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Clearwater Starbucks workers join nearly 4,000 baristas on strike www.cltampa.com/news/starbuc...
Clearwater Starbucks workers join nearly 4,000 baristas on strike
Starbucks workers at the 433 Cleveland St. location joined the strike on Thursday, which has now spread across 180 locations in 34 cities.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Clearwater Starbucks workers join nearly 4,000 baristas on strike www.cltampa.com/news/starbuc...
Joan Jett, Riley Green, and many more coming to Plant City for 2026 Florida Strawberry Festival www.cltampa.com/music-2/joan...
Joan Jett, Riley Green, and many more coming to Plant City for 2026 Florida Strawberry Festival
The concert lineup for the 2026 Florida Strawberry Festival is out now.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Joan Jett, Riley Green, and many more coming to Plant City for 2026 Florida Strawberry Festival www.cltampa.com/music-2/joan...
Ahead of return to Ybor City, Ax and The Hatchetmen’s Axel Ellis recalls the best gig he ever saw www.cltampa.com/music-2/ahea...
Ahead of return to Ybor City, Ax and The Hatchetmen’s Axel Ellis recalls the best gig he ever saw
Before winding down the band’s first-ever headlining tour at one of the last shows happening during Crowbar Ybor’s last full year open, frontman Axel Ellis declared that the best gig he ever saw was m...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Ahead of return to Ybor City, Ax and The Hatchetmen’s Axel Ellis recalls the best gig he ever saw www.cltampa.com/music-2/ahea...
Tampa Bay's best live music happening December 11-18 www.cltampa.com/music-2/tamp...
Tampa Bay's best live music happening December 11-18
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's weekly listing of the best live music and concerts happening locally, this time for Dec. 11-18, 2025.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Tampa Bay's best live music happening December 11-18 www.cltampa.com/music-2/tamp...
Prog-jazz trio Photon kicks off three-night Dunedin stand on Friday www.cltampa.com/music-2/prog...
Prog-jazz trio Photon kicks off three-night Dunedin stand on Friday
Photon plays three shows in Dunedin, Florida Dec. 12-14, 2025.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Prog-jazz trio Photon kicks off three-night Dunedin stand on Friday www.cltampa.com/music-2/prog...
Rusko, early exporter of UK dubstep, returns to Tampa on Friday www.cltampa.com/music-2/rusk...
Rusko, early exporter of UK dubstep, returns to Tampa on Friday
Rusko, an early U.K. dubstep DJ and producer, plays a Tampa concert on Dec. 12, 2025.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Rusko, early exporter of UK dubstep, returns to Tampa on Friday www.cltampa.com/music-2/rusk...
The inimitable 'Hallucination Before Christmas' rave returns to Ybor City this weekend www.cltampa.com/music-2/the-...
The inimitable 'Hallucination Before Christmas' rave returns to Ybor City this weekend
Long-running holiday EDM party Hallucination Before Christmas returns to The Castle in Ybor City on Dec. 13, 2025.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The inimitable 'Hallucination Before Christmas' rave returns to Ybor City this weekend www.cltampa.com/music-2/the-...
St. Pete metal band Antacid Trip celebrates new album on Saturday www.cltampa.com/music-2/st-p...
St. Pete metal band Antacid Trip celebrates new album on Saturday
St. Petersburg black-metal band Antacid Trip releases its debut full-length at Dec. 13, 2025 concert.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
St. Pete metal band Antacid Trip celebrates new album on Saturday www.cltampa.com/music-2/st-p...
Tampa's 'Merry Mosh 2' concert and market benefits reproductive freedom www.cltampa.com/music-2/tamp...
Tampa's 'Merry Mosh 2' concert and market benefits reproductive freedom
Fallfiftyfeet headlines Merry Mosh 2, a Tampa concert benefiting Voices of Florida.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Tampa's 'Merry Mosh 2' concert and market benefits reproductive freedom www.cltampa.com/music-2/tamp...
It's not the holidays if Trans-Siberian Orchestra doesn't do a Tampa concert www.cltampa.com/music-2/its-...
It's not the holidays if Trans-Siberian Orchestra doesn't do a Tampa concert
Trans-Siberian Orchestra returns to Tampa on Dec. 14, 2025.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It's not the holidays if Trans-Siberian Orchestra doesn't do a Tampa concert www.cltampa.com/music-2/its-...
Jazz returns to 'The Scrub' in Tampa on Dec. 16 www.cltampa.com/music-2/jazz...
Jazz returns to 'The Scrub' in Tampa on Dec. 16
Tampa's African American History Museum hosts a new Central Park Jazz Jam kickoff on Dec. 16, 2025.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Jazz returns to 'The Scrub' in Tampa on Dec. 16 www.cltampa.com/music-2/jazz...
'One Tree Hill' stars play music from the show in St. Pete on Dec. 18 www.cltampa.com/music-2/one-...
'One Tree Hill' stars play music from the show in St. Pete on Dec. 18
'One Tree Hill' stars Tyler Hilton & Kate Voegele play a St. Petersburg, Florida concert on Dec. 18, 2025.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
'One Tree Hill' stars play music from the show in St. Pete on Dec. 18 www.cltampa.com/music-2/one-...
Atlanta noise-rock hero Whores plays Tampa this month www.cltampa.com/music-2/atla...
Atlanta noise-rock hero Whores plays Tampa this month
Atlanta noise-rock band Whores plays Tampa concert on Dec. 18, 2025.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Atlanta noise-rock hero Whores plays Tampa this month www.cltampa.com/music-2/atla...
