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Charlie Crist says he can't worry about Rick Scott's millions at this point
Although he was 40 minutes late for his photo op appearance at an early voting location in downtown St. Petersburg on Monday, Charlie Crist appeared to be in good spirits, despite the report that Rick...
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Scott Orsini doesn't like his integrity being questioned regarding Peters...
Early Sunday morning — as in 3 and 4 a.m. early — a number of residents in Pinellas County and beyond were awakened from their slumber with robocalls advocating that Kathleen Peters was the right...
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Can April Griffin keep her seat on the Hillsborough County School Board?
In Tampa/Hillsborough County politics, collegiality is highly valued. April Griffin would argue perhaps a bit too highly valued. That's because her at times unsparing criticism of Hillsborough County...
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App cruncher — One million zombie kills contest giveaway, Kickstart Basement...
Age of Zombies ($.0.99) Created by HalfBrick Studios 19 OCT, 2014 Age of Zombies reaches 1 billion kills as shown on their Global kill counter. Right as they approach the final weekend of Zombie...
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GOP women demand Crist return campaign funding from strip club owner
Speaking in front of "Scalett's Ybor Strip" in Tampa, Republican Party of Florida chair Leslie Dougher and Representative Kathleen Peters demanded Charlie Crist return the $90,000 he received in...
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Tonight in live music: Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band at Crowbar
The name reflects a brash cheekiness that matches colorful bumpin’ music with definite P-Funk appeal. Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band does indeed dish out deep, nasty, funkadelia but songs like “Trunk...
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Mitch Perry Report 10.21.14: Real & imagined fears about Ebola & immigration
I covered the initial visit of African-American journalists to the University of South Florida St. Petersburg in 2009, an event that has become an annual occasion — until now. On Friday, school...
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A la Carte TV: Good or bad?
The future of television is here. Not in the widespread state it will no doubt be in the coming months, but, it’s here. Last week HBO announced it will launch a stand-alone streaming service in 2015...
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Dwight Dudley isn't certain about about recent GOP criticism about Duke Energy
Although most Democrats running for the state legislature in the Bay area are being out-fundraised by their GOP opponents, St. Petersburg-based House Democrat Dwight Dudley isn't one of them, as he...
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New music Tuesday! (October 21): Taylor Swift, Primus, Annie Lennox, T.I., &...
Here comes the third week of October, with some intriguing releases on tap. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should...
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Judithanne McLauchlan says Jeff Brandes' reference to a personal bankruptcy...
One of the most notable ads of the local political season in the Tampa Bay area has been the Republican Party of Florida's "Pop Quiz" attack spot on Judithanne McLauchlan, the USFSP political science...
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Sunday's Cyclovia will hopefully pave the way for a bike-safe Tampa Bay
Last Sunday, my friend Kat Flynn was hit by a car on her way from Ybor Heights to Cyclovia Tampa Bay, a bike safety awareness-spreading and recreation event that closed off roads in eastern downtown...
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The Laugh Tract — who's bringing the funny
Bill Maher is in town. If that brings a smile to your face, hope you saved your money. It's not a cheap ticket, but promises the fireworks you love. But if you roll your eyes when you hear his name,...
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Sneak peek of the new Taste A La Cart cooking demos
The St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market's Taste A La Cart, a new portable cooking demonstration station, will roll out to its weekly gathering in downtown St. Pete at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1....
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Review: Don't Stop St. Pete brings nearly 50 bands to seven downtown venues
You have to hand it to anyone who’s ever organized a local music festival. Just thinking about what it takes to find the bands, the funding, and the faith not to scream “fuck it” when something...
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Parsons Brinckerhoff getting paid big to help prepare Hillsborough transit plan
Two weeks from tonight, Pinellas County voters will decide whether to approve a one-cent transit tax to help pay for a major new transportation project called Greenlight Pinellas. Meanwhile, today in...
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Mayor Rick Kriseman announces fair hiring practices in St. Pete
Mayor Rick Kriseman and Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin announced their initiatives for fair hiring practices in St. Petersburg today. They pledge for St. Pete to be a “City of Opportunity.” On January...
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Eddie V's announces inaugural lineup of Thanksgiving eats
For the first time, Tampa's Eddie V's Prime Seafood will serve dinner from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving (Thursday, Nov. 27). The restaurant's full, a la carte dinner menu will be featured. And so...
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Mitch Perry Report 10.22.14 - Crist takes the final debate
Although Charlie Crist didn't come into Tuesday night's gubernatorial debate with a sterling reputation for debating, he was positively Lincolnesque compared to Rick Scott in their final televised...
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Tonight in live music: Los Lonely Boys at Capitol Theatre
The Garza brothers have been making music together as Los Lonely Boys since the 1990s, but didn’t really reach mainstream audiences with their blue-eyed soulful Tex Mex until delivering No. 1 AC...
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