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  1. Gasparilla Music Festival to return in 2026 at a new Tampa venue
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  2. Country Thunder Florida festival heads to St. Pete Beach this year
    • Music News
    The traveling music festival Country Thunder, shown here in 2021 in Orlando, is coming to St. Pete Beach in 2026.
  3. St. Petersburg’s Discord Addams will compete on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
    • TV
    Discord Addams, a "high-fashion punk rock maximalist" from St. Petersburg, is heading to RuPaul's Drag Race for the show's 18th season. The Florida-based queen has performed at COCKtail St. Pete and will return for a premiere party.
  5. Florida Strawberry Festival adds Joan Jett, Ginuwine and others to 2026 lineup
    • Music News
    Joan Jett opened for the Who in 2015 in Tampa.
  6. Peek inside Green Light Cinema’s new St. Petersburg lounge and restaurant
    • Movies
    Green Light Cinema owner Mike Hazlett poses at the new Green Light Lounge + Kitchen in St. Petersburg.
  7. Florida Strawberry Festival lineup features Riley Green, The Offspring and more
    • Music News
    The Oak Ridge Boys band performs at the Wish Farms Soundstage during the first day of the Florida Strawberry Festival on Thursday, March 1, 2018, in Plant City.
  8. Creative Clay’s giant folk art festival will celebrate 30 years in St. Petersburg
    • Arts
    The exterior of Creative Clay, 1846 1st Ave S, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 in St. Petersburg.
  9. In Tampa, Doechii turned her hometown concert into a hip-hop classroom
    • Music Reviews
    Grammy winning artist Doechii performs for her home town crowd at the Yuengling Center during her Live From the Swamp Tour on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 in Tampa.
  10. Jury hears of gang war as Tampa trial opens in murder of rapper Julio Foolio
    • Crime
    Alicia Andrews slips a notepad to defense attorney Jeremy McClymont during the opening phase of her trial at the Hillsborough County Courthouse on Wednesday in Tampa. Andrews is one of five people accused in a murder conspiracy related to the 2024 ambush killing of rapper Julio Foolio.
  11. Meet the man behind some of Miami’s biggest party anthems
    • Florida
    DJ/producer IAmChino flashes the 305 sign at his friend Pitbull's Mr. 305 recording studios in Hialeah. The two men, who attended the same middle and high schools five years apart, have collaborated on a number of songs since meeting two decades ago.
  12. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets 4 years in prison for case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’
    • Crime
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  13. Morgan Freeman and the Florida Orchestra turned St. Petersburg into a juke joint
    • Music Reviews
    Actor Morgan Freeman, wearing a Ground Zero Blues Club hat, takes the stage with the Florida Orchestra at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg on Thursday.
  14. Elvis’ ‘guitar car’ — a pink Cadillac — now has Florida home
    • Florida
    A custom-made, guitar-shaped car that once belonged to Elvis Presley arrives at Dezerland Park Orlando on Sept. 3, 2025, in Orlando, Florida.
  15. Morgan Freeman took us behind the scenes of his St. Petersburg blues show
    • Music Interviews
    Morgan Freeman, right, co-owns Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Miss., with businessman Eric Meier, left. Both are coming to the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 for a collaboration with the Florida Orchestra.
  16. Treasure Island’s drum circle lives on after tense police moment
    • Life & Culture
    Treasure Island Police officers monitor the weekly drum circle gathering on the beach on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 in Treasure Island.
  17. Why does Tampa Bay have so many Grateful Dead cover bands?
    • Music
    Morning Dew, one of many Grateful Dead tribute bands in Tampa Bay, performs on stage at Cage Brewing on Friday, July 25, 2025 in St. Petersburg.
  18. WMNF breaks fundraising record after federal, state funding cuts
    • Music News
    WMNF raised over $280,000 in a fundraising drive on Saturday, July 19. The station surpassed their goal by over $50,000 as federal and state funding cuts continue to threaten the station's operations.
  19. Jimmy Buffett’s widow accuses financial adviser of wrongdoing in $275M trust battle
    • Florida
    Jimmy Buffett performs on NBC's "Today" show, July 29, 2016, in New York. His widow is embroiled in a legal battle over a trust.
  20. Morgan Freeman is coming to St. Petersburg for a night of the blues
    • Music News
    Actor Morgan Freeman will come to St. Petersburg's Mahaffey Theater to join the Florida Orchestra for a symphonic blues event on Sept. 25.
  21. As historic Beach Theatre finally reopens, here are 5 things to know
    • History
    Exterior view of the newly renovated Beach Theatre seen before the showing of the "Barbie" movie during a soft opening event on July 2 in St. Pete Beach.
  22. What’s the cost of success? For this Florida rapper, it took $28K a year in ads
    • Florida
    Rapper Greg "King Tetrus" Owens, 36, is photographed at Yesterday Miami on May 10
  23. At this Pinellas battle of the bands, kids and young adults compete for big prizes
    • Music News
    Her Majesty rocks out during The Spring Break Waterfront Festival's Battle of the Bands in 2023 at R.O.C. Park in Madeira Beach.
  24. Tampa rapper Doechii named 2025 Woman of the Year by Billboard
    • Tampa
    Doechii, shown in this March 4 photo in Paris, is Billboard's 2025 Woman of the Year.
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