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“The law does not impose on any civilian or police officer faced with this situation a duty to retreat.” POLITICS ISSUES OPINION

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No charges against TPD officers who fatally shot Dominique Mulkey. By Ray Roa Warren’s office cited Florida law which says that “anyone—police officer or civilian—can legally use deadly force when put in fear of imminent death or great bodily harm.” Warren’s office “determined the facts and evidence of this incident prove the two law enforcement officers reasonably believed they

NEVER FORGET: Activists mourn for Dominique Mulkey on Oct. 23, 2020. were in fear of imminent death or great bodily harm when they used deadly force.” “The law does not impose on any civilian or police officer faced with this situation a duty to retreat. These findings satisfy Florida Statutes 776.012 and 776.05 and, therefore, under Florida law, the use of deadly force is justified,” the release added. “Accordingly, there is no legal basis for criminal charges against either of the officers.” FDLE confirmed that the two Tampa police officers involved in the killing of Mulkey do not

that he was hard of hearing, and may not have heard the officers shouting at him; this week, in a profile of Mulkey, the family told the Tampa Bay Times that they didn’t notice his hearing issues until he was about four years old. By the time Mulkey was killed, he had been arrested for stealing twice without incident; those were the only two arrests on his record. On Tuesday, Michelle Williams, a local civil rights activist who previously noted the sloppiness of the rounds unleashed upon Mulkey and the homes behind, him called SAO13’s decision to not press charges absurd. “I’m truly sorry that this family will not get justice. Dominque Mulkey’s case is saddening, the foster care system failed him, the influential family members failed him and now the State Attorney’s Office has failed him,” Williams wrote in an email to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Warren’s office addressed Mulkey’s difficult childhood and health issues in its press release, saying, “The family members’ statements shine an important light on significant challenges we face in our community related to social services and mental health support, both which are critically underfunded and overextended.” “That is a necessary and valuable conversation our elected officials, law enforcement, and citizens must have,” Warren’s office added. “While the statements from family members provide valuable facts that may explain Mulkey’s life prior to his encounter with Tampa Police on October 20, 2020, under the law, this information is not relevant to the legal determination” Last week, when news of Warren’s office further reviewing FDLE’s findings came to light, Gretchen Cothron, a volunteer attorney with the Greater Tampa Chapter of the ACLU told CL that those watching the case should allow the investigators to work the crime scene and allow the medical examiner to do their and work the death. “We shouldn’t jump to conclusions and blame,” Cothron said in a text message. “From a forensic standpoint I must say at this point we need to trust the experience and expertise of the forensic scientists that work for FDLE and the retired professionals that now work as investigators for the State Attorney’s Office,” she sadded. “Incidents like this are heartbreaking, as is every death. But, just as we trust investigators to solve deaths by unknown perpetrators, we must also trust investigators to solve deaths such as this one.”

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he office of Andrew Warren, State Attorney for Florida’s 13th judicial circuit (SAO13), says there is no legal basis to file charges against either of the two Tampa Police Department officers who fatally shot Dominique Mulkey. The news comes after Warren’s office received findings from an independent Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) investigation and conducted its own review of the incident. As previously reported by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s McKenna Schueler, on Oct. 20, minutes before he was shot to death, Mulkey—a 26-year-old Black man—had been identified as an armed suspect from a Dollar General robbery at 3110 N. 50th St. in the Highland Pines neighborhood. The officers, one of whom was wearing an activated body camera, encountered Mulkey five blocks away from the store, on 50th Street. Video footage from the Dollar General, acquired and shared by the TPD, shows Mulkey stuffing a black trash bag with store merchandise, later identified as various snack items. When store clerks took the bag away from Mulkey, he pulled out a handgun. The store clerks called 911, and Mulkey fled the store with the bag on foot. Previously released video from the shooting was included in a Dec. 1 release from Warren’s office (CW for those who seek the video: shooting, death). When asked about the shooting, Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan said, at the time, there was no indication that Mulkey fired at officers and that it was not clear how many times officers fired. Some witnesses saw more than 30 markers indicating where bullet casings had been found by investigators, but the FDLE investigation concluded that a total of 42 rounds—33 by one officer, and nine by the other, both using 9 mm handguns and 40 9 mm shell casings—were recovered at the scene. The release from SAO13 says that an autopsy performed by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner determined that “two bullets had likely entered Mulkey’s body, one in the head, and another that passed through two parts of his body, creating wounds in both the left elbow and left torso.” The cause of death was the gunshot wounds to the head and torso. In the release,

have any previous incidents involving the use of deadly force. “Their names are being withheld due to Marsy’s Law, as they are the victims of an aggravated assault by Mulkey,” the release added. At an Oct. 23 vigil outside the Dollar General, several of Mulkey’s family members— including several of his siblings, a brother-in-law, his mother, and stepfather—spoke to activists about their late loved one. “He died trying to get food,” said Mulkey’s mother, referring to the black trash bag of dol-

lar store merchandise Mulkey had stolen shortly before his death, which included a box of CheezIts and a bag of Ruffles potato chips. Early on Oct. 23, at a press conference outside TPD’s third precinct, his mother explained that Mulkey had been in foster care, and that if she knew he was hungry there, she would have taken him out of the home immediately. His family also confirmed that Mulkey had a history of mental health issues, which the police officers were not aware of when responding to the initial 911 call. Mulkey’s family added

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St. Pete City Council race features a fresh face. By McKenna Schueler St Pete’s schools, and I’ve seen firsthand just how this city isn’t working for many of my students and their families. Here in District 8, we see all too often how we’re not doing enough for the vulnerable and the houseless everyday,” Floyd said. Beyond Floyd’s run for District 8, several candidates have also filed for other seats on the City Council—including three

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infrastructure, advancing police reform efforts, and expanding affordable housing options. Outgoing Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch and term-limited City Councilwoman Darden Rice of District 4 are also rumored to be potential mayoral candidates. Next year’s primary election date for municipal elections is Aug. 24, 2021. The General Election date is Nov. 2, 2021. We have a way to go, folks. If you’re in for the ride, buckle up.

“I’ve seen firsthand just how this city isn’t working for many of my students and their families.”

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s the leftover energy from Florida’s 2020 election season begins to wind down, for others—things are just getting started. Already on the horizon for residents of St. Petersburg is next year’s municipal elections. In 2021, St. Pete will decide who becomes the city’s next mayor, as well as several City Council seats up for election. Mayor Rick Kriseman, who served as the city’s head of political leadership since 2014, is restricted from running for re-election due to term limits. Four City Council seats—including Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8—are also up for election. Two of these seats—District 4 and 8—are open. One person already off to a head-start on the upcoming election season is 29-year old City Council candidate Richie Floyd. Floyd is a middle school teacher and community organizer who filed to run for the St. Pete City Council District 8 seat earlier this month (he still has a contract with the school district; he’s just on leave at the moment due to COVID and having pre-existing conditions). The district’s current city councilwoman, Amy Foster, is term-limited and unable to seek re-election. Floyd, a political newcomer, has hit the ground running in efforts to mobilize volunteers for his campaign. In his first virtual Volunteer Campaign Meeting two weekends ago, Floyd’s campaign outlined an ambitious plan to begin gathering qualifying petitions for his candidacy. All candidates running for municipal offices must qualify by petition or by paying a fee prior to the 2021 qualifying period, which runs from June 3-18, 2021. Candidates for City Council must get at least 500 petitions to qualify. As an experienced organizer, labor activist, and educator, Floyd boasts a platform built around the priorities of working families and increasing political engagement in the community. Floyd wants to work with city officials and the community more broadly to bolster the city’s public transit system, expand affordable housing, improve support systems for the city’s houseless population, and uplift movements for environmental justice and fair wages for workers. So far, Floyd is unopposed in his race to fill District 8’s open City Council seat. But he expects that will change. It’s still early, and candidates have months yet to file their intent to make it on the August primary election ballot. “I decided to run, because I want to serve this community I’ve grown to love that’s filled with people fighting every day to create a better St Pete,” said Floyd in his first campaign press statement. “I left my corporate job to become a teacher in

candidates for the open District 4 seat: Clifford Hobbs, Lauren Hubbard, and Wendy Wesley. Next year’s mayoral race in St. Pete is also going to be one to watch. Michael Ingram, a 20-year old USF St. Petersburg student and political science major, is the latest candidate to enter St. Pete’s mayoral race. Ingram, who previously filed to run for City Council District 2 earlier this year, spoke to Bay News 9 about his platform, which includes: uplifting small businesses, fixing issues with city

A MAN ALONE: So far, Richie Floyd is unopposed in his race to fill District 8’s open City Council seat—he expects that will change.

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The disinformation age

How does a country function when half its people have lost their minds? By Jeffrey C. Billman

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s far as the civil war goes,” Jason Strickland, the mayor of the 1,400-person town of Sundown, Texas, told Reuters recently, “I don’t think it’s off the table.” Strickland, an oilfield production engineer, joined a militia-type outfit called the South Plains Patriots. As another member explained, “If President Trump comes out and says: ‘Guys, I have irrefutable proof of fraud, the courts won’t listen, and I’m now calling on Americans to take up arms,’ we would go.” They, like two-thirds of Republicans, say they’re certain that Donald Trump won re-election but had his victory stolen through a vast conspiracy of ballot-stuffing election officials and vote-switching vote-counting machines hacked by foreign powers. (It’s not clear how many of them actually mean it.) Trump is still fanning the flames. He spent Sunday morning on Maria Bartiromo’s Fox News show, gaslighting about how he had “tremendous proof” of fraud and claiming that his loss was “statistically impossible.” He spent Sunday night—after “60 Minutes” aired an interview with the election security chief Trump fired for saying the election was “the most secure in American history”—venting on Twitter: “We have some big things happening in our various litigations on the Election Hoax. Everybody knows it was Rigged.” Actually, nothing is happening in their “various litigations.” On Friday, a federal appeals court rejected Trump’s request to block Pennsylvania from certifying its results. On Saturday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court tossed a Republican congressman’s lawsuit alleging that a law passed by the Republican legislature to make mail-in voting easier violated the state constitution, so all mail-in ballots should now be thrown out and Trump should be declared the winner. (That was a real argument, I swear to God.) Similarly, the much-hyped “Kraken” lawsuits filed by not-quite-official Trump lawyer Sidney Powell against Georgia and Michigan became instant internet gold not just because of Powell’s hilarious unfamiliarity with spell check, but also for their fusillade of factual errors, unproven assertions, absurd arguments, citations of random tweets, and even ethical breaches. By now, it should be obvious to anyone with firing neurons and access to Google that this smorgasbord of paranoia and ignorance is based on nothing more than the delusional rantings of an addled 74-year-old. While I could spend thousands of words rebutting these claims—no,

