A tale of 2 counties? Pat Kemp & Al Higginbotham's different views on the...
Although Al Higginbotham has served on the Hillsborough County Commission for eight years, he's only represented one quarter of the county during that time, in the more conservative District 2 regions...
View ArticlePublic art installation kicks off St. Pete Science Festival
St. Pete has once again achieved international recognition for its commitment to public art for its latest installation: Current Collections. The event was carried internationally on BBC and also...
View ArticleFoo Fighters docu-series Sonic Highways debuts on HBO tonight
Following a week-long residency on The Late Show with David Letterman, Foo Fighters will premier their new docu-series, Sonic Highways tonight on HBO.Much like Dave Grohl’s 2012 documentary Sound City,...
View ArticleDo This: The Weekend Top 10
Five by Five— A fun night out and favorite among local arts enthusiasts, Five By Five brims with diverse offerings, well-known names and surprises galore. The third annual art exhibition and night of...
View ArticleAll in the family: Marcella Hazan's son to host Sarasota cooking classes
Chef Giuliano Hazan is the son of Italian culinary icon Marcella Hazan. Like his mother, Giuliano possesses a cookbook author and cooking instructor pedigree. For a sixth year, he plans to teach a...
View ArticleGet in the Halloween spirit at City of Imagination's Gallery of Mortality
If haunted houses leave you cold but you love playing with the idea of death —and you don't mind haunting images that stay with you for a few nights – the Gallery of Mortality at Gulfport's City of...
View ArticleThis weekend in live music: Macy Gray, Givers, The Toasters, Lyle Lovett & more
Lots on tap this weekend, in addition to Don't Stop St. Pete. A breakdown below...SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18Givers with Kind Cousin There was a period in 2010 that Givers were a regular touring staple of...
View ArticleDo This: Must-see art shows tonight!
David Williams: Somewhere Between Alpha and Omega is on view at a reception 6-10 p.m. at Workspace, voted Best New Gallery in CL's 2014 Best of the Bay. The solos show reveals Williams' refined...
View ArticleAdvocates for the closure of the health care coverage gap meet in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and City Council member Darden Rice joined representatives of some of the leading health care advocates: Florida CHAIN (Community Health Action Information Network),...
View ArticleTeams gear, beer up at Brew Mile Friday night
I'm not a runner. I'm also not a beer chugger. But I did both alongside my costume-studded compatriots during the Brew Mile Friday evening at Bright House Field. And they looked good. Tutu-clad DIYers...
View ArticleRNC Chair calls Obama's Czar on Ebola a "political hack"
With just a couple of weeks before the midterm elections, Fox News Sunday hosted the first cable news confab of the political season with the respective heads of the Republican and Democratic National...
View ArticleA call to action, Kathryn Todman Browne’s fight for better education
Kathy Browne was a woman of charity, her friends and family say. From experiences in her own childhood she learned not to take no for answer. Because she was the daughter of an ambassador, she got to...
View ArticleOne last chance to see Ned Averill-Snell as Teddy Roosevelt — a must see
“What am I getting myself into,” I ask myself as I am getting ready to go seeThe Apocrypha of Theodore Roosevelt play at Tampa Prep. I have not taken history since high school and even then i found it...
View ArticlePride: A feel-good film that actually makes you feel good
The problem with supposedly “feel-good” films is that oftentimes they don’t make you feel all that good. Anything slapped with the label of “heart-warming” is certainly well-intentioned, but danger...
View ArticleNorthern Florida exposure — the Mattie Kelly Arts Festival in Destin, Oct. 25-26
If you're in the mood to make the most of the great Florida October weather but feel like getting away for the weekend, head to the Panhandle for the Mattie Kelly Arts Festival Saturday and Sunday....
View ArticleDowntown St. Pete ollies for Freshly Squeezed
On Saturday afternoon, an alley between Central Avenue and 1st Avenue North just off Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. in St. Petersburg became a skate park in celebration of Freshly Squeezed’s two-year...
View ArticlePublic art installation kicks off St. Pete Science Festival
St. Pete has once again achieved international recognition for its commitment to public art for its latest installation: Current Collections. The event was carried internationally on BBC and also...
View ArticleMitch Perry 10.20.14: Rick Scott's millions coming to his own rescue?
It's starting to get real in this year's midterm in Florida. In addition to early voting beginning in Pinellas and many other counties today (but not Hillsborough, which doesn't start until Thursday),...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Justin Hayward at Capitol Theatre
Maybe you don’t know his name but you know Justin Hayward’s voice from classic ‘70s prog odes like “Nights in White Satin” and the more urgent fast-paced “Question”– he’s been in The Moody Blues since...
View ArticleTampa tradition: Landmark Goody Goody eatery to reopen under Gonzmart
Restoration of the Goody Goody burger joint, a Tampa landmark built in 1925 that closed its longest-standing location along Florida Avenue nine years ago, will be guided by Columbia Restaurant Group...
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