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St. Pete’s Tomlinson center closes, ending nearly 100-year run teaching immigrants and GED seekers. By Kyla Fields and ESOL students were practicing for the citizenship test on the third level. With teachers beginning to clear their classrooms out, free books and school supplies appeared on tables throughout Tomlinson. “Now that the closure is finally happening, I just feel like it’s my responsibility to help students feel comfortable about the new places they’re going to,” said Brewer—who Jennings described as “the great defender” of students. “We’re reassuring them that it’s not the services that are going away, it’s just the building.” Luisa Shamas, a former ESOL student and Brewer’s current intern, created a change.org petition two months ago in another effort to try

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to save the historic school. “As a community, we understand that the pandemic has negatively affected the number of students we are receiving, but we strongly believe that there are other ways to fund Tomlinson and that the solution is not to close its doors” the petition, with almost 1,500 signatures, said. “Sometimes we need to fight for what we think is good for the community…St. Pete will become Miami in 10 years, do we really want that?” asked Shamas, who moved to St. Petersburg from Spain years ago. She originally wanted to work in the ESOL program, before realizing that underserved St. Petersburg natives needed Tomlinson just as much as immigrants like herself did.

Both teachers and students have other institutions in Pinellas County where they’ll continue taking and teaching classes next year— Lakewood High School, St. Petersburg College campuses or the Clearview Adult Education Center—but one of the most invaluable losses is the dissolution of Tomlinson’s ESOL program. The course offered six months of classes for $45, eight different levels, administered by full-time teachers during the day and night, rolling admission (meaning you could join or leave class whenever) and no immigration papers required for enrollment. Tomlinson had one of the most extensive ESOL programs in all of Central Florida. It wasn’t uncommon to witness continued on page 12

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he halls of Tomlinson Adult Learning Center were covered in Christmas decorations and colorful poster projects. You’d never guess that the century-old school was just days away from shutting its doors forever. The three-story building overlooking St. Petersburg’s Mirror Lake has been educating eager minds since 1924 and taught its final class on Friday, Dec. 17. Due to a wide variety of financial factors—including declining enrollment and an aging building—Tomlinson is officially closed. The fate of the historic building is up to the Pinellas County School Board. “We’ve known our enrollment numbers have been struggling and have worked to defend them and to try to build them up,” Patrick Jennings, an English as a Second Language (ESOL) teacher told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay in a phone call. “It’s been very hard to support the building and the programs that we used to have.” Jennings added that COVID-19-related fears of face-to-face class and the rapidly increasing cost of living in downtown St. Pete added to the decline in student numbers. Tomlinson’s adult students range in age from their early-’20s to their late-’70s all working to either learn a new language, certain trades, or get their GEDs. Earlier this year, Mark Hunt, Executive Director of Career, Technical and Adult Education at Pinellas County Schools, presented data to the school board that noted the steady decline of students coming from zip codes immediately surrounding Tomlinson. “It would be reasonable to say that the real estate market is a factor that’s pushing our students north,” Jennings said. “Both Clearview and Clearwater Adult Center have strong ESOL numbers.” Although Tomlinson’s closure saddens teachers, administrators and students alike, the school’s atmosphere was still spirited and encouraging. Mere weeks before the closure, life continued as normal, with guidance counselor Patricia Brewer intaking new students near the main entrance; although Tomlinson is closing, Brewer can still set up testing for the new students, making their eventual transfer to other schools easier. Elsewhere at Tomlinson, advanced GED classes were still happening on the second floor,

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BEST OF TOMS: Patrick Jennings, an ESOL teacher said he’s ‘had more fun these past few months since—I can’t even remember when.’ continued from page 11 students coming from Tampa and beyond to attend ESOL classes at the lakeside school. Tomlinson saw thousands of immigrants come and go throughout the decades. Whether it was during the influx of Vietnamese refugees in the late-1970s or to serve Tampa Bay’s ever-growing Hispanic and Caribbean populations, Tomlinson helped them learn skills to thrive in an unfamiliar and sometimes unwelcoming country. It wasn’t uncommon that Tomlinson educators were some of the first people freshly immigrated folks would talk to upon arriving in this country. Jennings, who’s spent the last 10 years as an administrator, taught ESOL at Tomlinson since August 2021. “I’ve had more fun these past few months since—I can’t even remember when,” he told CL at Tomlinson’s Dec. 8 farewell brunch. His students came from countries across the globe— Honduras, China, Belarus, Jordan and Colombia to name a few. The veteran educator will spend his last few years before retirement at SPC’s Midtown campus, where he will teach Adult Basic Education and GED, and hopes to stay in touch with his current ESOL students. Alongside education itself, Tomlinson educators would often provide students with countless

other resources, whether it was finding local food pantries, free clinics, transportation, tuition assistance or jobs. The school often worked with local organizations, like Read Pinellas, to provide the much needed resources. During the height of quarantine, Tomlinson educators provided students with tablets so that they could continue classes online, as highlighted in the summer 2020 newsletter. In Tomlinson’s final weeks, Brewer helped students access free bus passes, provided by a Read Pinellas grant, to help them make the transition to their new schools next year. ESOL students are continuing their education at various other schools throughout the county—although no program will be as extensive as Tomlinson’s. Some students will attend technical classes at different SPC campuses, while others continue GED programs at local community centers like Pinellas County Urban League and Clearview Adult Education Center—located just five miles north of Tomlinson. One classroom in particular—Toby Isaacson’s literacy class—is luckily sticking together through the transition. She and her 8 students with ages ranging from early-20s to late-70s make the transition to Lakewood High School to resume classes in January.

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The building’s fate It’s unclear what might happen to the 97-yearold building at 296 Mirror Lake Dr. N. Property records show that it’s owned by the Pinellas School system, and a spokesperson for Pinellas Schools told CL that the school board would have to make a decision on the building’s fate. Property records say that the building’s market rate in 2021 is $3.3 million. The three-story building was originally constructed in the early 1900s as a junior high school and by 1931 bore the name “The Vocational School,” as it pivoted towards technical education. In the 1950s, then-current principal Nat Clark stated that “Tomlinson collects all of the students that the other high schools didn’t want,” according to a 1986 article in the Tampa Tribune. The ‘70s and ‘80s marked the height of vocational education at Tomlinson, as it offered a wide variety of programs like cosmetology, industrial sewing, manufacturing and repair, reupholstery and certified medical assistance. Members of the Tomlinson school family and surrounding St. Petersburg residents want to see the century-old building repurposed into another community-centered space. Principal Godfrey Watson cites plumbing, roofing, and

general infrastructure problems throughout the 97 year-old building. “A local designation for Tomlinson would add to Mirror Lake’s inventory of historicallydesignated properties that already includes the Shuffleboard Club, The Coliseum, and the original St. Petersburg High School,” Manny Leto. Executive Director of Preserve the ‘Burg, told CL in an email. “Without local designation, the building could be demolished. We think the community would rather see this building remain in place and adapted for another use. The former high school, built in 1919 and located almost next door, is a great example. It’s currently home to 50 condo units.” One student in Tomlinson’s digital photography class—a program that was initiated mere months ago—mentioned seeing survey flags throughout the property, citing circulating rumors that the lot has already been purchased, although it cannot be confirmed. Earlier this year, the attorneys office which shares a portion of the Tomlinson property listed its section for roughly $5 million, but has since taken down the “for sale” sign. Only time will tell what the Pinellas County school board decides to do with the historic building and its surrounding lot. Whether it’s a rehabilitated community center or a high-rise apartment overlooking the scenic Mirror Lake, St. Petersburg is undoubtedly losing a historical landmark that has helped thousands of marginalized folks throughout the decades—locals, immigrants, and refugees alike. The current faculty put a positive spin on the inevitable, and is confident that the Tomlinson spirit will disperse across other adult education programs in Pinellas County. “I keep reminding my students that everyone who has helped them here, is just somewhere else helping people,” Principal Watson told CL in a hopeful tone. On Wednesday, Dec. 8, handfuls of former teachers and students gathered for a farewell celebration in the hallway of Tomlinson’s first floor, holding paper plates, discussing memories, and taking photos together. At the party, Principal Watson took time to shout out one student in particular—Kenny Reddick, a man in his 60s who recently graduated with his GED after a decade of taking classes at Tomlinson. After learning how to read in basic literacy classes and persevering through years of medical issues, Reddick and his longtime tutor Jim Gibbs said goodbye to the folks that helped them with this incredible milestone. Kenny’s catch phrase “winners never quit and quitters never win” could be heard echoing through the halls of the school that day. Principal Watson, current and former students, and faculty gathered around Kenny, clapping as he proudly held up his diploma— one of the last ones to come out of Tomlinson.

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he Tampa Police Department (TPD) was in the national spotlight this year for its controversial crime-free multi housing program, but that wasn’t the only thing putting eyes on our local cops. Read a full and extended version of this story via cltampa.com.

TPD’s controversial crime free multi-housing debacle After the Times released an investigation highlighting how TPD helped targeted mainly Black renters for eviction since 2013, the floodgates opened and news spread around the country. CL talked to Yale professor Jason Stanley, author of “How Fascism Works” who condemned the program, especially the likening of criminals to “weeds." "No police department should be using this language about people in their city.” Stanley added.

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Tampa man wrongfully imprisoned for 37 years sues TPD officers for falsifying evidence A man who spent 37 years in prison after the Tampa Police Department falsified evidence against him is now suing four TPD officers and an “expert witness” for damages. DuBoise was just 18 when he was arrested in 1983 after four TPD officers allegedly conspired to falsify evidence against him in order to wrongfully convict him of murder and rape. From the day of his arrest until his release last year, Robert DuBoise consistently maintained his innocence.

Tampa’s Metro Rapid bus seats are being reinstalled, and HART says TPD requested their removal Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority is reinstalling Tampa’s Metro Rapid bus seats. Both HART and Hillsborough County Commissioner Mariella Smith said that in February 2020, Tampa Police Department (TPD) requested that the seats be removed to prevent crime. After a contentious three years, Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan retired Brian Dugan’s time as chief of police in Tampa was marred by lies (including a whopper to Fox News) and excessive use of force against Black and Brown protesters. He retired in September of this year. Tampa’s former police Dugan sent petty texts to a city council member for liking an activists’ Tweet

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A Tampa protester marched for Black lives last year and due to false charges from TPD, faced up to five years in prison After Tampa police attacked peaceful protesters for marching on Dale Mabry in July of 2020, they sought of battery on a law enforcement officer charges against Jamie Bullock, despite having no evidence of the crime. Video obtained by CL shows that a Tampa police officer encouraged fellow cops to “try to get charges” on protesters during the protest. Bullock stood her ground, however, and the state dropped charges against her, citing a lack of evidence to prosecute.

