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Kevin Beckner unveils a community plan to prevent violence in Hillsborough...
On December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School. It was the deadliest mass shooting at a high...
View ArticleNadine Smith challenges 3 gay-marriage critics to take the Ice Bucket Challenge
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge continues to rage on, with the ALS Foundation reporting today that it has received just shy of $80 million ($79.7) in donations compared to $2.5 million during the same...
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Theatre Tampa Bay announces its 2014 award nominations
While the rest of America watched the same TV shows and stars win the same Emmys, Theatre Tampa Bay convened local actors, directors and other stage professionals to announce the 2014 Theatre Tampa...
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Mitch Perry Report 8.26.14 - Florida closed primary system to indie voters -...
Ten days ago I voted early in downtown Tampa. But as I made my way to the elevator in the County Center, I realized my ballot didn't contain a couple of local races that I've been paying particular...
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66th Emmy Awards recap — moving, meh and awkward moments
The 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held last night, and we have detailed recap of the winners after the jump. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy: Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory Parsons owns this...
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Audubon fires back at Ed Turanchik over Schultz Preserve
The escalating feud between Ed Turanchik and Audubon of Florida doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon. Just hours after we published a story Monday quoting Turanchik as saying that the...
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Album review: FKA twigs' LP1
Probably the most impressive thing about LP1, the debut from postmodern UK torch singer FKA twigs, is that it’s not entirely what it seems to be at first. From the singer’s artsy-as-in-weird visual...
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Rick Scott doesn't want to talk about Jennifer Carroll's new book
Rick Scott and wife Ann were in North Tampa this morning, visiting the governor's field office on Ehrlich Road, the second of four visits they were making across the state pump up the vote on this...
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Ryan Adams has 30 minutes of new rock & roll that'll save your workday
If you don't already own a copy of Ryan Adams'1984 7-inch, then you probably never will. The physical copies of one of the more raucous records from the the 39-year-old singer-songwriter sold out long...
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New Music Monday & Tuesday! (August 25-26): Ariana Grande, Merchandise,...
It’s the last batch of new releases in August. Where did the time go? Info and links for this week’s releases – the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard...
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Don't Stop St. Pete Festival will announce 2014 lineup at relocated, expanded...
Antiwarpt Music Festival stepchild Plan-B Music Festival announced its initial lineup last week, and while the music community seems to have moved past the drama surrounding Antiwarpt's keeling over,...
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Tampa Bay's weekly literary happenings
The Clearwater Writers Meetup Group gathers at the home of its organizer in Belleair on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m. Discuss publishing trends, blogs and websites of interest to writers, and receive...
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USF students showcase inventions and innovations
In broad and statistical terms, the University of South Florida is categorized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as being in the top tier of research universities in the...
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Alex Sink praises Charlie Crist, says Rick Scott is full of "Bullsh*t"
Although some in the Democratic Party establishment have been hesitant before the results of tonight's gubernatorial primary election to embrace Charlie Crist, the party's 2010 nominee, Alex Sink, is...
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Ed Hooper crushes Norm Roche in Pinellas GOP District 2 County Commission race
It's been a controversial four years for Norm Roche on the Pinellas County Commission, and the Republican electorate in Pinellas is turning him out of office in humiliating fashion Tuesday night. With...
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Pat Kemp wallops Mark Nash in Hillsborough District 7 race - looks forward to...
Environmental activist Pat Kemp is flush with momentum over her stunning defeat of Mark Nash in the District 7 Hillsborough County Commission Democratic Primary Tuesday night. Considered a toss-up...
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Ed Narain topping Sean Shaw in intense HD61 race
In a race that has one candidate labeled a carpetbagger and the other a "Rick Scott Republican," AT&T area manager Ed Narain is beating attorney and former state insurance consumer advocate Sean...
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Veg-friendly meet: Tampa Bay Veg Week in the works
Last week, event organizers announced their plans to host a weeklong celebration of plant-based diets from Monday, Nov. 3, to Sunday, Nov. 9. They're calling it Tampa Bay Veg Week. Tampa's annual Veg...
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Do This: CRAFT Cultural Meet-Up
The monthly CRAFT meet-ups hope to bring art professional together to create connections and foster collaborations. Join the Creative Pinellas folks as they kick off their second meet-up this...
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Highlights from the sensational Wearable Art X
Beautiful creatures — some scary and very strange — graced the runway of Dunedin Fine Art Center's biggest event of the year Saturday night.The 10th anniversary event offered a wide range of designs,...
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