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Floridians demand fair rates from Duke Energy
Recently activists in the Tampa Bay area have held events calling out lawmakers who oppose climate change. Today at a press conference in front of Duke Energy’s headquarters in St. Petersburg, City...
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Drink More Wine: Kings of riesling
Ernst “Erni” Loosen is a regal guy. I first met the renowned winemaker and charismatic front man for some of the German Mosel region’s best wines at the NY Wine Experience in 1995. It’s an opportunity...
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Mitch Perry Report 8.15.14 - Opposition to the militarization of police...
A calm came over Ferguson, Missouri last night after Governor Jay Nixon ordered the state highway patrol to take over security operations from local law enforcement. That move came days after local...
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Fluffy family read: The Art of Adapting by Cassandra Dunn
I don't like fluffy reads. When I pick up a book, I want to be gutted, exhilarated, titillated, saved. I want to find myself asking questions I didn't even know to be asking before opening the cover....
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Tonight in live music: OFF!, Hail Dale Pale Ale Release Party & more
Thank god it's Friday. Here's some music that's happening all over Tampa Bay tonight.OFF! with Gay Kiss Seething, roiling and raging through potent, muscular, to-the-point odes is LA’s Off!, a...
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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter T
It is nearly impossible to get a bunch of passionate hip hop fans to agree on anything. But I tried anyhow, starting with a series of polls on Facebook that aimed to figure out which emcee or group was...
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Crist brings bus tour to Tampa as he pledges to “Restore the Cuts” to education
As the campaign to become Florida's next governor continues, signs are appearing of Charlie Crist going on the offensive after a summer on the receiving end of attack ads that has turned the race...
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Movie review: Teenagers vanquish our dystopian future (yes, again) in The Giver
Perhaps future historians will look at films like The Hunger Games, Divergent and the just-released The Giver as canny counterprogramming against our zeitgeist of superhero movies, cute animal videos...
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Tampa Bay Rowdies begin two-game home stand with a match against historic...
After a 1-1 road trip that extended over two weeks, the Tampa Bay Rowdies begin a two-game home stand when they host the New York Cosmos in a 7:30 p.m. match on Saturday, Aug. 16 at Al Lang Field. The...
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This weekend in live music: Motley Crue & Alice Cooper, OneRepublic, WMNF...
A diverse array of music happening this Saturday and Sunday. A breakdown below...SATURDAY, AUGUST 16OneRepublic with The Script, Jamie Scott I feel dirty and awful about it, but also liberated, like I...
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Review – The Knick, Episode 1, “Method and Madness.”
I came to this new historical drama, from Stephen Soderbergh and Cinemax, very, very ready to like it. It’s got so many things I love – antiquated medicine, workplace drama, drug abuse, buckets of...
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Florida championship mixed martial arts events in Brandon
This weekend features a plethora of sports options for Tampa Bay fans, including the Tampa Bay Rays three-game series against the New York Yankees and the historic rivalry match between the Tampa Bay...
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Do This — The Weekend Top 10
The riverfront spot known as the Water Works Park has been a secret spot to watch the sunset and eat some takeout with a lovely view. Too special to languish in obscurity, the city of Tampa has...
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Pinellas House candidates take their case to libertarians in Clearwater
Early voting for what will undoubtedly be a low turnout primary election began Saturday in Pinellas County, but one of the few intriguing primary races could be in the Democratic contest in House...
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Bee Against Monsanto celebrates National Honeybee Day
In celebration of National Honeybee Day, the Tampa born activist group Bee Against Monsanto gathered for a protest at the Stained Marketplace in Ybor City on Saturday. Before they set out...
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Stolen motorcycle restored, returned to veteran
This past June, local Irag war Veteran Paul Badillo’s motorcycle was stolen from in front of his Tampa apartment. He said he thought he was being followed that day and it turned out he was. As a Black...
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John's Pass tradition introduces seafood showdowns
The annual John's Pass Seafood Festival has been a customary haunt for residents, restaurants, the Halloween-costumed and tourists for more than 30 years. This year, though, in a first for the...
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Mitch Perry Report 8.18.14: Political consultants think Eastern Hillsborough...
Eastern Hillsborough is easily the most socially conservative part of the vast county, but there are a sizable number of Democrats out there who believe that credible moderate candidates have a...
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David Gregory leaves Meet The Press without getting to say goodbye
Most Sundays on this blog, this reporter usually writes up the highlights of one of the Sunday morning political shows. Sort of a "we watch so you don't have to" summary. Many of those reports have...
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Local musicians to hold benefit for Ybor institution Cephas' Hot Shop
Artists, musicians, hipsters, hippies and holistic eaters alike all know about Cephas' Hot Shop, the Caribbean cuisine hotspot a few blocks off of Ybor City's 7th Ave. sprawl. Owner Cephas Gilbert has...
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