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By Molly Ryan A fter conducting 27 tours in the com munity—described by participants as “eye-opening”—the free St. Petersburg Black History Bike Tour returns this week end for a second season. Led by local historian Josette Green, the tour takes its participants on an immersive and informative tour through St. Petersburg’s rich Black history and relation ship with systemic racism that persists today. The tour starts at 9 a.m. and traverses locations of different histori cal significance, using various narratives and highlighting significant figures in the area at the time. Scheduled tour dates for 2022 are Sept. 10 and 24, Oct. 8 and 22, Nov. 5 and 19 and Dec. 3 and 17. Dates for 2023 will be announced later this fall, as the tour season lasts from BeginningSeptember-May.atSt.Pete’sfirst Black commu nity, Peppertown, Green describes the tour as “pedaling back in time.” “Our history is kind of sobering when it comes to African Americans here,” Green told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “It’s very somber, so people are getting the history [by] standing on the land... and then what happened in this area.” To Green, it was important that the tour was not only free, but actively benefited a Black-owned business. Partnered with Chief’s Creole Cafe (901 22nd St. S) in St. Pete’s nityresidentexperienceBrayboyaendsnessAfrican-Americanhistoricbusidistrict,thetourwithlunchandtalkbyownerElihuabouthislivedasalifelongofthecommuandapersonwho
“couldn’t go north of Central Avenue after a certain time,” accord ing to “[Brayboy]Green. often hits on some of the Civil Rights activities that went on in the ‘60s. But I will say people are just enthralled with what he talks about... it brings to life what history they’ve just heard,” Green said.
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Green, a docent of the Holocaust Museum’s civil rights exhibit, created the free tour last year as a volunteer to the community. The exhibit closed as a result of COVID-19. She expressed that after working as a docent for the Holocaust Museum’s “Beaches, Benches, and Boycotts” exhibit, she was inspired to share her knowledge with the community in hopes of shedding light on racial equity. “As a white person, I’ve just heard too many nega tives, you know, [people] not understanding our African American residents and neighbors,” GreenUsingsaid.books, records, census data and archives to contextualize the tour, Green says she also uses findings from the city com missioned “Structural Racism Study” conducted in November 2021 to illustrate the systemic racism that exists in and beyond the community today. Green also refer enced her own experience living in a historically Black neighborhood as motivation to conduct the “Itour.have moved into a diverse community, Campbell Park. A lot of folks moving in are white,” Green said. “I want them to understand that [the] community has been 75%-80% black for a long time. And to under stand their neighbors and have compassion for what their ancestors and their family have been through to get to where they are today helps tremendously for harmony in our relations in our Sinceneighborhood.”startingSpring 2021, Green’s tour has hosted over 350 participants and has garnered six active volunteers.
The tour returns with new enhancements, including electric cart accommodations for those unable to bike. According to a press release, the tour is optimal for those 13 and over based on content and biking safety. Participants are expected to provide their own bikes and helmets are required.
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Photos by Dave Decker Bulls went on parade in downtown St. Petersburg last Sunday night when Dunedin rapper Jon Ditty resurrected his old Rage Against the Machine tribute act, which teamed up with DEA & Saint at Floridian Social Club. Ditty was still calculating totals and taxes, but told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that, together, the renegades of funk raised in between $2,500$3,000 for the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund. See all the photos from the show via cltampa.com/ slideshows.
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The family says the road to the trial has been arduous and so has getting any documents out of HCSO. This is mainly because the department has tried to use a law that protects officers from civil suits to stop the case from heading to trial and information from being released.
The sheriff’s office also claimed that Andrew was not targeted or searched during his removal from the fairgrounds. “Andrew Joseph was one of several teenagers expelled from the Florida State Fair. He was not targeted, searched, or harassed during that process, simply told to leave the fairgrounds,” HCSO added. CL reached out to HCSO for comment about the upcoming trial, but no response has been sent yet. But the department has publicly claimed rules were changed following Andrew’s death and that HCSO is now required to con tact parents if a minor is ejected from the fair.
Family of Andrew Joseph III finally takes HCSO to court.
Deanna told CL that at least one HCSO offi cer is expected to be subpoenaed during the trial—Corporal Mark Clark, who was involved in Andrew’s removal from the fair. “I want the redemption of Andrew’s name during this trial, but I also want a solid sense of what qualified immunity means to our community and how important it is that we end qualified immunity,” she Sincesaid.
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Andrew’s death, the Joseph family has created a nonprofit foundation in his name and helps others in need. Several groups are expected to rally around the trial, Deanna says, including: Restorative Justice Coalition (RJC), Dream Defenders, Black Lives Matter and NAACP chapters, among others. RJC sent out a press release today and told CL that the group hopes the community will show up in support of the family as the group helps organize peaceful demonstrations outside the courthouse during the trial. “We are grateful to have a continued part nership for the long haul mission of justice and accountability,” RJC told CL. “In honor of Andrew Joseph III, we hope the community will stand strong in support an d say, ‘not one more child will be lost to this negligent behavior.’”
By Justin Garcia For eight years, the family of Andrew Joseph III has sought accountability for his death, and will now finally see a trial. In 2014, Andrew was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-4 after being removed against his will from the Florida State Fairgrounds by deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff Office (HCSO). He was just 14-years-old when he died after he attempted to cross the interstate, while trying to make his way home. For the past six years, the Joseph family has pursued a federal wrongful death case against HCSO and the Florida State Fair Authority. The family claims that the sheriff department violated Andrew’s civil rights by removing him from the fairgrounds, which led to his death. The family told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that their case against the county is finally scheduled to head to trial at Sam Gibbons United States Federal Court in Downtown Tampa on Sept. 12. Deanna Joseph, Andrew’s mother, said that the trial is long awaited good news. “The trial is about accountability, because justice would mean Andrew would still be alive,” Deanna told CL. “So we’re one step closer to accountability.”The2014incident occurred during Fair Day, an official day off that Hillsborough schools give to students in order to encourage attendance at the state fair. That day, HCSO claimed that some kids got out of control and started fighting, so deputies removed several students from the property. Andrew’s family says that he was not involved with the kids who were causing trouble. Although Andrew had not been charged with a crime, his family says that he was detained, searched, and photographed by the HCSO. He was removed by HCSO officers, and no one from the fairgrounds, nor the sheriff’s office made attempts to contact his parents, the family says. Tragically, he was struck by a vehicle and killed while trying to cross the interstate.
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“The trial is about accountability, because justice would mean Andrew would still be alive.”
“It was determined by detectives who inves tigated the crash that the cause was not due to driver impairment, but rather, Joseph running across a highway in the dark, not wearing reflec tive clothing, in an area that was not designated as a crosswalk,” HCSO wrote in an email to CL.
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ABOUT TIME: Andrew Joseph III died in 2014.
HCSO has filed several appeals over the last eight years in an attempt to use qualified immunity, which shields cops from civil lawsuits, as a defense against the case. ABC News reported that on Oct. 12, 2021, a panel of federal judges rejected HCSO’s appeal, which means that the sheriff could not use qualified immunity to shield all the officers involved in the Joseph case.
“What the sheriff’s office has done is to victim blame Andrew,” Deanna said. “It was just really appalling to me that the department saw it neces sary to blame Andrew for his death when he was a child, while they were the adults in the situation.” In response to a CL story about Andrew’s death last year, HCSO said that his clothing was a factor in his death.
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“It’s important that I respect and trust my clients, and that they respect and trust me,” Zelman said. “And I will do everything I can to earn that trust. I have no intention of violating bar rules or doing anything else inappropriate.”Recently,several
Starting over Following turmoil with mayor, Tampa City Council looks for ‘hard reset’ with new city attorney.
“The [city attorney’s] office is something that we absolutely have to look at.” Hurtak said that while Zelman ushers in a different era at the attorney’s office, council has an obligation to remember what happened. “We absolutely cannot forget our past, that is not what we are here for and we have to think about what has happened and how this council feels about that,” Hurtak added.
By Justin Garcia Last week, Tampa City Council voted 6-0 to confirm Andrea Zelman as the new city attorney, after her predecessor, Gina Grimes, resigned last month. But Zelman’s confirma tion came only after several council members referenced recent turmoil between Mayor Jane Castor’s office and city council, and asked for the relationship between council and the city attorney’s office to change. Zelman, a land use specialist who joined the Castor administration in 2019 after work ing for 17 years at a private law practice, worked under Grimes as deputy city attorney. While all the council members expressed appre ciation and gratitude for Zelman, they wondered if things would be different now that Grimes is Councilmangone.Bill
Carlson asked several questions related to recent conflict between the mayor’s office and council. He referenced the fact that the city chose not to represent former councilman John Dingfelder, who was sued out of office by a developer’s attorney over publicGrimesrecords.had told the media that the city would not represent Dingfelder, and a lawsuit against him was filed five days later. But CL later discovered that Grimes had infringed on similar Sunshine Law rules that the councilman was sued for. Carlson referenced Florida Bar rules that say an attorney should not talk about their client with the media in such a manner. After a string of questions from Carlson related to the city’s representation of council, Zelman said that she would be there for all of her clients, which includes members of city council.
Grimes’ resignation came after three years of service to the city of Tampa. A Pinellas County resident, she never lived within the City of Tampa, because council had approved a threeyear waiver, which expired in August of this year. “Due to personal family circumstances, it is no longer feasible for me to relocate into the city of Tampa,” Grimes wrote in a memo to the mayor and City Council. “As such, I will no longer be able to serve as the city attorney.”Lessthan five months before Grimes resigned, CL obtained documents which revealed that she used a personal cell phone to communicate with developer attorney Ethan Loeb about his lawsuit against former councilman Dingfelder, even though she had said the city wouldn’t represent him and had advised councilmembers not to use their per sonal cell phones. In Grimes communications, some images were missing, which infringed on state law that requires public records to be maintained.
STOP, COLLABORATE AND LISTEN: Andrea Zelman is Tampa’s new city attorney.