Detroit didn’t have more votes than registered voters; no, there’s nothing unusual about urban counties reporting late; no, Dominion Voting Systems was never affiliated with Hugo Chavez—ultimately, there’s little point. Conspiracy theories are self-reinforcing. They’re impervious to fact-checks. As Lin Wood tweeted (and Trump retweeted) before he and Powell filed the Georgia lawsuit: “Enemies of America will deny its allegations. Do NOT believe them. Believe Sidney & me. We love America & freedom. Our enemies do not.” It pains me to be an enemy of America, but there’s an issue we need to reckon with: Tens of millions of Trump voters have become unmoored from reality, many with fundamentalist certitude. And this belief in a low-rent conspiracy theory—which some Republicans argued justified staging legislative coups—will soon become an article of faith. Our democracy withstood Trump’s attacks, barely. But that’s hardly cause for celebration. This year was less an aberration than the culmination of the cynical, total-war politics Republicans have employed since the Gingrich era, one that brooks no compromise and prospers by tearing down political systems. Fortified by a feedback loop of propaganda—first talk radio and Fox News, then the clickbait sites Facebook delivered to Boomers’ feeds, now the Pravdaesque OANN and Newsmax—the GOP became a breeding ground for conspiracy theories. To be sure, belief in conspiracy theories isn’t a conservative pathology. It’s a human trait, primed by millions of years of evolution, arguably driven by the same forces that create religions: a need to see patterns in noise and causal agents to explain phenomena. People across the political spectrum who lack trust in institutions tend to embrace conspiracies out of “motivated reasoning”—an effort to validate a pre-existing worldview inconsistent with the available facts. But here’s the difference: The more knowledgeable liberals become, the less likely they are to buy conspiracies. For conservatives, the opposite is true. As reliant as Trump was on the “poorly educated” white working class, and as eager as the left has been to paint his followers as illiterate dolts, his most fervent and politically engaged supporters—those who embraced his anti-liberal, anti-expert, anti-elitist messaging—had college degrees. These are exactly the people research says comprise the high-knowledge, low-trust sweet spot in which conspiracy theories take root, flourish, and thrive. Nothing

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ENEMY OF AMERICA: Tens of millions of Trump voters have become unmoored from reality, many with fundamentalist certitude. or no one short of Trump himself can convince them that Biden won. And the party’s elites— the ones who know better—have been cowed into silence, terrified of landing on the wrong side of an angry tweet, hoping this insanity will disappear when Trump does. It won’t. And Trump’s not going anywhere. Come Jan. 20, he’ll no longer be president, but he’ll remain head of the Republican Party in everything but title. The problem isn’t just that the inmates took over the asylum. It’s that radicalization has inertia. It devours the impure. Already, Trump turned on Georgia’s far-right governor and Republican secretary of state for not helping him steal the election. He threatened to have Ohio’s governor primaried for acknowledging Biden’s win. He spurned Fox News for the more obsequious OANN, and his supporters followed. So long as Trump and his acolytes and wannabes control the GOP, the party will be wedded to the fiction that he lost because of a conspiracy

no one quite understands and Joe Biden is an illegitimate president. No deviation from the orthodoxy will be tolerated. Republican states will erect barriers to mail-in voting to “restore trust.” Republican senators will hold hearings on election fraud so Lindsey Graham can grill Dominion executives about their seances with Hugo Chavez’s ghost. Maybe Q will moderate a 2024 GOP presidential forum. America now has two political parties, but they’re not Democrat and Republican in the traditional sense. One is a broad, loose-knit, often ineffective coalition stitched together by its fear of the other guys; the other is, well, the other guys, who have lost their fucking minds. We shouldn’t pretend this isn’t the case or kid ourselves that it’s going to get better before it gets worse. Get more Informed Dissent delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe today at billman.substack.com.

“America now has two political parties, but they’re not Democrat and Republican in the traditional sense.”

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Glimmer of sunshine

Florida tourism industry expects a boost in 2021. By Jim Turner/News Service of Florida

lorida’s vital tourism industry could start to experience an uptick midway through 2021, although foreign travel will continue to lag for several years, according to information posted online last Tuesday by state analysts. Short- and long-term outlooks from a panel known as the Florida Economic Estimating Conference indicate people, mostly from other states, could travel to Florida in close to pre-coronavirus pandemic numbers in 2022. And with the state’s tourism-marketing arm Visit Florida reporting last Thursday a near 32% drop in visitors during the third quarter, and a 34% reduction so far this year, the latest state analyst projections aren’t far off from earlier forecasts. In September, Amy Baker, coordinator of the Legislature’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research, told members of the Joint Legislative Budget Commission a longterm outlook indicated a potentially quick recovery for all sectors of the economy outside of tourism, with the assumptions based on a vaccine for COVID-19 available by the July 1 start of the 2021-2022 fiscal year. “We’ve always talked about tourism and the sensitivity of our economy to tourism as being an important concern and a potential downside risk, if anything were to happen,” Baker told lawmakers in September. “So, with the outbreak of coronavirus, we actually did see probably the worst that we will ever see happen, in terms of that downside risk materializing.” At that time, state analysts wrote that Florida’s tourism-sensitive economy is particularly vulnerable to the longer-term effects of any pandemic and that several industry groups were predicting it may take at least two years to recover. “Previous economic studies of disease outbreaks have shown that it can take as much as 12 to 15 months after the outbreak ends for tourism to return to pre-disease levels. The magnitude of this event is greater,” a report compiled in September for the Legislative Budget Commission said. The September report came on the heels of Visit Florida posting a 60.5% drop in tourists during the second quarter of 2020 compared to the second quarter of 2019. “Current expectations are that leisure driving vacations will recover first, and then—in order—business travel, domestic air travel, and international travel,” the September report said. “The timing will be further influenced by the actual course of the disease and the recovery from the recession.” The outlooks posted Tuesday indicate the state could be back to 30 million visitors a

quarter by the third quarter of 2021. Meanwhile, overall visitor numbers would be just short of the fiscal year 2019 total by fiscal year 2022 and surpass record-setting 2019 by fiscal year 2023. This year’s third-quarter tourism figures, which Visit Florida President and CEO Dana Young said last Thursday show “some signs of recovery,” primarily reflect people trekking to Florida from other parts of the country. That isn’t expected to change for a couple of years. In the outlooks Tuesday, analysts projected overseas visitors could total about 3.7 million in the 2022 fiscal year, nearly onethird of the 10.9 million from the 2019 fiscal year. Overseas travelers could reach 6.8 million in the 2023 fiscal year, reach 9 million the next year, but not reach 10 million until the 2028 fiscal year. Canadians should return quicker. Accounting for nearly 3.6 million visitors in the 2019 fiscal year, the number has plummeted in the current year. However, the analysts’ outlook has Canadian visitors back to about 3 million by the 2023 fiscal year. Visit Florida released its third quarter numbers after Universal Orlando advised the state Department of Economic Opportunity, Orlando and Orange County on Nov. 12 that it would continue to lay off 1,123 workers through the end of the year. The Universal advisories were posted online by the state this week. Walt Disney had earlier informed the state of about 18,000 layoffs occurring at Florida properties starting in December.

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CIRCLE BACK: Recovery assumptions are based on vaccine availability by July 1.

Shit Happened Florida residents loaded up on a record number of guns in 2020, a year marred by the coronavirus pandemic and social unrest. From January through October, the FBI’s NICS conducted 1,562,269 background checks for gun sales, more than any other single full year

A 22-year old TikToker who became famous for his viral paint-mixing videos just landed a job in Florida. Ohio University student Tony Piloseno has amassed 1.4 million followers and 24.2 million likes on TikTok for his aesthetically pleasing paint videos. On Nov. 11, though, he released a video detailing how he was fired by Sherwin-Williams as a result of his account gaining traction. Follow your dreams to the Sunshine State, kid. TONESTERPAINTS/INSTAGRAM

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MONDAY 30 on record. The number of FBI background requests in 2020—which provides the best estimate of gun sales—beat 2019’s count (1,195,539) by 366,730. Did we mention that you live in a “stand your ground” state? A video shared by the St. Petersburg Police Department shows an officer wrangling a large ball python at Dell Holmes Park. The video, which was posted on Facebook, shows Officer Paul Grata using a tapping pole to grab the snake and place it in a garbage can with the help of a Parks and Rec employee. And y’all wanna defund that kind of dedication?

With no explanation, Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal refused to revisit the school reopening case, denying motions by the Florida Education Association teachers union and other plaintiffs. So not only are DeSantis’ minions forcing educators to face COVID-19, but they also don’t have the spine to say why.

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THERE’S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT BASEBALL IN TAMPA BAY. It started with a little boy dreaming of playing baseball. This boy, AL LOPEZ, became Tampa’s first Major League player, manager, and Hall of Fame inductee. Now, his rehabilitated childhood home is getting ready to welcome fans to celebrate more than 130 years of local baseball heritage. Nearly 90 professional players from Tampa will be honored, along with the people and places that shaped them. Local baseball traditions will shine at the TAMPA BASEBALL MUSEUM at the AL LOPEZ HOUSE when it opens… and stand alongside some of the best baseball towns in the nation.

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STEP UP TO THE PLATE! Please join our efforts to ensure that Tampa Bay’s baseball memories play on to inspire future generations! With six new exhibits in the works, community support means everything to our game. Your donation today at www.TampaBaseballMuseum.org will help get us to home plate. All donations will be matched 100% by a Hillsborough County Historic Preservation Grant, doubling the value of your generous contribution.

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Rooftop, dog park and secret bars lead a roundup of what’s new in the local food scene.

he leftovers have hopefully made their way out of your fridge, so it’s time for some new eats—thankfully, these concepts are ready to provide. Below are details on Armature Works’ two fresh stalls, Bodega’s debut of a “secret” cocktail bar, and Tampa Bay’s latest rooftop bar. If you like a little anticipation sprinkled into your openings roundup, read about the imminent arrival of South Tampa’s new indoor-outdoor dog bar, a bakery with two-pound sourdough country loaves, and an upscale chicken resto. There are even two local Christmas-themed pop-up bars— Miracle at Mezzo and Santa Social Club—to get you in the holiday spirit (and if you’re not a sit at the bar kind of elf, Wandering Whisk is hosting a holiday treat pop-up). In other news, Edible Tampa Bay magazine is making a comeback in March 2021, and there are no major closings to announce. Stay safe and support local eateries by dining-in responsibly, grabbing takeout or delivery, tipping like your money is on fire and snagging gift cards as stocking stuffers for your fellow foodies.

Buddy Brew Coffee The local coffee sensation’s just-opened location shares an address with the second location of Chill Bros. Scoop Shop. This means you can snag a few scoops of Chill Bros. signature ice creams like orange creamsicle or peanut butter cup when you slide by for your espresso fix,. 3302 W. Bay to Bay Blvd., Tampa. buddybrew.com Ember Lounge The rooftop bar boasts panoramic Gulf coast views as well an infinity pool with cabanas. The menu offers wine, brews, and seasonal cocktails like the “Madeira mojito” made with white rum, mint, lime, passionfruit and club soda. As far as bites go, visitors can enjoy shareables like mini wonton tacos, ceviche, scallops and flatbreads. When weather is less than ideal for rooftop dining, you can opt for the hotel’s third-floor restaurant, Prime Waters. Cambria Hotel St. Petersburg at Madeira Beach Marina, 15015 Madeira Way, Madeira Beach. choicehotels.com Hale Life Bakery The vegan and gluten-free bakery joins Community Cafe’s St. Pete ‘Oasis’ collaborative space projected to open next year. Until then, slide into weekend pop-ups (Fri.-Sun. 11 a.m.- 11p.m.) at Allendale United Methodist Church at 3803 Haines Rd. N. Takeout and delivery is available via a new online ordering option. 1055 4th St. S., St. Petersburg. halelifebakery.com—Alexandria Jones Miracle at Mezzo The Christmas themed popup returns for its third year, but with a few COVID-19 tweaks. That includes distancing tables and seating, offering contactless payment, QR code menus, one-time use menus, outdoor seating, to-go cocktails, mask requirements for both staff and guests and sanitizer stations. 1111 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. intermezzo.co Muchachas The Mexican-inspired food stall— sister concept of Empamamas, another Armature Works resident—is serving up birria quesatacos, street-style tacos, big ol’ burritos, street corn, and other Mexican-inspired dishes. 1910 N. Ola Ave., Tampa. @hola.muchachas on Instagram Santa Social Club Dunedin’s Sonder Social Club is getting in the holiday spirit by transforming into an immersive Santa and Christmas bar with themed drinks and decor.

