 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg, 727828-9977. gatewaytoindiasaintpete.com

Hyderabad Biryani House Hyderabad Biryani House dishes up Halal Hyderabadi cuisine. Hyderabadi cuisine features meat and rice oriented dishes, containing spices, vegetables, fruits, etc. One of the featured menu dishes is Nalli Biryani, a lamb shank and rice dish. Hyderabad is the capital of India’s Telangana state. 6810 E Fowler Ave., Temple Terrace, 813-988-2220. hydbiryanihouse.com

India’s Grill Chef Ravi, owner of several restaurants in Florida, including a Fort Myers India’s Grill location, and the recently closed Brandon location, moved from India to New York in 1999. He is the owner of India’s grill, and has used his over 30 years of crafting Indian cuisine to bring together dishes to Tampa. The menu features specialties such as the shrimp tikka masala. 3437 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, 813-872-8222. indiasgrilltampa.com

Kurried Kurried is not your typical Indian restaurant. Its vast menu has everything from chili chicken pizza to schezwan shrimp noodles, as well as a variety of regional Indian food styles such as an Indo-Chinese menu and a wide variety of tandoori and curries. 1811 Fowler Ave., Tampa, 813-999-1415. orderkurried.com

Kwality Fusion Kwality Fusion offers sandwiches, such as the Wada Pav, a “baked potato patty with vegetables and garlic sauce,” Indo-Chinese dishes such as the Szechuan noodles, and south Indian dishes such as the Masala Dosa. This menu features Indian dishes from a wide variety of regions to suit a wide variety of tastes. 2025 E Fowler Ave., Tampa, 813-542-4000. @kwalityfusion on Facebook Minerva Indian Restaurant Minerva offers a lunch buffer Monday-Sunday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The buffet menu changes daily,

as soups, salads, and specials such as the lamb biyrani, which is “tender lamb cubes with saffron basmati rice & sauteed with onion and aromatic spices”, and the daal tadka which is “yellow lentils cooked with tomato, onion and Indian spices.” 1701 E 8th Ave., Ybor City, 813-241-0003. rasoitampa.com

Saffron Indian Cuisine Saffron Indian Cuisine offers a variety of dishes, from chicken, meat and seafood to vegan dishes, as well as an assortment of curries. The menu boasts their desserts, including gulab jamun which are “dumplings of milk & cheese deep-fried

Spice Kitchen Spice Kitchen brings North Indian cuisine to Tampa. In addition to the original location, there is a Spice Kitchen 2.0 open off of N Westshore Blvd. The menu features fish and shrimp pakora, which are deep fried dishes cooked in chickpea batter, as well as an assortment of soups including a vegan black lentil soup. 11653 Countryway Blvd., Tampa, 813-475-4200. spicekitchentampa.com

Taj Indian Cuisine Taj Indian Cuisine says it was the first Indian restaurant to open in Tampa in 1991, and has now been open for 32 years. Taj offers catering as well as a 100-person

both a meat lover and vegan/vegetarian menu. 10029 W Hillsborough Ave. Tampa, 813-4432433. tikkamasalaa.com

Twisted Indian From the naanwich to tacos to yogi fries, Twisted Indian’s various menu has dishes to serve a wide variety of tastes. Its non-traditional menu allows for creative dishes such as the Curritio (curry burrito) and the Bollywood Bowl, a curry bowl served with the curry of your choice. Twisted Indian is located in the Grand Central district of St. Petersburg. 2639 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-954-3872. thetwistedindian.com

TANDOOR LOVIN’ CARE: Many of Tampa Bay’s best Indian spots heavily utilize tandoor ovens.

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Get high

St. Pete’s latest rooftop bar, plus more Tampa Bay foodie news.

By Kyla Fields

Sunset views are highly coveted throughout The Burg’, and the city’s newest rooftop destination is headed right to the heart of downtown St. Pete.Cane & Barrel, a Cubaninspired rooftop bar and cocktail lounge, is slated to open early next year. St. Pete Rising says The Burg’s newest rooftop bar will be located on the 8th floor of the 36-story hotel and apartment tower being built at 110 2nd St. N. Ascent St. Pete—the massive $117 million dollar mixeduse building that also houses an AC Marriott hotel—is currently being constructed by the South Carolina-based Greystar Real Estate Partners. Renderings from Ellis Adams Group, a California-based design firm, depict Cane & Barrel as a brightly-colored, high-end space with a Caribbean flare. As SPR details, its decor is inspired by The Sunshine State’s flora and fauna, and will boast earthy tones alongside its vibrant patterns.

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offer Cuban-inspired signature cocktails that match its decor and ambiance. Rum will be the star of the new rooftop bar’s menu, as the name itself is a homage to the spirit’s voyage from “cane” to “barrel.” There aren’t any social media pages for Cane & Barrel just yet, but you can keep your eyes peeled on Ascent St. Pete’s Instagram at @ascentstpete for the latest news on its signature rooftop bar. The luxury apartment building recently started leasing its various floor-plans for an early 2023 move in, and its cheapest option is a 486 square-foot studio that starts at $2,024 a month. Its larger 2 bed 2 bath apartments start at about $3,300 per month.

scenic views” slideshow. Other popular rooftop bars in St. Pete include Birchwood Canopy, Pier Tiki, 360 Rooftop Lounge, The Landing and Red Mesa Cantina’s Desanto Rooftop Bar.

New St. Pete bar and cigar lounge 31 Grand to open out of the former Punky’s space St. Pete’s Grand Central District is getting a new late-night destination, and it’s opening out of an iconic Central Avenue space. 31 Grand—a new sports bar and cigar lounge—plans to soft open within the next few weeks, although an exact debut date has yet to be set in stone. The new downtown hotspot is located at 3063 Central Ave., home to the recently-closed Punky’s. The bar and restaurant unexpectedly closed in August 2022 after seven years of serving casual bar bites, hosting live music, and fostering a safe space for St. Pete’s LGBTQ+ community.

Its large patio is the ideal spot to puff on cigars and watch your favorite team, but it will also host live music throughout the week as well, similar to its predecessor. A recent article from Patch says owners of 31 Grand also operate the downtown gentlemen’s club Omnia Blue, located at 340 1st Ave N.

There aren’t any social media pages for 31 Grand just yet, but it plans to open its doors for the first time within the next few weeks. Keep your eyes peeled on the neon blue-lit building at 3063 Central Ave. for any soft opening activity. Although 31 Grand’s hours aren’t set in stone yet, Rouse tells CL that the new bar, restaurant and cigar lounge will tentatively be open from 11 a.m.-1 a.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m.-3 a.m. on weekends, after its upcoming soft opening.

The new downtown destination will feature two separate bars—one on the inside and another on the terrace—and will be sure to

Ascent’s luxury apartments and the adjoining AC Hotel by Marriott are also expected to open in early 2023. In total, the new high rise will offer 354 apartments and 174 hotel rooms, and offer a few other food and drink options besides its signature rooftop bar.As soon as Cane & Barrel debuts next year, we’ll certainly have to update our “20 Tampa Bay rooftop bars with incredible

Bella Rouse, 31 Grand’s Assistant General Manager, tells Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that a decent amount of renovations have been done over the course of the last few months—although Punky’s former customers might still recognize the floor plan. Although Rouse can’t disclose 31 Grand’s food offerings just yet, she describes its menu as “Southern-inspired casual that’s not your average bar food.” In addition to a variety of craft cocktails, beer and wine, St. Pete’s newest bar will also sell a wide selection of cigars.

