SideBern's to reopen as Haven wine bar by winter
Make room for more glasses of wine and charcuterie. Tampa's SideBern's, the younger sibling of Bern's Steak House, will relaunch near the end of the year with a new concept and name: a wine bar called...
View ArticleUT ObamaCare discussion touches on sex, religion and politics
Last week, the University of Tampa’s well renowned Sykes Chapel was filled with students and professionals full of anticipation as they prepared to discuss some of the issues pertaining the rejection...
View ArticleTheater review: Rhinoceros at USF
Rhinoceros TheatreUSF at University of South Florida, TheatreTwo, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa. Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m. Sun., 3 p.m. $12. 913-974-2323, theatreanddance.arts.usf.edu Eugene Ionesco’s...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Rodrigo y Gabriela, New Found Glory, Lightning...
A diverse lineup of concert offerings this Thurs., Oct. 9.Rodrigo Y Gabriela Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero ply a uniquely bright, shreddy blend of metal, jazz and world music, Sanchez's fierce...
View ArticleEmerald Bar celebrates five decades at its current locale with a 50th@550...
It’s a good place for brooding over a stiff drink, the Emerald. I’ve done my fair share of nursing away my blues while perched at its slick wood bar, engaged in deep conversations about anything from...
View ArticleMitch Perry Report 10.9.14: Without incentives, Tampa won't see very much of...
It's being hailed as a big deal in the local dailies this morning, but the fact is that although the Hollywood production of The Infiltrator (starring Bryan Cranston) will be coming to Tampa next...
View ArticleFrom TV to DC? On the road to the midterms with Alan Cohn
If you think Congress is unpopular these days, try running to be a part of it. It’s the last Saturday morning in September, and I’m sitting in a small room in the back of Alan Cohn’s campaign...
View ArticleTransforming Tampa Bay: Aim higher
After a drought of development, high-rises are again blooming in Tampa Bay. Nurtured by the richness of flowing capital and investor optimism, more than 10 new residential towers are rising on both...
View ArticleDark & Sinful: Dysfunction disorder
I’ve got a bone to pick. Remember that old-school Viagra clip with Bob Dole? Some official-looking chair in some swanky room? Whole lot of wood? He’s sympathetic: “Courage. Something shared by...
View ArticlePoseidon adventures at Tampa Museum of Art
Poseidon and the Sea: Myth, Cult and Daily Life Runs through Nov. 30 at the Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa , 813-274-8130,tampamuseum.org When Seth Pevnick, the Tampa Museum of...
View ArticleFlick picks: Reviews of films at the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film...
Literary Ladies Night at TIGLFF Two documentaries spotlight two of the world’s most influential, maverick writers and thinkers in one evening at the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival....
View ArticlePat Gerard's new ad goes after Ed Hooper's legislative record
Pinellas County legislative candidates' campaign against Duke Energy Florida has obviously struck a chord in recent weeks, as even Republicans are now bashing on the local power utility. Duke is...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning season kickoff tonight: An overview
The Tampa Bay Lightning begin the 2014-15 campaign in a somewhat new existence, both figuratively and literally. For one, the team will host its home games in a renamed stadium, after the Amalie Oil...
View ArticleTampa macabre-metal duo Into The Cellar release debut album. Stream it now.
"I think over the course of five albums, Palantine started to head into heavier territory." That's what Vinnie Cosentino told CL when we asked whether his new project featured more down-tuned guitars....
View ArticleCelebrate Gulfport with the Flying Mullet 5K and One Mile Doggie Dash and...
If you think history means a bunch of names and dates, take a new look at it in quite a different light in Gulfport this weekend. As part of Gulfport History Month, the Gulfport Historical Society...
View ArticleAdrian Wyllie sues to get into next Tuesday's gubernatorial debate
As he said he would do, Libertarian Party of Florida gubernatorial candidate Adrian Wyllie is suing the host and sponsors of next Tuesday night's gubernatorial debate in Fort Lauderdale because he is...
View ArticleFall Into free art shows this autumn
Cool breezes, lower humidity and sunny skies have a way of getting us outside. Enjoy Florida's outdoor scenery and art at events throughout the Tampa Bay area and surrounding areas.Autumn ARTS...
View ArticlePinellas activists tell Duke Energy they want their money back
At a press conference in front of Governor Rick Scott’s campaign office in St. Petersburg on Thursday, members of Florida For Fair Rates demanded that he return the $1.2 million in campaign funding...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Jeezy at Jannus, The Subdudes at Skippers, Metronomy...
A rather varied mix of live music offerings on this Fri., Oct. 10. A breakdown below...Jeezy I’ve never thought of Jeezy as the type who’d hold anything back in his raps — he’s always been rather...
View ArticleMitch Perry Report 10.10.14: Crist & Scott finally duel in a debate
It was just another week on the campaign trail in this year's gubernatorial campaign. We saw the Democratic nominee for attorney general asking a court to force Rick Scott to fully disclose all his...
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