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Openings Bake’n Babes The bakery’s second location is now slinging trendy treats from its brandspankin’-new stall at Armature Works where the focus is on creating dishes that travel well (hello, photogenic taiyaki cone) plus special items not available at its current home at downtown Tampa’s GenX Tavern (which remains open). 1910 N. Ola Ave., Tampa. bakenbabes.com Bar Chica Drinks like the Hotel Nacional made up of Havana Club Blanco rum, Giffard apricot liqueur, lime, pineapple, and sugar range from $10$12 at this “hidden” cocktail bar tucked behind Bodega’s St. Petersburg location. Shareable bites are different from Bodega’s offers and include options like twice-fried chicken wings, black bean hummus, and sliders. Hours are 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Thurs., 5 p.m.-1 a.m. Fri.-Sat. 1180 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. @thebarchica on Instagram Bubbakoo’s Burritos The build-your-own-burrito chain’s first Florida location is bringing more Mexican-fusion cuisine to Riverview. Open daily 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. 3940 U.S. Hwy-301 S, Riverview. bubbakoosburritos.com—Alexandria Jones

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By Jenna Rimensnyder and Alexandria Jones

PANDEM-ORAMIC VIEWS: Ember Lounge boasts panoramic Gulf coast views, an infinity pool and room to social distance. Runs through Dec. 26. 966 Douglas Ave. Unit 101, Dunedin. sondersocial.club Coming soon The Crumb Factory Projected to open midJanuary, the bakery storefront will offer hefty two-pound sourdough country loaves, as well as classic bakery finds like whole wheat loaves, baguettes and ciabatta. Expect an arrangement of freshly baked pastries at your fingertips, too. 5701 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. @thecrumbfactory on Facebook. Pups Pub Tampa Bay’s latest indoor-outdoor dog bar opens Saturday, Dec. 12 in between Courier City/Oscawana and North Hyde Park. Pups Pub offers a full liquor bar for two-legged visitors and a 3,700-square-foot space covered in turf for Fido to move about freely. Humans will also have access to 22 TVs inside and outside to watch catch sports games while their pups run freely. 2202 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. pupspubtampa.com Sip Shop Hooray The retail shop is already up and running, but the bar is still waiting for permits. Until then, slide by from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sun. to shop from local vendors showcased within the space. 2053 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. sipshophooray.com Social Roost Kitchen and Bar Initially slated to open fall of last year, Social Roost has plans to finally open and make its debut this month. The full-service restaurant’s menu will feature globally-inspired chicken dishes which can easily be paired with craft cocktails. 150 1st Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. eatsocialroost.com ICYMI A Tailor’d Picnics Owner Bri Anderson offers picnics tailored for any occasion, from engagements to birthday parties. Clients don’t need

to bring anything with them either because Anderson takes a hands-on approach when putting the everything together, from place settings to menu options from her partners Gather ‘Round & Graze or Creatively Iced. atailordpicnics.com— Alexandria Jones

Edible Tampa Bay After a two year hiatus, the food-focused magazine is back thanks to Robin Sussingham. ETB is devoted to telling the stories and supporting the efforts of local food communities including farmers, fishers and restaurateurs. Prior to the launch in March 2021, you can follow along on social media (@ edibletampabay) or sign up for the mag’s newsletter. Read more on p. 21. edibletampabay.com Il Ritorno The restaurant is introducing a seven-course tasting menu featuring flavors inspired by different regions of Italy. “I wanted to create a worldly experience during a time when people could not travel, and take them on an international culinary journey right here in St. Petersburg,” said Chef David Benstock, owner and executive chef of Il Ritorno. The tasting menu will rotate monthly and cost $135 per guest. 449 Central Ave. N no. 101, St. Petersburg. ilritornodowntown.com Wandering Whisk The bakery is back with another holiday pop-up. Since WW’s retro treat-inspired pop-up crushed in March, owner Jennifer Jacobs decided to do it again with a Christmas twist. One nostalgic childhood favorite in the pastry case will be Gingerbread Dunkaroos. Sat. Dec.12.10 a.m.-1 p.m. or until sold out. 4505 Park Blvd. N, Suite 5, Pinellas Park. wanderingwhiskbakeshop.com

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Former WUSF journalist Robin Sussingham revives Edible Tampa Bay magazine. By Jenna Rimensnyder “Supporting and telling the stories of our local growers, eateries, chefs, seafood, produce, brewers and all the food elements that go into making this part of Florida distinct and special.” The new Edible owner says she’s busy sourcing local talent to contribute, exploring the potential of the magazine in the coming weeks, months and even years. That means diving deep into the restaurant scene from seed to table and planning live sponsored events to connect with readers. “Since we were starting up the magazine again from scratch, it meant organizing the printing, design, website, advertising sales, social media, and distribution in addition to the editorial planning. It’s an ambitious schedule, but it is important to me that we launch in the spring, when everything here is growing.” Upon its launch in March, issues will be published bi-monthly and distributed for free to nearly 300 carefully-chosen locations throughout the greater Tampa Bay Area. If you want it delivered to your door, you can snag a subscription for $24 a year via edibletampabay.com. As this issue went to press, the URL was already home to recipes that both looked back—one for roselle jelly is from a 1973 U.S. Department of Agriculture leaflet titled “Production of Roselle”—and towards the future (Joe Isidori, chef at Sparkman Wharf’s Jotoro shared his instructions to make Mexico City” grilled street corn and the restaurant’s “Pretty Boy” cocktail). “There are so many ways to support Edible Tampa Bay, and by extension, support our local chefs and growers and food systems,” Sussingham added. For instance, snag some advertising space, support advertisers and frequent restaurants, bars and farms featured in issues. To stay updated with Edible Tampa Bay prior to the launch, you can sign up for the publication’s newsletter and follow along on social media (@edibletampabay). “We’ll be providing all kinds of information about new restaurants, cookbooks, gardening, seasonal recipes, etc.,” Sussingham adds. “And of course, pick up a copy and share it with friends.” Sussingham also invites local foodies to send story ideas and keep in touch to not only keep readers engaged but also rebuild Edible’s community that celebrates Tampa Bay’s flourishing food and drink scene.

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t has been two years since Edible Tampa Bay has been in production. The magazine is part of the James Beard Foundation’s Edible Communities collection of publications, which lists 90 publications nationwide; collectively, the Edible pubs form the largest media organization devoted to telling the stories and supporting the efforts of local food communities including farmers, fishers and restaurateurs. Local journalist and foodie, Robin Sussingham, has recently acquired the magazine and is looking to breathe new life into the publication, with plans to launch in March 2021. You might remember Sussingham’s name from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s coverage on her Florida food podcast, The Zest, for WUSF Public Media. Each episode of The Zest is geared toward giving listeners a taste of Florida’s rich food culture of the past and present while highlighting local talent and giving helpful tips to home cooks and non-cooking foodies alike. While researching topics for the podcast, Sussingham says that she’d often come across articles from Edible Orlando or another Edible publication in Florida. “I started noticing how really well-written the articles were, and the gorgeous photography accompanying them, and I started to poke around a bit on the website.” That led her to the “Own your own Edible!” tab, and she realized that the license for Edible Tampa Bay was available. The journalist dug deeper and found out that the previous publisher had stopped publishing around early 2018. “When I went to their old website, I saw a feature story with my byline, and realized I had actually written for ETB years ago. So, I kind of took that as a sign that this was a good fit,” Sussingham added. Throughout her career, Sussingham had dabbled in owning small businesses revolving around food, including a local produce business and a cookie gift delivery operation. But when she realized she could purchase a magazine all about local food and agriculture, she knew she hit the motherload. Sussingham tells CL that while there will naturally be a different editorial and artistic vision, the core mission stays the same:

“It’s important to me that we launch in the spring, when everything here is growing.”

LET’S EAT: Robin Sussingham is putting ‘Edible Tampa Bay’ back on the burner.

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In the wake of concerns about the novel coronavirus, it’s best to call or visit the websites of these breweries to check on their offerings. 3 DAUGHTERS BREWING One of the Warehouse Arts District’s most popular hangouts, and a beautiful facility in which to drink some great brews. 222 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-495-6002, 3dbrewing.com 3 KEYS BREWING South-of-the-Skyway restaurant and brewery specializing in small batches. 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com 7VENTH SUN BREWING Some of the best sours, IPAs and collabs going. Two locations. 1012 Broadway, Dunedin. 727-733-3013/6809 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-231-5900, 7venthsun.com 81BAY BREWING CO. South Tampa’s first craft brewery boasts a wide variety of styles. 4465 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. 813-837-BREW, 81baybrewco.com ANGRY CHAIR Crazy-good Tampa beer, open Tuesday-Sunday. 6401 N. Florida Ave., Seminole Heights. 813-238-1122, angrychairbrewing.com ANTIBREWERY Dunedin’s secret Sundays-only nano. 1367 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Dunedin

brewery. There’s also a taproom at Amalie Arena. 3924 W. Spruce St., Tampa. 813-348-6363, cigarcitybrewing.com CLEARWATER BREWING CO. Community-oriented and socially and environmentally conscious. 1700 N. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. clearwaterbrewingcompany.com COPPERTAIL BREWING CO. Some of Tampa’s best beer, in one of its best tasting rooms. 2601 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa. 813-247-1500, coppertailbrewing.com COTEE RIVER BREWING Craft beer in the heart of historic downtown New Port Richey. 5760 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-807-6806, coteeriverbrewing.com CRAFT LIFE BREWING Small-batch local brews and a sort of playground or LoL’s craft brewing guild. 4624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-575-8440. facebook.com/CraftLifeBrewing CROOKED THUMB BREWERY Safety Harbor’s first brewery boasts homegrown flavor and local guest taps. 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor. 727-724-5953, crookedthumbbrew.com

