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Mitch Perry Report 5.6.14: In Miami, no sleep for Brooklyn
Let me begin by wishing a happy birthday to Willie Mays, who turns 83 today. I only got to see the "Say Hey Kid" in the twilight of his career, with the image sadly etched in my mind of his befuddled...
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Mark Nash says he should be the Democratic choice in the Hillsborough...
Mark Nash wants to make one thing perfectly clear."Nobody has any ownership of this seat." That seat is the Hillsborough County Commission Democratic primary District 7 nomination that he officially...
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Do This: Give Day Tampa Bay
Give Day Tampa Bay is upon us. In fact, it’s the most literal day you can imagine. It started at 12:01am this morning and ends at 11:59pm tonight. In fact, the website givedaytampabay.org has a...
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Between the sheets: top 10 most provocative books out this month
Insatiable Porn—A Love Story (5/2014) By Asa Akira Asa Akira (28) has already had an extremely unusual life. Educated at the United Nations International School in Manhattan, she soon was earning a...
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And here's the trailer for the Gotham TV show
Want to know what happened in Gotham before the rise of the supers? by Scott Harrell During last night's revisitation of shouting-torture-y-Keifer Sutherland vehicle 24, Fox aired a trailer-ish look...
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New Music Tuesday! (May 6): Lily Allen, tUnE-yArDs, Lykki Li, Lil Wayne & more
The fourth week of new releases in April. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio & video for...
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Tampa rolls out free WI-Fi in downtown parks
Thanks to Bright House Networks, the city of Tampa will soon be offering free wireless connectivity along the entire length of the Tampa Riverwalk. That includes all of Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park,...
View ArticleConcert review: Bruce Springsteen at the MidFlorida Credit Union...
What better way to spend a warm spring evening than amidst 20,000 fans waiting to be treated to one of the greatest rock shows on the road right now: Bruce Springsteen's high energy "High Hopes" world...
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New climate report spells trouble for the Tampa Bay area
Although not exactly a major surprise, the gravity of the deleterious effects that climate change may cause in Florida have never been depicted as stark as in the section of the National Climate...
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Stageworks and Tampa Rep announce 2014-15 seasons
Stageworks and Tampa Rep — two companies with strong productions currently on view — have announced what’s in store for 2014-15. The prospects are intriguing. Karla Hartley is a woman of many talents,...
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Theater review: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Dahlia Legault is back. This hugely talented actress is playing Maggie the Cat in Tampa Rep’s production of Tennessee Williams’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and it’s a performance that’s so persuasive, you...
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Theater review: A Few Good Men
Runs through May 18 at Stageworks Theatre, 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 3 p.m., Sun.; May 8-10 shows are sold out; 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd., West Building #151, Tampa, $26, 813-374-2416, stageworkstheatre.org. TV...
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Mitch Perry Report 5.7.14 - Will House Democrats participate in latest...
With Monica Lewinsky back in the news this week, let's all go back to 1998, shall we? Actually, I'd rather not. But none other than George Will brought up that specter yesterday on Fox News, when he...
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Ben Pollara says "Charlotte's Web" bill doesn't go far enough for Florida...
According to North Florida House Republican Matt Gaetz, Floridians have no need to vote on Amendment 2, the medical marijuana initiative, this November, since the Legislature passed a bill last week...
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New 'pre'-lube enhancement product contains medical marijuana
A recent trend in sensual products has been to infuse personal lubricants with a variety of "enhancement" chemicals. Most of these mixes are superfluous and actually have the potential to cause more...
View ArticleCharlie Crist "goes there"- says racial animus towards Obama led him to GOP
In an interview Tuesday night on the Fusion network, Charlie Crist said a “big reason” why he left the Republican Party was because many in the GOP were hostile to President Obama due to his race....
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Dine in on Mother's Day and treat mom to this elegant meal: Poached Eggs on...
In case you didn't get the memo — with the slew of commercials and ads that have inundated us for the past month — Mother's Day is Sunday. While buying a gift for dear mum would be lovely, making her...
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Restaurant review: Six Tables Tampa
The end of a nondescript shopping center. For some web YELPers, that doesn’t justify the price point. True, Henderson Road lacks the excitement and glitter of St. Pete’s Beach Drive, but that scene...
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Taste of Pinellas returns
After a hiatus in 2013, Taste of Pinellas, which benefits All Children’s Hospital, will return to downtown St. Petersburg’s waterfront Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10, with a few changes. The...
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Local actor Eugenie Bondurant to play Tigris in Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
She's playing the small but pivotal role of a stylist-turned-shopkeeper who helps Katniss Everdeen. by David Warner Tampa Bay has seen Eugenie Bondurant in many guises. She’s the imperially tall...
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