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Get on your bike, take a walk or laugh this weekend.

By Ray Roa

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uring National Bike Month, cycling advocates try to illustrate all the benefits of bicycling (from your health, to the health of the planet, they are almost infinite). But let’s face it: Florida roads aren’t exactly the best place to be on a bike. The state’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles counted 6,398 bicycle crashes, including 182 fatalities, in 2021.

This weekend, Walk Bike Tampa—WBT, a citizens-based advocacy group that promotes connected routes for Tampa’s cyclists and pedestrians and safe streets for everyone—will spend the morning on Bay to Bay Boulevard where riders will travel from Dale Mabry Highway to Bayshore and back to help both bikers and motorists practice how to use roads with shared lane markings (aka “sharrow” lanes).

A sharrow is a street marking that features a bicycle and two chevrons—a symbol indicating that drivers should expect people on bicycles to be using the lane with them. WBT would love to see more protected bike lanes, but points out that sharrows remind road users of the safest positioning for bicyclists.

“Bicycles are considered vehicles and the people riding them are entitled to use the full lane, just as people driving cars are,” organizers wrote in a press release. Walkers are also welcome to join the event using the sidewalks.

Meet at the southeast corner of Dale Mabry and Bay to Bay if you want to take part. Walk Bike Tampa: Share the Road Ride. Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m. Free to join. Corner of Dale Mabry Highway and Bay to Bay Boulevard, Tampa. walkbiketampa.org

Get moving Every second Saturday, the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance coordinates the St. Petersburg Second Saturday ArtWalk with the Edge District, the Grand Central District, and the Warehouse Arts District associations. Art lovers can guide themselves (sorry, the trolleys from art walks of yore are no more due to “labor shortages,” according to the alliance), and this month a stop at the Warehouse District studio of Frank Strunk III should be on your agenda. It’s where the heart-on-his-sleeve, steel-under-his-hands, sculptor stages “Nox Lex et Motus,” a collection of small works, including some accented with a tiny bit of motion that have the ability to squeeze a tear out of even the most hardened heart. About 50 galleries are open late for the evening, so plan to make it an all-night affair. “Nox Lex et Motus: Night, Light and Motion” A Collection of Small Works by Frank Strunk III. Saturday, May 14, 8 p.m.-10 p.m. 2638 6th Ave. S., St. Petersburg. frankstrunk.com Scratch the itch Former “Saturday Night Live” writer and Emmy-winning comedian John Mulaney is coming to Tampa, nearly two years after going to rehab. The 39-year-old’s new special is a candid exploration of substance abuse and mental health struggles, which we’re sure he’ll get into at the gig. John Mulaney: From Scratch.

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“I am a young African American man and I value my life, so I would never touch an officer with a loaded gun.”

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Jury acquits Pasco BLM activist charged with battery on a law enforcement officer.

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asco Black Lives Matter activist Marlowe Jones was found not guilty last Thursday after facing charges of battery on a former New Port Richey Police Department (NPRPD) officer on July 24, 2020.

The Pasco state attorney took the charge to trial, along with a charge of resisting without violence, even though the only evidence available was the word of the police officer who accused Jones of pushing his hand away. After a two-day trial, six jurors came back with a not guilty verdict on both charges. The jury spent less than two hours deliberating. Jones put his head in his hands and breathed deep after the not guilty verdicts were read.

Outside of the courtroom, it was all smiles from Jones and his supporters. “I just feel the weight off of my shoulders, I wonder if this is how Mandela felt?” Jones wondered, smiling and laughing with his friends. For the past two years Jones has had false charges hanging over him, disrupting his life and causing him anxiety and depression.

Jones and other Pasco BLM activists held several peaceful protests throughout 2020 during the George Floyd uprising. But during that July 2020 protest, events took an ugly turn when a drunk man attacked a woman BLM protester. Jones was trying to defend the woman and break up the fight to deescalate

the situation when NPRPD police officers Brian Finch and Rickus arrived at the scene.

Police intervened, that’s when officer Rickus claimed Jones refused to comply with his commands and pushed the officers’ hand away. The cops didn’t arrest Jones that night.

Instead, police arrested him a week later during another protest on July 31, 2020, to accuse him of the crime and arrest him.

The state attorney presented Finch and Rickus as its two witnesses during the trial. In his testimony, Rickus said that when he initially approached the attacked woman, who was on the ground, Jones first tapped his shoulder twice.

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A few seconds later, according to Rickus’ testimony, Jones “attacked” him. But when asked to show the court where the attack occurred in video footage from the scene, Rickus couldn’t find it. He also couldn’t find where Jones allegedly tapped his shoulder.

“Maybe it was my upper elbow,” Rickus said while looking at the video, which didn’t confirm what he was saying.

Rickus’ testimony also contradicted his original report. In the report from July of 2020, Rickus said that he was the one who initiated contact with Jones, that he tried to grab his wrist and Jones pulled away. continued on page 15

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continued from page 13 Jones’ defense attorney Andrew Darling asked Rickus which story was true, the original report or what he was saying in court. “I’m going to go with my report,” said Rickus, who voluntarily resigned from NPRPD in October of 2021.

The state argued to the jury that Rickus may have been unprepared to be a witness, but was not a liar. Officer Brian Finch, Rickus’ partner, said that he did not see Jones touch Rickus, so it was unclear why the state called him as a witness.

After both testified, the state rested its case.

Jones and his defense lawyer used the video footage, along with Jones’ own testimony to prove that he did not commit the crime Rickus accused him of.

When questioned during cross examination by the state, Jones was asked if he ever touched Rickus. “I am a young African American man and I value my life, so I would never touch an officer with a loaded gun,” Jones said. He stood by his argument that he had remained calm and tried to deescalate the scene.

In response, the state played a video during cross examination that was completely unrelated to the charges, which showed Jones during the chaotic scene talking to an NPRPD officer he was familiar with. Jones’ voice raised, asking why the police weren’t there when the crowd was attacked.

“So you were cool, calm and collected the whole time?” asked state prosecutor Justin Homburg.

“I know you’re trying to make it look like I’m some angry Black man, but I was calm and collected,” Jones said. Homburg ended cross examination after that statement.

Darling pointed out that it’s not illegal for a person to raise their voice at an officer, nor would it be illegal to yell at an officer. During closing arguments, Darling dismantled the state’s argument, appealing to the common sense of the jurors.

“You don’t get to touch somebody, then when they turn around to see you, you say, ‘Oh you battered me,’” he said in reference to officer Rickus’ claims.

Darling also accused former NPR police officer Rickus of being a liar. “That’s the thing about lies, when you make them, you have to remember them,” he said. “And officer Rickus couldn’t remember them, because he made too many.”

When asked what’s next for him, Jones said, “I’m going to ask my mom to make my favorite meal, then I’m going to have a big celebration with my people.”

Jones has an active GoFundMe fundraiser to help pay for his legal fees; find a link to it by locating this story at cltampa.com/news.

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Castor’s latest claims about Tampa’s ‘crime free’ housing program under scrutiny.

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n her staunch defense of Tampa’s “crime free multi-housing” program late last month, Mayor Jane Castor argued that the media got it wrong about two racially biased programs that she’s come under federal investigation for. But according to the facts, her arguments against the local media’s reporting do not hold up.

Castor has been involved in two U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations in the past seven years: once for “biking while Black” and recently for the crime free multi-housing program also known as “renting while Black.”

In the case of “biking while Black”—which occurred under Castor’s leadership as former TPD police chief— she eventually admitted that some aspects of the program, which targeted Black bicyclists for citations and arrests, were wrong. But despite acknowledging faults of that program, Mayor Castor has defended “crime free”, which targeted Black tenants for eviction for eight years before Tampa Police Department (TPD) changed the program to ‘S.A.F.E.’ Under the new model, TPD says it now does not send arrest notifications to landlords, as it did under the original program. Last December, after TPD switched to S.A.F.E., the city got a letter from the DOJ saying the crime free program would be investigated to make sure it didn’t violate the Fair Housing Act, which protects renters from discrimination.

At a press conference last Friday, Castor blamed some of the concern over the program on inaccuracies in the local media. “There’s been some big misconceptions about the old ‘crime free’ initiative because of media reports that implied that the ‘crime free’ program led to hundreds of arrests,” Castor said. “That is inaccurate. It is false.”

Here, it looks like Castor meant to say evictions, rather than arrests, because soon after she claimed that only eight evictions occurred under the program.

In its investigation into the program, the Tampa Bay Times reported that the crime free multihousing program led to hundreds of evictions.

