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Coalition of Immokalee Farm Workers picket Publix on Labor Day Weekend
The 2013 Labor Day Weekend has been more resonant than the barbecue-a-thon of previous years, as local and national organizations voiced their right to make a livable wage. [jump] During the holiday...
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Mitch Perry Report 9.3.13: Congress gets their say on Syria — next week
As part of last Friday's Mitch Perry Report, I chided the members of Congress for sitting back and making comments about the situation in Syria without having to be held accountable. That equation...
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Alan Grayson will take your opposition to a U.S. attack on Syria to your...
As we reported yesterday, there doesn't appear to be a groundswell of local congressional support for President Obama to attack Syria. But there's still a full week of whipping votes in the House,...
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Hillsborough County Commission District 4 race getting interesting
Today, Tampa House Republican Dana Young endorsed Rick Cochran in his 2014 race to succeed Al Higginbotham in the Hillsborough County Commission. Cochran is one of three Republicans who has entered the...
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Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce wants House to pass Senate immigration bill
Even before the country's attention was turned almost exclusively toward Syria during the past two weeks, no one was talking too much about what was supposed to be a big deal this summer —...
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Tampa Bay theater's Mother Gypsy: Lil Barcaski
The director of Gypsy Rep discusses her unique theater company and its upcoming season. by Mark E. Leib Lil Barcaski wasn’t kidding when she named her troupe the Gypsy Stage Rep. Consider Picking Up...
View ArticleMitch Perry Report 9.4.13- feds say homelessness has dropped 17 percent in...
John Kerry & Chuck Hagel will take their road show to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as the Obama administration works to try to get Congress to pass a resolution for the U.S. to invade Syria...
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Ice cream scoop
Where to go for shakes, sundaes, scoops, and cones. by Arielle StevensonWith fall thankfully on the way, now is the time to cool off with a frozen treat. Here’s the scoop on our hometown Mom and Pop...
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For hummus addicts
Chickpeas and roasted eggplant combine to create one helluva hybrid dip. by Katie Machol SimonI’m sure most of you are familiar with hummus — the Middle Eastern dip made of pulverized chickpeas (aka...
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Weekend at Bernini
Don’t miss Bernini of Ybor’s historic digs, pleasing Italian dishes, and wood-fired pizzas. by Jon Palmer ClaridgeBernini’s in Ybor City reminds you of just how lucky we are to have this historic...
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Republican Party of Florida seizes on Buckhorn's comments about Charlie Crist
On Bay News 9's Political Connections program this past Sunday, co-host Adam Smith asked Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn what he thinks about former Republican Governor Charlie Crist possibly becoming the...
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Jeff Brandes files bill to repeal red light cameras in Florida
Today, St. Petersburg-based state Sen. Jeff Brandes filed SB 144, which would fully repeal the red-light camera program in the Florida Statutes."We have had red light cameras in Florida for over three...
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St. Pete one of the 10 worst cities in America for food lovers?
Maybe it was the lack of coffee, maybe it's because I skipped yoga this morning, but when I opened an email titled "St. Pete: Not a good city for food lovers" I got, understandably I think, a little...
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Mixing memory and desire at Fetish Con 2013 (NSFW)
"I like your look. You look like an average white guy. Wholesome," a fetish producer tells me. "How'd you like to shoot an ass worshiping scene with Lady Payne tomorrow?"I would not get paid. I'd...
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Live and Local Spotlight: Rec Center 7” Release Party
by Leilani PolkRec Center reveals outtakes from last year’s stunning Tin Year that are just as compelling and gorgeous as the Best of the Bay-winning indie folk-roots album that spawned them on their...
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Live and Local Spotlight: Poetry n’ Lotion CD Release Party
by Leilani PolkPoetry n’ Lotion previewed new material last fall with their Octopada EP, and unveils the full-length goods this Friday with the release of Electric Acres. The band’s sophomore album...
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Rick Kriseman says Bill Foster should hold off on picking new police chief
Chuck Harmon was already scheduled to retire in 2015, so his announcement today that he is stepping down in just a few months came as a bit of a surprise. It also appears that he broke the news to Mark...
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East Tampa gets a makeover
Mayor Bob Buckhorn today officially reopened a part of North 22nd Street in East Tampa Wednesday morning that has been blocked from through traffic for years to make the street and area safer, as he...
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This week in Tampa Bay area live music, featuring John Mayer, Hip Hop...
by Eric SniderTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 05Jason Aldean w/Jake Owen/Thomas Rhett If it wasn’t for that danged Blake Shelton … Jason Aldean as nominated for both Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of...
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Activists working the streets in Tampa Bay
War and wages drove protests over Labor Day weekend. by David Warner, Mitch Perry, Julie Garisto and Chip WeinerThe 2013 Labor Day weekend was anything but a holiday for activists. Organizations...
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