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A family affair
Sunova Beach, Howard Avenue’s latest addition to its burgeoning culinary and bar landscape, is a collective collaboration of one family’s brains, brawn and sense of humor. Guided by patriarch Larry...
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Mitch Perry Report 5.16.14 - New survey says Millennials aligned with Dems...
Throughout 2008, one segment of the electorate that was totally in the bag early on for Barack Obama was the youth vote. But the larger question about that enthusiastic level of support throughout...
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Vicki Chase's mouth writes checks her ass cashes
Vicki Chase is accustomed to handling huge loads of dirty money with a smile. As a former bank teller in LA, she was the front woman for the legal money laundering institution, Washington Mutual...
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Ballyhoo, Vampire lesbians, a Chinese buyout of Florida — a look at Jobsite's...
Jobsite Theater, the Straz's innovative resident theater company, announced their 2014-15 season before staging their current play, All New People, currently in production at Shimberg Theater. Once...
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GoFundMe campaign launches for Refinery sous chef
On Tuesday, May 13, Eric McHugh, chef de cuisine at Tampa's Refinery, created a GoFundMe for Jason VanderVossen, the restaurant's sous chef, after learning that VanderVossen was diagnosed with acute...
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Rick Scott campaign says Charlie Crist relegated to "one-off stunts" to...
A campaign memo from a top official with Rick Scott's campaign blasts Charlie Crist for what it calls "one-off stunts" in his campaign in order to stay competitive with Governor Scott. The memo,...
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The Well-Played List, 5-16-2014: Grace Jones, Tobacco, Tim Barry, Allagoch &...
It’s the end of the week, which means it's time to get your groove on. The ongoing listening series otherwise known as The Well-Played List features the most listened-to, jammed-out songs, albums and...
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Cirque's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour carries on the King of...
As time passes through the winds, change being the only constant, the idea of something being immortal seems wistfully intangible. Still, the music, the legacy of Michael Jackson has left a mark on...
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Bring on the taco bliss
Casita Taqueria’s inventive Mexican cuisine has been absent for nearly five months, but Wednesday marks the eatery’s reopening in the Grand Central District of St. Petersburg. Don Arvin, who co-owns...
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TMA seduces with Pride & Passion tonight!
“Make sure I know that this is a museum fundraiser and not a porn party.” Those were the instructions my editor gave me when I was assigned to promote Pride & Passion 2014. (Makes me wonder what...
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Do This: The weekend's Top 10
Beautiful weather and cultural happenings are more abundant than Kim Kardashian's derriere this weekend. Explore NewGrounds with the acclaimed Moving Current contemporary dance repertory in residence...
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Rookies report, Oprah butts in and Balfour... Australian for f#$&!
Mama always said, never wish your life away. But the air is filled with anticipation like that 1979 Heinz Ketchup commercial. Those brats never took the time to enjoy the slow and steady journey of...
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Is Lucas Overby now the Democratic Party's choice in CD13 this fall?
Despondent Democrats in Pinellas County and Washington are still dealing with the reality that somehow they failed to produce a candidate to run against Republican David Jolly in the CD13 race this...
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Mitch Perry Report 5.29.14: Mourning Malcolm Glazer
The die was pretty much cast about Malcolm Glazer when I arrived in this neck of the woods back in 2000. The Tampa Bay Bucs were feeling their first waves of ascendancy, and the team was never more...
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Sweet Tees 2: Q&A's with local t-shirt designers
The Mink Clothing CompanyQ&A with Co-Founder & Creative Director Matty MinkWhat’s that little soft patch made of anyway?Well, about a year ago we did a super limited release where we used...
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Girls Night Out leaves guys off the bill
You ever notice that most comedy shows have one thing in common? Whether it's a ventriloquist or a hypnotist or a regular stand-up show, they're almost always men. Even when you find a lineup with a...
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Video: Merchandise re-invent themselves in video for "Little Killer" from 4AD...
"It's really funny, there are no long songs on the LP." That's what Merchandise frontman Carson Cox told NME when queried about "Begging For Your Life/In The City Light," which was the lone, 14-minute...
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The Laugh Tract — who's bringing the funny
This week we have puppets, local headliners, nationally-touring comedians and an all-girl show in town. Some are energetic while others are casual, but they all aim to make you laugh. Here are the...
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TECO cutting down oak trees in Al Lopez Park to prevent major fines
Blame it on the feds. That's why officials with TECO say they're employing arborists this week to chop down oak trees that have graced the eastern side of Al Lopez Park alongside Himes Avenue in...
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Nelson still mum on Crist candidacy
When it comes to discussing who might be the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 2014, Bill Nelson has acted a bit curiously over the past year. He has been coy about Charlie Crist, sometimes...
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