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New study finds Florida seriously lacking in jobs that pay a living wage
According to a new study published today, the living wage required for a single person in Florida to support him or herself is $16.84 an hour. That amount jumps to $39.48 for somebody with a family of...
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Sexercise with yoga ball dildos
There's no product I'd rather watch an hour-long infomercial for than Pink Diamond's "Double Ball/Dildo."I can only imagine how this sex toy/exercise machine was conceived. Was the inventor inspired by...
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The messenger delivers: Johnny Marr at the Beacham Theatre, Orlando
Preconceived notions and expectations can be incredible sources of disappointment. A predetermined image or an idea of how a film will unfold or how a record will sound or how a concert will flow can...
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Holy Hog BBQ coming to Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn's food truck rally
Every month, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn hosts a food truck rally at downtown Tampa's Lykes Gaslight Square. Buckhorn always shows up and grabs a bite to eat from one of the Tampa Bay area's local food...
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Bill Nelson & Craig Latimer trash Ken Detzner's directive on absentee ballots
A day after Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark said she will openly defy Secretary of State Ken Detzner directive on where voters can deliver absentee ballots, her counterpart across...
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Mitch Perry Report 12.4.13 - Crist campaign manager departs. Too soon for...
The news that Bill Hyers has left Charlie Crist's campaign has sent ...well, not exactly shockwaves through Florida's political community, but at least some minor reverberations. Hyers was branded one...
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Guitar heroes, before there were guitar heroes: re-issues from Eric Clapton...
A thoughtful look at Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings and Miami Pop Festival by Eric SniderHendrix and Clapton. Clapton and Hendrix. The undisputed guitar titans of the late 1960s. Before...
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DCCC wants to know what CD13 GOP candidates think of Ted Cruz
The Friday in St. Petersburg all of the candidates for the Congressional District 13 Pinellas County seat vacated by the death of Bill Young will engage in a candidates forum for the first time. The...
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Best of the Day: SYCOM at USF
Some of the most eery, spooky, beautiful, spacey, imaginative and inventive sounds have been emanating from musicians at USF's SYCOM, one of the most acclaimed music programs in the Southeast,...
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In Tampa speech, CDC director says climate change will continue to bring more...
A wintry storm pushing through the western half of the U.S. is dropping temperatures by 20 to 40 degrees below normal levels this week. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay area bakes in nearly record setting heat...
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Review: Bonnie Raitt proves her musical mastery at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
A look back at the Tues., Dec. 3 concert. by Eric Snider and Tracy MayVeteran artists — those with 40, 50 years in the biz — know they walk a tightrope when trying to cram too many songs from a new...
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Good things growing at Bradenton's Geraldson Community Farm
Over the Skyway and through the woods to Geraldson Farm we go. by Arielle Stevenson“You want to try the best tomato you’ve ever had in your life?” asks Christa Leonard of Bradenton’s Geraldson...
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Canceled: Chris Cornell's "Songbook" concert at Mahaffey Theater
Ticket sales weren't the issue for this Friday's now-canceled date featuring an acoustic performance by Chris Cornell, the piercing-voiced frontman of Soundgarden and the late Audioslave. In fact,...
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Letter to a young panhandler
Why I didn’t give you any money. by Scott HarrellDear Young Man Panhandling Outside Walmart, I’m sure you don’t remember me not giving you any money. I was probably one of dozens who mumbled something...
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Go wild: Cast a vote in CL's 2013 Fiction Contest
We received a truly wild assortment of entries to Creative Loafing's 2013 Fiction Contest, which makes sense because that was the theme: "Wild"— interpreted any way the authors saw fit.Our contest...
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Bill's Sports Binge: Yucky Bucs suck again, Gators gave Pease a chance and...
It's the week after Thanksgiving. Time to un-tuck those work shirts, poke a new hole in your belt and brace yourselves for the winter months when temperatures can dip into the 30's and 40's for...
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Hillsborough County officials say they can end homelessness in a...
In October the Tampa Bay Times reported that since 2011, Hillsborough County's Homeless Recovery program has sent at least 130 ailing men and women to Bay Gardens, at a cost to taxpayers of more than...
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Lightning raise 'Mo Money for Movember
For the fifth year in a row, members of the Tampa Bay Lightning participated in Movember, a global movement which raises money and awareness for men’s health issues during the month of November. [jump]...
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Spotlight on: SPOT Tampa Am 2013 music festivities
by Leilani PolkThis weekend marks the 20th annual edition of the Tampa Am, Skatepark of Tampa’s well-regarded international amateur skateboarding competition and fall follow-up to spring’s Tampa Pro...
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2020 Vision sees a bright economic future for South St. Petersburg
Can an ambitious plan make a difference in Pinellas County's poorest district? by Mitch PerryIn his sweeping victory over Bill Foster earlier this month, Mayor-elect Rick Kriseman won the lion’s share...
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