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HOMETOWN HATE: Despite undertones, graffiti on a local mural near the Trop is not yet a hate crime.
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St. Petersburg mural located inside the Ray’s tunnel between Ferg’s Sports Bar and Tropicana Field was vandalized with swastikas, and the other Nazi symbols. According to the police report from the St. Petersburg Police Department, investigators believe the incident happened sometime between March 20 and when the graffiti was first discovered on March 21. Besides a giant swastika and the phrase “Heil Hitler,” photos requested by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay from SPPD show a variety of Nazi symbols spray-painted on the walls, including “NSDAP,” which is the acronym for the German Nazi Party, the Nazi Secret Service symbol “SS,” and the Sturmabteilung emblem, a symbol commonly used by white supremacists and neo-Nazis that originated from Adolf Hitler’s “brownshirts” paramilitary group (see more photos via cltampa.com/magazine). Also tagged on the walls was “Liberal Ass Town Disgusting,” and a crude depiction of a crossed out Hammer and Sickle symbol, which is used by the Communist Party of China, among other groups The graffiti has since been removed, and investigators say there are no suspects.
Yolanda Fernandez, a spokesperson for SPPD, told CL that while the graffiti is certainly hateful it’s currently being investigated as criminal mischief, and doesn’t yet qualify as a hate crime. “We can’t call it a hate crime because there isn’t a direct victim, even though it’s something we’ll keep on our radar,” said Fernandez. “As of now, it’s being investigated as criminal mischief, unless we receive more information.” Created in 2015 as part of the first iteration of the annual SHINE Mural Festival the “Blue Sunnel” mural (stylized “Blue SUNnel”) was produced by local artist Ya La’Ford, who is Jewish and Black. The artwork covers the entire 85-foot underground space under Central Avenue, and features fragmented geometric lines that are meant to mimic the sun’s rays. In a recent statement sent to CL, La’Ford says the hateful symbols don’t reflect St. Petersburg’s spirit or the mural’s intentions. “I feel deep love for St. Pete and know that the reigning spirit here is one of inclusiveness and love. The artwork I create is designed to be a bridge that engages us to recognize our
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connection to each other and to our shared experiences,” La’Ford told CL. “This piece, in particular, stands out as a nod to the rising and falling of the sun and how each of our diverse paths reflects similar rhythms. We walk through the tunnel as a journey. My hope is that, as a community, we walk together with a loving heart and disavow hate when it rears its shameless head.” While the incident may not qualify as a hate crime, it certainly falls under the description of a “hate incident,” which the Anti-Defamation League reports and tracks on a daily basis. Over the past two years St. Pete has experienced 15 incidents related to hate, extremist and Anti-Semitic behavior, reports the advocacy organization. Eleven of these incidents involved distribution of white supremacist propaganda, mostly from the extremist group Patriot Front. Four of the incidents involved anti-Semitic actions, and one case from 2019 showed that William Shutt had ties to alt-right groups after he allegedly attacked two Black men. By contrast, 23 incidents were documented in Tampa during this same time period, while Clearwater had six incidents, and Sarasota had nine, says the ADL. Overall, Florida witnessed a dramatic increase in hate incidents over the last two years. From 2019-2020, the state logged 380 incidents, which is a 92% increase from 20172018, when the state registered 197 total incidents.
This rapid rise in far-right extremism follows a year of pandemic-fueled racist attacks on Asian Americans, most recently in Atlanta during an incident which is also not currently not being investigated as a hate crime. And Nazi insignia is not limited to St. Petersburg. In January 2020, Swastikas and other graffiti were recently discovered spraypainted on signs at a coffee shop in South Tampa. The vandalized signs were discovered at Spaddy’s Coffee Co (6102 S MacDill Ave.), which is actually a shared location with Raw Smoothie Co. that recently opened in late 2019. At the time, the owners said the coffee shop had been vandalized in the past, but never with racist symbols, and it’s unclear if the incident was related. At the time, Spaddy’s owner Greg Spadaccini posted about the incident in the South of Gandy Community Facebook group, with photos of multiple swastikas painted on signs, as well as the words “Bad,” and “Bad Service.” “It started with simple vandalization of our signs, but this last one was a little much and has pushed us to reach out to our community for help,” Spadaccini wrote in the post. “We ask our neighbors to keep [an] eye out and if you see anything let us or local police know. Police have been notified!” Raw Smoothie owner James Rue also posted about the graffiti, stating that it’s “offensive and uncalled for.”
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Locals remember Tampa’s generous champion of working class bicyclists. By Kelly Benjamin couple blocks from the shop in Tampa Heights with her small child and only a bicycle as transportation. After first being a customer, she eventually took a job at the shop and has now been there nearly 40 years. “He knew folks depended on him, trusted him, and he was truly devoted to helping them out,” she said. “It was a genuine labor of love and he made it his life’s work. He practically lived out of that little shop.” News of Joe’s passing was met with an outpouring of love on social media from generations of customers who recalled cramming into the tiny showroom to pick out a bike or get a repair. Everyone seems to have a story about Joe’s no nonsense, honest, and to the point style as well as his kindness. “There won’t be another like him,” said Devon Brady, a long time customer and Tampa bicyclist. “Joe understood the power of the bicycle as an instrument of joy. You couldn’t find a better example of a neighborhood business that was responsive, receptive, and respective of everyone in the community.”
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Tampa Bay Times reporter and bicycling advocate Alan Snel remarked that “every mayor has their downtown pet projects, but the essence of a city is the neighborhoods and small businesses like Joe’s that help everyday residents with everyday issues.” Joe’s Shop is an essential piece of the central Tampa community. He will be remembered for that. While battling illness for the last few years, Joe’s family has stepped in to help run the bike shop. Brittany Calonge, Joe’s goddaughter, has been working at the shop for nearly half her life and running it for the last three years of Joe’s illness. “Joe wouldn’t even take vacations because he was worried about the people that needed their bikes fixed to get back on the road and make a living,” Calonge, 34 said. “He instilled that spirit in me and I feel I have a duty to this going, not only for him but for our customers.” “At some point when Joe was sick, the idea of selling the building came up,” said Mrs. Haskins, but after brief consideration Joe told the family that he didn’t want it on the market. “He didn’t want the building to be turned into anything but a bike shop. We intend to honor that wish.”
“He knew folks depended on him, trusted him, and he was truly devoted to helping them out.”
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n a notorious car culture town like Tampa where for at least the last three quarters of a century, the entire urban landscape has been designed and built for the automobile, riding a bicycle around town can be a pretty dangerous pursuit. And when you consider that we rank near the top of the list each year in bicyclist fatalities plus this city’s legacy of predatory policing policies targeting bicyclists (Biking While Black), the simple joyous act of riding a bike can be down right deadly. That’s why up until fairly recently, bicycling through Tampa’s mean streets anywhere other than Bayshore Boulevard or the cul-de-sacs of the suburbs was seen as a little bit of renegade activity. When you’re a rider and you see other sweatdrenched maniacs pedaling through traffic risking their lives to get to work on time mere centimeters from the bumpers of oblivious drivers whizzing by staring at their phones, you can’t help but feel a certain kinship. If you’ve been there, you give an obligatory head nod because biking the streets here is a death-defying, life-affirming activity—and for many of us a daily commute that demands solidarity. If there’s been one constant pillar of Tampa’s working class, non-spandex wearing bicycling community for the past 65 years, it’s Joe Haskins. The soft spoken bike mechanic with a quick wit and big heart has been an institution in central Tampa since he was 17 years old when he purchased Tampa Cycle from his aging uncle in 1958, later renaming it Joe Haskins Bike Shop. Prior to that, the shop had been around in one form or another since at least 1916, making it a contender for one of the oldest continuously operated businesses in the City of Tampa. But on Saturday, March 20—after 65 years of serving the community—Joe Haskins passed away at the age of 79 due to complications from kidney disease. On Sunday, March 28, Tampa’s All Love Bike Crew staged a memorial ride in honor of Joe starting at East Tampa’s Al Barnes Park, winding to Myrtle Hill Memorial Park where his casket lay, and back across town to Haskins’ bike shop. The ride was as beautiful and diverse as Tampa itself: young, old, Black, white, fat tires and skinny, all in celebration of a man whose life’s work was getting people riding down the street. That this simple act meant so much to so many was on full display on the smiles of every face pedaling through the city streets into the sunset (see more pics on p. 8). “He really was the real deal,” his wife Michelle Calonge-Haskins told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. She met Joe when she lived just a
Joe’s famous “Free Air” hose is a small example of that. Left outside the bike shop on Florida Avenue for customers to fill their tires 24-7, the hose has been a lifeline for countless cyclists trying to keep air in their tires through the years. According to legend, the free air so infuriated a neighboring business that charged customers 50-cents to use their air pump machine that the business owner snuck out and cut Joe’s hose in the middle of the night only for Joe to repair it the next day and offer it back to the community. After this scenario repeated a few more times, the other guy eventually gave up. That business is long gone but the free air remains outside Joe’s shop on Florida Avenue to this day. Usually clad in a T-shirt and jeans and occasionally overalls, Joe and his shop were a throwback to an era when utility and getting folks back rolling on their bikes was far more important than any modern aesthetic. Opening the door to his shop is a time warp into another era. No computer, just paper tickets, and so crammed full of bikes you can barely turn around without bumping into something. The tools, parts and grease everywhere is part of the charm. Former
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You can’t fight a war on voting rights by compromising. By Jeffrey C. Billman