“You talked about a hard reset a couple of weeks ago and I talked about ‘Let’s work together and move forward,’” Maniscalco said. “You know, let’s have some peace here because we’ve all had, for many different issues and different reasons, a very interesting last three and a half Councilmanyears.”Orlando Gudes chose to abstain from the vote and also asked for a reset. He said he wasn’t abstaining because of Zelman herself, but more because of perceived political attacks from the mayor’s administration. “I think that all of us have been influ enced and infected with politics, we talked about that,” Gudes said to Zelman, referencing a meeting they had. “That’s not what the city attorney’s office is made for.” Gudes went on to say that regardless of his abstaining, he was sure that Zelman would be confirmed by the other council members. “I hope that you don’t play politics,” Gudes said. “I hope that you do your job and will be able to tell the mayor and Mr. Bennett [Chief of Staff John Bennett] what’s right and what’s wrong.” Councilwoman Lynn Hurtak, who replaced Dingfelder after he was removed from office earlier this year, echoed some of her colleagues’ concerns. “I first of all want to thank my col leagues for bringing the questions and quite honestly airing the laundry that we all feel about the office and not you as a person,” Hurtak said.
Councilmen Charlie Miranda and Joe Citro avoided addressing the problems at the city attorney’s office and thanked Zelman for her service. Councilman Luis Viera said he has faith in Zelman, and he ref erenced the reset issue, saying, “I define it as deescalation. I think that’s important, and that’s on all of us, myself included.” After council voted to appoint Zelman, who also worked as assistant city attorney for Tampa from 1996-2002, thanked everyone who helped get her to the position. She said Grimes helped contrib ute to the legal staff that she’ll be working with. “I appreciate your trust in me, and I will work to continue to earn it,” Zelman said. “I want to thank the mayor, of course, for appointing me. I also want to thank Gina Grimes for bringing me back to the city and 2019 almost three years ago today, and for putting in place an incredible and diverse legal staff, many of whom came down today to support me, and I appreciate that as well.”
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“It’s important that I respect and trust my clients, and that they respect and trust me.”
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high-profile local politicos and leaders, including a former mayor, have called on the mayor’s office to stop what is viewed as a power struggle with city council. Council members have accused the city attorney’s office of siding with the mayor’s agenda, rather than representing the entirety of the city, which is supposed to be the way things work under the cityAllcharter.ofthe other council members weighed in during Zelman’s confirmation, including Guido Maniscalco, who said Zelman had told him dur ing a meeting that she would aim for a “hard reset” in the relationship between the city attor ney’s office and city council.
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Taylor sent her resignation letter to the city last Thursday, referring to Owens, her direct supervisor, as being the main reason for her departure. She had claimed that not enough was done to correct the situation after she approached Welch on Aug. 30 about the inappropriate behavior from Owens.
“However, Mayor Welch has asked the Human Resources team to develop additional initiatives to educate employees on their rights and protections and foster workplace civility and professionalism throughout the city,” the statement added. “Mayor Welch will address how the city will move forward at a press con ference next week.”
In conversation with Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Taylor said that she would con sider going back to the city. “I will evaluate that if it becomes an option,” she told CL. Taylor added that she is grateful to Mayor Welch for taking the situation seriously and ensuring an adequate investigation. “I am hopeful these events will begin a period of healing and growth,” she Beforesaid.
In an email to Welch, the former deputy mayor said that it has been one of her “greatest honors” to serve the people of St. Petersburg.
In a memo to staff, Welch informed city staff that Owens had been placed on leave following Taylor’s“Pleaseallegations.beassured that our governing principles set a high standard for civility and professionalism, and they will be upheld,” Welch wrote. “If you experience any situation that you believe may violate our city policies on profes sional and ethical behavior, please notify your supervisor or the Human Resources department. We will continue to move forward.”
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Owens’ resignation was made public, Peter Schorsch, publisher of Florida Politics shared a letter signed by members of Welch’s 2021 campaign, which claimed that Owens had created a toxic work environment for several people on his election team.
“Recent events distract from our impactful and intentional work to move our great city forward, and therefore I resign in the spirit of progress, effective Sept. 9, 2022,” read the email. “I have been privileged to serve alongside committed colleagues on behalf of our city, who I know will continue to pursue the mission of equity and innovation. I look forward to continuing to be a change agent to implement that mission.”
A statement from the City of St. Petersburg said that, “In light of Owens’ resignation there is no longer a need for an internal review.”
G’OWENS AWAY: Owens was placed on leave following Taylor’s allegations.
By Justin Garcia Last week, Deputy Mayor Stephanie Owens resigned following allegations of bullying from the city’s former communications direc tor. Owens chose to resign after Mayor Ken Welch put her on leave while investigating the claims of Janelle Irwin Taylor, who accused Owens of creating a hostile work environment before abruptly resigning last Thursday. Hours after Welch put her on leave to inves tigate Taylor’s claims, Owens chose to resign.
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A fascist group carrying Nazi flags and other forms of propaganda made its way around Pinellas County late last month. Photos obtained by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay show the National Socialists of Florida (NSF) outside of Paradise Grille on St. Pete Beach, where the group posed for several photos and gave “Heil Hitler” salutes. The group also headed further east into Pinellas County, where the Nazis took to a bridge at US-19 and Park Street N to wave a swas tika flag and a flag with a “Black Sun” symbol, which was used in Nazi Germany and appeared at the top of the racist Buffalo supermarket shooter’s manifesto.
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“The disturbing trend of antisemitism being delivered to our doors continues,” Igel wrote in response to those flyers.
Eric Lynn, a Pinellas Democratic congressio nal candidate, posted video of the Nazi group on the bridge to Twitter, writing, “Another Nazi display right here in Pinellas. We must con demn these acts of Antisemitism as hate must must have no home in Pinellas, FL or in USA. If you don’t speak out against hate, anti semitism & Nazis, they will keep coming back. Maybe that’s what some candidates want.” Lynn also said that one of the Nazis’ signs read, “End abortion. Save white babies.”After several Nazi appearances in Florida, some of which have been violent, Governor Ron DeSantis has not outright condemned the groups. City Manager of St. Pete Beach, Alex Rey, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that, “The presence of Nazis in St. Pete Beach is not something that represents the City of St. Pete Beach or its residents. Our com munity is welcoming of all races, religions, and beliefs, aside from those that practice hate and antisemitic beliefs.”
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Pinellas County declined to comment on the Nazi demonstration. CL also contacted the City of St. Petersburg, because the demonstration occurred just outside city limits, but Mayor Ken Welch was at a housing conference and unable to respond. The Florida Holocaust Museum sent a statement condemning the Nazis via email to “ThisCL.antisemitic stunt is the latest in a series of hateful plays for attention in Tampa Bay,” Florida Holocaust Museum Chairman Mike Igel wrote. “But far from being an intimi dating show of strength, the paltry group of Neo-Nazis should serve as a call to action for our community. We see this as an oppor tunity, albeit unwanted, to rise above these acts of hate through public displays of care and support. Hate groups try to isolate those they target. It’s up to all of us to make them feel isolated instead.” On Aug. 5, the Florida Holocaust Museum con demned antisemitic flyers that were handed out by NSF in St. Petersburg.
“No resident of St. Pete or anywhere else deserves this, and our hearts go out to those who received these repugnant flyers. While it’s exhausting and enraging to confront this hate time after time, it is fundamentally necessary for our entire community to do so with a united voice.”NSF was also at the Turning Point USA con ference in Tampa last month, among several other Nazi groups. The group Miami Against Fascism says that NSF’s leader is Josh Nunes, and shared screen shots of what appear to be Nunes’ social media accounts saying that he is the leader of NSF. The group also described NSF as an offshoot of another hate group, the Goyim Defense League, which the thislentconnectednetworkLeagueAnti-Defamationsaysis,“alooseofindividualsbytheirviruantisemitism.”Floridahasseenariseinfascistactivityyear.InOrlando,a neo-Nazi group assaulted civilians during a demonstration, and a Nazi group named Atomwaffen made a bomb threat in Daytona Beach.
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Biden decided to see American politics for what it is, not what he wants it to be.
The right-wing reaction was about what you’d expect. Before Biden spoke, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy demanded that Biden apologize for “slandering tens of millions of Americans as fascists.” Afterward, Sen. Rick Scott called Biden a “raving lunatic.” The National Review’s Dan McLaughlin called the speech “blundering” and “insincere.” Totally normal congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a deepfake video of Biden-as-Hitler deliv ering the speech, complete with swastikas in the background. “Did Joe Biden just declare war on Red State America?” Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, tweeted. No less predictable were the Beltway pun dits, many of whom got their knickers twisted over the Marines in the background—like they forgot Trump’s militaryas-props fetish or the time George W. Bush landed a plane on an aircraft carrier to celebrate a mis sion that was not accomplished.
FUCK YOUR FEELINGS: When it comes to the MAGA crowd, a hit dog hollers.
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“You’re not going to reform the MAGA movement. You have to crush it.” And it’s not like Biden didn’t appeal to unity and common purpose. He just didn’t pretend that Trump’s loyalists would be part of it.
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POTUS/TWITTER ome, friends, and let us clutch our pearls together, for the president of the United States—in saying what needed saying years ago, in identifying the rot eroding our institutions, in echoing the increasingly dire warnings of democracy scholars about the illib eral, authoritarian movement that has consumed conservative politics—might have hurt the fuckyour-feelings crowd’s feelings. The speech at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall last week—billed as a major address on the “battle for the soul of the nation”—will likely be most remembered for its strangely ominous optics, like President Joe Biden’s comms team leaned in a little too hard to the Dark Brandon memes, with red floodlights and a Marine honor guard silhouetted behind him. Or, as Tucker Carlson called it, a “blood-red Nazi background.”Butitshouldn’t be. It was by far the most important speech of Biden’s presidency, and one of the most important presi dential speeches in a generation. It also marked a pronounced shift from the Biden who thought he could break the MAGA fever to one who, two years in, realized that the Republican Party he knew is a distant memory. “I believe it’s my duty, my duty to level with you, to tell the truth no matter how difficult, no matter how painful,” Biden said. “And here, in my view, is what is true: MAGA Republicans do not respect the Constitution. They do not believe in the rule of law. They do not recognize the will of the people. They refuse to accept the results of a free election, and they’re work ing right now as I speak, in state after state, to give power to decide elections in America to partisans and cronies, empowering election deniers to undermine democracy itself.” Every word in that paragraph is accurate. Same with this one: “They look at the mob that stormed the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, brutally attacking law enforcement, not as insurrectionists who placed a dagger at the throat of our democracy, but they look at them as patriots. And they see their MAGA failure to stop a peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election as preparation for the 2022 and 2024Earlierelections.”that day, in fact, former President Donald Trump promised pardons for those who participated in the Capitol riot if he is reelected.
