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Portable console pick: NVIDIA SHIELD Portable ($199) The portable gaming console/computer developed by Nvidia sports the world’s fastest mobile processor, the new Tegra 4 with quad-core ARM A15 CPU...
View ArticleThis weekend in live music: MC Chris, O.A.R., Patti LaBelle, Juicy J,...
A jam-packed weekend of live music ranging from howling roots rock to nice n' easy R&B to pumping bass music, AC-friendly pop rock and cheeky-ass hip hop. More info belowSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15The...
View ArticlePaul Kwatkowski on Eat Prey Drug's New-Age Daymare
Miami expat Paul Kwiatkowski's And Every Day Was Overcast caught CL's attention last year with its phantasmagoric documentary approach to life in South Florida. Now he's working with Black Balloon...
View ArticleForget the key lime: Chef Greg Baker talks sour orange pie & more
Florida Cracker cuisine — that's the focus of Fodder & Shine, Greg and Michelle Baker's new Seminole Heights restaurant. Opening next month, Fodder & Shine is set to serve up grub influenced...
View ArticleSmall sips: Hidden Springs finds a home, Cigar City Cider opens
On Friday, Hidden Springs Ale Works, which plans to open later this year, announced its Tampa headquarters at 1631 N. Franklin St. The brewery joins other newbie establishments in the Tampa Heights...
View ArticleDo This: The Sarasota Medieval Fair
Explaining to someone who doesn't get it why you're into renaissance fairs — like coin collecting or cosplay or phrenology — is generally a non-starter; you're either a fan, or you aren't. As a fan, I...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Heather Maloney
After her cover of Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" with folk group Darlingside (ala Mitchell and CSNY) was featured by the New York Times, Massachussetts pop-Americana songstress Heather Maloney enjoyed...
View ArticleSh*t Happened 11/17/2014: The weekend report
It was hot, then it got cool, then it warmed up again for a bit and it'll be cold before too long. So, what happened over the weekend?FRIDAY, NOV. 14The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, the...
View ArticleTake a bike: Downtown Tampa launches bicycle sharing
This morning in Ybor City, Coastal Bikes officially kicked off its bike sharing program for urban Tampa. Spirits were high as Mayor Bob Buckhorn declared Tampa “a connected community offering bike...
View ArticleWhisks up: Columbia Restaurant, Roy's craft Dessert First wins
A sweets showdown ensued Friday night at Tampa's InterContinental hotel, where the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida held its annual Dessert First fundraiser. After the cocktail-attired crowd and...
View ArticleBeer 101 to fuse libations, learning at St. Pete Brewing
From 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, St. Pete Brewing Company will kick off the inaugural event in its Beer 101 series, aiming to teach patrons — novices and nerds alike — craft brew basics. Every Monday, the...
View ArticleTampa's Arthenia Joyner will lead Democrats in FL Senate
Sen. Arthenia Joyner will now lead the Democratic Party on the floor of the state Senate, a little more than a half century after spending a couple of weeks in the Leon County Jail as part of local...
View ArticleNew Music Tuesday! (November 18): TV on the Radio, One Direction, Ariel Pink...
The albums below came out on Monday and today. There's a whole lot of vinyl reissues that I left off here because I had neither the time nor the patience to list them all. So, if you're really looking...
View ArticleSh*t happened 11/18/2014: Joyner, school bus shooting, Ferguson tension and...
Holy crap, what was yesterday all about? Let's review:The weather went to shit. Tampa Democrat Arthenia Joynerwas unanimously elected by the state's Senate Democratic Caucus to be the minority party's...
View ArticleGrindhouse Video and The Vinyl Countdown — new hubs of Tampa fringe culture
Even in the age of Netflix and Spotify and Facebook, places are important for culture and creativity. Record and video stores used to rank high as spots for artists and fans to meet, share ideas, and...
View ArticleThe Laugh Tract — who's bringing the funny
Traditional stand-up, puppets, music, even a podcast — however you like your comedy, there's probably a show that includes it this weekend. You could spend $70 or you could spend $5. It's up to you...
View ArticleReservations Gourmet-To-Go says farewell, with love
At the end of the month, Anthony and Elke Catania plan to close Reservations Gourmet-To-Go in Seminole Heights."It is with heavy hearts but excitement for our future adventures that we write this to...
View ArticleIt’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Chinese artist Li Wei!
Monday morning, hundreds of art lovers gathered at The Ringling to watch Beijing-based performance artist Li Wei soar 40 feet above the ground, creating an illusion of what people may consider a...
View ArticleSh*t happened 11/19/14: All-female school board, nationwide cold, Keystone...
Remember yesterday? You should — it seemed like yesterday took freaking forever. Albert Scipione, who operated the not-at-all-shady day trading firm Traders Cafe in Tampa with Matthew Ionno, cut a...
View ArticleTonight in live music: Spankalicious with Galaxe at Crowbar
The “SpOILed Nation Tour” features the entire ThazDope Records roster as led by Cincinnati-based electro music maker Spankalicious, aka Kevin Moore, who lists “Psychedelic bounce” as his genre. He...
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