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y the end of the 19th century, Wilmington was North Carolina’s most populous city, and as a shipping hub, among its most prosperous, too. It was an unusual place: majority Black, with a thriving Black middle class and—most important—a multiracial government. “This was a primal threat to white supremacy,” the journalist David Zucchino told me last year. As Zucchino details in his book “Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy,” two days after the November 1898 election—which state Democrats won through fraud, violence, and fearmongering about “Black beasts” raping white women—a mob of more than 2,000 white men descended on Wilmington and executed the only successful coup d’état in American history. They murdered at least 60 African Americans, forced 2,100 Black residents to flee, and ordered the resignations of local officials. No one tried to stop them, and no one was punished. Having reclaimed the legislature from the moderate Fusionists, white supremacists cracked down on Black voting rights. In 1896, North Carolina had 126,000 Black registered voters; six years later, 6,000. Other Southern states copied North Carolina. For the next seven decades—until the Voting Rights Act of 1965—Southern Blacks were excluded from political power. Fifty-eight years later, writing for a 5–4 Supreme Court in 2013’s “Shelby v. Holder,” Chief Justice John Roberts declared that “things have changed dramatically”—“voting tests were abolished, disparities in voter registration and turnout due to race were erased, and African Americans attained political office in record numbers”—so the VRA section requiring Southern states to get approval from the Justice Department before changing voting laws was unconstitutional. Roberts dismissed the Obama administration’s argument that without the preclearance requirement states would revert to their old tricks. Which is exactly what happened. And so last Thursday, surrounded by white men in suits and seated under a painting of a slave plantation, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the most blatant attack on Black voting rights in a generation, while a Black woman lawmaker was arrested for knocking on the door to the room where Kemp was signing the bill. These are optics the Republican Party will come to regret. Kemp narrowly won his election in 2018 against Stacey Abrams, a Black woman, after—as secretary of state—he engaged in egregious voter
suppression. The law he signed, which reversed rules the Republican legislature had previously enacted, exists because Black people used those rules to defeat his political allies. Georgia Republicans said they wanted to ensure “election integrity,” though no evidence of fraud has emerged. Sure, Kraken lawyer Sidney Powell filed fanciful lawsuits alleging all sorts of wild-ass conspiracies, but faced with a $1.3 billion defamation suit, she said “no reasonable
hearing on those challenges within 10 days. (No way that gets abused.) It makes it a crime to give food or water to voters waiting in the long lines that always seem to wrap around Black precincts. Most chillingly, it allows the legislature to overrule local elections boards. In other words, the next time there’s a close race, Republican state officials want to be able to rush into Black metro counties, hallucinate about fraud, and refuse to certify the election. Without “Shelby,” this law would have never seen the light of day. This is, of course, part of a pattern—not just the hundreds of voting restrictions making their
Tennessee—they’ve fallen to the bottom of the barrel. “The contemporary Republican Party is a coalition of the very wealthy, some major industries, and an electoral base motivated in no small part by white identity politics,” Grumbach writes, “which each have incentives to limit the expansion of the electorate to new voters with very different racial attitudes and class interests.” If there’s one benefit to Georgia’s attack on voting rights, it’s that it will serve as a direct challenge to Senate Democrats. The For the People Act would be a much-needed check on anti-democratic voting laws. But passing it will
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HOLD THE LINE: From the late 1800s until the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Southern Blacks were excluded from political power. person” should have believed her. (That, at least, is true.) Former President Trump similarly made all sorts of claims—when he wasn’t threatening and cajoling the state’s elections officials—but these, too, were obvious fictions. A bunch of white folks solved a fake problem, and people of color will pay the price. Funny how that happens. The law adds pointless but burdensome ID requirements for absentee voting and limits the use of drop boxes to collect ballots. It forbids the use of mobile voting vans like the ones Fulton County used. It allows poll watchers to challenge the eligibility of an unlimited number of voters and requires county elections boards to hold a
way through Republican legislatures across the country, but a pattern of Republican government over the last two decades. As political scientist Jacob Grumbach shows in a new working paper, “Republican control of state government … dramatically reduces states’ democratic performance during this period.” In 2000, North Carolina and Wisconsin ranked among the most democratic states in the country. After both states were taken over by Republicans beginning in 2010, their democracy scores plummeted, as Republicans employed strict voter ID laws and aggressive gerrymanders to solidify their power. Today— like the GOP-controlled Alabama, Ohio, and
require Democrats to both ditch the filibuster and find 50 votes for the legislation. That means that someone will need to explain reality to Joe Manchin. “We need to come around holistically on a voting rights bill because we had an insurrection,” he told CNN. “It was over voting. And now you’re about ready to put a divisive bill that’d be going down along party lines, and you already want to scrap the filibuster completely?” Actually, yes. See, Joe, when one party is willing to destroy democracy for its own benefit, you can’t count on them to be part of a democratic solution. See, for example, Wilmington, 1898. Get Informed Dissent delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe today at billman.substack.com.
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early 14 years ago, Adam Hoyer was a field organizer on a stage in Iowa introducing Barack Obama to a crowd that eventually sent the then-Senator to the White House. Last week during a webinar marking the 11th anniversary of the landmark Affordable Care Act, Obama spoke then introduced Hoyer with this glowing assessment. “When I first met Adam, he was running around Davenport on my behalf gathering a bunch of potential caucus goers for this young candidate for president. He was part of that crew of incredible young organizers who helped me win Iowa and got me over the top,” Obama said of the Jesuit Tampa grad who eventually went on to direct campaign efforts across the country before working in the Obama administration and Department of Commerce. “If it hadn’t been for folks like Adam, I wouldn’t have been in the White House in the first place to be able to get the Affordable Care Act passed,” Obama said before going on to praise folks like Hoyer for continuing the fight to protect and strengthen health care for millions of Americans. In a Twitter post, Hoyer—currently the National Organizing Director at Protect Our Care—said he wished his own dad could’ve seen the intro. In an email to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Hoyer said his dad and Obama are his two heroes in life. “Dad believed in fighting for the working man, and he is the reason I got into this work in the first place,” Hoyer, who was diagnosed with cancer himself in 2016, wrote. He said that his introverted nature makes him unsuited to work in politics, which he knew nothing about before signing up to work in Iowa.
“But I felt like I was doing work that my dad thought was worthwhile, trying to improve the lives of hardworking people who deserved better. After dad died [in 2019, after a heart attack], I felt even more emboldened to do the work that I thought he would want me to do.” Working for what Hoyer calls “a once-ina-generation” candidate is what keeps him clocking in every day—and it’s what broke him out of a worldview that was shamefully narrow. “Before I met Obama, I was self-centered and cocky, and embarrassingly unaware of the struggles that so many people deal with on a regular basis. The campaigns in 2007, 2008, and 2012, and the voters they introduced me to, instilled in me a perspective that was totally different from the one I had as a fresh-out-of-college 22-year-old,” Hoyer said. The improbable win in Iowa also made him believe that big accomplishments are still possible, even in this political environment. Hoyer even tattooed “01.03.08” on one arm to remind him to dream big and disregard folks more focused on what can’t be done (his other arm has a "Hope" tattoo). Hoyer believes that people banding together around shared stories is what tips the scales on issues. Using that energy, organizing and believing is what led to that Iowa win nearly 14 years ago. That energy upheld the ACA even when repeal-hungry Republicans controlled the House, the Senate, and the White House. “There is so much injustice and unfair hardship that still exists in this country,” Hoyer surrendered, “but they are solvable if enough people are organized and mobilized. I never would have believed in any of that if it weren’t for Obama.”
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Seminole Heights’ Health Mutt is expanding and adding a brewery. By Ray Roa “We’ve been searching for a bigger building to move into for four years,” Kendra said. They’d put offers in on other properties and had grown tired of renting; the building they’re moving into has been in their sights for two years. Kendra knew it was time for her and Mike—who met in 2009 while she was at the University of South Florida—to really put down roots in a neighborhood that not only cultivated her business, but their relationship. “Location was really important—I want to serve my neighbors and my friends." What’s more is that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) already has plans to install a traffic signal and three crosswalks at the intersection of Florida and Wilder Avenues, making that somewhat treacherous stretch of the road just a little safer for pedestrians. In January, Alex Henry, Bicycle and Pedestrian/ Public Involvement Coordinator at FDOT told Kendra that the department was coordinating with the City of Tampa on construction and the implementation timeframe for the project.
Mike said mixed fermentations would need to be made specifically at his brewery, so beer lovers shouldn’t expect those until much later down the line. In the meantime he hopes to collaborate with other brewers in the area, not to use their facilities for production, but to just get together and have some fun. “To start off at the new space, we’ll have pilsners, maybe something barrel-aged, plus some double IPAs and IPAs—a pretty standard tap list for us as we’re getting started,” Mike said. At the end of the day, both Mike and Kendra just want their businesses to be neighborhood go-tos. Kendra said there’ll definitely be a pet-friendly beer garden that’ll play host to puppy meet ups and other family-friendly events. She hopes to have some cold brew on tap and is in talks to bring a semi-permanent food truck on site. And you can bet the neighbors are ready. “We are super excited to have Health Mutt and Mockingbird Brewery moving in across the street,” Veronica Danko, founder and owner of the Indie, told CL. “That space has been vacant for years, and needs some love. Kendra and Mike are pioneers in the neighborhood and we wish them the greatest success in this new location. Cheers to independent business owners in Seminole Heights!”
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Kendra said that that buildout for both properties—including soft costs, plus brewery equipment and more—will end up costing just about as much as they paid for the property. Details of the Conze’s deal to acquire the property are not disclosed, but recent listings from when the 33-year-old property was last sold in December 2020 list the price of a square foot at just above $173, for a total sale price of about $1.4 million. The Conzes are still waiting on a trademark for the brewery space, which they hope to call Mockingbird Brewing, but Mike said that their 10-barrel facility (similar in size to Tampa Heights’ new Woven Waters Brewing Co. or Seminole Heights’ Angry Chair Brewing)‚ would eventually become home to a core lineup of beers, plus foeder-aged mixed fermentation offerings. Mike brings six years of Brew Hub experience—where he started in packaging before moving to cellar operations and then ending up head brewer—to his own facility. Working with countless partners both nationally and locally at Brew Hub allowed him to collaborate with some of the best brewers in the U.S. and opened his eyes to so many different brewing and business processes.