The Washington Post’s editorial board cried over Biden’s supposed appeal to par tisanship instead of patriotism. “You don’t persuade people by scolding or demeaning them, but that’s how the president’s speech landed for many conservatives of goodwill,” the edit board scolded.
“For a long time, we’ve told ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed, but it’s not. We have to defend it, protect it, stand up for it, each and every one of us,” Biden said. “That’s why tonight, I’m asking our nation to come together, unite behind the single purpose of defending our democracy regardless of your ideology. “We’re all called by duty and conscience to confront extremists who put their own pursuit of power above all else. Democrats, independents, mainstream Republicans, we must be stronger, more determined and more committed to saving American democracy. And MAGA Republicans are destroying American democracy.” Biden—against his convivial instincts— decided to see American politics for what it is, not what he wants it to be. There is an extrem ist, authoritarian right—“semi-fascist” is an accurate descriptor, according to an expert on fascism—that is taking over the Republican Party. Its rise imperils the rule of law, basic civil liberties, and democratic pluralism. We cannot act like it’s normal. And sure, the semi-fascists will get angry. They’ll project. They’ll call Biden Hitler or say he’s as bad as Trump. A hit dog hollers. But what the WaPo’s editorial board didn’t understand is that Biden’s speech wasn’t meant to persuade the MAGA crowd. You’re not going to reform the MAGA move ment. You have to crush it.
By Jeffrey C. Billman
Clutch your pearls
I’ve previously addressed the Democrats’ short-sightedness in propping up Republicans they think will be easier to defeat. But let’s be real. In the pantheon of sins against democ racy, it ranks pretty low. Both-sidesism is a hell of a drug.
Also, because editorial writers can’t help themselves, they chastised Biden for not call ing out his own party for “its cynical effort to elevate some of the same ‘MAGA Republicans’ he now warns will destroy democracy if they prevail in the general election.”
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The Post specifically objected to a line about “MAGA forces” taking the country “backwards to an America where there is no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry who you love”—all of which, of course, is happening. But in the Post’s view, just because the far right wants to roll back a halfcentury of civil rights guarantees so that gerrymandered state leg islatures can strip women of their autonomy, that doesn’t mean they’re against democracy.
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Chef Richard Hales’ modern Chinese eatery opens in Tampa next month.
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“Looking back on it, I purchased the diner at a questionable time, in the middle of COVID,” Hales tells Creative Loafing. “The space was actually supposed to be a Blackbrick but I ended up falling in love with the idea of continuing Pop N Sons because of its long SonsthatAfterhistory.”realizingrevampingPopNwasn’ttheright move, he pivoted towards Bird & Bone because that concept had recently-closed in Miami and offered American food that the diner’s griev ing customers could appreciate. But when he announced Bird & Bone, he received nega tive feedback from Pop N Sons’ patrons who were upset that he was going to change their beloved diner.
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4812 N Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa Soft opens Oct. 25. halesblackbrick.com
The location itself—in an incredibly prime spot near Raymond James Stadium and the ever-growing Midtown Tampa development— will seat 150 total patrons, 98 inside and 52 outside. Blackbrick will open out of the former old school diner Pop N Sons, which closed in March 2020 in the beginning of the pandemic. It was owned and operated by the same family for upwards of 45 years before Hales pur chased the nostalgia-filled space a little over two years Originally,ago. Hales wanted to reopen the iconic roadside diner before the 2021 Super Bowl. In mid-2021, Hales then realized the stadium-adjacent space was better suited for his “contemporary countryside” concept, Bird & Bone instead. At the end of last year, how ever, he announced that his “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives”-famous Chinese eatery Blackbrick would replace Bird & Bone, which never got past the stages of early development.
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“Yes, there are Chinese restaurants here, but they’re nothing like what we do.”
“I realized that the transition from the diner to any new concept wasn’t going to be smooth anyways, so I decided to just go with our original idea,” Hales says. “Tampa is already overrun with steakhouses anyways, and yes there’s Chinese restaurants here, but they’re nothing like what we do.” Loaded with techniques and flavors that Hales learned firsthand in various Chinese regions like Hong Kong, Sichuan, Xiangang andInShanghai.addition to South Florida’s flagship Blackbrick, Hales and his restaurant group Grateful Hospitality own and operate Miami’s Society BBQ. In late 2020, Hales told CL that he planned to bring his BBQ concept to Tampa, after relocating his family from Miami to his hometown. Tampa Bay’s Society BBQ never came into fruition, as focus soon shifted to Blackbrick, but Hales said that the plans are just on the backburner.Afterthe modern Chinese restaurant soft opens next month, it will operate with limited hours of 11 a.m-2 p.m. and 4 p.m-9 p.m. MondayThursday, and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Only bar and outdoor seating is available on the weekends for the time being, in addition to a dumpling and cocktail happy hour from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. every day. Blackbrick is a few weeks away from announcing its official soft open ing date, so follow its Instagram and Facebook, both at @halesblackbrick, for the latest news on Tampa’s newest Chinese restaurant.
By Kyla Fields After sitting empty for upwards of two years, Dale Mabry’s former Pop N Sons diner will finally debut as a sleek, new concept. Located at 4812 N Dale Mabry Hwy., Richard Hales’ mod ern Chinese restaurant Blackbrick will soft open on Sunday, Oct. 25, with dinner reservations for its debut week now available on resy.com. With a menu stacked with savory dump lings and a newly-renovated interior, Tampa’s Blackbrick’s will be Chef Hales’ first restau rant in his hometown.
Bon Appetit Magazine nominated Miami’s Blackbrick as one of its “Best New Restaurants” in 2014, and now Tampa will finally get a taste of its hand-pulled noo dles, Peking duck, char sui pork and Mala fried chicken. There are several categories on Blackbrick’s menu, which range from noodle dishes to soup dumplings, chilled and hot appe tizers, wok fried rice, dim sum dumplings, large cuts and plant based—which include vegan dishes like Yu Xiang eggplant, Sichuan cauli flower and ginger garlic brussels sprouts. And for those who prefer a fork and knife over chop sticks, there’s even a section with Americanized classics like General Tso’s alligator, crispy honey chicken and sweet and sour pork. Average lunch prices hover around $19 per person for lunch and $39 for din ner. For those that would like to splurge, there will also be a few upscale items like caviar by the ounce, “Hawaiian Cowboy” ribeye steaks and an exclusive chef’s tasting menu. And if you just can’t get enough of Blackbrick’s Xio Long Bao, you can purchase them frozen at the restaurant on your way out. There’s also a small dessert menu that boasts Asian fusion offerings like a nutella handpie with five-spice sugar, Blackbrick’s twist on the popular Filipino dessert halo-halo, oat milk-based soft serve ice cream with a miso strawberry topping, and a pretzel and peanut butter-stuffed chocolate chip cookie.
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The Pearl moves to Gulfport this fall A Pinellas County fine dining restaurant is trading one waterfront location for another. Not to be confused with the upcoming Water Street Tampa restaurant that goes by the same name, The Pearl has been dishing out upscale Mediterranean food in Treasure Island for the past 24 years.An announcement from the res taurant states that its last day at 163 107th Ave. in Treasure Island will be Thursday, Sept. 1, as its team prepares for its move a few miles away. The eatery will reopen at 5802 28th Ave. S in Gulfport sometime in October, with an exact grand opening date to be announced within the next few weeks.
BENTO-WNED: Chef Wei Chen’s new Japanese restaurant comes from the owners of Bento.
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By Kyla Fields and Ray Roa Bento already has a presence at Tampa Armature Works, but its owners have plans to try and bring New York and Tokyo vibes to a new restaurant across the street. Last week, restaurateur siblings Johnny and Jimmy Tung said their company Omei Restaurant Group will debut the high-end Japanese restaurant Kosen at 307 W Palm Ave., right next to Rocca in Tampa Heights.The concept’s chef, Wei Chen, spent the last six years at Japanese restau rant Masa, a 3-Michelin star concept in New York City’s Columbus Circle. A press release said Chen has plans to do a $250 per person, 18-course reservation-only omakase, which includes 12 nigiri pieces. The omakase will go down in a sepa rate room that can accommodate 10 people at the sushi counter, and a separate dining room will accommodate 25 people who can partake in a 10-course, $150 per person chef’s tasting menu. All ingredients will be sourced directly from Japan, according to the release, which added that, “The other Masa vets will make up the rest of the core team at Kosen.” “I’ve fallen in love with Tampa and its emerg ing food culture over the years. I feel that Tampa deserves a world class Japanese restaurant,” Johnny wrote in the release. “The Heights District is the perfect location for this because of the success of Armature Works and great restaurants, such as our neighbor, Rocca.” The last restaurant to operate out of the space was Xochitl Cocina Mexicana. If you need omakase right now, Koya is open now just two miles away at 807 W Platt St. St. Pete’s Red Mesa will open second ‘Mercado’ location at the old Two Graces It hasn’t been a month since Two Graces closed, and Tampa Bay already knows what’s moving in. Last week, Red Mesa Group announced plans to open a second “Mercado” location at 6001 Central Ave. in St. Petersburg, where Two Graces, and the Reading Room before that, once operated. The second Mercado plans to open this winter and will be modeled after the original Red Mesa Mercado first opened at 1100 1st Ave. N next to Green Bench Brewing Co., where it’s served drive-by style Mexi-Cali cuisine since 2014. That’s not the only news out of Red Mesa Group. After kicking around its Quatro con cept for the last two years of the pandemic, the group now has a new food truck under the moniker parked outside Webb’s City Cellar and Green Bench. A press release says, “Unlike Red Mesa Groups’ previous concepts, Quatro will not serve Mexican or Latin American inspired fare, but rather classic Americana cuisine with a St. Pete spin.”
