Creative Loafing Tampa

They were a team long before Marina became the quirky doyenne of St. Pete’s art-and-party scene. As a child, Marina accompanied her real estate… Continue

At the St. Pete Indie Market, which takes place the first Saturday of the month on the 600 Block, you might find an artsy… Continue

Founded last year, Keep St. Petersburg Local has been working hard under the tireless leadership of Olga Bof to promote St. Pete’s locally-owned independent… Continue

Billiard balls, bird cages, modern industrial furniture, gym lockers, old projectors and telephones: St. Petersburg's Paper Street Market boasts an inventory you can get… Continue

Sorry, Bill Edwards, but you missed a spot. Yeah, I admit, those couple walls were a good start, but hear me out. Sell some… Continue

Bring out your inner child or jump for a calorie-burning good time on 12,000 square feet of trampolines. Open Jump is ideal for adults… Continue

Socks are no longer the worst gift you can get. If I open a card from a friend and there’s a gift certificate in… Continue

Shelving her dream of owning a retail bookstore, Mitzi Gordon created something even better — the Bluebird Books Bus, a formerly-yellow short bus painted… Continue

Photographers Matt Larson and Rebecca Sexton Larson converted their silver bullet — a gently used, custom-decorated Airstream trailer — into what may be the… Continue

When ex-Vinyl Fever employees Carl Webb and Keith Ulrey announced their intentions of opening an indie record shop in artsy Seminole Heights, locals breathed… Continue

Certain CL staffers who will remained nameless go to Bananas every week to riffle through the shop’s seemingly endless shelves, racks and bins full… Continue

A forest of bright white lacquer trees is the backdrop for treasures of all shapes and sizes at Zoey Bloom. Like the ultimate jewelry… Continue

If you've got the know-how or the blind freaking misguided confidence to build or even work on your own guitar amplifier, then St. Pete’s… Continue

Helloooooo! We have our very own week devoted to fashion. Capitalize! Through Sept. 22, fashionweektampabay.com.

All of Tampa Bay's most reputable indie music retailers hosted events for Record Store Day 2012, local vinyl enthusiasts waiting in lines outside the… Continue

Sara Stonecipher is a vision in a vintage, emerald Lanvin gown with gorgeous, giant gold jewelry and her signature red hair. And she has… Continue

One artist inspiring another can spark… a shoe collection. Upon seeing a Leslie Joy Original photograph, fashion designer Ivanka Ska stepped into a new… Continue

Anchoring the Crislip Arcade on the 600 Block, Cozette’s Boutique feels like a destination because it is one. Cozette returns from her worldly travels… Continue

This annual event features amateur designers and models on a mission to create trashy fashion — all to raise awareness about the importance of… Continue

The door first swung open in 1974, which makes the vintage shop, La France, vintage itself. Proprietress Jill Wax created a truly rare shopping… Continue

You can have a man wrapped around your finger. And you can have one wrapped around your wrist — in 14k gold or sterling… Continue

The black leather bag with cool brass buckles was tired and worn. It had survived New York City and traveled the world. It migrated… Continue

There simply are not enough ways for men to express themselves fashionably. Eyewear is jewelry for the face, so that works. A chain, ring… Continue

They’re referred to in different terms, from “boot camps” to “metabolic circuit training classes” to “cross fit workouts.” Whatever the moniker, group workouts using… Continue

Tattooist David Bruehl gains inspiration simply by walking through the front doors of the shop where he works. In the profession for more than… Continue

For a day of monkeying around, head to this sanctuary housing over 70 apes, small primates, birds and reptiles. Established in 1954 by a… Continue

These big cats are not your typical fat cats — they include lions, tigers and lynx. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, this sanctuary houses over… Continue

Instead of hitting the beach with human companions, bring Fido out for a day of doggone fun and sun. This perennially popular dog beach… Continue

Turn Fido’s day from ho-hum to om by bring him to a doga class. Doga is… you guessed it, yoga with dogs. The doga… Continue

Gardening in sandy, overheated Florida is enough of a challenge. The impersonal, cold experience of a big box store is one more discouragement you… Continue

Families and individuals can plant their own veggies at the friendly and homey farm in West Tampa as part of its Community-Supported Agriculture program.… Continue

Married close to seven years with a 2-year-old-son, Erin and Scott run Bentley Salon and a Tampa animal rescue group called Hoodratz. By day,… Continue

What? Why are you curious? What are you curious about? You gonna go poking around in my private affairs? Oh, right, you’re a bank,… Continue

One of the funniest TV spots currently running, this variation on the old “Department of Redundancy Dept.” joke is distinguished by clever details (the… Continue

Don’t panic, it’s organic. Housed in the gallery/studio and parking lot of painter Geff Strik at 1000 Central Ave. in St. Pete, Edge District… Continue

It’s a tiny oasis of goodness, a mix of neighborhood store and the kind of little grocery shop you pop into when you really… Continue

It’s not easy to become a competitive lender alternative to the private banks. Grow’s beating the odds with special volunteering initiatives in our community;… Continue

From the all-white laundry tableau of plastic hangers, laundry baskets, detergent, fabric softener, and of course, liquor bottles, to the elaborate maze filled with… Continue

Explosions of elegant excess with a seasonal theme make the big display window of The Gift Box a highlight of the lively retail block… Continue

Does the ostensibly “friendly” guy who voices this greeting remind anyone else of Hal 9000? I’m waiting for him to take control of my… Continue

I found the wallet of my dreams at a trade show in Orlando. OK, not just any trade show. The trade show at Gay… Continue

Famous marine wildlife artist, teacher, conservationist and entrepreneur Guy Harvey has partnered with the TradeWinds Island Resort to create the first Guy Harvey Outpost… Continue

Whether it’s your compressor or condenser that’s spent, you won’t spend your entire paycheck here — ICA beats competitors’ estimates by 20-50 percent. They… Continue

Growing up, I thought it was odd to see the Bill Jackson store oasis sitting amidst the concrete canyon of central Pinellas County, but… Continue