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Pinellas sheriff on immigration arrests: ‘We take our direction on something like that from the judge, not from anybody else’

8 hours ago | cltampa.com | Jackie Llanos

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to law enforcement Wednesday stating that he won’t stop them from enforcing a temporarily blocked state immigration law that led to the arrest of a U.S. citizen last week.
Tampa Bay's best live music happening April 24-May 1

9 hours ago | cltampa.com | Ray Roa |Josh Bradley |Selene San Felice

Tampa Bay's live music weekend is here, and it's got a lot of festivals going on. From Lost In St. Pete, to the New World 30th anniversary weekend, Tampa Bay Black Heritage, Tribe Fest, Breakaway and more. And the sleeper show of the week? Etran De L’aïr, which is joined by Rich Ruth in St. Pete.
Tampa band Rototiller releases new EP, and plays final show, on Friday

11 hours ago | cltampa.com | Josh Bradley

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Louis The Child, more, head to Tampa for this weekend's two day Breakaway Music Festival

1 day ago | cltampa.com | Josh Bradley

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Following arrest of US citizen, Federal judge block extends on Florida immigration law

3 days ago | cltampa.com | Jackie Llanos

A federal judge brought up the arrest in Leon County of Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a U.S. citizen born in Georgia, during a hearing Friday in which she extended her block of the new Florida immigration law until April 29. U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams expressed frustration about the arrests of Lopez-Gomez and others, said an attorney representing the immigrants and groups suing the state.
Historian and author Gary Mormino reflects upon shell middens and Florida foodway

6 days ago | cltampa.com | Gary R. Mormino

Behold the Sunshine State’s cornucopia: Plant City strawberries, Ruskin tomatoes, Frostproof oranges, Dade City kumquats, Cedar Key clams, Chassahowitzka pompano, and John’s Pass mullet. But no other local foodstuff has meant so much for so long to so many as Tampa Bay oysters. If, as Jonathan Swift insisted, “He was a bold man who first did eat an oyster,” so, too, is any reader who has sampled a local oyster recently.
Trans youth connect with ancient art in trans/clay/body installation in St. Pete

6 days ago | cltampa.com | Selene San Felice

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Davis Islands’ DI Coffee Bar opens second location in Seminole Heights

6 days ago | cltampa.com | Selene San Felice

DI Coffee Bar is bringing its Davis Islands vibe to Seminole Heights. The beloved café opened its second location at 6114 N. Central Ave. earlier this week, taking over the former Cake Cuties Bakery space. The shop opened quietly, but that didn’t stop locals from showing up. “We didn’t push it. No soft opening, no grand opening — we just opened the doors,” owner Ramon Perez told Creative Loafing. “And we did five times more business than I thought we would.
Tampa earns no new Michelin stars, but maintains previous years’ awards at 2025 ceremony

1 week ago | cltampa.com | Kyla Fields

For its fourth year in the Sunshine State, the prestigious Michelin guide hosted its Florida awards ceremony, this time at Orlando’s Four Seasons Resort. At roughly 7 p.m. on Wednesday night, after an hour of appetizers, handshakes and photo opportunities with tourism boards, the global dining guide started to dish out Michelin stars, Bib Gourmands, and special designations to an eagerly-awaiting crowd of chefs, restaurateurs and reporters.
Tampa Bay's best live music happening April 18-24

1 week ago | cltampa.com | Josh Bradley |Selene San Felice

Tampa Bay's live music weekend is here, and it's wearing a wig. Blame that on Khruangbin, the Texas instrumental outfit playing a much-anticipated show in downtown Clearwater. That gig is part of this listing of Tampa Bay's best live music happening April 18-24, compiled weekly by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay contributors and staffers, then supplemented with select gigs from CL's user-driven event calendar. Don't see your show listed? Please help us out and submit it yourself.