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Home is Anywhere you Hang Your Head. e got a sneak peak of Tempus Project’s long-awaited “Home is Anywhere you Sept. 17-Oct. 17, 2021; Opening reception Sept. Hang your Head” over the weekend, 17, 6-10 p.m. Tempus Projects, 4220 N Florida and it’s shaping up beautifully. Ave., Tampa. tempus-projects.com The theme of the art show—what we choose to call home—plays out in a series of home- Inaugural Tampa ‘Pride on the River’ happens inspired vignettes. Each is like a small-scale downtown this weekend living room or bedroom decorated with work by Tampa’s first ever Pride on the River is hapTampa-based artists. Tempus Projects Creative pening Saturday, Sept. 18 bringing a full day of Director Tracy Midulla curated the 13 home events to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. vignettes by combining work from about 3-5 Coinciding with the Pride on the River Tampa-based artists with functional furni- Boat Parade Straz Center’s Riverwalk stage ture. The result: is hosting some you get to see what of the area’s best your living/workqueer performers ing space would during “Werk the Riverwalk” startlook like if you chose to decorate it ing a noon. with things made Soothing and soulful singerby Tampa artists. Midulla assures us song writer that this is absoGuianna kicks lutely the point of things off folthe show. And if lowed by drag you want, you can performers Ashlee purchase items off T. Bangkx, Mark the walls and take Castle, TeMonet them home with and Adriana you. Some are cash Sparkle doing and carry. Others their thing while R&B singer you’ll have to wait Christopher until the show is over. But if you Knolton provides the soundtrack. think Tempus Tampa’s own looks awesome this fall, and it totally Queen of Pop, does, remember Jeremy Gloff, hot off the release of that your place his 23rd album could look just as cool if you buy LET HIM LIE: ‘Home’ work by Geoge Anderton Burn It Up! Turn local. It Up!, brings a (Augy not included). The biggest high energy perfan of the show thus far is Midulla’s dog Augy, formance to the stage before the drag show who’s truly made himself at home in Tempus’ comes back to finish the free show. Gloff told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay latest art exhibition. “Every time we make a room, he sits in it he is also performing later, with the added and is like, ‘Thank you for making this room “and friends,” that day at Armature Works’ for me,’” Midulla told CL. Riverside Festival which “Drag Race”and Midulla’s planning some opportunities for “Dancing Queen” star Alyssa Edwards headyou to make yourself at home in the exhibi- lines. CL has reached out to organizers and tion as well, including an intimate living room will update when the full list of performers concert with music arranged by Wave Theory is available. Oct. 13-14 and a possible movie night. Keep To stay up to date on all of the Pride on an eye on Tempus Project’s social media so the Riverwalk events, including COVID-19 you don’t miss out on any of these fun extras. precautions, visit prideontheriver.org.

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Despite little evidence of cop shortage, the governor wants $5,000 signing bonuses for new officers.

t a press conference in Lakeland last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis used a classic right-wing fear tactic to justify a $5,000 sign-on bonus for Florida police officers, among other proposed new benefits. “All the things that we care about, fighting theft, our economy, education, all these things that are so important,” DeSantis, whose approval rating has fallen 14 points since July, said at the conference. “If you don’t have safe communities, if you don’t have rule of law, law and order, a lot of that stuff isn’t gonna matter.” He went on to defend his proposed legislation, which would include the sign-on bonus, covering the cost of state certification or training programs of up to $1,000 per officer, and creating a law enforcement academy scholarship to cover the cost of enrollment. This is part of an ongoing effort by DeSantis to recruit new police officers, especially those from out of state. He announced the proposal with the support of House budget chief, Republican Sen. Kelli Stargel, and Attorney General Ashley Moody. But in Florida, there is little to no evidence that we actually need more cops. In Tampa Bay last year, WTSP reported that there doesn’t appear to be an issue filling job openings and that, “the number of openings hasn’t changed much in recent years.” A report from Orlando says that police “staff levels are steady” and Jacksonville also reported that police numbers were at normal levels. Miami police, however, claim there is an impending shortage. Law enforcement officials have long tried to claim that police officers are quitting in droves across the country, a move to encourage more benefits for police officers. But an analysis by the Marshall Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that reports on the U.S. criminal justice system, proved

these claims wrong. According to its analysis, local police departments lost just under 1% of employees after a decade of steady expansion. “You don’t have safe communities if you don’t support the folks who wear the uniform,” DeSantis said during the press conference. This also isn’t true. A Washington Post analysis of 60 years of policing shows that more spending on policing doesn’t necessarily mean less crime. “More spending in a year hasn’t significantly correlated to less crime or to more crime,” says the Post. “For violent crime, in fact, the correlation between changes in crime rates and spending per person in 2018 dollars is almost zero.” The irony is that DeSantis’ proposal comes at a time when experts say there is a “critical shortage” of another kind of first responder—nurses. Nurses leave the job for many different reasons, but many become overwhelmed by the career and switch paths. In July, WFTS Tampa Bay reported that by 2022, it is predicted that the U.S. will need another 1.1 million nurses, and that in Florida the shortage is escalating. Estimates show by 2025, the state is predicted to be in “great trouble” according to an expert who spoke with the TV station. Florida is also experiencing a teacher shortage, and it is predicted that Florida’s teaching vacancies could grow to 10,000 this year. In both of these fields, many people have complained about the low-pay and high risk of the professions. Florida ranks 49th in the nation in teacher salaries. The average salary for a teacher in Florida in 2021 is $51,166.57 per year after a much needed increase was signed into law by DeSantis last year. While the salary for police officers in Florida this year is not clear, in 2019 Florida ranked 22nd in the country, paying officers an average salary of $60,720 according to Forbes. In order to address the teacher vacancy,

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“DeSantis’ proposal comes at a time when experts say there is a ‘critical shortage’ of another kind of first responder—nurses.”

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NO SHORTY: In Tampa Bay last year, WTSP reported that there doesn’t appear to be an issue filling job openings. DeSantis passed legislation to give public school teachers and principals $1,000 checks, along with checks of the same amount for first responders like cops and EMTs. Some teachers spoke up and said that amount of money was not enough for the job they are doing during the pandemic, and said they wished there could be a larger and more reliable increase to their pay. The Marshall Project also examined the origins of the use of “Law and Order” terminology that DeSantis used on Thursday to justify the legislation. The Marshall Project explains that at the apex of the civil rights movement, five-term Senator and former GOP nominee for president

Barry Goldwater and other conservative politicians needed a way to tap into white voters’ fears without appearing to talk about race, according to political scientists and historians. Law and order was “a strategy for reaching suburban voters without having to say the ugly part out loud,” Leah Wright-Rigueur, a political historian and public policy professor at Harvard University, told the Marshall Project. As DeSantis pushes this legislation, nurses continue to suffer from exhaustion due to Florida’s record-breaking COVID-19 numbers, and school districts are in open revolt against his anti-mask, or “pro-choice” mask policies.

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Vision board

A year after Hillsborough declared racism a public health crisis, local leaders call for more action. By Justin Garcia

year has passed since the Hillsborough Kemp expressed gratitude to Davis and County Commission passed a resolution Sheila Simmons for their work on the resoludeclaring racism a public health crisis, and tion and added that the count is working on religious leaders say they are ready for more an equity profile, which will make recommenaction around the declaration. dations for action Hillsborough can take. “I’m The resolution points out that in Hillsborough very pleased that Our Community, Our Voice County, residents of color experience dramati- is engaged with the consultants who doing this cally higher unemployment rates, face a higher important work,” Kemp told CL. “I know the poverty rate as a community, have lower home- contributions of the community will make the ownership rates, and are much more likely to final product stronger.” experience food insecurity. They also have subIn August, Plan Hillsborough released a nonstantially less annual median discrimination and equity plan income, among other racial to address issues that people of disparities. color face when attempting to On Sept. 16, Bible-Based access reliable public transporFellowship Church will host a tation. Davis says that beyond Envision Resolution: virtual public forum; all those the consultant’s hiring, not Moving from Intent to who register are welcome to much has happened; she and Impact attend. others in her collective are hopeThursday, Sept. 16. 6:30 p.m. Free. Antoinette Davis, Director bible-based.org/envision-resolution ful that the coming months of the Justice Ministry at the will lead to a solid analysis of church says that the event is to “commemorate, Hillsborough’s equity issues. But this will also not celebrate” the anniversary of the resolution. require community involvement, not just elected “We can celebrate when actual change comes. officials, she says. This commemoration event is intended to chalIn the resolution, the commission suggests lenge our elected officials and our community to steps to assert that racism is a public health engage around the resolution and bring about crisis affecting our entire county. They also sugreal results,” Davis told Creative Loafing Tampa gest making the Board of County Commission Bay. County Commissioners Kimberly Overman, an equity and justice-oriented organization Gwen Myers, and Pat Kemp will attend the and supporting the community in amplifying forum, along with Tampa City Council Chair issues of racism, among 10 total goals. “The Orlando Gudes and an equity consultant that Commission’s resolution was an important the county has hired to assess Hillsborough’s recognition of the disparities that exist in our race-based issues. community,” said Rev. Anthony C. White, senior The Bible-Based Fellowship church advo- pastor of the church, in a press release. “We must cated for the resolution back in September move from recognition to action. That starts with of 2020, and the resolution was presented by ensuring communities have a voice in cultivatCommissioner Kemp. ing solutions to close the gaps.”

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Ybor City’s new hemp cigar got us much higher than we expected it to. By Steve Miller euphoria and sedative effects that Delta-9 does. Or so they claim. In a surprisingly enlightened move Delta-8 is entirely legal in Florida. The 2018 Farm Bill made Delta-8 products legal and in Florida, Senate Bill 1766 further solidified their legal status in the state. SB 1766 does limit the sale of Delta-8 products to people over 21. Its totally legal status made me suspect of the claims that this cannabis compound would actually produce

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to opine on the subtle flavors my palate detected because I do not have a sommelier’s skill set. I took a few puffs, set it down and enjoyed the music. It was a pleasant night, the music was right and the booze was delicious, but I was not feeling any different. After waiting a bit,I got back to it. Puffing away with less concern about the world suddenly going sideways on me like I was on some god forsaken salvia trip. My thoughts began to wonder, the tension of the day slowly started to fall away and I realized that I was getting stoned. Not that rapid onset that comes from a high-powered strain being inhaled via a three-foot, double bubble

“Pretty quickly the munchies came on, along with red eyes.”

