Get your gin and jerky on at Quaid
So you’re not sure how drinking gin and eating beef jerky go hand-in-hand, peanut butter and jelly style? Well then you, sir or madam, clearly DON’T UNDERSTAND ART. Okay, in all seriousness, the...
View ArticleNew Q Poll headline: Florida likely voters dislike Crist a little less than...
The latest Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday morning shows Rick Scott and Charlie Crist in a dead tie at 42 percent, with Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie is in third place with 7 percent. Crist...
View ArticleFelipe Gustavo returns to Tampa Bay on Saturday when ‘Skate The Bay’ brings...
Idolators of Lebron James, Tom Brady, or Steven Stamkos don’t really get chances to be on the field of play, participating alongside their heroes. That’s where big-time professional sports...
View ArticleBob Buckhorn no fan of medical marijuana
There's no doubt that the liberalization of marijuana laws is spreading across the county, with Alaska and Oregon attempting to join Washington and Colorado as the only states to legalize the...
View ArticleReview: A look back at Clearwater Jazz Holiday 2014
Clearwater Jazz Holiday Celebrates 35 YearsBy KIMBERLY DEFALCO Under the umbrella of crystalline skies and a live oak canopy, Clearwater Jazz Holiday 2014 hosted the consummate backyard picnic at...
View ArticleCL's Boo-dacious Halloween Event Guide
Yup, Halloween is on a Friday! The DUI situation on the streets might make for a whole new horror movie this year. Here is listing of different happenings happening until the big day; to be updated...
View ArticleCall for artists and crafters for 41st Annual Temple Terrace Arts and Crafts...
The Temple Terrace Arts Council is accepting applications from fine artists and crafters for its 41st Annual Temple Terrace Arts and Crafts Festival, to take place Nov. 8-9, at the Event Field at...
View ArticleHorror Issue 2014: Dining on a dare
“I’m just gonna keep eating this gizzard,” said one member of our five-eater panel after she tasted what was coming next. The others agreed, reaching for more helpings of digestive organ. ... Last...
View ArticleRestaurant review: VIP en la playa
I’ve often lamented the homogeneity of the food down Gulf Boulevard. Too much emphasis on cheap beer and fried everything. Admittedly, the casual vibe along the water doesn’t put the sandcastle set on...
View ArticleWorld Stroke Day event to take place in Tampa next Wednesday
On the day after Labor Day this year, Tampa Verizon employee Victor Diaz was part of a training conducted by officials with the American Stroke Association Tampa Bay, where he learned about the...
View ArticleAstronautalis and Why? announce December 20 stop at Orpheum in Ybor City
Here’s a secret. Before he was collaborating with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, riding Harley’s for free, and repping Minnesota while enjoying the spoils of indie hip hop stardom, 32-year-old emcee Andy...
View ArticleSCENE BREAKER: Priapic poles for Lesbians, a shot at (radio) stardom, and...
Here’s what’s behind the curtain this week in Tampa Bay theatre... THIS IS SO NOT YOUR FATHER’S VAMPIRE LESBIANS PLAY: According to director David M. Jenkins, Jobsite Theater’s Vampire Lesbians of...
View ArticleOn the menu: Beignets, baklava waffles for brunch
Warm beignets, house-made granola and lychee mimosas outfit the new Sunday brunch at Channelside's Bamboozle Tea Lounge. The offerings will debut from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Owner Lynn Pham, who...
View ArticleYes on Greenlight going all out in last days of the campaign
With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, Yes on Greenlight, the PAC behind the Greenlight Pinellas transit tax initiative, is going all out to blanket the airwaves and try to persuade...
View ArticleMovie review: St. Vincent is heartwarming despite itself
With news of Ebola, ISIS and other real-life horrors upstaging Halloween-time's high jinks, a coming-of-age heart-tugger may be just what the doctor ordered for American movie audiences right now —...
View ArticleNightmare on 19th Street: the hauntrepreneurial spirit of Cody Meacham
The Radley House: Dr. Radley’s Nightmare Machine 3900 19th St. N., St. Petersburg. Thurs.-Sun., 7:30–11 p.m., through Nov 2. $5 donation. RadleyHaunt.com The house was not haunted. Yet. Instead of...
View ArticleChris D'Elia delivers laughs Under No Influence
Chris D'Elia: Under No Influence Sat., Oct. 25, 8 p.m., Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center, 1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa, $27.50-$35. strazcenter.org. Chris D’Elia, comedy's skater-boy with wild...
View ArticleThemed Screams: Halloween Horror Nights 24 and Howl-O-Scream
Halloween Horror Nights 24 Select nights at Universal Orlando through Nov 1, starting at 6:30 p.m. $95.99, discounts available for Florida residents and annual pass holders; add-ons include...
View ArticleHorror issue 2014: Yes, you should be scared about sea level rise
There’s a lot of scary stuff going on around the world: the Ebola virus, ISIS, Ukraine. But environmental activists warn that we shouldn’t forget about one of the scariest prospects of all: the...
View ArticleDead on: Christopher Buehlman’s The Lesser Dead
The Lesser Dead By Christopher Buehlman Berkley, $25.95 These days you can’t swing a dead bat without hitting a vampire. But before you swear off the toothsome undead, consider St. Petersburg author...
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