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Drew Brees, Walk-On’s is opening a location at Midtown Tampa, joining rooftop bar Sal Y Mar, which is already proving to be a popular hotspot in the city. The menu, described on the website as “authentic, mouthwatering Louisiana cuisine prepared fresh in a from-scratch kitchen”, includes several delicacies like their signature Cajundillas, Voodoo Shrimp & Grits, po boy sandwiches, salads, and burgers. Pair a meal with either one of their signature cocktails like the Blueberry Coconut Mojito, beer, or wine. An opening date is TBD, but take the drive up to the Walk-On’s Wesley Chapel location if you need it now—and don’t worry, going to a restaurant co-owned by Brees does not put you in danger of choking (you know, how the QB does in highpressure playoff situations). 3740 Midtown Dr., Tampa. walk-ons.com
Opening Lingr The new St. Petersburg restaurant from “Top Chef” alum Jeffrey Jew had eyes on a fall 2020 opening, but pushed plans back so that the concept could build in new technology and safety measures like UV lights in the HVAC system, an expanded outdoor dining area canopy, HEPA filtration systems in the indoor dining room and kitchen, and more. We have a lingering feeling the concept is opening very soon. Because a certificate of occupancy is still not in hand, reps for Lingr could not share a firm opening date, but told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that they hope to be able to share one “any day now.” Through a rep, Jew said Lingr has completed hiring in the front and back of house but is still looking to hiring more hourly waitstaff. Lingr’s Instagram has teased a few food offerings, including dumplings, raw snapper, and sea urchin all revolving around the restaurant’s Nordic and Asian-inspired menu. Jew told CL his mother is Nordic and his father is Chinese, so the whole restaurant concept from name to food is in ode to his family. 400 6th St., St. Petersburg. lingrrestaurant.com Coming soon Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux Co-owned by former New Orleans Saints quarterback
Relocated Taste of the Fair The carnival food popup is currently operating at the corner of Hillsborough Avenue and 40th Street in East Tampa, where it has several trucks with all your fair food needs from fresh-squeezed lemonade to deep fried Oreos to candy apples and multiple meats on a stick. If you don’t feel like drivingthru, Taste of the Fair is also on Uber Eats. Just remember, some fried stuff doesn’t travel well, so don’t be disappointed if your footlong corn dog is a little soggy. Taste of the Fair has popped up all over Tampa Bay after last year’s fair got canceled because of the pandemic, and was most recently parked at 2702 E. Busch Blvd. In February, owner Matthew Lauther told CL that his plans for the trucks are uncertain and suggested following Taste of the Fair’s Facebook page for updates. 4015 E Hillsborough Ave., Tampa. @tasteofthefairtogo on Facebook Closing Honey Pot After 14 years in Ybor City, a historic district haven for dance floor darlings is moving out. In December, local officials banned gathering on the dance floor, and those restrictions seem to have spelled the end for the LGBTQ+ favorite. “The mounting expenses of maintaining the business while shutdown without income for months has made it impossible to recover financially,” Honey Pot wrote. In December, the club decided not to try and adapt to the dance floor restrictions, opting instead to shutter its doors. Other clubs around it did go forward and found themselves in hot water as code enforcement moved through Ybor City,
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Open Santoro’s Pizzeria Earlier this month, the New Jersey-style pizza joint celebrated a grand opening in the West Riverfront neighborhood near University of Tampa. Local artist Bianca Burrows aka “BBArt” painted a mural throughout the day. Guests can start off the meal with appetizers like mozzarella sticks, caprese, and salad then follow up with a pizza created from a variety of toppings including chicken cutlets, an assortment of veggies, and cheeses. When you’re full, take home a Santoro’s sub sandwich or dessert. A slice of pizza will set you back $2.50 while a square pizza rounds out the menu at $20. Santoro’s is open daily from 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. 1329 W Cass St., Tampa. santorospizzeria.com
TOP CHEF: Jeffrey Jew’s new St. Pete restaurant will have an opening date ‘any day now.’ citing some for repeat violations. “While we take the pandemic very seriously and understand the goal of local officials, it doesn’t leave us much left offer to the community,” Honey Pot wrote in its December announcement. “We are at a dance club. We have no seating areas, no tables, and after eight months of being closed in 2020. no ability to buy them either.” We’re guessing Honey Pot is going to land on its sweet feet somewhere soon. But in the meantime, pour one out for one of Ybor’s best.—Ray Roa ICYMI Owner of Tampa Bay Beef O’Brady’s offers employees $100 each to get vaccinated Chris Overbeck, franchisee of a Pasco Beefs, kept paying employees even when the
location closed last March, and is offering the incentive because he knows the staff is the backbone of his business and wants them to be healthy. A press release adds that “He also recognizes that guests will feel more comfortable coming back to Beef ‘O’ Brady’s if they know the staff are vaccinated.” The Tampa Bay Business Journal said that none of Overbeck’s 20 employees had taken him up on the offer yet, noting that at the time most of them were too young to be eligible for the poke. “The first thing I did was tell them, ‘I don’t want to make you do it. I want you to understand why you should do it,’” Overbeck told TBBJ. “My hope is 100 percent will do it. My best guess is 40 percent will.” 14851 SR-52, Hudson. beefobradys.com/hudson
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Recently Reviewed: Takeout in Tampa Bay For now, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s Jon Palmer Claridge—the Bay area’s longest-running food critic—is reviewing local takeout. Until it’s 100% safe to be shoulder-to-shoulder with each other in restaurants, I don’t see CL moving back to restaurant ratings. If you think there’s an out-of-this-world takeout experience he needs to try, please shoot me an email (rroa@cltampa. com). Oh, wear a mask and wash your hands, too. —Ray Roa “Q” Southern Barbecue Chef Cameron Capri cooks up a perfect storm of the best American barbecue. Thinly sliced beef brisket is moist and not overly smoky, pulled pork butt is cooked low and slow to melt in your mouth, Lexington, North Carolina (western) style and meaty St. Louis style ribs are slow smoked until tender. Sauces are all made in house and represent a quintessential overview of popular barbecue styles, and the mac-n-cheese is a full on knockout. $3-$12. 664 Main St., Dunedin 727-734-7227; qbycapri.com Doormét With two locations—one on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, another off S Dale Mabry in Tampa—both sides of the Bay can get in on the well-oiled takeout operation featuring burgers, salads and fitness bowls and a strong Italian influence with hand-tossed pizzas, pastas, and classics chicken dishes. Saltimbocca is just marvelous, but I’m a sucker for the prosciutto and melted provolone that turns plain hand-breaded chicken medallions into a culinary supermodel. doormet.com Jack’s London Grill This St. Petersburg takeout oasis delivers food that Brits crave. Jack’s fish and chips have crispy ale batter that coats the flaky white fish to perfection. Sausage rolls wrap a hot dog-sized link in puff pastry and bake it until perfectly crispy and seductive. The shepherd’s pie evokes fond memories and pushes all the comfort food buttons while the Bombay chicken curry and lentil pie balances the spices that swathe the tender chicken and legumes in a scrumptious mild coconut curry sauce. $5-$13. 1050 62nd Ave. N, St. Petersburg. 727-289-7170; jackslondongrill.com
Taqueria Margarita Elia Maldonado proudly shares Abuela’s recipes homemade with the freshest ingredients, which instantly recall the pure flavors and aromas of food stalls in the Mercado de Coyoacán (abuela comes from México, Mexico). The array is mostly a familiar list: asada, pollo, el pastor, carnitas, campechano, and chorizo. On some days, there’s decadent and juicy quesabirria served traditionally, as a twice-cooked taco, or Instagram-ready as a tortilla “pizza” with the carne spread between two browned tortillas—and, yes, with a drool worthy consommé for dipping. $2.25-$11. 4001 W Dr. Martin Luter King Jr. Blvd., Tampa. 813-466-2484; @taqueriamargaritatpa on Instagram and Facebook
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Bodega on Central Designed to thrive in the face of today's challenge, Cubans and pork sandwiches are favorites, and the chicken version is a flavor explosion with contrasting textures. The flattened breast meat is balanced with smooth avocado and mango against crunchy jicama and fiery pickled chilies with some mango mayo. It’s a memorable mouthful for fans of spice. $0.50-$9. 1120 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-623-0942; eatatbodega.com Bon Appétit There’s no denying these drop dead gorgeous views over Saint Joseph Sound. The lobster bisque has a de rigueur hit of sherry. It’s dotted with meaty bits in a flavorful stock that’s on the less creamy side; tasty, if not sighinducing. The homemade key lime pie is sweet-tart and creamy. $4.95-$85.95. 148 Marina Plaza, Dunedin. 727-733-2151; bonappetitrestaurant.com
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In the wake of concerns about the novel coronavirus, it’s best to call or visit the websites of these breweries to check on their offerings.
