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Smooth operators: Bodega's juice bar nearly complete
Next weekend, Debbie and George Sayegh, owners of Bodega on Central in St. Petersburg, will open the juice bar they've been installing next door to their Cuban eatery since around February. The...
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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter U
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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Movie review: The Identical blends faith and Elvis into a campy mess
Long before the dwarf arrives at the bar attired in a hippie wig and psychedelic garb, compares matching Chai pendants with the film's hero, then takes to the house-band stage and belts a blues...
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Mary Mulhern says she's undecided on her next career move
Contrary to what was reported in La Gaceta today, Tampa City Councilwoman Mary Mulhern says that she is not running for the Tampa City Council District 4 seat currently held by fellow Democrat Harry...
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Apropos of nothing, here's Babymetal (VIDEO)
It's Friday, so here's Babymetal doing "Head Bangya!!" Babymetal is from Japan; it's, um ... I guess the Japanese symphonic-metal version of a manufactured female teen-pop outfit. But Japanese! And...
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This weekend in live music: Today the Moon Tomorrow the Sun, Black Cobra,...
This weekend's live music highlights:SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun with Atlantic Oceans, Sun Signs Though the name might inspire mental images of the kind of band that would...
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Forum brings out candidates for Pinellas House districts
With election day less than 60 days away, the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club on Friday afternoon at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club hosted candidates running for House Districts 64, 66, 68 and 69, all serving...
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Two Florida top-notch political pros discuss the 2014 election
According to Republican political consultant Adam Goodman, Amendment Two is "definitely going down." Speaking Friday at the Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists (FAPL) annual conference that...
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Do This: The Weekend Top 10
The Saturday Downtown Indie Market is today. Designers, artists, horticulturists, crafters and nonprofit groups take over the sidewalks of the 600 block in a younger, cooler DIY outdoor bazaar than...
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Online dating apps > bars
The current landscape of Internet dating/mobile dating apps is a far cry from the you-seem-desperate-and/or-creepy iteration of yesteryear. This is mostly because using the sites, which have...
View ArticleMitt Romney says Obama is "so out of touch with reality"
Being a two-time loser in the presidential sweepstakes, you can understand why Mitt Romney wants no part of a third run for the White House. But the fact that he now appears to have been prescient on...
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Secretive suppers: Redefining dinner for chefs, eaters
Creative chefs, out-of-the-ordinary venues and adventurous diners. Together, they form the vision of Illumineati, an underground dinner club with rotating features that will host its inaugural...
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Mitch Perry Report 9.8.14 - U.S. battle to take on ISIS to take 3 years?
Some random thoughts on this Monday morning...The report that there was yet another wrong-way crash along the same stretch of I-275 this weekend in Tampa is one of the most confounding stories I can...
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Uber targets Victor Crist & Al Higginbotham in new mailers
Negotiations between ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft and the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Company have moved along at a snail's pace this year since the two companies began operating...
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Tampa Bay's weekly literary happenings
Tampa’s Inkwood Books hosts is monthly Teen Book Club— to be held the second Monday of every month — Monday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m. Open to kids in the 8th through 12th, the group will be led by two young...
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The Laugh Tract — who's bringing the funny
Odds are you've seen this week's comedians somewhere. Either on MTV — a number of performers have been on programs there — or local stages. Quite a few live right here in our area. But they'll all...
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No Tax for Tracks touts new poll that shows Greenlight losing
No Tax for Tracks, the political action committee created to oppose the Greenlight Pinellas transit tax, today released a new survey from St. Pete Polls that shows the measure losing in November,...
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Weeknight quickies: Two dishes with vegan pesto
From Pure Bar snack founder Veronica Bosgraaf comes a recipe for vegan avocado-basil pesto sauce, as well as dish ideas to pour 'n' spread it on. This Italian paste's main flavors of 'cado and basil...
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New Music Tuesday! (September 9): Ryan Adams, Karen O, Robert Plant, Interpol...
Here comes the second week of September and we’ve got a big ol’ doozie of brand new music. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of...
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Mitch Perry Report 9.9.14: Roger Goodell's reputation is shattered
I have to admit, I'm never been a big fan of Roger Goodell. For one thing, the dude makes $44 million a year. He's done a lot of questionable things since replacing Paul Tagliabue as commissioner of...
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