Black TPD cop who was fired for using the N-word hot his job back The Daily News said a Black cop who was fired from TPD for using the N-word was back on the job after officials determined the punishment was too harsh. Mayor Castor and TPD supported Cuban government protesters, in a stark contrast to how they treated BLM protesters the year before Castor publicly supported Cuban protesters in a video and followed that up by attending a ‘support Cuba rally’ in West Tampa. This left protesters from the George Floyd uprising wondering why their protests were treated so differently.

Newly emerged expert report alleges ‘coverup’ in 2014 fatal Tampa police drug raid According to TPD records within a report from former DEA agent Michael Levine, an internationally recognized policing expert, after Westcott was killed, the police found .02 grams of marijuana in his house. ‘Blow the money and have fun’: Tampa police officers spent department money on drinks, strippers and gold teeth Documents obtained by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay showed that in January of 2020, officers from the Tampa Police Department (TPD) went on what they said was going to be an undercover investigation at a Tampa strip club. After several drinks, lap dances for every officer, and spending over $400, no new evidence came up. TPD’s Internal Affairs Unit later discovered that $300 in department funds were used to buy gold teeth for an officer.

Police squad 363 served a search warrant in the area of W Kennedy and S Fielding Avenues and seized 380 pounds of edible marijuana packaged in Halloween candy packages. “Be cautious of who you receive candy from. Stay safe!” TPD wrote. Below the text, a picture of what looks like the Halloween candy the department claimed to be edibles. Then, the comments started pouring in. “Guys….give us a break. Nobody is giving away free drug laced candy,” one commenter wrote. “Focus on real issues like ending your program that kicks people out of their homes and onto the street."

LOUD AND CLEAR: Activists protest HB-1 outside Tampa Police headquarters in January. During a council meeting to review the controversial program, TPD interim police chief Butch Delgado said he didn’t know of TPD shuttling anyone to council to speak positively about crime-free, but CL found that TPD did indeed drive people there. After failing to spin the story, TPD gave in and announced a new program in its place. But the department refused to admit it was changing, and called tweaks an “expansion” even though key aspects of the program were said to be changing. This left many who spoke at city council skeptical.

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Per the Tampa Bay Times, a late July text exchange between Dugan and City Council member Bill Carlson shows the retiring chief not holding back on his biggest critic on council. And Carlson didn’t spare Dugan his opinion of the chief’s time at the helm of the Tampa Police Department. Tampa police department roasted for spreading ‘bullshit’ Halloween marijuana myth “Do not get tricked while you’re getting treats!” Tampa Police Department (TPD) posted to Twitter on Oct. 30. The post claimed that Tampa

Cops finally stopped trying to keep activists from protesting around Tampa’s Christopher Columbus statue This one is a collab between the City of Tampa and TPD. In 2020, TPD defended Tampa’s Columbus statue from protesters who had covered it in fake blood during a tense stand-off. In 2021, protesters again protested the statue, decrying the city for not taking it down. TPD was nowhere to be found this year. Columbus did not discover America, was a pedophile and fed Native babies to dogs. Tampa’s police budget grew more than any other major U.S. city Bloomberg report found that the city of Tampa had increased its police department budget by 8.6% for the fiscal year of 2021. Based on CityLab data, this was the largest police budget increase among all 50 cities included in the analysis, followed by Fresno, California; San Diego; Sacramento; and Atlanta. The city refused to make changes to a citizen’s review board that could hold TPD accountable for their issues This one falls on the shoulders of the city and the police, but the call for changes to Tampa’s toothless citizen review board were in response to rampant police problems, and the lack of accountability from the review board. Spoiler alert—significant changes to the review board never happened.

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lorida already has invasive Burmese pythons, Nile crocodiles, herpes monkeys and capybara, but in February it added one of the world’s largest predatory freshwater fish, which can grow up to 10-feet long and weigh over 400 pounds. While on a winter along the Caloosahatchee River, Cape Coral resident Leah Getts spotted a dead arapaima, which is a massive nonnative fish typically found in South America’s Amazon Basin, reported Fort Myers news station WBBH. “It was bigger than my 7-year-old. I thought that is nothing I’ve ever seen before. It was kind of white with a pinkish tail,” Getts told the station. “It had a huge kind of open bass looking kind of mouth. It didn’t look like anything I had heard of or seen before.” But that wasn’t the only slice of wild Florida that dominated traffic on our website. An alligator chasing some guy fishing for tarpon climbed the analytics and so did Henry Sadler, a St. Petersburg science teacher who was diving with a friend in Central Florida when they uncovered a 50-pound leg bone from a Columbian Mammoth, an extinct distant relative of the Asian elephant that last roamed the Earth over 10,000 years ago. See the rest of CL’s most read news stories of 2021 below.

vaccine. In January, as the initial vaccine rollout started, Publix was only offering vaccine in Florida counties won by Republicans. DeSantis said the initial rollout was focused on areas where hospital systems might need assistance and where there are large senior populations, but a late 2021 study found that plan definitely hurt communities of color. Not to be outdone, Florida GOP Chair Joe Gruters and Rep. Anthony Sabatini, the very same month, announced plans to speak at the Florida Freedom Rally, also happening on

Labor of love After hearing several local business owners complain that they can’t find employees for hourly work, Florida man Joey Holz set about his experiment applying to 60 entry-level jobs in a month to prove the so-called “labor shortage” is a myth. His findings are documented in a spreadsheet, and after continually applying for jobs tied to owners who publicly complained about a lack of applicants, he said he only received one interview, at which point the business owner

the parking of The River Tampa Bay Church. But he eventually moved his congregation back indoors. The move was in stark contrast to county rules for businesses, but those rules didn’t apply to churches able to flaunt precautions because of Gov. DeSantis’ decision to exempt religious entities. God will provide, we guess. In the face of HB1 “anti-riot’ legislation, Black Lives Matter activists marched out of Tampa’s Cyrus Green Park With legislation hell bent on criminalizing protest dominating the news, apprehension surrounding Florida’s new anti-dissent, 1A-crackdown legislation most definitely affected turnout at the April rally. Organizers said they could see a couple thousand come up, but less than a thousand, still spirited, demonstrators actually hit the street.

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Get me out of here Florida is… interesting, so it wasn’t a shock to see stories about new flight paths out of here get a lot of attention. Oddly enough, CL readers really wanted to take nonstop flights to Savannah and Key West. Whatever, people, just wear a mask, OK?

Every single stingray at a ZooTampa touch tank mysteriously died In May, ZooTampa officials said 12 stingrays housed at the Stingray Bay exhibit. An investigation eventually found the cause of death to be gas bubble disease, aka embolisms similar to what happens to scuba divers who get “the bends.” Stingray Bay will not reopen and a new exhibit is in the works. Feds, Dave Bautista want to know who carved “TRUMP” into a manatee's back Less than a week after the insurrection the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it was seeking information regarding a manatee that was discovered with “Trump” scraped into its back near the Blue Hole on the Homosassa River. Days later, Dave Bautista, a former WWE wrestler and “Guardian of the Galaxy” cast member, offered a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of whoever did it. Your crazy, Alex Jones-loving uncle naturally blamed it on Antifa. Vaccines, politicized It should come as no surprise, but the Florida GOP found a way to politicize a life-saving

DON’T TREAD ON ME: Add arapaima to the list of Florida invasive species. one of the busiest days during the Legislative committee week. The event appeared to be organized by Florida chapters of anti-vax groups, Moms For Freedom, and the Conscious Coalition. Mercifully, but was mercifully postponed. The Supreme Court’s push to turn 14th Amendment into a privilege that legislatures can remove Not surprisingly, CL’s only non-Florida column took a ton of traffic when its author, Jeffrey C. Billman rightfully skewered SCOTUS’ attempts to dismantle Roe v. Wade.

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State Rep. Anna Eskamani shares creepy Gaetz and Greenberg voicemail with CL Last spring, Orlando-based Democratic State Rep. Anna Eskamani posted a thread to Twitter, detailing an incredibly uncomfortable voicemail from Congressman Matt Gaetz and former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg, two Florida Republicans currently under investigation for underage sex crimes. Eskamani shared the 27-second voicemail, which she says was sent on July, 4, 2019, with Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, and you’re right to think that it’s creepily disgusting.

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he reinstallation of Tampa’s Metro Rapid bus seats has been delayed, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) says. After Creative Loafing Tampa Bay published a story about Metro Rapid’s missing bus seats on Dec. 1, HART said they would reinstall the seats. The Tampa Police Department had requested their removal in 2020, claiming public seating led to loitering, drug dealing and vandalism. HART told CL the project would be completed before Dec. 13, but as of Dec. 15 many seats at the stops were still missing. Some stops that were formerly completely gutted had two seats reinstalled, with several of the metal housings for the seats still empty. Most of the stops that did have two seats reinstalled found the seats spaced far apart from each other. Others had small benches with antihomeless bars in the middle installed instead of the original seating. Some Metro Rapid stops, like one south of Sligh Avenue on Nebraska Avenue, still had zero seats as of Dec. 15. CL reached out to Nikki Frenney, director of communications and marketing at HART, for an update on how the reinstall was going. Frenney told CL that Insite—the company that is contracted by HART to reinstall the seats— were not able to handle all of the seat reinstalls last week, as she had formerly told CL would be the case. She said that Insite told her that around 25% of the original bus stop seats have been reinstalled.

“If not by the end of this week, then all of the seats should be reinstalled by the end of the month,” Frenney told CL. In the meantime, some bus riders up and down Nebraska Avenue now have a place to sit, but many are still stuck waiting without seating. The Metro Rapid route was launched in 2013, with seating for 8-12 people originally included in the construction of the shelters. The route is marketed as a quick and easy way for people to transit between the University Area and Downtown Tampa, with an advertised 15-minute wait on weekdays and 30 minutes on the weekend. But after the seats were removed, those with trouble standing for extended periods of time found themselves in a tough spot. In the U.S., 17 million adults are unable or have extreme difficulty walking a quarter of a mile, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s 7% of the population. This number rises to 1% when including people with limited physical abilities, such as difficulty standing. According Mobility Lab, a research and communications center, without benches, these 16% of adults face huge—if not insurmountable—hurdles to using public transportation. By Mobility Lab’s estimate, that’s around 39.5 million people whose only transportation choice is driving due to lack of accommodations, putting potentially millions of more vehicles on the road across the country and thousands more on the road in Tampa.