CLEARWATER BREWING CO. Community-oriented and socially and environmentally conscious. 1700 N. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. clearwaterbrewingcompany.com
3 DAUGHTERS BREWING One of the Warehouse Arts District’s most popular hangouts, and a beautiful facility in which to drink some great brews. 222 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-495-6002, 3dbrewing.com
COPPERTAIL BREWING CO. Some of Tampa’s best beer, in one of its best tasting rooms. 2601 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa. 813-247-1500, coppertailbrewing.com
3 KEYS BREWING South-of-the-Skyway restaurant and brewery specializing in small batches. 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com 7VENTH SUN BREWING Some of the best sours, IPAs and collabs going. Two locations. 1012 Broadway, Dunedin. 727-733-3013/6809 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-2315900, 7venthsun.com
COTEE RIVER BREWING Craft beer in the heart of historic downtown New Port Richey. 5760 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-807-6806, coteeriverbrewing.com CRAFT LIFE BREWING Small-batch local brews and a sort of playground or LoL’s craft brewing guild. 4624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-575-8440. facebook. com/CraftLifeBrewing
81BAY BREWING CO. South Tampa’s first craft brewery boasts a wide variety of styles. 4465 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. 813-837-BREW, 81baybrewco.com
CROOKED THUMB BREWERY Safety Harbor’s first brewery boasts homegrown flavor and local guest taps. 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor. 727-724-5953, crookedthumbbrew.com
ANGRY CHAIR Crazy-good Tampa beer, open Tuesday-Sunday. 6401 N. Florida Ave., Seminole Heights. 813-238-1122, angrychairbrewing.com
CUENI BREWING CO. Located off the Pinellas Trail in Dunedin. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727-266-4102, cuenibrewing.com
ANTIBREWERY Dunedin’s secret Sundays-only nano. 1367 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Dunedin
CYCLE BREWING One of St. Pete’s favorites. 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.com
ARKANE ALEWORKS A wide variety of styles and flavors from the second brewery to open in Largo. 2480 E. Bay Dr., #23, Largo. 727-270-7117, arkanebeer.com AVID BREWING This Grand Central brewing supply shop added a taproom for its beers crafted in-house. 1745 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-388-6756, avidbrew.com BARRIEHAUS BEER CO. Lager-specific brewery, carrying on an over 150 year brewing legacy. 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com BAY CANNON BEER CO. West Tampa's first craft brewery, offering a variety of ever evolving beers, beer slushies and wine that pair perfectly with appetizers and entrées from the kitchen. 813-442-5615, baycannon.com BIG STORM BREWING CO. Stop by this Pasco brewery’s Storm Room for a flight, or visit their taproom on 49th Street in Clearwater, too. 2330 Success Dr., Odessa. 727-807-7998, bigstormbrewery.com BIG TOP BREWING Perhaps Sarasota’s premier purveyor of locally crafted beer, Big Top’s reputation has spread far beyond the region. 6111 Porter Way, Sarasota. 941-371-2939, bigtopbrewing.com BOOTLEGGERS BREWING CO. This Brandon taproom from Bootleggers Beer & Wine Home Brewing Supplies offers house-made suds and guest beers. 652 Oakfield Dr., Brandon. 813-643-9463, bootleggersbrewco.com BRASSERIE ST. SOMEWHERE Award-winning Belgian farmhouse ales from veteran Bay area brewer Bob Sylvester. 1441 Savannah Ave., Tarpon Springs. 813-5036181, saintsomewherebrewing.com BREW BUS BREWING BB brews its own suds, boasts 20 taps and offers food at its Eatery, too. 4101 N. Florida Ave., Tampa. 813-990-7310, brewbususa.com BREW HUB Some of the area’s best beers are produced here along with suds for their own label. 3900 Frontage Rd. S., Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com
DARWIN BREWING CO. Unique beers crafted with South American influence. 803 17th Ave. W., Bradenton. 941-747-1970, darwinbrewingco.com DE BINE BREWING CO. This addition bolsters the Northern Pinellas craft beer scene. 933 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-233-7964. DISSENT BREWING CO. Unique flavors and adventurous style outside downtown St. Pete. 5518 Haines Rd. N., St. Petersburg. 727-342-0255. DUNEDIN BREWERY Florida’s oldest. Beer, eats and live music. 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727736-0606, dunedinbrewery.com DUNEDIN HOUSE OF BEER This beer stop brews its own, and also has 40 guest taps. 927 Broadway, Dunedin. 727 216-6318, dunedinhob.com ESCAPE BREWING CO. Another very worthy Odessa/Trinity destination. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, Trinity. 727-807-6092, escapebrewingcompany.com FIVE BRANCHES Veteran-owned brewery, small batches from IPAs to stouts. Serving up brews and a clear view of the Tarpon Bayou. 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs. fivebranchesbrewing.com FLYING BOAT BREWING COMPANY St. Pete aviation history and tasty homegrown suds. 1776 11th Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-2999, flyingboatbrewing.com
HOB BREWING CO. Rotating taps; some of the beers are brewed on-site and alongside a combination of local breweries plus local and international craft beer makers. 931 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. hob.beer
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER This video game-centric Grand Central District craft beer bar started brewing its own in early 2018. 2244 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-360-0766, stpetearcadebar.com
IF I BREWED THE WORLD This self-described “mixtape of breweries” offers a bit of everything from the classic to the fun and outrageous. 2200 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4484, ifibrewedtheworld.com
ROCK BROTHERS BREWING Brews named for national and local bands have a home in Ybor City. 1901 N. 15th St., Ybor City. 813-241-0110, rockbrothersbrewing.com
IN THE LOOP BREWING Family-friendly Land O’ Lakes brewery with a lot of community support and plenty of events. 3338 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813997-9189, intheloopbrewingcompany.com INFUSION BREWING CO. Another great location in the good-beer-packed Trinity/New Port Richey area. 7813 Mitchell Blvd. Ste 103, Trinity. 727-312-4512.
SILVERKING BREWING CO. This space in Tarpon Springs complements a label that’s been around since 2012. 325 East Lemon St., Tarpon Springs. 727-4227598, silverkingbrewing.com
INOCULUM ALE WORKS These folks are crazy for sours, and know how to craft ‘em. 554 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. inoculumaleworks.com
SIX TEN BREWING A wide variety and a real passion for the craft-brew community. 7052 Benjamin Rd., Tampa. 813-886-0610, sixtenbrewing.com
JDUB’S BREWING COMPANY You know ‘em, you love ‘em. A favorite statewide phenomenon. 1215 Mango Ave., Sarasota. 941-955-2739, jdubsbrewing.com
SOGGY BOTTOM BREWING More Dunedin goodness, including some truly original flavors and inventive brews. 660 Main St., Dunedin. 727-601-1698, soggybottombrewing.com
LAGERHAUS BREWERY & GRILL A Palm Harbor bar and eatery that offers seasonal brews to complement their regulars. 3438 East Lake Business, Palm Harbor. 727-2169682, lagerhausbrewery.com LATE START BREWING This beloved Tampa label does its thing inside the Pour House. 1208 E. Kennedy Blvd. #112, Tampa. 813-402-2923, latestartbrewing.com LEAVEN BREWING Riverview’s first brewery is run by folks who’ve got experience brewing big and small. 11238 Boyette Rd., Riverview. 813-6777023, leavenbrewing.com MAD BEACH CRAFT BREWING Brews, ciders, and meads by the beach. 12945 Village Boulevard, Madeira Beach. 727362-0008, madbeachbrewing.com MARKER 48 Hernando’s first production craft brewery, with its own tasting room and beer garden 12147 Cortez Blvd, Weeki Wachee. 352-606-2509, marker48.com MASTRY’S BREWING CO. From CD Roma’s restaurant to sweet new digs on St. Pete Beach. 7701 Blind Pass Rd., St. Pete Beach. 727-202-8045 mastrysbrewingco.com MOTORWORKS BREWING A taproom and beer garden featuring full liquor and wine as well as 30 taps. 1014 9th Street West, Bradenton. 941567-6218, motorworksbrewing.com MR. DUNDERBAK’S The longtime restaurant, biergarten and homebrewers’ hangout is serving up its own beers. 14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa. 813-9774104, dunderbaks.com
BREW LIFE BREWING Ultra-small batches, and a lot of ‘em. 5765 S. Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-952-3831, brewlifebrewing.com
FOUR STACKS BREWING An always-changing lineup of local and regional guest suds, along with trivia, live music and more. 5469 N. US HWY 41, Apollo Beach. 813641-2036, fourstacksbrewing.com
BULLFROG CREEK BREWING CO. A multitude of styles from former garage brewers is on tap in Valrico. 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Valrico. 813-703-8835, bullfrogcreekbrewing.com
GRAND CENTRAL BREWHOUSE 10,270 square-foot brewery, taproom, beer garden, and event venue with a lager-focused tap list. 2340 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-202-6071, grandcentralbrew.com
CAGE BREWING Custom brews in the Grand Central District from one of the ‘Burg’s newest. 2001 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278
GREEN BENCH BREWING COMPANY A space worthy of the adventurous beers it produces. 1133 Baum Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com
CALEDONIA BREWING Great in-house beers in the historic Dunedin Times building. 587 Main St., Dunedin. 727-351-5105, caledoniabrewing.com
GOOD LIQUID BREWING CO. Thirty taps and food (and a coffee roaster!) from a husband-and-wife duo. 4824 14th St. W., Bradenton. 941-896-6381, thegoodliquidbrewing.com
CALUSA BREWING Family owned and operated, opened Tuesday to Sunday. 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-922-8150, calusabrewing.com
GRINDHAUS BREW LAB Small batches and no extracts. 1650 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater. 727-2400804, grindhausbrewlab.com
PESKY PELICAN BREW PUB This beachy restaurant also offers up its own beers thanks to an in-house nano system. 923 72nd. St. N., St. Petersburg. 727-302-9600, peskypelicanbrewpub.com
CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. “Secret” brewing action inside the Carrollwood location of craft-bar chain The Brass Tap. 10047 N. Dale Mabry HWY, STE 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337
GULFPORT BREWERY + EATERY Small batches with an artisanal food menu. 3007 Beach Blvd., Tampa. facebook.com/GulfportBrewery
PINELLAS ALE WORKS PAW offers a dog-friendly environment in addition to tasty brews. 1962 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-235-0970, pawbeer.com