CHILLUM

ong before being known for nightlife, parades, and restaurants Ybor City was famous for cigar production. At its height, Ybor produced hundreds of millions of hand-rolled cigars every year. The peak came in 1929 when the combined production hit 500,000,000. The Great Depression put a damper on that growth, but cigars are definitely synonymous with Ybor. I have never been a big cigar person myself. In my early 20s I pretended to enjoy them because I thought I was supposed to. Spoiler: I also do not like Scotch, it tastes how I imagine an old man’s dress socks would. Cigars weren’t my thing, but I always loved smoking. I smoked cigarettes for years, I even rocked a pipe for a brief period when I was 18 or 19 and desperate for some sort of personality. And of course weed, in a world of vape pens, dabs, and edibles I still love just smoking a joint. On a recent trip to Ybor City, I made my way to the Chillum Hemp Dispensary. I was on a mission, like thousands of visitors every year, I made the journey to Ybor City to buy a cigar, but this was something different, I was aiming to get my hands on a canna-gar. A canna-gar is hemp based cigar that is infused with Delta-8 concentrate. My editor at Creative Loafing Tampa Bay told me about these cigars being sold in Ybor City that could get you high and asked me to look into them. I have had countless bosses assign me countless mundane tasks so when asked me to try out a new way to get high I was not going to complain. It is a tough gig. Chillum had a surprisingly wide selection of these canna-gars. Some were wrapped in rose, others in hemp fan leaves. Doses ranged from 650 mg all the way up to 1875 mg of Delta-8. Since I had no experience with Delta-8 products and I am a bit leary of fad-type ways to get high, I decided to start small and slow. I opted for a 3.5 g hemp leafwrapped canna-gar. Delta-8 is not one of those fake marijuana substitutes like Spice or K2 whose nasty side effects kept me from ever experimenting with them. I have been brave (or dumb) enough to take acid prior to a big family dinner, but I’m not even I was interested in messing around with synthetic cannabinoids. You may not know it by name but if you have ever gotten high you are familiar with Delta-8s running partner Delta-9. Delta-9 THC is the cannabis compound primarily responsible for getting you high. All those good times and big laughs are brought to you by Delta-9. When people refer to THC they are generally referring to Delta-9, but Delta-8 creates the same

and although I was dubious about the claims being made about the ability to get high off these I still thought it was best to indulge at home. I got home, posted up on my balcony, and proceeded to give this a shot. My expectations were low. There was no way I could walk into a store and buy a cigar that would actually get me stoned. The day before I bought a new water pipe and broke it in with an Indica strain called “Creme De La Zin” that hit me with a beautiful case of couch-lock that had me fully content just sitting there with zero exterior stimulation. So the bar was high, but I was convinced I would not be.

THEY’RE GAR-REAT! Chillum had a surprisingly wide selection of these canna-gars. effects anything like I was used to. I had a medical card, a bevy of offerings at my local dispensaries so I did not pay much attention to Delta-8. That was about to change, I am a journalist now on assignment and with a purchased canna-gar in my pocket. It was my duty to investigate these claims. I am pretty much a heady Carl Bernstein. I briefly considered finding an outdoor bar to sit at and puff away, but I had driven down

The packaging was nice, a glass tube topped with a cork stopper held the pre-rolled cannagar. I poured a bit of bourbon, put on some Alton Ellis, and fired up. It lit up fairly easily, and quickly began producing a very pleasing earthy, grassy smoke. I mentioned it at the start that I was not a cigar person but this was different, the mellow enjoyable flavor was not at all off putting. I was really digging it. I am not going

glass bong. This was much more mellow, almost sneaky. I had that dumb goofy smile on my face, and my rapidly approaching deadlines suddenly seemed a bit further off. After smoking more than half of the cannagar I was pleasantly stoned and decided to head back into the house. Pretty quickly the munchies came on, along with red eyes. I started to continued on page 14

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continued from page 13 laugh, I could not believe that it actually worked. There is a totally legal, no medical card necessary way to reap all the psychoactive benefits of THC. If you are a regular user of cannabis that wakes up with a blunt, hits dabs and eats potent edibles on the regular, Delta-8 might not be for you. The high is less intense, but the delivery method the canna-gar offers allows you to slow down and puff away knowing that this cigar will produce the euphoria and distraction that we all need from time to time. When the other delta variant slows down and I am again comfortable sitting at a busy Ybor City sidewalk bar, I can guarantee I will have a canna-gar to puff on while I watch the show go by.

Cannabis use in the study includes smoking, vaping, and consuming edibles. Lead study author Dr. Karim Ladha, a clinician-scientist and staff anesthesiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto, told CNN that previous research has indicated that cannabis use can affect the heart rate. An irregular heart rate could increase the amount of oxygen the heart needs, while also limiting the amount of oxygen that the heart gets. “What you end up having is this mismatch of oxygen supply and demand which fundamentally leads to heart attacks,” Ladha said. The study acknowledges that the American Heart Association recently issued a recommendation not to smoke or vape cannabis because of its potential harm to cardiovascular health. Experts also warn that today’s highly potent weed and its effects on other medications can also make it dangerous. The study says that current knowledge of the association between cannabis use and the heart is lacking and more studies are needed. Ladha told CNN he wants to study cannabis use in real-time instead of using retroactive survey data, but the federal prohibition on cannabis makes such studies difficult. U.S. Congress is considering legislation to legalize cannabis use at the federal level, which would open the doors to more studies.— Lee Devito

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Cannabis use linked to higher risk of heart attacks in young adults, according to study Cannabis is used by many due to its medicinal properties, but a new study warns that it could increase the risk of a heart attack in young people. According to research published Sept. 7 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, adults under age 45 who consumed cannabis within the past 30 days had nearly double the number of heart attacks than those who didn’t, 1.3% to 0.8%. The researchers analyzed data from more than 33,000 adults included in U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveys from 2017 and 2018.

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DISPENSARIES CANNABIST Recently-renamed, it serves the Tampa suburb of Brandon, with “proprietary, patent-pending medical brands” served in formats like hard-pressed tablets, suppositories, vapes, and lotions available online, in-store and even curbside. 2116 W Brandon Blvd., Brandon. 813-502-1122. col-care.com CURALEAF Perhaps the most mentioned medical marijuana dispensary, Curaleaf operates in 23 states including Florida where it has nine Bay area locations that sell vapes, flower, topicals, capsules, tinctures, edibles and more. Multiple locations. curaleaf.com FLUENT Five Bay area locations including South Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg, selling gels, kief, flower, cartridges, topicals, drops and more. Express pick-up, including drive-thru, where available. Multiple locations. getfluent.com GROW HEALTHY Frequently mentioned by readers as a favored dispensary with exceptional flower. Available across Florida with Bay area locations in Brandon, Lakeland, Largo and Sarasota (plus delivery all over). Multiple locations. growhealthy.com LIBERTY HEALTH SCIENCES Among readers, Liberty gets marked as an overall dependable spot that has four locations across Tampa Bay. Multiple locations. 833254-4877 libertyhealthsciences.com MEDMEN You can’t miss the big red storefront, and readers mention loving MedMen for its flower, which some customers choose to see and smell before buying. 326 5th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. 727-914-9393. medmen.com MÜV AltMed’s dispensary launched in Tampa in 2018 as the “Apple Store” of medical marijuana complete with a sprawling array of products including metered dose inhalers, topicals, shatter, flower and more. With four Bay area locations, a MÜV is never too far away. Multiple locations. muvfl.com ONE PLANT Medical marijuana available in-store, for curbside pickup, and even delivery (free for orders of at least $100; $25 delivery fee otherwise). Hypur pay available. 150 22nd St. S, St. Petersburg. 877-308-3344. oneplant.us SURTERRA WELLNESS Along with Trulieve, Surterra is a surefire place to get vegan edibles like chocolate, mints and gummies. Vapes, flower, gels, patches and more are just some of the other products available

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at four locations in the immediate Bay area (with others as far reaching as New Port Richey and Lakeland). Multiple locations. surterra.com TRULIEVE Trulievers live for Mini Mondays when customers can buy limited quantities of “minis”—popcorn-sized bud (aka 3.5 g of smokable cannabis) all individually labeled to show ingredients and potency. Two dozen Bay area location already open or on the way, including several in Tampa and St. Petersburg. Multiple locations. 844-8785438. trulieve.com VIDACANN Beloved by some readers for its topical selection, VidaCann has four Bay area locations with multiple strains and brands of flower, concentrate, capsules, syringes, tincture and vapes, too. Multiple locations. vidacann.com

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CERTIFIED MARIJUANA DOCTORS About two dozen locations across the Sunshine State with Bay area representation in Largo and Tampa. Multiple locations. 844-420-7277 (PASS) certifiedmarijuanadoctors.com COMPASSIONATE CARE Osteopathic Dr. Joseph Dryer is out there west of West Tampa practicing direct primary care out of Oldsmar Town Center. His office even considers pediatric cases. 3980 Tampa Rd., Suite 206, Oldsmar. 813-491-4006. compassionatecarefla.com DOCMJ A Clearwater-based company with 29 locations across Florida, including five in Tampa Bay. Jackie Rothman, Chief Operationg Officer of Doc MJ, says that the company has processed more than 86,000 medical cannabis patients statewide in the last four years. Multiple locations. 888-429-0835. docmj.com DR. CANNABUS The Cannabus makes house calls and regularly pops up at bars and events across the Bay area as part of its extremely active event calendar. Appointments are also available online. 800827-9927. drcannabus.com

MARIJUANA DOCTOR There are five local locations for this chain of evaluation clinics with more than two dozen locations statewide. Multiple locations. marijuanadoctor.com MEDICAL MARIJAUNA DOCTOR As an added bonus, this office also offers immigration physical exams and emotional support animal services. 5700 Memorial Hwy. Suite 102D, Tampa. 800-620-2027. marijuana420doctor.com MIRACLE LEAF HEALTH CENTERS Locations in Brandon and St. Pete sell Delta-8 but also provide medical marijuana approval six days a week. Multiple locations. miracleleaffl.com MY FLORIDA GREEN Open five days a week in downtown St. Pete’s Edge District just a few blocks from Tropicana Field. 1114 Central Ave. Suite. K, St. Petersburg. 833665-3279. myfloridagreen.com TRICHOM HEALTH CENTER Walk-ins accepted (call aheadpreffered). Staff will also visit patients at home, Hospice and nursing homes for reasonable prices. 6530 Park Blvd. N, Pinellas Park. 727-330-2773. trichomhealthcenter.com

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Local push to end puppy mills continues. By Lauren Wong inches of space on each side of them. They are essentially a “factory farm” for dogs. Although more and more Americans have begun taking a stand against puppy mills, the 10,000 (give or take) that still exist in the U.S. show that there is still a lot of work to do. Nearly all pet store dogs are supplied by puppy mills despite the fancy-sounding registrations they throw on their ads. Having a USDA license doesn’t prove they’re given good care, it’s just proof that the minimal amount is given. As convincing as it may be, you should never buy a pet online. The first red flag is when breeders won’t even let you see where these animals are living. Best Friends Animal Society, based out of Kanab, Utah, is a leading national animal welfare organization that’s dedicated to ending the killing of cats and dogs in shelters across the whole U.S. Partnering with over 2,100 animal welfare groups across the country, they’ve played an essential role in reducing the number of animals killed nationwide, bringing it down from 17 million to about 1.5 million. However, that’s still more than 4,100 killed daily just because they haven’t been able to find home. By 2025 its goal is to get this number down to 0.