Tampa food hall concept, The Hall at Midtown, isn’t happening

Tampa’s first food hall, The Hall on Franklin, closed back in 2020 and now it appears its sister concept at Midtown Tampa won’t open at all. According to the Tampa Bay Business Journal, Atlanta-based decor company Ballard Design plans a move into Midtown Tampa’s The Loft building at 1191 Gramercy Ln.—the space initially leased to what would’ve been called Hall at Midtown. The furniture and decor store will continued on page 34

HIGH SPIRITS: St. Pete’s newest rooftop bar will open by early 2023.

move from its current location at International Plaza to Midtown Tampa by early next year. As of right now, there is no other upcoming location for the Hall at Midtown.

Owner Jamal Wilson, a professional basketball player-turned-entrepreneur, is known for taking a modern approach to food halls. His multi-restaurant concepts offer a more cohesive and full service experience than guests are used to. According to @thehallmidtown’s Instagram, the massive Tampa food hall was slated to open in April 2021, with no updates since last year. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay reached out to Wilson for comment, but has yet to hear back.

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New to Tampa Bay Burger Week this year is a social media contest to win speciality cheeses from Cabo, a Northeastern creamery that’s been in the business for over 100 years, as well as gift certificates from select restaurants. Folks that share pictures of their burger specials, tag the restaurant’s location and @cltampabay and use the hashtag #TampaBayBurgerWeek will be entered into the contest. 2022’s installment of Tampa Bay Burger Week is sponsored by Creative Loafing and Feeding Tampa Bay, a local nonprofit that aims to end food insecurity across multiple counties. A portion of proceeds from Burger Week sales will benefit the popular nonprofit.

Savor St. Pete food and wine festival celebrates 10th anniversary next week

Downtown St. Pete is already a hub for fine wine, great eats and beautiful waterfront views—but this weekend’s foodie festival brings all three of those things together. The 10th installment of Savor St. Pete, a local food and wine fest, transforms North Straub Park into a 25,000 square-foot culinary destination Saturday-Sunday Nov. 5-6. Pinellas-based restaurants dishing eats at next weekend’s festival include 400 Beach Seafood & Taphouse, Bavaro’s, Bolay, Sculley’s, Tijuana Flats, Tryst and the recently-opened Beach Drive eatery Alello—among many more.

In honor of its 10th anniversary, Savor St. Pete is also hosting various Instagram contests, where lucky winners can go home with gift cards to local restaurants or boozy gift baskets. For more information on Savor St. Pete and its exciting culinary lineup, head to the festival’s website savortheburg.com or its Instagram at @savorst.pete.

Tampa Bay’s annual Highball craft cocktail competition returns this December

In 2017, he opened his first food hall in Tampa Heights, which closed in late 2020 after facing an eviction lawsuit from the building’s owners. Before its original location closed, Midtown Tampa’s developers Bromley Companies announced that The Hall on Franklin was opening a second 8,000 square-foot location at The Loft’s ground floor, dubbed The Hall at Midtown. Although the new development was announced over two years ago, TBBJ states that little construction was actually completed. The massive food hall was supposed to be Midtown Tampa’s largest food and drink concept with more than 300 seats, a 1,200-square-foot outdoor patio, private dining room and a digital golf driving lane.

Since the closure of Tampa Heights’ flagship location, Wilson has opened two more of his state-of-the-art food halls, the Hall on the Yard in Orlando and The Hall on Mag in New Orleans. According to restaurant-hospitality.com, Wilson also has plans on opening food halls in Atlanta and St. Petersburg, as he’s had his eyes set on The Burg’ for a few years now. An all-Asian food hall called Urban Hawkers was slated to open out of The Hall’s former Tampa Heights space at the end of 2021, although there have been no updates since April of this year.

Tampa Bay Burger Week is back with a variety of $10 and under specials

The week of beef is back, baby. Tampa Bay Burger week returns for its 2022 installation, and it once again features a wide variety of dine-in and take-out specials from restaurants on both sides of Tampa Bay. You can partake in these exclusive burger deals from Thursday, Nov. 3 to Sunday, Nov. 13.

Restaurants that are offering burger specials for $10 & under include 211 Restaurant and Lounge, American Social, Big Storm Brewing Co., Birch & Vine, Burger Monger, Haven, Butter’s Burgers, Chicago’s Best Burgers, Coppertail Brewing Co., Daily Eats and many, many more.

The full list of participating restaurants can be found at tampabayburgerweek.com— where you can also check out some mouthwatering photos and videos of last year’s deals.

The Raymond James Stadium-adjacent restaurant Blackbrick was originally slated to open on Tuesday, Oct. 25—but Hurricane Ian clearly had other plans. Chef Richard Hales recently updated Creative Loafing with the new grand opening date of Tuesday, Nov. 15. The location itself—an incredibly prime spot on Dale Mabry Highway, near the ever-growing Midtown Tampa development—will seat 150 total patrons (98 inside and 52 outside); the outdoor patio that will boast its own to-go menu. To preview the extensive offerings of this modern Chinese eatery—known for its hand-folded dumplings, noodles and dim sum— head to halesblackbrick.com.

General admission tickets run for a hefty $95, but give guests access to unlimited food, beer and wine samples from some of the

most popular restaurants, chefs, breweries and wineries in Tampa Bay—in addition to swag from the festival’s sponsors. VIP tickets cost $125, but come with earlier access and a private tent to enjoy your food and wine in. The entire event runs from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. both days, but how fast you consume your unlimited amount of samples is totally up to you.

All tickets can be purchased via freshtix. com, although the VIP tier for Nov. 5 is already sold out. In addition to unlimited food and drink samples, attendees will also have the chance to learn from different mixology sessions and cooking demonstrations taking place throughout the festival.

Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s Highball Cocktail Competition makes a comeback this year, and local bars are competing to craft the best cocktail. On Dec. 8 from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. CL teams up with Beam Suntory at Nova 535, located at 535 Dr. M.L.K. Jr. St. N, St. Petersburg, where attendees can try more than a dozen different cocktails. Tickets to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s Highball 2022 are on a flash sale now, with general admission starting at $50, GA Plus starting at $65 and VIP starting at $75. Guests will get to sample cocktails made with vodka, gin, whiskey, and tequila, and vote on their favorite drinks in every spirit category to help select an overall champion. Guests can also enjoy live music, local bites, entertainment and more. The competitor lineup has yet to be released, but will appear on the Highball 2022 website alongside ticket purchase options. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to Current initiatives of Tampa Bay.

—Min Craig

Richard Hales postpones the grand opening of modern Chinese restaurant Blackbrick

HIGHBALLIN’: Creative Loafing’s annual craft cocktail competition returns this winter.

NICK CARDELLO

Help CL with this evolvinglisting. Did we miss a brewery or leave out an important detail? Email rroa@cltampa.com. Include brewery name, address, phone number and website, plus a short description of the unique offerings.