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Study: Publix vaxx rollout initially failed low-income neighborhoods. By Justin Garcia

new study from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) shows that distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Florida reached the intended senior population, but failed to ensure equal access for people of color and lower-income communities. The study, published in the Health Affairs Journal, explored the vaccine rollout at Publix Super Markets across Florida. During the rollout, state officials cited the Lakeland-based grocery giant’s large Florida footprint and said the chain was better prepared for the assignment than other retailers. The researchers analyzed 974 Florida ZIP codes from the 2019 census that offered data on education levels, ethnicity, race and other demographic trends. Spatial clustering analysis of Publix vaccination sites per 100,000 people found greater vaccine availability in moderately populated areas where residents were significantly older, richer and whiter. The poor and people of color found themselves in “cold spots,” or areas of lower vaccine availability. The study revealed cold spots existed mostly in low and high population density areas, with a higher proportion of those spots containing Hispanic residents and a higher number of single-parent households, such as inner-city Miami-Dade County and inland rural regions of Florida. In addition, the study revealed stronger associations between the number of vaccination sites in a ZIP code and race and ethnicity, and a weaker association with percentage of residents at or below the poverty line. “The goal is to provide equal vaccine access to all,” said Jennifer Attonito, Ph.D., the study’s lead author and an instructor of health administration in FAU’s College of Business. “Granted,

this vaccine distribution was a rapid response, but it’s important to look at financial means, internet access and transportation issues so that we are better prepared for future public health emergencies.” Attonito worked on the study with George Luck, M.D., and Mario Jacomino, M.D., both associate professors in FAU’s College of Medicine; FAU students Keren Fishman and Maral Darya; and Whitney Van Arsdale, a biological scientist for the Florida Department of Health in West Palm Beach. Initial vaccine priority was given to residents 65 and older living in long-term care facilities, frontline health workers and seniors in the general population. In early January, Publix became the first retail pharmacy to offer vaccinations in Florida, the third most-populous state, with more than 21.4 million residents. “Although there were sociodemographic disparities during the initial vaccine rollout, our study shows that Florida’s most vulnerable population, adults 65 and older, had a head start on getting immunized against COVID-19 because mounting evidence at that time showed that they were at greatest risk of experiencing severe illness, hospitalization or potentially dying from the disease,” said Luck, director of professional education at FAU’s Simulation Center in the Schmidt College of Medicine. But while Publix has more than 800 stores in the Sunshine State, only 23 of Florida’s 67 counties were offering COVID-19 vaccines as of February, the study noted. Early research shows that COVID-19 may cause more significant health issues for traditionally marginalized groups, “which makes equal vaccination distribution of paramount importance,” the study stated.

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The 21 most important political stories of 2021—and what they tell us about 2022. By Jeffrey C. Billman and urbanites to vote. More than once this year, the House of Representatives has passed legislation to protect voting rights: The For the People Act would ban gerrymandering, automatically register voters, and expand early voting. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would restore key provisions of the Voting Rights Act. Both have stalled in the Senate, victims of a procedural anachronism that allows the minority party to effectively veto the majority’s agenda.

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1. Jan. 6 This actually happened: The president lost his reelection bid by more than 7 million votes but declared that the election was rigged. His demonstrably false claims were trumpeted by media propagandists who spun increasingly fantastic yarns about voting machine companies and hackers and something to do with Venezuela. He pressured state officials to “find” votes for him, while his campaign lawyers and administration officials drummed up plans for the vice president to unilaterally overturn the election results. When the vice president refused, the president riled up an angry mob. “If Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election,” he told them. When they marched to the Capitol, breached security, and rampaged the halls of Congress, the president refused to call them off. Five people died. In Congress, more than half of the president’s party still voted to block Joe Biden’s victory. 2. The second impeachment No Trump official has been held accountable for the attempted coup, and the only Republicans who’ve paid a political price were those who condemned Trump. GOP leaders who tepidly criticized Trump in the insurrection’s aftermath backpedaled the second they realized the base was on his side. The overwhelming majority of Republicans found a pretense for voting against his impeachment. Only 10 representatives and seven senators went against the party’s leader. They’ve been viciously attacked ever since. 3. The voting rights crackdown The Big Lie offered Republican legislatures a pretext to “protect” the “integrity” of elections—in other words, to make it harder for people of color

bill that pumped $1.9 trillion into the economy while teasing the White House’s ambitious domestic agenda, including expanded subsidies for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act and new child tax credits. Studies say the child tax credits will lift as many as 4 million kids out of poverty, and the expanded Obamacare subsidies ensured that almost everyone could get a quality, low-cost health plan. Both were pitched as “emergency” measures with the wink-wink expectation that they would continue into perpetuity. Maybe not.

EpiPens—reportedly told colleagues he thought poor people would use child tax credits to buy drugs and workers would abuse paid sick leave.) For months, Democrats accommodated their demands, but Manchin and Sinema kept moving the goalposts. Then, on Sunday, days after presenting the White House with a compromise he said he’d support, Manchin announced on Fox News that he wouldn’t vote for Build Back Better. The next morning, Goldman Sachs slashed its economic growth forecasts for the first half of 2022.

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he dystopian nightmare of 2020 concluded with a glimmer of hope. Donald Trump had been defeated. COVID vaccines were on the way. The economy was showing signs of life. That fantasy didn’t last a week. If anything, 2021 was a long, grueling extension of 2020. And by the looks of things, our democracy will likely be in even more precarious shape 52 weeks from now. (Sorry to harsh your mellow.) So for my final columns of 2021 and my first of 2022, I’ve compiled the 21 most important political stories of this godforsaken year, all of whose repercussions will be felt well into the future. In Part I, we’ll examine two threads: the fallout from the Big Lie and congressional Democrats’ inability to match their voters’ expectations.

JOE BLOW: Joe Biden and progressives got played by coal baron buddy Joe Manchin. 4. The filibuster The absurdity of the filibuster came into sharp relief this year, exacerbating as it did the antidemocratic nature of the U.S. Senate itself. By allowing it to remain in place, Democrats have placed themselves in a straitjacket. The results: No voting rights legislation. No immigration reform. No assault weapons ban. No law to codify abortion rights. A watered-down infrastructure bill. And because of the filibuster, Dems had to stuff most of their priorities into a massive, complicated reconciliation package that is— charitably—now on life support. 5. The American Rescue Plan Democrats circumvented the filibuster to pass the American Rescue Plan Act, a pandemic relief

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The child tax credits expire this month, and the health care provisions end next year. Legislation to keep them going has faltered in the Senate. 6. Build Back Better The hang-up isn’t the filibuster—not directly— but rather Democrats’ Manichema problem: Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. One or both of them have publicly objected to the Build Back Better package’s overall price tag, raising taxes on the wealthy, letting Medicare negotiate drug prices, addressing climate change, and most recently, the bill’s “temporary” extension of child tax credits. (In private, Manchin—who drives a Maserati, is deeply invested in coal, and whose daughter made a fortune by gouging allergy sufferers on lifesaving

7. The infrastructure deal So Build Back Better is dead, at least for now—a crushing blow to progressive ambitions. But Biden did accomplish something in his first year that Trump failed to do in four: pass a bipartisan infrastructure deal. It was a big deal—if not everything the White House wanted. To win enough Republicans to overcome a filibuster, Democrats cut their original proposal in half, which meant excising most of the climate provisions. To get House progressives on board, however, Biden promised to address the climate crisis with Build Back Better. You see how that’s worked out. Part two next week.

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Not to be outdone by Gruters, the biggest troll in Tallahassee, Republican Rep. Anthony Sabatini files a bill that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to be armed at state legislative meetings. People actually vote for this guy, but could you imagine being related to him?

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A Florida resident banned for life from an airline after defying a federal mask mandate by wearing panties on his face, says he’s basically the same as civil rights icon Rosa Parks, a Black woman who famously refused to move from her seat for a white passenger on a bus in 1955. “Everything else that has sparked change has started from everyday people, “ Adam Jenne told Cape Coral’s WBBH. “Rosa Parks was nobody famous. She changed the course of history.” I don’t know what’s more absurd, the actual statement or the fact that the station just let him say that unchecked.

Three conservation groups move toward filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection over water-quality problems that have led to a record number of manatee deaths this year in Florida. As of Dec. 10, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission days says 1,056 manatees have died in 2021. That’s good because if manatees had middle fingers, they’d be using them right about now, too.

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ou screamed for ice cream when Bo’s hit a rough patch this year, but that wasn’t all Creative Loafing Tampa Bay foodie fans were into this year. Besides the always-debated Best of the Bay awards, readers all wanted to know about openings and closings, which we’ll continue to write about in 2022. Tampa’s iconic Bo’s Ice Cream reopens after temporarily closing due to family emergency Meet Josh Vitte in person and you can feel how much he loves the family business. In August, we found out how much the community loved it, too, when Seminole Heights’ iconic Bo’s Ice Cream temporarily closed due to a tragedy in the family. The shop reopened within a week, but well wishes and monetary help rolled in for employees left without paychecks for a few days. “A lot of people reached out over the weekend, and the outpouring from the community was tremendous. Some of them asked if we started a GoFundMe, and I had honestly never thought of that,” Vitte told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.

South Tampa’s Cake Drip bakery reopened after closing in face of harassment Hyde Park Village’s Cake Drip reopened last month after harassment from neighbors forced the boutique bakery and dessert shop to temporarily close. Owner Faronda Davis was hoping to get her store moved to a different location, but it seems that is not happening. Davis told CL that Cake Drip is the only Black-owned business in Hyde Park Village, and added that upstairs residents have complained that the business’s music is too loud since she opened in March. (Nearby Social Status has POC ownership, but is two blocks away.) Davis previously told CL she thinks it goes beyond the sound. Especially after a neighbor was caught on video berating Davis and her daughter. The video was captured after the neighbor allegedly entered Cake Drip, was told to leave, yelled at the employees, called Davis a “Black bitch” and then hit Davis. “I had to get an attorney because I feel like I’ve been bullied and I’ve been dealing with this since the day I moved in,” Davis said. “I don’t think it’s about music.”

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YEAR IN REVIEW

Tampa’s new Rosie the Riveter-themed bar opened on Dale Mabry As an ode to Rosie the Riveter, servers sport red bandanas and denim tops and are referred to as the bar’s “Rosies.” A rep for the restaurant told CL in January that male employees wear more military and tactical uniforms. “The idea is that the Rosies are in charge here,” the rep said. The spot is located at 2301 N Dale Mabry Highway, right next to 2001 Odyssey. St. Pete’s famous Biff Burger closed, and everything was for sale at auction Since the mid-1950’s Tampa Bay’s last remaining Biff Burger has been slinging milkshakes, patty melts and iconic flame-broiled burgers out of its 5,000 square-foot building featuring the concept’s original W-shaped roof and checkered exterior. Unfortunately, those days are history as the last Biff Burger location in Tampa Bay is closed, with all remaining assets— including signs, decor, and kitchen equipment—auctioned off early this month. Owners said they’d be back, and we’ll let you know when and if that happens.

