Wet Hot Tampanian Summer
The season’s almost over, but it feels hotter than ever. by Erica DawsonI can’t think of a place sultrier than Tampa. I’m wet all the time from the humidity even when I’m not hot. When it is hot, the...
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Inside the spring/summer 2014 collections. by Leslie Joy IckowitzWhat’s in a name?Sandra Hagen Designs: Between the Lines k.hendrix: Naked Cadence Audrey "Pat" McGhee: Adam Rachana Suri: The...
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2013 is Fashion Week Tampa Bay’s biggest year yet. by Leslie Joy IckowitzFashion Week is here — not just seven, but nine days of fashionable activities, from September 13-21. The full schedule is...
View ArticleMitch Perry Report 9.13.13 - 5 years after Lehman, Rick Scott blames Charlie...
Almost exactly five years to the day the announcement that Lehman Brothers had declared bankruptcy shook the world economy, Rick Scott told a group of invited political insiders in Orlando that Florida...
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De Niro and Pfeiffer shine in Luc Besson's bloody, affectionate comedy. by Anthony SalveggiThe Manzonis don’t have anger management issues. That's because they’re entirely comfortable with a few...
View ArticleTegan and Sara to open for fun. in Orlando on Sept. 19
Identical twins and openly gay musicians Tegan and Sara Quin fully embraced their pop sensibilities for their latest release, Heartthrob, which came out this past January.The result: an album brimming...
View ArticleTensions heat up in Breaking Bad's "To'Hajiilee"
Michelle MacLaren is trying to kill us.Or at least give us irregular heartbeats. The 48-year-old Canadian director has tried before with episodes like season three’s “One Minute”, but we all knew, or...
View ArticleCan Florida Democrats win in Pasco County's special House election next month?
Although undoubtedly many Republicans in Tallahassee were pleased when Governor Rick Scott chose longtime legislator Mike Fasano to replace the late Mike Olson as tax collector in Pasco County last...
View ArticleChipotle ad "The Scarecrow" is the best animated short film since Disney's...
Came across this on Gawker and had to share:Per the Gawker post:And with Oscar-ready animation from the acclaimed visual effects wizards at MOONBOT Studios set over a score of Fiona Apple covering...
View ArticleOn ABC's This Week, Obama defends Syria policy
President Obama has received some of the most brutal criticism of his presidency with his handling of the situation in Syria. In the new edition of Time, left-center columnist Joe Klein writes that...
View ArticleFive years after Lehman fall, Barney Frank disagrees with Elizabeth Warren...
Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the announcement that Lehman Brothers was declaring bankruptcy, the largest in the nation's history and the defining moment of the 2008 financial crises that...
View ArticleMitch Perry Report 9.16.13: Talking about income inequality isn't the same as...
The Tampa Tribune's William March has a story out entitled, "Candidates seize on income disparity," in which he writes that "claiming the mantle of middle class champion is emerging as the moral high...
View ArticleKPMG to do new study of possible HART/PSTA consolidation
Last year, after a state mandated study for consolidation was released, representatives from both Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) and Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) said they did...
View ArticleBest musical
This wonderful freeFall Theatre production, dynamically directed by Eric Davis, brought us a kinetic world of adolescents, brimming with sexual energy and … by CL Staff This wonderful freeFall Theatre...
View ArticleBest Local Metal/Metalcore
Flying Snakes by CL Staff Runners Up: Feral Babies, Dropshot[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleBest TV news team
The combination of Deeson, Pransky, Rudie and the rest of the gang from 10 News dominates. In addition to busting politicos like … by CL Staff The combination of Deeson, Pransky, Rudie and the rest of...
View ArticleBest Exoti-cocktail
A fusion of exotica, tiki and local flava came together in an amalgamation of cocktail greatness when SideBern’s Dean Hurst created the … by CL Staff A fusion of exotica, tiki and local flava came...
View ArticleBest "that was better than Bon Iver"
In June 2012, Justin Vernon and his demigod-status project Bon Iver played before a packed house and put on a … by CL Staff In June 2012, Justin Vernon and his demigod-status project Bon Iver played...
View ArticleBest Eyewear
Lens Crafters by CL Staff Runners Up: Vision Works, The Optic Shop[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleBest salute to art teachers
The Art Institute’s What Those Who Teach Can Do paid tribute to high school art and media educators with an … by CL Staff The Art Institute’s What Those Who Teach Can Do paid tribute to high school...
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