3 CAR GARAGE 8405 Heritage Green Way, Bradenton. 941-741-8877, 3cargaragebrew ing.com

3 DAUGHTERS BREWING 222 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-495-6002, 3dbrewing.com

3 KEYS BREWING 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com

5 BRANCHES BREWING 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs. fivebranchesbrewing.com

7VENTH SUN BREWING 1012 Broadway, Dunedin. 727-733-3013/6809 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-231-5900, 7venthsun.com

81BAY BREWING CO. 4465 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. 813-837-BREW, 81baybrewco.com

ANECDOTE BREWING CO. 321 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach. anecdotebrewing.com

ANGRY CHAIR 6401 N. Florida Ave., Seminole Heights. 813-238-1122, angrychairbrewing.com

ARKANE ALEWORKS 2480 E. Bay Dr., #23, Largo. 727-270-7117, arkanebeer.com

AVID BREWING 1745 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-388-6756, avidbrew.com

BARRIEHAUS BEER CO. 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com

BASTET 1951 E Adamo Dr. Suite B, Tampa. bastetbrewing.com

BAY CANNON BEER CO. 2106 W Main St., Tampa. 813-442-5615, baycannon.com

BAYBORO BREWING CO. 2390 5th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. 727-767-9666, bayborobrewing.com

BEACH ISLAND BREWERY 2058 Bayshore Blvd. Suite 5, Dunedin. 352-541-0616

BIG STORM BREWING CO. Multiple loca tions, bigstormbrewery.com

BIG TOP BREWING 6111 Porter Way, Sarasota. 941-371-2939, bigtopbrewing.com

BOOTLEGGERS BREWING CO. 652 Oakfield Dr., Brandon. 813-643-9463, bootleggers brewco.com

BREW HUB 3900 Frontage Rd. S., Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com

BREW LIFE BREWING 5765 S. Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-952-3831, brewlifebrewing.com

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

CAGE BREWING 2001 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278

CALEDONIA BREWING 587 Main St., Dunedin. 727-351-5105, caledoniabrewing.com

CALUSA BREWING 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-922-8150, calusabrewing.com

CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. 10047 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Suite 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337

CIGAR CITY BREWING 3924 W. Spruce St., Tampa. 813-348-6363, cigarcitybrewing.com

CLEARWATER BREWING CO. 1700 N. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. clearwaterbrewing company.com

COMMERCE BREWING 521 Commerce Drive S, Largo. commercebrewing@gmail.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

CORPORATE LADDER BREWING COMPANY 4935 96th St. E, Palmetto. 941-4794799, corporateladderbrewing.square.site

COTEE RIVER BREWING 5760 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-807-6806, coteeriver brewing.com

CRAFT LIFE BREWING 4624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-575-8440. facebook. com/CraftLifeBrewing

CROOKED THUMB BREWERY 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor. 727-724-5953, crookedthumbbrew.com

CUENI BREWING CO. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727-266-4102, cuenibrewing.com

CYCLE BREWING 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.com

DADE CITY BREW HOUSE 14323 7th St., Dade City. 352-218-3122, dadecitybrewhouse.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.

DENTED KEG ALE WORKS 5500 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-232-2582, dentedkegaleworks.com

DEVIANT LIBATION 3800 N Nebraska Ave., 727-379-4677, deviantlibation.com

DISSENT CRAFT BREWING CO. 5518 Haines Rd. N., St. Petersburg. 727-3420255. facebook.com/ dissentcraftbrewing

DUNEDIN BREWERY 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-736-0606, dunedinbrewery.com

DUNEDIN HOUSE OF BEER 927 Broadway, Dunedin. 727 216-6318, dunedinhob.com

EIGHT-FOOT BREWING 4417 SE 16th Place, Cape Coral. 239-984-2655, eightfootbrewing.com

ESCAPE BREWING CO. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, Trinity. 727-807-6092, escape brewingcompany.com

FLORIDA AVENUE BREWING CO. 2029 Arrowgrass Dr., Wesley Chapel. 813-452-6333, flori daavebrewing.com

FLORIDA BREWERY 202 Gandy Rd., Auburndale. 863-965-1825

FOUR STACKS BREWING 5469 N. US HWY 41, Apollo Beach. 813-641-2036, fourstacks brewing.com

FRONT PAGE BREWING CO. 190 S Florida Ave., Bartow. 863-537-7249, frontpagebrew ing.com

GRAND CENTRAL BREWHOUSE 2340 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-202-6071, grandcentral brew.com

GREEN BENCH BREWING COMPANY 1133 Baum Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com

GOOD 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

GULFPORT BREWERY + EATERY 3007 Beach Blvd., Tampa. facebook.com/GulfportBrewery

HIDDEN SPRINGS ALE WORKS 1631 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-226-2739, hiddenspringsaleworks.com

HOB BREWING CO. 931 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. hob.beer

IF I BREWED THE WORLD 2200 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4484, ifibrewedtheworld.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

LAGERHAUS BREWERY & GRILL 3438 East Lake Business, Palm Harbor. 727-216-9682, lagerhausbrewery.com

LATE START BREWING 1018 E Cass St., Tampa, latestartbrewing.com

LEAVEN BREWING 11238 Boyette Rd., Riverview. 813-677-7023, leavenbrewing.com

LIQUID GARAGE CO. 1306 Seven Springs Blvd., New Port Richey. 727-645-5885. theliquidgarage.com

MAD BEACH CRAFT BREWING 12945 Village Boulevard, Madeira Beach. 727-362-0008, mad beachbrewing.com

MAGNANIMOUS BREWING 1410 Florida Ave., Tampa. 813-415-3671, magnan imousbrewing.com MARKER 48 12147 Cortez Blvd, Weeki Wachee. 352-606-2509, marker48.com

MASTRY’S BREWING CO. 7701 Blind Pass Rd., St. Pete Beach. 727-202-8045, mastrys brewingco.com

MOTORWORKS BREWING 1014 9th Street West, Bradenton. 941-567-6218, motor worksbrewing.com

MR. DUNDERBAK’S 14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa. 813-9774104, dunderbaks.com

OFF THE WAGON BREWERY 2107 S Tamiami Trail, Venice. 941-497-2048, otwbar.com

OLDE FLORIDA BREWING 1158 7th St. NW, Largo. 727-2298010, facebook.com/oldefloridabrew

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

PEPPER BREWING 9366 Oakhurst Rd., Seminole. 727-596-5766, angrypeppertap house.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

POUR HOUSE 1208 E Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. 813-402-2923, pourhousetampa.com

PYE ROAD MEADWORKS 8533 Gunn Hwy., Odessa. 813-510-3500, pyeroad.com

RAPP BREWING COMPANY 10930 Endeavor Way, Seminole. 727-544-1752, rappbrewing.com

RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER 2244 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-360-0766, stpetearcadebar.com

ROCK BROTHERS BREWING 1901 N. 15th St., Ybor City. 813-241-0110, rockbrothersbrewing.com

SARASOTA BREWING COMPANY 6607 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. 941-925-2337, sarasotabrewing.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

SILVERKING BREWING CO. 325 E Lemon St., Tarpon Springs. 727-422-7598, silverking brewing.com

SIX TEN BREWING 7052 Benjamin Rd., Tampa. 813-886-0610, sixtenbrewing.com

SOGGY BOTTOM BREWING 660 Main St., Dunedin. 727-601-1698, soggybottombrew ing.com