Castor backed up her accusation that the media was wrong by citing incomplete data gathering conducted by her administration which only examined a portion of the time “crime free” existed.

The city’s assessment is missing the first three years of data, when the program was most active.

There were also a number of other problems with the data.

“The majority of notices sent to landlords were for someone living with the registered tenant, so the names would not match in court documents,” the Times published in defense of its reporting last year. “And in many cases, families moved out when they received a notice to vacate or were told to do so by the landlord — before the matter went to court.”

Documents obtained by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay support the Times’ statement, with one note from TPD reading, “left on her own—no eviction.” Another TPD document notes that a landlord chose non-renewal of the tenant’s lease, rather than eviction. The city’s data gathering did not address these types of situations.

Under “crime free,” if a person was even arrested for a crime, the whole household could be evicted, including the elderly, children and other family members. According to the Times investigation, TPD officers recorded more than 300 tenants as “evicted” on a database which tracked the activity of the program.

The mayor’s ongoing defense of the crime free program rings similar to her initial defense of “biking while Black.”

“One thing I won’t stand for is undue criticism of my officers and our organization, and I vehemently disagree with the allegations that were made this past Sunday in one of our newspapers,” then-Chief Castor told city council in 2015.

Castor continued defending “biking while Black” for three years, until she came under scrutiny for the program during her mayoral run. In 2018, she told the Times, “the citations were a mistake.”

DOJ’s review of “biking while Black” found that the program unfairly targeted Black bicyclists and did nothing to reduce crime. Crime reduction was an argument that Castor made in support of the program.

It’s important to note that both of these controversial programs were operating at the same time.

Biking while Black’s ticketing and stop-andfrisk searches of Black bicyclists coincided with the crime free program’s eviction of mainly Black residents. Both programs were overseen

by Castor when she was police chief, as well as current TPD chief Mary O’Connor, who Castor appointed amid controversy earlier this year.

Although Castor cited a reduction in serious crimes in defense of both of the operations, violent crimes are way up in Tampa.

And at the press conference last week, Castor made the argument that “crime free”

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“We personally believe that if an individual is arrested for a very serious crime like murder, rape, or drug trafficking, that that public information should be made available to their landlord...” Castor said.

But under crime free, tenants were flagged for eviction for crimes such as petty theft and panhandling. One TPD report sent to a landlord says, “The listed person was found to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana inside of apartment.”

Castor also claimed that TPD never participated in evictions.

But documents retrieved in a records request from the city show TPD discussing changing parts of the program in multiple meetings throughout 2018 and 2019, because TPD was concerned that the program was being “scrutinized” by civil rights groups ACLU and NAACP.

Notes from another meeting in December of 2019 said that TPD should also, “explore to remove the eviction verbiage based on police department actions.”

At the last minute press conference late last month, Castor said, “The City of Tampa nor the Tampa Police Department has ever participated in evicting anyone in the City of Tampa from a housing unit.”

However, one of the aspects of the program that TPD reformed was the wording on their documents, which actively encouraged landlords to evict tenants.

“Once you receive this information, you are required to take immediate action through notice to cure, notice to vacate, or eviction,” a TPD document that informed landlords of a tenant’s arrest read until the department changed it in 2018. continued on page 20

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GOTTA MOVE: A 2019 note says TPD should ‘explore to remove the eviction verbiage based on police department actions.’ continued from page 17 Tampa attorney and activist James Michael Shaw Jr. called the mayor out on Twitter for what he sees as lies pushed by Mayor Castor.

Shaw pointed to contradictions in the press conference, including Mayor Castor’s recollection of how the investigation into “crime free” was initiated when she was asked by a reporter at the press conference.

Castor claimed that the city contacted the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) via a letter, which triggered the investigation.

“She tries to make it sound like the DOJ was responding to the City’s letter to HUD, saying that DOJ ‘participates’ with HUD,” Shaw wrote.

Shaw pointed out that earlier in the presser, Castor said that the DOJ “initiated” the investigation, but that Castor suddenly changed her tune.

According to city records, a letter was sent to HUD by City Attorney Gina Grimes last year, but the letter vehemently defends “crime free” using talking points similar to the mayor’s. The letter also welcomed HUD to review the new program, S.A.F.E., not the crime free program.

Another letter to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division was sent on behalf of the city by Holland and Knight LLP last February. In the letter, Holland and Knight—which specializes in land use and zoning along with construction and aviation finance—once again defends the program using the city’s data, which is missing crucial information.

Within that letter, Holland and Knight points out that in 2018, the crime free program,

“suspended to new enrollees while the program continued to be reviewed.” According to the letter, “the properties were again notified to remove TPD logos [from the program documents] and reminded that TPD had no role in the screening or eviction process.”

It was during this time that TPD removed some of the language from the program that encouraged landlords to evict tenants who were simply arrested, not even convicted of a crime.

Connie Burton spoke out during “biking while Black” and again during the “crime free” fiasco. She’s a longtime Tampa civil rights activist who works as an organizer for the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, and has been involved in the NAACP and other social justice organizations.

“The mayor has left a trail of dishonesty,” Burton told CL. “And the people can see the way she has dealt with poor and working class Black people. It’s always dictatorial and punitive. These programs just made things worse for us.”

CL contacted the city with questions about the investigation last Friday and this week for a response to this story.

“We’re going to hold off on making further public comment until the DOJ investigation concludes,” Tampa’s Communication Director Adam Smith wrote in an email today.

The city also has not responded to CL’s public records request sent a month ago which asked for any communications between the DOJ and the City of Tampa from September of 2021 to April of this year.

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Don’t pretend that SCOTUS is going to stop at Roe v. Wade.

By Jeffrey C. Billman gerrymandering till their hearts’ content, and appointing their own presidential electors.

That might prove a bridge too far even for this crew. Or not. Who knows?

But for now, let’s return to the direct threat.

Roe determined that the constitutional right to abortion lay in the Due Process clause of the 14th Amendment, which says that no state shall “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

Beginning in a 1965 decision striking down a Conneticut law that banned married couples from using contraception—followed by decisions that legalized interracial marriage in 1967 and contraception for unmarried couples in 1972—

considering a bill that will declare a fetus a person from the moment of fertilization—not implantation, just fertilization—and charge women and abortion providers with homicide.

No exceptions for rape or incest, or to save the mother’s life. (The law directs law enforcement to ignore any state or federal court that gets in the way.)

That’s not just an abortion ban. That’s also a ban on plan B and in vitro fertilization, which causes thousands and thousands of fertilized embryos to be discarded each year.

Or look to Missouri, where Republicans are trying to figure out how they can not only ban abortion in their state, but make it illegal to provide abortion services to Missouri residents in other states, too.

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f the five Supreme Court justices about to set women’s rights back a half-century: Four were nominated by presidents who lost the popular vote, and three of them were confirmed by senators who represented less than half the population, three lied to the Senate about Roe v. Wade being “settled law,” two were credibly accused of sexual harassment or assault, and one is sitting in a seat stolen under made-up Senate rules. Another was rushed through just before a president lost reelection and his party lost control of the Senate. Another is married to a conspiracy theorist who actively participated in plotting a coup.

So let’s not pretend the forthcoming reversal of Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood has an ounce of legitimacy, or that a future court should consider it stare decisis and not overturn it at the first opportunity.

Let’s not pretend that Justice Alito’s screed is rooted in the law, history, science, or anything except sneering contempt for women’s autonomy.

Let’s not pretend that anyone actually gives a shit about who leaked it.

And let’s not pretend they’re going to stop here.

Alito, of course, went out of his way to say they would stop here, to assure us that abortion exists on its own moral plane. “None of the other decisions cited by Roe and Casey involved the critical moral questions posed by abortion.”

That’s absurd. And the implication that this decision is a one-off is an obvious lie in two ways.

The first is direct: The foundation on which the constitutional right to abortion has existed for the last 49 years protects other civil rights that are now in a very perilous place.

The second is unimaginably broad. By overturning Roe—one of the most litigated cases of the last century—for no other reason than they really, really wanted to, the Alito 5 is signaling that anything goes. Precedent is irrelevant. The old rules no longer apply. This is the Court of LOL, Nothing Matters.

Don’t believe me? In Texas on Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott said he wanted to revisit Plyler v. Doe, a 1981 case in which the court ruled that states must provide a public education to undocumented immigrants. What’s changed?

“The times are different.”

North Carolina Republicans have a pending appeal asking the court to embrace a right-wing fever dream called “independent state legislature theory,” which courts have rejected for decades. If this one bites—at least four justices are interested—neither state courts nor state constitutional amendments could block legislatures from setting draconian voting rules,

prohibiting abortion on pain of criminal punishment persisted from the earliest days of common law until 1973,” Alito writes—mangling history and relying on a 17th-century rape apologist who hanged “witches.”