CIGAR CITY BREWING Tampa’s most famous craft brewery. There’s also a taproom at Amalie Arena. 3924 W. Spruce St., Tampa. 813-348-6363, cigarcitybrewing.com
HIDDEN SPRINGS ALE WORKS This Tampa Heights brewery features a rotating tap selection. 1631 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-226-2739, hiddenspringsaleworks.com
RAPP BREWING COMPANY Greg Rapp’s awardwinning styles are carefully crafted and delicious. 10930 Endeavor Way, Seminole. 727-544-1752, rappbrewing.com
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SARASOTA BREWING COMPANY House-crafted brews, pizza, and sports out toward beautiful Siesta Key. 6607 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. 941-925-2337, sarasotabrewing.com
NAUGHTY MONK BREWERY Naughty Monk brings a love of Belgian styles to Manatee County. 2507 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton. 941-708-2966, naughtymonkbrewery.com OVERFLOW BREWING St. Pete’s newest, courtesy of local Rapp head brewer Troy Bledsoe and company. 770 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-914-0665, facebook.com/overflowbrewingco PEPPER BREWING The Angry Pepper Taphouse’s inhouse label, available “on a limited basis.” 9366 Oakhurst Rd., Seminole. 727-596-5766, angrypeppertaphouse.com
SOUTHERN BREWING & WINEMAKING Multiple brews only available in its tasting room, as well as products and guidance for local homebrewers. 4500 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-238-7800, southernbrewingwinemaking.com ST. PETE BREWING COMPANY Beers crafted specifically for the climate. 544 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-692-8809, stpetebrewingcompany.com STILT HOUSE BREWERY This friendly Palm Harbor joint specializes in high-ABV ales and other styles you won’t find at other breweries in the area. 625 US Hwy Alt. 19, Palm Harbor. 727-270-7373, stilthousebrewery.com SWAN BREWING Nearly 4 decades of combined brewing experience go into the offerings at this petfriendly joint. 115 W. Pine St., Lakeland. 863-703-0472, swanbrewing.com TBBC Formerly Tampa Bay Brewing Co., local favorite for nearly two decades. 1600 E. 8th Ave., Ybor City/13933 Monroe’s Business Park, Westchase. 813247-1422, tbbc.beer TAMPA BEER WORKS At the former site of ESB Brewing, TBW focuses on American craft styles. 333 N. Falkenburg Rd., Suite D407 Tampa. 813-685-1909, tampabeerworks.com TIDAL BREWING COMPANY Small batches in Spring Hill. 14311 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill. 352-7011602, tidalbrewingfl.com TWO FROGS BREWING COMPANY Tarpon Springs’ latest brewery and taproom focuses on American ale styles. 151 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-9406077, facebook.com/twofrogsbrewing KEEL FARMS AGRARIAN ALE + CIDER Tasty brews from the folks behind Keel & Curley winery. 5210 W. Thonotosassa Rd., Plant City. 813-752-9100, keelandcurleywinery.com TWO LIONS WINERY & PALM HARBOR BREWERY Wine and beer brewed in-house. 1022 Georgia Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-786-8039, twolionswinery.com ULELE SPRING BREWERY Beer crafted in accordance with traditional Bavarian purity laws. 1810 N. Highland Ave., Tampa. 813-999-4952, ulele.com THE WILD ROVER BREWERY What started as an English pub in Odessa is now a higher-production facility in Westchase. 13921 Lynmar Blvd., Tampa. 813-475-5995, thewildroverbrewery.com WOODWRIGHT BREWING COMPANY Traditional German styles in downtown Dunedin. 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-238-8717, facebook.com/ woodwrightbrewing ZEPHYRHILLS BREWING COMPANY East Paco’s first microbrewery. 38530 5th Ave., Zephyrhills. 813-715-2683, zbcbeer.com ZYDECO BREW WERKS Craft brews in Ybor thanks to an award-winning brewmaster, as well as full bars and NOLA-influenced cuisine. 1902 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City. 813-252-4541, facebook.com/Zydecobrewwerks
STOP BY THESE LOCAL BUSINESSES TO ENTER! ST. PETE / BEACHES Five Bucks
247 Central Ave. in St. Pete
The Galley
27 Fourth St. N. in St. Pete
Sloppy Joe’s
Surfside Taphouse 395 Mandalay Ave. in Clearwater Beach
Black Brick
432 Cleveland St. in Clearwater
Hogan’s Hangout
10650 Gulf Blvd. in Treasure Island
499 Mandalay Ave. in Clearwater Beach
VIP Mexican
Jamminz
10625 Gulf Blvd. in Treasure Island
Toasted Monkey
678 75th Ave. in St. Pete Beach
Postcard Inn
6300 Gulf Blvd. in St. Pete Beach
Hurricane Eddie’s
300 Causeway Blvd. in Dunedin
Tarpon Turtle
1513 Lake Tarpon Ave. in Tarpon Springs
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Whiskey Joe’s
Siesta Key Oyster Bar
7720 W. Courtney Campbell Cswy. in Tampa
Soho Saloon
410 S. Howard Ave. in Tampa
Hula Bay
5210 W. Tyson Ave. in Tampa
411 Mandalay Ave. in Clearwater Beach
Ducky’s
Coco Crush
Green Iguana
317 Coronado Dr. in Clearwater Beach
VIP Mexican
213 Gulf Blvd. in Indian Rocks Beach
1719 W. Kennedy Blvd. in Tampa 4029 S West Shore Blvd. in Tampa
Bad Monkey
1717 E. Seventh Ave. in Tampa
Retreat
123 S. Hyde Park Ave. in Tampa
Epperson Lagoon
31885 Overpass Rd. in Wesley Chapel
5238 Ocean Blvd. in Sarasota
My Village Pub
5200 Ocean Blvd. in Sarasota
Captain Curt’s Crab & Oyster Bar 1200 Old Stickney Point in Sarasota
Sniki Tiki
1204 Old Stickney Point in Sarasota
Gilligan’s Island Bar
5253 Ocean Blvd. in Sarasota
Whiskey Joe’s
5313 19th St. E. in Ellenton
Bridge Tender Inn
135 Bridge St. in Bradenton Beach
Swordfish Grill & Tiki Bar
4628 119th St. W. in Bradenton
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Discover the elegance of ancient Antioch, relive a historic excavation, and experience the rare treasures unearthed.
April 10 – August 22
Learn traditional printmaking Workshops in - Etching - Lithography - Letterpress - Silkscreen and more. Our gallery space has local and handmade gifts Excavation of Antioch-on-the-Orontes, View of building excavated down to mosaic level with Mount Casius in background, The House of the Drinking Contest, 1939, Princeton University Archives
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“Whimzeyland is a hypnotic space that functions as a celebration of the individual found-object art pieces…” MOVIES
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Safety Harbor’s most memorable home now offers public tours. By Ken Storey individual pieces of folk art within a muted context, allowing each piece to shine, Whimzeyland is a full-immersion experience. Similar to other folk art destinations, such as Louisiana’s Abita Mystery House or California’s Salvation Mountain, Whimzeyland is a hypnotic space that functions as a celebration of the individual found-object art pieces, but can only be fully appreciated when those pieces are integrated together in the enveloping, ever-changing experience. The house has been featured on many television series, including HGTV’s Extreme Homes and Facebook’s Most Incredible Homes. While it
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fter a year of less than inspiring Instagram photos, a new Tampa Bay area tour may be the perfect opportunity for some unique selfies. Florida is home to plenty of one-of-a-kind homes, but one of the most memorable is found in Safety Harbor. What started as a small folk art display painted on a handful of bowling balls has expanded over the years to become Whimzeyland, a kaleidoscope of art that now fills every inch of the residential property. It now includes multiple art cars, a guest house and numerous sculptures. The collection of bowling balls has expanded to more than 500, displayed in a custom gallery space. The house has become a destination for folk-art aficionados from around the world (find this story via cltampa.com/magazine to check out more photos of the house, inside and out). Whimzeyland’s founders, Todd Ramquist and Kiaralinda, founded the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center (SHAMc) as part of an art collective in 2017 to help bring more art to the community. The art and music center is a 10-minute walk from Whimzeyland and provides a viable group space to augment the folk art residence. Like Whimzeyland, the SHAMc is covered in a celebration of art. A giant pink elephant, Elle, and a mirrored two-story building welcome visitors to SHAMc. In 2015, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay praised SHAMc and the couple for their work in bringing art to Safety Harbor. The arts and music center is home to an annual music festival and a regular spot for many local musicians. In CL’s past profile, Julie Garisto wrote, “You could say that supercouple Todd Ramquist and Kiaralinda are the godparents of the city’s arts scene. They have hosted bands and movie stars (including actors Jeff Daniels, Alan Cumming and Annie Potts), provided their Casa Loco guest home for a movie set, and founded the city’s biggest-ever music festival, Songfest.” And still, Both Ramquist and Kiaralinda refused to take full credit for their accomplishments. “We’re the strength of our volunteers,” Kiaralinda said, at the time, of the residents who come out and help paint, create mosaics and work the Songfest. While traditional museums, like Orlando’s Mennello Museum of American Art, present
is a private residence, Whimzeyland welcomes Giant sculptures, such as a mosaic moon, visitors to explore the art-filled site. The lush will be available for photo ops along with fun tropical landscaping hides many of the art pieces props to enhance the photos. Also included across Whimzeyland, giving the space a mys- in the tour are more rarely seen interior secterious feel that requires tions of Whimzeyland. visitors to truly engage in From neon signs to a order to discover each piece. barber chair, the house’s Now, in a push to bring interior is just as full of awareness and support found art as the exterior. Whimzeyland to both art destinations, Multicolored glass vases, Whimzeyland is opening stained glass panels, and 1206 3rd St N, Safety Harbor Thursday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. to public tours. The tours, bright murals bathe the Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. which take place at select space in color. (closed Monday-Wednesday) 727-725-4018. kiaralinda.com times throughout the year, Proceeds from the tours give groups a hands-on look support arts programming at both folk-art wonderlands. This isn’t the first at SHAMc. Tour and ticket information can be time Whimzeyland has opened to the public, but found on the SHAMc website. Tickets are also tours now include both the residence and SHAMc sold through Airbnb Experiences. Reservations that’s a few blocks away. The most recent tour are also now open for three summer camp protook place March 20. grams at SHAMc.