Popular St. Pete wine bar Annata will reopen as Allelo, a new Mediterranean restaurant
After endless months of construction and brand development, comes a new concept opening out of two familiar spaces. Allelo, an upscale Mediterranean restaurant, will open out of the former Annata and Alto Mare locations at 300 Beach Dr. NE in downtown St. Petersburg. The concept is a joint effort from Pinellas-based phi lanthropists Sean and Jeanna Damkoehler and Volet Hospitality Group—which also operates Allelo’s future neighbors 400 Beach Seafood & Tap House—as the Tampa Bay Times reports. Together, they purchased both Annata and continued on page 35
The Pearl’s new Gulfport space will seat more than 100 guests inside and about 50 on its outdoor patio, and boast a full liquor bar in addition to various beers and wines. The Pearl’s hours will also remain the same, as it will be open from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday and closed Mondays and Tuesdays. A representa tive from the restaurant tells Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that its menu will maintain its “Mediterranean Continental” theme, although owner and Executive Chef Karim Chiadmi might add a few more dishes.They also explained that The Pearl has to move because a new mixed-use development is going to take the place of the plaza the restaurant has called home for more than two decades.
The Pearl’s signature dish is its twist on a traditional Moroccan meal, chicken tagine, which is slowly baked in tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and various herbs and spices. Although there’s Moroccan influence throughout The Pearl’s menu, it also offers a variety of other upscale dishes like seafood crepes, racks of lamb, veal piccata and lobster pasta.
Buddy Brew will open new location at USF Tampa campus next spring The Tampa-based coffee roaster and chain, will soon be at the disposal of sleep-deprived college students at USF’s Tampa campus.The chain’s newest location is set to open in the new Judy Genshaft Honors College, an 85,000 square-foot facility dedicated to the university’s longestserving president, Judy Genshaft, set to open in spring of 2023.According to Tampa Bay Business Journal, the cafe will be located on the first floor of the five-story building. Buddy Brew—an ode to owners Dave and Susan Ward’s dog, Buddy—first began as online coffee retailers until opening their first store in Tampa.Today, the chain has 10 operating outposts—including locations in Sarasota, Tampa International Airport and well-known food hall, Armature works—with more slated to open.
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Big Ray’s Fish Camp in South Tampa will be featured on Food Network this month Tampa Bay restaurants are no stranger to televi sion, and a classic institution in South Tampa is about to get a little much-deserved screen time .Big Ray’s Fish Camp has a slightly newer second location at Sail Plaza in downtown Tampa, but the original spot, located at 6116 Interbay Blvd. will be the star of an upcoming episode of come dian John Catucci’s “Big Food Bucket List” on the Food Network Canada. The fish shack posted about the upcoming episode on its Instagram last week, saying the show will first air in Canada on Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. EST, in the States on Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. EST, and later streaming on Hulu. Owned by Nick Cruz, brother of Mayor Jane Castor’s partner Ana Cruz, the South Tampa joint has been a staple of the area since 2015, serving unique takes on everything from grou per sandos to lobster corn dogs.—Colin Wolf Beloved Dunedin waterfront restaurant Bon Appétit will soon have new owners A popular Dunedin restaurant is experiencing a shift in ownership.The Tampa Bay Times recently reported that Bon Appétit is in the process of being sold to the owners of Crabby Bill’s, the casual seafood chain with loca tions throughout the Bay area. Crabby Bill’s CEO Matt Loder Sr. told the Times that the sale will most likely be finalized by the end of 2022. Although Loder and his business will take over operations at Bon Appétit, located at 148 Marina Plaza, he states that the restaurant’s menu, staff, and overall atmosphere will remain the same. While Crabby Bill’s is a no frills, casual eatery and Bon Appétit is a self-described fine dining establishment, the two restaurants both boast seafood-oriented menus and waterfront locations. The Loder family also runs several other restaurants throughout Tampa Bay in addition to Crabby Bill’s. Peter Kreuziger and Chef Karl Riedl opened the restaurant in 1976, and has garnered sev eral awards and accolades since. Besides the tasty views of St. Joseph’s Sound, Bon Appétit is known for its upscale menu of surf n’ turf, black grouper, New Zealand lamb, baked snails and shrimp fettuccine, along side signature drinks and an extensive wine list. Every seat at Bon Appétit comes with a gorgeous view, whether you choose to sit inside or outside. Its outdoor seats are adjacent to the Dunedin Public Marina, where patrons are welcome to arrive by boat as well. Shaquille O’Neal is bringing his Big Chicken franchise to Tampa Bay Big Chicken, the Shaquille O’Neal-owned fast casual concept, is heading to Florida in a massive way.The company recently signed a 45-unit franchising deal with Florida-based commercial hospitality development company DMD Ventures, which means we can expect Big Chicken locations in Orlando, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami in addition to Tampa Bay. There’s currently no timeline for when Tampa Bay’s debut Big Chicken franchise will open, a representative for the company toldTheCL.casual chicken spot’s menu is a combina tion of Shaq’s home-cooked childhood favorites and the hottest trending flavors, chock full of chicken sandwiches, tendies and more. Although Big Chicken’s sandwiches look tiny in Shaq’s massive hands, the franchise is known for its stacked specialty sandos like the “Big & Sloppy,” with mac and cheese, crispy fried onions and garlic BBQ aioli, and the “Uncle Jerome” with Nashville hot chicken, lettuce, mayo and pick les. Popular sides include loaded fries, mac and cheese and jalapeño slaw, while Big Chicken offers hand-spun milkshakes, thick ice cream sandwiches and cookies for dessert. Founded in 2018, Big Chicken is a joint effort from Las Vegas-based JRS Hospitality, market ing and development company Authentic Brands Group, and of course, Shaq himself. There are currently over 200 Big Chicken locations being developed across the country, alongside Florida’s recently-announced franchises.In addition to its various storefronts, Big Chicken operates several different ghost kitchens, and even has locations inside of sports arenas and Carnival Cruises, according to wtsp.com. In addition to the dozens of locations planned for Central and South Florida, Big Chicken also made a recent franchising deal with Panhandle Restaurant Group to bring over 40 locations to the northern half of the state.
SHAQ ATTACK: Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken franchise heads to Tampa Bay.
Annata was known for its vast selection of wines and charcuterie boards, while Alto Mare made waves with its seafood towers and raw bar—aspects that Allelo will pay homage to with its Mediterranean-themed cuisine. The Times previews Allelo’s eclectic menu from its Executive Chef Alex Pyser, which includes dishes like grilled octopus, East Coast oysters, smoked fish spread, build-your-own charcuterie spreads, snapper crudo and a variety of savory flatbreads. Whether they’re small plates or larger entrees, Allelo’s offerings are meant to be shared—a nod to Annata’s tapas-style menu. In another nod to Annata, Allelo will also offer a variety of wines from both the U.S. and beyond, in addition to all of the expected craft cocktails.
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cltampa.com | SEPTEMBER 08-14, 2022 | its neighbor Alto Mare from Kurt and Mary Cuccaro—the folks that own popular Italian market Mazzarro’s—in late-2020, and have been working on the joint space since. If all goes well, Beach Drive’s newest restau rant will be open as early as Saturday, Sept. 17, although that grand opening date isn’t set in stone. Allelo’s team took its newly-formed Facebook to explain the name change, stating that the space evolved so much that it took on a brand new identity, completely separate from its pre decessors. Both Annata and Alto Mare have been closed for about a year and have undergone major renovations.”Allelo’s meaning is rooted in the word Allelomimesis which is all about the phenomenon of gathering together and we are confident this captures the history and essence of the location,” the restaurant’s owners posted on social media earlier today.
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ST. PETE BREWING COMPANY 544 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-692-8809, stpetebrewingcompany.com STILT HOUSE BREWERY 625 U.S. Hwy Alt. 19, Palm Harbor. 727-270-7373, stilthousebrewery.com SWAN BREWING 15 W Pine St., Lakeland. 863-703-0472, swanbrewing.com TAP THIS! BAR AND BREWING CO. 10730 US-19, Port Richey. 727-378-4358, tapthisbar.com TBBC 1600 E 8th Ave., Ybor City/13933 Monroe’s Business Park, Westchase. 813-2471422, tbbc.beer TEMPLE OF BEER 1776 11th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. 727-350-3055, templeofbeer.com THREE BULLS TAVERN & BREWERY 4330 Bell Shoals Road, Valrico. 813-381-3853, threebullstavern.com TIDAL BREWING COMPANY 14311 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill. 352-701-1602, tidalbrewingfl.com TROUBLED WATERS BREWING 670 Main St., Safety Harbor. 727-221-9973, troubledwatersbeer.com
BARRIEHAUS BEER CO. 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com BASTET 1951 E Adamo Dr. Suite B, Tampa. bastetbrewing.com BAY CANNON BEER CO. 2106 W Main St., Tampa. 813-442-5615, baycannon.com BAYBORO BREWING CO. 2390 5th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. 727-767-9666, bayborobrewing.com
TWO FROGS BREWING COMPANY 151 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. facebook.com/twofrogsbrewing727-940-6077, TWO LIONS WINERY & PALM HARBOR BREWERY 1022 Georgia Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-786-8039, twolionswinery.com ULELE SPRING BREWERY 1810 N. Highland Ave., Tampa. 813-999-4952, ulele.com
UNREFINED BREWING 312 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-4822, unrefinedbrew ing.com WELTON BREWING CO. 2624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’Lakes. 813-820-0050, thebrew craftery.com
ZEPHYRHILLS BREWING COMPANY 38530 5th Ave., Zephyrhills. 813-715-2683, zbcbeer.com ZYDECO BREW WERKS 902 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City. 813-252-4541, facebook.com/ zydecobrewwerks
BOOTLEGGERS BREWING CO. 652 Oakfield Dr., Brandon. 813-643-9463, bootleggers brewco.com BREW HUB 3900 Frontage Rd. S., Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com BREW LIFE BREWING 5765 S. Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-952-3831, brewlifebrewing.com
HOB BREWING CO. 931 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. hob.beer
BULLFROG CREEK BREWING CO. 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Valrico. 813-703-8835, bull frogcreekbrewing.com CAGE BREWING 2001 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278
THE WILD ROVER BREWERY 13921 Lynmar Blvd., Tampa. 813-475-5995, thewildroverbrew ery.com WOODWRIGHT BREWING COMPANY 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-238-8717, facebook.com/woodwrightbrewing WOVEN WATER BREWING CO. 456 W Columbus Drive, Tampa. 813-443-9463, woven waterbrew.com YUENGLING BREWING CO. 11111 N 30th St., Tampa. 813-972-8529, yuengling.com
DADE CITY BREW HOUSE 14323 7th St., Dade City. 352-218-3122, dadecitybrewhouse.com DARWIN BREWING CO. 803 17th Ave. W., Bradenton. 941-747-1970, darwinbrewingco.com DE BINE BREWING CO. 933 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-233-7964. DENTED KEG ALE WORKS 5500 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-232-2582, dentedkegaleworks.com DEVIANT LIBATION 3800 N Nebraska Ave., 727-379-4677, deviantlibation.com DISSENT CRAFT BREWING CO. 5518 Haines Rd. N., St. Petersburg. 727-3420255. dissentcraftbrewingfacebook.com/ DUNEDIN BREWERY 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. dunedinbrewery.com727-736-0606, DUNEDIN HOUSE OF BEER 927 Broadway, Dunedin. 727 dunedinhob.com216-6318, EIGHT-FOOT BREWING 4417 SE 16th Place, Cape Coral. eightfootbrewing.com239-984-2655, ESCAPE BREWING CO. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, brewingcompany.com727-807-6092,Trinity.escape FLORIDA BREWINGAVENUECO.2029 Arrowgrass Dr., Wesley Chapel. 813-452-6333, flori daavebrewing.com FLORIDA BREWERY 202 Gandy Rd., 863-965-1825Auburndale.