The only rights “deeply rooted” in history are those the straight white men who presided over that history recognized. Consequently: The right to open carry your AR-15? Essential and deeply rooted! The right to a basic medical procedure?

Take them shoes off and get back in the kitchen, lady.

(Coincidentally, there were no women among the 55 framers of the Constitution. But there were many men who enslaved other humans, and one guy who died after sticking a whale bone up his penis. True story.)

The rights to same-sex marriage, same-sex intercourse, birth control, and even interracial

CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP: In post-Roe America, GOP legislatures will see how far they can push the envelope. the court interpreted deprivations of liberty to include intrusions on privacy.

Roe was the fruit of that tree. So, too, were decisions that legalized same-sex intimacy in 2003 and same-sex marriage in 2015.

Alito, however, says there is no right to privacy and, thus, no right to abortion, because it is not “deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition” and “essential to our Nation’s scheme of ordered liberty.” “An unbroken tradition of

marriage only emerged in the last 60 years.

They’re not, by definition, “deeply rooted.” They also sprang from the notion that privacy is inseparable from liberty. Alito separates them.

Since privacy isn’t a right, the government— the always informed and rational members of state legislatures—should make healthcare decisions for you.

If you’d like to see where this is headed, look to Louisiana, where the legislature is

Magazine’s Intelligencer has the spine-chilling answer: “Missouri provided a hint when its state health director testified in the fall of 2019 that he’d compiled a spreadsheet of Planned Parenthood patients’ last menstrual periods.”

This is post-Roe America. Republican legislatures are going to see how far they can push the envelope, and, until its composition changes, the Supreme Court is going to tell them to keep pushing further.

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MONDAY 09 Continuing his waste-of-time culture war, Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill that will require public-school students to observe “Victims of Communism Day” on Nov. 7 each year. Is that before or after, “How Capitalism Raised My Family’s Rent To Unaffordable and Now We’re Houseless Day”?

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A storied South St. Pete restaurant is looking for someone to continue the family legacy.

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he Atwater name has been an important part of St. Petersburg history for almost a half century, and Eric Atwater, aka “Cook E-Man,” isn’t letting his health change that.

When we sat down outside of his family’s nowclosed restaurant at the corner of 22 Avenue S and Dr. MLK Jr. Street S, our conversation was politely interrupted by several neighborhood residents as they said hello to Eric—whether they were driving, biking, or walking by.

“What’s up bro, how have you been? It’s good to see you!” the St. Pete native asked passersby, greeting every single person by name. Whether they were regular customers at his restaurant or just neighbors, everyone addresses Eric by name as well.

In February, the 47 year-old chef and entrepreneur faced a dire situation, and made a decision to step away from the family business

for the first time in his life. Moreso, his doctors made the tough decision for him. He’s been battling congestive heart failure, and has been in and out of the hospital a few times in recent years. With a new pacemaker, a healthier diet, and more time to relax, things are looking up.

Eric’s seemingly-endless days used to be filled with hours of standing over the grill or smoker, but now spends most of his time with his three children who range from middle-school age to mid-20s.

Although he’s technically retired and following doctor’s orders by relaxing at home, Eric doesn’t plan on being completely hands-off.

He is actively looking for someone to open their own restaurant out of his family’s historic 4,000 square-foot building at 895 22nd Ave. S. Eric and his daughter will continue to run their apparel business out of the back of his

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former eatery (there’s a separate entrance), while a new restaurateur rents the larger, street-facing portion of the building.

The space—just half a mile from the Chattaway—has been empty since January 2021 and will have to undergo a few small renovations before it’s ready for its next tenant who will be the first Atwater in the space since 1977.

“Our building is an Atwater’s building and it’s gonna stay that way—that’s the legacy of my parents and grandparents,” Eric told CL. “We’re looking for someone who already has a good business. It’s already an established place, so if I open the doors, folks are gonna eat regardless,” he continues. “I’m not tryin’ to teach nothing.

Imma do my part as a landlord and be here, but they’re gonna be up front doing their own thing.”

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Charity and community giving are also a bedrock of the Atwater business model.

“Kids Eat for Free” is painted on the side of their bright blue building—alongside portraits of Eric’s late parents and other family members. A box with free kids books resides next to its shuttered door.

“My biggest investment has always been with the people, and that’s why I have so much support ‘til this day,” Eric says. “My parents gave more than me—they were more generous than me.”

Eric’s giving spirit ramped up during 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic, as he made headlines for continuously giving away free food to surrounding friends and families in southside St. Pete.

Although the Atwater’s Cafeteria has been closed for a few months now, it’s still the headquarters for Eric’s charitable actions. Recently, he’s hosted both a “back to school” and an Easter giveaway—with more planned for the future. ABC Action News even covered an event where he and his team distributed food and supplies to honor the pandemic’s two-year anniversary.

“God is good, he’s always blessin’ me. I pray and try to help as many people as I can. I’m never gonna stop giving, it’s in my blood,” Atwater tells CL. Eric and his kids were also present at Rod Wave’s recent $25,000 gas giveaway, as he’s known the St. Pete-based rapper since he was a child. He remembers Wave and his family eating at his family’s restaurant when the 22 year-old artist was just a child.

Eric’s parents purchased the south St. Pete building in 1977; he and his siblings spent their childhoods working in the family restaurant.

By the time he was in kindergarten, he knew he wanted to be a chef and business owner just like his parents Elzo “Deac” Atwater Sr., who died in 2005, and Mattie Atwater, who passed two years later.

After his parents passed, Atwater’s Cafeteria was run by several of Eric’s brothers—Elzo Jr., Michael, and most recently, his late sibling Leon.

Eric took over operations in 2014 after Leon’s death, and remodeled the historic restaurant while opening a second location in the Skyway Marina Mall—which recently closed and will be replaced with new development.

Atwater’s Best BBQ and Soul Food, his Skyway Marina location, was open from 2015-2017.

Anyone interested in opening their own business out of the historic Atwater’s space in St. Petersburg should contact Eric directly via phone or email [(727) 520-3030, ericwater@icloud.com].

He told CL that rent would be roughly $10$12 per square foot, and that the ideal lease would be for about three years—with the option to extend (by comparison, restaurant space on the 600 Block of St. Pete goes for about $45 square foot).

Eric says that the first, and maybe most important, step is to sit down with him— perhaps at the two plastic chairs and table outside of the currently-shuttered restaurant—and discuss your hopes, expectations and business plans.

But if enough time passes by and no interested parties contact him about the space, he’s got a plan.

“If we can’t find any business to come in here, I’ve been thinking really hard about maybe doing my own culinary arts school or something,” he said. The school would be a throwback to a time when Eric’s older brother Elzo Jr. once ran a culinary training program called Atwater Hospitality Academy. “Once the renovations are complete, we could start teaching people how to cook for themselves,” Eric added.

And as Eric waits for a tenant, he could use one thing from the community he’s been a part of for 47 years.

“Prayers,” Eric said, whether they are for his health or for the continuation of his family legacy. “Prayers are always welcomed.”

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SHA-NAAN-A: Twisted Indian’s brick and mortar boasts the same menu as its food truck, with some added dishes.

A long-awaited Indian food opening leads new round of food news.

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ver a year after it was originally slated to debut, St. Pete’s newest restaurant Twisted Indian opened to the public for the very first time last Tuesday. Located at 2639 Central Ave. in the popular Grand Central District, Twisted Indian will be tentatively open from noon-6 p.m. from Tuesday-Sunday. Owner Lokesh Vale tells Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that once things are fully up and running, his new restaurant will most likely be open from 11 a.m.-9 p.m.—but remain closed on Mondays.

Twisted Indian’s brick and mortar boasts the same menu as its food truck, but with some added dishes like its tofu tikka masala. Vale says that his menu will get a few more finishing touches, as guests can expect new drinks and sides like spicy lemonade and sweet potato samosas sometime in the near future.

Menu categories include tacos, Bollywood bowls, yogi fries, curritos, its signature naanwhiches, sides and drinks. Protein choices include chicken, paneer and tofu tikka masala,

lamb and seitan korma (a mild, yogurt-based curry) and spicy cauliflower.

“I would say maybe half—actually a little bit more than half—of our offerings are plantbased,” Vale says. Both vegan and vegetarian markers are scattered throughout the Twisted Indian menu as well.

He describes his newly-opened restaurant as a “modern take on Indian food; not the same old menu that you’ll see at other restaurants.”