SOUTHERN BREWING & WINEMAKING 4500 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-238-7800, southernbrewingwinemaking.com

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

STILT HOUSE BREWERY 625 U.S. Hwy Alt. 19, Palm Harbor. 727-270-7373, stilthousebrewery.com

SWAN BREWING 15 W Pine St., Lakeland. 863-703-0472, swanbrewing.com

TAP THIS! BAR AND BREWING CO. 10730 US-19, Port Richey. 727-378-4358, tapthisbar.com TBBC 1600 E 8th Ave., Ybor City/13933 Monroe’s Business Park, Westchase. 813-2471422, tbbc.beer

TEMPLE OF BEER 1776 11th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. 727-350-3055, templeofbeer.com

THREE BULLS TAVERN & BREWERY 4330 Bell Shoals Road, Valrico. 813-381-3853, threebullstavern.com

TIDAL BREWING COMPANY 14311 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill. 352-701-1602, tidalbrewingfl.com

TROUBLED WATERS BREWING 670 Main St., Safety Harbor. 727-221-9973, troubledwatersbeer.com

TWO FROGS BREWING COMPANY 151 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-6077, facebook.com/twofrogsbrewing

TWO LIONS WINERY & PALM HARBOR BREWERY 1022 Georgia Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-786-8039, twolionswinery.com

ULELE SPRING BREWERY 1810 N. Highland Ave., Tampa. 813-999-4952, ulele.com

UNREFINED BREWING 312 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-4822, unrefinedbrew ing.com

WELTON BREWING CO. 2624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’Lakes. 813-820-0050, thebrew craftery.com

THE WILD ROVER BREWERY 13921 Lynmar Blvd., Tampa. 813-475-5995, 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

Auguste Rodin, Eve first modelled c. 1881, this cast 1968 (Musée Rodin 9/12), Bronze, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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Hallowed ground

By Arielle Stevenson

For decades, the bodies of African Americans were paved over for interstates, housing, schools, and businesses. Their communities were told the remains were relocated. But the truth of what really happened was paved over, too, until recently.

Just a few weeks ago, Tampa journalist Paul Guzzo reported that archeologists found at least 328 Black graves beneath the FrankCrum human resources headquarters in Clearwater. The site was once home to a segregation-era Black cemetery owned by the St. Matthews Baptist Church. But the property was sold in 1955 to businessmen promising they’d relocate those buried there before construction. Relocation never happened. Just one story of too many, not just locally, but across the country. Enter the African American Burial Ground & Remembering Project, led by University of South Florida (USF) Department of Anthropology chair Dr. Antoinette Jackson.

“I thought, why are people just now finding out about Black cemeteries under parking lots, churches, and housing complexes?” Jackson said. “How do we bring that into the present and understand what it means to have those cemeteries being found? How can we contribute to the conversation and get people involved?”

After George Floyd was murdered by police in 2020, USF set aside $500,000 in grants for projects on understanding Blackness and antiBlack racism. Jackson’s proposal was funded, and the work began.

“It’s a pattern of African American burial grounds being neglected and forgotten,” Dr. Julie Armstrong, English professor at USF St. Petersburg, said. She was part of the team working with Jackson on research beginning with Oaklawn Cemetery in St. Petersburg, now a parking lot along Interstate 275. Also, Zion Cemetery in Tampa, is now the Robles Park Village housing complex. That research grew into a national database called the Black Cemetery Network with archives on cemeteries in 20 states so far. But the work goes beyond an extensive historical archive and looks to art as a way to acknowledge the incredible injustices at hand.

“Once I started the conversation and started working on a local level, it became a conversation with people throughout the country,” Jackson

said. “This is not an isolated incident, it’s not isolated to Florida.”

But the work goes beyond an extensive historical archive and looks to art as a way to acknowledge the incredible injustices at hand.

Walter “Wally B” Jennings works by day as USF’s assistant director of diversity initiatives. But many in the community know the Tampa native for his spoken word poetry. When he heard what Jackson was working on, he wanted to get involved too. The resulting collaboration is “Art Over Erasure: Speaking truth to troubled histories in St. Petersburg,” on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Center for Equity. The event hopes to address the erasure of St. Petersburg’s Oaklawn, Evergreen, and Moffett Cemeteries through the lens of research and art.

“When you’re able to transpose data into a story, reimagine it as a poem that’s dedicated to a person that may have been buried in one of those places, it humanizes it and provides an EQ moment for people,” Jennings said.

St. Pete’s Mayor Ken Welch, a native of the city, and found out even Welch didn’t know about cemeteries until he read about them in the paper.

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The event is one in a series, including previous sessions in Tampa. Another is in the works for April in Clearwater. Because so much of the documentation was lost over the years, oral history is crucial. By talking about the places that have been erased, the hope is that more stories will come forward. Jackson and Armstrong said they interviewed

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“We want to begin the process of remembering appropriately and commemorating appropriately,” Armstrong said. “We also hope there might be people who have memories, whatever they are, or knowledge, whatever it is. We’re trying to gather as much oral history as we can to help supplement the research process. So it’s both commemorative, and it’s research at the same time.”

“Why are people just now finding out about Black cemeteries under parking lots, churches, and housing complexes?”

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Say yes

By Ray Roa

Last weekend, only one member of Pohgoh stayed in Gainesville after the band’s set for the city’s annual Halloween punk-rock bacchanal, Fest, which brings together dozens and dozens of acts from across the world. “I’m probably a bit more beat up than the rest of the band,” guitarist Matt Slate told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. But he wasn’t alone in feeling a little worn.

The trust and willingness to go out of the band’s comfort zone paid off.

du and ich goes hard with loud and dirty guitars where it needs to, and takes deep, moody breaths where recovery is in order (often within the same song, like on “Hammer”).

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Drummer Keith Ulrey wore a brace on his right arm due to some recent tendonitis. Keith’s wife, Pohgoh frontwoman and primary songwriter Susie Ulrey added, “I’m tired all the time, so nothing ever really changes for me. But it was really fun to play the new songs.”

Bassist Brian Roberts agreed that it was exciting to see the new stuff be so well received and was hopeful for next year when people actually know the words. Fans will have a lot of time to get acquainted, too.

On Friday, Pohgoh releases du and ich, the Tampa band’s third album, and its second since reuniting in 2016. The 12-song outing wears a lot of the same indie-rock sounds as its predecessor, 2018’s Secret Club, plus every shred of the earnest, page-from-a-journal honesty of Pohgoh’s 1997 debut, In Memory of Bab. That album, together with a single “Friend X” from the same year, cemented the band’s place as one of the most revered bands to come out of the emo’s second wave.

The new album still has hints of the influence bands like Superchunk, Madder Rose and even Juliana Hatfield and Husker Du had on the group, but more than anything that Pohgoh’s released, du and ich, feels like the outfit’s most realized, mature and aesthetically broad set of songs. There is pedal steel on the record (“Planet Houston”), plus cello from band friend Gordon Withers (“Words Are Harder”). Producer J. Robbins even added Hammond organ on a few songs. Anna Conner of Baltimore indie-pop band Thrushes also makes an appearance on one of the album’s singles (“Weeds”) along with War On Women’s Shawna Potter and Brooks Harlan.