FOUR STACKS BREWING 5469 N. US HWY 41, Apollo Beach. 813-641-2036, fourstacks brewing.com FRONT PAGE BREWING CO. 190 S Florida Ave., Bartow. 863-537-7249, frontpagebrew ing.com GRAND CENTRAL BREWHOUSE 2340 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-202-6071, grandcentral brew.com GREEN BENCH BREWING COMPANY 1133 Baum Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com GOOD LIQUID BREWING CO. 4824 14th St. W., Bradenton. 941-896-6381, thegoodliquid brewing.com GRINDHAUS BREW LAB 1650 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater. 727-240-0804, grindhausbrewlab.com GULFPORT BREWERY + EATERY 3007 Beach Blvd., Tampa. facebook.com/GulfportBrewery HIDDEN SPRINGS ALE WORKS 1631 N. Franklin St., Tampa, hiddenspringsaleworks.com813-226-2739,
7VENTH SUN BREWING 1012 Broadway, Dunedin. 727-733-3013/6809 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-231-5900, 7venthsun.com
SILVERKING BREWING CO. 325 E Lemon St., Tarpon Springs. 727-422-7598, silverking brewing.com
BRIGHTER DAYS BREW CO. 311 N Safford Ave., Tarpon Springs. 7272-940-2350
MOTORWORKSBREWING 1014 9th Street worksbrewing.com941-567-6218,Bradenton.West,motor
CALUSA BREWING 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-922-8150, calusabrewing.com CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. 10047 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Suite 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337
3 DAUGHTERS BREWING 222 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-495-6002, 3dbrewing.com
IN THE LOOP BREWING 3338 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-997-9189, intheloopbrewingcompany.com INFUSION BREWING CO. 6345 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. 7272-484-4757 KEEL FARMS AGRARIAN ALE + CIDER 5210 W. Thonotosassa Rd., Plant City. 813-7529100, keelandcurleywinery.com KING STATE 520 E Floribraska Ave., Tampa. 813-221-2100, king-state.com LAGERHAUS BREWERY & GRILL 3438 East Lake Business, Palm Harbor. 727-216-9682, lagerhausbrewery.com LATE START BREWING 1018 E Cass St., Tampa, latestartbrewing.com
3 KEYS BREWING 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com
IF I BREWED THE WORLD 2200 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4484, ifibrewedtheworld.com
COTEE RIVER BREWING 5760 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-807-6806, coteeriver brewing.com
CRAFT LIFE BREWING 4624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-575-8440. facebook. com/CraftLifeBrewing CROOKED THUMB BREWERY 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor. crookedthumbbrew.com727-724-5953, CUENI BREWING CO. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727-266-4102, cuenibrewing.com CYCLE BREWING 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.com
PYE ROAD MEADWORKS 8533 Gunn Hwy., Odessa. 813-510-3500, pyeroad.com RAPP BREWING COMPANY 10930 Endeavor Way, Seminole. 727-544-1752, rappbrewing.com
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER 2244 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-360-0766, stpetearcadebar.com
ROCK BROTHERS BREWING 1901 N. 15th St., Ybor City. 813-241-0110, rockbrothersbrewing.com
SARASOTA BREWING COMPANY 6607 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. 941-925-2337, sarasotabrewing.com SCOTTY’S BIERWORKS 901 East Industrial Circle, Cape Coral. 239-888-5482, scottysbierworks.net SEA DOG BREWING 9610 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island/ 26200 US Highway 19 N, Clearwater. 727-954-7805, seadogbrewing.com
SIX TEN BREWING 7052 Benjamin Rd., Tampa. 813-886-0610, sixtenbrewing.com
CORPORATE LADDER BREWING COMPANY 4935 96th St. E, Palmetto. 941-4794799, corporateladderbrewing.square.site
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COPP WINERY & BREWERY 7855 W Gulf Lake Highway, Crystal River. 352-228-8103, cop pbrewery.com COPPERTAIL BREWING CO. 2601 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa. 813-247-1500, coppertailbrewing.com
MR. DUNDERBAK’S 14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa. 813-9774104, dunderbaks.com OFF THE BREWERYWAGON 2107 S Tamiami Trail, Venice. 941-497-2048, otwbar.com OLDE FLORIDA BREWING 1158 7th St. NW, Largo. 727-2298010, facebook.com/oldefloridabrew OVERFLOW BREWING 70 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-914-0665, facebook.com/ overflowbrewingco OZONA BREWING COMPANY 315 Orange St., Palm Harbor. 920-392-9390, ozonabrewing.com PEPPER BREWING 9366 Oakhurst Rd., Seminole. 727-596-5766, angrypeppertap house.com PESKY PELICAN BREW PUB 923 72nd. St. N., St. Petersburg. 727-302-9600, peskypelicanbrewpub.com PINELLAS ALE WORKS 1962 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-235-0970, pawbeer.com
LIQUID GARAGE CO. 1306 Seven Springs Blvd., New Port Richey. 727-645-5885. theliquidgarage.com MAD BEACH CRAFT BREWING 12945 Village Boulevard, Madeira Beach. 727-362-0008, beachbrewing.commad BREWINGMAGNANIMOUS 1410 Florida Ave., imousbrewing.com813-415-3671,Tampa.magnan MARKER 48 12147 Cortez Blvd, Weeki Wachee. marker48.com352-606-2509, MASTRY’S BREWING CO. 7701 Blind Pass Rd., St. Pete 727-202-8045,Beach.mastrysbrewingco.com
BEACH ISLAND BREWERY 2058 Bayshore Blvd. Suite 5, Dunedin. 352-541-0616
ARKANE ALEWORKS 2480 E. Bay Dr., #23, Largo. 727-270-7117, arkanebeer.com AVID BREWING 1745 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-388-6756, avidbrew.com
ANECDOTE BREWING CO. 321 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach. anecdotebrewing.com
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Tampa Bay is home to more museums than we can list. But whether you’re new to the area or just looking to reconnect with the gallery scene, here are some of the big’uns. Make sure to contact each museum to get the most updated health and safety protocols. Hillsborough Florida Museum of Photographic Arts 400 North Ashley Dr., Tampa. fmopa.org Glazer Children’s Museum 110 W Gasparilla Plaza., Tampa. glazermuseum.org Henry B. Plant Museum 401 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. plantmuseum.com J.C. Newman Cigar Company 2701 N 16th St., Ybor City. jcnewman.com Museum of Science & Industry 4801 E Fowler Ave., Tampa. mosi.org Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water St., Tampa. tampabayhistorycenter.org Tampa Museum of Art 120 W Gasparilla Plaza., Tampa. tampamuseum.org Ybor City Museum State Park 1818 E 9th Ave., Ybor City. floridastateparks.org Pinellas
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The Dalí 1 Dali Blvd., St. Petersburg. thedali.org Dunedin Fine Art Center 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. dfac.org Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum 2240 9th Ave S, St. Petersburg. woodsonmuseum.org Fairgrounds 800 28th St. S, St. Petersburg. fairgrounds.art Florida Holocaust Museum 55 5th St S, St. Petersburg. thefhm.org Great Explorations Children’s Museum 1925 4th St N, St. Petersburg. greatex.org Imagine Museum 1901 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. imaginemuseum.com The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art 150 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. thejamesmuseum.org Morean Arts Center 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. moreanartscenter.org Museum of the American Arts & Crafts Movement 355 4th Street N, St. Petersburg. museumaacm.org Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. mfastpete.org St. Petersburg Museum of History 335 2nd Ave NE, St. Petersburg. spmoh.com Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum 100 Beekman Ln., Tarpon Springs. tarponarts.org Beyond Polk Museum of Art 800 E Palmetto St., Lakeland. polkmuseumofart.org Ringling Museum 5401 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota. ringling.org Rollins Museum of Art 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. rollins.edu/rma
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Facebook’s Alabama outpost. Countless brands including MTV, Absolut, Toyota, Nike and The New Yorker have all asked for commissions. In 2014, he even teamed up with FIFA for its first-ever globally-distributed food packaging in conjunction with the World Cup. Most recently, The Library of Congress asked to keep Tes One’s first-responder-inspired “Masked Crusader” to help catalog our once-in-a-century pandemic. What still carries on to this day is the respon sibility Bedore feels when it comes to creating art in public spaces. And this weekend, he begins a long look back when Morean Arts Center lets him take over the entire gallery for a career
Tes One brings a heavy heart to career-spanning art opening.