BOWLED OVER: Whimzeyland has been featured on many television series.
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SAYS ‘NOBODY’: (L-R) Bob Odenkirk, producer David Leitch, Ilya Naishuller, and producer Kelly McCormick on set.
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‘Nobody’ is the best stand-alone action film since ‘John Wick 3.’ By John W. Allman
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irst things first, make sure you see “Nobody” right now. Why? It’s fucking incredible, that’s why. It’s the best stand-alone action film to be released since 2019’s “John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum,” and further proof that given the right material and the right creative team, anyone, even Bob Odenkirk, can be a badass, bone-breaking action star. Of course, it helps that “Nobody” was written by Derek Kolstad, who penned all three films in the “John Wick” franchise, and it explains why “Nobody”—specifically, the character of Hutch Mansell (Odenkirk)—feels as if he fits perfectly in the Wickian universe. The bigger deal, to me, is director Ilya Naishuller, whose first feature, 2015’s “Hardcore Henry,” felt more like an experimental exercise at creating an entire action film from the pointof-view of an unseen protagonist. With “Nobody,” Naishuller takes his rightful place as one of the best action directors working today given how he frames certain scenes and the way he orchestrates and executes the full-throttle
hand-to-hand and gunfight sequences throughout. It’s just ridiculously impressive. More than anything, “Nobody” is just the most fun you have had watching a movie in a long time, well before COVID-19 sacked the theater industry and caused Hollywood to completely rethink how it moves forward. Make no mistake, “Nobody” is not going to win any awards for originality. In fact, you’ve seen parts of this movie many times before, but that’s also a big reason why it works. You’ve never seen those parts done this way before. Whether it’s Arnold Schwarzenegger playing secret spy while walking a tiny Chihuahua in “True Lies,” or Keanu Reeves as a retired assassin shooting a bajillion bad guys because they killed his dog, there have been plenty of great, good and awful movies made about people with a particular set of skills living a life of anonymity until that one thing happens. In “Nobody,” Odenkirk’s character, Hutch, is the perfect suburban schlub. He has a wife (Connie
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Nielsen) whose face is plastered on benches as a realtor, a teen-aged son who thinks he’s a loser and a younger daughter who still thinks he hung the moon. Hutch leads a completely benign existence. He works an office job, he misses trash pickup every week, he visits his father (Christopher Lloyd) in an assisted-living facility. And then, that thing happens. In this case, it’s an ordinary, random breakin, a guy and his girl struggling to pay bills and care for a sick child, who enter Hutch’s ordinary house looking for high-value items. Hutch sizes them up and decides not to engage. Then his son leaps into action. Hutch still doesn’t react, even with a gun pointed in his face. He lets them leave. His kid explodes at the decision, the responding cops treat him like a coward and his buff neighbor boasts about how he would have handled things differently. And then his daughter can’t find her favorite bracelet, the one with cat charms on it, which was likely in the decorative bowl that the thieves took. Suddenly, Hutch is transformed with purpose. He tracks down the couple. “Give me the goddamn kitty cat bracelet, motherfucker!” he screams, only to discover they don’t have it. And then he gets on a city bus, defeated and deflated, only to have the driver stop for a pack of drunken hooligans who immediately start
harassing the few people using public transit at that hour. A switch goes off in Hutch’s head. The resulting mayhem, which Naishuller depicts with the delirious glee of a kid on a sugar bender, tells us a lot about Hutch. Mainly that he was the guy in the shadows that the government brought in to fix things without anyone knowing. An auditor, they called him, until he retired. And that he was lethally efficient. It’s also one of the best tight-quarters, freefor-all brawls that you’ve ever seen. Especially with a guy like Odenkirk holding his own. Best of all, that’s just the beginning, the launch pad from which “Nobody” really takes off. What follows is a raucous, bloody, blistering assault on your senses complete with imposing Russian mobsters (seriously, the main bad guy, Yulian Kuznetsov, is a terrifying sumbitch), not one but two montages where the good guys stock up on weapons and set a litany of hazardous traps, and the beautiful sight of RZA and Lloyd (Doc Brown himself) mowing down baddies with automatic weapons. “Nobody” is just relentlessly cool. This is one of those rare movies that feels effortless, like you’re hanging with the coolest kid in school and catching a contact high just from being in his or her orbit. You don’t want the experience to end, and when it finally does, you’re immediately ready for more.
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MAKE SPACE: Artspace’s Sailboat Bend artist lofts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Nonprofit seeks input on live-work space for Tampa artists. By Jennifer Ring
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re Tampa Bay artists getting priced out of the neighborhoods they’re helping rejuvenate? A preliminary study by Artspace, the nation’s leading nonprofit developer of arts facilities, suggests this may be the case. “I’ve been hearing for years from artists about how the lack of studio space was affecting them,” said Neil Gobioff during Artspace Tampa’s Market Study Survey Launch on Thursday, March 25. “And of course affordable housing is always a huge issue.” A group of local activists in Tampa Bay is hard at work trying to create more affordable living and working spaces for the Tampa Bay artists who beautify our community on the daily. “Artists are wonderful neighbors,” said Artspace Chairman Peter Lefferts, “not only for the cultural benefits they bring and the living examples of diversity that the arts community represents, but it also makes Tampa a much more desirable place to live and work.” Artspace has brought affordable arts properties to creative communities throughout the U.S. since 1979. It now has 53 properties and is scoping out locations in Tampa’s Ybor City, Heights, and West Tampa neighborhoods. The group met with over 200 Tampa residents last fall to get to know our city and its creative community better. In the process, it got an earful of Tampa’s problems, from rising real estate costs to underfunding of the arts scene, racial inequities and under-representation.
But it also heard a lot about Tampa’s potential and what the city’s growing arts community is hoping to achieve with their work. “And artists need affordable space,” said Artspace’s Wendy Holmes. “That came out loud and clear. The displacement factor has already happened in several neighborhoods. And when we begin to see that, we know that affordable space is dire.” Right now, Artspace is trying to quantify that need via a survey. “While we heard from focus groups and folks in the community about needs, what we really want to do is quantify them,” said Artspace’s Teri Deaver. “We want to know exactly how many spaces and what types of spaces would be appropriate for a future Artspace project.” To bring these new affordable art spaces to Tampa, Artspace needs the type of data that attract investors to a project, which is why they’ve just launched the online survey at artspacetampasurvey.org The survey closes May 6, so if you’re sick of living with your parents, don’t sit on this one for too long. Artspace pretty loose in how it defines artists and is happy to hear from writers, makers, and really, anyone working along the spectrum of creativity who is committed to their craft. If you’re a creative person seeking an affordable living or working space in Tampa, Artspace be heard, because how could it possibly create the perfect live/work spaces in Tampa without your input?
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One of St. Pete’s oldest homes is now for sale. By Colin Wolf
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designated historic landmark is now on the market in St. Petersburg’s Historic Uptown neighborhood. Located at 734 Grove St. N, the William L. Rawls House is an unassuming two-story wood-frame farmhouse, built around 1898 near Round Lake. The home is one of the oldest in the area and, most notably, the last remaining of its kind still standing in St. Pete. Coincidentally, the original owner, Rawls, was also an unassuming man, who migrated to St. Pete from Georgia and doesn’t appear in any early historical accounts of St. Pete. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the U.S. Census from 1910 lists Rawls as “a 35-year-old single white man who could read and write.” Rawls married a grocery store clerk and maid at the Ponce de Leon Hotel named Katie,
and they had two children who lived in the home until 1989, reports the paper. Over the years, the home has been on the brink of being bulldozed multiple times, but in 2005 the City of St. Petersburg deemed it a Historic Landmark, since no other “I-House” style homes still exist from before the “Bungalow boom” of 1910. Well, now it’s your chance to preserve this important local gem. The 1,202-square-foot home comes with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as an updated kitchen with a gas stove, a two-car garage, a hot tub, and a separately metered 686-square-foot apartment. The William L. Rawls house is currently asking $615,000, and the listing agent is Bobby Poth of Mainframe Real Estate.
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Designated Safe And Sound Venue
On Tuesday, state data showed that Florida added 5,062 coronavirus cases and 92 deaths (locally, Tampa Bay added 831 cases and 24 deaths). A Tampa Bay Times analysis showed that “on average, the state has reported about 5,133 infections and 76 deaths per day over the past seven days.” And while vaccinations are up— 329,720 people in Hillsborough, and 289,544 in Pinellas—Florida’s positivity rate was about 8.9% Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. That’s more than a few reasons to stay safe at home, but the live local music scene is picking itself up. We’ve marked the gigs at venues that have joined a Tampabased and city-recognized “Safe & Sound” initiative that pledges to strictly enforce limited capacity, mask wearing and social distancing—and tried our best to explain COVID-19 protocols at venues that not able to join Tampa’s “Safe & Sound” program. Visit cltampa.com/magazine to listen to some of the music described below.
