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Fast food workers' strike: Protesters march for $15 minimum wage
Two-year-old Kaliyah Austin vomited. Before calling the doctor, LaShonna Delgardo, the toddler’s single mom, made a 7:45 a.m. call to her Dunkin’ Donuts supervisor on November 21. The response from her...
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Bound books prevail: Haslam's Book Store celebrates 80th anniversary
During the reign of eBooks, Kindles and Nooks, the livelihood of bound books is being threatened. However, devoted readers maintain an attachment to tangible forms of fiction/non-fiction. Haslam’s Book...
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Best of the Day: Affordable Christmas
The resourceful folks at Current of Tampa Bay, known for their Best of the Bay-winning Laundry Project, have organized another event aimed at helping low-income families, and this one's right in...
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Kriseman transition team meets with TBARTA, discuss transportation development
As the Rick Kriseman era approaches, his collection of transition teams have been meeting with local organizations and constituents to become better acquainted with the issues and ensure a smooth...
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Best of the day: Ella's Folk Art Cafe Bloody "Ella" Mary with rib garnish
There's no telling what led you to Sunday's decision to sip on a Bloody Mary. But here you are. And you don't just want some vodka and tomato juice slapped together with a celery stick. You want a...
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Rick Scott's team bashes Tampa Bay Times story that challenges his economic...
Sunday brought the first of a hyped three-part series in the Tampa Bay Times on Rick Scott's economic record, entitled "Big Promises, Small Gains." The key statistic? The Times reports that "96 percent...
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Derrick Pierce: the bad boy brand
Derrick Pierce has made a profession out of being bad. The square-jawed fitness expert races motorcycles, is covered in tattoos, owns pit bulls, trains MMA fighters, and is paid to have sex with women...
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The Armstrong Lie adds depth to Lance Armstrong's sordid saga
The big question I had before viewing Alex Gibney's The Armstrong Lie was whether I would really learn anything new about seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong's epic fall from grace....
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Lawsuit against Hillsborough County PTC rolls on
Last week supporters of the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission rejoiced after a bill that would have allowed voters to decide on whether or not the troubled agency should be abolished...
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Do This: Beak's on Broadway
Nothing like a spritz of show tunes to cure the Monday blahs. Tonight Beak's on Broadway entertains diners at Grand Central's Old Florida-style eatery. The weekly cabaret is from 8 to 10:30 p.m. every...
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New Music Tuesday! (December 10): 7 Days of Funk, Childish Gambino, John...
The second week of releases for December. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio & video for...
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Best of the day: celebrate holiday movies with Burgers + Brews
For Americans the holidays are about indulging in great food, drinks, and company while watching your favorite holiday flicks. The trick to keeping these staples festive is finding new ways to combine...
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Mitch Perry Report: How can Edward Snowden NOT be Time's Person of the Year?
Time magazine names its Person of the Year on Wednesday. Among the finalists are Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Iran's new president Hassan Rouhan, gay rights activist Edith Windsor, Pope Francis and Ted...
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An interview with funny man Greg Behrendt
In advance of his shows at the Tampa Improv (Thursday, December 12- Sunday December 15), I got comedian Greg Behrendt on the horn to talk about life, love, laughter and weighing theoretical airplanes...
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Former TIA head Louis Miller to retire from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson...
Louis Miller, the former embattled head of Tampa International Airport who resigned in 2010 and took over at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport just months later, announced on Monday...
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Latino organizations release 2013 immigration reform report card for Congress
While immigration reform didn't become the defining topic of 2013 as some expected following last year's presidential election, the upcoming mid-term elections will likely bring the issue back to the...
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In Pinellas Park, HHS official gets an earful on the problems trying to sign...
Although most Republicans are conceding that the problems with HealthCare.gov are receding months after its abysmal launch, there still remain daunting challenges for those charged with getting as many...
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The Thermals are on Desperate Ground in Fla.
The pogo-inducing, fist-pumpin’ pop-punk band from “pre-Portlandia-Portland, Ore.,” formed in 2002 and are on their sixth LP — their debut for Saddle Creek. John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth)...
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Happy meetings at St. Petersburg's Alésia
Alésia’s Viet-French cuisine continues to shine. by Jon Palmer Claridge BABY GOT BOK: Alésia’s sautéed baby bok choy is delicious with or without added proteins (in this case, shrimp). CHIP WEINER...
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Squeeze Juice Works brings fresh tastes to St. Petersburg
How the juicery's cold-pressed elixirs are quenching St. Pete. by Arielle StevensonThe intoxicating and crisp perfume of freshly juiced vegetables greets you first. It’s 11 a.m. inside Squeeze Juice...
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