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Village Voice employees walk out, demand better wages, benefits, non-crappy...
A dispatch recently posted by NYC media blog Gawker reports that employees at long-running alternative weekly newspaper the Village Voice have staged a walkout over low wages, benefit cuts and...
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Concert review: Come Back Alice and Dropin Pickup electrify Skipper's...
A high-octane tag team took over Skipper's Smokehouse this past Friday night. Headliner Come Back Alice brought their lights, lasers and a healthy following of fans to the venue while Dropin Pickup...
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Get your bake on
Batter up. It's that time of year, Bay area bakers. The Morean Arts Center's Fourth Annual Great St. Pete Cupcake Contest will return Saturday, Aug. 16. Registration is open for participants, and...
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Castor okay with Obama's call to begin repatriating undocumented children
Although Kathy Castor has been a major advocate for comprehensive immigration reform in recent years, she says she has no problem with the news that President Obama plans to ask Congress next week for...
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You can thank Zach Braff for that new Bon Iver song; listen to it now
Last spring, Zach Braff asked for a douchey (or not so douchey) $2 million so that he could make an unofficial follow up to Garden State that was devoid of outside influence from producers. Well, fans...
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New music Tuesday! (July 1): Robin Thicke, Old Crow Medicine Show, Trey Songz...
Holy Moses, we've hit July — which means more new music! 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...
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Concert review: Phantogram dances and shines at The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City
The sold-out crowd that crammed into The Ritz Ybor was chattering and shifting in restless excitement as we waited for Phantogram to hit the stage this past Sunday night. The anticipation only...
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Mitch Perry Report 7.1.14: Hobby Lobby ruling a boon for Democratic 2014 hopes?
All the kvetching about the Supreme Court decision on the Hobby Lobby case confirms that abortion remains a potent force in American politics, some 41 years after Roe v. Wade. But could it affect the...
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Jensen Serf Company announce new 12-inch EP, hear some of Triple Freaks A...
They've played a healthy show schedule since their Electric Sister 7-inch, but it's been about two years since the Bay area received new material from beloved garage-rock outfit Jensen Serf Company....
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Castor, Cohn hesitant about U.S. involvement in Iraq & Syria
On Monday, Pentagon officials announced that the U.S. was sending another 300 troops to Iraq to increase security at the U.S. Embassy and elsewhere in the Baghdad area to protect U.S. citizens and...
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Photo review: Katy Perry at the Tampa Bay Times Forum
Katy Perry returned to Tampa last night (Mon., June 30), bringing her "Prismatic World Tour" to Tampa Bay Times Forum behind last year's Prism, and with supporting acts Ferras and Capital Cities...
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Bill Edwards focuses on the Rowdies in rare Tiger Bay appearance
Bill Edwards didn't become the financial bigwig that he is by bowing down to somebody else's agenda. So while the packed house at Tuesday's Suncoast Tiger Bay Club meeting at the St. Pete Yacht Club...
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Belgium vs. U.S.A. — World Cup invades local pubs today
Say what you want about soccer, or as Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima calls it in the Kia commercials, "futbol," the 2014 FIFA World Cup has taken over the pubs, televisions, computer screens, and...
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Yes on Greenlight internal poll shows transit measure gaining support
Is Greenlight Pinellas gaining support some four months before Election Day? That's what the folks at Yes on Greenlight say. They're the political action committee formed to help pass the Pinellas...
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Today in live music: Lindsey Stirling, The Menzingers
A few good shows taking place on this Hump Day. Take note; and party lightly, don't forget that you have a three-day weekend ahead...Lindsey Stirling The advent of internet sensations on YouTube have...
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Mitch Perry Report 7.2.14: Can America's newfound love for soccer help Bill...
Can I begin with a little "straight talk," as John McCain used to say? For all of the love being thrown the way of the U.S. soccer team this morning, the American squad won all of one game in the 2014...
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Nevada punk band mistaken for Pride-bombing terrorists
Tens of thousands descended on St. Petersburg’s Grand Central District Sunday afternoon for the city’s annual LGBT Pride street festival. Despite the celebratory vibe, St. Pete police had something...
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The Laugh Tract — who's bringing the funny
The Fourth of July weekend normally means lots of food, plenty of parties and bad decisions with fireworks. But how about some good decisions with stand-up comedy? There are plenty of good options...
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Lisa Montelione skeptical about proposed restructuring of HART
Count Lisa Montelione as another Tampa City Council member expressing unease about the proposal for the current HART board to be restructured, with the County Commission and the mayors of Tampa,...
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Dog days of summer
It's National Hot Dog Month, and if you thought Bay area restaurants weren't putting scrumptious spins on that picnic table comfort food, think again. Dogs have gone full-on gourmet, and deliciously...
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