One of his favorite (and one of the most popular ) dishes is Twisted Indian’s Yogi fries smothered in black salt and various other spices, a tangy slaw, yogurt sauce, tikka masala and mozzarella cheese.

The downtown St. Pete eatery was originally slated to open in the spring of 2021, and is the first commercial tenant in its three-story Central Avenue-facing building across the street from Bandit Coffee Co. Citing contracting issues in the delay, Vale says he and his team are just excited to finally

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be open in Grand Central. He’s unsure if the Twisted Indian will have an official grand opening in the future, or just naturally transition into full service.

Vale is also unsure of the future of his Twisted Indian food truck. It will remain out of commission until the end of this summer, but might start slinging naanwhiches again by the fall. The food truck’s most popular stop was at downtown St. Petersburg’s Saturday Morning Market, which will soon host its last market until October 2022.

For the latest updates on Twisted Indian’s latest menu and operating hours, follow its Facebook and Instagram, both at @ thetwistedindian.

Green Pagoda, an Asian fusion restaurant from the owners of Mangosteen, is now open in St. Pete If you can’t remember the name of St. Pete’s newest Asian fusion eatery, then maybe its giant green pagoda out front will jog your memory.

Green Pagoda—at 7900 4th St. N aka the former E.B.I. Sushi space—quietly celebrated its grand opening in late April.

There’s a good balance between expected Asian offerings like pad thai, fried rice and dumplings alongside “fusion” (aka American)

counterparts like Caesar salad, classic ribeye steak, baked chicken and lobster risotto.

There’s also an extensive sushi menu with all of the expected rolls, as well as a section with more traditional Asian recipes, like stewed pork belly served in a clay pot, spicy seafood stir fry, and “Pagoda Noodles” with bell peppers, onions, carrots, basil, egg and fresh rice noodles.

The joint is a self-described cocktail bar as well, but there’s no drink menu for Green Pagoda available online yet.

Green Pagoda’s current menu can be found via @greenpagodastpete on Facebook, although it might still be under development as the restaurant transitions into full service.

St. Pete’s newest Asian fusion spot is now open from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5 p.m.-10 p.m.

Monday-Friday, and noon-10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Green Pagoda is the latest concept from seasoned restaurateur Sean Thongsiri, who opened upscale eatery and cocktail bar Mangosteen on St. Pete’s Central Avenue last year. Adorned with forest green booths and sleek decor, Green Pagoda has proven to be as aesthetically pleasing as its sibling restaurant just a few miles away.

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La Segunda acquires Seminole Heights’ historic Faedo Family Bakery With its third location up and running over the bridge in St. Petersburg, one of Tampa’s most beloved bakeries now has plans to move into the heart of Seminole Heights. La Segunda, which has baked out of Ybor City for more than a century, recently announced that it’s taking over the iconic Faedo Family bakery at 5105 N Florida Ave. “Located in Seminole Heights the Faedo family has been (and still is!) a staple in the Cuban bread community. As a fellow ;born and bread’ multigenerational family, we are honored to carry on the tradition as well as extend our business in Seminole Heights,” La Segunda’s Facebook reads.

For now, La Segunda’s third and newest bakery will stick to dishing out its various fresh breads, but might expand to serve its entire menu of beloved sandwiches—like the 1915 club with smoked ham, turkey, swiss cheese, bacon, shredded lettuce and tomato —salads, and grab n’ go goodies like empanadas, deviled crabs and stuffed potatoes.

Over the last year or so, Faedo Family Bakery regularly adjusted its hours and began closing earlier than normal, citing staff shortages. The bakery’s loyal customer base loved its late-night hours and open floor plan, where guests could typically peek at the bread being prepared.

Faedo Family Bakery has provided bread for several Tampa establishments like The Front Porch, Trip's Diner, the now-closed El Gallo, West Tampa Sandwich Shop and Sulphur Springs Sandwich Shop throughout its decadeslong history, according to local foodie blog Live Love Tampa.

The location opened almost 50 years ago in Seminole Heights and boasted its original name of Mauricio Faedo’s Bakery up until a few years ago.

According to Mauricio’s daughters, he learned how to make authentic Cuban bread— palmetto leaves and all—from his uncle Joe, who opened Joe Faedo’s Pastry and Sandwich Shop on Tampa’s Armenia Avenue in 1952, as a 1996 Tampa Bay Times article states.

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ICYMI Tampa’s Amalie Arena hosts the 5th Annual Bolts Brew Fest this summer Tampa Bay’s beloved hockey team brings its annual party back to the Amalie Arena this summer—and there will probably be more beer than you can drink (but don’t take that as a challenge.) Let’s just hope the Stanley Cup is there for us to drink out of, too.

The 5th annual Bolts Brew Fest—happening on Friday, August 5 at 8 p.m.—will give guests a chance to sample beers from both local, Tampa Bay breweries and national brands.

A full list of breweries and their featured beers can be found at boltsbrewfest.com as the event nears. A few Tampa bay-based breweries that participated in last year’s event (and might return for 2022’s party) include Motorworks Brewing, 7th Sun, Angry Chair, Big Storm, Green Bench, Cigar City Brewing, Keel Farms, Coppertail and 81 Bay Brewing Co. Pabst Blue Ribbon, Sweetwater Brewing Co., and Funky Buddha are just a few national brands that provided samples at 2021’s Bolts Brew Fest.

Besides drinking, other activities at this summer’s Bolts Brew Fest include live music, various photo opportunities, oversized games, and socializing with the man of the hour—the official Lightning mascot Thunderbug.

General admission tickets for this summer’s Bolts Brew Fest run for $50 a pop, and are available via Ticketmaster. In addition to general admission, there is also VIP ticketing. Those tickets cost $120 each, but come with a slew of perks including early entry, exclusive beer and food offerings, and access to Amalie Arena’s VIP suite. There’s even a discounted designated driver ticket for $35 for folks that don’t plan on sampling the brews, as well as a $75 GA Plus ticket if you want early entry without the rest of the VIP perks.

For more information on 2022’s Bolts Brew Fest, visit amaliearena.com or boltsbrewfest.com, as the full lineup of participating breweries will be announced prior to the event. This is a Creative

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3 DAUGHTERS BREWING One of downtown St. Pete’s 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 3 KEYS BREWING South-of-the-Skyway restaurant and brewery specializing in small batches. 2505 Manatee Ave. E, Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com 5 BRANCHES BREWING Veteran-owned brewery, small batches from IPAs to stouts. Serving brews and a clear view of the Tarpon Bayou. 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs. fivebranchesbrewing.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.

813-231-5900, 7venthsun.com 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 ANGRY CHAIR Crazy-good Seminole Heights beer, open Tuesday-Sunday. Just don’t park on Fern Street (there’s a lot behind the auto body shop). 6401 N Florida Ave., Tampa. 813-238-1122, angrychairbrewing.com ARKANE ALEWORKS A wide variety of styles and flavors from the second brewery to open in Largo. 2480 E Bay Dr., No. 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 BASTET Named after the Egyptian cat-goddess, the brewery offers seasonal ales, ciders and even the occasional hard ginger beer. 1951 E Adamo Dr. Suite B, Tampa. bastetbrewing.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 BAYBORO BREWING CO. Veteran-owned kid-friendly brewery that has tons of events to go with its creative tap list. 2390 5th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. (727) 767-9666, bayborobrewing.com BIG STORM BREWING CO. Stop by this Pasco brewery’s Storm Room for a flight, or visit its 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 who’s moved tastings inside his brewery.

115 S Ring Ave., Tarpon Springs. 813-503-6181, saintsomewherebrewing.com BREW BUS BREWING BB’s Seminole Heights taproom is moving a few blocks up Florida Ave., but until then sip on the Bus’ offerings at the Wesley Chapel facility. 2029 Arrowgrass Dr., Wesley Chapel. 813-452-6333, brewbususa.com BREW HUB Some of the area’s best beers are produced here along with suds for its own label. 3900 Frontage Rd. S, Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com BREW LIFE BREWING Ultra-small batches, and a lot of ‘em. 5765 S Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-952-3831, brewlifebrewing.com BRIGHTER DAYS BREW CO. Tarpon Springs spot specializing in music-inspired brews like the “So Fresh n’ So Clean sour” and “All the Single Belgians.” 311 N Safford Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-2350 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 CAGE BREWING Custom brews in the Grand Central District from one of the ‘Burg’s best. 2001 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278 CALEDONIA BREWING Great in-house beers in the

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historic Dunedin Times building. 587 Main St., Dunedin.