“This was the album where we said ‘yes’ to everything,” Keith said, “well, at least to trying everything.”

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In some places, the album is a meditation. Elsewhere, it’s the kind of record you want to sing along to at the top of your lungs while sweating in a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd— which is totally juxtaposed to where the album started coming to life.

“Du and ich” is German for “you and I,” the band said in the run up to the album, “an us-against-the-world sentiment those lucky enough to spend the last two-and-a-half years locked down with a loved one.”

While a good handful of du and ich was written before Covid lockdowns, there was a lot of back-and-forth between Susie and Slate, who would trade GarageBand files, before kicking them to Keith and Roberts who added their parts. For seven months in 2020, the band—all friends since the ‘90s—didn’t physically see each other. That isolation was in stark contrast to Pohgoh’s post- Secret Club life, which not only saw the band travel the east coast in support of the album, but also go on tour with Jawbreaker. There were even Japan dates where Pohgoh learned that fans still captivated by the lore of its 1997 debut were ready to help sell out several venues.

But the pandemic had another lesson to teach.

“All the stops and starts forced us to figure out new ways to write when we physically couldn’t be in the same room together,” Susie added. That didn’t stop Pohgoh from its normal songwriting process though, and per usual, what Susie initially turned in often took a lot of turns.

“I’m surprised Susie hasn’t stabbed one of us,” Roberts said.

“Brian’s right, usually what I bring in as a finished song gets turned on its head by the

band,” Susie conceded. “It’s aggravating and completely exhilarating at the same time.”

And when Pohgoh finally got back together in real life, Keith said practices were cathartic in every way. “Not only to play music together, but to be creative during such a static, unsure moment in our lives,” he added.

And while the band is getting older, it still has a lot of gas left in the tank and no plans to slow down. In fact, Pohgoh arrived at Robbins’ Magpie studio to track du and ich armed with more songs than ever before. Slate can’t think of a reason why the spigot would turn off either. “It’s hard to say. Hopefully nothing, for a good while longer at least. We’ve been doing this for so long that it always feels natural and right. I guess when that stops being the case, maybe…,” he said.

Roberts and Keith still jump into the songwriting process when they’re called upon, and Susie—who’s continued her practice of writing candidly about living with multiple sclerosis—really only sees one scenario where she might hang it up.

“Death,” she told CL. “I won’t ever stop writing.”

“We’ve been doing this for so long that it always feels natural and right.”

Pohgoh’s bounceback shows no signs of slowing down.

Pohgoh (album release)

w/Pet Lizard/Pet Rock/Emo Night DJs Saturday, Nov. 5, 8 p.m. $12-$15 Crowbar, 1812 N 17th St., Ybor City pohgoh.bandcamp.com

HAVING A BALL: After tours with Jawbreaker and in Japan, Pohgoh still has a lot left to accomplish.

By Josh Bradley & Ray Roa

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THU 03

EXTC w/Sandman Sleeps/Ed Woltil

Even though most members are still active, we still miss the hell out of XTC. Drummer Terry Chambers is taking the nostalgia route, and has formed his own XTC tribute band, EXTC, featuring Joe Jackson guitarist Steve Hampton, Robyn Hitchcock bassist Matt Hughes, and frontman Steve Tilling of TC&I. The band’s setlist consists of songs that were either never played by XTC, or haven’t been performed since the original band toured in the 1970s and ‘80s. Andy Partridge will not be present, but Terry has his blessing in doing all this. Dynamic Florida rock group Sandman Sleeps, and Ed Woltil of The Ditchflowers both open. (Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa)

Here Come The Mummies In recent years, a local gig from Here Come The Mummies—a surf-rock group that literally dresses in mummy costumes while going by ghoulish aliases—usually signifies that spooky season is coming to an end. Its last Halloween night gig pre-COVID actually took place at Jannus Live, and while the band has gone smaller in recent years, there’s no better place to catch it at The Cap in downtown Clearwater, which has a bit of haunted history itself. (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)

Oso Oso w/M.A.G.S Three years ago, emo-pop band Oso Oso was on an emotional high. But 2022 has been a bittersweet year for the band and

frontman Jade Lilitri, not due to being on the road in a post-COVID world. Guitarist Tavish Maloney—one of Lilitri’s oldest friends—died last year at the age of 24 of an undisclosed cause. M.A.G.S and Anxious open. (Orpheum, Tampa)

Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown w/Speak Easy/Sick Hot Convince your parents to come to this show by telling them that Shakedown guitarist Graham Whitford is the offspring of Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford. When they get to the gig, they’ll be impressed by Tyler Bryant’s brand of straight ahead rock and roll and then buy a copy of his new album Shake The Roots , which marks a return to the independent, DIY beginnings of the Tennessee band. After that, tell them all about Sick Hot, one of the Bay area’s most promising acts and show opener, which is also calling it quits after this show. Bring it all home by explaining that Speak Easy, a monster of a soft-rock act, isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. (Floridian Social Club, St. Petersburg)

Zeta w/Deaf Company/Eyelid Cinema

It’s hard to believe that Zeta got a jump on its relationship with Tampa Bay just five years ago during a set at Ybor City’s tiny, since-shuttered, Bunker cafe. This week, the Venezuelan experimental-punk band now based in the U.S. is three miles away in the West River district playing in support of a nearly year-old album, Todo Bailarlo . The 11-track outing was recorded, in part, with Abajo Cadenas Orchestra and expertly brings together Zeta’s love of not just unfiltered punk-rock, but also world music and the kinds of sounds you tend to explore after a few bites of a mushroom sando. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)

FRI 04

Ice Gretzky w/Pusha Preme/Deezy Wee The Reaper/Jacob Scott/DJ Mila Killa/more Nearly a decade ago in the Tampa rap scene, Gat and Cris was a hot commodity, and while members spread out and moved away to do their own thing, the duo has come back together under new monikers. In Debt Chet and Ice Gretzky—host and headliner of this show, respectively, and now playing an East Coast version of trunkrattling rap from Texas or Tennessee—are part of a lineup for the “A Nuisance” show which has brought Deezy Wee the Reaper (another heavy-hitting, not-often-seen-onstage, rapper) back to the stage, along with Pusha Preme who’s fresh of the release of his new album, Hate To Say Goodbye . (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)

Brian Culbertson w/Marqueal Jordan

Ahead of his 50th birthday celebration in January, multi-instrumentalist jazzman Brian Culbertson just wrapped the release of a trilogy of albums, inspired by fans included in his master classes and virtual hangouts when COVID-19 prevented him from touring. The trilogy was built to resemble a relationship, with Red —the first installment—being passionate and euphoric, then White being melancholy and almost hopeless, and Blue being more hopeful, with everything in said relationship working out.