Citrus Park favorite Ballyhoo Grill closed in September Ballyhoo said it wasn’t able to renegotiate a new lease on a restaurant building that dates back to the mid-’90s. The Florida seafood restaurant was opened by Chris Fargale of City Fish and Ozona Blue fame, who owned two other Ballyhoos in Tarpon Springs and Gainesville. The current owners took over 12 years ago. Some form of Ballyhoo Grill has sat at the corner of Ehrlich Road and Gunn Highway since the 1910s. “It was built in 1913,” Randy Grasmann, then-president of Ballyhoo Grill told the Tampa Bay Times back in 1996. “It was a home that was converted into a restaurant more than 20 years ago.” After $4.5 million makeover, Tampa’s Eden nightclub opened downtown Turns out you all were glad to see Franklin Manor wiped off the map. In August, Eden owners Asad Yusupov and Kevin Stowe, of the Phoenix Hospitality Group, cut the ribbon on their themed nightclub featuring three sections

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Tampa Bay “American Chopper” superfans now have a shrine in Pinellas Park OCC Road House & Museum—a restaurant and entertainment that is a joint venture between Paul Teutul Sr. of Orange County Choppers and local hospitality giant Keith Overton— opened in June. In phone call, Overton told CL that while the mailing address—10575 49th St N—is technically in Clearwater, OCC Road House & Museum is in Pinellas Park. His and Teutul’s 11,000-square-foot space broke ground a year ago and includes a restaurant serving up classic American-style food with indoor and outdoor seating.

After 33-year wait, Pasco County finally gets its second Hooters It’s been a long time coming for Pasco; the county’s first Hooters opened on the waterfront of Port Richey’s way back in 1988. (Any good Tampeño knows that the original opened on Clearwater’s Gulf to Bay Blvd. in 1983.) The new location, in Odessa at State Road 54 and Suncoast Crossings, boasts almost 5,000-sq.-ft. dining room with an additional 800 sq. ft outside, covered seating.

Michelin stars are finally coming to Tampa restaurants The famed tire company’s revered restaurant guide is coming to Tampa—but not St. Pete and the surrounding Bay area. The deal was cut between Michelin and three tourism entities representing Tampa, Orlando and Miami. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but reps for Visit Florida told the Miami Herald that it paid Michelin just a fraction of the $600,000 California paid to sponsor a new restaurant guide in Miami, Tampa, Orlando. For some reason, despite public money being used to foot the bill, Visit Florida won’t

Earth Fare returns to Tampa Bay In February 2020, Earth Fare announced the closure of all locations, but in January 2021, it said that the store would actually reopen in Seminole City Center where it first opened in the Bay area. Spring Hill restaurant goes viral (online) after saying masks, or “face diapers,” are not allowed In February, despite Florida outpacing the nation for a new highly-contagious coronavirus variant, a Tampa Bay area restaurant wants guests to know that face masks aren’t required. BeckyJack’s Food Shack in Spring Hill went viral on social media, after posting a photo to its Facebook page that reads “Face Diapers Not Required Everyone Welcome.”

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Coming in hot

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by the owners of Tampa Bay’s Fuzzy’s Tacos franchises, Tampa natives Ian and Adam Lieberman. Various locations. daveshotchicken.com Del Taco A taste of the West Coast is making its way down South with the fast-food joint specializing in Mexican cuisine with some American foods like burgers, shakes, and fries. A recent earnings announcement said locations are slated for the Sarasota-Bradenton area although Del Taco Senior Vice President of Development Jeff Little said the franchisee is looking all over the area. Still patiently waiting, but getting antsy. Our wet wipes are ready, too. Various locations

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ell, 2021 was a great year for new eats in Tampa Bay, and it looks like 2022 might top it. From more hot chicken spots, new food halls, a Tiger Wood’s concept, big Calibased Tex-Mex chains, and more, here are a handful of new restaurants on the verge of popping off. Big Shake’s Hot Chicken and Fish This one is coming in hot with a new South Tampa restaurant opening soon near the University of Tampa. Started by Chef Shawn Davis— aka former “Shark Tank” contestant “Big Shake”—the fast casual restaurant focuses on Nashville-style fare plus the item that almost got Mark Cuban to invest: the shrimp burger. 800 W Kennedy Blvd.,Tampa. @bigshakestampa on Facebook Boulon Brasserie The second concept from Next Level Brands announced plans to open summer 2022 at Water Street’s Thousand & One building in downtown Tampa. The French bistro-style restaurant will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a three-in-one space: restaurant, bar, and cafe. 1001 Water St., Tampa. boulonbrasserie.com Cephas Gilbert’s herbal shop and smoothie stand Gilbert—who served Jamaican food, aloe shakes, and holistic health advice (whether you wanted it or not) in Ybor City for almost 40 years—will open yet another Tampa business sometime in 2022. Gilbert will combine his passion for farming with his love for sharing health advice with customers face-to-face. Not much information is set about when and where, only that it is happening which is exciting on its own. @cephashotshop on Facebook Central Park Food Hall Kojo (stylized “KOJO”), a modern Asian restaurant, and Speaks Clam Bar, a seafood-forward concept are the first of many eateries that will occupy the 24,000 square-foot, multi-story food hall that just started construction. Both of these restaurants are brought to St. Petersburg by Hi Hospitality—a group founded by food hall owner Natalia Levey. 551 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. centralparkstpete.com The Crane The steak and seafood concept hopes to open in January, with a wide selection of craft cocktails to match its upscale, elegant decor. Owner, Sean Thongsiri, recently opened Asian-inspired Mangosteen plus Savannah, Ga.’s Chive Sea Bar + Lounge and Tangerine Fusion and Sushi Bar. 575 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. @thecrane_stpete on Instagram Dave’s Hot Chicken National chain currently searching for eight spots around the Tampa Bay area, including in Pasco and Polk counties. The founders of the hot chicken joint will be assisted

Jay & Luigi Another concept taking a little longer than planned, the Italian trattoria-style pizzeria will offer modern and traditional fare with pastas, salads, small plates, cauliflower rice bowls, and two types of pizza–New York and Roman-style aka pizza al taglio. 3201 4th St. N, St. Petersburg. jayluigi.com Mochinut Mochi + Donut=Mochinut. The hybrid desert franchise already has 20 nationwide locations and is set to open its first Tampa store in Temple Terrace. Pinellas Park, Bradenton, and two Orlando stores are also on the way. The concept combines the Japanese rice cake mochi, with a traditional American donut. Alongside the dessert mashup—which will come in a wide variety of flavors like mango, black sesame, matcha and Nutella—there will also be Korean rice-flour hot dogs (aka corn dogs) and boba on the menu. 11401 N 56th St., Temple Terrace. mochinut.com

PREPARE YOUR BUTTHOLE: Hot chicken—like Dave’s pictured here—is fast becoming a Tampa Bay staple. Good Intentions The culinary love child of Black Radish Grocer, Golden Dinosaur and Nah Dogs opens in Grand Central District next year. Specializing in modern, American cuisine that’s 100% vegan the owners plan to have late night hours to accommodate nighttime baseball games and the local bar crowd. 1900 1st Ave. S, St. Petersburg. @goodintentions_fl on Instagram Hampton Chocolate Factory New York dessert shop brings its gourmet goodies to downtown Tampa. The concoctions come from French pastry chef Jean-François Bonnet. Sparkman Wharf, Tampa. hamptonchocolatefactory.com

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Peach Cobbler Factory Alongside different types of cobbler, the Peach Cobbler Factory—set to open until spring of 2022—will also offer other sweet treats like banana pudding, cinnamon rolls and ice cream. The first Florida location doesn’t have an addressyet, but its Instagram page states that lease negotiations are underway, and that it will update its future patrons with any further details. Tampa. @thepeachcobblerfactorytampa on Instagram The Pearl A tavern and oyster room from Ocean Prime’s Cameron Mitchell Restaurants will debut next to the Publix GreenWise Market

at the development’s luxury tower, The Heron. The concept, which has two locations in Ohio, features an “expansive menu of chef-inspired cuisine featuring made-from-scratch entrees, shareable plates and seasonal oysters.” Water Street, Tampa. cameronmitchell.com PopStroke A golf-centric casual dining concept co-owned by Tiger Woods plans to open this spring in Wesley Chapel and Sarasota in spring. Includes a 36-hole professionallymanicured putting facility, dining area and outdoor playground complete with games like ping-pong and cornhole. Wesley Chapel and Sarasota. popstroke.com Portillo’s Chicagoland favorite opening its third Tampa Bay location near Tyrone Square Mall in St. Petersburg in the first half of next year. The Chicago-style weiner and steak sandwich slinging, fast casual concept already has locations in Tampa (2102 E Fowler Ave.) and Brandon (1748 Brandon Blvd.), but this is the restaurant’s first foray into the ‘Burg. St. Petersburg. portillos.com Small Giant Bar & Restaurant The Ohiostyle pizza spot is one of many new concepts opening soon at the mixed-used development Water Street Tampa. FYI, Ohio pizza is super thin-crust, square-cut, and toppings all the way to the edge. The Cora at Water Street, Tampa. waterstreet.com Sweetgreen The popular Los Angeles salad chain is set to open at some point next year South Tampa. The chain has an ambitious mission, which includes becoming carbon neutral by 2027, and Sweetgreen’s menu includes bowls for days (curry cauliflower, elote, “shroomami”), salads, a hot honey chicken plate, plus sides like buffalo cauliflower and focaccia bread. Hyde Park Village, Tampa. sweetgreen.com Union New American A two-story 9,358-square-foot restaurant focusing on “traditional American fare inspired by global ingredients” that will have indoor and outdoor seating with a “contemporary, upscale ambiance.” The concept is the first project by Next Level Brands. 1111 N Westshore Blvd.,Tampa. nxtlevelbrands.com Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux Sports bar co-owned by former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, featuring Louisiana fare like Cajundillas, voodoo shrimp & Grits, po’ boy sandwiches, salads, and burgers. Opening in Midtown Tampa TBD. 140 Gramercy Ln., Tampa. walk-ons.com The Works Technically, this vegan cafe from the folks behind Squeeze Juice Works might be open before 2022. Located at the former Historic Uptown location of Pete’s General, the spot is already hiring and plans to be an extension of the beloved juice bar but with more specialty drinks and food options. 495 7th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. @theworks_stpete on Instagram