727-351-5105, caledoniabrewing.com CALUSA BREWING Family owned and operated, open Tuesday-Sunday. 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-9228150, calusabrewing.com CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. “Secret” brewing action inside the Carrollwood location of craft-bar chain The Brass Tap. 10047 N Dale Mabry Hwy Suite 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337. brasstapbeerbar.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 CLEARWATER BREWING CO. Community-oriented and socially and environmentally conscious. 1700 N Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. clearwaterbrewingcompany.com COPPERTAIL BREWING CO. Some of Tampa’s best beer, in one of its best tasting rooms. 2601 E 2nd Ave., Ybor City. 813-247-1500, coppertailbrewing.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 for LoL’s craft brewing guild. 4624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-575-8440. @ craftlifebrewing on Facebook CROOKED THUMB BREWERY Safety Harbor’s first brewery boasts homegrown flavor, local guest taps and a killer Tuesday songwriters session. 555 10th Ave. S, Safety Harbor. 727-724-5953, crookedthumbbrew.com CUENI BREWING CO. Located off the Pinellas Trail in Dunedin. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727266-4102, cuenibrewing.com CYCLE BREWING One of St. Pete’s favorites. 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.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.

DEVIANT LIBATION Latest project from local beer god Tim Ogden housed in the upcoming immersive art collective Crab Devil. 3800 N Nebraska Ave., 727379-4677, devitantlibation.com 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. 727-736-0606, 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 OdessaTrinity destination. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, Trinity.

727-807-6092, escapebrewingcompany.com FLYING BOAT BREWING COMPANY St. Pete aviation history and tasty homegrown suds. It’s where Tampa fave King State brews its wares. 1776 11th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. 727-800-2999, flyingboatbrewing.com FOUR STACKS BREWING An always-changing lineup of local and regional guest suds, along with trivia, live music and more. 5469 N. U.S. Hwy-41, Apollo Beach.

813-641-2036, fourstacksbrewing.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 GREEN BENCH BREWING CO. A space worthy of the adventurous beers it produces. 1133 Baum Ave. N, St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com GOOD LIQUID BREWING CO. 30 taps and food (and a coffee roaster!) from a husband-and-wife duo. 4824 14th St. W, Bradenton. 941-896-6381, thegoodliquidbrewing.com GRINDHAUS BREW LAB Small batches and no extracts. 1650 N Hercules Ave., Clearwater. 727-240-0804, grindhausbrewlab.com GULFPORT BREWERY + EATERY Small batches with an artisanal food menu. 3007 Beach Blvd., Gulfport. 727954-4109, gulfport-brewing.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 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 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. 813-997-9189, intheloopbrewingcompany.com INFUSION BREWING CO. Another great location in the good-beer-packed Trinity-New Port Richey area. 7813 Mitchell Blvd. Suite 103, Trinity.

727-312-4512.

JDUB’S BREWING CO. You know ‘em, you love ‘em.

A favorite statewide phenomenon. 1215 Mango Ave., Sarasota. 941-955-2739, jdubsbrewing.com KING STATE Named the No. 8 coffee shop in America

by Food & Wine, King State is also home to brewer and Flying Boat Brewing Co. alum Aric Parker, who’s making some of the cleanest core beers plus a dynamic offering of rotating taps and bomber options available on-site in limited capacities. 520 E Floribraska Ave., Tampa. 813221-2100, king-state.com LAGERHAUS BREWERY & GRILL A Palm Harbor bar and eatery that offers seasonal brews to complement its regulars. 3438 East Lake Business, Palm Harbor. 727-216-9682, 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. 813-677-7023, leavenbrewing.com MAD BEACH CRAFT BREWING Brews, ciders, and meads by the beach. 12945 Village Blvd., Madeira Beach. 727-362-0008, madbeachbrewing.com MAGNANIMOUS BREWING In a warehouse a half-block north of I-275, this addition to Tampa’s beer scene provides a large variety to drink in or to go–curbside pickup available. The brewery also serves Ginger Beard coffee when the tasting room is open including a peanut butter oat draft latte. 1410 Florida Ave., Tampa.

813-415-3671, magnanimousbrewing.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 St. W, Bradenton. 941-567-6218, motorworksbrewing.com MR. DUNDERBAK’S The longtime restaurant, biergarten and homebrewers’ hangout is serving its own beers.

14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa. 813-977-4104, dunderbaks.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. @overflowbrewingco on Facebook PEPPER BREWING The Angry Pepper Taphouse’s in-house label, available “on a limited basis.” 9366 Oakhurst Rd., Seminole. 727-596-5766, angrypeppertaphouse.com PESKY PELICAN BREW PUB This beachy restaurant also offers its own beers thanks to an in-house nano

system. 923 72nd. St. N, St. Petersburg. 727-302-9600, peskypelicanbrewpub.com 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 PYE ROAD MEADWORKS Located in Odessa, Pye Road focuses on mead but also keeps beer and wine in house for naysayers of the fermented honey drink.

8533 Gunn Hwy., Odessa. 813-510-3500, pyeroad.com RAPP BREWING CO. The late Greg Rapp’s awardwinning styles are carefully crafted and delicious. 10930 Endeavor Way, Seminole. 727-544-1752, rappbrewing.com 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 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 SARASOTA BREWING CO. House-crafted brews, pizza, and sports out toward beautiful Siesta Key. 6607 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. 941-925-2337, sarasotabrewing.com SILVERKING BREWING CO. This space in Tarpon Springs complements a label that’s been around since 2012. 325 E Lemon St., Tarpon Springs. 727-422-7598, silverkingbrewing.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 SOGGY BOTTOM BREWING More Dunedin goodness, including some truly original flavors and inventive brews. 660 Main St., Dunedin. 727-601-1698, soggybottombrewing.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 CO. 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 U.S. 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 pet-friendly joint. Two locations. 2972 Lakeland Highlands Rd./115 W. Pine St., Lakeland. 863-703-0472, swanbrewing.com TBBC Formerly Tampa Bay Brewing Co., local favorite for nearly two decades, with two locations. 1600 E 8th Ave., Ybor City/13933 Monroe’s Business Park, Westchase. 813-247-1422, tbbc.beer TIDAL BREWING COMPANY Small batches in Spring Hill. 14311 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill. 352-7011602, tidalbrewingfl.com TWO FROGS BREWING CO. Tarpon Springs’ latest brewery and taproom focuses on American ale styles.

151 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-6077, @twofrogsbrewing on Facebook 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 CO. Traditional German styles in downtown Dunedin. 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin.

727-238-8717, @woodwrightbrewing on Facebook WOVEN WATER BREWING CO. Tampa Heights brewer with a focused menu often using fresh fruit as part of its beers. 456 W Columbus Dr., Tampa. 813-443-9463, wovenwaterbrew.com ZEPHYRHILLS BREWING CO. 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. 813252-4541, @zydecobrewwerks on Facebook

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‘Doctor Strange’ delivers a gory blast of unexpected brilliance.

By John W. Allman And to be completely honest, as much as I love sorcery and the dark mystic arts, the inaugural 2016 outing of “Doctor Strange,” while solid, was far from my favorite Phase Three film.

I’m also able to admit that while the MCU has to inject new blood into its ranks, some of the younger characters making the leap from comics panels to screen—Maya Lopez, aka Echo, and America Lopez, aka Ms. America—have yet to fully resonate with fans.

introductions and cameos that populate the “Multiverse of Madness,” and while there are spoilers aplenty to be found online, I would advise you AVOID them all so that you too can clap and whoop as I did when the multiverse Illuminati is finally revealed.

Those characters alone, including some returning faces and some brand-new OMG actors, is both an exhilarating live-action “What If…,” and a tantalizing tease for what the second half of Phase Four has in store.

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” will be remembered. It’s an important building block for the franchise, but it’s also a gory blast of unexpected brilliance from a director who clearly is having a ball playing

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ith its 28th feature film since May 2008—let that sink in for a minute—Marvel Studios has finally gone full-on horror with “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”

That this significant moment comes from the twisted mind and director’s eye of Sam Raimi is the type of serendipitous moment typically reserved for a, ahem, movie, but that the MCU reached this point at all is a testament to how much gas remains in the studio’s collective tank.

Marvel has of late been teasing a darker turn with the rollout of its phase four slate, particularly through its streaming Disney+ platform, including “Wandavision” and “Moon Knight,” a deep bench character whose list of comics adversaries includes Jack Russell, aka “Werewolf by Night.”

Nothing that has come before, however, can prepare fans for the visual onslaught of genuinely unsettling moments that Raimi embraces as if he was back at a certain cabin circa 1981 and conjuring Kandarian demons.