What’s good?
Simply put, the show—which opens on Sept. 10 and runs through Oct. 25— is a chance for Bedore to revisit how this all started. “Even the name ‘Tes One’ and how I still use it, it’s a reminder of a time where I didn’t know better,” he said. “I might have been doing it wrong, but I did have good intentions with what I was trying to create.” There are more than 100 works in the show, and Bedore—who co-founded Shine mural festival eight years ago—has arranged the early stencils, paintings, design, sculpture and mural work with his new group (Up&Over, a team-up with the Vitale Brothers) in a way that makes it easy for viewers to track the arc of his development.
Good Intentions: Tes One Retrospective Through Oct. 25. Opening reception Saturday,Sept. 10, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. No cover Morean Arts Center, 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. moreanartscenter.org
The show is also the first public exhibition for his nine-year-old daughter Cyan. “She will have a group of paintings there that I got to col laborate with her on. I’m excited to share those with people, too,” he explained. And while he plays proud papa, Bedore will also think about his own dad during the opening. After watching his parents divorce when he was six or seven years old, Bedore didn’t recon nect with his father until his 20s. “He always knew I was an artist, but could not comprehend how dedicated and seriously I took it,” he said. But Bedore never faulted dad for being con fused, and as the scale of his work expanded, dad’s vision of his son’s identity came into focus. The career concerns turned into genuine pride and appreciation for his son’s voice. “His praise was sincere. It may have taken us a while, but we did finally recognize one another, and for that I am forever grateful,” BedoreBecausesaid. of a health condition, dad asked his son to give him a private tour of the show before it opened. The one-on-one never hap pened. Gregory Bedore died last month at the age of 70, just 18 days before doors on the new show opened. Last Sunday, Gregory was laid to rest. Dad’s hope to see the show was the last thing he and Bedore talked about. That wish, and a big assist from Morean staff, is the only reason Bedore pressed on. “I am dedicating this show to my dad,” he said. It goes without saying that dad would be proud. While it took years to understand why Bedore threw paint on walls, Gregory got to spend the last days of his life watching his son bloom. Thirty years after the first tag, the streets of Tampa Bay are alive with the work of Tes One. Good intentions run amok, indeed.
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By Ray Roa I t’s been 30 years since Leon Bedore started tagging his moniker, Tes One, in public. He was 14 years old then and ran with a small crew called Side By Side. He won’t say exactly where he aimed spray paint cans, but strip malls, bridges, plus the inside and outside walls of abandoned buildings would often play canvas. The goal was simple: to create art that lived in the streets. “I truly thought that when the business owner came out the next day and saw this color ful mural on the back of their building, they were actually going to be so happy that they wouldn’t want to paint over it,” Bedore, who turns 45 on Sept. 20, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. The naive thoughts of an idealistic teenager, for sure. The audaciousness even led to a 1994 arrest.
retrospective (Japanese artist Jun Kaneko is the only other person who’s been given as much space at the downtown St. Pete art museum).
“We were walking back home after painting all night, cutting through neighborhoods and streets with backpacks full of rattling cans. It was the easiest pickup ever; there’s like five of us with backpacks and covered in paint,” Bedore explained. “They questioned us one at a time and everyone had a different story.” It’s the first and only time he’s been arrested. Within a year or so, someone tapped Bedore, who was still in the Gibbs High School art program, to do his first paid mural. The Tes One story has been unraveling ever since as he’s evolved as a painter, graphic designer and sculptor. While some work has vanished (most notably, the 2012 “State Lines” Palehorse collab oration on the back of the former State Theatre), a trip around Tampa Bay proves that Tes One’s touch is a staple, and defining aesthetic, of the community. It’s in public parks, on rollaway doors, in alleyways, and part of numerous social justice projects. There’s a joint with Bask on downtown Tampa’s Poe Garage, built around his “Reflective Practice” image. A few blocks away, a human trafficking awareness piece is unignorable. From there, a short trip north on I-275 brings you to an inspirational “Begin Anywhere” message. In Pinellas, Tes One is even more ubiquitous, appearing on housing in St. Pete and Dunedin and at businesses every where. And yes, on a few covers of CL, too. But it doesn’t stop in the Bay area. Bedore painted at Art Basel. His work is on the walls of the Brooklyn Nets main office and at
‘FLOW STATE’: Tes One’s career retrospective also features a glimpse into where he’s headed.
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He’s no longer a graffiti artist, but there are pieces that allude to that time when he didn’t know the rules and boundaries—a feeling of endless possibilities. Works from the early2000s show when Tes One’s signature style, or at least what he’s known for, started to emerge. There’s even newer stuff— geometric and color-based work that is more abstract—which Bedore has trouble explaining. “It’s so new for me that I’m not even sure where it sits, but it’s something that I’m really vibing with, definitely kind of uncharted mate rial for me,” he said. He won’t be the only Bedore wading into new waters either.
“It’s a reminder of a time where I didn’t know better.”
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44 | SEPTEMBER 08-14, 2022 | cltampa.com SEPTEMBER 16–25, 2022 As the sun goes down, the nights heat up at Island Hopper Songwriter Fest. Catch 10 days of free shows at Southwest Florida’s premier live music event, taking place in venues throughout Captiva Island, downtown Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach. There’s still time to get tickets to a poolside concert with singer-songwriter Gary LeVox, legendary vocalist from Rascal Flatts. Sink your toes into white sand, sing along to your favorite songs and discover the stories behind them. Good days include great music. Check out the lineup of over 70 BMI artists at IslandHopperFest.com | #IslandHopperFest Isla nd Hopper Songwriter Fest Stay up to date with the latest festival events. Download the Island Hopper mobile app for iOS and Android devices. SUN, SAND AND SONGS Headliner Gary LeVox from Rascal Flatts UPCOMING F 9.16 Tampa Punk Rock Karaoke F 9.16 Vagabond Tweed Sa 9.17 Mwiza Su 9.18 COPE's Dennis Stadelman Tu 9.20 Shwayze + Ichroniq W 9.21 Jon Shain F 9.23 Aurelio Voltaire + Laboratory W 9.23 Deb Ruby & Melissa Grady Sa 9.24 WMNF Record Sale 12-4 Trailer Park Mark & The Crystal Deth Band + The Wandering Hours + Stillhouse Shakers 8-12 Sa 9.24 Will Quinlan Billy Summer Su 9.25 Fo’i W 9.28 Shaun Hopper Th 9.29 Katarsis: 40 Years Of Goth F 9.30 Tears For The Dying + Entertainment + Caustic Bats F 9.30 Dean Johanesen THU 9.8 NO SHOW | RESTAURANT & BAR OPEN @ 11AM MUSIC HALL BIERGARTEN THE KRAKEN AND JOSÉ CUERVO TRADICIONAL FAST FASHION the depeche mode experience DOORS 8 | SHOW 9 | $10 ADV | $15 DOS NIGHTS OF FUTURE PAST RETRO MUSIC VIDEOS 7:30-9:30 | FREE REWIND/FORWARD W/DJ KIGER 10:30-CLOSE | $5 | FREE W/ FAST FASHION TICKET MUSIC HALL BIERGARTEN GOZADERA! LATIN DANCE DOORS 8:30 | WORKSHOP 9 | DANCE 10 $12 GA | $10 TONOS DANCE STUDENTS REBEKAHPULLEYTWOSOME FOLK / ROCK 7:30-9:30 | FREE BIERGARTEN GREG MILO SINGER-SONGWRITER 6:30-8:30 | FREE MONDAY 9.12 CLOSED BIERGARTEN TAMPATUESDAYS HOSPITALITY NIGHT LIVE MUSIC RUDI O W/ JERRY BROWN & MIKE MYERS 20% OFF FOOD • DRINK SPECIALS RETRO BOARD GAMES 7-9 | FREE BIERGARTEN BBQUSTIC! JAMIE THOMAS AMERICANA 6:30-8:30 | FREE BOLD shows are in the Music Hall FOLLOWED BY TUE 9.13 FRI 9.9 SUN 9.11 WED 9.14 810 SKAGWAY AVE | TAMPA LOCATED NEAR BUSCH & NEBRASKA 813.304.0460 | newworldtampa.com | OPEN TUE-SUN RESTAURANT | BAR | MUSIC VENUE | PRIVATE EVENTSEST.1995 SAT 9.10
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If you want to make it in Tampa’s hip-hop scene, you have to know Aych. The Tampa emcee runs Crowbar’s cypher event and lately has been the driving force behind Ybor City’s Loud on 7th Music Festival and industry summit, which kicks off Thursday with a media event and concert featuring some of the talent on the bill over Loud on 7th’s four days in the historic district. A trio of bills—including a set from legend ary New York DJ Kid Capri, a producer showcase and local rap cypher—goes down Friday, Sept. 9 before a Saturday network ing event and megashow. Sunday features an all R&B set at Crowbar, plus a Versusstyle gig at Skye (Don Marino v. Craig Lamar) which also hosts the big closeout show. (Various venues, Ybor City)
Shuffle’s Annual Tribute to John Mellencamp: Mellenchamp An event page for Shuffle’s second annual John Mellencamp tribute concert claims that the bar’s co-owner had a fling with Mr. “Jack & Diane” when they both worked on a farm in Indiana. Who knows if that’s true, but I want to hear the real or imagined details in between sets from Mellenchamp, a full-blown (strings, accordions included) Sunshine State tribute to the coug’. Unlike most Shuffle gigs, this one carries a cover charge, which is well worth it if you need a lover. (Shuffle, Tampa)
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SAT 10 C Built To Spill w/The French Tips/ Orua It feels like every time Boise-based indie rock band Built To Spill stops in Tampa Bay, its venue of choice gets bigger and big ger. Over time, it upgraded from the State Theater (now the Floridian Social Club), to the since-shuttered Ybor City Orpheum, to Jannus Live, where the band plays for the first time ever, with a little help from “disco occult band” The French Tips, and Orua. As an added bonus, Built To Spill releases its new album When The Wind Forgets Your Name the day before the show, so consider this gig a release party, if you will. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
C The Simon Lasky Group Fans of WUSF 89.7-FM’s nighttime jazz programming are no strangers to Simon Lasky’s voice, but this will be the first time they get to see the host, whose composition “Close To Ecstasy” won the 2018 British Composer Awards (more or less a British Grammy), on keys as part of his epony mous group. The octet features some of the area’s best players—James Suggs on trumpet, guitarist Peter Mongaya, drummer Jonathan Thomas, electric bassist Elias Tona, plus Mike DiRubbo and Jack Wilkins on alto and tenor sax, respectively. They're joined by Ona Kirei on guest vocals. (Kirei and DiRubbo are also playing in Ybor on Sunday.) (Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)
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Billy Currington w/Noah Guthrie After a rocky decade, Billy Currington is off probation and has taken his generally twangy, college bro-style country music in a whole new direction. Last year, the 48-year-old “Pretty Good At Drinkin’ Beer” star dropped Intuition , which takes on new wave and ‘80s synthpop, as opposed to his regular country vibes. Currington returns to Tampa Bay for the first time since opening for Tim McGraw in 2015, with ex-”Glee” star Noah Guthrie in tow. I know what you’re thinking, and no, he is of no relation to Arlo or Woody. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
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Kristopher James w/Cat Ridgeway Orlando songwriter Cat Ridgeway is just about to wrap up a tour that took her up the east coast, as well as to a private gig in Colorado Springs. The singer-songwriter who has opened for Jason Isbell and the late Marty Balin—just to name a few— decided to go unplugged during a gig in Charlotte, which reminded her of the radio tour she did last year. We’re almost cer tain that Cat’s appearance opening for her Tampatown pal Kristopher James won’t be as stripped down, but if she keeps keepin’ on the way she has (her website claims that her 2020 album Nice To Meet You hit no. 66 on the Americana charts), she’ll be a house hold name in no time. (The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City)
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The Devil Wears Prada w/Stray From The Path/Dying Wish Last weekend, Orpheum’s new location christened its Stubb’s BBQ-esque outdoor stage, and the gigantic patio party continues when earlyaughts metalcore favorite The Devil Wears Prada brings a new album, Color Decay, to north Tampa. Some observers have noted that the Ohio band’s latest is unrecogniz able from its very beginnings, but that’s not always a bad thing when a band is about 20 years old, right? (Orpheum, Tampa)
C Noan Partly Before taking part in a recently announced stacked lineup for New World’s Fall Formal Dance (it includes House of I and Kid Loki), indie Americana singer-songwriter—and beast of a fingerpicking guitarist—Noan Partly will play a free gig in front of the Straz Center. The venue’s “Live & Local” series is exactly what it sounds like: Up-and-coming local artists drenched with potential playing its outdoor Riverwalk Stage, which has previ ously been graced by acts such as Mwiza and Eden Shireen. (Riverwalk Stage at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa)
TUE 13 Alec Benjamin w/Claire Rosinkranz Benjamin’s songwriting style is completely straightforward and honest, and the 28-yearold’s latest, (Un)Commentary, tackles subjects from moving out of L.A. (“Shadow of Mine”) to sometimes having to play a role in life that you’re just chained to (“DeNiro”).