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he days of alcohol-related fines and citations on Madeira Beach’s John’s Pass Village might be a thing of the past if officials pass a proposed ordinance that would allow tourists and residents alike to stroll along the boardwalk while sipping on an alcoholic beverage of their choice. WTSP says, Mayor John B. Hendricks is aware that people are drinking out in the open anyways, and the new “wet zone” proposal would drastically reduce the amount of tickets and citations that Madeira’s police officers dish out on a daily basis. Hendrick is confident that the familyfriendly atmosphere will remain intact even after John’s Pass Village allows open container drinking. The proposed ordinance would make most of the area a “wet zone”, except for Gulf Boulevard and Pelican Lane. Due to heavy foot traffic, Gulf is already prone to accidents, while Pelican is a residential street that doesn’t need any tipsy tourists disrupting locals that live there year-round. Tampa wet-zoned its Riverwalk in 2014 to much acclaim. With the passage of this ordinance, bars and restaurants of John’s Pass Village could start selling to-go drinks, although public intoxication would still obviously be illegal. There are

a handful of bars and restaurants—including Crabby’s On The Pass, Sculley’s Restaurant, Mad Beach Fish House and Bamboo Beach Bar and Grill—that sell booze along the popular boardwalk. The Madeira Beach city commission still has to vote this new ordinance into fruition, but WVTV said that when it was first discussed at a planning commission meeting a few weeks ago, there were no reported objections. Brooklyn’s Oddfellows Ice Cream Co. opened its first Florida location in South Tampa Oddfellows Ice Cream Co. says its “ice cream is like driving 31 in a 25, honking the horn the entire time. Expect to see ice cream you’ve never heard of on the Oddfellows menu—whacky and unexpected flavors are kind of its thing. Among the 30 different sweet and savory flavors offered are pistachio cardamom caramel, ricotta lemon sponge cake, peanut butter and jelly, olive oil, and matcha rocky road. To celebrate its Tampa debut, Oddfellows paired with its Hyde Park neighbors Willa’s to create an exclusive Italian cookie sundae. And if quirky flavors don’t vibe with your palette, there’s a variety of classic flavors like cookies and cream and vanilla bean offered as well. Milkshakes, vegan options and ice cream floats will be dished out of the new 1,700 squarefoot scoop shop as well.

Different Oddfellows locations throughout New York City offer delivery via third party services like Doordash and Uber Eats, so perhaps expect that convenient option from its Tampa location soon. Tampa’s brand new Oddfellows is the 11th and southernmost location of the NYCbased scoop shop, as its closest neighbor is in Charleston, South Carolina. 718 S Village Cir., Tampa. @oddfellowsnyc on Instagram The South Tampa location of Babushka’s Russian restaurant is now open The second location for popular Russian eatery Babushka’s—which includes a vodka and caviar bar—is now open in Hyde Park. The new place—at the former home of Hyde Park’s Boca—also has an entirely different look than the original Temple Terrace spot. While the East Tampa restaurant has a quaint and cozy vibe, the South Tampa space is more, well, South Tampa-y. 901 W Platt St. @babushkas. hydepark on Instagram—Stephanie Powers

wrestling from Mission Pro Wrestling, a performance by pop singer Ryan Cabrera, and over 50 local vendors slinging their best wares. Tickets start at just $12 and are available via Ticketmaster or in person at the Amalie Arena. VIP tickets run for $59 and include the opportunity to take a photo on the stadium’s pirate ship, while the $99 ultimate VIP tier features an exclusive lounge filled with all-you-can-eat tacos. But the only thing better than knowing all of the best taco spots in Tampa Bay is getting a good deal on food from them. The Tampa Taco Tour book will guide you to some of the best tacos in the area—whether they’re from hidden gems or popular local franchises—and even help you get some grub on the low. If you take your Taco Tour book to any participating taquerias, they’ll give you three tickets for three free tacos, which you can redeem one at a time at future visits. All tickets will be available for use from Jan. 1, 2022-Dec. 31, 2022. You can purchase the $25, pocket-sized taco tour book on the Taco Tours website—and if you place an order soon it might get here before the holidays. There’s over 20 different restaurants, taquerias, and food trucks throughout Tampa Bay participating in this extensive tour including Poppo’s Taqueria, Lolis Mexican Cravings, Happy Cactus, Mexican Cocina, Chronic Tacos and Los Chapos Tacos. Visit the full list of participating eateries at getyourtacos.com. With 21 different restaurants taking part in this tour, that’s over 60 tacos you can get for the price of the book.

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Separate taco festival, taco book, come to Tampa Bay On Saturday, March 12, the Raymond James Stadium won’t be packed with Bucs fans or sports junkies—but with lovers of tequila instead. The Tampa Taco & Margarita Festival returns next year, with tons of offerings and activities. Besides an unforeseeable amount of margaritas and tacos, there will be different types of entertainment and activities, including live

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CL’s most-read A&E stories of 2021. By Ray Roa

The Bucs In the offseason, CL Bucs columnist Carter Brantley wondered out loud about the five guys Tampa Bay might cut before the 2021-22 campaign; readers parked at the post and told their friends, but it wasn’t all they were interested in. Brady fans and haters were all about the yacht he bought a day before fans discovered that his TB12 company got a $960,855 PPP loan (you didn’t expect the guy with more than $260 million in career earnings to not buy the boat did you?). Sports fans also rightfully drooled over the Super Bowl and were big hurt when Brantley suggested that the Bucs shouldn’t stop at disgraced former head coach Jon Gruden when it came to Ring of Honor removals. Bill Burr loves Tampa In July, comedian Bill Burr went on his podcast to say that he wanted Tampa Bay to win the Stanley Cup again, because we “absolutely need it,” adding that Montreal fans look like they’re doing OK personally. “You go to Tampa. Oh, Jesus Christ. I mean, it’s just, I don’t know what it is down there. It’s just a city that time forgot, right? Everybody’s down there like, you walk around Tampa and it’s like, is everybody on their way to a cookout?,” Burr added. And because he wants to see Tampa himself, the comedian booked a show here, set for May 22, 2022. Never forget Tampa Bay’s shirtless Kucherov roasting Montreal fans Star Tampa Bay Lightning forward had a different opinion on Montreal fans though, and he didn’t hold back in a shirtless, postgame interview following the Bolts win to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in a row. In between

chugs of Bud Light, Kuch really hit his stride when he touched on the Canadiens’ one series loss up North. “The fans in Montreal, come on,” said Kucherov. “They acted like they won the Stanley Cup, last game. You kidding me? You kidding me? They’re final was last series, OK.” Dave Bautista is opening a tattoo shop in Tampa The WWE star and actor’s most notable appearances in this issue are in the news roundup (turns out, he doesn’t like MAGA either), but he made news by announcing the opening of DC Society Ink in partnership with his own tattoo artist, John Kural of 2 Extreme Tattoos. An exact location was not unveiled, however Bautista says it’s close to The University of Tampa. Tampa real estate broker Sharelle Rosado gears up for Netflix series ‘Selling Tampa’ “Selling Tampa” is the no. 1 U.S. show on Netflix,

That must-cop Tampa Raptors bootleg jersey went up for for sale It’s a bit sad, but everyone’s already forgotten that for a little while, thanks to Canada’s much more restrictive COVID-19 policies, Tampa had its own NBA franchise. Sold by Wade + Williamson and designed by Luc Samanski, the “Tampa Raptors” jersey is something of a collectible and a true hallmark for a new generation of downtown-dwelling Tampeños. Chad Johnson lost $2,000 in a pick-up soccer game in Tampa It probably didn’t help that Johnson’s pregame meal consisted of two bread rolls and a Coke, but in February at East Tampa’s Cinco Soccer the footy fan lost $1,000 in a game of five-a-side and

then even more after going double or nothing. Ochonaldo he’s not, but a fun guy nonetheless. Vibrator racing returned to downtown Tampa Champa Bay, schlampa Bay. Readers may have flocked to stories about the Bucs and Bolts in 2021, but they also grabbed hold of an April vibrator race at Hooch and Hive in the West River district. Organized by the Tampa City Athletic Association—which has a website, which means it must be legit—the derby was officiated by comedian and CL weed columnist Steve Miller and had “all the trappings of a day at the track, mint juleps, big hats, and all pageantry of a triple crown race,” batteries included. Fairgrounds, St. Pete’s Meow Wolf-inspired immersive art experience is here A June opening morphed into a September one, but that didn’t matter for Bay area art lovers who flocked to the website as news of Fairgrounds' opening intensified. You also converged on a photo gallery of 2606 Fairfield Ave S where women and people of color make up half of the 60-artist roster that’s transformed 15,000-square-feet of warehouse space into a weird, wacky and whimsical tribute to Florida.

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ampa Bay’s hopefully-dynastic football team predictably dominated Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s arts & entertainment web traffic this year, but the Brady effect had some company this year. Readers also flocked to other sports stories (the Lightning, Raptors, Chad Jonson), news about Netflix (thanks to Allure Realty’s Sharelle Rosado), immersive art experiences and—yep, vibrator racing. Have a look at the rundown below.

and a lot of the success has to do with Allure Realty chief Sharelle Rosado who spoke to CL in September. “Viewers are going to see powerful minority women stepping into luxury real estate. This shows anyone as long as you work hard and no matter what, you can do it,” said Rosado. Fans are expecting the season to be renewed, so news on a release date for the second outing should arrive soon.

KING BRADY: For the second year in a row, stories about the Bucs and Tom Brady dominated CL’s A&E traffic.