You’re likely going to read a lot of divided opinions on “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness,” and while some of the criticism might be warranted, please do not let that deter you from seeing this movie on the biggest screen possible.

Let’s briefly dissect the possible negatives.

As big of a fan as I am of the MCU to date, I am equally capable of admitting that Marvel has struggled to find its footing post “Avengers: Endgame,” in large part because that 2019 blockbuster was the culmination of more than a decade of planning.

The struggle, thankfully, has not impacted the quality. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” remains one of the best MCU origin stories, and a beautiful embrace of the mythology and traditions of its specific cultural inspiration, and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” delighted pretty much everyone with its trio of past-and-present web slingers battling a modified Sinister Six. That said, “Black Widow” and “Eternals” didn’t connect nearly as well, in part, because of timing (“Black Widow” debuted after the death of Natasha Romanoff in “Endgame”) and a missed opportunity (“Eternals” should have been a Disney+ extended series followed by a feature film).

Speaking of fluid, unlike say “Shang-Chi,” which masterfully unspooled its epic tale with deliberate beats, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is built upon the bones of past films and Disney+ shows, making it that rare MCU entry that almost requires knowledge of everything that’s come before, or at the least, the events of “Wandavision” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

As such, when it launches straight into the multiverse with an opening dream sequence featuring Strange and Chavez, it’s a bit off putting only in that you’re barely prepared for the ride to begin.

Thankfully, Raimi is no stranger to horror, and he quickly bends the MCU to his will with a dazzling array of visual sequences steeped

V IS FOR VILLAIN: Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch is fully unleashed after studying the Darkhold.

This is important as Chavez, who has only been a comics character since 2011, gets a big introduction in the “Multiverse of Madness,” yet doesn’t necessarily demonstrate exactly why we should care, other than she possesses the ability to move fluidly between universes, which likely will play a factor in upcoming films.

in phantasmagoria. He also benefits from a truly terrifying creation, the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) fully unleashed after studying the Darkhold, which is Marvel’s version of the Necronomicon and a grimoire mashed together.

What will likely thrill and confound fans in equal measure is the dizzying array of

in his old scary sandbox.

It’s also the first MCU film in a long time that I can sincerely say I wanted to immediately watch again, seconds after the post-credits scene where a very familiar Raimi mainstay left the audience with a final delight by proclaiming “It’s finally over!”

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They Hate Change among Bay area acts making lots of national noise.

By Ray Roa at it from a different, equally honest perspective, that represents the experience of having a gender identity or expression that’s constantly in flux (in a positive way!).”

Like a Glove They Hate Change’s release day comes nearly a month after another album drop by a different Tampa band making a big splash on the national scene. On March 18, Glove—which has played stages as small as The Hub as part of its Bay area concert history—dropped Boom Nights, described in a press release as “music for those who miss the debauchery of the 80s, or those who were simply born too late and missed it altogether.”

Days before the release, Rolling Stone also noticed the Tampa band at South By Southwest, with photographers capturing the outfit—made

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dates of the Third Man founder’s “Supply Chain Issues Tour.”

Changing course After two decades of self-releasing music, revered Tampa indie-rock and emo totem Pohgoh has signed with Spartan Records, which will release the band’s new album, du and ich this fall around the time guitarist Matt Slate celebrates a birthday.

Produced by J. Robbin and recorded at his Magpie Cage Recording Studio in Baltimore, du and ich marks the third full-length for the band, which came up in a golden age of emo alongside bands like Rainer Maria and Jejune.

In German, the album’s title means “you and I.” For Pohgoh—fronted by Susie Ulrey, who’s joined by husband Keith Ulrey on drums, Slate and Hankshaw’s Brian Roberts on bass—it’s a nod to the last 30 months being locked down, a time when the band more or less methaphorically burned down everything they knew about the record making process.

In fact, the band arrived at Magpie with more songs than the group had ever written before going into a new recording project and welcoming new sounds (pedal steel, Hammond) onto tape.

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he run up to release day for They Hate Change’s debut Jagjaguwar release has been nothing short of a love letter to Tampa Bay, which the band officially signed on Wednesday during a listening party in St. Petersburg.

The Finally, New listening party went down at Bandit Coffee Co., with the band slinging merch, including cassettes, but you’ll have to stop into Daddy Kool records if you want to preorder the Florida orange vinyl colorway to pickup on release day, Friday, May 13.

In March, the duo—which signed to the stalwart indie label last summer—dropped a clip for “From The Floor,” filmed in the side lot near Pinellas Park’s Marko’s Meat & Deli.

“Keeping with our trend of displaying Tampa Bay staples in our music videos, we definitely wanted to choose another iconic location when we made this one,” They Hate Change told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “Marko’s has this perfect, ducked off parking lot that just *looks* like an illegal party would spring up there after hours, so we decided to make it a reality. And of course, they have some of the best sandwiches in the area, so paying homage was only right haha.”

The group—made up of childhood friends Dre and Vonne—has spent all of 2022 earning well-deserved praise for the way songs from Finally, New marry vintage rhythms of Chicago footwork and even jook music from Tampa with ambient noise, grime, prog, punk and no holds barred lyricism to usher in a new chapter of post-genre pop music that’ll make you dance and think in the same breath.

Rolling Stone even said, “They Hate Change were the ones to beat at SXSW 2022.”

A new clip for “Blatant Localism” was filmed at St. Pete Lorene’s Fish House and Dairy Kurl in Clearwater—and They Hate Change’s latest single, “Some Days I Hate My Voice,” finds Vonne unspooling a vulnerable banger about gender identity.

“I’ve written a bunch of sad lyrics about gender identity in the past, mostly while being sad about gender identity,” Vonne wrote in a press release. “Sad songs are played out though, so I approached this joint charged up and went

up of Rod Wendt, Brie Deux, Michelle Primiani and Justin Burns—at Cheer Up Charlies, with writers saying, “Remember being a kid and wondering what music might sound like in the future? It sounds like Glove.”

Ahead of Boom Nights’ release, Glove told CL that the eight-track outing was meant to be ambiguous in its message, adding, “We believe it’s important for the listener to be able to interpret the songs however resonates with them.

Boom Nights could be the best or worst night of your life.”

As you read this, Glove is on the longest tour of its existence, opening for A Place To Bury Strangers as part of a 21-date, month-long tour that started in Philadelphia on Monday.

The run makes a quick dip into the Southeast before zipping out west, into Canada, down to Denver and then through the Midwest before wrapping in the northeast with a June 7 show at Songbyrd in Washington D.C. We’ve got our fingers crossed for some local dates after that, because the band is taking Boom Nights—recorded in 2019 with Cage the Elephant’s Brad Shultz —back on the road in August when it opens for Jack White on three

STUNTRO: The rest of the world is finally catching up to They Hate Change.

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C Ace Enders w/Rare Candy/Matt Rosas Emo crown prince Ace Enders brings the music of his projects—mainly The Early November and I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business—for a request-driven performance. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa) C The Afghan Whigs After a long hiatus The Afghan Whigs are on the verge of kicking off a new tour in advance of a brand new studio album—How Do You Burn?—due on September 9. (Orpheum, Ybor City)

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Brian Kelley Still wish that Kenny Chesney went through with his co-headlining tour with Florida Georgia Line this year? Well, FGL is still on hiatus, but half of it, AKA Brian Kelley, is taking a stab at solo projects while away from Tyler Hubbard. He’ll play tunes from his latest outing, last year’s Sunshine State of Mind, as well as some Florida Georgia Line songs at this gig. (Dallas Bull, Tampa) C Fast Preacher w/Katara Longtime fans of Florida funk probably remember Fat Night, led by Daniel Hanson. The songwriter and guitarist relocated to the Windy City and since 2012 has been working on a solo project, Fast Preacher, where he’s found a home for sounds that never quite fit into the pants Fat Night wore. In 2014, a revolving cast of friends and collaborators joined Hanson on tape for songs that run the gamut from Chicago-esque classic-rock to psychedelic jams, blues and most-recently an ultra-potent brand of soulful rock and roll best exemplified on a 2020 EP (Figure It Out), which we hope gets visited often at this no-cover show.

(Shuffle, Tampa) Miranda Lambert w/Little Big Town Fire up the little red wagons and get ready to start day drinking. Lambert recently got a shoutout from actress Jennifer Lawrence who told Stephen Colbert that the country star’s 2014 platinum hit “Holding On to You” would be the song she would choose if she could only listen to one tune for the rest of her life. (MIdFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa) C Norman Westberg Swans is known for abrasive noise-rock that moves at the speed of ice, and a huge tenet of that sound is heading to a Sulphur Springs biker bar for two nights of improvisation that mark not just the only Florida appearances for Norm Westerberg, but also the solo Florida debut for a musician who crafted one of the most

fearsome aesthetics in avant-garde rock.

