Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Tampa’s 139th birthday is this month—tell us what you love (and loathe) about the city

Forms Of Wander' by Marc Fornes, at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 10, 2023. Tampa turns 139 years old this month, and there ...
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‘I can’t get a job’: Florida teacher fired after Charlie Kirk post fights for professional survival

Charlie Kirk at Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida in July 2025. A Clay County public school teacher fired for social media posts about the death ...
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St. Pete Pride cancels delayed Juneteenth event amid funding crisis

St. Pete Pride previously caught heat from community organizers for discontinuing its partnership with Tampa Bay Black Lesbians and their Get Nude event.
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‘Likely illegal’: Florida’s pro-immigration groups respond to new rule banning undocumented students from state colleges

Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa, Florida. Florida’s pro-immigration groups on Thursday blasted a new rule banning undocumented ...
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Tampa Bay’s best live music happening July 3-9

Jeremy Gloff plays Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on July 3, 2025. Tampa Bay's live music weekend has arrived, all patriotic and shit. There's a heavy ...
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Post Malone and Jelly Roll’s rescheduled Tampa concert happens on Wednesday

Mobile Park in Seattle, Wash. on June 26, 2025. Last month, Post Malone rescheduled his Tampa concert originally set ...