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Weekend spotlight: Tori and Willy and Ella and Billy
The Catalyst’s every-Thursday guide to Tampa Bay entertainment and the arts.

Training for a triathlon
Everyone decides to run the Boilermaker for different reasons. For Inesha Briggs, it’s step two in her long-term goal of competing in a triathlon. “I started out last year as a cyclist, wanting to get into hobby cycling,” Briggs said. “I did the Ride for Missing Children…

Q&A: Monique Crain Spells connects spirit to ancestry in new book
Reverend Monique Crain Spells is an ordained minister and executive in the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ in the United States and Canada. Now she is adding author to her […]

Beech Grove puts a cork in its proposed outdoor alcohol policy
Councilors voted against a DORA along Main Street and within Sarah T. Bolton Park.

At Mother Loves Garden, kids get paid to grow
Summer campers earned money while learning to plant and tend to their own food. An after-school program starts July 27.

Night Work At Buckhorn Creek Starting July 13
The contractor building the South Hillsborough Pipeline will be working 24 hours per day at the Buckhorn Creek crossing on the west side of South Kings Avenue beginning Monday, July 13. Nighttime operations have been added to the current daytime work to accelerate pipe…

Another water main break hits Syracuse; crews working on downtown street cave-in
A small sinkhole opened up in Downtown Syracuse on Tuesday, caused by a water main break near 400 Burnet Ave., and crews are working to replace the entire water main.

Meet the 2026 Art & Soul featured artists
Art & Soul is still celebrating Black art and music in Indianapolis 30 years later. Since 1996, the Indy Arts Council has recognized four Black, Indy-based creatives each year for […]

Amsterdam, seeking grant, declares Willow Street site 'slum and blight'
Amsterdam declares Willow Street property as "slum and blight" as it applies for grants to clean debris from the former mill site.

Amsterdam, seeking grant, declares Willow Street site 'slum and blight'
Amsterdam declares Willow Street property as "slum and blight" as it applies for grants to clean debris from the former mill site.

I Love the Burg and Voodoo Brewing hosting St. Pete-inspired trivia night this July
We always love the Burg here at, well, I Love the Burg. But who loves the Burg the most? We’re about to find out this summer. I Love the Burg […]

How philanthropy brings light in uncertain times
Welcome to the Catalyst’s Community Voices platform. We’ve curated community leaders and thinkers from all parts of our great city to speak on issues that affect us all. Visit our Community Voices page for more details. In moments when the world feels overwhelming and…