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Welcome to Dreamland: Tampa Startup Weekend Day 1
Last night, fifty or so of Tampa’s biggest dreamers got together at the HCC campus on Dale Mabry, hoping to start the next Facebook, Instagram, Angry Birds, or Elf Yourself. Ambition comes in various...
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Proud liberal Nan Rich keeps going
A Quinnipiac poll released last week showed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich trailing Rick Scott in a one-on-one matchup 41-34 percent, her worst performance in that poll since Quinnipiac...
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All shook up
In celebration of National Olive Oil Month, Pompeian Extra Virgin Olive Oil is collaborating with downtown St. Petersburg’s Muvico Sundial 19 to bring moviegoers a healthier substitute to the...
View ArticleWill any liberals support Paul Ryan's plan to address poverty?
Last week House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released a 73-page anti-poverty plan called "Expanding Opportunity in America" which Slate's Reihan Salam wrote "includes some of the most...
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Minimum Viable Pizza: Startup Weekend Tampa, Day 2
So, as you might have picked up from my post yesterday, I’m familiar with the temptation to make fun of startup culture. Though tech nerds have always been funny, they've become bigger targets now...
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Fallen City: A Chinese City in the aftermath of disaster
I was unlucky enough to be living in Tokyo when the 2011 Touhoku earthquake rocked Japan down to its physical and psychic roots. In that rich and well-prepared city, all we saw were a few fallen brick...
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Mitch Perry Report 7.28.14: New poll shows 55 percent of Floridians want pot...
Although the polls have varied regarding the medical marijuana initiative on this November's ballot in Florida, Quinnipiac University's surveys have consistently given the highest ratings for approval...
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Pitched to Death in the Future Head: Startup Weekend Tampa Wrapup
I show up at the HCC Dale Mabry 4:30pm on the third day of Tampa Startup Weekend. While the event’s ambitious would-be entrepreneurs were feverishly putting together presentations for the final pitch...
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Tampa doctor to speak at EPA public hearing on cutting carbon dioxide by 30%...
This coming week the Environmental Protection Agency will be conducting public hearings regarding their proposal to cut the nation’s emissions of carbon dioxide by 30 percent by 2030 in four American...
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D.T. Minich leaving Visit St.Pete/Clearwater for Kissimmee
Under the tutelage of D.T. Minich, executive director of Visit St. Pete/Clearwater, Pinellas County has been enjoying record growth in monthly tax collections on overnight stays in the past three...
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Did Somebody Say Margaritas?
Guys. It’s officially Margarita Wars week! How excited are you for Thursday? With the event just days away, we wanted to give you a closer look at the talented Tampa Bay area mixologists competing and...
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NRA cheers court's upholding of Docs vs. Glocks bill in Florida
The National Rifle Association issued out a press release today, touting Friday's decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Court that will now ban doctors from discussing safety...
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Banyan Cafe's new leaves
St. Petersburg's Banyan Cafe & Catering will open a second location inside the Morean Arts Center at 719 Central Ave. in about three months. Banyan owner Erica Allums said she's aiming to have the...
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Art lit: New ebooks from Pale Horse Design's Chris Parks
Chris Parks, the St. Pete artist behind Pale Horse Design's intricate, immaculately detailed imagery, has a few new ebooks of both his work and reference works for artists to use available for...
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Happiness by the smear
On Saturday and Sunday, Nutella will bring its “Spread the Happy” Truck Tour to the region for Tampapalooza at the Florida State Fairgrounds. The free two-day festival pays tribute to all things...
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Tonight in live music: Black Pussy at Crowbar (yes, it's a band)
Amid the various genre classifications on their bandcamp page, Black Pussy (a tricky name to Google without getting porn and allegedly influenced by the real name of the Rolling Stones'"Brown Sugar")...
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Mitch Perry Report 7.30.14: Do Tampa/Hillsborough leaders have what it takes...
In Clearwater this Saturday, volunteers for the Greenlight Pinellas initiative are scheduled to knock on doors to advocate for the 1-cent transit tax that will be on the ballot this November in...
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Lee Sierra says he's ready to fully engage as Hillsborough County School...
There's been more focus than ever on fundraising regarding the three Hillsborough County School Board races that will be decided on August 26. Perhaps too much focus, where the best-known candidate in...
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Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Wyllie soon to be at a craft beer brewery...
The Libertarian Party of Florida is hoping to persuade the bloc of newly registered voters this year — thanks in part to Amendment 2 — to get behind their candidate for governor this year, Adrian...
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New albums on the horizon from local bands Zulu Wave and DieAlps!
Lots of noteworthy news in local music coming from bands that hail from here, and from venues bringing big name acts back to town to get our adrenaline pumping and hearts thumping. We have long been...
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