Tampa Bay pumpkin patches, corn mazes and other family-friendly fall events

 From pumpkin patches and hayrides to trunk-or-treating and corn shucking contests, there are plenty of great options for family-friendly "falltivities" in the…

By Jennifer Ring

Armature Works Fall Fest
    1910 N. Ola Ave., Tampa
    Oct 14, 15, 21, 22
   Head to Armature Works in Tampa to experience their riverfront pumpkin patch with live music, festive autumn treats, and pumpkin spice latte’s.

    Photo via Armature Works/Facebook
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All the coolest people and things we saw at '90s Con in downtown Tampa

The 1990s are officially back—well, they were back for at least for one weekend in Tampa. The city hosted its first '90s…

By Chelsea Zukowski

During a heartfelt panel with the stars of "Beverly Hills 90210," actress Shannen Doherty teared up when the audience gave her a standing ovation.
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Photos: '90s Con brought funky fashion and celebs to Tampa Convention Center

This weekend's '90s Con was all about the photo ops,and there were several when the party took over the Tampa Convention Center…

By Jennifer Ring

Family Matters' Reginald VelJohnson (Carl Winslow) and Kellie Williams (daughter Laura Winslow).
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Photos: ZooTampa has hatched six endangered Komodo dragons

ZooTampa has six, scaly new babies to take care off. This morning, the zoo said that for the first time in its…

By Ray Roa

ZooTampa's clutch of Komodo dragons includes six hatchlings, three male and three female, each about 10 inches long and weighing in at about 100 grams.
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Photos: Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper bring ‘Freaks On parade’ tour to Tampa

Alice Cooper recently outed himself as another aging boomer ready to regurgitate debunked talking points about trans kids, and while some of…

By Ray Roa

Rob Zombie plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 26, 2023.
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Photos: All the wild fashion we saw at Dunedin’s Wearable Art 17

Dunedin Fine Arts Center was buzzing last Saturday night as art lovers from across the Tampa Bay area gathered for the 17th…

By Ray Roa

Photos: All the wild fashion we saw at Dunedin’s Wearable Art 17
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Tampa Bay's must-see murals, and the stories behind them

Creating a survey of Tampa Bay’s murals is no easy task. There are more than 100 of them in St. Petersburg alone.—and…

By Jennifer Ring

Photo via Visit Tampa Bay
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Everyone we saw at Tampa Bay Comic Con 2023

Last weekend, thousands of self-described nerds packed the Tampa Convention Center for the 2023 Tampa Bay Comic Convention. Besides topnotch cosplayers, the…

By CL Staff

Everyone we saw at Tampa Bay Comic Con 2023
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How to spend the rest of your summer exploring Central Florida's art scene

Taking a summer art-cation is an an easy way to bypass the summer blues. Here's a guide to some must-visit Central Florida…

By Jennifer Ring

Photo via Shine Mural Festival After spending some time in the air-conditioning, get outside and snap a quick St. Pete mural selfie.  St. Pete’s many murals have inspired more than one mural tour.
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Photos from Cannadeic Summer 2023 at The Factory and Fairgrounds in St. Petersburg

Medicinal enthusiasts of all spectrums packed The Factory and Fairgrounds in St. Petersburg last weekend for Tampa Bay's first ever "Cannadelic Summer."…

By CL Staff

Photos from Cannadeic Summer 2023 at The Factory and Fairgrounds in St. Petersburg
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Shakespeare-themed pop-up ‘Vault of Dreams’ happens in downtown Tampa this month

For two nights out of the year, iconic downtown venue The Vault undergoes a costume change. Next month the space will be…

By Gracey Davis

The Vault of Dreams happens July 21-22, 2023 at The Vault in Tampa, Florida.
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Ryan Berger opens first solo show in Ybor City, complete with bands that inspired his return to photography

The loss of a parent affects people in different ways, and photographer Ryan Berger lost any drive to make photos after the…

By Ray Roa

Ryan Berger opens first solo show in Ybor City, complete with bands that inspired his return to photography
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Photos: Everything we saw at the grand re-opening ceremony for Clearwater's renovated Coachman Park

Coachman Park re-opened Wednesday evening with much pomp and circumstance. The city turned the intersection of Osceola and Cleveland St. into a…

By Jennifer Ring

Everyone we saw at the grand re-opening ceremony for Clearwater's renovated Coachman Park
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Tampa Artspace affordable housing for artists secures site in Ybor City

In March 2021, Artspace, the nation’s leading nonprofit developer of arts facilities, shared a survey asking Tampeños to tell it what they…

By Ray Roa

Tampa Arts Alliance envisions a 23,000 square-foot building with approximately 75 live-work units, 2,500 square-feet of gallery-amenity space and 3,000 square-feet of arts organization space.
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Photos: Everyone we saw at downtown Tampa's AfroCAN Juneteenth festival

The rain held off long enough, and the AfroCAN Juneteenth went down last Sunday at downtown Tampa's Perry Harvey Sr. Park, named…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Everyone we saw at downtown Tampa's AfroCAN Juneteenth festival
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Review: Birthing a new musical is a Sisyphean endeavor, but St. Pete's freeFall Theatre succeeds with 'Oz'

Poor L. Frank Baum (of “Wizard of Oz” fame) desperately wants to be Melville or Dickens—to write substantial novels for adults. But…

By Jon Palmer Claridge

(L-R) David Foley, Jr., Roxanne Fay, Elizabeth Meckler and Melissa Minyard in 'Oz,' which is at freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg, Florida on select days through July 9.
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The 20 best summer bucket list things to do in Tampa Bay

From scalloping, to late night old-school ice cream shops, Tampa Bay is full of unique adventures to keep ya cool this summer.…

