Photos and story by Martha Rhine It’s February, so you know what that means: The Florida State Fair has arrived in Tampa with lights, games, kitschy charm and all the
Category: Arts and Life
By Anna Bryson Debuting at the American Stage Theater, just in time for Black History Month, is “Pipeline,” a heartfelt play by Dominique Morisseau, directed by L. Peter Callender.
By Amy Diaz For my seventh birthday, I asked my parents for a set of encyclopedias. Hanging out with my best friend as a kid meant reenacting scenes from books,
By Thomas Iacobucci Jimmy Thompson stood leaning against his cane under the lights of one of the many booths that lined the narrow corridors at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Clad
By Dinorah Prevost During the first two hours at MIZE Gallery’s opening for its latest show, she was the biggest draw. Lyrik Shikany posed for photo after photo next to
By James Bennett III Chocolate lovers will find themselves in “a land of pure imagination” at the fourth annual Tampa Bay Chocolate Festival on Feb. 16. Attendees can feast on
By Decker Lavely Children and parents cheered as Georgia Moore walked through the doors of the Community Cafe, 2444 Central Ave., for Drag Queen Story Hour on Jan. 26. Moore
By Emily Wunderlich After the leaf miner — a species of insect larva on campus — hatches on a leaf, it eats the leaf and leaves behind a trail. Those
By James Bennett III College helps young people discover who they are and how they fit in with the rest of society. This month, USF St. Petersburg will push that
By Amy Diaz When Gregory Plantamura first heard the buzz around Hamilton: An American Musical about two and a half years ago, he was skeptical. “How could anything be that