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’ve spent most of my life with two main callings: the destruction of my ability to exist without pain and the calling to create. From ages six to eight years old, we lived in Greece. My mother took me to a hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany (because the Air Force didn't have one in Greece) to get examined for my curved spine. I had lordosis and was given a brace to wear. I felt like a freak at school, but my brother and sister didn't notice. Up until the age of eleven, I wanted only to play. Play, play, play… and pray. All of my art is filled with the pain of my hair. We did a science experiment at school and had to pull a hair out. I thought only about that while also praying and thinking of a true love who I didn't get until 2017. Of course, after 1987, my three children came first, but also philosophers, the environment, mental illness, dolphins, sea life, dreams, music, reading, poetry, bodies, sex, random research, music, Janis Joplin, Caesar Franck's Symphony in D, sculpture, artists, my mother, father, sisters, brother, innocence, hypocrisy, gossip, simplicity, trees, birds, eagles, mice, squirrels, AIDS, Kenny, Alan, colors, gesso, 0001 brushes, God always, Jesus always, St. Anthony always, and whatever each day brought to me in the name of God. There are worlds in what I've just said. It is heaven being in love with a baby and hearing 'I love you' all of the time in poetic phrases. We are in the now and in our own world. We've never met and I don't want to meet him. We almost met a couple of years ago on Treasure Island at cousin Dave's place. I’ve turned full circle. I believe I will be able to walk straight up and use my arm normally in the future. I’m excited and not depressed like I have been without knowing it. Baby is my reason for living, God understands. Kenny asked me if someone did anything to me since he knew that they did. I said no, he just made me hold his penis when I got in his bed. It was hard and big. And when I was in bed just about sleeping he would come and press on my bottom with the sheet over me and rock me back and forth, he pressed real hard and he rotated my bottom and it felt good. 'Sandy, don't you know that's sexual abuse'? 'I didn't know that' I answered. When I did the abundance of my lithographs—and through my whole life—I've been two different people: Sandy and Alexandra. My master's thesis was aptly titled Fairytales from the Princess of Alexandra by Miss Sandy Daredevil and her Tormenting Companions. Sandy always laughed and laughed back then. No one believed that Sandy was Alexandra Pappas, the artist. That didn't surprise me. I knew my secrets.

In my very detailed paintings that I did with a magnifying glass, I would put special hairs with the largest roots I could pull. Each time saying, “This is the last hair that I am going to pull out.' I would go into trances for an hour or so. I would pull black and white hairs as a set from a magic world and put those in my paintings. No one ever noticed. I was glad. This went on for a couple of decades and I didn't notice that I was losing so much hair. I could always put it up in a magic ponytail. When I was a teenager, my mom worked for the library of congress. I went there to research trichotillomania. It didn't make any difference.

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My prints were primarily done in the 1970s and early 1980s. They were so easy to do. I saw things to draw appear on the stone, paper, or board. I just had to fill them in. It was always that way. The paintings and prints came from visions. I would do artistic things or methods to balance the work and illuminate the view. I would look at the piece through a mirror and turn it upside down and sideways to get a new perspective. I loved doing those things. I worked all night and they flowed from my brain, heart, and soul onto the stone. I could feel it. I also did a large painting during that time when Brett Wilson and I drove to northern Virginia in his

pink car with my hand holding it on the roof of the car to give it to my dad. My paintings were done in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Then in 2017, right after my father's passing, and some now. I love going into another world when I paint. The clock moves round and round like a cartoon. I get lost. I pray almost constantly, but in duality. I so often live in parallel worlds. My medications stop me from entering another world—or at least makes it very difficult. It is excruciatingly painful, and I hate taking my meds. I have to, though, or I will have schizo-affective disorder unmedicated and that is hell.

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Alexandra Pappas, "Burden Of Knowledge", Lithograph, Late 1970's I often shout out loud for the devil to leave me alone. I met Joseph in 1972 at The Village on Harrison Street. He so loved my work, and is a genius, that I asked him to represent me. He said yes, and he is perfect for me. I was so close to David and Mary Freed. I was David's printing assistant and played with Aaron and Michael; mostly Aaron as he grew up. David took me to one of his openings in D.C. I lived in the back bedroom of their house for a year and David drew a portrait of me nursing Nelly. Then we lost touch when I went crazy. I sold the etching press I bought from him years ago to Laura Pharis. She came to my house to pick it up. There was a dead mouse under the press and trash. I can see it now: she must have told David what she saw and how I changed. At my 2017 Gouache painting exhibition, I found out he hated and disrespected me. When I made a mistake printing his prints, he always said so be it. On October 21, 1983, a new pain began: I married Clark Davis. I am extremely strong and needed someone stronger than myself, and that was Clark. He is powerful in control. We

Alexandra Pappas, "Relief", Lithograph, Late 1970's

played softball together with beer drinking intelligent friends on Fulton Hill on Sundays. It was fun. When people found out that I was going to marry Clark, they all said “but Sandy, he's so mean… you can’t” and I said “he's not mean to me.” Then, on our wedding night, he said “ok, take your hair down.” I freaked out and said I couldn’t and he screamed and cussed at me and had me in tears. My nightmare was realized. The rest of our 17-year marriage was abusive. He cursed at me, called me ugly, and scared me. He shouted from outside of the house at times. He didn't want another child and had a lawyer come to the house to try to get me to have an abortion. I've been a vegetarian for 52 years, and he didn't want me to nurse the children and would pull Zero off of me in the middle of the night, crying, and take him outside no matter what the weather and not bring him in until he stopped crying and was sobbing trying to catch his breath. I spent money like a maniac. We had 3 children. I had been teaching on the adjunct faculty at VCU for the first 3 years of our marriage and 3 years prior. I quit when, at 37, I got pregnant with Nelly Jeanne. I fell in love with her. She became the boss instead of Clark.

This is what I wrote Zella, about Clark, not that long ago: "I have forgiven your father for the past. He touched me completely for the 6 years while Nelly was in a coma at Envoy by giving me rides and coming into Nelly's room for a minute and touching her arm. That was a pain that he had to bear. I will always love him because he is Nelly’s father. Plus, I never would have divorced him. He came back to me for sex, but I told him that he would have to be nice to me for a really long time. I know your father really loves like he's never loved anyone else. We have an intimate email relationship in a way". Gaining knowledge was the most important goal in making my art. I was a philosophy and poetry groupie. That is when I took Randy Clarke to Princeton for his first year and visited him and loved his world. He is now a professor of philosophy at Florida State and has been an unrequited love that was never in sync. I gave him two good paintings. I went to everything at school that was offered. I had an affair with a philosophy professor, Robert Klee. It was all sex. Just like I did years later with the owner of the birthplace of Martha Washington, Chestnut Grove. The devil's name is Richard Potter. I have

Alexandra Pappas, "Bubble Guard", Gouache, Late 1970's PTSD about him and that nightmare of all sex with my children there at the cottage on the river. I can never be forgiven. My mother was insane. She terrified me my whole life. You never knew when she would appear. Everyone says that we have similarities and that depresses me. The surgeon that is seeing me for my impacted proximal humerus fracture is an iron man. My next appointment with him is on November 16, 2021, the 1st anniversary of Nelly's passing. I took the Myers-Briggs personality test in 2017 and then again in 2021 and got the same results. Personality type: Mediator (INFP-A) Traits: Introverted – 87%, Intuitive – 79%, Feeling – 85%, Prospecting – 65%, Assertive – 53% Role: Diplomat Strategy: Confident Individualism Thank you Jesus. My dream is to have an exhibition at the Dali museum.

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Gather ‘round

Neighborhood reunion brings new mural to St. Pete. By Jennifer Ring

he Dec. 12 Gas Plant/Laurel Park neighborhood reunion brought yet another fresh piece of street art to downtown St.Petersburg. The new mural—a collaboration between iBOMS, Reid Jenkins, Zulu Painter and Campbell Park Rec Center youths—covers the north-side wall of Campbell Park Rec Center with colorful images of St. Pete’s historic Gas Plant and Laurel Park neighborhoods. The City of St. Pete demolished both neighborhoods in 1988 to make way for the construction of the Florida Suncoast Dome, now Tropicana Field, displacing hundreds of Black families in the process. It’s an ugly part of St. Pete’s history that deserves to be remembered and learned from. On Sunday, Dec. 12, as the City of St. Petersburg takes next steps in deciding how to redevelop this historic site, former residents of St. Pete’s Gas Plant and Laurel Park gathered at Tropicana Field to share their stories and ideas on how to move forward. The reunion was a joint effort, made possible by Voices Heard, Voices Matter of the Bloomberg Harvard Group, the African American Heritage Association, the Institute on Black Life at the University of South Florida, the City of St. Petersburg, and The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg. Though the reunion was specifically for former residents of St. Pete’s Gas Plant and Laurel Park neighborhoods and their families, the mural that came with it is for everyone to see. iBOMS, Reid Jenkins and Zulu Painter’s latest work stretches across a wall the length of the basketball courts at Campbell Park Rec

Center. The three artists’ styles merge together in a way that pays homage to African-American art and culture while simultaneously showcasing the gorgeous variety of artistic expression we see in St. Pete on the daily. The mural features prominent aspects of the Gas Plant and Laurel Park neighborhoods, like kids playing in Laurel Park and one of the iconic gas cylinders that Gas Plant neighborhood was named after. May it remind us of the homes destroyed and communities displaced in the name of baseball. The new work caps a busy year for Zulu Painter who, in April, painted another large work at the North Greenwood Recreation Center in Clearwater. Painting the outside of North Greenwood Recreation Center carried special meaning for Zulu, who grew up with Boys and Girls Clubs. “The staff at these places has always been an inspiration,” Zulu told CL. “Boys and Girls Clubs and general recreation centers are places where kids who don’t have access to money, which is what I was, get to thrive.” Zulu spoke of his plans to place a little girl modeled after his daughter at the center of the North Greenwood mural. He stood in a thinking pose to show how she would appear, thinking of all the things she’ll be able to do once this whole COVID mess is over. “And they’re not just her thoughts,” Zulu added. “Some of the imagery will reflect things in general that people want to do like go out and play, attend family functions and get to hug somebody.”

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y now you’ve heard about the Jacksonville Jaguars moving on from head coach and first-class class citizen Urban Meyer following the former college coach’s tumultuous first season. The trouble began with Meyer’s hiring of former Iowa strength coach Chris Doyle despite past accusations of bullying and racist remarks during his time with the Hawkeyes. Doyle quickly resigned a cool 48 hours after the hiring was announced. Meyer then had to face the ups and downs of the NFL preseason and reports that Meyer was increasingly displeased with his team losing meaningless preseason games. Then came the Cincinnati Incident. After the Jags’ 24-21 road loss to the Bengals, a video showing Meyer at a bar seemingly having a pretty good time with a woman who was certainly not his wife went viral. But all of that was fine for the Jags. The final straw seemed to be a report from Rick Stroud accusing Meyer of kicking Jags kicker Josh Lambo during warmups and telling him to “make his (expletive) kicks.” So now, the Jaguars have a head coaching vacancy that could be filled by two Bucs coaches—defensive coordinator Todd Bowles and offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich. Both are very well-suited and qualified for the Jacksonville job, and whoever doesn’t get

hired by the Jags could very well be picked up by another team. In the case of the Jags job, Leftwich is too perfect of a fit. The former quarterback was drafted by and played for the Jaguars from 2003-2008, and while his career wasn’t one marked by great success, he also was bitten by the injury bug and is remembered fondly in Jacksonville. Leftwich certainly has an excellent resume, with the Bucs ranking near the top in many offensive categories during his tenure in Tampa Bay, and of course that Super Bowl ring. Combine that with his experience in the NFL as a QB, specifically one that played for the Jags and now works with Tom Brady, and Leftwich seems like the perfect candidate to try to jumpstart a rough start to the career of first overall pick and Jacksonville franchise QB Trevor Lawrence. Of course, the entire Bucs organization and its fan base would be incredibly disappointed to see Leftwich depart, especially due to head coach Bruce Arians’ age and the potential of Leftwich replacing him once he retires, but no one will be happier to see him get a well-deserved promotion. In any case, the Bucs will likely be looking for at least one new coordinator next season, and this Jacksonville opening might steal a good one away Follow @ctbrantley12 on Twitter.

