7+ hour, 50+ min ago  (131+ words) The Tampa chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is just $1, 500 away from reaching its $10, 000 goal in a campaign to help cancel $1 million in medical debt across Hillsborough County with help from the Undue Medical Debt nonprofit. To get…...

8+ hour, 26+ min ago  (190+ words) Read his 2016 intro letter'and disclosures from 2022 and 2021.'Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief in August 2019. Past work can be seen at Suburban Apologist, Tampa Bay…...

15+ hour, 5+ min ago  (448+ words) Florida teachers" average starting salary increased between 2025 and 2026, although not enough to improve Florida"s nationwide standing, according to data from the National Education Association. The national union"s'annual rankings'for teacher pay put Florida"s average starting salary of $49, 435 at…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (272+ words) Amorino Gelato is bringing its world-famous rose shaped scoops to downtown St. Petersburg. The shop opens at 1246 Central Avenue on Friday. Staff will give away 1, 000 free gelato roses at its grand opening celebration on Saturday. The shop is under the…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (192+ words) Things are getting spicy in Pinellas Park next weekend. The 19th Annual Pinellas Pepper Fest returns to England Brothers Park with spicy taste tests, live music, vendors and contests. Hundreds of samples ranging from mild to extreme heat will be available…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (631+ words) Gov. Ron De Santis" office submitted a new congressional map to the Legislature on Monday that would drastically alter several U. S. House districts in Central and South Florida. The new map, if approved by lawmakers in a special session that starts…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (195+ words) The Tampa Bay music community has spent 2026 staging multiple benefit concerts for neighbors in the trans and immigrant community, and the latest goes down this week at Deviant Libation. Tim Ogden's brewery and distillery has emerged as a haven for…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (238+ words) Gov. Ron De Santis signed nine bills from the 2026 regular session into law on Thursday, including a measure that allows volunteer security guards at houses of worship to carry guns without facing state licensing requirements The bill (SB 52) creates an…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (222+ words) The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) says that Pinellas deputies (PCSO) recovered human remains last Sunday afternoon. The remains were pulled "from the waterways in the area of Interstate 275 and 4th Street North," according to HCSO's public information officer. The PIO…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (476+ words) While national play development houses are shuttering their doors and retreating into "safe" programming, St. Petersburg is doing what it does best: leaning into the grit. We aren't just a destination for polished, final products'we are becoming the laboratory where…...