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Aspiring filmmakers: Check out Team Oscar 2013
2013 marks the second year the Academy showcases the next generation of filmmakers at the Oscars. And this time, they have enlisted the help of Channing "Magic Mike" Tatum to find those very fortunate...
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Despite setbacks Lightning may dominate Rangers tonight
As the Lightning, which have a record of 14-8-1, host the New York Rangers, 23-12-1, tonight, they're coming off of a four game on-the-road losing streak. [jump] Earlier this month, on Nov. 11, one of...
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Rick Scott takes time out of his day to rip the Obama administration's deal...
Rick Scott doesn't often comment on foreign-policy issues, but did today regarding the major deal that President Obama and the P5+1 world powers made with Iran over the weekend that compels Tehran to...
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TSA protest scheduled at TIA this Wednesday evening
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has never been popular since its creation in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Most of that criticism involves the invasive nature of inspections...
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Live & Local Spotlight: Microgroove 2nd Anniversary Festivities
by Leilani PolkAs if it weren’t awesome enough Tampa Bay has so many vinyl enthusiasts that we can support several noteworthy indie record shops, now one of the youngest is celebrating its second year...
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What happens when strangers pose as couples? (video)
As our world becomes more populated, and our online lives become more interconnected, in some ways the distance between people has grown. In an age where we increasingly interact through digital...
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New Music Week!: November 25-26 + Record Store Day Black Friday releases
The last week of November releases features new albums coming out on Monday, Tuesday and on Friday, the last some indie record shop-exclusive releases issued as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday...
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Mitch Perry Report 11.26.13: Florida Election officials again try to limit...
Every Elections Supervisor in Florida that I've encountered in my years of reporting here has always has one overriding goal — to maximize the number of citizens to exercise their constitutional right...
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Best of the Day: The Florida Aquarium's Center for Conservation Team
Animals in the wild don't have an affordable health care plan. Their survival is often by chance — whether they're narrowly escaping a predator, manmade invasions or quite simply the elements. Tater...
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St. Pete residents defend neighborhoods from police HQ funding
Monday's public forum in front of the St. Petersburg City Council over the funding of a future police headquarters, St. Pete's latest civic headache, brought a passionate crowd out, upset with what...
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Frozen goes cold
Disney's latest tries to re-capture the magic of its 1990s renaissance. by Anthony SalveggiIts pretensions to the contrary, this is nothing we haven’t seen before, because Disney doesn’t mess with a...
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis storm the USF Sun Dome, Tampa
A review of the Sat., Nov. 23 concert with Talib Kweli and Big KRIT by Andrew Silverstein and Tracy MayYou don’t realize how big of a presence an artist like Macklemore has until you get kicked out of...
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Tampa’s Rivergate Tower turns 25
It’s a less than happy birthday for the downtown icon, and its architect challenges the city to finish the job. by Linda Saul-SenaA rare harmonic convergence of money and taste took place here 25...
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Spirited away at the Bourbon & Brew Festival
The cocktails rocked at the event held on the Tampa Heights’ waterfront. by Daniel Figueroa IVThousands descended on Tampa Heights’ waterfront Saturday to celebrate the one beautiful corn concoction...
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You've got to try our stuffing …
This holiday recipe will have you giving thanks for the awesome flavor. by Katie Machol SimonBesides the giant turkey, I bet if you asked most Americans what their favorite Thanksgiving dish is they’d...
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Consumer advocates warn about dangerous toys as the holiday shopping season...
At this time of year, mainstream media outlets focus ad nauseum on retail sales. Assignment editors send photographers to outlets like Best Buy or Target to snap pictures of Americans willing to sleep...
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D.C. operatives engaging in daily warfare in Pinellas' CD13 race
Although we're not even sure which two major candidates will be on the ballot next spring to replace the late Bill Young in Pinellas County, the Democratic and Republican congressional campaign...
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Creative Loafing Fiction Contest: Time's running out
If you've been procrastinating, or rewriting, or rewriting as a form of procrastinating, you need to take a look at the time. You've only got 24 hours till the final deadline for entering the 2013...
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The Laugh Tract — who's bringing the funny
It's Thanksgiving week, and comedy clubs in Tampa Bay have a nice mix of traveling performers and local talent. There are clean shows, dirty shows and even a few puppets. There are also opportunities...
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Homefront is an action-movie affront
Jason Statham and James Franco square off in the boonies. by Anthony SalveggiFor years, Jason Statham has been brutalizing Eurotrash baddies in the Transporter films. With Homefront, he brings his...
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