HOB BREWING CO. Rotating taps; some of the beers are brewed on-site and alongside a combination of local breweries plus local and international craft beer makers. 931 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. hob.beer IF I BREWED THE WORLD This self-described “mixtape of breweries” offers a bit of everything from the classic to the fun and outrageous. 2200 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4484, ifibrewedtheworld. com IN THE LOOP BREWING Family-friendly Land O’ Lakes brewery with a lot of community support and plenty of events. 3338 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-997-9189, intheloopbrewingcompany.com INFUSION BREWING CO. Another great location in the good-beer-packed Trinity/New Port Richey area. 7813 Mitchell Blvd. Ste 103, Trinity. 727-312-4512. INOCULUM ALE WORKS These folks are crazy for sours, and know how to craft ‘em. 554 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. inoculumaleworks.com JDUB’S BREWING COMPANY You know ‘em, you love ‘em. A favorite statewide phenomenon. 1215 Mango Ave., Sarasota. 941-955-2739, jdubsbrewing.com

brewing its own in early 2018. 2244 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-360-0766, stpetearcadebar.com ROCK BROTHERS BREWING Brews named for national and local bands have a home in Ybor City. 1901 N. 15th St., Ybor City. 813-241-0110, rockbrothersbrewing.com SARASOTA BREWING COMPANY House-crafted brews, pizza, and sports out toward beautiful Siesta Key. 6607 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. 941-925-2337, sarasotabrewing.com SILVERKING BREWING CO. This space in Tarpon Springs complements a label that’s been around since 2012. 325 East Lemon St., Tarpon Springs. 727-4227598, silverkingbrewing.com SIX TEN BREWING A wide variety and a real passion for the craft-brew community. 7052 Benjamin Rd., Tampa. 813-886-0610, sixtenbrewing.com SOGGY BOTTOM BREWING More Dunedin goodness, including some truly original flavors and inventive brews. 660 Main St., Dunedin. 727-601-1698, soggybottombrewing.com

AVID BREWING This Grand Central brewing supply shop added a taproom for its beers crafted in-house. 1745 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-388-6756, avidbrew.com

CUENI BREWING CO. Located off the Pinellas Trail in Dunedin. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727-266-4102, cuenibrewing.com

LAGERHAUS BREWERY & GRILL A Palm Harbor bar and eatery that offers seasonal brews to complement their regulars. 3438 East Lake Business, Palm Harbor. 727-216-9682, lagerhausbrewery.com

SOUTHERN BREWING & WINEMAKING Multiple brews only available in its tasting room, as well as products and guidance for local homebrewers. 4500 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-238-7800, southernbrewingwinemaking.com

CYCLE BREWING One of St. Pete’s favorites. 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.com

LATE START BREWING This beloved Tampa label does its thing inside the Pour House. 1208 E. Kennedy Blvd. #112, Tampa. 813-402-2923, latestartbrewing.com

ST. PETE BREWING COMPANY Beers crafted specifically for the climate. 544 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-692-8809, stpetebrewingcompany.com

BARRIEHAUS BEER CO. Lager-specific brewery, carrying on an over 150 year brewing legacy. 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com

DARWIN BREWING CO. Unique beers crafted with South American influence. 803 17th Ave. W., Bradenton. 941-747-1970, darwinbrewingco.com

BAY CANNON BEER CO. West Tampa's first craft brewery, offering a variety of ever evolving beers, beer slushies and wine that pair perfectly with appetizers and entrées from the kitchen. 813-442-5615, baycannon.com

DE BINE BREWING CO. This addition bolsters the Northern Pinellas craft beer scene. 933 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-233-7964.

LEAVEN BREWING Riverview’s first brewery is run by folks who’ve got experience brewing big and small. 11238 Boyette Rd., Riverview. 813-677-7023, leavenbrewing.com

STILT HOUSE BREWERY This friendly Palm Harbor joint specializes in high-ABV ales and other styles you won’t find at other breweries in the area. 625 US Hwy Alt. 19, Palm Harbor. 727-270-7373, stilthousebrewery.com

MAD BEACH CRAFT BREWING Brews, ciders, and meads by the beach. 12945 Village Boulevard, Madeira Beach. 727-362-0008, madbeachbrewing.com

SWAN BREWING Nearly 4 decades of combined brewing experience go into the offerings at this petfriendly joint. 115 W. Pine St., Lakeland. 863-703-0472, swanbrewing.com

MARKER 48 Hernando’s first production craft brewery, with its own tasting room and beer garden 12147 Cortez Blvd, Weeki Wachee. 352-606-2509, marker48.com

TBBC Formerly Tampa Bay Brewing Co., local favorite for nearly two decades. 1600 E. 8th Ave., Ybor City/13933 Monroe’s Business Park, Westchase. 813247-1422, tbbc.beer

ARKANE ALEWORKS A wide variety of styles and flavors from the second brewery to open in Largo. 2480 E. Bay Dr., #23, Largo. 727-270-7117, arkanebeer.com

BIG STORM BREWING CO. Stop by this Pasco brewery’s Storm Room for a flight, or visit their taproom on 49th Street in Clearwater, too. 2330 Success Dr., Odessa. 727-807-7998, bigstormbrewery.com BIG TOP BREWING Perhaps Sarasota’s premier purveyor of locally crafted beer, Big Top’s reputation has spread far beyond the region. 6111 Porter Way, Sarasota. 941-371-2939, bigtopbrewing.com BOOTLEGGERS BREWING CO. This Brandon taproom from Bootleggers Beer & Wine Home Brewing Supplies offers house-made suds and guest beers. 652 Oakfield Dr., Brandon. 813-643-9463, bootleggersbrewco.com BRASSERIE ST. SOMEWHERE Award-winning Belgian farmhouse ales from veteran Bay area brewer Bob Sylvester. 1441 Savannah Ave., Tarpon Springs. 813-503-6181, saintsomewherebrewing.com BREW BUS BREWING BB brews its own suds, boasts 20 taps and offers food at its Eatery, too. 4101 N. Florida Ave., Tampa. 813-990-7310, brewbususa.com BREW HUB Some of the area’s best beers are produced here along with suds for their own label. 3900 Frontage Rd. S., Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com

DISSENT BREWING CO. Unique flavors and adventurous style outside downtown St. Pete. 5518 Haines Rd. N., St. Petersburg. 727-342-0255.

BAY AREA BREWERIES

DUNEDIN BREWERY Florida’s oldest. Beer, eats and live music. 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-736-0606, dunedinbrewery.com DUNEDIN HOUSE OF BEER This beer stop brews its own, and also has 40 guest taps. 927 Broadway, Dunedin. 727 216-6318, dunedinhob.com

ESCAPE BREWING CO. Another very worthy Odessa/Trinity destination. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, Trinity. 727-807-6092, escapebrewingcompany.com FIVE BRANCHES Veteran-owned brewery, small batches from IPAs to stouts. Serving up brews and a clear view of the Tarpon Bayou. 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs. fivebranchesbrewing.com FLYING BOAT BREWING COMPANY St. Pete aviation history and tasty homegrown suds. 1776 11th Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-2999, flyingboatbrewing.com

BREW LIFE BREWING Ultra-small batches, and a lot of ‘em. 5765 S. Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-952-3831, brewlifebrewing.com

FOUR STACKS BREWING An always-changing lineup of local and regional guest suds, along with trivia, live music and more. 5469 N. US HWY 41, Apollo Beach. 813-641-2036, fourstacksbrewing.com

BULLFROG CREEK BREWING CO. A multitude of styles from former garage brewers is on tap in Valrico. 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Valrico. 813-703-8835, bullfrogcreekbrewing.com

GREEN BENCH BREWING COMPANY A space worthy of the adventurous beers it produces. 1133 Baum Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com

CAGE BREWING Custom brews in the Grand Central District from one of the ‘Burg’s newest. 2001 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278

GOOD LIQUID BREWING CO. Thirty taps and food (and a coffee roaster!) from a husband-and-wife duo. 4824 14th St. W., Bradenton. 941-896-6381, thegoodliquidbrewing.co

CALEDONIA BREWING Great in-house beers in the historic Dunedin Times building. 587 Main St., Dunedin. 727-351-5105, caledoniabrewing.com CALUSA BREWING Family owned and operated, opened Tuesday to Sunday. 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-922-8150, calusabrewing.com CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. “Secret” brewing action inside the Carrollwood location of craft-bar chain The Brass Tap. 10047 N. Dale Mabry HWY, STE 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337 CIGAR CITY BREWING Tampa’s most famous craft

GRINDHAUS BREW LAB Small batches and no extracts. 1650 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater. 727-2400804, grindhausbrewlab.com GULFPORT BREWERY + EATERY Small batches with an artisanal food menu. 3007 Beach Blvd., Tampa. facebook.com/GulfportBrewery HIDDEN SPRINGS ALE WORKS This Tampa Heights brewery features a rotating tap selection. 1631 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-226-2739, hiddenspringsaleworks.com

MASTRY’S BREWING CO. From CD Roma’s restaurant to sweet new digs on St. Pete Beach. 7701 Blind Pass Rd., St. Pete Beach. 727-202-8045 mastrysbrewingco.com MOTORWORKS BREWING A taproom and beer garden featuring full liquor and wine as well as 30 taps. 1014 9th Street West, Bradenton. 941-567-6218, motorworksbrewing.com MR. DUNDERBAK’S The longtime restaurant, biergarten and homebrewers’ hangout is serving up its own beers. 14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa. 813-9774104, dunderbaks.com NAUGHTY MONK BREWERY Naughty Monk brings a love of Belgian styles to Manatee County. 2507 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton. 941-708-2966, naughtymonkbrewery.com OVERFLOW BREWING St. Pete’s newest, courtesy of local Rapp head brewer Troy Bledsoe and company. 770 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-914-0665, facebook.com/overflowbrewingco PEPPER BREWING The Angry Pepper Taphouse’s in-house label, available “on a limited basis.” 9366 Oakhurst Rd., Seminole. 727-596-5766, angrypeppertaphouse.com PESKY PELICAN BREW PUB This beachy restaurant also offers up its own beers thanks to an in-house nano system. 923 72nd. St. N., St. Petersburg. 727-3029600, peskypelicanbrewpub.com PINELLAS ALE WORKS PAW offers a dog-friendly environment in addition to tasty brews. 1962 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-235-0970, pawbeer.com RAPP BREWING COMPANY Greg Rapp’s awardwinning styles are carefully crafted and delicious. 10930 Endeavor Way, Seminole. 727-544-1752, rappbrewing.com RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER This video gamecentric Grand Central District craft beer bar started

TAMPA BEER WORKS At the former site of ESB Brewing, TBW focuses on American craft styles. 333 N. Falkenburg Rd., Suite D407 Tampa. 813-685-1909, tampabeerworks.com TIDAL BREWING COMPANY Small batches in Spring Hill. 14311 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill. 352-701-1602,tidalbrewingfl.com TWO FROGS BREWING COMPANY Tarpon Springs’ latest brewery and taproom focuses on American ale styles. 151 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-6077, facebook.com/ twofrogsbrewing KEEL FARMS AGRARIAN ALE + CIDER Tasty brews from the folks behind Keel & Curley winery. 5210 W. Thonotosassa Rd., Plant City. 813-752-9100, keelandcurleywinery.com TWO LIONS WINERY & PALM HARBOR BREWERY Wine and beer brewed in-house. 1022 Georgia Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-786-8039, twolionswinery.com ULELE SPRING BREWERY Beer crafted in accordance with traditional Bavarian purity laws. 1810 N. Highland Ave., Tampa. 813-999-4952, ulele.com THE WILD ROVER BREWERY What started as an English pub in Odessa is now a higher-production facility in Westchase. 13921 Lynmar Blvd., Tampa. 813-4755995, thewildroverbrewery.com WOODWRIGHT BREWING COMPANY Traditional German styles in downtown Dunedin. 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-238-8717, facebook.com/ woodwrightbrewing ZEPHYRHILLS BREWING COMPANY East Paco’s first microbrewery. 38530 5th Ave., Zephyrhills. 813715-2683, zbcbeer.com ZYDECO BREW WERKS Craft brews in Ybor thanks to an award-winning brewmaster, as well as full bars and NOLA-influenced cuisine. 1902 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City. 813-252-4541, facebook.com/Zydecobrewwerks

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YOU BLEW IT! Julie (Elisabeth Donaldson, L) and Mags (Ryann Liebl) find themselves stranded due to a blown tire in ‘Mags and Julie Go on a Road Trip’.