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Rock the Park Tampa: The New Rulers w/P.M. Tiger/Element P.M. Tiger’s early aughts indie-dance rock for fans of Fischerspooner and the Strokes fills out the middle of this no-cover outdoor concert happening underneath the awning at Tampa Museum of Art, and if you manage to reserve a pod, then you’ll also get to see Eliana Blanchard’s solo Element project and the rocksteady rhythms of The New Rulers. (Tampa Museum of Art at Curtis Hixon Park, Tampa)—Ray Roa
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Boho Sideshow This free show features New Orleans-style swing and jazz trio Boho Sideshow driven by Eddie Rosicky and William Carr—most recognizable from the years playing in the neo-jazz Jim Morey Band—along with Marius Dicpetris (Carr plays bass while playing the drums, a definite sight to see). Indie customers must wear a mask unless seated and practice social distancing. (Independent Bar, St. Petersburg)
C G.W. Souther Free rock and soul happens at this Seminole Heights venue, care of Orlando band G.W. Souther whose members have performed with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Christina Millian and Ty Dolla $ign (that experience shows in the band’s funky single “Groupie”). Self-described as a modern day melting of The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Earth, Wind & Fire, the band, simply put, is a little bit funky, a little bit rock and roll. Best to make a reservation if you want a spot for the show, it’s Friday night y’all. (Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa) C Hip-Hop Explored: Gat$ w/Reeves/ Bottemboy Fish/Lundy/Ayo Mama/DJ Dfaz Tampa hip-hop’s ever-evolving scene continues to grow, and it gets to have stage lights on it thanks to promoters like Healthy Phoenix who make sure local acts get proper stage time and therefore get seen. On Friday, Gat$—prepping for the release of a new album, Robbed—shares the stage with upand-coming heavy hitters including Reeves who, by the sound of his single “Slippin’,” is ready to be seen. Justin Lundy has been around for a minute working with collective Wave Theory, lending his rhymes to local band Bangarang, and just all around killing it;
check out his Soundcloud page (@lundyrve) for proof. Powerhouse underground emcee Ayo Mama rounds out the bill. Only 100 tickets will be sold to this limited-capacity event. (Crowbar, Ybor City) C New Brutarians w/Bite-Size St. Petersburg band Bite-Size—the project of musician Chris Lunceford, who’s been rocking since the early-’90s—is bringing its “indie, power pop, country-rock” back to the New World stage Friday night. Opening for the lo-fi glam-rock duo The New Brutarians, Lunceford has some new music to play on the Safe and Sound venue’s biergarten stage. The February-released single “Nothing Day” is a true indie-pop pandemic anthem buoyed by a “little inspiration from the Mary Tyler Moore theme song and a catchy sing-along hook about staying positive in 2021.” New World is still acting at a lower capacity, so get there early if you want to be guaranteed a table at this no cover show, or you can call ahead for groups of eight or more. (New World Brewery, Tampa)
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continued from page 39 jazz—not necessarily the experimental approach to jazz improvisation pioneers in the ‘50s and ‘60s—don’t be surprised if trumpeter James Suggs channels the wilder sides of Miles, ‘Trane, Monk or Don Cherry at this gig on the Indie patio. The venue still has limited capacity and strict COVID19 precautions so wear a mask, don’t be an asshole and plan to come back on Sunday when CL favorite Katara Trio brings even more jazz to the spot. (Independent Bar & Café, Tampa)—Ray Roa Mindi Abair w/Bernie Williams Jazzrock saxophonist Mindi Abair—a St. Petersburg native gone big—is in town with
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a literal big leaguer (baseball legend and Latin jazz guitarist Bernie Williams). Abair has toured with Aerosmith and was the featured saxophonist on a couple of seasons of “American Idol.” She’s also released nine solo albums, two of which garnered Grammy-nominations. Though Abair does a lot of saxxy covers songs (think Eagle Eye Cherry’s “Save Tonight”), I’m hoping to one day hear a version of Gerry Raffery’s “Baker Street” which feature what’s commonly known as the greatest sax solo of all time? Capitol Theatre still has strict COVID19 regulations so don’t throw away those masks, people. (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater)
Sunset Saturdays: Morten National promoter Disco Donnie—no relation to the Disco Duck—taps Morten for a Tampa date amidst the Danish DJ’s itinerary featuring stops all over the world and frequent shows in Miami. The 18 and over event is reduced-capacity, though there are no other COVID-19 regulations listed. There is however, a waiver and release that basically says that The Ritz is not responsible if you contract the coronavirus at the venue (an increasingly common practice for venues and concert promoters, even with DeSantis recently signing legislation protecting businesses from lawsuits). Everyone gets in free before 11 p.m. at this customer appreciation event. (The Ritz, Ybor City)
What fun
St. Pete band releases fiery and elemental new LP. By Josh Bradley
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e get piles upon piles of R&B, hip-hop, and alternative around here, right? How about a modernized blast to the past? Surf-psychedelic-experimental, to be precise. Just to give you an idea, that’s the style of The Beach Boys, Iron Butterfly, and The Velvet Underground, morphed into one. And maybe a tiny bit of The Jesus And Mary Chain. St. Petersburg’s own Liquid Pennies has fit that exotically innovative style since its conception in 2018. After a year of jamming inside the walls of Planet Retro Records and Lucky You Tattoo, the band released its debut Floods EP in October of 2019 (which totally had the potential and length to serve as a proper album). This was shortly before Zoë Turtle brought her harmonious vocals and violin expertise into the band, making Liquid Pennies the quartet it is today. The band’s latest effort, Distant Dawn, is a 40-minute, four-track album, created with Proud Miranda producer Nathan Doyle. “Each song ends with a different element that fuses the album together, using analog tape experimentation and field recordings,” frontman Chas Binns told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. And before its release last week, Binns and company were kind enough to present a quarter of the album as the main singles. Closing track and lead single “What Fun,” which dropped a month ago, sees fire symbolized in a primarily dialogic fashion. The first half of the song has an easy-going, surf guitar vibe with ever so slightly asymmetrical harmonies, and the vocals spewing lyrics about passion and desire audibly stand out far more than said instrumentation.
Suddenly, the surf sound shifts into something much heavier midway through, and the roles of vocals and instrumentation switch. A more gritty and heavy sound begins to flow out of Binns’ guitar, and some dramatic violin moments from Turtle tower above whatever lyrics were left to belt out. Through it all, bassist Dylan Carney and drummer JJ Kimmel seem to have no difficulty keeping up with the two. As for the10-minute-strong opening track “Camp,” the element that is earth is represented. It takes almost five minutes for the handful of Danny Elfman-esque vocals included to kick in. Said vocals are sandwiched in between some pretty exuberant guitar work on Binns’ part. Opening the song are a few surf rock licks fronting some chirping birds. Once Binns’ vocals are revealed, the surf sound disappears, and like the closing track to come, some obvious guitar pedals come into play for the remainder of the song. The distortions of “Dissolver” (representing water), and harmonies of “Left” (air, dummy!) are also as structurally and melodically eclectic as you can get, so be warned: This is the kind of music that is capable of filling a massive venue like Amalie Arena, but will also make it in an intimate venue like the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre by refraining from absolutely shredding its acoustics apart. By the way, Mr. Binns was in a gnarly skating accident recently, and he could really use your help. In order for Liquid Pennies to continue the promotion of what promises to be an album to remember, a speedy recovery for their frontman is wholly required.
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Clearwater Jazz Holiday music series keeps fans engaged. By Ray Roa
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ast summer, Clearwater Jazz Holiday fans learned that the 2020 iteration of the fall festival was canceled due to the coronavirus. The 2021 version of the city’s marquee music festival, however, is 100% on for October 14-17 at a still undisclosed location since Coachman Park is undergoing renovations. Still, organizers never let off the gas pedal when it came to engaging supporters. When asked about potential venues for the festival, Clearwater Jazz Holiday Executive Director Steve Weinberger told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, “We’ll know better and be able to comment later this spring,” adding that he’s been staying busy programming music to keep local artists and stage crew working. To do that, the Jazz Holiday re-imagined the festivities—and kept money coming in to support the nonprofit mission of boosting music education in local schools—by staging a series of small-scale in-person events and concerts. Those “Wunderlust” events kicked off last month and are are scheduled through mid-December. On April 9, Tampa-based outfit Acme Jazz Garage plays a sold-out show on the Evy’s Bistro rooftop, which can accommodate about 80 people, situated at first-come, first-served four-person hightops that put the performers at eye level with the audience. Other performers on the rooftop—located at 635 S Gulfview Blvd. in Clearwater Beach— include rock band Greg Billings (playing acoustic on May 14), Hot Tonic Orchestra (June 11), Brandon Robertson Trio with Dan Miller (Aug. 13), Jeremy Carter Rubber Band and James Suggs Quartet (Sept. 10) and Joe Marcinek (Nov. 12).
The Jazz Holiday Young Lions ensemble— joined by guests like LaRue Nickelson, Alex Malkovich and Carter—plays support at bistro dates on April 9 and June 11. And if you want even more room to spread out, head downstairs where Jazz Holiday stages Wunderlust’s “Winter’s Beach Club Music Series” gigs right on Clearwater Beach (also 655 S Gulfview Blvd., part of the Ascend Hotel Collection) where seats are arranged on the sand, in groups of two or four with food and beverage delivered directly to patrons. Music at the beach series includes “Bayou Americana” outfit Honey Island Swamp Band (playing two sets on April 15), the Moonflower Santana tribute (May 20), funky bar band favorite Black Honkeys (July 15) and Reverend Barry & the Funk (Aug. 19). Openers for those dates include an all-star “Go Go Beach Jam” and past CL 30-under-30 saxophonist Kyle Schroeder. Masks are encouraged at all Wunderlust shows, which have other COVID-19 safety precautions including hand sanitizer and socially-distant seating and signage encouraging people to follow the rules. Tickets for the bistro rooftop shows and $60 and $120 for tables of two or four. On the beach—where attendees may also bring their own blankets—tickets are $50 and $100 for pods or two or four people, including one chair and side table for each person. A full lineup and more details can be found by visiting this post on cltampa.com/magazine or on clearwaterjazz.com/wanderlust.
