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St. Petersburg's Pier wars
With a final vote imminent, a look at the forces that shaped the battle over the St. Pete Pier. by Mitch PerryThroughout this campaign season, Bill Foster has been saying that one reason he should be...
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Racial issues highlighted in South St. Pete mayoral debate
Judging by the reaction of the crowd packed into the Bethel Community Baptist Church on 54th Avenue South last night, Rick Kriseman came out on top in the latest St. Pete mayoral debate."It’s hard to...
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Julia Mandell named full-time Tampa city attorney
Apparently she passed the audition. For the past several months, since her boss Jim Shimberg left the city to work for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning franchise, Julia Mandell has been the interim city...
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Cycle Brewing opens
Only a few hours after we published a story about the numerous breweries opening in the coming months, we're happy to report one of the seven arrived early. St. Petersburg's Cycle Brewing opened...
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Portable electronics, personal flair
Protect your tech and keep it stylish. by Leslie Joy IckowitzOff to school! Don’t forget your protection! Tech protection, that is — for your iPod, for your phone, and for your laptop or tablet or...
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Congressman Dennis Ross speaks out at Brandon Chamber of Commerce event
House Representative Dennis Ross spent Thursday afternoon at a Brandon Chamber of Commerce luncheon, answering questions and previewing his goal's for Congress following the end of the summer...
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Off with the off-ramps!
And other radical ideas for reshaping St. Pete. by Linda Saul-SenaFew concepts are as bold as dismantling a portion of an existing interstate. When this idea first surfaced in Portland, Oregon almost...
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Mitch Perry Report 8.16.13 - Bud Selig's empty threats
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's comments yesterday that he may assign someone within the league to get involved in the Tampa Bay Rays stadium situation is rather amusing. According to...
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How do you define Tampa Bay through a cocktail?
Tell Tampa Bay's story in a cocktail; that's a lofty challenge even for the most seasoned of bartenders. But what a lot of people don't know is that most "mixologists" are history buffs at heart. This...
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Ain’t that a Kick in the Ass?
Comic book sequel Kick-Ass 2 leans on laughs and action to cover the lack of plot. by Katelyn WilliamsonAs Kick-Ass 2 opens, two years have passed since the events of the first film and it would...
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The man on the stoop
Of happy endings and happily every after. by Erica DawsonI sat with friends in a bar in Baltimore, the kind with one wall, like a garage door, opened to the street, where you’re separated from the...
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Paranoia is not out to get you
Not even Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman can save this suspense-free cliché. by Kevin TallAdam Cassidy (Liam Hemsworth) is a kid with vision. After six years, he, his pal Kevin (Lucas Till) and their...
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Volunteers use phone drive to build support for immigration reform
On Saturday morning the organizations Mi Familia Vota and MIRA USA organized a phone banking session intended to reach out to the Hispanic community and encourage them to contact their local members of...
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D.C. lawmakers split on whether to cut funding to Egypt
Along with most of the civilized world, President Obama has condemned the bloody crackdown imposed by the Egyptian government against supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. On Thursday...
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Supporters & critics of The Lens debate on CBS radio
We're now just nine days away from the August 27 primary election in St. Petersburg where we will finally learn if the Lens design for a reconfigured Pier will go into effect or not. In this week's CL...
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Pablo Francisco impresses
Pablo Francisco and co. brought the funny to the Tampa Improv this weekend. Kandace Saunders served as MC for Pablo and tour mates Sean Savoy and Steve Kramer and many a laugh was had. The audience...
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Mitch Perry Report 8.19.13: Biopic weekend
Yours truly caught a lot of movies this weekend, including Lee Daniels'The Butler, which took home the box-office weekend in America. The film spotlights the civil rights struggle through the life and...
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Adventures in virginity: birth of an affection fetish
I hit my peak at two or three. I was too fucking cute. I’m being objective. My older brother didn’t share my misfortune. He had coke-bottle glasses and an oversized preemie head. He looked like he...
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Florida GOP pounces after Allie Braswell drops out of CFO race
The Florida Democratic Party was feeling extremely good about itself last fall. The Sunshine State narrowly went for Barack Obama once again in the presidential race, and for the first time in three...
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HART plans more services with same number of buses
Under a "status quo" plan offered by HART CFO Jeff Seward to the group's Finance, Governance and Administrative Committee meeting on Monday, the transit agency will add a million riders to its service...
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