Expect to be led along transcendent, slow changing phrases and figures while watching how it’s all made on the many analog delays used in Westerberg’s setup. (Born Free Pub & Grill, Tampa) Zach Deputy Dust off your MAGA hats, because Zach Deputy—who was at the Capitol, but didn’t storm it on Jan. 6, 2021— is bringing his “Red Moon” tour to Tampa Bay. He’s been going in circles in terms of his feelings regarding the 2020 election, having both challenged the election results, while also calling for unity between all sides of the political aisle. If that doesn’t bother you, the funky Georgia boy who just played a local island show doesn’t have any new music out, but is mainly touring for the hell of it. And why not? We all march to the beat of our own drum now anyway, right? (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

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C Dom Flemons If anyone can pack a century’s worth of American music history into one evening, it’s Flemons. The Grammywinning former Carolina Chocolate Drop (and his six-string banjo Big Head Joe) is a roots music icon whose ability to tell stories through song is rivaled only by fellow Chocolate Drop Rhiannon Giddens. This Ybor City listening room is the perfect venue to see the American Songster bring big Smithsonian Folkways vibes to Tampa Bay. (The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing Co., Ybor City).

Emo Night Tampa: Sorry Barb w/Blonde Gentlemen/Spirit and the Cosmic Heart Good lord, Sorry Barb’s April single “Catholic Schmatholic” is a hilarious skewering of tithing that will bite you in the ass (you know, just like that priest the Vatican tried to cover up) and leave you dancing in folk-pop euphoria. The band plays a free show for Emo Night Tampa, which has been increasingly active this year as it emerges from the pandemic.

(The Bricks, Ybor City) C Former Contenders w/Tension Electric Buck Sands’ band has been busy since Creative Loafing Tampa Bay last wrote about it playing everyone’s favorite downtown dive, including putting its working-class hybrid of alt-country, Americana, rock and punk to tape at Safety Harbor’s Everlovin’ Studios. A mini summer tour through the Southeast is also in the works, but in the meantime the outfit’s weekend plans include this no-cover gig where Tampa songwriter Jeff Brawer and drummer Phil Stanwick back Y Los Dos Pistole guitarist-vocalist Russ Jovin in a new outfit, Tension Electric. (The Hub, Tampa) C Gogol Bordello w/Amigo The Devil There’s not an ounce of tension going on

between members of punk band Gogol Bordello which features Ukrainian-born frontman Eugene Hûtz right beside violinist Sergey Ryabtsev and guitarist Boris Pelekh, both of Russian descent. But truthfully, no one wants Russia to be doing what it’s doing to the Ukraine, so if anything, this whole experience is bringing everyone closer together. The Warped Tour alum is in town on its “Solidaritine” tour where “a significant portion of proceeds will go to Ukraine’s battle for democracy.” (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg) Nowicki, Nuffer, and Richards No, there isn’t any live music going on at the New World music hall this weekend, but, it’s easy to forget about the gem of a venue’s biergarten where local artists can either take on an intimate, acoustic outdoor set, or be bold and do electric sets. Nowicki, Nuffer, and Richards—a trio that describes itself as a “contemporaneous Smörgåsbord of different musical styles”—will have a whack at this nocover gig. (Biergarten at New World Brewery, Tampa) Rotting Christ w/Borknagar/Stormruler/ Abigail Williams/Ghost Bath The best Google result for “Rotting Christ band” answers the question of whether the Greek metal outfit is Satanic (“We are not a ‘satanic-crusader’ type of band but rather one of the many bands that represent the dark side in nowadays Metal music.”).

The band brings a new single “Holy Mountain” to a soon-to-relocate metal stronghold along with Norway’s Borknagar (whose drummer-keyboardist Lars Nedland lends vocals to “Holy Mountain”) and three rising stars of the genre. (Orpheum, Ybor City) Tommy Emmanuel w/Gareth Pearson Australian fingerstyle virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel, who finally became an American citizen a few years back, never uses a guitar pick, like his hero Chet Atkins. With two Grammy nominations under his belt, the 66-year-old released his Imagine EP last year, and will play tunes from that, and more from his nearly 45 year long career, at The Cap. Welsh guitarist Gareth Pearson opens.

(Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater) C Uptown Music Festival: Kim Waters w/Nathan Mitchell/José Valentino/ Jazmin Ghent/Althea Rene/Tim George Starting at 4 p.m., Tampa’s University Area Community Development Corporation stages its annual, family-friendly concert and art market built on top of a musical lineup heavy on the smooth jazz and rife with names that’ve won Latin Grammys and Emmys (José Valentino), NAACP Image Awards (Nathan Mitchell) and brought down venues across the world with straight up gospel (Jazmin Ghent) (University Area Park, Tampa)

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C Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Before releasing this year’s acoustic Changeup album, the former Runaway made a guest appearance on Miley Cyrus’ latest record, Plastic Hearts, sharing vocals with her on “Bad Karma.” The two later teamed up to perform the song live in Tampa in an exclusive, pre-Super Bowl LV show specifically for vaccinated nurses and doctors. Miley’s probably not going to show up at the Hard Rock, but if this show is anything like Jett's gig opening for Heart in 2019, we’re in for a treat. (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa) C Sylvan Esso w/Palehound Almost 10 years after they first met, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn are headed for St. Pete. The duo made its Tampa debut at last year’s Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF), while promoting its 2020 album, Free Love, which was nominated for a Grammy (Best Dance/ Electronic Album) this year. Meath went out of her way to remind Tampa Bay about what a piece of shit Gov. Ron DeSantis is at that GMF set, and if they decide to stick to those guns in the wake of “Don’t Say Gay,” well, prepare to mop some conservative, “stick to music” tears off the floor. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

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C Prince Daddy & the Hyena w/ Macseal/Insignificant Other/California Cousins Albany punk rock quartet Prince Daddy & the Hyena just released an eponymous album, and according to Pitchfork, the band’s third record—a concept album— focuses on a catastrophic van accident, Kory Gregory’s time in a psychiatric hospital, and of course, drugs. Luckily, things seem to be much better in the band which is bringing Macseal, Insignificant Other, and California Cousins to town. (Crowbar, Ybor City)

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C Bleachers w/Allison Ponthier Jack Antonoff and his band, Bleachers, were over the moon to be back on the road last fall, even with the Delta variant raging. But sure enough, a COVID-19 exposure in his crew caused a handful of shows to be canceled, including a September date in St. Pete. It looks like Bleachers is living up to its promise to come back, because the second stop of this year’s tour is the makeup at Jannus Live. Supporting Antonoff & co. is the talent behind “Don’t Take The Money”—Texas-born, indie songwriter Allison Ponthier. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)

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Foxy Shazam w/Jigsaw Youth The year 2020 was supposed to be amazing for Foxy Shazam fans. The Cincinnati glam-rock band’s reunion show sold out in seconds. But once COVID-19 hit, the group got together—more or less—and recorded new albums Burn and this year’s The Heart Behead You. After two postponements, the reunion tour that was once a single show finally stops in Tampa with special guest Jigsaw Youth. This will be Eric Nally and friends’ first Bay Area show in 10 years (they played the 97X Backyard BBQ 2012).

(Orpheum, Ybor City) C Laney Jones w/Will Quinlan/Noan Partly For disciples of Florida’s Americana scene, Jones is remembered for her Mt. Dora based-band, The Lively Spirits, her prowess on banjo, ukulele, tenor guitar and harmonica, plus an appearance alongside Alison Krauss on PBS’ “Great Performances.” Before her move to Nashville, Jones was a frequent performer in Tampa Bay, and now the 30-year-old has emerged from this shitstain of a pandemic with a new album (Stories Up High, created with Alabama Shakes and Hurray for the Riff Raff producer Andrija Tokic). On it, she’s adopted even more instruments (church organ, timpani, glockenspiel) and fortified an already sterling folk sounds with punchy pop, straight rock and more ethereal folk.

If Stories doesn’t end up on a No Depression or American Songwriter year-end best of list, it’d be a damn shame. Tried and true (Will Quinlan) and rising (Noan Partly) Bay area songwriters open this gig happening ahead of Jones’ June run supporting Blitzen Trapper. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)

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Candlebox Creative Loafing Tampa Bay adverts from 1996 feature shows by Candlebox which is still on the road nearly 30 years later, this time promoting Wolves, its first album since 2016. Standing room tickets are still available at Tampa’s Hard Rock Event Center. (Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa) C Halsey w/Beabadoobee/ PinkPantheress Halsey recently told fans about a laundry list of ailments and allergies including Ehlers-Danlos and Sjogren’s syndromes (and they’re allergic to coffee), but assured followers it won’t put a damper on a tour that starts in Florida this week.