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Some people may be looking for a specific breed and plenty of puppy stores sell these coveted dogs for thousands of dollars, but the problem is what is behind the scenes. Because of the demand, businesses are mass-producing these pets in puppy mills, forcing the moms to breed repeatedly. The conditions can be compared to the factory-farm production of the animals and food we buy daily. There is no consideration for the mental wellbeing of the animal which is the exact opposite of what you’d expect while looking through the glass into your new puppy’s hopeful eyes. Visit local shelters first, even if you must drive 50 miles out, you’re making a lifetime commitment that deserves those extra few miles you may have to put on your tank. “It might not be the exact breed you’re asking for, but it really is the fit that is important, not the breed or mix of the pet,” Trebatoski says. “There are a number of times throughout the past 20-plus years that I have both questioned whether I should do this and answered that this is the absolutely right place for me. Adopting helps an unwanted pet find a forever home and avoid any possibility of dying in a shelter or rescue.” Homeless pets deserve a chance too. “There’s a big difference between paying for a dog and adopting one… I think most people, and I know I believe this, feel like you’re making a significant difference in that animal’s life,” Silk says. “You save one at a time, that’s what it’s all about.”

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lot of us can relate to the excitement that comes with picking out and inviting a new furry friend into our lives. The commotion and buzz of adding an additional member to your family can often make us overlook the big question of who exactly we’re buying from. What conditions do these pets live in? What happens to the ones that don’t get adopted? More than 400 jurisdictions across North America have passed Humane Pet Sale laws prohibiting all commercial cat and dog sales. Hillsborough County has jumped on board, forcing existing pet stores to close. This helps shine light on all the other options there are out there for individuals looking to adopt. “When I came to Hillsborough County, I saw the future of animal sheltering as more customer-focused operation and that we would become a community resource,” Scott Trebatoski, Director of Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “We were the first shelter in the country to take that concept and brand ourselves as the ‘Pet Resource Center.’” The local center is government operated and offers a wide range of services from helping people keep their pets, rehome their pets, to assisting and caring for abused pets and more. He began work in Hillsborough County back in 2014, but has spent over 20 years in this field, his passion coming from the ability to make real, meaningful changes. “During my career changes have been dramatic, with many shelters killing 90% of animals 20 years ago to many saving 90+% today,” Trebatoski says. The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is another local shelter that’s mission is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their pets, saving over 10,000 (93% save rate) in 2020. Down the block from the Humane Society isa full-size animal hospital for the public offering low, affordable prices. The nonprofit built it back in 2012 because they realized that a lot of people struggled financially if their pet got sick or hurt. They’re looking to acquire funding to build a second story onto the hospital. With its recent expansions, the Humane Society will probably see about 13,000-14,000 animals this year, up from the 11,000 they housed last year. Currently there isn’t a government institution or animal organization responsible for tracking national statistics in the animal protection movement, so most of the data available is based on estimates. The standards set by the government aren’t in place to ensure the dogs have a good life, it only requires breeders to give them the bare minimum, granting them the grand luxury of six

“I was always the little girl that brought home a stray kitty or dog… frankly I just have almost an uncontrollable passion of wanting to help the underdog,” Sherry Silk, Chief Executive Officer at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay says. She just recently adopted a black and white cat that someone had called into the shelter because they found it in their backyard with a cut along his neck. “He was just a bloody, awful, infected mess… he kind of became a local celebrity because it was just so horrific to see, yet he purred when anybody touched him,” Silk says. “For some reason when animals are not treated well it doesn’t seem to sour their disposition and they still trust us. I just fell in love with him so much, he has such a fighting spirit and I think he represents most animals.” Many shelters have an issue with long-term stays, which can be hard on these older animals. The Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center makes sure to get its long-term residents outside for day trips or get them into temporary homes, providing them with physical and mental enrichment to help prevent them from deteriorating. “We believe tomorrow should be a little bit better than today, reinforcing continuous improvement,” Trebatoski says. “While we try to manage the inflow of pets to best serve each and every pet, the reality is we are always prepared to take the pet that has nowhere else to go… we want to be the first place for information and resources people need when they think they can’t find help.”

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America’s forced unity has fractured into deep, asymmetric, polarized factions. By Jeffrey C. Billman “a boot in your ass” because “it’s the American way.” Rudy Giuliani became a national hero. More importantly, George W. Bush, who owed his presidency to hanging chads, claimed a 90% approval rating, which meant that Congress approved the Patriot Act without a second glance. And when the Bush administration beat the Iraq war drums, the media cheered. Those who questioned the neocons were condemned as unpatriotic. When France refused to aid Bush’s invasion, House cafeterias began serving “freedom fries.” It all proved disastrous. The Bush administration’s excesses and failures were laid bare in his second term: the lies about Iraq’s WMD, Hurricane Katrina, Abu Ghraib, the economic

know whether 9/11 served as a catalyst for this state of affairs or whether it was inevitable. The country was already diversifying by 9/11, and the Republican Party had begun marching to the far-right years earlier, during Newt Gingrich’s tenure as House Speaker. And there’s no doubt that the financial collapse, the election of a Black president, and the rise of social media played a considerable role in the radicalization of the GOP. But the with-us-or-against-us post-9/11 atavism played well on talk radio and Fox News—which, after Bush’s crash-and-burn, concluded that he wasn’t conservative enough.

They shattered democratic norms. And they embraced Trump’s demagogic populism. He embraced them back. Trump’s remade GOP scorned the Bush version. His was working-class, resentful of elites, and prone to conspiracies that flourished on social media: birtherism, QAnon, COVID vaccines, and especially election fraud. Nine months after a mob stormed the Capitol and more than half of congressional Republicans voted to overturn an election, three in five Republicans say supporting Trump’s lies is central to being a Republican. The party has become something very unlike what it was before the towers fell, as

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’d worked late finishing an investigation into a cabal of developers who were effectively dictating a local government’s land-use decisions. As I groggily pulled into my newspaper’s parking lot that morning, only a few phone calls stood between me and one of the biggest scoops of my nascent career. Another reporter met me at the front door. “Did you see the news?” he asked. I hadn’t. “Someone blew up the World Trade Center!” My story hit the streets of Orlando, Florida, on Sept. 12, 2001. I doubt anyone read it. Everyone old enough to have experienced 9/11 has their own version of a 9/11 story. I remember trying to beat back anxiety while polishing copy that no longer seemed relevant and making last-minute phone calls that would never be returned. I remember refreshing slow-loading news sites searching for updates—How many were dead? How many more attacks were coming?— and taking long smoke breaks on the second-story fire escape, staring at what passed for Orlando’s skyline and imagining what it would look like if a 747 slammed into the 416-foot-tall county courthouse, then the tallest building downtown. I remember thinking that the U.S. would soon bomb someone back to the Stone Age—and I was mostly OK with that, which unnerved me. I knew in my bones that this was an epochal moment, no less than the collapse of the Berlin Wall, JFK’s assassination, or Pearl Harbor. But I was too young to fully appreciate what that meant and too naive to consider its context or implications for the future. Hunter F. Thompson got it right away: “The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in the United States or any other country,” he wrote on Sept. 12 for ESPN. “Make no mistake about it: We are At War now—with somebody—and we will stay At War with that mysterious Enemy for the rest of our lives.” To his point, several soldiers who died during the last throes of that war, as the United States abandoned Afghanistan to the same totalitarian regime it had dislodged two decades earlier, were in diapers when the towers fell. It’s hard to describe the collective mood that followed 9/11; it was like watching 300 million people join a cult. We were told that to fight the “war on terror”—like you can fight a tactic— the nation must stand “united.” In reality, the unity that commentators recall with rose-colored glasses meant performative patriotism, obsequious media, and suppressed dissent. Flags were ubiquitous. Jack Bauer tortured people on television. Toby Keith sang about putting

READ THE ROOM: Last weekend, Bush likened right-wing extremists to the militants he’d sent Americans to fight in Afghanistan. collapse. He slunk out of office less popular than bad sushi. The “mysterious Enemy” remained, though it’s become abstruse, encompassing crises throughout the Middle East. You can never defeat “terrorism.” The threat will always linger. There will never be Peace in Our Time. We soon found another Enemy to fight, too: ourselves. Over the last two decades, our forced unity has fractured into deeply (though asymmetrically) polarized factions, one of which is actively undermining our democracy. I don’t

Chief among his sins was trying to broker an immigration deal with Democrats. After the election of Barack Obama— unlikely without the Iraq War—the Tea Party delivered to Republicans the House in 2010, the Senate in 2014, and became Donald Trump’s core of support two years after that. Its libertarian rhetoric thinly masked the racial resentment at the heart of its appeal; its adherents saw the conflict as existential. Their way of life was threatened. Nothing was off-limits. They refused to compromise.

its former leader noted during Saturday’s commemorations. Bush likened right-wing extremists to the militants he’d sent Americans to fight in Afghanistan: “They are children of the same foul spirit, and it is our continuing duty to confront them. … So much of our politics has become a naked appeal to anger, fear, and resentment.” As tempting as it is to applaud Bush for calling out his own party—or a faction within his party—I can’t help but wonder whether he’s trying to put out his own fire.

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MONDAY 13 Speaking of the race for the governor’s mansion,Tampa Tiger Bay Club announced plans to host gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried next month. Luckily, only members can ask questions because all we want to know is if she’ll smoke a joint with us.

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Multiple videos and photos posted to her Facebook page show Vicki Reamy Baker fending off a large alligator at Ocala’s Silver Springs State Park. Honestly, that’s scarier than all the COVID-19 in this state.

A fundraising email from Charlie Crist described the amounts of money being raised by Republicans as “ungodly.” Gov. Ron DeSantis’ PAC raised nearly $5.52 million in August and had about $53 million on hand as of the end of the month. Crist raised just $700,000 in August; combined, his PAC and campaign account had nearly $2.5 million on hand as of Aug. 31, so yeah, the Dems are getting kicked in the ass right now. CHARLIECRISTFL/FACEBOOK

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A Break in Continuity | Is this really Ballet? Tampa’s major ballet company invites you to participate in an imaginative experience of dance, live music and theatre in Ybor City!

Tampa City Ballet (TCB) is taking over the historic Cuban Club for one Saturday only, on October 9th, to present its next stop along the creative path called 7th Avenue and Ybor — the retelling of the art, beauty, history and culture in the heart of Tampa’s famed Ybor City.

