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Ask the Locals: Rhonda Shear, lingerie mogul
Rhonda Shear is the CEO of Shear Enterprises, a multi-million-dollar lingerie company that gave rise to underwire’s worst enemy: the Ahh Bra. Shear, a comedian, actress and former Miss Louisiana,...
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Ask the Locals: Jerome Ritchey & Wendy Ryan, TV twosome
Wendy Ryan and Jerome Ritchey are Tampa Bay broadcasters. Ryan is the co-anchor of the evening editions of ABC Action News and Ritchey is an on-air personality at HSN and the former co-host of WTSP-TV...
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Ask the Locals: Wilton Morley of Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Wilton Morley is the co-owner of Mad Dogs and Englishmen, a South Tampa pub and restaurant inspired by Morley’s native England, his theatrical roots and London in the swinging ’60s. A 62-year-old...
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Ask the Locals: Okesene “Okie” Tilo of the RITZ Ybor
Okesene Tilo is the director of public relations, marketing and events at the RITZ Ybor. He arrived at the storied theater in 2008 after it had undergone a transformation from seedy nightclub to hip...
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Ask the Locals: Gina Vivinetto, writer/professor/proto-hipster
Gina Vivinetto is like the Chuck Klosterman of Tampa Bay. A former music critic and pop culture writer for the Tampa Bay Times, Vivinetto is a zingy, tongue-in-cheek commentator with a keen eye for...
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Ask the Locals: Dr. Gary Mormino, Florida's historian
Dr. Gary Mormino is a history professor, newspaper columnist, highly regarded author, avid gardener, Italian foodie and venerable expert on anything and everything Florida. He is currently the scholar...
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Ask the Locals: Maryann Ferenc, hospitality honcho
Maryann Ferenc is the CEO of Mise en Place, the posh South Tampa restaurant that's been named No. 1 on USA Today’s list of “Best Foodie” spots in Tampa Bay. Regarded as one of the Bay area’s early...
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Ask the Locals: Erin Cardinal, beautiful mover
Erin Cardinal is the co-artistic director of Moving Current, a collaborative dance collective that presents modern and aerial dance performances across Tampa Bay. If you attended Creative Loafing’s...
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Ask the Locals: Hal Freedman & Willi Rudowsky, couple about town
When Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky moved from San Francisco to St. Petersburg 14 years ago, their friends took bets on how long they’d stay. Freedman and Rudowsky –– urbanites with eclectic and...
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Ask the Locals: Fawn Germer, author, speaker and Dogedin fan
Fawn Germer is a self-help author, international leadership speaker and a four-time Pulitzer-nominated journalist. She shot to self-help superstardom when her first book, Hard Won Wisdom –– a...
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Ask the Locals: Manny Kool, record store impresario
Manny Kool is the manager of Daddy Kool Records in downtown St. Petersburg. If you’re wondering how married to the business he is, you need only know his real name: Manny Matalon. Years ago he stopped...
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Ask the Locals: Brad and Monica Culpepper, Survivor stars
Last year, when Tampa heavyweights Brad and Monica Culpepper appeared together on the CBS reality show Survivor: Blood vs. Water, neither spouse was new to the spotlight. Brad, 45, is a former...
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Ask the Locals: Mitzi Gordon, creative force and Bluebird Books Bus driver
Mitzi Gordon is as ubiquitous in Tampa Bay as her short blue bus. When the well-read 38-year-old hit the road three years ago in her converted Bluebird Books Bus — a topaz bookmobile that functions as...
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Ask the Locals: Jesse Thelonious Vance, noise artist
Jesse Thelonious Vance catapulted himself to the front of St. Pete’s young artist counterculture when he established The Venture Compound two and half years ago in the Warehouse Arts District. The...
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Ask the Locals: Scott Wagman and Beth Houghton, St. Pete power couple
Scott Wagman and Beth Houghton are business leaders, community activists, philanthropists and longtime champions of St. Petersburg. They met as undergrads at Tulane University in the 1970s and moved...
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Interview: Byron Crawford's new book looks back on his epic beef with Kanye
Somewhere way back in the mists of time, I was fresh out of college and working a grunt-level desk job at a law school. It gave me a ton of time to write on the internet, which, sadly, I mostly...
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This weekend in live music: Umphrey's McGee, Soulbotz CD Release Party & more
It's this weekend's live music round-up — the good, the bad and the ugly. Check it belowSATURDAY, AUGUST 30 Soulbotz CD Release Party with Brand New Opiates The band comprises some of the smartest...
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Ask the Locals: The Locals Recommend…
We figured you might be hungry after reading the locals’ multiple recommendations so here’s a handy guide. The names in parentheses tell you which locals recommended what. RESTAURANTSABC Chinese...
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Bone-less Bubba and other lineup changes at 102.5 FM
102.5 FM The Bone is making lineup changes following the announcement that the "Bubba the Love Sponge Show" will no longer be aired on the station. Bubba (Todd Clem) is off the air in this market, and...
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Slash's pop-in at the Hard Rock for an intimate unplugged set
Myles Kennedy joined Slash at the Hard Rock Cafe in Tampa last Wednesday to play to a small invite-only crowd. The lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Alter Bridge has been providing...
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