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Hotel for Super Bowl Week and then headlined a sold-out Jannus Live in St. Petersburg a few months later.

Emery w/Aaron Gillespie/Idle Threat Thursday, July 7. 6 p.m. $23. Orpheum, Ybor City The Currys Friday, July 22. 8 p.m. $25$40. The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing Co., Ybor City

In 2021, the 24-year-old, Grammy-nominated rapper played downtown Tampa’s Floridan

Miami’s City Girls will open Harlow’s Tampa show, which is the second to last date on his “Come Home The Kids Miss You” tour.

See Josh Bradley’s weekly roundup of new, canceled and postponed concerts below.— Ray Roa

Southern Hospitality w/Frank Bang Music Friday, June 3. 8 p.m. $25-$30.

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Josh A w/Justin Stone Friday, Aug. 19. 7 p.m. $23-$70. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes Thursday, Sept. 15. 8 p.m. $25 & up.

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I’m a straight guy, married to a straight woman for 15 years. Several years back, I opened up to my wife about my fantasies of her sleeping with other men. I was nervous about bringing it up.

Her views on sex had always been traditional, and she had always expressed a very strict idea of monogamy and commitment. So, I was extremely relieved when her reaction was intrigue rather than disgust. She was curious about it and wondered if I really wanted it to happen or if it was just something I wanted to keep in our rotation of dirty talk. Fast-forward to this week, and my wife tells me she is interested in exploring this. (Note to other guys who want this from their wives: be respectful, don’t pressure, and give her time to think about it. Your patience might be rewarded!) Here is the problem: We both have careers that could be complicated or damaged by the stigma around “cheating.” I know about all the apps out there, but we live in a large city, and there is a non-zero chance that we might run into someone on the apps we are connected to professionally or socially. Are any of the apps out there geared toward folks who want to go about this carefully? Is it possible to minimize the risk of professional or social embarrassment here, or is this just something we must accept to pursue this lifestyle?—Hooking Up, Seeking Help

only share them after you’ve established—to the best of your ability—the person you’re talking to isn’t a bot, a pic collector, or an extortionist.

Again, there’s no way to fully eliminate the risk, but at a certain point you have to trust your gut and take a risk. You also have the option of creating a profile in a city you visit regularly but don’t live in, HUSH. After you’ve found and vetted a few good candidates, get yourself some airline tickets and a hotel room and have those drinks in a bar that a colleague, a fan, or your father-in-law is unlikely to walk into.

There’s a story making the rounds on Reddit about people getting those metallic “bejeweled butt plugs” all the way into their asses and needing pretty intense intervention to get them out, ranging from partners pulling them out with their fingers (the unfun kind of double penetration) to actual surgery in a hospital (only fun for a very select few). The blame, apparently, is the fact that the base of these toys is rarely wider than the widest party of the head, which is pretty damning, and that lubed metal is slipperier than lubed silicone. So here are the operative questions: Are metallic bejeweled butt plugs safe or not so much? Are silicone bejeweled butt plugs any safer?

Are there any safe bejeweled butt plug options out there? The world isn’t going to stop being obsessed with sparkly butt toys any time soon, so we’re going to need to find a way to do it safely.—Insertion Toy Extraction Messy Situation

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There are lots of dating apps for people and/ or couples looking for casual sex and/or kinky sex (Feeld, 3Somer, #Open, et al), and lots of people— single and partnered—looking for casual and/or kinky sex on regular dating apps (Tinder, OKCupid, Christian Mingle, et al.). But hookup/threesome/ swinger apps, while perceived as sleazier, are a safer bet for a couple like you and your wife.

While there’s no way to eliminate your risk of being recognized on an app, HUSH, anyone who spots you on Feeld looking for extracurricular dick was on Feeld looking for and/or offering up a little extracurricular dick of their own. The threat of mutually assured destruction—if they gossip about you, you’ll gossip about them—is usually enough to restrain bad actors, as is the threat of the obvious follow-up question. (“Wait, why are you on Feeld?”) And most people on hookup apps aren’t bad actors, HUSH, but fundamentally decent people like you and your wife, i.e., singles and couples looking for a little fun, not for an opportunity to hurt anyone. A friend or a relative or a coworker who spots your wife in a bar with a strange man—or in the lobby of a hotel or on her way into your apartment—is likelier to cause you headaches than one of your fellow perverts online.

To minimize your risk of being spotted and outed on the apps, HUSH, don’t post face pics and

I’ve seen those jeweled butt plugs in shops and in photos online—they’re usually made from stainless steel and have glass “gems” mounted at the end of an alarmingly narrow base—but I’ve never actually seen one in person. Or in a person, at least not in person. But knowing what I do about butts (and how they relax after some play), and knowing what I do about plugs (a flared base is your first line of defense against a trip to the ER), I would’ve worried too much about losing one to use one. As for safe bejeweled butt plug options, ITEMS, you’re going to want a flared base and a jewel that’s at least the size of Cullinan I Diamond, the fist-sized rock on the Queen of England’s royal scepter, which come to think of it…

As you’ve surely heard, the conservative Supreme Court majority plans to overturn Roe v.

Wade. While my wife and I were lamenting the state of this fucking country, she mentioned that nobody ever hears men talking about the abortions that kept their lives on track—even though that’s obviously a very common thing that happens. How many guys shat their pants after a condom failed during sex with a woman they weren’t that into? How many

prominent men knocked up their mistresses or assistants or babysitters? How many Republican boys have pressed a wad of their parents’ money into a girl’s hand because having a baby would ruin his future? These men need to speak up. I’m not expecting actual Republicans to do so, but perhaps there are men out there who are willing to speak up and admit what we all know: Men benefit from abortion while bearing none of the shame associated with it. It’s time we heard from them. I’m sorry I don’t have a catchy name for this or a cute sign-off.

I’m so tired and the world is falling apart.—Men Should Speak Up About Abortion Now for some real worries.

We are weeks away from American women being stripped of a fundamental constitutional and human right. And we face the prospect of an out-of-control and illegimate Supreme Court stripping us of a host of other rights: the right to contraception, the right to same-sex marriage, the right to interracial marriage, even the right to have sex for pleasure—you know, the sex most people have most of the time. (In Lawrence v.

Texas (2003), the Supreme Court struck down sodomy laws that criminalized not just consensual gay sex, but consensual sex between men and women that wasn’t open to conception as well.)

While it should be enough to hear from women who’ve benefited from safe and legal abortion—and it should be enough to know that women die from unsafe and illegal abortions, and enough to know that banning abortions doesn’t stop women from getting abortions—I happen to agree that cis men who support abortion rights and have benefited from them need to speak the fuck up about reproductive freedom.

“There are millions of men whose lives would have been worse without abortion,” the writer Jill Filipovic wrote on Twitter last week. “Men who wouldn’t have found their big loves, wouldn’t have their kids, wouldn’t have been as successful,

wouldn’t have taken big risks” if they had become fathers before they were ready. To those men, to all men, Filipovic says, “This is your fight, too. Get in it.”

And gay men? The exact same arguments being used right now to strip women of the right to decide when and whether they want to bear a child—abortion isn’t within the “history and traditions” of the United States, abortion isn’t a right enumerated in the Constitution, abortion is a moral question—can and will be used to strip us of the right to have sex and the right to marry. Republican assholes are passing laws in red states right fucking now that force women to give birth to their rapists’ babies against their will. Don’t for a second think these same assholes won’t pass laws forcibly ending your gay marriage or throwing your gay ass in jail for getting your gay ass fucked. This is our fight, too, faggots.

Is there a website where we can legally find out how to buy the abortion pills you’ve mentioned on the podcast?—Make It Stop Everything you need to know about abortion pills—how they work and where to get them—can be found at plancpills.org. And anyone using those pills at home needs to read Dr. Jen Gunter’s essay “Your Medical Team Cannot Tell If You Had a Self-Administered Abortion” at vajenda.substack.com. And everyone should read Jill Filipovic’s advice on what we can do right now to fight back (“Get To Work, Get Informed, Get Brave”) at jill.substack.com. And if you can afford to donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds, now would be a great time to do so. They’re at abortionfunds.org. And finally: don’t vote Republican, don’t fuck Republicans.

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