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Black brewery owners work to bring more people of color to craft beer. By Aaliyah Pasols “It’s one thing if [beer] wasn’t a part of African history and tradition, sure—but... there is such a deep history with Africans and beer,” filmmaker Aaron Hosé tells CL. “Ancient brewing traditions go way back to the African continent, to Egyptian times. Even in Africa today, it’s a very communal experience. Beer is brewed by women in the families. Here it’s brewed mostly by white men.” One pint at a time Hosé, an Emmy award-winning producer, was born in Texas and raised in Aruba before moving to Orlando for college. He was raised by an Afro-Caribbean father and a Puerto Rican mother and is known for his documentaries that explore social issues. He recently wrapped up his latest documentary, “One Pint At a Time,” which focuses on the diversification of craft beer in America. He became inspired to make a documentary about the topic after sitting in breweries for years and realizing that he and his wife were always “among or the only people of color at breweries.” The film’s world premiere will debut at a for-now-unnamed film festival next month. Over four years, Hosé traveled to different states in the U.S.—from Florida to Louisiana, Connecticut, Colorado, New York, and more—to talk to Black brewery owners. He wanted to tell their stories and how they overcame barriers to succeed in such a white-dominated industry. One of the brewery owners Hosé interviewed is Khris Johnson, head brewer and co-owner of Green Bench Brewing. In 2013, the St. Petersburg brewery was the first Blackowned brewery to pop up in Florida. Johnson owns Green Bench with his business partners Nathan Stonecipher, Steven Duffy, and Brian Wing. He points to many reasons why the craft beer industry is so white today, but he says a big one is how beer has been traditionally marketed to Black people. “There is a reason why the market showed that if you went to urban environments and neighborhoods, there were a lot more large format beers like ‘40 oz. this’ and single packages, which encouraged you to drink all of it at once,” Johnson says. “You go to more affluent,

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t a small, local craft brewery, then-39-yearold Tampeño Huston Lett is working behind the bar as a beertender. As he works, he spots a white couple staring at him and whispering. After a while, some dreaded words leave the man’s mouth as he continues to stare at Lett. “Hey, I don’t want to sound racist but—” In retelling this story, Lett pauses and says with amusement, “Normally, when somebody prefaces anything like that I’m running the other way, but I humored him and I listened.” The man finished his statement predictably: “I’ve been in a lot of breweries all around the world, but I’ve never seen anybody Black working at a brewery and I’ve never seen anybody as knowledgeable about beer as you are that’s Black.” “I remember being angry at the time when it happened,” Lett tells Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “And that right there...drove me [to further pursue brewing] because I was like you know what? That sucks that that’s a thing but let’s figure out why it’s a thing. That definitely made me start a dialogue and start talking to people that felt the same way.” That incident was seven years ago and now, Lett is the proud co-owner of Bastet Brewing. He opened it along with his business partner Tom Ross in November of last year. The Egyptianthemed Tampa brewery—located at 1951 E. Adamo Dr. near Ybor City—is one of the few Black-owned breweries located in Florida. In total, there are four, with three in Tampa Bay. For perspective, Florida is home to 368 craft breweries as of 2020, according to the Brewers Association. But a lack of diversity in brewing isn’t uniquely Floridian. A 2019 demographic benchmark completed by the Brewers Association found that less than 1% of U.S. breweries are Blackowned. This won’t shock most who understand that the issue is not just central to the craft beer industry, but many industries in the U.S. that have long functioned as majority white spaces. Beer is slightly different though. Why aren’t more Black people opening breweries, working in tap rooms, or simply enjoying craft beer? It’s a question that becomes perplexing when looking at the cultural and historical relevance beer holds in the Black community.

WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN: Bastet Brewing co-founder Huston Lett. white-focused neighborhoods and there’s a lot more smaller formats in several packages, which encourages sessionability; drinking with responsibility and regulation. From that perspective, you’re already creating an environment that views and uses this product differently.” Dr. J Nikol Jackson-Beckham is the Brewers Association’s Equity and Inclusion Partner. The association hired her in 2018 as their first-ever Diversity Ambassador and now she leads the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion department. Dr. Jackson-Beckham studied culture and the brewing industry in college, graduating with a Ph.D from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. To get to the root of the diversity issue in the industry she points all the way back to the 1960s as the answer. “The craft beer industry does not exist in a vacuum. It’s part of America. And so if there is a

disparity in the industry it’s because there’s a disparity in our country,” Dr. Jackson-Beckham says. She explains that the beer industry really began to take off in the late-1960s and early-‘70s, a time “smack in the middle of civil rights.” Because of the recent end of segregation and the widespread discrimination that lingered, practices like redlining, racist bank loan double standards, and others persisted. White people began to home brew, eventually graduating to self-financing, raising money amongst their friends and family, or taking out loans from banks to start their own brewery. Black people were left with none of these same options. “These are just remnants of structural inequality that’s common to America… but I don’t think it’s anything about craft beer in particular,” Dr. Jackson-Beckham adds. continued on page 32

“Ancient brewing traditions go way back to the African continent, to Egyptian times.”

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BEER KULTURE: Green Bench Brewing co-owner Khris Johnson continued from page 31 It’s certainly not the 1960s anymore, but even today, Black people still face obstacles when it comes to getting involved in the craft beer industry or even just opening up a business in general. Lett of the aforementioned Bastet Brewing was presented with many challenges when it came to both starting his brewery and landing a job in the industry in the first place. Before he was crazy about craft beer, Lett worked as a graphic designer at a law firm, where he sometimes played bartender at office parties. After a German Pilsner caught his eye at one of them, he developed an interest in craft beer. This interest quickly became a passion, leading Lett to seek out employment in the craft beer field. “I had been applying to breweries for almost seven years before I finally got a job,” Lett says. “[The brewery I finally got hired at], I had applied there I don’t know how many times. It’s kinda hard not to think that it was because I was Black. Honestly, I only got in after Tom [my business partner who was working there at the time] vouched for me.” In Hosé’s “One Pint At a Time,” it becomes clear that the treatment Lett received is not a rarity. In the film, Hosé talks to Jon Renthrope, the founder and CEO of Cajun Fire Brewing Company, the first Black-owned brewery in

Louisiana and the American South. Renthrope details how he submitted over 25 letters of intent in an attempt to find a brick-and-mortar for Cajun Fire to no avail. He still has no physical location for the brewery but he did purchase a 10-acre lot for a mixed-use facility in 2016. The sign on the lot announcing Cajun Fire Brewing “coming soon” has been continuously vandalized. “Some of those racist things in the industry are just arriving at my front door,” Renthrope said about the vandalization in One Pint At a Time. “It ain’t just a random vandalizer, it’s actually intentional.”

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Changing the Kulture Thankfully, bringing people of color into craft brewing is gaining more awareness by the day, with plenty of organizations and nonprofits initiating change. One of them is St. Petersburgbased non-profit Beer Kulture. Latiesha Cook is the president of the organization and Johnson of Green Bench is the vice president. Beer Kulture began as a lifestyle brand and just reached its first year as an official nonprofit. Their mission is to “invite new drinkers to the party” by reaching Black people and other people of color so that they can go on to “freely walk into the industry as consumers, organizers and professionals,” according to the organization’s website.

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Johnson says that Beer Kulture—which just facilitated a Green Bench collab with Run the Jewels—offers a ton of programs to help minorities get into the craft beer industry. There are grants awarded to applicants interested in brewery training courses, scholarships to USF’s brewing program, internship programs (including one with well-known Bronx Brewery in New York), beer collaborations that donate money to charities, and even a job board on their website that allows employers to easily find people of color to hire. “That last one was literally a conversation Latiesha and I had,” Johnson explains. “I was there texting her one night; I was frustrated because I kept hearing, ‘Yeah, so where do I find Black people to hire?’ That’s what I kept hearing from a bunch of people and I’m just like, ‘What…?’” The result was a database of people of color who want to get into the industry, with their resumes easily accessible for employers to view. “We’ve been able to post dozens of people into jobs working in the beverage space, a lot of them at breweries. At Green Bench, we’ve hired three people through the job board,” Johnson says.

For their work with Beer Kulture, Cook and Johnson were invited to serve on the board of the Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling, another organization looking to help BlPOC get into the industry. The foundation, which is helmed by famous Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster Garrett Oliver, funds scholarship awards to accredited brewing and distilling courses. Yet another initiative is Crafted For All, a consultancy started by Dr. Jackson-Beckham. It provides affordable resources and tools for BIPOC looking to get into the industry via a subscription service. She is also the founder of Craft x EDU, a nonprofit that aims to “champion equity, inclusion, and justice in the craft brewing community through education and professional development,” according to the Brewers Association website. Through Craft x EDU, grants and scholarships, opportunity fairs, and more are offered. For Dr. Jackson-Beckham, these programs and all of the work she’s done at the Brewers Association is about more than just diversity. ‘Diversity is actually not the goal’ “Diversity is actually not the goal. Because if you look at diversity in terms of who is in the room... anybody can go out and hire a whole bunch of brown people tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean that those brown people are going to have a good time once they get that job,” Dr. Jackson-Beckham explains. “For me, diversity is an outcome of some other practices. Work on inclusion, equity, and justice—and diversity will come.” As the Brewers Association’s Equity and Inclusion Partner, she has definitely brought lots of ideas to the table to help reach this point. Since her entry into the association in 2018, she has helped start a data collection practice (which provided the alarming statistic of Black-owned breweries making up less than 1% of U.S. breweries), launched a diversity and inclusion events grants program, started a mentorship program for those experiencing barriers in the industry, and more. With people like Dr. Jackson-Beckham, Johnson, and Oliver stepping up to the plate to spur widespread change in the industry, there’s hope for its future. It won’t happen overnight but Johnson says he’s already witnessing some improvement. “There are more and more people of color involved in beer every single day...but it is going to take time for it to drastically change,” Johnson says. “This is not something we do for quick results because quick results don’t create lasting change. We do this work everyday because we care about people and we’re passionate about beer. We want it to be as great as it can be and the only way that it gets better is with more ideas, people, and involvement. It’s something I’ll still be doing even when other people think it’s already better.”

“This is not something we do for quick results because quick results don’t create lasting change.”

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Dessert outshined the dinner menu at new Ybor City hotspot. By Jon Palmer Claridge upright under a handsome garnish of sleek, thin enoki mushrooms and a wilted, charred scallion. The hand-painted oval plate can barely contain the Marsala-mushroom demi glacé, which is more broth than sauce reduction. My companion takes one bite and announces that, “the chicken is cold.” It tastes of the grill, but it must not be cooked “à la minute.” Since I dine anonymously, I never want to call attention to myself. However, this demands an exception. Unfortunately, our previously attentive server is not to be found. We just decide to forge on. Strike two. Luckily, the herbed steak fries are thick cut and piping hot. And the garlic aïoli and tomato marmalade that accompany them are quite tasty. My dish of Sorrentino ravioli also looks lovely. Unfortunately, the filling of smoked ham,

