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  1. Largo music teacher died during the pandemic. Next weekend, she’ll be remembered.
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Harryette Williams led numerous church choirs around Tampa Bay.
  2. Speak Easy showcases the lively creativity of Tampa Bay’s indie music community
    Mar. 15• Music Interviews
    Guitarist Eric Yoder (left), drummer Jack Clements, bassist Brendon Porter and keyboardist K Sahagian make up the St. Petersburg band Speak Easy. Saxophone player Nick Bredal (back left) and percussionist Devin Constant are part of their live ensemble.
  3. The Cure to play a Tampa show for the first time since 2008
    Mar. 9• Music News
    Robert Smith, singer for The Cure, looks to other band members during their 2004 concert at the then-Ford Amphitheatre.
  5. Gasparilla Music Festival will happen in April at Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Park
    Mar. 9• Music News
    The Allman Betts Band performs during the Gasparilla Music Festival at Tampa's Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in 2022. The festival returns to the park April 29-30, 2023.
  6. Soulja Boy to bring pretty boy swag to Tampa’s Ritz Ybor
    Mar. 8• Music News
    In this file photo, Soulja Boy performs on stage at the Rich Gang Tour at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa.
  7. New Clearwater music venue at Coachman Park gets a name and artist lineup
    Mar. 8• Life & Culture
    A recent aerial drone photo shows construction in progress on the site of Coachman Park in Clearwater. The amphitheater has been given a name, The Sound, and Kenny Loggins and Billy Currington are among the artists lined up to perform after it opens in June.
  8. Busch Gardens Food and Wine Festival returns: Here’s a guide
    Mar. 8• Life & Culture
    Offerings at the Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival include Five Spice Duck Lettuce Wraps.
  9. Florida Strawberry Festival approaching pre-pandemic crowds
    Mar. 7• Life & Culture
    People take in the festivities at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City on Thursday.
  10. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa coming to Tampa this summer
    Mar. 6• Music News
    Actor and recording artist Snoop Dogg is seen on the field before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the New Orleans Saints on Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa.
  11. Lynyrd Skynyrd show at Florida Strawberry Festival still on despite member’s death
    Mar. 6• Life & Culture
    Lynyrd Skynyrd, shown here with Gary Rossington in the center front, will perform at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City on March 12. Rossington died on Sunday, but the show will go on.
  12. Taylor Swift tickets in Tampa are hard to find, leading to scams
    Mar. 6• Music News
    Taylor Swift performs at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2022. Tickets to Swift's show at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa next month are hard to find, and some fans are falling victim to scams.
  13. Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington dead at 71
    Mar. 6• Music News
    Gary Rossington of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at the 2015 Big Barrel Country Music Festival at The Woodlands in Dover, Del. Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday at the age of 71.
  14. Opening day at Plant City’s Florida Strawberry Festival: shortcakes, fried food and more
    Mar. 2• Kids & Family
    Contestants participate in the Deep Fried Strawberry Shortcake on a Stick Relay at the Florida Strawberry Festival on Thursday, in Plant City.
  15. Guide to Plant City’s Strawberry Festival, one of the largest festivals in the nation
    Feb. 28• Life & Culture
    Thousands of patrons attended the Florida Strawberry Festival in 2022. The most-attended festival in Florida returns March 2-12 in Plant City
  16. Wu-Tang Clan and Nas coming to Tampa for Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino pool party
    Feb. 27• Music News
    Wu-Tang Clan, left, and Nas will perform at a pool party hosted by Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa in September.
  17. The Florida Orchestra’s CEO is leaving in May
    Feb. 27• Music
    Mark Cantrell, CEO and president of The Florida Orchestra is leaving in May to become the CEO of the Colorado Symphony in Denver.
  18. ‘Dilbert’ is gone from the pages of the Tampa Bay Times. Here’s why.
    Feb. 27• News
    Several media publishers across the U.S., including the Tampa Bay Times, have dropped the comic strip Dilbert after creator Scott Adams described Black people as members of “a hate group" and made other racist remarks.
  19. How Clearwater-raised singer Caroline Kole made it on ‘American Idol’
    Feb. 24• TV
    Caroline Kole grew up singing in Clearwater. On Sunday, she'll appear on "American Idol," auditioning in front of judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
  20. Trace Adkins, Annika Sorenstam have Grand Prix of St. Petersburg roles
    Feb. 23• Auto Racing
    LPGA Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam will have a role at next week's Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersbrg.
  21. Nipsey Hussle’s killer gets 60 years to life in prison
    Feb. 22• Crime
    FILE - Rapper Nipsey Hussle attends an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks in Oakland, Calif., March 29, 2018. Eric R. Holder Jr., who was convicted last year of fatally shooting Hussle in 2019, was sentenced to 60 years to life in prison during a hearing Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom.
  22. Mike Love talks about the Beach Boys ahead of the band’s Clearwater concert
    Feb. 17• Music Interviews
    Mike Love, 81, is a founding member of the Beach Boys, who will be performing at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater on Feb. 22.
  23. New bid emerges to interview Drake in XXXTentacion murder case in Florida
    Feb. 16• Crime
    Attorney Mauricio Padilla holds a photo of Drake and Lil Wayne while questioning a witness during a hearing in the XXXTentacion murder trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale.
  24. Guide to 2023 Florida State Fair’s weird food, fun rides, cute animals
    Feb. 8• Life & Culture
    Kids hang on to their ride at the 2022 Florida State Fair, which will return Feb. 9-20. It was founded more than 100 years ago and now sports the nation's largest midway.
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