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Matisyahu We can’t be the only ones who think Matisyahu is looking more and more like Jon Bon Jovi these days, and we won’t be the only folks out to see the 43-year-old work through songs from his nearly 20-yearold discography which expanded this year with the release of a new eponymous, pandemic-inspired album. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
WED 14 Collective Soul w/Switchfoot Knowing how much power and emotion went into Atlanta alt-rock band Collective Soul’s lat est album, Vibrating , makes it shocking that the group behind “December” isn’t giving a larger capacity venue like, say, the Yuengling Center, a shot. But this time around, intimacy at Ruth Eckerd Hall wins, with support from Switchfoot. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
Songwriters In The Gallery: Matt Burke w/Geri X/Shae Krispinsky/Kristopher James Burke of Have Gun, Will Travel is passionate about supporting locals, and he’s rounded up more of his favorites for a second songwriter’s showcase at St. Pete’s The Ale and the Witch. There’s no telling if a guest appearance from Burke’s band will take place, but take a listen to Have Gun, Will Travel’s new single “Resist The Machines” (from the forthcoming Silver Sounds EP due Sept. 30) to get warmed up for this all-star songwriter lineup. (The Ale and the Witch, St. Petersburg)
“And even if you’re not necessarily pleased with your casting, you have to do the best that you’re given,” he told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay ahead of his gig at Jannus Live on Tuesday. Get our full interview at cltampa. com/music. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
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SUN 11 C Ella’s 13th Anniversary: Nervous Turkey w/Burke Bros./Lauris Vidal/ Boho Sideshow It’s always something of a rager when Nervous Turkey’s Ernie Locke is involved, and this weekend, the harmon ica-slingin’ rock and roll frontman is once again at Ella’s to celebrate the restaurant he opened with Melissa Deming in 2009. The free afternoon show includes a pair of Bay area Americana favorites (Burke, Vidal) alongside the visually captivating Boho Sideshow. (Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe, Tampa) C La Lucha w/Ona Kirei & Friends Tampa Jazz Club’s new season kicks off with this matinee featuring adored Bay area trio La Lucha, which will be joined by friends like Spanish vocalist Ona Kirei and guitarist LaRue Nickelson (Nickelson with La Lucha has been dubbed, “LaRucha”). Kirei, fresh off the release of her own new album Mirage , is bandmates with Lucha bassist Alejandro Arenas in a Latin pop and funk outfit called Orilla, so expect the chemistry and jazz party vibe to be in full effect at this one, which actually finds Kirei and La Lucha reuniting on the same stage where they played together for the first time ever. (HCC Performing Arts Center, Ybor City)
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A busy week in live, local jazz wraps on Thursday with a free show from Brazilian six-piece O Som Do Jazz, which promises to play new works of samba, Bossa Nova and Baião. (Music Center at St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg)
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes Still outraged by those Bruce Springsteen ticket prices? We are too, but a longtime buddy of the Boss’ is dropping into Tampa’s Hard Rock Event Center for the first time ever next Thursday. John “Southside Johnny” Lyon also had a major influence on Jon Bon Jovi, so there’s really no pondering as to why the 73-year-old—who plays Florida just about every year—is a pioneer of the Jersey sound. $25 tickets are still available, which is a hell of a lot better than $200 to look at Springsteen’s ass from up high for three-and-a-half hours.
Solar Fake w/Matte Blvck/Aeon Rings/ DJ Vurloque Sven Friedrich—a.k.a. Solar Fake—put German lyrics on his new Enjoy Dystopia album for the first time in his career. You have the chance to hear it, along with a who’s-who of electronic music. San Diego group Matte Blvck on the bill, as well as Brooklyn electronic duo Aeon Rings, and a set from DJ Vurloque. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)
C Scorpions w/Thunder Mother Whitesnake’s farewell tour was originally supposed to join fellow heavy metal giant Scorpions on the road this year. Alas, lead singer David Coverdale had a “persistent upper respiratory infection” that needed to be addressed, and now, Swedish metal band Thundermother is on the bill for its first Tampa gig ever. It was a hell of a gesture to select a younger band to replace one on its farewell tour, but you know what they say: When you know where you come from, you know where you’re going. (Amalie Arena, Tampa)
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C WMNF’s 43rd Birthday Bash: The Bright Light Social Hour WMNF 88.5-FM is beloved among its longtime listeners, and to celebrate its 43rd trip around the sun, the community radio station has tapped one of its most beloved bands—Austin, Texas’ Bright Light Social Hour—to take the stage in St. Petersburg. Party-rocking in every way, Bright Light, will be the most rock and roll show Palladium has hosted in a long time. (Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)
C Deicide w/Kataklysm/Inhuman Condition In the proverbial Tampa Music Hall and fame, Deicide looms large. The death metal band’s vocalist Glen Benton recently said that Deicide’s new album will have a definitive prog-rock bent, but this stop at the new Orpheum location finds the group playing its sophomore album Legion in full in celebration of the work's 30th anniversary. (Orpheum, Ybor City)
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The longtime comedy duo featuring Steve Martin and Martin Short (pictured above, L-R) is coming back to Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall for a new comedy tour in April. Tickets to “You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!” go on sale Friday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. EST and start at $103.25. The show will highlight the two com edy legends and Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” co-stars as they fire selfdeprecating jokes and mock Hollywood’s celebrity culture—and each other. Martin and Short will be joined onstage by pianist Jeff Babko and bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers. Martin and Short’s friendship spans three decades, beginning when they first met on set for the 1986 film, “Three Amigos.” The pair have been touring together since they launched their first live show, “A Very Stupid Conversation,” in 2015.
See Josh Bradley’s weekly new concert roundup below.—Chloe Greenberg Trace Zacur Friday, Sept. 16. 8 p.m. $25-$40. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg 808 Club feat. Jordan Patrick/jubilee/ Wally Rios/Dj Dredd Saturday, Sept. 17. 8 p.m. No cover. Corner Club, Tampa Carlo Lio & Bastian Bux Saturday, Sept. 17. 9 p.m. $20-$30. Floridian Social Club, St. Petersburg Antonio Rey Sunday, Sept. 25. 4 p.m. $41.56. Centro Asturiano de Tampa Theatre Straz Center Block Party feat. Jinx & Shelby Sol/Roxx Revolt & The Velvets/Ari Chi Sunday, Oct. 9. 3 p.m. No cover. Riverwalk Stage at Straz Center, Tampa Fall Formal Dance feat. House of I/ Dilo Alto/Noan Partly/Movie Props/ Kid Loki Friday, Oct. 14. Time TBA. $12. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa Palomino Blond w/Permanent Makeup/Kick Veronica Saturday, Oct. 29. 8 p.m. $10-$15. Hooch and Hive, Tampa Romeo Santos Saturday, Oct. 29. 8 p.m. No cover. Amalie Arena, Tampa EXTC (XTC’s Terry Chambers & Friends) w/Sandman Sleeps/Ed Woltil Thursday, Nov. 3. 6:30 p.m. $20. Music Hall at New World Brewery, Tampa 99.5 QYK’s Guitar Pull feat. Jackson Dean/Priscilla Block/Ernest/Elvie Shane/Niko Moon/more TBA Sunday, Nov. 6. 7:30 p.m. $62 & up. Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg Fortunate Youth w/Passafire Sunday, Nov. 13. 7:30 p.m. $24.50. Jannus Live, St. Petersburg Florida’s Grateful Gathering feat. The Garcia Project/Zach Nugent/more Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 17-20. 12 p.m. $29$199. Maddox Ranch, Lakeland Turnover Tuesday, Dec. 13. 8 p.m. $25-$55. The Ritz, Ybor City Trans-Siberian Orchestra Sunday, Dec. 18. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. $29 & up. Amalie Arena, Tampa Alter Bridge w/Mammoth WVH/Red Wednesday, Jan. 25. 7 p.m. $45 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa The Bronx Wanderers Sunday, Jan. 29. 1 p.m. $29-$59. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater Judy Collins Wednesday, Feb. 1. 8 p.m. $39-$69. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater Kenny Wayne Shepherd w/Samantha Fish Friday, Feb. 10. 8 p.m. $43.25-$103.25. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
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Getting to know someone can be such a plea sure, especially as it unfolds over time. Much like proper puff pastry, relationships shouldn’t be rushed. To get a superior product, you need time—so enjoy the process.