Angry Chair celebrates 11 years of cranky craft beer this weekend www.cltampa.com/food-drink/a...
Angry Chair celebrates 11 years of cranky craft beer this weekend
Co-founder Ryan Dowdle leads the brewery known for its cynicism, but he’s still got a soft spot for the people who have kept it going.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Angry Chair celebrates 11 years of cranky craft beer this weekend www.cltampa.com/food-drink/a...
Here's how Trump's proposed changes to Endangered Species Act could affect Florida wildlife www.cltampa.com/news/heres-h...
Here's how Trump's proposed changes to Endangered Species Act could affect Florida wildlife
The Trump Administration has proposed new changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Some conservation organizations oppose the proposed changes to the ESA because they may harm the conservation of ...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Here's how Trump's proposed changes to Endangered Species Act could affect Florida wildlife www.cltampa.com/news/heres-h...
Siding with DeSantis, Florida Senate president prefers to wait for SCOTUS before redistricting decision www.cltampa.com/news/siding-...
Siding with DeSantis, Florida Senate president prefers to wait for SCOTUS before redistricting decision
Florida Senate President Ben Albritton said Monday that he would prefer to wait to decide about a mid-decade congressional redistricting until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a Voting Rights Act...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Siding with DeSantis, Florida Senate president prefers to wait for SCOTUS before redistricting decision www.cltampa.com/news/siding-...
Even Pinellas can learn lessons from new Florida Wildlife Corridor development guidelines www.cltampa.com/news/even-pi...
Even Pinellas can learn lessons from new Florida Wildlife Corridor development guidelines
The new Design Guidelines for Corridor Compatible Communities outline best practices for developing new communities near the 18-million-acre Florida Wildlife Corridor to support the habitats and conne...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Even Pinellas can learn lessons from new Florida Wildlife Corridor development guidelines www.cltampa.com/news/even-pi...
Outlaw country troubadour Vincent Neil Emerson plays headlining Tampa show in February www.cltampa.com/music-2/outl...
Outlaw country troubadour Vincent Neil Emerson plays headlining Tampa show in February
If you feel that outlaw country music is on life support, you’ll gain a little bit of hope upon listening to Vincent Neil Emerson who plays headlining Tampa show in February 2025.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Outlaw country troubadour Vincent Neil Emerson plays headlining Tampa show in February www.cltampa.com/music-2/outl...
Review: Stevie Nicks covers 15,000 Tampa fans in gold dust www.cltampa.com/music-2/revi...
Review: Stevie Nicks covers 15,000 Tampa fans in gold dust
A review of Stevie Nicks' Tampa concert on Dec. 7, 2025.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Review: Stevie Nicks covers 15,000 Tampa fans in gold dust www.cltampa.com/music-2/revi...
Bluegrass fusion phenom Billy Strings returns to Tampa on spring tour www.cltampa.com/music-2/blue...
Bluegrass fusion phenom Billy Strings returns to Tampa on spring tour
Bluegrass superstar Billy Strings returns to Tampa on a 2026 spring tour, this time playing his biggest local headlining show to date.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Bluegrass fusion phenom Billy Strings returns to Tampa on spring tour www.cltampa.com/music-2/blue...
Groovy, retro jam scene favorite The California Honeydrops comes to St. Pete in January www.cltampa.com/music-2/groo...
Groovy, retro jam scene favorite The California Honeydrops comes to St. Pete in January
Oakland band The California Honeydrops books Jan. 8, 2026 show in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Groovy, retro jam scene favorite The California Honeydrops comes to St. Pete in January www.cltampa.com/music-2/groo...
Despite embarrassing loss to bottom-feeder Saints, Tampa Bay can still win the NFC South www.cltampa.com/arts/despite...
Despite embarrassing loss to bottom-feeder Saints, Tampa Bay can still win the NFC South
Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on Dec. 7, 2025.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Despite embarrassing loss to bottom-feeder Saints, Tampa Bay can still win the NFC South www.cltampa.com/arts/despite...
Florida Panhandle men's prison has 'culture of violence,' two-year investigation alleges www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
Florida Panhandle men's prison has 'culture of violence,' two-year investigation alleges
A report by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) examines Gulf Correctional Institution near Wewahitchka, saying overcrowding and understaffing has resulted in a high concentration of complaints by ...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Florida Panhandle men's prison has 'culture of violence,' two-year investigation alleges www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
David Jolly appears with Gwen Graham in St. Pete, sparking talk about his gubernatorial running mate www.cltampa.com/news/david-j...
David Jolly appears with Gwen Graham in St. Pete, sparking talk about his gubernatorial running mate
David Jolly has been crisscrossing the Sunshine State since entering the Democratic race for governor in June, and the event at 535 Nova was his 130th public gathering since he entered the contest, bu...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
David Jolly appears with Gwen Graham in St. Pete, sparking talk about his gubernatorial running mate www.cltampa.com/news/david-j...
Tampa Monitor: CRA and land use decisions include potential land for TGH facility in Ybor City www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-m...
Tampa Monitor: CRA and land use decisions include potential land for TGH facility in Ybor City
Tampa City Council sits as the Community Redevelopment Agency Board on Dec. 11, the final time in 2025.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Tampa Monitor: CRA and land use decisions include potential land for TGH facility in Ybor City www.cltampa.com/news/tampa-m...