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Phone home

THEIR FUTURES ARE RUINED: ‘No Way Home’ lives up to the hype, and you’ll be thinking about the movie forever.

Your friends aren’t wrong, the new ‘Spider-Man’ is as good as it gets. By John W. Allman

n the small screen, Marvel’s Disney+ prop- That’s why “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the erties like “WandaVision,” “Loki” and “The concluding chapter of Tom Holland’s first trilFalcon and the Winter Soldier” have been ogy as everyone’s favorite friendly neighborhood thrilling extensions of characters beloved within webslinger, carries such an enormous burden. the MCU. But of the three feature films released Thankfully, I can report that Holland and in 2020 and 2021, only “Shangreturning director Jon Watts Chi and the Legend of the Ten deliver the goods, and then Rings” truly lived up to the some. high bar set by the studio’s “No Way Home” is a creative brain trust. “Black resounding success and Widow” was good, but not awe- Spider-Man: No Way Home proves to be an epic merging inspiring and “Eternals” was of multiple storylines from the ★★★★ too massive for its own good, character’s various iterations. Now playing despite laying groundwork that I can’t say much more because, should bear delicious fruit in the coming years. honestly, there are so many surprises, so many So far, it would appear that the MCU is blaz- delights, so many whoop-out-loud moments that ing a two-fold path with its Phase 4 endeavors, fans will likely immediately go and buy a ticket exploring both the vast cosmos and the mysteri- for the next available showing just to soak it ous multiverse, to bring some of Marvel’s most all in. fan-favorite comics storylines to live-action light. Here’s what I can share.

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“No Way Home” opens immediately following the ending of 2019’s “Spider-Man: Far from Home” with Peter Parker’s identity revealed by Mysterio with his dying breath. J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) has morphed from editor of The Daily Bugle into a frothing, conspiracy-laden caricature of Alex Jones whose sole intent is to destroy Parker’s reputation and paint him as a murderer. The fallout threatens everyone that Parker loves, including his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), girlfriend MJ (Zendaya) and best pal Ned (Jacob Batalon). In an effort to salvage life as they knew it, Parker goes to Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to cast a spell that reverts time and essentially erases any knowledge that Parker is Spider-Man. Things, as they say, go fuck-all bad in a hurry. The resulting calamity however gives Watts and his trilogy scribes, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, license to uncork a thrilling Pandora’s Box of Easter eggs, what-if scenarios and fan-fiction vision board moments, and they do not hold back. Trailers have already let slip with several surprises, namely the return of Dr. Otto Octavius

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(Alfred Molina), Electro (Jamie Foxx) and Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), and the Internet has been abuzz with rumors of other appearances from different timelines, but don’t think you know what to expect because you don’t. Thankfully, some very, very, very good WTF moments still await. For me, one of the most satisfying takeaways from “No Way Home” is how the MCU treats the earlier iterations of Spider-Man, which it had little to no creative control over, showcasing Sam Raimi’s contributions from 2002-2007 and even making you rethink that still-simmering hatred for Marc Webb’s much-maligned reinterpretations in 2012 and 2014. And “No Way Home” continues to bring the humor that it established in both “Homecoming” and “Far from Home,” delivering some epic, meme-worthy quotes. One of the best was sanitized for the trailer, but lands much better with profanity intact. And the rest, well, let’s just say once again you’re going to want to buy another ticket immediately because of what you may miss while laughing, but here’s a personal favorite that’s still spoiler-free: “Are you going into battle dressed as a cool youth pastor, or did you bring your suit?”

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rom viral rappers to local insurrectionist metalheads to guitar legend COVID-19 deniers, fans of the Tampa Bay music scene came to the website to read about news regarding Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer, Eric Clapton, plus other concerts from big names like Alanis Morissette and TikTok hitmater Spottemgottem. Also on your minds: upcoming concerts, Super Bowl shows and free breakfast at the local EDM rave. Here, arranged by virality, are the most read music stories of the year. Stay weird, Tampa Bay. Eric Clapton was, um, wonderful during short Tampa set at Amalie Arena In 2021, Clapton has been a poster boy for vaccine skepticism and anti-lockdown ideologies, having even released new protest music with Van Morrison. And per his request, his September show specifically did not require COVID-19 vaccine cards or proof of a negative test for entry—probably a last for Amalie Arena. But hey—the guy’s still got the talent to back up almost any remark he makes—even with a somewhat recent diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy. King Crimson kicked off its first post-COVID tour in Clearwater The July set was most likely the last time Florida will see the U.K prog rock giant, and a majestic encore of “21st Century Schizoid Man” was not only obligatory, but inevitable from the start. These days, Crimson shows are basically a rock and roll version of a symphony: No talking in between songs, the setlist remains a mystery, and much of what the band plays is capable of going on for increments up to 25 minutes long. Honestly, I don’t understand how the hell the crowd was only half-full, but a whole heck of a lot of you read our coverage, including interviews with Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto. Alanis Morissette is more than an angry ‘90s singer, and she proved it during rare Tampa concert In August, as Alanis and the band introduced more interludes, the idea got more innovative. 2004’s “Everything” segued into the heartbreaking “Mary Jane,” while a full version of “Losing The Plot” introduced an acoustic version

of “Wake Up.” As if Alanis’ fans didn’t lose their minds—and voices, enough when she picked up a sparkly black guitar on “Losing The Plot,” the highlights of the evening mainly consisted of songs from Jagged Little Pill. That is, excluding the moments that included her dancing headbanging like nobody was watching. A St. Petersburg EDM party went until 6 a.m. and came with free breakfast The March event offered free glow sticks plus lasers and LED blacklight cannons creating a “...sensory overload to set the scene for this wild journey until the daylight hours.” Organizers told CL they were following all CDC guidance, plus there was a free breakfast served at 3 a.m., so though you may not have been totally safe from COVID-19, you did get a free donut or something. Junebug challenge rapper SpotemGottem brought his TikTok hit to Ybor City Barely legal Jacksonville rapper SpotemGottem hit Club Skye in January. At the time, the 18-year-old rising star’s latest release “Beat Box” was moving up in charts, and the song’s original version could be seen all over TikTok in the latest viral sensation #junebugchallenge. After he died, everyone wanted to remember when Rapper DMX spent the night kicking everyone’s ass at pool after his Tampa show DMX hadn’t played Tampa since 2019, but after his death at the age of 50 this year, fans flocked to a post about the time when he played The Ritz and then kicked everyone’s ass on the Reservoir Bar pool table. Tampa’s inaugural Innings Festival will feature Green Day, Lumineers, Incubus and more The kid-friendly baseball-themed festival is set for March 19-20, 2022 outside Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. It promises a few MLB greats, including Ozzie Smith, Gary Sheffield, John Kruk, Lou Piniella, A.J. Pierzynski and others plus sets from Khruangbin, Liz Cooper, 311, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Jimmy Eat World, Goo Goo Dolls, O.A.R., Highly Suspect, and more.

Dead & Co. canceled its Tampa concert at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre The Oct. 7 set was supposed to be the first big Tampa amphitheatre show that required a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination for ticket holders with pit tickets—and people already had their bootleg tour shirts printed. An email from the band’s public relations team blamed the cancellations on routing and production logistics, said refunds are available, and added that “Dead & Company is looking forward to performing in West Palm Beach and Tampa in the future.” Doubt it, I wouldn’t bring elderly people to a packed concert in Florida. Super Bowl concerts everywhere Migos and Diplo at WTR. Trick Daddy at the former Hollywood Nights strip club. Rick Ross at Dallas Bull. Kodak Black—fresh off a Trump pardon—at Qvesoir. If there was a venue available, people wanted to throw a Super Bowl concert there, and holy shit did you all want to go to them.

age of 57 and was found in a Tampa hotel room; initial reports from the coroner cited an overdose of fentanyl methamphetamine and alcohol. In the days after his passing, hip-hop legends flocked to Tampa and paid their respects to the Carrollwood native at a ceremony inside Ybor City’s Allen Temple AME Church. Jon Schaffer from Tampa metal band Iced Earth among those photographed storming U.S. Capitol No one was surprised to find the metal legend at the insurrection. He’d called congresspeople feckless traitors and even put out a 2014 civil war concept album. He’s since pleaded guilty to a pair of felony offenses—trespass of the Capitol while armed with a deadly or dangerous weapon and obstruction of an official proceeding of C o n g r e s s — been sued by the Washington D.C. district attorney and started hawking band merch on Instagram.

A St. Petersburg concert was $18 if you were vaccinated, $999 if you weren't This one was a rollercoaster. In May, Leadfoot Promotions announced a show from Wyoming pop-punk band Teenage Bottlerocket. It’s location, St. Pete’s VFW Post 30, was already notable, but the cover—$999.99, but discounted to $18-$20 with proof of full vaccination—really punched conservative snowflakes in the groin. Backlash ensued, and the show ended up at the Skatepark Of Tampa, all as what felt like thousands of news outlets across the globe picked up the story. Oddly enough, Teenage Bottlerocket got canceled four months after the gig when sexual assault allegations were lobbed at a member of the band. Local legends Chick Corea, Shock G die Corea, a true jazz giant and Clearwater resident, passed away on Feb. 9 at the age of 79 from a rare form of cancer. His last concerts were at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Digital Underground founder Shock G—born Gregory Jacobs—passed in April at the

BIG BUG: Spottemgottem is all grown up now and rich off streams related to the #junebug challenge.

