25 & Under: Tristan Braboy
Actor/singer/dancer, 17, St. Petersburg by David WarnerDance or baseball: A senior at Gibbs/PCCA, Braboy made his theatrical debut at Perkins Elementary, an arts magnet school (he played a tattooed...
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Drummer, 23, Tampa by David WarnerHe’s having a breakout year: The go-to drummer for local ska bands, Bond has played close to 70 shows this year alone. He also recorded albums with Madison Turner and...
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Actor/singer, 17, Tampa by David WarnerWorld traveler: Her father is a colonel in the Air Force, so she’s moved all over — Orlando, Germany, Ohio, Virginia, Washington State, then to MacDill AFB in...
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Fall Arts Preview: 25 & Under
Twenty-five promising young artists making their mark in Tampa Bay and beyond. by David WarnerFrom time to time, Creative Loafing devotes a chunk of its bi-annual arts preview issues to a survey of...
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Best of the Bay voting closes tonight at midnight!
Alright Tampa Bay, it's time to make your voice heard in our annual Best of the Bay Readers' Poll. The poll is part of CL's annual Best of the Bay issue, which arrives Sept. 19 and highlights all the...
View ArticleMitch Perry Report 8.29.13 - AP: U.S. case vs. Syria "full of caveats"
Presumably if and when the U.S. military attacks Syria they'll want backing from our closest ally, Great Britain. If that is the case, there won't be any bombing until next week, because reluctant...
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Dennis Ross hopes his "Relevancy Act" regarding NSA spying gets backing from...
According to a court motion filed by the ACLU on Monday, the National Security Agency's mass tracking and collection of Americans' phone call data violates the constitution, has a chilling effect on...
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Investigative news reporter Alan Cohn to take on Dennis Ross in Fla. CD-15 race
This morning, longtime investigative television news reporter Alan Cohn officially announced that he is a Democratic candidate in 2014 for Florida's 15th Congressional District, currently held by...
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How I survived Tampa Bay Comic Con (and other nerd gatherings)
“There goes another Deadpool. There's always a lot of Deadpools at these things.”Ah, Deadpool. The snarky wise-ass, who in his comic does what he wants and breaks the 4th wall at will, is a real piece...
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Testosterone fueled Breaking Bad's "Confessions"
After taking a backseat to the women of the show last week, the three prominent male leads return to the forefront in “Confessions”. [jump] When season five started there were three things that had to...
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Fast food worker's wages picketed in Tampa.
Tom Filbert who is currently unemployed holds a sign in front of Wendy's showing support for higher wages for fast food workersIn what was billed in a press release as a fast food worker's strike,...
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Congratulations, you’re old
The VMAs haven’t changed. You have. by Scott HarrellSo, maybe you’re starting to feel a little bit older.Maybe you’re starting to sense your forties lying in wait for you, just over the horizon. Hell,...
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Dissed & dismissed
With the fall fashion season upon us, here are some trends we wish were gone already. by Leslie Joy IckowitzTrends come and go, but many stick around too long (or shouldn’t have come in the first...
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The Gaily News: Married gay couples can file joint taxes nationwide
Regardless of where they live — even if it’s a state where their marriage isn’t recognized — legally married same-sex couples can now jointly file federal taxes, the Treasury Department announced....
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The RNC one year later: Permanent improvements for the city
Forty date palms were planted along Bayshore Blvd. as part of a $617,000 project to spruce up key parts of the city. The wooden braces that kept them in place for nearly a year have been removed and...
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Mitch Perry Report 8.30.13 - On Syria vote, British MP's embarrass David...
The biggest decision in the world this Labor Day weekend is whether or not Barack Obama will choose to go ahead a with a military strike on Syria after their government allegedly used chemical weapons...
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Stay away from Getaway
Ethan Hawke’s pedal-to-the-metal action cliché runs on fumes. by Kevin TallBrett Magna (Ethan Hawke) is just having one of those days. He comes home from work to find his house in shambles, Christmas...
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That old-time religion
Nervous thoughts in a town of 80 churches. by Erica DawsonI wanted a dust storm. When I arrived in Portales, New Mexico, my friend Stefan said it was too late in the year. He said dust storms throw...
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In Tampa over 100 protesters say no to a strike on Syria
While any attack on Syria now appears to be delayed by President Obama's declaration for Congress to have their say, a crowd of around 125-150 protesters gathered on all four corners of the...
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Tampa Bay area members of Congress not okay with invading Syria
If a check of Tampa Bay area members of Congress is any indication, President Obama's request for approval to attack Syria is going to lose next week in the House of Representatives.On Sunday, the...
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