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Where the vinyl is: a list of Bay area record stores
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) mid-2019 revenue report said streaming music accounted for 80% of total industry revenues, which rose 18% to $5.4 billion. Vinyl album revenue grew 13% to $224 million, but the RIAA also pointed out that sales of wax still only accounted for 4% of total revenues. Rough translation: Yeah, people are buying more records, but your local shop still needs you more than ever. If you’re reading this page, then you probably already know this, but you need your local shop, too. So many of the spaces listed to the right are so much more than stores. They’re community centers for ArtPool Records (2030 Central Ave., St. Petersburg) 727-433-5195, artpoolrules.com Asylum Sights and Sounds (6566 Central Ave., St. Petersburg) 727-384-1221 Bananas Records (2887 22nd Ave N., St. Petersburg) 727-327-4616 ext. 1, bananasrecords.com Bananas Records Warehouse (2226 16th Ave. N., St. Petersburg) 727 327-4616 ext. 2, bananasrecords.com Blue Moon Antiques, Books & Music (1413 Cleveland St., Clearwater) 727-443-7444 The Clearwater Record Shop (1610 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater) 727-755-1201, clearwaterrecordshow.com
music lovers. Some of them are venues for local bands. The staff at most of these shops have more musical knowledge in their left ear than you’ll ever have in your entire life; they’re willing to share it with a smile on their face, too. Patronize these brick and mortars… frequently. Make friends with your neighbor behind the counter. Your wallet might be a little lighter, but your mind will be happy in return. You don’t have to stop streaming — let’s face it, no one will — but opening an app will never live up to the feeling of opening the door at your local record store. —Ray Roa
Daddy Kool Records (2430 Terminal Dr. S., Side B, St. Petersburg) 727-822-5665, daddykool.com
Kingfish Records (Main Store) (26024-B US Highway 19 N., Clearwater) 727-351-5177, kingfishrecords.com
Sound Exchange Tampa (14246 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa) 813-978-9316, soundexchangetampabay.com
Disc Exchange (6712 Central Ave., aSt. Petersburg) 727-343-5845, thediscexchange.com
Kingfish Records (Flea Market) (180 Race Track Rd., Tampa) 727-455-9923, kingfishrecords.com
Dunedin Records & Audio (757 Main St., Dunedin) 727-423-4108, dunedinrecords.com
Microgroove (906 N. Florida Ave., Tampa) 813-667-7089, microgroovetampa.co
Sound Exchange Pinellas Park (66th Street N and 86th Avenue N., Pinellas Park) 727-545-0042, soundexchangetampabay.com
Dustin’s Vinyl Shop (180 Race Track Rd., Booth F25 W, Oldsmar) 727-678-6829, facebook.com/pg/dustinsvinylshop
Mojo Books & Records (2540 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa) 813-971-9717, mojotampa.com
Green Shift Music & Comics (5713 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa) 813-238-4177, greenshiftmusicandcomics.com Hello Darlin’ Records (Roving VW Camper) 727-479-6783, hellodarlinrecords.com
Patrick’s Book and Record Store (15215 US Hwy.19 C, Hudson) 727-868-3168, patricksbooksandre.wixsite.com/patricks Planet Retro Records (226 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg) 727-218-7434, planetretrorecords.com
St. Pete Records (6648 Central Ave., St. Petersburg) 727-490-8861, stpeterecords.com Steelworker Records (708 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa) 813-666-4933, steelworkerrecords.com Unique Music & Collectables (123 Main St., Dunedin) 727-240-0757 Vintage Vinyl (38874 U.S. 19 N., Tarpon Springs) 727-940-8301, vintagevinyl.biz
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Fuck around and find out By Dan Savage
I’ve been with my boyfriend for two-and-a-half years and we have a great relationship—or so I thought. Last week, I snooped on my boyfriend’s browser history and I don’t know what to do with what I found. I’m a longtime reader and Savage Lovecast listener, SO I KNOW WHAT I DID WAS WRONG. I believe my actions were driven by lingering trust issues (a while ago, I found out my boyfriend had been looking at Tinder since we’d been together, though I don’t believe he ever messaged or intended to meet anyone) and my general anxiety/depression, which seems particularly high one year into the pandemic. Now, to what I found: my boyfriend has been looking at random women on Facebook—not people he’s friends with, or people in his immediate network, so far as I know. And then he clears his activity log. What do you think this means? Where is he finding these names/women? Is he using these pictures to masturbate? Should I raise the issue with him or just feel shitty about invading his privacy? He gives me no other reason to not trust him, I should say, and he seems like a pretty open book. (Everyone in my life who knows him agrees.) However, I can’t shake the fear/paranoia that he’s living a double life and I don’t want to be blindsided. I would appreciate your insight.—Sincerely Nervous Over Online Pattern
risk of finding something they didn’t need to know and can’t unknow. I once got a letter from a man who snooped on his partner’s computer phone and discovered that she had, years before they met, slept with her brother—just the once, and shortly after they met for the first time as adults. But the husband didn’t need to know that and couldn’t unknow it and knowing his wife had slept with her brother messed up his sexual relationship with the wife and his ability to enjoy family gatherings. Moving on… So you snooped, SNOOP, and what did you find out? Something you didn’t need to know—your boyfriend isn’t cheating on you, he doesn’t have a secret second family in another city, he doesn’t spend every other Friday duct taped to a sling in a gay sex dungeon. All you know now that you’ve snooped that you didn’t before is… well, all you know now is something you should’ve known all along. Your boyfriend, like most people’s boyfriends (mine included), likes to look at people on the Internet. If you have no other reason to suspect your partner is cheating on you, SNOOP, then you’ll have to do what everyone else does and give your partner the benefit of the (very trivial) doubt here. Discreetly checking out the hotties on the street or on Facebook or even on a dating app is not cheating. Masturbating to images, mental or otherwise, of other women or men or non-binary folks isn’t cheating. What you found is not, by itself, proof that your boyfriend is cheating or plans to. So your snooping is not, I’m sorry to say, retroactively justified, which means you’ll have to shut the fuck about it. Your boyfriend is entitled to a zone of erotic autonomy. If he’s checking out hot people on the Internet and having a wank every once in a while but not touching anyone else with the tip of penis or the tip his tongue or the tips of his fingers or with any other part of his body that he’s pledged to you and you alone—and if he’s not neglecting you sexually and if he’s not being inconsiderate (clearing his browser history/ activity log isn’t evidence of guilt, it’s evidence of consideration)—then he’s done nothing wrong here. Only you have. Finally, if your boyfriend demanded a zone of erotic autonomy for himself but denied you the same—if he checked out other women online or off, but blew up at you for checking out other men or being checked out by other men—then you’d have a problem of a different sort, i.e. a controlling, sexist, and hypocritical boyfriend. Thankfully, SNOOP, your boyfriend doesn’t appear to be any of those things. That doesn’t mean you couldn’t be blindsided by him at some point—just because someone hasn’t cheated yet
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My position on snooping is more nuanced than you think. To quickly summarize: I DON’T NECESSARILY THINK WHAT YOU DID WAS WRONG. I mean, snooping is wrong and I believe people have a right to privacy—even partnered people—but sometimes a snooper finds out something they needed to know and/or had a right to know. A woman who finds out her husband has been sneaking off to big gay sex parties and taking loads until cum bubbles are coming out of his nose and them goes home and has unprotected sex with his her? Yeah. She needed to know that and her husband doesn’t get to play the wronged party because his wife found out about it by snooping on his phone. My position—my maddening position (as it seems to madden some)—is that snooping can only be justified retroactively. If you learned something you needed to know and had a right to know, the snooping was justified. If you didn’t, it wasn’t. A person should only snoop if they have other evidence or cause for concern—some will regard your boyfriend’s harmless interactions on Tinder as grounds, some won’t (for the record: I don’t)—and just being a jealous or insecure or paranoid person doesn’t count. Additionally, anyone who is tempted to snoop with or without cause needs to consider the not insignificant
doesn’t mean they’ll never cheat ever, not finding evidence that he’s cheating doesn’t mean he isn’t—but there’s no need to tell him what you did or confront him with what you found. Which is nothing. I was born and raised in Middle East in a culture of “a girl doesn’t have sex until she gets married.” I am heterosexual and 33 years old and living in United States now. I’ve had multiple sexual partners. But I am always conflicted when it comes to having sex for the first time when dating a new guy. If things don’t go right after having sex and we wind up splitting, I always associate that with having sex too soon. I would like to hear your opinion on this matter.—Sexual Politics Lost In Translation The fastest way to find out if someone only wants sex from us is to fuck ‘em. If they stick around, great. They wanted sex, obviously, but not just sex. If they disappear and we didn’t want them to, well, that’s obviously not so great. But if you enjoy the sex and you’re not devastated when a guy decides, for whatever reason, that he’s not interested in pursuing things further
after you’ve had sex once or twice, SPLIT, then fuck the guys you like and get serious about the guy (or guys) who stick around. But if you feel used and/or devasted when things “don’t go right” after sex, you might want—for your own sake—to put sex off for a while. Since a guy who’s only interested in sex isn’t going to wait weeks or months to have sex with you for the first time, waiting will weed out guys who aren’t interested in the possibility of a relationship. Waiting is no guarantee a relationship will last, SPLIT, just as jumping into bed right away doesn’t always lead to failure. I’m not advising you to do what’s right here, SPLIT, but to do what’s right for you. Also, there are lots of ways to define “things going right” after sex. Whether you had sex on the first date or sex after dating for three months, if the sex was bad and you didn’t enjoy it—if the guy was inconsiderate or unhygienic or not invested in your pleasure or all of the above—never having to see that guy again would definitely count as “things going right.” Contact mail@savagelove.net, follow @ FakeDanSavage on Twitter and bookmark savagelovecast.com.
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