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et’s face it—everybody loves good food. But we each have a sweet spot. For many, it’s casual like pizza and beer. For others, the thrill is in the wow factor that fine dining often brings. And while I must admit that I get a rush from foie gras or truffles, what really grabs me is excellence. Keen attention to detail elevates an experience regardless of the cuisine. I’m transported by a perfectly grilled hot dog on a carefully toasted bun topped with piquant Dijon mustard and the added pleasure of tangy, crunchy sauerkraut. The secret is in consistent execution. One look inside Flor Fina, Hotel Haya’s upscale Latin restaurant and cocktail bar fills me with joyful anticipation. The room announces itself with a soaring ceiling anchored by two enormous circles filled with hundreds of milkglass creations defying gravity. There’s a yin yang feeling with one cool side and the other oozing warmth. The dining room spills over into a cocktail-solarium with expansive floorto-ceiling glass panels divided by thin dark beams which hover at right angles above the plush, burnt orange velvet booths and modern overstuffed chairs. It raises your expectations. As we explore the space, we can’t help but notice the fabulous peacock mug that outshines any of its competition. It’s the vehicle for “the painkiller,” a double rum tropical concoction that clearly wins the day in the cocktail race. Executive Chef Douglas Rodriguez’s Latininflected menu is focused, but aspirational. The anchors are four kinds of ceviche and a wood grill burning local sugar maple. There’s octopus and a goat ragú plus the decadent option of a suckling pig feast (for at least four guests) with 48 hours notice and a hefty price. I’m a sucker for oxtails; the collagen imparts an unmatched richness. So there’s no doubt which tapas we’ll choose to start our dinner. The plate arriving looks sensational. Four ample golden oxtail croquettes are proudly displayed on a roasted marrow bone carefully balanced in place by two scoops of mashed potatoes surrounded by a daisy chain of green cress. The orbs are topped by thin slices of hot red peppers and a delicate snow of grated cheese. The oxtail croquettes do not disappoint, but one orb fails to eliminate the gristle and is largely inedible. Our server sold the mash as a counterpoint to the richness of the marrow. Unfortunately, one scoop is stone cold from the refrigerator and is also the victim of what I assume is an overly generous pinch of finishing salt rendering it inedible. Strike one. The entrées arrive with flair, looking quite intoxicating. The borracho chicken injected with local beer is mostly breast halves on end sitting

ricotta cheese, and walnuts, which sounds like a as “toffee brittle.” There are a few lovely bits luscious combo, doesn’t even register. The ravioli throughout that add flavor to the welcome texare so small that you wouldn’t even know that ture, but the caramel element is delivered by a they were filled. All I can taste is pasta and loop-de-loop of sweet dulce de leche. Finally, a crushed tomatoes pomodoro, albeit with a wel- conception and implementation to match the come dusting of finely grated cheese and minced aspirational goals of the menu. I must add, fresh basil. It’s a very though, as I poke pleasant dish; just around photos on the web, that no two look not what the menu alike and none resempromises. And, it ble mine. Plating is too, is just barely Flor Fina warm. I expect that not a time for impro1412 E 7th Ave., Ybor City it sat at the pass in visation; once the Appetizers $7-$17; entrées $10-$130; desserts $8-$9; the kitchen for longer chef declares how beer/wine/cocktails $5-$18. 813-568-1200; hotelhaya.com/food-drink/flor-fina than was optimal. each plate should ★★ ½ Clearly, someone look, consistency is is not watching the store early on a weeknight the watchword. Each dish on the menu should when the dining room is less than full. I know be perfect every time. That’s the mark of a resthat COVID-19 has put tremendous stresses on taurant that deserves return business. the industry, but these dishes deserve precision Sadly, dessert is not enough to rescue a meal that they don’t get. Strike three. which poorly executes carefully conceived dishes. One saving grace is the scrumptious quatro There are too many reliable fine dining destinaleches cake. A long rectangle of buttery sponge tions across the Bay which consistently deliver. cake is moist, but not soaked. It’s topped with Flor Fina has tremendous potential. I hope piped, baked meringue which is oddly listed someone in the kitchen is listening.

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FINE, OK: Flor Fina’s fabulous peacock mugs outperformed some of the menu items.

Spill the tea

At new Metro location, get your coffee and designer lube in one stop. By Katlynn Mullins

hether it’s exploring kinky art or helping trans folk navigate lifestyle changes, Metro Inclusive Health is no stranger to straightforward sexual liberation aimed at keeping health in mind. Now, Metro is bringing that same energy forward with Inclusivitea—a sex-positive shop set to sell adult toys, tea and coffee. Located at 2235 Central Ave. in St. Petersburg, the location is the former home of Metro Retro and Retail. Visitors to Inclusivitea will have access to a satellite health center, according to a press release, complete with two exam rooms and a waiting area. The center will offer HIV and STI testing, PrEP/nPEP and links to over 100 services and programs offered at the Bay’s four other Metro Health locations. The center (and all Metro locations) accepts most insurances, and also provides assistance to those that need it with its “Copay It Forward” program. “We know this is an opportunity to reach folks that are perhaps unaware of our health centers and all the services we offer, from primary care to behavioral health,” Brian Bailey, Chief Marketing And Experience Officer for Metro, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. You’ll also be able to plant yourself in the concept’s cafe space for an afternoon of work if you want to take advantage of indoor and outdoor seating. The space is big enough to seat 20 people, and you don’t have to worry about booking reservations in advance. On the menu: baked goods, chips, coffee, teas and even mocktails hand-selected by the Metro team. No specific items have been revealed, but

you can expect unique offerings exclusive to the space, according to Bailey. Like other cafes, the menu is a rotating one. Offerings like the teas, snacks and mocktails, are set to change often, with the exception of offerings like coffee, cappuccinos and other espresso drinks. The new concept is nestled next to Metro’s LGBTQ Welcome Center in the city’s Grand Central District. This part of the city has been called a “safe space” for the LGBTQ+ community over the last two decades, and Metro’s newest addition is adding to the education. “Our goal is always to eliminate barriers to care,” Bailey said. “Having owned that space for some time, Metro was lucky enough to grow into what the Grand Central District has become today.” The cafe also has a media wall for presentations and movies meant for education and any events the space hosts. During opening week, it’ll feature podcasting events and an LGBTQ+ youth and senior art market. You can also head into the retail shop to pick up your Cher candle, Dolly Parton charcuterie board or to choose between designer lubes, condoms and adult toys. A lot of the sexual health merchandise is unique to the shop and to the area, according to Bailey, so you won’t have to worry about massproduced toys and cheap protection. “It’s an opportunity to reduce the stigma surrounding sex positive discussions so that customers can not only buy products, but have a well-rounded experience regarding sexuality and safe sex practices,” Brian said. “It offers a far more comfortable atmosphere to browse and learn with access to Metro’s sexual health experts.”

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HAWK’S LANDING: An Asian food hall concept is coming to the old Hall on Franklin.

RAY ROA

Kids in the hall

Two storied Tampa addresses are getting new tenants. By Ray Roa

all on Franklin in Tampa Heights has been closed since last December, but the space may have a new occupant by the end of this year. Asian food hall Urban Hawkers plans to open in the space in the coming months. CEO and founding partner Victoria Vo told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that it’s too early to commit to a date, but the company is eyeing a late 2021 or early 2022 opening. The concept, located at 1701 N Franklin St., will feature multiple booths, and all of them will focus on various Asian-inspired menus. Vo said patrons will walk up and order food then eat it at communal tables—meaning the model is more similar to Armature Works than it is to the former Hall on Franklin. “We are in an underserved community when it comes to Asian cuisine,” Vo added. “There’s a lot of Americanized Asian cuisine, but we’re going to have a heavy focus on bringing back a certain side of the culture to Urban Hawkers.” New “Coming soon” signage featuring giant images of Pepsi went up on Aug. 31 outside the space. Though the names are similar, the concept is not affiliated with the popular Florida-based Asian street food chain Hawkers, which has a nearby location in St. Petersburg. In August of 2020, Hall on Franklin founder Jamal Wilson announced plans to open a new,

yet-to-open project called the Hall in Midtown Tampa in early 2021. Urban Hawkers—whose moniker is a nod to the Asian hawker street food centers—will feature 8 food stalls. Ownership wouldn’t specify what kind of Asian cuisines will be represented, but did say that the stalls aren’t all filled; Urban Hawkers hopes to connect with local chefs to cement those last few spots. Vo grew up in the Bay area and watched her parents run Vo Vo Express, Tampa’s first drivethru Chinese restaurants. She said that as a child, it felt like they might have been the first Asian family in Plant City. “I remember being in first grade and teaching my classmates how to use chopsticks,” she said. So it’s fitting that she’s part of a group that hopes to bring the best Asian food from across the U.S. back home. The partners behind Urban Hawkers met many of the chefs coming to the food hall during trips to states like New York, California and even Texas where pockets of real Asian cuisine are prevalent. “Some of the chefs coming here are some of my favorites that I’ve met across the U.S. I’m usually traveling to these places, which are food destinations for me,” Vo said. “But we want to bring them to Tampa and hopefully open the door for more Asian businesses to come to the Bay area.”

Seminole Heights’ Refinery building leased to folks behind Cigar City, King of the Coop and Westshore Pizza The building that housed one of Seminole Heights’ most iconic restaurants has new owners. On Sept. 1, Michelle and Greg Baker leased the former home of the Refinery and Fodder & Shine parcel over to Flocale Holdings LLC. After the signing, Joe Dodd, founder of King of the Coop, and Travis Masters, CEO of Westshore Pizza, told CL that they—along with Flocale partner and Cigar City Brewing founder Joey Redner—will turn 5910 N Florida Ave. into a new sit-down concept where Tampa Bay can come get Nashville hot chicken plus Westshore grub like ‘za, subs, salads and wings. Dodd envisions patrons ordering via QR code menus, with staff around to answer questions, run food and help bus tables. Redner founded Cigar City Crewing in 2007, sold a controlling stake in the company in 2016 and is currently involved with Rock Brothers Brewing in Ybor City. This new venture brings his efforts to Seminole Heights where Dodd is the king of Nashville hot chicken and Westshore Pizza once had a presence. Rock Brothers, where Masters is an investor, will run the bar and team up with local promoter FWD Thinkers to bring music to an indoor stage in the southwest of the nearly 9,000-square-foot property. Some minor renovations are in order, but Masters said there’s a plan to be open by Dec. 1, adding that Seminole Heights’ Flocale will be home to 4-5 concepts. At one of the concepts, 50% of the proceeds will go to an employee rainy day

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fund while the other 50% goes towards King of the Coop’s new nonprofit dedicated to addressing childhood hunger. Dodd is breaking the lease on King of the Coop’s current location at 6607 N Florida Ave., where he’s currently running as a takeout-only restaurant, and plans to be operating completely out of the new Flocale location by Oct. 1. “We just outgrew the place,” Dodd said. As the ink dried on the paperwork, the Bakers told CL that they’d definitely made some good memories at the address where they opened Fodder & Shine in 2014,before moving their flagship Refinery concept into the building in 2018. After entertaining other offers for the building—which they’d been converting into an event space before the pandemic struck—the Bakers were happy to hand the keys to Dodd, Masters and as especially Redner who Greg Baker has known for decades. “We’re excited about this group.These guys know what they’re doing,” Michelle Baker said. Dodd shared the respect and enthusiasm. “Greg has James Beard nominations on the wall somewhere in here,” Dodd said, alluding to how the pioneering Tampa chef was a Beard Best Chef semifinalist five times. “He’s gonna take those, but we’re going to take pictures, and hang them up on the wall—he’s achieved what a lot of people spend their careers striving for.” The group will keep—and add onto—the “We Are Seminole Heights” mural on the northern wall of the property, plus add an “I Believe in the Heights” mural in the style of the prevalent “I Believe In Nashville” murals. “This new spot is about the community,” Dodd said.

