CL Voting Guide 2014: Hillsborough
Hillsborough residents, make your voices heard November 4. by Mitch PerryU.S. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 15 (Temple Terrace, USF, East Hillsborough & West Polk counties)Dennis Ross (R) Ross was part...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Porter Robinson at Amphitheatre, Ybor City
Though he had some successes with releases on Skrillex’s OWLSLA label and his Big Beat Records single “Language,” and produced official remixes for Avicii and Deadmau5, Porter Robinson really gained...
View ArticleMitch Perry Report 10.16.14 - #FanGate obscures pedestrian debate
In reviewing last night's gubernatorial debate in Broward County, you have to separate the bizarre opening dispute over Charlie Crist's fan that took place over the first seven minutes, vs. the actual...
View ArticleWorld of Beer's monthlong Beer School in session
Through Sunday, Nov. 9, World of Beer Brandon is encouraging patrons to drink in school — during its Beer School, that is. A number of scheduled, and impromptu, courses allow craft beer novices and...
View ArticleDo This: Fed up, Dixie's Tupperware Party and much more make up an eventful...
The Huffington Post calls it a film we "can't afford not to see"— for one screening only tonight at 7:30 p.m., Tampa Theatre will screen the documentaryFed Up, which follows a group of children over a...
View ArticleA taste of fall: Apple Pie Caramels
You remember something like a homemade caramel. It's soft, chewy, melt-in-your-mouth. It might have a story weaved within, or carry a chain of memories that can't be disconnected. The wait is hard to...
View ArticleDon’t Stop St. Pete brings nearly 50 bands to seven downtown venues this...
Music festhusiasts were left with a difficult choice when Antiwarpt stepchildren Plan-B Block Party and Don’t Stop St. Petersburg fell on the same day last year. Not the case in 2014, and local music...
View ArticleDennis Ross to propose legislation to ban commercial flights from West Africa
Saying that he is now "putting my foot down," CD15 Congressman Dennis Ross announced today that he is sponsoring legislation that would ban commercial air flights and the issuance of visas to counties...
View ArticleCongresswoman Kathy Castor helps USFSP launch the PSTA U-Pass Program
Congresswoman Kathy Castor was on hand in St. Pete on Wednesday to tout the Greenlight Pinellas plan and to kick off the addition of USFSP to Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) U-Pass program....
View ArticleApp cruncher — artfully cool mobile games worth the download
Since my mornings tend to be spent staring at a screen, I've decided to write a column about my favorite apps that I stumble on. I'd like to focus on users who are not full on gamers or techies, who...
View ArticleTampa Bay's weekly literary happenings
Investigative journalist and senior writer for NBC News Tony Dokoupil will speak at Eckerd College Thursday, Oct. 16, 7 to 8 p.m., about his new memoir, The Last Pirate: A Father, His Son, and the...
View ArticleThe governor's race: Flip-flops? So what?
Tomorrow if it come I (if I’m around) will barricade our home from the hullabalooing town corking the walls of my room unless I decide to go out…“Friends and foes ask: Is Charlie Crist for real?” This...
View ArticleRaices en Tampa asks City Council to support licenses for all undocumented...
Members of Raices en Tampa and supporters stood before Tampa City Council Thursday morning. They asked the council to vote on a resolution in support of issuing drivers licenses to all undocumented...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Tim Reynolds & TR3, Willy Porter, DrFameus + more
A rather fatty Friday in live music. Check out what's hitting tonight below.Tim Reynolds & TR3 Reynolds has been a member of Dave Matthews Band for six years, officially, and unofficially, since...
View ArticleThree, a new web series, explores sexual boundaries, friendship
Set your sexual inhibitions free and catch the premiere of Three, a web series that offers a brand-new take on the age-old love triangle. The series held its premiere party earlier this week at The...
View ArticleMitch Perry Report 10.17.14: Medical marijuana amendment burning out?
While the U.S. political media establishment was guffawing over #FanGate, some pretty important things happened in the past 24 hours. Like the San Francisco Giants making it into the World Series for...
View ArticleNew HART member Mickey Jacob says he can't wait to get started working on...
Architect Mickey Jacob set out for Tampa upon graduating from college more than 30 years ago, and has been been a working architect here ever since. A founding principal with Urban Studio Architects,...
View ArticleNew beans in town: Java's Coffee holds two-day grand opening
Palm Harbor's newest coffee shop, Java's Coffee & More, quietly opened its doors around the beginning of last month at 2706 Alt. 19. Nestled in the Key West Plaza next to Rum Runners, Java's...
View ArticleFlorida climate scientists request a followup with Governor Scott
Last week CL reported on the Climate Science & Solutions Summit, an event organized by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Speakers included...
View ArticleApp cruncher — mobile games that take you to other worlds
Machinarium (Google Play) $4.99 (free Demo)Available on iTunes Developed by Amanita DesignEnter a hand-drawn post-apocalyptic world, where you guide a disassembled robot named Joseph, through the city...
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