Florida Strawberry Festival is back

Yesenia Bustamante, Hawkeye Staff

March 3, 2019

The Florida Strawberry Festival is back this month, with more entertainment than ever. This year, the dates for the much-awaited annual festival are February 28 through March 10, 2019. Eleven days filled with music entertainment, food, and livestock. The yearly festival welcomes people from ac...

Find out what’s new and upcoming part 2

Jason Turner, Staff

February 27, 2019

It is time again to let you know about some upcoming music events. I am going to focus this update on live music. The Strawberry Festival runs from Feb. 28 to Mar. 10 this year. Perennial favorites Redhead Express and The Walker Boys will perform every day. Redhead Express plays at 11 a.m., 1 p.m....

Tampa welcomes the very first taco festival

Emma Oliver, Staff

February 27, 2019

    Put your stretchy pants on and save your appetite for the very first Tampa Taco Festival, coming to Al Lopez Park on March 9. Before you fill up on tacos, Taco ‘Bout Yoga will be hosting a free 30-minute yoga session for all ages. After you’ve stretched and cleared your head ...

Steve Aoki at The Ritz Ybor

Lydia Gingrich, Staff Writer

February 27, 2019

  The energy from the roaring crowd, the vibrancy of all the lights, and the bass from the music are just a few things The Ritz has to offer when providing you with a killer show. That’s definitely what was given off at famous DJs, Steve Aoki’s show on Friday, Jan. 25.   Located ...

Savor the surrealists this spring semester

Emma Oliver, Staff

February 27, 2019

If you are a fan of the arts or just want incredible photo-ops, take a trip to The Dali Museum and wit­ness their exhibition Mag­ritte & Dali. This is not a permanent exhibit, so it is a must see before it closes May 19. Walk through the giant red curtains to un­veil jaw-dropping master­pieces by ...

Gothic nightclub welcomes all

February 27, 2019

Ybor City is well-known for its nightlife scene. Up and down 7th avenue are several popular venues frequented by club-goers. But tucked away in an almost hidden location apart from the 7th avenue madness is The Castle. The Castle is a unique club experience, to say the least. The medieval-styled a...

Gothic nightclub welcomes all

Magdalynn Pollitt, Editor-in-Chief

February 27, 2019

Ybor City is well-known for its nightlife scene. Up and down 7th avenue are several popular venues frequented by club-goers. But tucked away in an almost hidden location apart from the 7th avenue madness is The Castle. The Castle is a unique club experience, to say the least. The medieval-styled architecture lends itself to the name, and as soon as you walk inside you will feel like you walked into another dimension altogether. To access the main area, you must walk up a wooden sta...

Ybor finds

Kaitlyn Narvaez, Staff

February 27, 2019

Ybor, with its historical offerings, offers another thing to its community every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m from October to April and 9 a.m to 1 p.m from May to September. The Ybor market located at 1901 19th St. and it is the largest continually operating outdoor market in Tampa Bay since 2000. It i...

Thai Temple Market

Yesenia Bustamante, Staff

November 26, 2018

The Thai community hosts a Sunday Market at the Wat Mongkolratanaram Buddhist Temple, which is located on the banks of Palm River in Tampa. The market has been in existence since the 1990s. Members of the Thai Temple prepare the food for the market, which includes delicious menu items such as Pad...

Killer Queen

Yesenia Bustamante, Hawkeye Staff

November 26, 2018

Bohemian Rhapsody, one of the year’s most anticipated film, was released earlier this month and it took the audience through the whirlwind life of Freddie Mercury and the English rock band, Queen. The anticipation of the movie has been long awaited, as well as the interpretation of Freddie Mercury’s...