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‘Rona. It’s still a thing, and you should call or contact these local breweries to learn their COVID-19 protocol. Email rroa@cltampa.com and stephanie@cltampa.com for any edits and suggestions. 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

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

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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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A&E EVENTS MOVIES

THEATER

ART

CULTURE

Warhol rising

A pop art icon shows his Western side in St. Petersburg. By Stephanie Powers

‘Lightning Launch Weekend’ includes Stanley Cup movie screening at Tampa Theatre The Tampa Bay Lightning’s official Stanley Cup Champions film came out Tuesday, and fans can get together to watch it at Tampa Theatre on Sept. 18. The premiere screening of NHL Studios’ behind-the-scenes look at the Bolts’ run to back-to-back championships is part of the team’s 3-day “Lightning Launch Weekend,” which

kicks off on Friday, Sept. 17 with Bolts Brew Fest (a local craft beer festival held in partnership with Creative Loafing Tampa Bay). Tickets to see the Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup Champions Film at Tampa Theatre

Opera Tampa announces 2022 season Opera Tampa recently announced its 2022 season, but the company finishes up the 2021

For next year’s lineup, a doll-included love triangle “The Tales of Hoffmann” is on Feb. 11 and Feb. 13, the classic satire “The Pirates of Penzance” happens March 11 and March 13, and two-parter “Gianni Schicchi and Cavalleria Rusticana” is April 22 and April 24. The 2022 shows are only available as a packaged deal for season ticket holders with options from $90$331.62 for Friday evening or Sunday afternoon shows all at Straz Center’s Ferguson Hall. For more information, go to strazcenter.org. Comedian Patton Oswalt cancels Clearwater show over COVID-19 concerns Comedian Patton Oswalt has canceled the Florida dates of his winter “Who’s Ready to Laugh? tour—including a Dec. 30 show at Clearwater’s Nancy And David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre—claiming venues in the state were unwilling to comply with COVID safety measures he was asking of them. Officials at Ruth Eckerd Hall, which operates the Cap, said ticket holders will be contacted about refunds. The cancellations came after Oswalt asked all venues on his “Ready to Laugh” tour to require either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test for admittance to the venue. Only one state on the 2021 docket of dates was unable to comply with those requirements. “I’ll give you one guess as to which state it was,” said Oswalt on an Instagram video posted last week explaining these new safety guidelines. “This difficult decision was made due to the rising numbers of COVID cases and also because I have an ego, but my ego is not big enough to think that people should die to hear my stupid comedy,” further explained Oswalt on Instagram. Businesses in Florida are prohibited by law from requiring documentation of COVID-19 vaccination. (You can thank Gov. Ron DeSantis and his itchy Executive Order pen for that.) Oswalt’s headlining dates at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live on Wednesday, Dec. 29, as well as one in Ft. Lauderdale (Monday, Dec. 27) are canceled, too. Oswalt said that he eventually hopes to rebook these dates. There’s no hard feelings or vendetta towards the state on Oswalt’s side. “Florida—well, I love Florida. We’ve been best of frenemies since the mid-’90s,” said Oswalt.—Matthew Moyer COLLECTION BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM, © 2019 THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, INC.

he American West is not an immediate thought when considering New York-based artist and Velvet Underground buddy Andy Warhol, but an upcoming exhibit at St. Petersburg’s James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art shows his “surprising affinity for western motifs.” “Warhol’s West”—a collaboration from Georgia’s Booth Western Art Museum and the Cochran Collection—brings to light the Pittsburg-born phenom’s “Cowboy and Indians” suite which includes images of Geronimo, Annie Oakley, Sitting Bull, and Theodore Roosevelt. Though his subjects pivot from soup can and Marilyn Monroe portraits we’re used to, the pop artist’s work is “immediately recognizable, impressive, daring, inspirational, and sometimes confrontational.” Warhol was a known admirer of Russell Means, the first director of the American Indian Movement, a militant American Indian civil rights organization, and once made a Means portrait poster Warhol completed. Malynda Washington, Community Engagement Manager at the museum, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that an interactive element of “Warhol’s West” will let guests use technology to create their own Warhol-esque pop-art, multiple-frame piece. “Warhol’s West” opens at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday, Oct. 2 and runs through Jan. 9. Members get access a day early, with a reception on Friday, Oct. 15. Daily tickets cost $20 with discounts for children, seniors, active military and students.

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Q&A

Daryl Hall & John Oates w/Squeeze Monday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. $22 & up. MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre. 4802 U.S. Hwy-1, Tampa livenation.com

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Tempted

Chris Difford and Squeeze want to get you out early on a Monday. By Gabe Echazabal

when they performed at old local haunt, The Agora Ballroom—the current formation of the group will serve as the opening act for Daryl Hall and John Oates’ stop at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre. Earlier this summer, while home in England preparing for Squeeze’s U.S. tour dates, I was lucky enough to have Chris Difford take some time out of his schedule to speak about Squeeze and his many other projects he oversees. Here are highlights from our chat. Read the full Q&A via cltampa.com/music.

Of Squeeze’s recent releases, Cradle to the Grave came out in 2015 and The Knowledge in 2017; are there any plans for a new studio album?

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lever, inventive songwriting is often an art that’s enhanced and perfected when a pair of gifted composers shares ideas. While legendary songwriting duos like George and Ira Gershwin or Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein certainly exemplify that claim, the same is true for some pretty dynamic pop music partnerships. The Beatles’ John Lennon and Paul McCartney or Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the nucleus of the Rolling Stones’ songwriting prowess, spring to mind in that respect. But, not to be forgotten or excluded from that elite class is Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, the pair who formed and created one of the greatest British pop bands of all time, Squeeze. Formed in their native England in the early-’70s by both the budding musicians, it wasn’t until 1978 that the record-buying public would get a chance to encounter the clever, witty, hook-laden sounds of Squeeze. Once the group’s self-titled, debut album was released that year, listeners got a chance to encounter Tilbrook’s dulcet vocal tones and impressive guitar work and Difford’s clever, witty lyrics and his lower octave singing voice. In the midst of the exploding punk rock scene as well as the dawning of the new wave era emerged this sparkling songwriting team’s collaborative band whose sound was more deeply rooted in the strains of The Beatles and The Kinks which set them apart from their spiky haired, flamboyantly attired contemporaries. Carving out a solid string of hit singles in their homeland, starting with the infectious “Take Me I’m Yours” from that debut album, the group’s catchy, melodic power pop sound transferred to unforgettable slices of pure pop magic like “Another Nail in My Heart,” “Black Coffee in Bed,” and—the song they’re probably best known for on America shores,—“Tempted.” While Difford bowed out of the Squeeze lineup for a few years in the late-90s, Tilbrook carried on with the brand name. Both men embarked on solo careers but, in 2007, the pair joined forces again and Squeeze was back to featuring both its primary architects and founders. A series of superb albums have followed as have tours to support those records. Luckily, for local Squeeze fans who might not have seen the band live since its last visit to Tampa—which dates all the way back to 1980

pandemic better than others so I don’t know how that’s going to play out but we’ll just take it a day at a time. The Hall and Oates shows are for the most part outdoor shows so those should be pretty safe. The indoor gigs that we’re doing will be monitored very closely. I think the sad thing is we won’t be able to sort of hang out with fans. Normally, if we’re in town, we’d go and wander around and just be amongst the community of whatever city we were in. I don’t know whether that’s going to be possible since we’ll probably have to remain on the bus most of the time which could be claustrophobic maybe but I’m looking forward to it.

ANOTHER NAIL IN MY HEART: You’re gonna have to go to Tampa’s biggest venue if you want to see Squeeze. You’re on a pretty long tour of the States; is that something you’re looking forward to and are excited about? I’m really excited to go back out on the road. It’s been a while as you can understand and obviously there’s a bit of anxiety. It seems like in America some states have got a grip of the

Squeeze has no plans to write or record any new material at this point. I think what’s going to happen is this year we’ll finish off the touring which we planned to do last year with Hall and Oates and then we’ve got some U.K. shows at the end of the year. Next year, I think Glenn is going to do the first three or four months on his

own and then, beyond that, I really don’t know. It’s really difficult to tell where anybody’s going to be in a year’s time. You often write from a very personal standpoint, sometimes you write in more of a narrative style, how does the inspiration come to you for writing in a specific style? You might write something really personal like the song “Parents” from your 2006 debut solo album, I Didn’t Get Where I Am . Was that something you consciously decided to do at that point? Or does that inspiration come to you in various different ways or shapes? My hand was held during the recording of that first solo album by Francis Dunnery, who produced the record. He suggested that I write something about my parents and he came up with some music and the lyrics fell out. But, mostly, I would say, the good songs are written very quickly and they kind of just come. The ones that I have to labor over, I wonder whether the laboring is for a reason, you know? (laughs). It’s like “Is there a problem afoot here?,” but just recently I’ve written 24, 25 lyrics just by sitting here at my desk and allowing myself to be a songwriter. Why do you think “Tempted” has continued to appeal to so many fans of different ages? I don’t know; I think it’s because it was beautifully sung by [former band member] Paul Carrack, the production is simple, there’s nothing fussy about the song particularly. It’s an intriguing chord sequence over the top of the lyric and I just think it resonates with people maybe because of the temptation within the lyric. You’ve alluded to the fact that your professional relationship with Glenn is better now than maybe it was in past times. What do you attribute that to? Glenn and I have been together probably for 48 years, something like that, and he’s the person I know more than anybody else on the planet apart from my brother, and that’s quite an extraordinary relationship. We’ve had our ups and downs like any relationship does… it’s like a marriage. But it’s about knowing each other’s differences and our similarities and respecting them. Sometimes I think we probably get very frustrated with each other because we don’t understand what we’re trying to communicate, if we’re trying to communicate. The thing that draws us together is our music and the band. The feeling and the rhythm of our songs onstage is something very special for us.

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Quite unusual

Jean-Luc De Meyer talks touring in the age of COVID-19. By Paul Catala

peaking from “somewhere in the middle of to Square One Tour” to the U.S., along with a Belgium at a friend’s house in the garden,” 40-year legacy of on-the-edge EBM and aggresFront 242’s Jean-Luc De Meyer notes the sive stage presence. De Meyer, who left the group myriad of clouds covering a background of blue from 1994-1998 to do other projects, says along sky and says “it’s nice” about sitting outdoors. The with Patrick Codenys, Richard “23” Jonckheere pleasant tranquility of De Meyer’s coordinates and Tim Kroker, F242 will meld all of the band’s belies what the past year of coronavirus-related classic hits with newer songs and some older tunes lockdowns did—as it did to countless other acts— which have never been played live or haven’t been to the noted Belgian electronic band’s touring played in several decades. schedule. “It’s going to be completely different from what Front 242 was originally scheduled to play we did in the past; we have worked an entire year Orpheum in September 2020 before coronavirus to develop a new show. It will look and sound totally cancellations set in nationdifferent,” adds De Meyer, wide. The hope is that on 64. “We’ll play some of the this go-round, the band will old songs and, well, we hope be able to perform its EBM, Front 242 w/Cellmod/DJ Tom Gold some of the audience will industrial and angst-filled remember them, even if Sunday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m. $27-$55 Orpheum, 1915 E 7th Ave., Ybor City hits in Ybor City on Sunday. they weren’t really made Mask required for entry and throughout show “It feels a bit strange. to be played live. They’ll be (unless actively drinking) When the lockdown took good renditions of what’s on theorpheum.com place, suddenly there was the records.” no real direction to the world anymore,” says De De Meyer says he still has fun and enjoys Meyer, whose guttural singing style has become bringing F242’s aura of angst to audiences. He part of the F242’s trademark sound, developing says the 80-minute show features a live DJ and the band playing in front of their videos, except with their style in the late 1980s. In the fall of 2020, Belgium took drastic mea- two or three songs where “the live show makes sures to control COVID, including shutting down the difference.” bars and restaurants and imposing overnight As for Front 242’s future, De Meyer says curfews. De Meyer says despite the measures, the just getting to the musical present has amazed band has forged forward, writing, rehearsing and him. Even without F242, he and his bandmates “doing everything to make it happen.” have enough interests to live “full and inter“We lost our usual touch to the outside world. esting lives” in several career fields. “Do I still We’ve tried to get into the flow again, but there’s like doing this, do I still feel it’s my right way of the menace of things possibly going backwards expressing what I want to express? As long as the again,” he adds. “Because of the fear of the fourth answer is ‘Yes,’ then it’s OK. What’s interesting wave…it’s very difficult for each of us to imagine is we never envisioned a real career doing this and for 40 years, I’ve been thinking ‘This thing that this tour will really take place.” Formed in 1981 near Leuven in Aarschot, is going to be over in 6 months.’ And 39-and-aBelgium, F242 is moving along, bringing its “Black half years later, it’s ‘Nope, not yet.’”