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From L.A. to Wisconsin to Tampa Bay, filmmaker Ryann Liebl travels the U.S. to make people laugh. By John Allman

s a fan of bloody, often phantasmagoric genre cinema (see more on p. 29), I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t watch many movies like “Mags and Julie Go on a Road Trip” anymore. And, yet, I’ll also be the first to admit that triple-threat artist Ryann Liebl, who wrote, directed and stars in her first feature-length movie, made a perfect slice of entertainment for women, and men, struggling to endure nine months into a global pandemic. Liebl, a Wisconsin native who left the Midwest for Los Angeles, wanted to make a funny movie about friendship that also served as a love letter to the panoramic scenery of her home state. “It’s actually a really cinematic environment, and I think that came across in the movie. Like, it just showcases it,” she told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay by phone recently from her temporary home outside St. Petersburg. “Wisconsin is full of a bunch of characters. The thing about Wisconsin, people don’t apologize for who they are. They’re pretty much themselves. That’s how I grew up. Those are the kind of people I grew up around, and I admire them a ton. So I wanted to highlight them in the movie, these funny, quirky people.”

Liebl has been living in Tampa Bay for about five months shooting her next feature, the based-on-a-true-story “Sunshine Detour,” and she said she’s enjoyed the experience so much that she may open a permanent production office here. “I kind of go where I’m doing projects. We shall see where the next place will be, but for now, I’m in Florida and I’m enjoying it,” she said. “I kind of like shooting where things occurred, and I met the film commissioner here, Tony Armer, who does Sunscreen Film Festival. He was very helpful in saying, ‘Listen, if you shoot a movie here, this is what we can offer you, this is how we can help you,’ so it seemed like the right thing to do.” For “Mags and Julie…,” Liebl took people she had met, and universal experiences that many women encounter, and created an authentic and warm story about Mags (Liebl), whose entire life is spent kowtowing to an overbearing male boss, who inherits property in Rhinelander and is prompted to go on an adventure by her best friend, Julie (Elisabeth Donaldson).

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The trip is not without its unexpected mishaps, including a blown tire and an uncooperative roadside motel door, and a healthy dose of cathartic emotional upheaval as the two women work to repair a relationship that has frayed due to Mags’ unrealistic career expectations. “As a writer, I’m always pulling from my experiences in life, and also too, as a comedic writer, I like to pull from things that I find are funny, and I kind of make mental notes on things I observe and I go through, but I’ve always loved characters and stories where normal people get into horrible situations,” Liebl said. “I’ve always thought that was really funny.” Unlike recent female-centric comedies that rely on physical humor in a way that almost denigrates the lead actors, “Mags and Julie Go On a Road Trip” is much more focused on the power of self-realization and self-worth. If I had to compare it to a classic, I’d say it’s a variation on “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” with Liebl as Steve Martin and Donaldson as John Candy. “I grew up watching that movie. We actually own that movie. I can’t even tell you how many times I watched it,” Liebl said, pleased by the comparison. “And I love what John Hughes does. He was really amazing. He was another Midwesterner who made very grounded, funny, uplifting comedy.”

And humor, according to Liebl, is what people need most right now during a period of overwhelming uncertainty. She pointed to her grandparents as an example. “They lived through the Depression and World War II, right, so what they thought was entertaining, the people they watched, were people like George Burns and Bob Hope. They grew up in this world where there was a lot of horror, and the way people dealt with it was with humor,” she said. “And they would make fun of themselves, and they would make fun of other people, and they just found the humor and they brought it out and it was the way to sort of escape bad things that were going on in the world, or things that people felt they couldn’t get their head around.” Much like her film, Liebl’s worldview is both genuine and refreshing. “I think we all need to be not taking ourselves so seriously. I certainly don’t,” she said, “and you’ve seen the movie. I look like crap throughout the whole film, and that’s again what I find so funny, when actors have that ability to just completely get rid of their vanity and just get down to their humanity.” “Mags and Julie Go on a Road Trip” is now available to rent or buy on most major streaming platforms, including Amazon Prime and iTunes.

“I think we all need to be not taking ourselves so seriously.”

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Nine new horror films you can stream right now. By John Allman

et’s face it: the coronavirus numbers are still scary as hell, and this onslaught of cooler weather isn’t easing anyone’s mind. As he’s been doing since the onset of the coronavirus shutdowns, John Allman is back with some of the best new horror films you can stream at home, all alone, right now. Hosts 4.5 star(s), 89 minutes, DVD and Streaming “Hosts” is one of the most surprisingly brutal, and yet oddly beautiful, horror mashups ever made. First-time directors Adam Leader and Richard Oakes pull no punches and give zero fucks about your feelings. In doing so, they deliver an early kill that’s so shocking, so perfectly staged, that I was literally stunned. Imagine Samuel L. Jackson’s death in “Deep Blue Sea,” and then add in a heartbreaking and tender speech immediately preceding it. Leaders and Oakes initially disguise “Hosts” as a Christmas Eve home invasion thriller, but don’t be fooled. There’s so much more at play, and at stake. “Hosts” has plenty of tricks up its sleeve, but horror fans should be pleasantly surprised at the consistent bursts of shocking violence throughout. If you’re wondering, yes, I am purposefully withholding major plot details out of respect. That’s the beauty of discovering, and then sharing, a movie like “Hosts.” Half the fun is not having any idea what you’re in store for when you hit play.

dealing with in the real world. But it’s in the third act that Merrill really lets loose, creating a grotesque sexual serenade between Madison and Jesse that honestly has to be seen to be truly appreciated. Words just can’t do it justice. Bill and Ted Face the Music 3 star(s), 91 minutes, Streaming Getting my wife, who had yet to experience any of the “Bill and Ted” franchise, to watch the concluding chapter of the trilogy, which began in 1989, proved to be almost better than finally experiencing “Bill and Ted Face the Music.” Suffice to say, she was not a fan. I get it, completely. Bill and Ted are an acquired taste. Of the three films, the first, “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” remains the best complete movie, whereas several sequences in “Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey” remain the strongest of all the films combined. “Face the Music” faced an almost insurmountable level of anticipation among loyal devotees, but thankfully Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter clearly love these characters just as much as fans. The two actors easily assimilate back into form without missing any beats. It was an equally wise decision to add Samara Weaving and Brigette Lundy-Paine as Bill and Ted’s daughters, who

Rot 4 star(s), 92 minutes, Amazon Prime The announcement that “Rot,” a clever and effective contagion thriller, would debut immediately on Amazon Prime was a wonderful pre-holiday surprise. That writer-director Andrew Merrill’s first feature is so engaging, and relies heavily on impressive and gory practical special effects, makes “Rot” feel even more like a gift. “Rot” is the equivalent of a Trojan Unicorn, meaning it’s refreshingly original and unexpected, due to Merrill’s insistence on focusing heavily on his characters, which allows viewers to develop a connection, well before the scary stuff starts. “Rot” excels where so many horror films fall apart by creating relatable and flawed characters, particularly with its two leads, Madison (Kris Alexandrea) and Jesse (Johnny Kostrey). The core narrative about a highly contagious sickness that is spread through intimate contact, turning the infected into highly volatile vessels of chaos, feels eerily prescient, given the current pandemic and social unrest we’re

The Giant 3 star(s), 99 minutes, Streaming David Raboy’s hypnotic debut feature, “The Giant,” is punctuated by sequences of such transcendent beauty and sadness that it’s easy to forget you’re watching a serial killer thriller disguised as a coming-of-age tale. Long stretches of “The Giant” are simply mesmerizing as Raboy’s emotional roller coaster of spurned love, youthful indiscretion and naïve delusions of invulnerability. Not every thing works, and that’s OK. I’d rather spend hours watching a new director explore ideas and play with genres than trudge through the umpteenth installment of a tired franchise. As good as “The Giant” is at times, I suspect Raboy’s next feature will be even better.

Contracts 2.5 star(s), 75 minutes, Streaming “Contracts,” the debut action film from writerdirector Alex Chung, shows a lot of promise, and spotlights some very creative fight choreography when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, but the film feels more like a sizzle reel than an actual movie. “Contracts” is essentially structured like an anthology film, which often showcase short works by multiple directors. In this case, Chung is the only director, and “Contracts” plays out like a series of short, three-to-five-minute fight sequences between assassins and a master killer dispatched to finish them all off. This is not a knock on Chung’s art. For his sophomore feature, though, I’d love to see him incorporate more story to fill in the gaps between punches, kicks and final blows. Sleepless Beauty 2.5 star(s), 84 minutes, Streaming As evidenced by the publicity art above, “Sleepless Beauty,” which hails from Russia, doesn’t lack for impressive visuals, but it doesn’t bring nearly enough original ideas to truly distinguish itself. “Sleepless Beauty” is basically a new variation of a familiar and popular subgenre whereby ordinary folks find themselves abducted and subjected to a barrage of ruthless experiments by a faceless, nameless government or scientific entity. In this continued on page 31

“Half the fun is not having any idea what you’re in store for when you hit play.”

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get their own equivalent of a reboot by having their own time-traveling adventure. The story, surprisingly, is not bad, and nicely ties up several loose ends stretching all the way back to the first adventure. But let’s be honest, the reason people like me love Bill and Ted is not because they’re the funniest guys or because they have the wildest escapades. It’s their natural charm, sweetness and genuine good-naturedness that makes Bill and Ted resonate, and those qualities are particularly amplified and needed in today’s divisive and noisy world.

RAPID TEST: Two of the people seated for Christmas dinner in “Hosts” are not who they seem.