Marqueal Jordan opens Culbertson’s return to Clearwater, a day before the one-year anniversary of his gig at The Cap last year. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)

Four Year Strong w/Knuckle Puck/Microwave/Youth Fountain

Massachusetts-based pop-punk quartet

Four Year Strong just announced plans to re-record its 2010 album Enemy of the World and release it next spring (and for the first time, on vinyl). Sure enough, the group’s current run of shows goes through Enemy in its entirety. Knuckle Puck—which already rocked the since-shuttered Ybor City Orpheum earlier this year—as well as Microwave, and Youth Fountain open. (Orpheum, Tampa)

Marc Anthony Anthony, 54, is on the road in support of Opus , his first new studio album in six years. The record is his eighth salsa album in the 26 years since 1993’s Otra Nota launched his career. The six-time Grammy winner might have watched J. Lo slip away, but in 2020 took home a Grammy for “Best Tropical Album.” The show is just one of six U.S. dates on the tour, and there is still a smattering of tickets available. (Amalie Arena, Tampa)

Napalm Death w/Brujeria/Frozen Soul

We’re still bummed that the British death metal legends in Napalm Death didn’t open the Slayer farewell back in 2019, but at the very least, the Bay area is about to get its second show from the band behind “Suffer the Children.” In April, Shane Embury and company performed at Jannus Live, and closed with a cover of Dead Kennedys’ “Nazi Punks Fuck Off.” With last week’s death of Kennedys drummer D. H. Peligro, it would be no surprise if this Friday gig ends the same way. Brujeria and Frozen Soul open. (Crowbar, Ybor City)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Earlier this year, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band—one of country music’s most prolific bands—put out an entire album of Bob Dylan covers, which caught many of us off guard. But after celebrating its 55th anniversary last year, nobody has any right to whine. Nitty Gritty’s setlist this time around consists of salutes to John Prine and Hank Williams I, as well as a smattering of originals from the last 55 years. There’s no telling if co-founder and Tampa resident John McEuen will play special guest, but at this point, it’s been a long hard road, and fans will take what they can get. (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)

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Bad Omens w/Dayseeker/Make Them Suffer/Thousand Below After a twonight stint at Jannus earlier this year, it’s no surprise that metal quartet Bad Omens sold out the new Orpheum in a matter of days. The group’s latest, The Death of Peace of Mind is yet another step away from the heaviness on its first album six years ago, and includes more synths than guitars. For the way the band promotes itself, the album is in a completely different league than your typical metalcore masterpiece. And don’t message the venue asking if the show is sold-out, because it’s definitely sold-out. (Orpheum, Tampa)

Luke Bryan w/Riley Green/Mitchell Tenpenny Country superstar Luke Bryan recently confessed his love for the Georgia Bulldogs at a show in Iowa, causing moreor-less devoted Cyclones fans to boo and hiss at him. In the last week, the 46-yearold also got flack for bringing Gov. Ron DeSantis onstage in Jacksonville in support of Hurricane Ian relief. Let’s just hope the “Huntin’, Fishin’, and Lovin’ Every Day” singer doesn’t talk shit about the Gators or FSU (or bring big baby Ron back onstage) when his “Raised Up Right” tour rolls into town after being postponed last month thanks to the storm. Alabama’s Riley Green, and Nashville’s Mitchell Tenpenny open the sold-out gig. (MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa)

Pohgoh (album release) w/Pet Lizard/ Pet Rock/Emo Night Tampa DJs Six years after returning to the limelight, Tampa-based indie rock band Pohgoh is about to drop du und ich , a new album consisting of “a confident, eclectic release that showcases the band’s strengths— catchy riffs and big dynamics ridden deftly by Susie [Ulrey]’s inimitable voice and evocative lyrics—in a bright new light,” according to the band. How confident? There’s a track called “Over-Under,” which focuses on Ulrey’s long battle with multiplesclerosis, causing the band’s first breakup in 1997. It’s $12 to get into this weekend’s release party, but if you really want to offer your support, Microgroove is selling three different vinyl variants of the album, and we can only imagine they’ll be for sale at Crowbar. Pet Lizard and Pet Rock open. Read more on p. 43. (Crowbar, Ybor City)

Punks For Paws: Arcane Arcade w/ Atomic Treehouse/Bargain Bin Heroes/ Lot Lizards/Low Season/Olde Rage/ Rath & the Wise Guys/Rutterkin/Sons of James/more For the last three years, Friends Of Strays Animal Shelter has been at the forefront of a massive punk-rock benefit concert at Pinellas Ale Works. Having brought in the likes of Reality Asylum, Victims of Circumstance, and Arcane Arcade, just to name a few, this year’s lineup is as mighty as ever, featuring Rath & the Wise Guys, Bargain Bin Heroes, and Rutterkin showing for the first time. Also featured is the return of Arcane Arcade, Lot Lizards, and Blood Donor, who all rocked last year’s event. All profits go directly to Friends of Strays. (Pinellas Ale Works, St. Petersburg)

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99.5 QYK Guitar Pull: Jimmie Allen w/ Lainey Wilson/Niko Moon/Elvie Shane/ Ernest/Priscilla Block/Jackson Dean You’ve probably been to a guitar pull and didn’t even know it. Basically, a pull is when musicians sit around and take turns playing songs on the guitar—so pretty much every weekend at your uncle’s house. This one, hosted annually by Bay area country station WQYK 99.5-FM, is sold-out and for good reason (the only way in is to win on the radio). The show features one of the genre’s rising stars, “Idol” alum Jimmie Allen, plus Lainey Wilson fresh off the release of her new album, Bell Bottom Country. (Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg)

Blitzkid w/The Horribles If you missed out on last week’s barrage of Halloween festivities, a newly reformed Blitzkid is giving you one more chance to embrace your inner spooky before the holiday season takes over. The horror metal band is finally going through with its long-awaited "Escape The Grave" reunion tour, following an eight-year hiatus, and while there isn’t any new music to promote, no one can complain when the group already has a catalog overflowing with songs about pumpkin patch murders and hanging out in cemeteries. The Horribles opens. (Orpheum, Tampa)

TUE 08

Kabaka Pyramid w/Nattali Rize Last year, Nattali Rize played some of the strongest, undersung reggae concerts in the Bay area, and she’s playing support for another songwriter making waves in the genre. With roots in dancehall, Kabaka Pyramid delivers lyrical gems on his new album, The Kalling , and also taps a bunch of friends (Damian and

Stephen Marley, and among the nearly dozen guests on the LP) to help out, too. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

THU 10

Yung Gravy w/bbno$/Terror Reid/DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip The 26-year-old Gravy became somewhat of a good luck charm for the Tampa Bay Lightning players during the team’s playoff run in 2020, so much so that they invited him to perform a concert outside the stadium before a game. The Minnesota-born rapper’s sound is a unique mix of Soundcloud hip-hop, soul, funk and lots and lots of satire—so much to the point where you can’t take him seriously, which he doesn’t either. Gravy, born Matthew Raymond Hauri, is returning to the city where professional hockey players bump his music in the locker room and inscribe his hit song, “Gravy Train,” on the inside of their Stanley Cup rings. bbno$, Terror Reid & DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip open. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)—Max Steele

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Yung Gravy

Fresh off his recent performance at Amalie Arena, Jake Wesley Rogers is returning to Tampa to kick off a 30-date, nearly twomonth North American tour. Tickets to see Rogers bring his “Peace, Love & Pluto” tour to Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Friday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. are on sale now and start at $25.

The 25-year-old is crossing the United States and Canada, and announced the tour after

releasing Love, his critically acclaimed EP, which features the most full-realized version of his flamboyant, anthemic, piano-driven pop music. Rogers opened for Panic! At the Disco earlier this month, during a leg of the band’s Viva Las Vengeance tour, and his popularity has climbed quickly since he was discovered by pop songwriter Justin Tranter in 2020.