—The Virgo Vet Cards: King of Cups (reversed), Knight of Pentacles (reversed), Two of Pentacles, New Moon Dear Virgo Vet, happy (belated or early) birth day, and I’m sorry that your celestial season is dampened by your friend-col leagues leaving. Virgo gets a bad rap among casual astrol ogy fans because they’re “known” for being analyti cal, hyper-organized, and know-it-alls. Nerds, basically. What’s often left off is why Virgos try to make order out of chaos; it’s to take care of others, often at the sacrifice of the self.
I have no doubt that you’re empathetic— you take care of animals all day!—though the King of Cups reversed shows how heavy that empathy can feel. The King of Cups is some one who feels everything very profoundly but who uses their emotions to cultivate wisdom. And while it’s admirable to transform a broken heart into some higher calling, it still sucks to have a broken heart. You might be keeping your emotions at bay to get through this tough time at work, but it’s important that you feel them. Talking to a therapist or journaling might be helpful, espe cially because I think work is going to kick up.
Dear Oracle, my work has been absolutely insane. I’m a veterinarian, and at my practice, we had three doctors leave recently, and it’s been really rough. Two of those docs were class mates that went to vet school with me, and we all moved up here, and they were the only other people I knew, and now I’m like, “Well, shit, I’m kind of alone.” I’m a Virgo, so my question is, what will work be like for the rest of this Virgo season?
Virgo season
It might be scary, and it might require a lot of planning, but in this birthday season, take time to figure out what you want this next year to look like. Best of luck, my dear. Dear Oracle, I go to a certain bakery all the time for over a year and everyone working there knows me (including the owner), and we talk while I’m there. Well, the other week, one of the workers delivered this slice of cake to me at work and said, “It’s not from me, and there’s a note. I check the note and it’s from the own er’s brother, who works there, asking me on a date and giving me his num ber. (SUPER SLICK, right???)
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Anywho, we’ve really clicked well so far, but it’s early. I’m wondering if this is just the “honeymoon” phase of dating or if we’re, like, soulmates. Any thoughts? —Sweetheart Cards: Ten of Cups, Four of Wands (reversed), Justice Dear Sweetheart, my immediate gut reaction to this question was, “You should marry him; his sister can bake the wedding cake.” As a craver of confectionery, I, too, would swoon if a guy asked me out via baked good back in my single days. With the cards, it definitely seems like you two are hitting it off right now. The Cups are a suite of love, and the Ten is the celebra tion at the end. You’re spot on with calling it the “honeymoon” phase because this is some smitten-kitten energy. Everything feels like it clicks into place with the Ten of Cups, which can raise the question, “Is this dude actually my Thesoulmate?”Fourof Wands is also some wedding energy, with this sense of security and comfort attached. Being reversed, I’m going to guess that you’ve imagined a future with this dude somewhere down the line, even if that thought wasn’tWith“serious.”thesetwo cards, I can’t say if this is temporary or if you really found the one, but old Justice is here to remind us to keep a level head. Justice represents both balance and truth, which are two good things to keep in mind during a new relationship. Lots of conversation can help you get to the truth, as well as Whiletime.it can be tempting to spend every moment with someone we’re really into, a bal anced approach is often helpful for longevity.
If this guy is your soulmate, then you have plenty of time. And even if he’s not, even if he turns out to be a schmuck, then at least you would have found out before you had his sister break out the buttercream on your behalf. Regardless of the final outcome, if you enjoy spending time with this guy, keep enjoying it. New relationships are exciting! Take your time, relish in the newness, and have fun with your bakery bro. (And enjoy the literal sweet perks, too.)
Send your questions to oracle@cltampa.com or DM @theyboracle on Instagram.
The Knight of Pentacles is a calm, steady dude riding a wild horse which feels like the perfect Virgo metaphor. At work, you’ll take the lead, guiding these messy-ass coworkers to salvation, and you’re going to feel like you’re the only one around here doing their goddamn job, and with that Two of Pentacles, you’ll prob ably be multi-tasking and picking up everyone’s slackButtoo.the Two of Pentacles is also a card of balance, particularly work-life, so just as you may push aside your emotions to take care of things, you may push aside self-care. Don’t. You need to take care of yourself, so you have the mental space to deeply contemplate your career and life. The New Moon is a cleans ing, healing time; as one cycle ends, another begins. It’s a card that suggests you think about your future and what you want to see in it. If you allowed yourself to really be honest, what would you want to see in your future? Is it working at a different practice? Moving to another city (again?) Don’t just dismiss ideas even if they’re “impractical.”
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I’m a 29-year-old gay man just shy of five years sober. I’ve had to do a lot of work on myself in recovery to accept and love myself after being dragged to conversion therapy when I was a teenager by my narcissistic evangeli cal parents. I met a guy in AA in May who at the time was nine months sober. His sobriety coincided with him coming out. He’s 27 years old and still unpacking a lot. He broke up with a girlfriend a few months before we met and I’m the first guy he’s ever dated. I was initially hesitant about getting involved with him, given these parameters, but I went for it anyway. The first two months were great. We had great chemistry and great sex, we went on dates, etc. A month ago he hit me with, “I don’t want to be in a relationship as I’m exploring my sexual ity.” My initial reaction was to step back and assume this was the end. However, nothing changed. He continued to initiate affection and even threw me a birthday party at his home with decorations he bought. A week later he hits me with, “I’ve lost the romantic spark but I still want to hang out, have sex, and go on dates.” I’m mainly just thrown by the lack of align ment between his words and actions. Should I just accept this relationship for whatever it is and date other people? The sex is great, but I feel very romantically involved—four months in—and I’m not sure it’s wise to get more involved.
I’m a gay boy in the big city. I had a three some with two married guys and it didn’t go well, to put it mildly… Go to savage.love to read the rest. Send mail to questions@savagelove.net listen to the Savage Lovecast, and follow @fakedansavage on Twitter
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But Excludes Romantic Stamp Telling someone to disengage romantically is easy, BLABBERS. Actually disengaging roman tically is hard. I’ve heard from so many people over the years who were struggling to smother romantic feelings for lovers who did them wrong. People pining away for exes who fucked their best friends, emptied their checking accounts, and refused to respond to their texts. So, while I could tell you to adjust your romantic expec tations downward while you keep fucking this boy, the odds of you being able to keep your romantic feelings in check—much less smother them—while he’s hosting birthday parties for you and sucking your dick are close to zero. If you keep seeing this guy, the emotional hits (“I don’t want a relationship,” “I feel no spark”) will keep coming. So, what’s up with this guy? If he acts like a boyfriend and fucks like a boyfriend, why doesn’t he want to be a boyfriend? Maybe he’s still exploring his sexuality—maybe it’s just what he told you—and he worries that labeling the relationship, e.g., becoming boy friend official, is going to limit him. He is a recent refugee from Straightland, after all, and most residents of Straightland have no concept of romantic rela tionships that aren’t sexually exclusive. (Except for straight people who read my column and listen to the Lovecast!) Just because he’s out doesn’t mean he’s up to speed. Or maybe he’s not gay. You say he just came out, BLABBER, but you don’t say what he came out as. You also say the sex has been great, and I believe you. Guys sometimes discover they like having sex with men and then assume they must be gay; they see enjoying sex with other men as disqualifying where straightness is concerned. And so it is. But it’s not disqualifying where bisexuality is concerned. So, if this guy came out as gay because he thought he had to be gay because oth erwise he wouldn’t enjoy your dick so much, his lack of romantic feelings for you—if coupled with ongoing romantic and/ or sexual attractions to women—could mean he’s bisexual and heteroromantic (BAH). It’s a thing. BAH guys can confuse gay men; while some BAH guys don’t want anything to do with their male sex partners before or after sex, other BAH guys are open to being “buds.” These BAH guys—BAH guys who wanna hang out, go on dates, host your birthday party—not only con fuse gay dudes, they sometimes break our hearts. Or maybe this guy knows you could be boy friends without being exclusive (maybe you explained that to him) or maybe he’s gay and not into you the same way you’re into him (also a thing, and a sad one). But whatever his issues might be, BLABBERS, you should see other people while he explores/sucks/fucks his way through those issues. And if hanging out with him right now is too painful—if see ing him hurts too much—don’t hang out with him, don’t socialize with him, don’t take turns sitting on dicks with him. He was honest and direct with you, BLABBERS, and you should be just as honest and direct with him. Getting the boyfriend treatment from a guy who not only insists he isn’t your boyfriend but also doesn’t have any romantic feelings for you—the gap you perceive between his actions and his words— is going to make you miserable if you can’t disengage romantically, BLABBERS, which you most likely can’t. Tell him you’re not angry, you don’t hate him, and you still like him very much. And that’s the problem: you like him way more than he likes you. As much as you enjoy his company, as much as you enjoy his dick, continuing to date or fuck him means feeding your self-esteem into an emotional shredder. P.S. Congrats on your sobriety—and while I hope your parents apologized to you at some point, I’m guessing they haven’t, seeing as they aren’t just evangelicals, but narcissists to boot.
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