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KINDA CLASSIC: ‘Sleepless Beauty’ doesn’t lack for nightmare fuel. continued from page 29 case, the innocent, unsuspecting protagonist is Mila (Polina Davydova), who is forced to remain awake for days while she endures an onslaught of torture and virtual-reality mind control. I found myself returning in my mind over and over again to “Martyrs,” Pascal Laugier’s 2008 masterpiece, which explored many of the same themes but in a superior and wholly original way. “Sleepless Beauty” also suffers from one of the worst English-language dubs in recent memory. Playhouse 2 star(s), 87 minutes, Streaming Fionn and Toby Watts are the latest brothers to join forces as a writing and directing duo, but their debut, “Playhouse,” a gothic potboiler set inside a haunted Scottish castle, unfortunately fails to sustain enough dread or build enough tension to be truly memorable. The film is not without its merits, and the Watts brothers clearly are having fun playing with conventional tropes, so hopefully their next movie will build on what works and remove some of the clunk that keeps “Playhouse” grounded.

giant furry beasts in the woods, but is it too much to ask that the movies at least be good? “The Retreat,” for instance, is surprisingly strong for about the first half-hour. Gus (Grant Schumacher) agrees to go backpacking with Adam (Dylan Grunn) in lieu of a traditional bachelor party because Gus is Adam’s “best man” in his upcoming wedding. The lodge where they’re staying is adorned with too many drawings and renderings of the wendigo. Then another backpacker gives Gus some high-powered hallucinogenic tea, which of course he cajoles Adam into drinking against his better judgment. But once the drugs kick in, Wemple loses sight of his endgame. “The Retreat” becomes an uneven, nightmarish odyssey for one of the main characters, but Wemple’s attempts to play with time and disrupt his own narrative to keep viewers guessing completely backfires, at least for me. If you want to watch a superior drug-fueled descent into madness, go seek out “Toad Road.”

“Wemple really has a thing for woodsy urban legends.”

The Retreat 2 star(s), 88 minutes, Streaming Director Bruce Wemple really has a thing for woodsy urban legends. “The Retreat,” his second release so far this year, is about two guys camping who may or may not encounter the wendigo. This follows the release of “Monstrous” in August, which was about two friends searching for a missing loved one believed to be a victim of Bigfoot. I’m all for watching more movies about

Incision 1 star(s), 79 minutes, Streaming “Incision,” the debut feature from a director known only as Az, opens with an ominous, stylized credits sequence reminiscent of “Se7en,” and then goes straight to a woman with her mouth sewn shut trying to escape a basement laboratory. Don’t get excited. Oh no. “Incision” is interminable. After 15 minutes of character introductions, you already feel beleaguered. Apparently, things reminiscent of a horror movie eventually happen, but I’ll be honest, I pulled the plug after 40 minutes when absolutely nothing horrific had yet to happen.

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inding a pine tree and plopping your kid on Santa’s lap are arguably two of the most important goals over the next few weeks, but so is looking for the twinkliest of lights in Tampa Bay. We thought we’d make it a little bit easier for you. What follows are local spots to cut down your own Christmas tree, meet the Big Man himself, or revel in boat parades, parks covered in fake snow and entire neighborhoods that go all out with laser shows. See even more via photos.cltampa.com. Busch Gardens Christmas Town Included with daily admission, Fun cards and annual passes, Busch Gardens Christmas Town features the Sing-Along Train, visits from Santa and his reindeers, ice-skating performances, contemporary Christian gospel concerts and a whole lot more for the family to enjoy. This year festivities have been adapted to be open-air for safety. Tickets start at $63.99 for single day admission and advance registration is required. Nov. 20–Jan. 3. 10165 N McKinley Dr. Tampa. buschgardens.com Ergle Christmas Tree Farm Visit Ergle Christmas Tree Farm to cut down your own five-to-ten-foot tree. Field varieties are Sand Pine and Southern Cedar. The farm will also have freshly made wreaths made from Fraser Fir. The farm asks that customers wear masks and practice social distancing. Open daily. 3325 Treiman Blvd, Dade City. ergletrees.com Holiday Lights in Largo Central Park Festivities at Largo Central Park include a walking light display with over a million LED lights, local food vendors and a ferris wheel. The event is completely free and a ride on the ferris wheel costs $5. The park asks visitors to practice social distancing while walking throughout the park. Nov. 26-Jan. 3. 101 Central Park Dr., Largo. playlargo.com Legoland Christmas Bricktacular Celebrate the holidays in Winter Haven, about 45 minutes

away from Tampa. The park will feature festive shows and treats, special LEGO characters and fireworks on select nights. The event is included in a standard day ticket, which starts at $84.99. 1 Dates vary, visit website for details. 1 Legoland Way, Winter Haven. legoland.com River of Lights Holiday Cruises Captain Jack II will be operating at 50% capacity for this year’s water taxi tour of Holiday lights. Take in the sights of Downtown Tampa’s seasonal decorations and lights and get a visit from a jolly pirate elf. There will of course be sing-a-longs, snow flurries and letters to write to Santa. Tickets start at $25 for adults and $20 for children. Select dates in November and December. 333 S Franklin St, Tampa. piratewatertaxi.com Sylvan Ramble Lights Visit the computerized light show in South Tampa to see over 200,000 individually controllable channels of lights, fountains, smoke effects and moving props. Sylvan Ramble Lights chooses a cause to support each year, this time supporting local charity Clothes To Kids. Every Friday and Saturday in December. 4412 W Sylvan Ramble St, Tampa. sylvanramblelights.com Wesley Chapel Holiday Tree and Light Display With a display of over 1,000,000 lights, Wesley Chapel’s Tree and Light Display will feature carnival rides, live music, and an opportunity for kids to meet Santa. At over 20 acres, there will be plenty of room for social distancing. There’s a plethora of options for ticket prices as well. Dec. 4-Jan. 3. 5268 Village Market Dr, Wesley Chapel. lifestylefestivals.com Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Head downtown for ice skating, festive lights along the Tampa Riverwalk and winter treats from local spots like Kahwa Coffee. All ice skating tickets must be purchased online in advance, they’re $15 for all ages and include skates. Nov. 20-Jan. 3. 600 N Ashley Dr, Tampa. wintervillagetampa.com

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In his unexpected last days, Kenosobi Hercules found even more ways to live righteously. By Ray Roa As a husband and father, there wasn’t a single way Kenosobi didn’t uplift Tiffiny, 38, two sons she had from a previous relationship (Amari, 14, and Gianni, 12) and their threeyear-old daughter Kelani. “He was everything to me,” Tiffiny said, adding that her husband’s kindness—in high school when they dated and again when they reconnected before eventually getting married last year on Juneteenth—carried her through her darkest days. “You could always just call him and he would listen.”

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n every way, Kenan Jamal Hercules was a fighter. Although the percussionist, producer and rapper spent his days at Jefferson High School wearing a beaming and goofy smile and his bookbag way too high up his back, Hercules—who died on September 28, about a month away from his 38th birthday—lived up to his mythical moniker and was always battling to make everything, from his bandmates to the world around him, better. And that spirit should not have surprised anyone. Hercules—better known in Tampa music circles as “Kenosobi”—came from a home anchored by his mom Jennifer and his dad, Keith Hercules, a biology degree holder, boxer and drummer who was born in Trinidad and Tobago before he moved to England where the drums started to take a hold on him. Keith—who passed a year ago after a long struggle with cancer— eventually journeyed back to the Caribbean, relocated to Boston and attended Berklee School of Music where he studied under revered jazz drummer Alan Dawson, all before ending up in Oakland where he was a regular in that other Bay area’s music circuit. Oakland brought Keith and Jennifer together, and the two soon set off for Tampa where they wed in the summer of 1982. Kenosobi was born that fall and fell under the spell of the kick, toms, snare and cymbals his dad used, too—in fact, Keno used to spend many afternoons at Skipper’s Smokehouse watching Keith play with countless bands. The love affair with rhythm brought Keno to the Jefferson High drumline where, like so many young percussionists, he reveled in rivalries and came of age playing rite of passage songs like “Colorblind.” The hallways of the West Tampa school are where he met and dated the woman he would eventually marry, Tiffiny, a multi-faceted artist in her own right. And it’s where Kenosobi would begin to unknowingly become legendary. “Everybody gravitated to him,” Tiffiny told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, adding that the big circle of friends her husband garnered only grew as he moved through the music scene. “There was never a moment where he wasn’t around somebody who he didn’t influence in a positive way, where the person wasn’t, like, ‘Oh my gosh like, I want to stick with you.’”

dip into the local hip-hop scene, you’ll come out drenched in Keno’s production. His influence—be it in the studio, practice space or out and about where he encouraged and checked up on everybody he was friends with—is impossible to escape. To properly acknowledge all the good work Keno did would take at least three pages of newsprint (this weekend’s small, socially-distanced five-hour memorial won’t even be enough either). “Kenan was a beautiful soul and one of the most talented human beings I’ve ever met,” Keith Hernandez—who collaborated with Hercules in collectives like Gwan Massive—told hosts on Waves of the Bay, a WMNF radio show and podcast dedicated to local hip-hop. “Kenosobi was the heartbeat, literally, of the crew as a percussionist, as an emcee, as a lyricist. He could move through so many different sounds and so many

MASSIVE PRESENCE: Kenosobi Hercules at a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Tampa, Florida on June 7, 2020. And as a musician, Kenosobi was everywhere, too. He made an appearance in the movie “Drumline” and even once rocked the drum kit for Raekwon and Ghostface Killah during a 2009 Skatepark of Tampa show. Another Tampa legend, DJ Sandman, spun that set at The Ritz and has video of Kenosobi—flanked by the Wu-Tang icons and Tampa bassist Mugabe Tenn—just cruising through “Incarcerated Scarfaces’’ from Raekwon’s 1995 classic solo debut Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…. Like ‘Kwon and Ghostface, Kenosobi sought to always grow. He, too, strived for perfection, and he often touched it. Locally, his list of collaborative partners is exponentially long. If you

different vibes—that the guy could play any kind of music—he is just a shining light for the city.” Kenny Pullin, trumpet player for Gwan Massive, was one of a few musicians who got to play alongside both Kenosobi and his dad, Keith, who played drums for D’Visitors. “One night, Kenan sat in with us when he was still in high school, he was probably about 17 then,” Pullin told CL. When Keith fell ill and could no longer gig with D’Visitors, Keno— always driven to give his all—jumped right in and took over where dad left off. “He brought his dad’s professional work ethic to the bands we were in together over the last 15

years. Playing with him was always a joy, and he was very versatile stylistically, but his passion was always hip-hop, making beats, and eventually becoming a damn good rapper. ” Pullin added. “His Stand For Something album has stood the test of time. I was extremely proud of him and happy for him.” Pullin—who’s having a hard time processing the death of a young man who gave so much of himself to the world around him—is referencing Kenosobi’s 2014 solo debut where he’s joined by a who’s who of Tampa hip-hop. The 16-track effort was one of many highlights of Kenosobi’s catalog. That LP, together with output from another one of Kenosobi’s band’s, Hotbox, make up some of the best music the local scene has ever heard. But it wasn’t the exclamation point on Keno’s legacy. In 2018, he released Trappa Keepa, a much harder album with inspirational lyrics (on it he’s joined by his wife, credited on the LP as TiffLaQueen). A 2020 beat tape, Beats 2 Vibe, followed. And as not being able to gig and collaborate during the pandemic—combined with the recent loss of his dad—started to wear on his joy, Kenosobi found purpose and happiness standing with others on the streets to protest the killing of George Floyd and the mistreatment of Black people in America. “He was so invested, we were heavy in the streets. It picked him up out of a little dark hole,” Tiffiny explained, adding that if there was one regret her husband had it would’ve been not getting more regular checkups (Kenosobi made it through a surgery following an aortic aneurysm, but not through the recovery). “Kenan took care of himself, but he waited too long, and it took a scary incident for him to really take it seriously,” Tiffiny added. Through the last month of grieving, she’s been pouring herself out transparently and poignantly in her online journal, and she hopes her husband’s friends, fans and family can start to normalize regular doctor’s visits. But more than anything, she would like to see the community continue his mission of always standing for something you believe in. With the impact that Kenosobi had on Tampa Bay, it’s hard to believe that they won’t. “He had so much to give to this world, as a musician, as a man, a husband, father, family member, and friend… I loved him like a brother,” Pullin added. “Every person that knew him, loved him, and although it seems like a light has gone out, and a void has been left in our lives and in our music scene, his impact can still be felt in the music and memories he left behind for us to enjoy and learn from.”