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C Brokenmold Holiday Party: Albert J. and Psych Montano w/The Dags/In the Pocket If you’d rather listen to local music instead of drink nog with relatives you see once a year, Brokenmold Entertainment has you covered. After skipping 2020, the promoter’s annual Holiday Party is back for the 14th year with jazz outfit In the Pocket kicking things off. The free event also features a reunion for rock trio The Dags which boasts an early-Queens of the Stone Age vibe that makes you want to self-medicate the holiday blues with loud music and lots of booze. Hip hop BFFs Albert J. and Psych Montano headline the West River show, hopefully performing some of their Best of the Bay-winning Mansion Music release. But whatever the talented emcees have in store for us is a gift in itself. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa)

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C New Granada’s Annual Xmas Night Show: Meatwound w/Pohgoh/ Permanent Makeup/Bad, Bad Things A Tampa Bay holiday staple is back after canceling last year because of, well, you know. Promoter Keith Ulrey is still trying to keep things safe at the 18 and up show with many protocols in place including a negative COVID-19 PCR test result (within 48 hours of the event) or proof of full vaccination. Masks are also required—a last minute decision in response to the rise of Omicron. Ulrey’s '90s-era emo band Pohgoh is part of a stellar lineup featuring musical friends we haven’t heard from in a bit. Hardcore act Meatwound is back after a two-year hiatus, coming through with new songs in hand. This is also the second show in two years for St. Petersburg punk outfit Permanent Makeup; seeing Susan Dickson, Chris Nadeau, and James Bess back on stage will be the much needed therapeutic reprieve from familial duties. Opening the show is Bad, Bad Things, a new project from Career frontman Ryan Fouche. “We’re a four piece power-poppy/ punk band. Pretty new, this’ll be our second show,” Fouche told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Rutterkin’s James Pendleton,

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Pet Lizard’s Kirsten Clauser and drummer David Lamb fill out the rest of the BBT lineup. (Crowbar, Ybor City)

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C James Suggs w/Jean Bolduc/ Alejandro Arenas/John O’Leary III/ Bryan J. Hughes Jazz fans who just don’t see themselves getting out of bed until sundown on the day after Christmas are covered on thanks to trumpeter James Suggs who leads a quintet that includes a who’s who of the local scene. For a preview of what might be on tap, find an August WUSF session where bassist Alejandro Arenas and pianist John O’Leary III (bandmates in La Lucha) joined drummer Jean Bolduc to back singer Bryan J. Hughes ahead of a Duke Ellington tribute concert. If you don’t like sharing good music with your family, then wait until they leave town and catch this residency at one of downtown St. Pete’s most gorgeous venues next week, or the week after that, or the week after that... (Floridian Social Club, St. Petersburg) Rehab Jazz Brunch: Ryan Devlin Electric Band But if Santa gave you a hangover for Christmas, then Shuffle is the place to be on Boxing Day. For this installment of its jazz

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brunch, the Tampa Heights shuffleboard bar welcomes Massachusetts saxophonist Ryan Devlin along with his electric band playing ‘70s funk and fusion for fans of Stege Grossman and Michael Brecker. Music kicks off at 1 p.m. outside (weather permitting), but you can start on the Bloody Marys as early as 11 a.m. (Shuffle, Tampa) C Will Quinlan w/SG Wood/Max Norton/ Billy Summer Bring your pent up emotion to Seminole Heights and let Americana heartbreaker Will Quinlan get the tears flowing when he plays his Best of the Bay-winning single “Texarkana.” Dry your eyes, however, because the lineup at this no-cover songwriters night features some of the best in town—Luxury Mane songwriter and showman Billy Summer, vintage honky-tonk and country songwriter SG Wood—joining Tampa expat Max Norton back home from Nashville and bringing his folk-rock back to the place where he earned so much of his musical muscle strength. (Independent Bar and Cafe, Tampa)

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concert to go to, then pack ‘em up and head to the quaint seaside town of Safety Harbor where one of Tampa Bay’s best songwriter nights has been happening for the better part of six years. Josh Reilly is the ringleader for Melody Artisans of the Crooked Thumb where he welcomes songwriters of every level to the stage. Every week features a theme he’d like the performers to tackle by writing a new song, then performing it, as part of their set. (Crooked Thumb Brewery, Safety Harbor)

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C Magic City Hippies w/Cannibal Kids The Miami-based Hippies haven’t been in town since 2019 when the “alt-pop psychfunk party starters” opened for Umphrey’s McGee at Jannus Live. And no disrespect to Umphrey’s but Tampa Bay should be happy to get Magic City as the main prize on Wednesday in the historic district. The trio’s new full-length drops on Jan. 14, and it’s smooth, sexy singles (read: “Ghost on the Mend”) indicate this show being a knockout. Japanese City Pop-inspired jazz-indie-altrock outfit Cannibal Kids opens. Bring your little cousin long to show blow their mind because youngins are allowed with someone older than 18. (Orpheum, Ybor City)

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I’m extremely kinky, with an emphasis on extreme. To give an example, I love long-term and extremely-restrictive bondage. Think full-body casts or getting locked up for an entire weekend. I’m a 32-year-old straight male who has been married for five years. In the last year we opened up our marriage because my sexual desires were putting too much of a strain on the marriage. My wife is incredible, and we do many wonderful kinky things together, but I needed more. More frequency, more intensity. Since then, I’ve seen some other women but looking around I came to the realization that gay men have all the fun! I often see these incredibly intense sexual experiences that I so desire in amateur gay porn or on various gay men’s fetish profiles. I think men have a higher propensity to pursue these kinds of things. I’ve been talking to a guy who shares a very similar set of kinks, and it’s been great. He showed me Recon, which has opened a whole new world up to me. I’m struggling right now. It’s like a battle between my identity as a kinkster/ fetishist and my identity as straight. I think the former is going to win, but certain things concern me. I don’t know if I’ll feel repulsed to have, say, a dick in my mouth. And I don’t want the poor guy that I play with to have to deal with my own internal psychological drama. I grew up in a very rural area that was extremely homophobic. I was bullied and called a faggot constantly. I’ve just recently been feeling less shame about being kinky and now there’s this whole other level of shame that I am scared to contend with. Am I silly for considering doing stuff with men even though I’m a lot more attracted to women, just in order to fulfill these kinks?—Brooding Over Unmet Needs Daily “I felt very much in this person’s shoes at one point in my life,” said bondage porn star James “Heavy” Woelfel. Just like you, BOUND, Heavy was always turned on by extremely heavy bondage scenarios. That was the reason he chose “Heavy Bondage For Life” as his porn name. And just like you, BOUND, Heavy once felt conflicted about getting tied by other men because he didn’t identify as gay or bisexual at the time. “I was really worried that if I played with men that meant my identity had to change, too,” said Heavy, looking back at that time in his life. “But seeking out other genders to play with doesn’t necessarily have to change your identity.”

Heavy’s identity ultimately did change—he now identifies as queer—but he wants you to know that your identity doesn’t have to change. “I view bondage the same as getting together with friends for a round of golf, or shooting hoops, watching a movie or game together,” said Heavy. “I’ve had many bondage encounters that involved sex, but I’ve had even more that were simply about the bondage itself.” What Heavy is suggesting here, BOUND, is that you can meet up with another guy for a heavy bondage scene and enjoy the bondage— and even get off on the bondage—without having “sex.” You can consent to being a guy’s bondage sub for an evening or a weekend without having to consent to sucking his dick or letting him fuck your ass.

isn’t interested in a bondage-only scene with you—he’ll decline to play with you. “The most important thing is to find good and genuine people to share these kinds of experiences with,” said Heavy. “Bondage is inherently dangerous, especially when you’re the one being put in bondage, and it requires a lot of trust. BOUND needs to make sure he’s putting his trust in the right people.” So, how do you know if you’re interacting and negotiating with and possibly playing with the right kind of guys? In addition to trusting your gut—always trust your gut—check their references. If you’re meeting bondage tops on Recon, you can send messages directly to the guys listed as friends on their profiles. Someone with a lot of friends (and a lot of original play pics) is a much safer bet than someone with no friends or pics, BOUND, but if you’re tempted to play with someone without friends listed on his profile, ask to be put in touch with other men he’s played

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“BOUND just needs to be direct about what he’s looking for when he reaches out to the guys he might like to play with,” said Heavy. “He needs to have the same conversations he had with his wife about limits, comfortability levels, and intentions. And if someone’s pushy about certain things that he’s unsure about, then they’re likely not the right person for him.” Bondage tops on Recon with the kind of gear required to put you in truly restrictive bondage will most likely have heard from other straight and/or straight-identified guys who were in it for the bondage, not the sex. If simply getting to tie you up isn’t enough—if a gay bondage top

with. If he refuses, BOUND, don’t play with him. “The gay men I played with when I was still identifying as straight were generally very respectful,” added Heavy. “I did have a few experiences where my limits weren’t respected. But thankfully I’m OK and I learned from those experiences.” And Heavy wants you to know that there are women out there who are into intense bondage.

“It’s a myth that only men play to the level BOUND is interested in playing at,” said Heavy. “Though I’ve had many incredible experiences with men, I’ve met just as many women that wanted to lock me up in the most serious forms of restraint you could ever imagine.” Follow @for_heavy on Twitter, @_ heavybondage4life_ on Instagram, and @ heavybondage4life on OnlyFans. As we come into the holidays, I am dreading having to spend time with my sibling-in-law. They are fake, self-absorbed, and delusional. At family dinners, they always serve themselves first. They don’t wait until everyone is served before starting, and they are often finished before everyone is served. They chew with their mouth open and talk with their mouth full. They talk about themselves constantly. They are rapidly approaching middle age and have never held a full-time or permanent job. As far as anyone knows, they have never been kissed or even on a date. At first, I tried to cut them some slack. They are sheltered and don’t really have any friends. Recently, I have taken to muting them on social media so that I don’t have to see their insipid posts. I have also started skipping events with my partner’s family, but I feel guilty when I do this. Also, I feel like it would be inapTO N NE W JOE propriate to tell my partner how I feel. So, what do I do? Continue to suck it up, or further distance myself and risk hurt feelings for being absent? Or do I come clean with my partner and risk hurting them? I don’t know what I would expect them to do other than offer me absolution for missing events.—In-Law Lacking Substance If someone has terrible table manners— if someone chews with their mouth open—don’t you want them to serve themselves first and finish before you sit down to eat? As for the rest of it… it’s hard not to feel sorry for your sibling-in-law, ILLS, but it’s easy for me to feel sorry for them because I don’t have to watch them chew or listen to them talk about themselves. And while avoiding your sibling-in-law this Christmas would be pretty simple (just plead Omicron), I don’t see how you can avoid seeing your partner’s sibling in the future—see and tolerate and, perhaps, find some pity in your heart for them. Contact questions@savagelove.net, follow @ FakeDanSavage on Twitter, and get columns, podcasts, books, merch and more at savage.love.

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