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Bill's Sports Binge: The good, the bad and the stupid
Man, it's hot. Oh sure, that statement may have promoted me from Captain Obvious to General. But damn … it's so hot (how hot is it?) Shut up, this isn't a joke. It's so hot, I took the dogs out to pee...
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Mitch Perry Report 8.9.13 - Tampa gets a new skyscraper
The Tampa City Council lsat night gave approval to Residencies at the Riverwalk, the 36-story apartment tower that would be constructed near the Straz Center in downtown Tampa. The final tally was...
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USF hosts forum about the Trayvon Martin case
On Thursday night at the USF Tampa campus, more than 70 people attended a forum about the Trayvon Martin case. The event was organized by the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists and the George...
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A New Stage for Largo
New Stage Theatre Company looks to expand professional theater beyond just Tampa and St. Pete. by Mark E. LeibI’m always happy to welcome a new theater company to the Tampa Bay area, and happier still...
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Buckhorn, Hagan get specific about bringing the Rays to Tampa
Days after St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster said that he would finally allow the Tampa Bay Rays to talk to officials in Hillsborough County about possibly relocating across the Bay, Tampa Mayor Bob...
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Matt Damon fights the future in Elysium
Neill Blomkamp's District 9 follow-up elevates the standard sci-fi shoot ’em up. by Joe BardiThree shuttlecrafts hurtle toward a ringed space station in the sky. They have stolen codes that should...
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Welcome to The Cindy, Dog Days in St. Pete
In the mad dash of putting our Dunedin issue together on Aug. 8, an events listings page ran in print that was not my final version. Here's what you need to know:Independent Bar-Clearwater Grand...
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Gender crimes
Poor women face the saddest plight in modern America. by Peter MeinkeHe reads to pass the time, and it seems to work: Time passes. Often he reads in bed In the winter evenings at the edge of sleep...
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Feedback: The Music Issue
You wrote it, we printed it. by David WarnerThe key word for recent comments at cltampa.com and on CL’s Facebook page was “dialogue.” As in, lots of commenters responding, reflecting, and ranting,...
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Times & Tribune differ in St. Pete mayoral endorsements
The conventional wisdom regarding our two daily newspapers in the Tampa Bay area is that the Times editorial board leans left and the Tribune is more conservative. Though that doesn't always bear out,...
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CL on the Road: Lollapalooza 2013
I may be showing my age here, but I went to Lollapalooza the first year it toured. There were 10 “alternative” bands sharing the same stage and it traveled around the whole country. Today, it's a...
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Ed Snowden's dad says his son is getting screwed
Lon Snowden, the father of the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, told ABC's This Weekprogram with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday that he has no interest in his son returning from Russia to cop to a...
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Mitch Perry Report: The Rays lost weekend in L.A.
Until the past week or so, the Tampa Bay Rays have been one of the hottest teams in Major League Baseball, with many attributing their success to rookie sensation Wil Myers (who one of my CL...
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Margaret Cho discusses her open marriage, bisexuality and outing John Travolta
Margaret Cho visited the ladies on “The Real” last week, opening up about her bisexuality and open marriage.“I just don’t want to have sex with the same person my whole life. That’s gross,” the...
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Hillsborough County transit activists demand "robust" public engagement process
Earlier this year, activists with Connect Tampa Bay were catalysts in persuading the Hillsborough County Commission to form a new policy group to study transportation options — the first agency of its...
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Happy Anniversary to Stageworks and Jobsite!
What does it take for a theater company to stay in operation for a decade-plus or even 30 years? Vision. Stamina. Smarts. A mission that drives the company forward. Both Stageworks and Jobsite...
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Hillsborough County's controversial Public Transportation Commission to be...
Today, at HART's Major Projects and Legislative Committee meeting, the discussion centered around the agency working with the state legislature in the coming year. Listed priorities included looking...
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Pablo Francisco leaves a lasting impression
Whether making fun of his own Latin culture or acting out movie trailers with the voice of famed movie announcer Don LaFontaine, stand-up vet Pablo Francisco brings the lolz in his high-energy,...
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Rubio blames Obama for GOP-proposed government shutdown
Marco Rubio was in Jacksonville today, where he continued to say some really confusing things about himself and his fire-breathing fellow Republicans who want to shut down the government if the...
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New Music Tuesday! (August 11): Bela Fleck, Washed Out, Parachute & more
August keeps it rolling with a smaller collection of new recordings in its second week. Check out 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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