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FRI 04 C Hannah Wicklund and the Steppin Stones When you first hear vocals from Nashville-based Hannah Wicklund, one word comes to mind: Goddamn. The 20-something singer and guitarist has already racked up quite the list of bands she’s shared billing (Jefferson Starship, The Outlaws, and St. Paul & The Broken Bones), but she headlines with the Steppin Stones—a band she formed at the age of 9—at the recently reopened Hooch and Hive. Kiddos under 18 are allowed in with a legal guardian. (Hooch and Hive, Tampa) C The Tattered Saints If you’re in the mood for a night of drinking cheap beer and singing along to Springsteen-esque songs about the good ol’ days… well, same. Hometown boys The Tattered Saints bring their working-class rock stylings to Ybor City for this 100-person capacity show with a mask requirement. So sure, the room won’t look the same, but if you close your eyes, the sounds and surely the smells will be exactly how it always was. Hopefully, the Saints play their emotional cover of “Christmas, Baby Please Come Home” to get the holiday spirits flowing, because who can’t be happy when there’s a sax solo involved? (Crowbar, Ybor City) Art & Soul: Fre$h P w/Shelby Sol/Tommy Phenom/Barak Amen/Lex DeVeaux Promoter Jai Price brings a stacked line up of hip-hop, soul and R&B to the basement of the Iberian Rooster. Art & Soul will also feature comedian Barak Amen providing much needed laughs. Price wants to ensure everyone's safety so he’s putting up his own money to purchase extra masks if an attendee doesn’t have one. Besides the mask requirement, there will be temperature checks and sanitizing stations. “I want everybody to be able to attend the event and enjoy themselves but more importantly I want everybody to be safe,” Price told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. (SubCentral at Iberian Rooster, St. Petersburg) Zach Deputy The Attic is pulling in Savannah,Georgia’s Zach Deputy for a twonight stint that kicks off Friday. Deputy’s

music is almost indescribable, but he does the best job by calling it “island-infused drum n’ bass gospel ninja soul.” You can hear some of that ninja soul on his newly released cover of “Let It Snow” which will surely make an appearance at one or both shows. Beyond his unique genre-ignoring style, Deputy also treats his performances as a musical experiment with live looping to create his in-person songs. CL reached out to a rep at The Attic regarding capacity restrictions at this general admission show, but we’d yet to hear back as of press time. (The Attic at Rock Brothers Brewing, Ybor City) Roger Sanchez If you were anywhere near a nightclub in the 2000s, you have at least bobbed your head to a beat produced by Dominican-American DJ Roger Sanchez. If not to his megahit “Another Chance” then definitely to the Grammy-winning remix of No Doubt’s “Hella Good.” The house music DJ will be at WTR (former home to Hogan’s Beach, Hulk Hogan’s unsuccessful restaurant), and masks are required upon entrance plus encouraged when not social distancing. Though there are table and pagoda seated reservations available, standing tickets are available, and the outdoor venue will be at 50% capacity. Heads up, doors are at 7 p.m. but Sanchez won’t go on until 10 p.m., and ladies get less expensive GA tickets than men. (WTR, Tampa)

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SAT 05 Recycled Tunes Instrument Drive: Ries Brothers w/MoFamily/Plant Drumline/ Judy Anne Jackson For many Tampeños, Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) was the last memory of what live music was like precoronavirus (the springtime ritual snuck in just before lockdowns and everything else). Dates for GMF 2021 have yet to be announced—and organizers recently told CL that GMF’s “intention as always would be to take place after the Gasparilla Invasion and related festivities”—but you can get a free ticket to the festival when you bring an acceptably used instrument to this instrument drive. GMF alum Ries Brothers (who’ve opened for a wide range of bands including Chicago and Iration over an already long career) headline a full day of music with a genre-hopping sound that’s evolved from jazzy-pop, rock and blues, to reggae-rock. The 20-somethings already have a handful of festival appearances lined up for next year, so this will be a good chance to get a show in before more of the country gets the word. If you want to skip the gig but still want a free ticket, there is a drop off area available. (Sparkman Wharf, Tampa)

MON 07 Geoff Tate Geoff Tate, lead singer of ‘80s prog-metal band Queensryche, is celebrating

Hannah Wicklund the 30th anniversary of the band’s Empire album. Tate, with the help of an unnamed backing band, will perform both the triple platinum record and Queensryche’s 1985 release Rage for Order in their entirety. So be a nice kiddo and be a designated driver to your former hesher parent who might get to relive some of their metal days—just make sure mom and dad know to use their cell phone torch and not a lighter during “Silent Lucidity”, OK? Ruth Eckerd Hall is taking its covid precautions seriously with temperature checks and mask requirements for the half-capacity show. Refunds are available for people who have been exposed or are experiencing symptoms. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)

WED 09 Black Crow Coffee Homeless Leadership Alliance Fundraiser: They Hate Change w/Liam Bauman/Chaunces/Book Club

I’ve never seen Chaunces perform in real life, and I still won’t be able to say I have after this mid-week virtual fundraiser, but I don’t care. The songwriter’s pandemic output has been a much-needed almost-hyphy hybrid of indierock and Marc Ribillet-style video loops where Chaunces plays all kinds of instruments—guitar, drums, Moog, bassoon and even a plastic comb—while being joined by friends (like Jordan Esker on an upright piano) for highlyrelatable songs about everything from having cabin fever, missing friends and being scared of your poop. Chaunces—bookended by a pair of CL favorites (They Hate Change, Liam Bauman) and yet another band we’ve yet to see live (Book Club)—goes on at 8:30 p.m. for this live streaming gig where every dollar collected from admission will go benefit a nonprofit that coordinates “all community partners, systems and resources available with the goal of helping individuals and families to prevent, divert, and end homelessness in Pinellas.” @blackcrowcoffeeco on Instagram—Ray Roa

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‘P.E.A.C.E’ on Earth Local music tracks to stream right now. By Josh Bradley

he live local music circuit is picking back up, but coronavirus numbers (see p. 37) are still scary enough to keep many of us at home. In the spirit of safe streaming, here are some local releases we’ve had in our ears over the last week. See more via cltampa.com/music. Blonde Gentlemen “Catapult” In 2015, Daniel Caballero, singer-guitarist for Tampa psych-rock quartet House Of I, teamed back up with his best friend, Sergio Rubio to try and whip some music together after regular life circumstances stopped them from doing so in 2010. After 10 years of trying, the new duo, called Blonde Gentlemen, has released “Catapult.” “We finally told ourselves that if we don’t release the music now, we never will!” Caballero told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. The debut release doesn’t even come close to the psychedelic storms conceived by House Of I. The single came about when Caballero was messing around with a Smithschanneling guitar riff; he and Rubio decided to expand on that riff, and add synthesizers. The only other person besides Caballero and Rubio who assisted in making this song happen was producer Jordan Esker, of Jordan Esker And The Hundred Percent. Rubio took on lead vocals, bass, and scribbling out lyrics, while Caballero did all the rest. A video for the track was filmed entirely on both Caballero and Rubio’s iPhones, from different parts of Florida. Rubio, who plans to move to Tampa once this pandemic calms the hell down, filmed his bits from Miami, where he and Caballero met in elementary school. Blonde Gentlemen apparently has enough material for an album, which is currently “waiting to be released,” according to Caballero.

Tyler Mulder “P.E.A.C.E” It’s been 10 years since Mateo “Prince Golden” Henley and guitar-shredding producer Tyler Mulder founded alternative-hip-hop quintet Samurai Shotgun. That may sound like a common genre, but Henley, Mulder & co. really strive to revolutionize it as a whole new category. After spending a few years in Atlanta, the band members now work remotely due to their lives taking them in different directions. Three members relocated to Florida, and have founded their own record label—Bushido Mob Records— which currently has a number of Floridian musicians signed. One of the label’s newest releases happens to be a solo project from one of its founders. “P.E.A.C.E” was recorded by Samurai Shotgun members Prince Golden, Mulder, and drummer Jovan “El Feo” Lecaro, but did not quite fit in with the direction the band was heading in. “I liked the song and decided to salvage it for my own music since the majority of the writing and production was done by me,” Mulder told CL. Topped off with allusions to Peter Quill (Starlord’s alter-ego) and Bruce Willis in “Die Hard,” “P.E.A.C.E’’ urges listeners to just take a breath and enjoy the ride after all the world has been through in the last year. “You will get derailed and you will fail/But it’s okay, you’ll have a story to tell,” Prince Golden raps, ending the last verse. Immediately after comes the rigorous guitar work from Mulder. Though solo work can sometimes mean that a member has left the band and gone solo, the end is not in sight for Samurai Shotgun. “We are only scratching the surface for Tampa to get the recognition that it deserves. I want to be a part of that process,” Mulder added.

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

It’s no secret that locally-owned and operated businesses are taking a hit from coronavirus closures and curfews. Some Tampa Bay record stores have adapted by offering curbside pickup, free shipping and private shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stock up on some quarantine vinyl, and spend that money you were saving for the now postponed Record Store Day 2020. Just make sure to call ahead of time to see what’s up at the shop. —Kyla Fields ArtPool Records (2030 Central Ave., St. Petersburg) 727-433-5195, artpoolrules. com

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

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

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

Asylum Sights and Sounds (6566 Central Ave., St. Petersburg) 727-384-1221

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

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

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

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

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

St. Pete Records (6648 Central Ave., St. Petersburg) 727-490-8861, stpeterecords.com

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

Steelworker Records (708 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa) 813-666-4933, steelworkerrecords.com

Bananas Records (2887 22nd Ave N., St. Petersburg) 727-327-4616 ext. 1, bananasrecords.com

Bananas Records Warehouse (2226 16th Dustin’s Vinyl Shop (180 Race Track Rd., Ave. N., St. Petersburg) 727 327-4616 ext. 2, Booth F25 W, Oldsmar) 727-678-6829, bananasrecords.com facebook.com/pg/dustinsvinylshop Blue Moon Antiques, Books & Music Green Shift Music & Comics (5713 N. (1413 Cleveland St., Clearwater) 727-443-7444 Nebraska Ave., Tampa) 813-238-4177, greenshiftmusicandcomics.com The Clearwater Record Shop (1610 N. Hello Darlin’ Records (Roving VW Camper) Hercules Ave., Clearwater) 727-755-1201, 727-479-6783, hellodarlinrecords.com clearwaterrecordshow.com

Patrick’s Book and Record Store (15215 US Hwy.19 C, Hudson) 727-868-3168, patricksbooksandre.wixsite.com/patricks Planet Retro Records (226 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg) 727-2187434, planetretrorecords.com