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GMF adds Cedric Burnside, others, releases daily schedule. By Ray Roa

ampa’s Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) has rapper Young MC, along with other rappers Mod added a handful of artists to its three-day Son (a new addition to the lineup), Baby Jake, 2021 lineup and released a daily schedule. Tampa producer Cade and Ol’ Dirty Sundays’ Grammy-nominated blues guitarist Cedric DJ Casper. Burnside is among the new additions along Saturday includes indie-pop favorites Sylvan with Springsteen-esque songwriter Mondo Esso and Matt & Kim, plus rock band Parquet Cozmo who played GMF in 2018. Other addi- Courts and Glove, plus jazz and funk flavor tions at GMF include Denver funk favorite The from Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Perception Motet, Texas psych-rock and Katara. band Bright Light Social Sunday, per tradition, Hour, South Florida regis heavy on jam, funk and gae outfit Artikal Sound heartland rock, and also Gasparilla Music Festival System, Tampa producer includes Keller Williams’ Oct. 1-3. Cade and Minnesota rap- Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park and Kiley Garden, Grateful Gospel set. See the Tampa. gasparillamusic.com per Mod Sun. Gasparilla Music Festival Local favorites like 2021’s daily lineup below. Ol’ Dirty Sundays co-founder DJ Casper and Orlando indie-pop band Someday River have Gasparilla Music Festival 2021 daily lineup also been added to the bill. There’s also been Friday, Oct. 1 Sofi Tukker,Young MC, Mod Sun, a slight change to the lineup that sees revered BabyJake, Cade, DJ Casper, Camp The Park Tampa rapper Mike Mass (GMF 2016 alum) joining Wave Theory. The Wave Theory collective Saturday, Oct. 2 Nas, Sylvan Esso, Matt & was initially billed with rising Tampa rapper Kim, Parquet Courts, Preservation Hall Jazz Perception, but he’s now backed by one of the Band, The Hip Abduction, 99 Neighbors, Glove The Wildmans, Artikal Sound System, best jazz bands in Tampa Bay, Katara. GMF—which is now requiring a nega- Perception w/Katara, Badcameo, Pusha Preme tive COVID test, or proof of vaccination, for Oxford Noland, Row Jomah, Speak EasyvThe entry—has also released the 2021 daily sched- Drain Outs, Noan Partly, Gospel choir ule. As previously announced, headliners Sofi Tukker, Nas and Gov’t Mule, play on Friday, Sunday, Oct. 3 Gov’t Mule, Keller Williams’ Saturday and Sunday respectively, but having Grateful Gospel, The Motet, Mondo Cozmo, a daily schedule makes it easier to plan the Cedric Burnside, The Bright Light Social Hour, long weekend. Vella, Bears and Lions, Mike Mass & Wave Friday lives up to the post-workday happy Theory, Ivy Alex, Visit Neptune, Ella Jet & hour promised by festival goers thanks to ‘90s Future Soul, Leon Majcen, Someday River

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C Unwed Sailor w/Lapêche/Gullwing No surprise to see this hot ticket in the West River because local promoter Aestheticized Presents is staging its first show since March 2020. Mostly instrumental indie-rock act Unwed Sailor headlines, and if you’re a fan of Explosions in the Sky you’ll probably dig it. Formed in ‘98 by

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Tampa Bay’s live music calendar is still recovering from an ongoing pandemic that’s crippled the livelihoods of touring musicians and independent venue owners who used to host them night in and night out. Locals are carrying the scene as it tries to revive itself, but live music needs your help. Sign up to #SaveOurStages, stay home if you’re feeling sick, wear your mask, and get vaccinated if you’re able. Follow the rules wherever you go.

(visit cltampa.com/magazine to see a premiere of the Lapêche’s new video). (Hooch and Hive, Tampa) C Stop ‘N Shop w/Farseek/Cherish This/Yr Glow Tampa band Stop n’ Shop— which describes itself as “post punk for The Killers fans”—is top billing for this Savage Beat DIY show in a Pinellas tattoo shop’s venue space. Farseek brings “confes-

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C Fantastical Tigers This husband and wife lo-fi electro-pop duo brings “music to relax to...or cry to...or both” to Lowry Park where it’s free to see the frequent Wave Theory collaborators. Bring some extra money for tokens though; the bar has the best vintage arcade and pinball games around, and Tacos on Wheels will be in the parking lot selling nosh. If you bring the kids, they have to be out of the venue by 10 p.m., or they’ll be given to Donkey Kong. (Lowry Parcade, Tampa)

C Christopher Cross I saw the godfather of yacht rock a few years back, and I’m going to warn you that he plays a lot of the good stuff first because he hates people who walk into shows late. So, if you don’t want to miss “Sailing,” ride like the wind to get there on time. It’s just across the bridge, not the border of Mexico. (Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater) C The Disco Biscuits Trance-jam band The Disco Biscuits last saw Jannus in December ‘19, and you can finally see it there again this weekend. The livetronica quartet is livestreaming its three Florida shows this weekend (Friday, Sept. 17 in St. Augustine and Saturday, Sept. 18 in Ft. Lauderdale) so there are options if you don’t feel like leaving your house to check out that groovy “Scarlet Begonias” cover. The Philly band has been canceling shows here and there, sometimes with no given reason, so double check before you head out. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg) Front 242 afterparty: DJ Tom Gold It’s not a night at The Castle if Front 242’s “Headhunter” isn’t played, so of course the afterparty for the Belgian EBM favorite’s headline set at Orpheum is is at the iconic Ybor club. The party starts at 10:30 p.m. with DJ Tom Gold playing old school goth, ‘80s, industrial and all the Wax Trax your dark hearts desire. Cover is $5. (The Castle, Ybor City)

C Miky Woodz Puerto Rican trap artist Miguel Angel Rivera Rodríguez, aka Miky Woodz, hits the same North Tampa spot where he opened for collaborator and megastar Bad Bunny in 2017. If Rodríguez follows in his buddy’s footsteps, you might want to take this chance to see him at the suburban club before he goes on to play in a Super Bowl halftime show, or something. His last collab—“Si Te Veo” with Arcangel and Jay Wheeler—already has almost 75 million views since its May release, so he may not fit in that size venue for much longer. An extra $20 will get you VIP though there’s no details of what that entails except for the fancy title. (Whiskey North, Tampa)

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Walk the Moon w/Jany Green Walk the Moon has birthed one of the biggest earworm’s with the 2014 megahit “Shut Up and Dance,” a song so deeply implanted in my brain I feel like it has always existed. The successful Cincinnati synth-pop band has done all the stuff it’s supposed to: played festivals, won some awards, and even remade the “Ghostbusters” theme for the much-hated-but-actually-not-that-bad 2016 movie redo. Its “Dream Plane” tour hits the outside venue for an all-ages night show where L.A. newbie Jany Green brings promising indie-pop to his opening set. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg) CHARLES ELMORE

Rebelution w/Protoje/Collie Buddz/DJ Mackie The California reggae-rock band finally brings its “Good Vibes” tour to St. Petersburg’s waterfront park after being rescheduled from June 2020. The Grammynominated foursome has that “we all graduated from UC Santa Barbara and don’t have many major life-problems” vibe, and there are no COVID-19 protocols listed in the event page’s rules, so maybe Rebelution has its head hiding deep down in West Coast sand hoping ‘rona doesn’t get them in the Sunshine State. The band also partnered with Rock Brothers a few years back for a high-ABV IPA plus its own weed strain, so either way the Rebelution world is crispy. All tickets for last year’s show are good, and don’t be late, the show is over by 10 p.m. since the venue has a curfew. (Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg)

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Johnathon Ford, who rocked with Pedro the Lion for a bit, the three-piece is touring in support of its May album Truth or Consequences. The ‘80s influences Ford claims are highly present on the new album, and it’s all good stuff like The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Brooklyn’s Lapêche—whose amazing new album Blood in the Water came out via Tampa’s New Granada Records—is also on the bill that Tampa instrumental outfit Gullwing opens

TUES 21 sional, folky emo” straight down I-75 from Columbus, Ohio and takes claim, and no shame, to ripping off ‘90s indie band Kind of Like Spitting. Sarasota emo-indie trio Cherish This and Tampa rock band Yr Glow are also on the bill. The all-ages show requires masks and a negative COVID-19 test from the last 72 hours (or proof of vaccination) (Lucky You Tattoo, St. Petersburg)

C Helios Jazz Orchestra w/Scotty Wright Local Jazz guru Dr. David Manson directs the 18-member Helios Jazz Orchestra, which is fronted by vocalist and pianist Scotty Wright for a unique big band show. California jazz musician Wright has been in the biz for over 40 years, and has traveled the world sharing his talent. Expect stellar arrangements of classic jazz pieces like “Jeannine” by Duke Pearson at Hough Hall which will be at half-capacity with masks are required for everyone—vaxxed or not. Check spcollege. edu for current COVID-19 protocols at this SPC-owned venue. (Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)

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2430 Terminal Dr S. St. Petersburg, FL www.daddykool.com • (727) 822 - 5665 Gat damn, here’s something to rap about. Gary, Indiana-born rapper Freddie Gibbs is bringing his 2021 tour to Tampa this fall. Tickets to see Freddie Gibbs play The Ritz in Ybor City, Florida on Nov. 4, 2021 are on sale now and start at $35 for general admission. Bottle service will be available, too. And if you’re wondering how Gibbs—touring behind Alfredo, his Grammy-nominated 2020 LP with The Alchemist—came to book a rare Tampa concert, look no further than Plant High School. Taylor Flom, with Tampa promoter Fwd Thinkers (stylized “FWDThinkers”) which is putting the show on with Alliance, said the show was made possible by Gibbs’

friendship with Plant grad and former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams, who played at the University of California, and spent his offseasons in Los Angeles where Gibbs makes his home. “He and Freddie became friends before any of the success. Mike and Freddie both have larger than life personalities so it makes sense they are so close,” Flom, whose dad coached at Plant, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “Mike is my best friend from high school. Someone who always looked out for me and steered me in the right direction.” Big Boss Rabbit, for real. See more of Josh Bradley’s weekly new concert roundup below.—Ray Roa

