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Theater profile: Actor Nathan Jokela
Nathan Jokela has rapidly become the Tampa Bay area’s favorite leading man. It started just over a year ago, when he played George in Stageworks’Of Mice and Men, continued last May, when he portrayed...
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Tampa Bay Lightning announce pre-game concert series, tap Have Gun Will...
The Tampa Bay Lightning hinted at a love for locally-grown music last year when BOTB-winning emcee Jinx released the team’s official playoff anthem. The team doubled down on their belief in the Bay...
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Scott Orsini says he won't be a "lockstep Democrat" if elected in HD 69 in...
St. Petersburg-based attorney Scott Orsini says he's used to people asking him why he wants to be a member of the Florida House of Representatives, since Democrats are vastly outnumbered by...
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Value of a free national museum day? Priceless.
Once a year the nation’s biggest museum sponsors a holiday that allows other institutions across the nation a chance to do what they do daily — let people in for free (or for reduced admission). This...
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Covert cuisine: Tales from the first Illumineati dinner
Underground dinners. The secret happenings are nothing new to culinary scenes worldwide. However, I was invited to dine with Illumineati, the area’s latest invite-only dinner club, last Sunday at its...
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Tonight in live music: Luke Temple, Old School Sessions with KRS-One,...
A nice selection of potential concerts you could be seeing this Friday night.Luke Temple with King of Spain, Oxford Noland He has a delicate velour-brushed falsetto that’s so soothing and serene it’s...
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Music Shit Happened: Bruce Springsteen for babies, Black Keys on Fallon, new...
>>> The Bossstepped another year closer to senility this week (happy 65th, Bruce!), but that hasn't stopped him from kicking ass in his live shows. Now there's a way for parents to slip a...
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Drink More Wine: Of wood and wine
It’s been said that oak in wine is like catnip for humans. And there is something positively alluring about the butteriness that time in a toasted barrel imparts. However, some winemakers hide behind...
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Mitch Perry Report: Times reporter Joe Childs's work will live on
The announcement last week by Tampa Bay Times CEO and Chairman Paul Tash that because of a "crisis situation" employees who opted to leave the paper by October 1 would receive their full severance...
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Local deportation attempt brings protest to ICE's Tampa headquarters
Representatives from a number of activist groups like Raíces en Tampa, Young American Dreamers, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Students for a Democratic Society and United We Dream Tampa Bay had planned...
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Judithanne McLauchlan explains why she filed for bankruptcy in the late 1990's
Earlier this week, the Republican Party of Florida went for the jugular in a new television ad that mentioned that Senate District 22 Democratic candidate Judithanne McLauchlan had a) filed for...
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Do This: The Weekend Top 10
The Skeleton Twins, the much publicized dramedy starring two of showbiz’s funniest darlings, Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader, opens nationwide this weekend. The SNL vets portray estranged, fraternal twins...
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Old Northeast Tavern hosts Oktoberfest-esque beer fest
Looking for a festive weekend celebration? Come welcome the arrival of fall in St. Petersburg, at Old Northeast Tavern’s annual Oktoberfest-inspired block party — Beer Fest — this Saturday, from 2 to...
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This weekend in live music: Taj Weekes & Andowa, Bruce Springsteen 65th...
An interesting weekend ahead...Reggae Rise Up Festival with Rebelution, Steel Pulse, Collie Buddz, Zion I, Ballyhoo!, Rootz Underground, Los Rakas New to Tampa but now in its sixth incarnation, Reggae...
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15 Now lays down their goals in St. Petersburg
Last week 15 Now, a grassroots organization originally rooted in Seattle, launched their statewide movement in Orlando. Saturday in St. Petersburg, 15 Now Tampa Bay held their own press conference in...
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Some Democrats AND Republicans say Obama should bring back Congress for vote...
On Friday, British Prime Minister David Cameron secured parliamentary support for the U.K. to join the U.S.-led airstrikes against ISIS, though the Brits are only conducting such airstrikes in Iraq,...
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High on style: A youthquake at Tampa Bay Fashion Week
If politics and local fashion have anything in common, it’s the Hilton Downtown Tampa. That’s where President Obama slept last week before his visit to MacDill, and it’s where Tampa Bay Fashion Week...
View ArticleVideo: Saint talks about winning the Bar Exam
Tampa Bay will be well represented at this month’s Bar Exam in Atlanta. Saint, who hails from Palm Harbor, sat down with Infinite Skillz to talk a little about his career thus far, winning the A2BAY...
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Machine in the Ghost uses computers to solve the mystery of artist statements
Artists statements usually give gallery attendees an idea of where an artist was coming from when he or she was creating the work displayed. They can be insightful, confusing, and even an interesting...
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Tampa Pride makes a comeback
Even if you missed last week’s kick-off event at the Honey Pot, you can still support the historic return of Tampa Pride.The Sept. 26 fundraiser and launch party — cheekily called “Out of the Storm,”...
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