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Traveling with Erin Tracy and her Foreign/Familiar Cities
Erin Tracy’s “Foreign/Familiar Cities” is the third in the Studio@620’s exciting Doris Duke Foundation-Funded Project GenYes! series of jazz, dance, and theatre performances from emerging artists....
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The Laugh Tract — who's bringing the funny
If you like diversity, this is a good week to catch some stand-up. Familiar names, local performers, radio personalities, and politically-minded comedians are all on the schedule. Just pick your...
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Live and Local Spotlight: The Mojo Gurus Album Release Party
The Mojo Gurus have been a staple of the Tampa Bay music scene for the past decade, made up of four practiced musicians as led by force-of-nature frontman and songwriter Kevin Steele, whose gritty...
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Mitch Perry Report 8.27.14 - We now return to the Crist-Scott bash-athon,...
You have to forgive the casual political observers in Florida this morning, who are waking up to headlines informing them that the Charlie Crist-Rick Scott battle is now "on," as opposed to what's...
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Triumph & travesty: a primary election round-up
Unlike spirited Democratic Party gubernatorial encounters in 2002 and 2006, there was little suspense going into this week’s primary election between Charlie Crist and Nan Rich, with the former...
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Keen on peaches: Peach-Jalapeno Chutney
I confess that, yes, I've been obsessed with peaches as of late. This summer fruit has been used quite often in my kitchen these past few months and featured in more than a few recipes (e.g.: my...
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Restaurant review: Pimentón is the new black at Castile
Perhaps it’s the bright orange shirts worn by the troika of valets to whom I relinquish my car keys, but as I pass through the wrought-iron bar gates which mark Hotel Zamora’s underbelly, I can’t help...
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Foodie feast
Bright yellow kernels tucked within a jalapeno corn beer roll greeted my taste buds at the media preview of Tampa’s Ulele re staurant on Sunday evening, as if the pieces were strategically sprinkled...
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CL's Scene Breaker — Ned Averill-Snell's theater column debut
WAITING FOR THAT BIG BREAK: The final throwdown in Eight O'Clock Theatre’s dark comedy bickerama August: Osage County, now entering its closing weekend at the Largo Cultural Center, celebrates the...
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PSTA board stands firmly behind Brad Miller & Ken Welch
Meeting for the first time since their CEO, Brad Miller, had to humbly return $354,000 to the Department of Homeland Security, the PSTA board heard intense criticism from some members of the public...
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HD 65 GOP Rep candidate Chris Sprowls cites study that says it's better to...
Youth vs. experience, and likely lots of money vs. not so much, appears to be the scenario already forming in two Pinellas County House races taking place his fall between the Republican and...
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Life as we blow it: Digital outrage
Last week, in a profile of Tampa band Merchandise posted to uber-hip arts and culture outlet Dazed, frontman Carson Cox had this to say about his new album, After the End, and his hometown:“I’m proud...
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Florida Republicans blast expected lawsuit against school voucher program
The state's largest teacher's union released a statement on Wednesday saying that they are planning another lawsuit related to the state's school voucher program. The Florida Education Association...
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Buccaneers Preseason Football Finale
The atmosphere at Raymond James Stadium this Thursday night, when the Bucs take on the Redskins, will be nothing like a regular season game. The stands will feel less like a viewing section for a...
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What’s in store at the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival
A first for our medium-sized metro, The Tampa Bay Theatre Festival will make its auspicious debut this weekend, offering a wide array educational, career and networking opportunities for the both...
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An interview with Rory Lawrence, Tampa Bay Theatre Festival founder
The inaugural Tampa Bay Theatre Festival takes place at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Stageworks, and the Courtyard by Mariott. Includes full-length play performances, a free networking...
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Searching for Morphine in Lost Lemuria: Paul Kwiatkowski's Eat Prey Drug...
Let’s never spend even half a second indulging in the idea that there is a single spot on the Earth where something moving and weird isn’t happening pretty much constantly. We can look out over Tampa...
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The last damn jam
Joe D’Acunto’s heart isn’t on his sleeve. It’s in his mouth, ready to be unleashed at a moment’s notice. And regardless of the situation — be it a mellow afternoon chat at New World Brewery or a...
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Dark & sinful: An open letter to myself
After the FL jury declared George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon Martin’s death, I wrote an open letter, as part of a CL column, to his brother, Robert, asking him to shut up about the case, his...
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Summer Jam 10: Must-see acts
While the Summer Jam 10 lineup only encompasses 13 bands – relatively light in lieu of other multi-act, multi-venue music events – every single one is worthy of your attention. So, which to choose?...
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