See Josh Bradley’s weekly concert news roundup below.—Min Craig

Geoff Tate Friday, Jan. 13. 8 p.m. $29-$50. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Winter Jam 2023 feat. We The Kingdom/Jeremy Camp/Andy Mineo/ Anne Wilson/Disciple/Austin French/ mor e Friday, Jan. 13. 7 p.m. $15 at door (no tickets required). Amalie Arena, Tampa

Keb’ Mo’ Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 6-7. 7 p.m. $59-$79. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Lucero Tuesday, Feb. 7. 7 p.m. $30. Floridian Social Club, Tampa Show Me The Body w/Scowl/Zulu/ Trippjones Tuesday, Feb. 14. 6 p.m. $20. Orpheum, Tampa

The Judds Friday, Feb. 24. 7:30 p.m. $59.50 & up. Amalie Arena, Tampa

John Lodge w/Jon Davison Tuesday, March 14. 8 p.m. $39.50-$74.50. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Gaelic Storm w/The High Kings Saturday, April 1. 8 p.m. $30-$50. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Paul Anka Saturday, April 1. 8 p.m. $59 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Heather Land Friday, April 7. 8 p.m. $37.50$75. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Saturday, April 15. 8 p.m. $38.25-$103.25. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Covenant Friday, April 14. 7 p.m. $30. Orpheum, Tampa

Styx w/Don Felder Monday, April 17. 7 p.m. $53.25 & up. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

Hoodoo Gurus Thursday, April 27. 8 p.m. $29-$40. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater

Belle & Sebastian Monday, May 15. 8 p.m. $32.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Yungblud w/The Regrettes Wednesday, May 17. 7 p.m. $39.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Lady A w/Dave Barnes Thursday, June 29. 8 p.m. $54 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

Raja Friday, July 7. 7 p.m. $30 & up. Orpheum, Tampa

Luke Combs w/Riley Green/Lainey Wilson/Flatland Cavalry/Brent Cobb Saturday, July 8. 5:45 p.m. Prices TBA. Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Cancellations/reschedules

Engelbert Humperdinck at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Dec. 3 Rescheduled to Dec, 7, 2022

Sweet 16

By Caroline DeBruhl

Dear Oracle, I’m 16, and I don’t know what I want to do with my life. People keep saying to go to college, but I don’t know what I would study. I don’t like [high school.] I could graduate early this year[as a junior], but I don’t know what I would do after. What should I do?—Freaked Out Over Future

and are considering graduating early, but you don’t give a reason why.

The Hanged Man is a card for outsiders, a symbol of the misunderstood that is, fittingly, often misunderstood. I deeply apologize if I’m totally wrong here, but do you perhaps feel like an outsider at school? Academically, socially, both? (or neither?) If so, I’m so sorry. High school, and adolescence in general, can feel downright suffocating if you feel like you’re on the outside looking in.

passionate about musical theater or psychology, or AV classes. Perhaps volleyball will reveal itself as your one true love. Or you might make friends with a goth kid in Yearbook and discover you really want to make industrial music. Who knows?

But I worry that you might feel even more isolated if you graduate early without a plan. If you were considering leaving to start job training or taking classes at HCC, that would be different. But if you’re unsure, why not take

advantage of some things school offers to figure out what you like? A career/college counselor might help you look at all your options. A guidance counselor might be beneficial to talk to about your worries.

Adolescence is not an easy time. If it was, it would have a higher survival rate. But I’m proud of you for reaching out, and I’m excited for your future to unfold, whatever that may be.

Dear Future, first and foremost, I want you to know that you are not alone. There are FAR more 16-year-olds out there who are in the same position as you. Hell, there are plenty of people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s who aren’t sure what they want to do with their life. Junior year can kickstart a lot of anxiety about the future. Adults and peers are talking about college a lot more, you’re taking SATs, and you realize that in two years, you’ll be a full-blown adult. (Legally, anyway. Your 20s are essentially a Peter Pan age.) It can feel like a lot!

For your cards, let’s start with the minor arcana first because they are FULL of possibilities. The New Moon in my deck is a card of new beginnings and creativity. It’s that glorious scary-exciting dark of potential. Right now, at 16, anything is possible for your future. You might go to college, you might go to culinary school, you might go to Burning Man and discover you love large-scale, pyrotechnic sculpture. All things are possible!

And as much as I know you want to figure out what’s out there, the Four of Swords is here to remind us that everything happens in its own time. While you can prepare for the future, you can’t rush it. You just gotta let things unfold. What you (and the rest of us) have to learn is how to live with that uncertainty. It’s not easy— but you won’t have to live with that uncertainty forever.

The Six of Pentacles is a gift giver, and in this instance, I think it’s about figuring out how you can share your gifts with the world. While you may not know what you want to do as a career, you do have a personality and desires and things you enjoy doing. Maybe you love talking to people or taking care of animals, or telling jokes. This doesn’t have to be a career driver—you don’t have to become a lawyer just because you like debating—but as you grow, you’ll start to figure out how you like to spend your time and spread your gifts. But right now, you’re in your new moon phase. Explore!

Now, while you’re unsure of what you want to do, your question does show something you don’t want: high school. You say you don’t like it

It’s also not lost on me that if you are a junior, you started your high school career in Fall 2020. I can only imagine how isolating it felt to be a freshman at a new school AND trapped in your room doing class virtually. COVID is a bastard for many reasons, but I’m particularly sorry that it robbed you of a critical socializing and academic time in your life. If your freshman year was a hard time academically—and the COVID year was for many students—you might feel like you’re still trying to catch up, which can be stressful.

The Hanged Man isn’t a bad card, though. Paired with the Six of Pentacles, it might mean you have something unique to give the world. Maybe you’ll be a skilled tattoo artist or a revolutionary or make new instruments. You might strike a path that includes college or a path that doesn’t. Again, you have time to decide.

However, I will encourage you to stay the full four years in high school. I know. High school can suck. I considered dropping out on a frequent basis from 10th grade on. I get the drive to leave ASAP. But The Hanged Man gains truth through his suffering, and while I don’t think social anguish builds character, I do believe the last two years of high school will buy you time to figure out what you want.

I don’t know what school you attend, but typically you can take (more) electives junior and senior year. Maybe you’ll find out that you’re

Thank you for trusting me with your question. Send your questions for the Oracle to oracle@ cltampa.com or DM @ theyboracle on Instagram

Cards: The Hanged Man, Four of Swords (reversed), New Moon, Six of Pentacles (reversed)

Quickies

By Dan Savage

There is more to this week’s Savage Love. To read the entire column, go to savage.love.

Can someone be both homosexual and asexual? I can’t wrap my brain around this one.

Sure, a person can be asexual while also being homosexual… because asexuality is a spectrum, and that spectrum is broad and vast and includes people who experience sexual attraction and sometimes choose to act on their sexual attraction. Basically, some asexual guys want boyfriends but don’t wanna fuck ‘em at all, other asexual guys want boyfriends but don’t wanna fuck ‘em much. It’s really not that confusing… unless you happen to be dating a guy who either doesn’t know he’s asexual or knows it and hasn’t told you, in which case you’re likely to be as confused as you are frustrated.

