Creative Loafing Tampa

Edible and drinkable homemade holiday gift ideas

Candies and cookie mixes to infused booze and cocktail mixers that won't break the bank and can also be mailed.

• by Katie Machol
Candies and cookie mixes to infused booze and cocktail mixers that won't break the bank and can also be mailed.
• Tags: Drink, Food News, cookies, candies, DIY, homemade, food, recipe, holiday gift, cheap, inexpensive, cake in a jar, bacon, infused liquor, marshmallows, pie pops, gifts that can be mailed, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa

Cheap Eats: Banh mi and boba tea at Thuy Cafe

Venture out for banh mi and boba in St. Pete.

• by Erica Miller
Venture out for banh mi and boba in St. Pete.
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, banh mi, boba, tea, thuy cafe, lealman, st. pete, vietnamese, cheap

CL Holiday Auction Item #57: The SoHo Experience

• by Katie Machol
Eat, drink and party in SoHo with this sweet package.
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Holiday Guide Auction, Food and Restaurants, SoHo, food, south tampa, The Kennedy, Drink, cheap, the rack, Holiday Auction, Hyde Park Cafe, koto japanese steakhouse, gourmet pizza

Do This: Tampa Bay Area Breast Cancer Awareness Events

• by Lily Reisman
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A variety of events -- from fall fun to Halloween to glitzy nightlife affairs -- help raise money and get the word out and offer great opportunities for fun stuff to do.
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Events, Arts & Entertainment, Events, champagne, busch gardens, cheap, Olivia Newton-John, International Academy of Design and Technology, the coliseum, Moffitt Cancer Center, Imagine, american cancer society, Ed Hardy, the hyde park cafe, my hope chest, breast cancer awareness, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, SoHo Leisure Group, Tampa General Hospital, Hyde Park Cafe, Pink Dress Party, Bikers Raising Awareness, DJ Gravity

CL Auction Item #60: Surrender to SoHo Package

• by Joe Bardi
Arguably Tampa’s premier collection of restaurants and bars (sorry, Ybor), the SoHo district is not only the go-to nightspot for beautiful Bay area partiers in search of fun and adventure — it’s also a great shopping destination. Fortunately, the CL Auction has both activities covered with our Surrender to SoHo Package.
• Tags: Holiday Guide Auction, Tampa, SoHo, cheap, Holiday Auction, holiday auction, nichiolson house, soho lesiure group, the hyde park cafe, the kennedy boutique lounge, Holiday Guide Auction, Uncategorized

Routes Music, Orlando: McDonald's boy band fever, medical marijuana activism and Cheetah Records

• by Alex Pickett
The Routes Music crew lands in O-town
• Tags: Music, Routes Music, marijuana, New Kids on the Block, Local Music, guy, mcdonalds, cheap, scene, disney, commercial, Orlando, Music, backstreet boys, Routes Music, medical marijuana, marijuana dispensaries, Los Mega Boys, New Edition, Cheetah Records, Tom Reich, DJ Magic Mike, Imagineers, pepsi, legalize, stun guns, Uncategorized

5 pirate games for your Gasparilla enjoyment

• by Krystalle Voecks
Looking for some pirate gaming fun without spending a bunch of dubloons? Check out these games!
• Tags: Tech, Tech, gasparilla, Pirates of the Caribbean, pirates, games, video game, Free, cheap, MMORPG, puzzle pirates, low-cost, sid meiers pirates, half-life 2, mod, pirates vikings and knights, age of booty, pirates of the burning sea, console, fps, rts, St. Pete Times Forum, Mindless Behavior, Justin Bieber, sean kingston, Jasmine V., my world 2.0, B.o.B, The Ready Set, Bruno Mars, train, Maroon 5, jingle ball, mike posner, Uncategorized

Grayson's Tacos

• by gnatv
• Tags: Recipes & Cooking, college, food, recipe, Recipes & Cooking, tacos, cheap, tasty, Lollapalooza, The boxer rebellion, wild beasts, apple store, chicago, Uncategorized