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Freddie Gibbs Thursday, Nov. 4. 9 p.m. $35-$100. The Ritz, Ybor City

Whale Feral (Album Release) w/Tamayo Friday, Oct. 15. 8 p.m. $10. Hooch and Hive, Tampa Dean Johanesen Trio Saturday, Oct. 23. 8 p.m. $20-$40. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg Acme Jazz Garage Sunday, Oct. 24. 4 p.m. $20-$40. Hough Hall at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg. Pre-Fest featuring MakeWar/The Eradicator/Mikey Erg/ Doc Hopper/ Raging Nathans/Canadian Rifle/more Tuesday, Oct. 26-Thursday, Oct. 28. 5 p.m. $25. Lucky You Tattoo, St. Petersburg

Evanescence w/Halestorm Tuesday, Nov. 30. 7:30 p.m. $35.75-$375.25. Amalie Arena, Tampa Nitzer Ebb Saturday, Dec. 4. 8 p.m. $27$50. Orpheum, Ybor City Nick Shoulders and the Okay Crawdad Saturday, Dec. 11. 7 p.m. $15. Crowbar, Ybor City Iceage w/Sloppy Jane Sunday, Feb. 27. 7 p.m. $18. Crowbar, Ybor City

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Where the vinyl is: a list of Bay area record stores

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) mid-2019 revenue report said streaming music accounted for 80% of total industry revenues, which rose 18% to $5.4 billion. Vinyl album revenue grew 13% to $224 million, but the RIAA also pointed out that sales of wax still only accounted for 4% of total revenues. Rough translation: Yeah, people are buying more records, but your local shop still needs you more than ever. If you’re reading this page, then you probably already know this, but you need your local shop, too. So many of the spaces listed to the right are so much more than stores. They’re community centers for ArtPool Records (2030 Central Ave., St. Petersburg) 727-433-5195, artpoolrules.com Asylum Sights and Sounds (6566 Central Ave., St. Petersburg) 727-384-1221 Bananas Records (2887 22nd Ave N., St. Petersburg) 727-327-4616 ext. 1, bananasrecords.com Bananas Records Warehouse (2226 16th Ave. N., St. Petersburg) 727 327-4616 ext. 2, bananasrecords.com Blue Moon Antiques, Books & Music (1413 Cleveland St., Clearwater) 727-443-7444 The Clearwater Record Shop (1610 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater) 727-755-1201, clearwaterrecordshow.com

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music lovers. Some of them are venues for local bands. The staff at most of these shops have more musical knowledge in their left ear than you’ll ever have in your entire life; they’re willing to share it with a smile on their face, too. Patronize these brick and mortars… frequently. Make friends with your neighbor behind the counter. Your wallet might be a little lighter, but your mind will be happy in return. You don’t have to stop streaming — let’s face it, no one will — but opening an app will never live up to the feeling of opening the door at your local record store. —Ray Roa

Daddy Kool Records (2430 Terminal Dr. S., Side B, St. Petersburg) 727-822-5665, daddykool.com

Kingfish Records (Main Store) (26024-B US Highway 19 N., Clearwater) 727-351-5177, kingfishrecords.com

Sound Exchange Tampa (14246 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa) 813-978-9316, soundexchangetampabay.com

Disc Exchange (6712 Central Ave., aSt. Petersburg) 727-343-5845, thediscexchange.com

Kingfish Records (Flea Market) (180 Race Track Rd., Tampa) 727-455-9923, kingfishrecords.com

Dunedin Records & Audio (757 Main St., Dunedin) 727-423-4108, dunedinrecords.com

Microgroove (906 N. Florida Ave., Tampa) 813-667-7089, microgroovetampa.co

Sound Exchange Pinellas Park (66th Street N and 86th Avenue N., Pinellas Park) 727-545-0042, soundexchangetampabay.com

Dustin’s Vinyl Shop (180 Race Track Rd., Booth F25 W, Oldsmar) 727-678-6829, facebook.com/pg/dustinsvinylshop

Mojo Books & Records (2540 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa) 813-971-9717, mojotampa.com

Green Shift Music & Comics (5713 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa) 813-238-4177, greenshiftmusicandcomics.com Hello Darlin’ Records (Roving VW Camper) 727-479-6783, hellodarlinrecords.com

Patrick’s Book and Record Store (15215 US Hwy.19 C, Hudson) 727-868-3168, patricksbooksandre.wixsite.com/patricks Planet Retro Records (226 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg) 727-218-7434, planetretrorecords.com

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Hands on

Some of the massage therapists I spoke with felt you should report him, but the majority did not—and I’m going to stick with my advice not to report him. But you get to make your own call.

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I’m a 35-year-old straight woman living in the Midwest. I was seeing a massage therapist for three years and we became very close friends. I referred my friends to him and helped him grow his business. He eventually disclosed to me that he had developed feelings for me. I went into instant shock and said that I had no idea, and that I thought we were only growing in our friendship. He told me that he had to tell me and wanted to leave it up to me if I felt comfortable continuing to see him. I was really numb from my shock and thought I was OK at first, only later realizing how upset and violated I felt. I never went back to him. I found out that he closed his practice during COVID. My question is, should I report him to his ethics board?—Really Upset By Bewildering Erotic Disclosure

the professional code of conduct published by his professional association—the College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia—which bars entering into a “close personal relationship” with a client. He felt the friendship was the ethical violation; if your massage therapist had done the right thing and kept your relationship strictly professional, he wouldn’t have caught feelings for you the way he did. And if he hadn’t caught feelings for you the way he did, RUBBED, he wouldn’t have put himself in the position of having to disclose those feelings to you. Or put you in the position of having to listen to him make that discomforting disclosure. I understand not wanting to see this massage therapist again, RUBBED, and I understand feeling squicky about this. If I were in your shoes, I would probably wonder how much time, if any, passed between my friend/massage therapist becoming

No. This guy was initially your massage therapist, RUBBED, but you eventually became very close friends. I’m going to assume this was one of those consensual friendships—meaning, your former massage therapist didn’t force his friendship on you—and that you welcomed his friendship. So, while you may have gotten to know him in a unique professional setting, you wound up in a kind of two-track relationship with him: he was your massage therapist and also your friend. It’s not uncommon for friends to catch feelings for each other and it would seem to be in that capacity—in his capacity as your friend—that your massage therapist caught feelings for you. Given that he developed feelings for you, I don’t see how he could avoid making this disclosure. Indeed, keeping these feelings to himself while continuing to see you as a client—or dropping you as a client without explanation (an explanation that you, as a friend, would have felt entitled to)—would have constituted an ethical violation. “What he did was borderline, but not unethical,” said a physical medicine practitioner that I shared your question with. “That he brought up the fact that she could/should consider no longer seeing him keeps it just in bounds. The most correct thing would’ve been to maintain boundaries and not become friends in the first place.” A massage therapist I shared your email with told me that your former massage therapist handled this the way he was trained to handle similar situations in the professional ethics courses he was required to take to get his license: disclose and discontinue the professional relationship. Another massage therapist I spoke to did think your former massage therapist was guilty of an ethical lapse. He referred me to

I am new to your wonderful column. I have two questions: 1. Do you personally respond to each email you receive? Or do you only respond to inquiries in your column? (I sent an email this morning and haven’t heard back yet.) 2. Is it possible to get email updates from you on a daily basis, since I would like to read the column every day?—Response Sought Very Persistently

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I’m a healthy and active 72-year-old man who found love the second time around. In fact, I have discovered not only a depth of love I never knew existed; with my new mate I have the most active and satisfying sex life I’ve ever known. My question is this: During nearly a year of solitary processing after my marriage ended, I chanced upon writings about tantric lovemaking practices and was fascinated by them. I began to practice withholding ejaculation, which is a tantric practice that has tremendous benefits. One of those benefits is existing in a state of perpetual desire for my partner and this lovely hum of continual sexual energy between us. But after two years of practicing withholding semen, I now find it almost impossible to come at the time of my choosing. It is almost as if my inner tantric shaman has taken hold of the controls. The wonderful woman in my life consistently has multiple orgasms, but I come about once every seventh or eighth time,

consciously aware of his romantic feelings for me and the moment he disclosed those feelings—and I might find myself thinking back on our previous sessions and feeling a little goobed out. But while it’s uncomfortable to contemplate a massage therapist taking his own pleasure in your sessions, RUBBED, that’s always a risk. (Kind like friends catching feelings for friends is always a risk.) We rely on massage therapists to be professionals and to quash feelings of sexual attraction during a session, regardless of how long we’ve been seeing them. And regardless of what kind of relationship we might have with them outside the treatment room.

off) often report that their perpetually horny partners are more attentive. And while those are attractive perks, I’ve never been tempted to go the orgasm denial route myself. First and foremost, I enjoy coming too much to give it up. And coming in a close second, multiple studies have shown a link between frequent ejaculation and a lower incidence of prostate cancer. Maybe at 72 you’re not worried about prostate cancer— seeing you haven’t gotten it by now—but guys who don’t want to risk prostate cancer should err on the side of busting those nuts (which is not to be confused with busting those balls). As for your problem, WAD, if withholding orgasms is making it difficult for you to have ‘em when you want ‘em, well, then you might wanna stop withholding ‘em. But considering how much pleasure you get out of withholding them—that buzz, those spectacular orgasms when you do come—maybe unpredictable orgasms are a price you’re willing to pay. It’s also possible that age caught up with you and your orgasms became a little less reliable at the same time you took up tantric sex practices. (For the record: tantra is a nearly two-millennia old tradition/body of wisdom that originated in India and is typically practiced by Hindus and Buddhists. While sex is a part of tantra, sex isn’t the only thing tantra is about.)

and only when we have a long, involved, and deeply connected sex session. While the release, when it comes, is always spectacular, I would like to have more control over my orgasms. Do you have any suggestions? —Wanting A Direction Men who practice orgasm denial—whether they’re withholding their own orgasms or being denied orgasms by their dominant partners— often report existing in a pleasantly buzzy state of perpetual horniness. Doms who lock their lover’s cocks up in chastity devices (instead of relying on them to refrain climaxing or jacking

1. I can’t respond to every email I receive; there are too many of them and just one of me. And while I’m the kind of progressive who feels bad about anything and everything, I don’t feel too bad about this. Because after hearing from so many people who’ve said that just the act of writing to me was helpful—that putting their problem in an email helped them—and hearing from just as many people who’ve said that my advice is terrible, RSVP, I long ago concluded that the people I don’t respond to are the ones I’m helping most. 2. I have a brand-new website—courtesy of the tech-savvy, at-risk youth—where you can sign up for my new weekly email newsletter, which includes links to new columns and old ones, my weekly podcast, upcoming book events, and more. And while new columns only come out once a week, RSVP, there are enough old columns in the archives for you to read a brand-new-to-you column every day for the rest of your life. Contact mail@savagelove.net, follow @ FakeDanSavage on Twitter, and bookmark my new website at savage.love!

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