I’m a recently divorced 53-year-old bi-curious woman living on the East Coast. I was with my ex for most of my life and he never mentioned this, but since I have begun dating, each new partner has told me how tight I am. You would think this was a good thing! I recently began dating a man who says he loves how tight I am. However, he also says it is making him come quickly. His marriage recently ended, too, so he hasn’t had a lot of sexual experience either. So, I don’t know if he just comes quickly or if it’s because of me. Do you have any suggestions?

Maybe it’s you—maybe it’s that you’re tight (which most men regard as a good thing)—or maybe he’s a premature ejaculator and he’d rather blame you than admit to it. Either way, don’t let him stick his dick in you until after he’s made you come at least once.

Why do all the gay guys in my age group— guys I like—not want me? And why do only a few men above my age group—guys I also like—want me?

It’s a mystery—a mystery best pondered sitting on the dick of an older guy who wanted you and got you.

people wind up in the emergency room after a fall in the bathroom and thousands more never make it to the ER because they DIED naked, wet, and alone after falling out of their tubs. Meanwhile, fewer than 50,000 people are diagnosed with primary and secondary syphilis annually. So, you’re probably safer at that threesome—provided you don’t shower before or after it. Or ever again. (Full disclosure: Almost 700,000 people got gonorrhea in 2020 and 1.5 million people got chlamydia.)

Newly non-monogamous and dating after 16 years of monogamy. How to lighten the “let down” feeling when a date I’ve been looking forward to is over and I have to go back to my “regular” life?

SAVAGE LOVE

Any

tips for safe sex during threesomes? Thinking about having a MFF threesome!

There’s no such thing as safe sex, there’s only safer sex. To be completely safe, skip the threesome, stay home, and take a nice, long, relaxing bath instead. Or not. According to the CDC, every year a quarter of a million

As for making the sex safer, get tested, share your STI statuses, and use

Your marriage, aka your “regular” life, will fall apart if fun (going out, doing things, having adventures) is reserved for dates and stress (paying bills, doing chores, raising kids) is reserved for your spouse. New-relationshipenergy-infused dates are effortless fun (usually), whereas keeping things fun with a spouse requires thought, effort, and MDMA.

You always say that a new dad has to be willing to go with little or no sex for a long time and can’t bring up non-monogamy. Does the same go for the mom if she’s the one who wants it more?

Women who’ve just given birth are usually less interested in (or capable of) sex for all the obvious reasons (physical trauma, physical exhaustion, emotional exhaustion), but studies have shown that men’s testosterone levels dip after becoming fathers, which can tank their libidos. Regardless of who wants it more, the best time for two people to discuss non-monogamy is BEFORE they’ve scrambled their DNA together, not after. If you didn’t have that conversation before becoming parents, you should wait a year—at least—before bringing it up.

condoms. (Condoms, when correctly used, will protect you from syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, and pregnancy.)

Basically, follow the same risk-reduction strategies you would follow for a twosome—with one addition: if M wants to fuck both Fs, he needs to change condoms each time he swaps holes. And to make your threesome emotionally safer, all three of you should be clear about what you do and don’t want, and everyone should agree—out loud—that if someone feels left out, unsafe, or uncomfortable, they can call a timeout without the other two pouting about it.

In college my boyfriend found out his girlfriend was cheating on him with a friend. He told his friend he didn’t care, since he was planning to break up with his girlfriend at the end of the semester, and they both kept fucking her. She didn’t know they both knew. What she did was wrong (cheating), but I think my boyfriend and his friend did something worse, as she didn’t know she was being “shared” like this. How do I get my boyfriend to understand?

Sharing your boyfriend…

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Experiences

With 19 Across, a certain pageant winner

Terminal info

Fischer finish

Dallas, TX school

Greenwich CT hours

See 4 Across

Brett beat his TD passing record

SNL first name

Golfer Se Ri ___

“As state names go, it’s the commonest first word”

“It’s the part of the neighbor you never completely see on Home Improvement”

Winter runners?

Place for PIN money?

Prayer

Planet, e.g.

“This 1982 film starred Paul Newman”

Cookie-crumble candidate

Theater co.

Before, once

Dullard

Laziness

Bosque bear

Author Octavio

Very slow rate

“Emeril’s known for doin’ it on the Food Network”

Asian nation

Eur. nation

Long time

57 Facilitators 60 “The jig ___” 64 Jaws town 66 “Will Rogers said that everything is funny as long as it is ‘this’ to somebody else” 70 SNL last name 71 German industrial region 72 Farm critters 73 Realms 74 “It’s pretty much all that a great white shark has on its mind” 77 Lutelike instrument 78 Dutch portraitist Peter 79 Sound effect? 80 Super-sensitive subject? 82 ’s Gold, 1997 84 Lizard’s tail? 85 “He’s otherwise known as Bruce the rock star” 89 “It means ‘batting’” 93 Financier Khashoggi 95 Yang’s opposite 96 Deadly snake 97 ___ zero 98 David Spade film, 1994 99 Ex-tree 101 Secret org. 103 Diamond decision 104 “A teacher needs to see it if you’re tardy” 110 Peg in a pro’s pocket 111 “___ leap tall buildings ...” 112 Sit in a dump all day

113 Ball-hiking cue 115 “It’s the purpose of hooks and thumbtacks” (with 118 Across) 118 See 115 Across

120 That WNBA star 121 Unabridged dictionary, for one 122 Chemical ending 123 Powdery mineral 124 Exodus hero 125 2000 et al.: abbr. 126 Gen. Lee, briefly 127 Dream sleep 128 Free, in a way 129 The present time?: abbr.

DOWN 1 Chopped 2 Put on ___ 3 Hide, in a way 4 Errors

Charged particle 6 Effort 7 ___ light (caught on) 8 Wallis’s guy: abbr. 9 Nevada resort

“I shot ___ ...”

French plateau, the ___ Central 12 Committee type 13 Contaminate 14 Printing units 15 Piaf’s nickname 16 Duncan’s murderer 17 Small guitar, familiarly 24 Rend 26 Like waves 27 Silly people 30 Pfizer rival 34 American Beauty star

Nabisco’s ___Thin Pretzels

“So that’s it!”

Telegraphed plea

Possess

Put into a scabbard

Healthy breakfast 46 Place with feeding times 48 Perform without ___ 49 Contorts

OR site

Old, to a teen

Walk ___

Three-mile units

Pallid

“Get away!”

Three men’s place

Mazatlán’s state

Strip

Some ratings

“___ the season”

Clog cause, often

“Rule, Britannia!” composer 69 Yale, Old ___

Rice athlete

Arose in bed

Jacob’s twin 76 Clinic attire

Egyptian tour stop

Filthy place

Sixth sense, for short

N.Y.C. to Atlantic City

Head light?

FDR book, Way

Attach securely 89 Pugilists’ org.

Flora on a moor

Listening

Rental sign

93 Behaved 94 Not as clean 98 Small movable platform 100 Cavern 102 Burmese Peace Nobelist, ___ San Suu Kyi 104 Leaping mackerel 105 Megaton monster 106 Auxerre’s department 107 Farmer Frome 108 Oh Dad, Poor Dad ... ending 109 Accustom, variantly 114 The Longest Day, e.g. 115 Motive 116 Orch. section 117 Lapidary concern 119 Lucas’s FX company

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