Unique Music & Collectables (123 Main St., Dunedin) 727-240-0757 Vintage Vinyl (38874 U.S. 19 N., Tarpon Springs) 727-940-8301, vintagevinyl.biz

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Fool’s game By Caroline DeBruhl

Dear Oracle, I’m in my early 30s, and my parents have recently separated. They have decided to keep their finances joined, which is driving them, and me, fucking bonkers. They argue about bills, who’s responsible for what, and all the things they are entitled to. I’m pretty worried that one or both of them might do something shortsighted (dumb/ selfish) t hat c ould a dversely affect them both financially, which is the last thing I want. My question is: How involved should I be? I’m in a position where I could take control of most of their finances and ensure that they both can live fairly comfortable lives. Still, I’m worried about the very real possibility that their anger and frustration with each other will just refocus on me, and I’ll be the bad guy. I don’t want to be in the position of parenting my parents, but part of me feels like that might be the best option. What should I do? —Swell intentions

It’s a symbol of Big Messy Change; it’s a world exploding, a sense of chaos and anger and feeling untethered. It’s hard not to see this card in the context of this question as being hostility and earth-shaking change. In French, the Tower is La Maison Dieu, the House of God, and the image is typical of the Tower of babble falling. This is God’s house, son. It is well above your Fool’s pay grade. The Tower’s change is a dramatic one—much like a divorce. You say you’re in your early 30s, meaning if your parents were together for at least as long as you’ve been alive, that’s a substantial amount of time. Losing a partner after that long together probably does create a feeling of world-ending chaos. An end of a relationship is a death; mourning is expected. And not all mourning is crying into your gin at The Hub. Sometimes it’s exploding anger and viciousness.

ORACLE OF YBOR

So what’s a Fool to do? Nothing. And deep down, you knew that. The High Priestess is divine knowledge and wisdom; it’s also your intuition. Even if you were asked to solve this problem, you might not be able to. It might just be on your parents. It’s hard to watch people we love suffer. It’s especially hard as a child to watch the parents you love hurt each other or themselves. However, even if you can’t take care of them, you can take care of yourself. I really encourage you to find someone to talk to about this, be it a counselor or a clergy member, or a support group. Their pain does not lessen if you take it on. Be safe and good luck! I know it’s a stressful time right now, but I still can’t help feel like I’m not productive enough. I want to transfer from my day job to my creative field full time (where I have a degree in and have spent a lot of time working towards it), but I feel so drained after work that I’m not making a lot of art. I see others “hustling,” and I try, but I’m exhausted and creatively blocked a lot of the time. I’m so scared that I won’t “make it,” and I’ll die

from COVID-19 in obscurity. Any advice on how to be more productive? —Panicked or lazy? Cards: Ten of Pentacle reversed, Six of Wands, Page of Pentacles reversed. POL, listen, you’re a hard worker. Page of Pentacles shows that. And Ten of Pentacles indicates that you will eventually master whatever career it is you’re working towards. But for Christ’s sake, kid, we’re in the middle of a pandemic—go easy on yourself! Plenty of creatives are feeling drained. Right now, you should show yourself a good time and rejoice. Really. Six of Wands is a celebration after the conflict breaks. You have to give yourself some respite. I know it sounds Pollyanna-ish, but despite the horrifying world, try to find a way to rejoice. Rejoice at the health of your friends/family, at your dog’s sweet face, at your creative brain, at the fact that you’re amazing and alive and awake. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay is gauging interest in seeing more of the Ybor Oracle. Send your feedback and questions to comments@cltampa.com (SUBJ: “Ybor Oracle”)

Cards: Fool reversed, Nine of Pentacles, Tower, High Priestess. Swell, this is a problem big enough that three major arcana decided to join the party, with the only minor arcana being the Nine of Pentacles— the well off individual. Let’s look at our players. The first card in the spread is the Fool reversed. Of course, this is driving you bonkers because this is a maddening process. The Fool is a tricky card. It doesn’t have a number, so it’s outside the story of the major arcana. It’s both a great sign of “beginner’s mind,” of an open-heart, of a leap of faith—it’s heart over mind—but it can also be a sign of recklessness, naivety, and, well, a fool’s errand. Typically, I read reverses as something that either hasn’t happened yet or something that’s been going on for longer than six months. I have to imagine that your parents’ finances aren’t a new worry for you; from the letter and the cards, I get the impression that this has been going on for years. You say you’re in a place where you could control both of their finances, but you don’t mention if either one asked you to. Are you worried that the Nine of Pentacles (whichever parent that is) is being greedy? Do you worry they’re being taken advantage of? Has either party expressed this concern to you? From your letter, it sounds like you very much want to help out by being a neutral third party as if that could take the emotions out of it. But the emotions will be there regardless of what you do. The next major arcana we have is The Tower. I’ll be the first to admit that The Tower gets a bad rap as being THE bad omen card, and while the truth is more complicated than that, it’s gotten that rep for a reason.

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Losing out By Dan Savage

telling the truth when she says she loves you and doesn’t want to lose you, FEARS, then you should choose to believe her. Just like a person in a monogamous relationship chooses to believe their partner when they say they won’t fuck anyone else (even though they might) and won’t leave them for anyone else (even though they could), you can choose to believe your girlfriend will honor the rules you’ve laid out. I’m at a bit of a loss. I met a guy that I really like at a nudist resort of all places. I didn’t realize at the time just how much I was falling for him. He was trying to be more in the beginning, but I missed some very obvious signs. Hindsight is 20/20. I’m incredibly guarded after growing up in an emotionally abusive household and am still dealing with some trauma after being raped a few years ago. By the time I realized how I felt about him, he surprised me by telling me he had a girlfriend. I was trying to arrange a time to see him after I disappeared for a bit to face some demons from the past. I wanted to tell him how I felt in person. Before I got that chance, he already had a girlfriend. He and I run in the same kinky circles, and I ran into them at an event. I actually got a horrible sinking feeling in my stomach which I didn’t expect. I never told him how I felt about him. I’m happy that he is happy with her, but it hurts, nonetheless. He matters enough to me that I would be content keeping him in my life even if it’s just as a friend. My question is should I tell him how I feel and risk losing him altogether, or do I let him be happy with his girlfriend and not tell him that I fell hard for him? I know he might not reciprocate my feelings. That’s OK if he doesn’t, but the not knowing I think hurts more than the truth would. —Hopeless Romantic Nailing The Hopeless Part

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I’m a lesbian and my girlfriend is bi. I’ve read your column and listened to your podcast for a long time, Dan, and I always thought I’d be fine with having a partner ask me about being monogamish. Then my girlfriend of about a year and a half told me she wants to see what other women are like. She says the thought of me sleeping with other people turns her on, but the prospect of her sleeping with other people only makes me nervous. She came out later, and I’m the only woman she’s been with. I understand that, as a woman, I’ll never be able to give her what she might get from a man sexually and that sometimes she’ll want that, so there’s also that. We’ve talked about it and it would have to be a Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell agreement, I would also get to step outside the relationship, the other people would have to know we’re in a relationship, and there couldn’t be any “dates.” On top of all that, we’re long distance for now. She says she loves me, and I believe her, and she says she doesn’t want to lose me. But she also says she’s been dealing with these urges for a while and needs to address them. I don’t want to lose her. Do you have any advice? —Fretting Endlessly About Relationship Situation

SAVAGE LOVE

I understand your fears. People in committed non-monogamous relationships have been known to catch feelings for their outside sexual partners. And while that doesn’t always doom the primary relationship, FEARS, catching feelings for someone else inevitably complicates things. And while a non-monogamous couple can make rules that forbid the catching of feelings, feelings aren’t easily ruled. But people in closed relationships have been known to catch feelings for people they aren’t sleeping with, i.e. coworkers, friends, friends-offriends, partners of friends, siblings of partners, partners of siblings, etc. So the risk that a partner might catch feelings for someone else isn’t eliminated when two people make a monogamous commitment—and yet sane, stable, functional people in monogamous relationships manage to get through the day without being nervous wrecks. Because they trust their partners are committed to them. And even if their partners should develop a crush on someone else… which they almost inevitably will… they trust that their partners aren’t going to leave them… which they still might. By which I mean to say, there’s risk in every relationship and it’s trust that helps us manage our fears about those risks. So if you trust your girlfriend to honor the terms you’ve agreed to— DADT, fucks are OK, dates are not, the other women know she’s taken—and you trust she’s

If the not knowing hurts more than losing his friendship would—if not knowing whether you had a shot with him and blew it—then you should tell him how you feel (or felt) and express regret for missing the obvious signs and disappearing on him. And as painful as it might be to hear that he wouldn’t want to be with you even if he were single—and that’s the worstcase scenario—you will get over it and get over him. Best-case scenario, HRNTHP, he had no idea you were into him, he’s not serious about the new girlfriend, and he’d rather date you. Less-than-best-case scenario, he might be willing to date you if 1. things don’t work out with his new girlfriend and 2. you’re still single at that point. In the meantime, don’t pass on any other opportunities that come your way and be

courteous, polite, and non-toxic when you run into them together at kinky events. I’m writing to beg you—to implore you—to make some sort of desperate, last-ditch attempt to hold back the tide of linguistic confusion over the word, “come.” Yes, that is the word, readers of Savage Love. It’s “come,” it’s not “cum.” The past tense is “came,” not “cummed.” (Yes, Dan, people are now saying and typing “cummed.”) In the past I’ve been content to merely grumble cantankerously. The final straw came over the last several months when, while watching a lot of international TV and movies, I noticed—to my horror—that the people responsible for the subtitles are using “cum.” Yes, the semi-literate usage of online freeporn-posters has now polluted the entire planet’s comprehension of this simple English word. I turn to you, DS, to do something about this. To come out loudly and proudly for coming, loudly and proudly. This isn’t just about spelling. It’s about losing the meaning of the word: It signifies an arrival. —Canadian Opposes Mangled English P.S. You owe me one, Dan. I was raised in Winnipeg, whose inhabitants, Winnipeggers, refer to their home affectionately as “The ‘Peg.” You’ve

turned any reference to my hometown into a source for snickers amongst the same sort of childish people who use “cum.” The least you can do, in recompense, is to restore the simple dignity of, “come.” I’m on your side, COME. I’ve been fighting a lonely battle against “cum,” “cumming,” and (shudder) “cummed” for as long as I’ve been writing this column. I confess to having sinned a few weeks ago when I used the term “cumblebrag.” But in my defense, that was obviously a pun and—for the record—my one-time use of “cum” in the service of a joke should not be construed as an endorsement of “cum.” (The eye stumbles over “comeblebrag,” so it wouldn’t have worked to use “come.”) As I’ve written before, we don’t have alternate spellings for other words that have both sexual and non-sexual meanings. Seeing as we don’t “suk dik” or “eet pussee,” there’s no earthly reason why we should “cum” on someone else or be “cummed” upon ourselves. —P.S. Sorry about that, Winnipeggers. Contact mail@savagelove.net, follow @ FakeDanSavage on Twitter, and hear Dan chat with Amy Chan of “Breakup Bootcamp” on savagelovecast.com.

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