By Gracey Davis

Get a scenic workout kayaking through a mangrove tunnel at Shell Key
1 Collany Rd., Tierra Verde, 727-265-2268
    Located near St. Pete, Get Up and Go’s clear kayak tours offer views of local wildlife and while floating around in a crystal-clear boat. In the summer, kayakers can look out for manatees, pink Roseate spoonbills and dolphins. Shell Key Preserve also offers a glow tour, a nighttime kayak tour featuring color-changing LED’s lighting up the water beneath your clear kayak. 
    Photo via Get Up And Go/website
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Review: Tampa Fringe kicks off with an exciting night of live theater in Ybor City

The historic Ybor City Kress Building looks different every time I see it. On Fringe Preview night, May 10, the 2nd-floor common…

By Jennifer Ring

Review: Tampa Fringe kicks off with an exciting night of live theater in Ybor City
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The Tampa Bay tours every new resident should do to truly call themselves a local

It may sound lame, but arguably the best way to learn the ins and outs a new town is to just bite…

By Sofía García Vargas, Tyana Rodgers

Pirate Water Taxi
    813-223-7999
     Reach countless attractions in downtown Tampa by riding the Pirate Water Taxi. With daily tours and 14 stops, you’ll be able to get to museums, restaurants, parks and more. Your ticket and wristband will allow you to hop on and off the taxi at any stop for unlimited rides, as well as give you discounts at a number of venues located along the route.
    
    Photo via Pirate Water Taxi/Facebook
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Photos: A look at progress on Tampa’s Elev8 Fun indoor amusement park opening in Citrus Park this summer

Tampa is about to get an indoor amusement park when Elev8 Fun opens in May. The entertainment center concept is currently under…

By Chelsea Zukowski

Elev8 Fun has 18 holes of glow-in-the-dark mini-golf with a Caribbean pirate theme in a clear nod to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Photos: Everyone we saw at the 2023 Bay Area Renaissance Festival in Dade City

So far, there've been reports of ye olde bare ass and dong popping up at the 2023 Bay Area Renaissance Festival, but…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Everyone we saw at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival in Dade City
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Photos: Tampa City Ballet brings Ybor City into its new home at Kress Collective

Tampa City Ballet has moved into Ybor City's new Kress Collective, and to mark the occasion last weekend, the company took to…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Tampa City Ballet brings Ybor City into its new home at Kress Collective
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Filmmakers behind new ‘Path of the Panther’ documentary host two Q&As at Tampa Theatre this weekend

A new film from National Geographic opens with the death of a Florida panther on one stretch of the state's thousands of…

By Ray Roa

A Path of the Panther camera trap captured this photo at Babcock Ranch State Preserve, showing "Babs," a female panther, now a mother, standing next to one of her kittens. For photographer Carlton Ward Jr., this moment represents the last best hope for a new generation of panthers to be born north of the Caloosahatchee River and to one day reclaim their historic range.
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Photos: Friends, family remember arts advocate Art Keeble at Tampa Theatre

Art Keeble had very specific instructions for the days and weeks after his death. One of them was to tell anyone wanting…

By Ray Roa

A crowded reception during the Art Keeble celebration of life at Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 18, 2023.
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20 quintessential Tampa Bay 'tourist traps' every new resident should visit at least once

So you made the move to Tampa Bay? Well, now it's time to get stuck in traffic and knock off a few…

By Tyana Rodgers

 John’s Pass Village & Boardwalk 
 John’s Pass Village, and its expansive boardwalk, is one of the top tourist attractions in Pinellas County, and a great spot to wander around searching for sea-themed knick knacks and cuisine. You can also do a deep sea fish charter at Hubbards, or head out for a dolphin watch tour, or rent a pair of jet skis for the afternoon. 
Photo via  John's Pass Village & Boardwalk
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12 things I loved and 12 things I hated about Tom Brady’s time in a Bucs uniform

It’s Valentine’s Day. You’re lounging around, wondering how it all went wrong, wondering how you got here. One moment, you were watching…

By Carter Brantley

12 things I loved and 12 things I hated about Tom Brady’s time in a Bucs uniform
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Photos: Tampa’s ‘Big John’ triceratops skeleton is unveiled at Glazer Children’s Museum

Nine years after it set a Guinness world record for largest triceratops skeleton—and 66 million years since it actually roamed the earth—Big…

By Ray Roa

On Feb. 1, downtown Tampa's Glazer Children’s Museum unboxed the fossil’s 700-pound skull, complete with the trademark triceratops horns.
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Photos: Everyone we saw when Tempus Projects re-opened in Ybor City

After stints in separate corners of Seminole Heights, long-running Tampa art gallery Tempus Projects has a new home as one of the…

By Ray Roa

Photos: Everyone we saw when Tempus Projects re-opened in Ybor City
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Review: First-rate acting, set design and lighting shine in American Stage's sterling 'Crimes Of the Heart'

In a year where many of our politicians feel it’s their patriarchal duty to abridge women’s rights, it’s encouraging to see plays…

By Jon Palmer Claridge

Shelby Ronea, AJ Baldwin and RIta Coleman in American Stage's 2023 production of "Crimes of the Heart".
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Step inside Screen Door Microcinema, a new hidden gem of Ybor City

Off 7th avenue in the heart of Ybor, three friends have formed Tampa’s first official microcinema with a simple yet potent vision:…

By Jessi Sherbet

Ybor City's Screen Door Microcinema is a 800-square-foot theater that holds 38 seats, has theater quality sound and screen, Super 8-mm, 35-mm, and 16-mm projectors, and a vast collection of films.
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