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Harpeth Rising plays as harmonious and powerful as rushing water with influences in roots, Appalachian, rock and bluegrass music. Their music captivates while enticing the mind to go into a tranquil trance, just like the river they are named after. The Nashville-based folk band returned to The Hideaway Café off Central Avenue in St. Petersburg
A passion for sand art brought together world-class sand sculptors for three days of funk and blues music and artistic competition. The Sanding Ovations Master Sand Sculpting Competition and Music Festival was hosted behind the Bilmar Beach Resort on Treasure Island beach from Nov. 18 to Nov. 22. Sand sculptures were illuminated each evening with
Sparks fly. The photo flashes across the screen on the website lucasoverby.com. A slogan appears in a black army font. “Lucas Overby for Congress,” the site read. “Because we need someone who works as hard as we do.” Twenty-eight-year-old Pinellas County native Lucas Overby is currently a commercial driver supervisor and more importantly, he was
Terror fills the streets and haunts St. Petersburg this October with Dr. Radley’s Nightmare Machine Haunted House. Producer Ricky Brigante and creative director Cody Meacham set up the haunted house in front of a private home for the eighth year running. located at 3900 19th St. N in St. Pete. It is open select nights
Keep Saint Petersburg Local hosted the first LOCALICIOUS “Eat LOCAL Drink LOCAL Week” Oct. 12-19. Businesses, breweries and local flavors, spread out over a week, invited locals to divulge in their home favorites. Keep Saint Petersburg Local, a nonprofit organization, “works to build a thriving local economy and a unique community.” During the LOCALICIOUS week
Music, great food and carnival rides brought the Gulfport community together for the 7th annual Tangerine Blues Fest, on Sept. 27-28. The Winghouse girls brought their infamous chicken wings. Melt & Co made gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. Pipo’s had whole roasted pigs, smoked ribs and chicken. Other vendors offered hand-rolled pretzels, hand dipped ice cream,
Trash in Bayboro Harbor has caught the attention of students, who posted pictures of it on the USF St. Petersburg student-run Facebook forum this week. But it’s been on the mind of the Student Environmental Awareness Society for longer. SEAS is seeking a miniature grant from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program to fund a restoration
Robert Pierpoint covered six presidents as a White House correspondent, including President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. In all, he spent 40 years at CBS News. But only two people have ever touched Pierpoint’s notes–Pierpoint himself and USF St. Petersburg’s Tony Silvia, professor of journalism and media studies. Silvia spoke Wednesday at Nelson Poynter Memorial Library
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter expanded into the latest magical experience, Diagon Alley. Inside of Universal Studios, a London replica teases into the magic waiting at the wizarding entrance familiar to Harry Potter fans. Brick walls give the illusion of walking through a wall, separating the Muggles into the “wizarding” world. You can feel
The Floridian reptile population set the tone for a night of humor at the Mahaffey Theater. MTV2’s Guy Code comedian Jermaine Fowler entertained more than 200 students at the Main Sail Comedy Night on Aug. 28. The College Humor Live performer was scared by the “lizard apocalypse.” In comparison to Jermaine’s home in New York,
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