Best of the Day: Bunker Singer-Songwriter Night
CL caught up with Amy Snider, who hosts of WMNF-88.5FM's "It's the Music/Thursday Nooner!," a consistently worthwhile singer-songwriter night, every Thursday at Tre Amici at the Bunker, Ybor City.The...
View ArticleThe Laugh Tract — who's bringing the funny
This week you'll have a chance to see stand-up comedy, improvisational comedy, musical parodies and nationally-touring comedians. Some of these shows are even free, so no matter your budget there are...
View ArticleIn Westshore, Rick Scott announces plan to cut average Floridian's car...
Based on the comments from lawmakers from both political stripes in Tallahassee today, Floridians will be receiving a financial break when they renew their car or truck tag fees next year - the...
View ArticleOn the road at Art Basel
Reunions, decadent parties and massive-scale works at Miami’s premiere art festival. by Megan VoellerLast week, before Art Basel Miami Beach, the art world’s annual, oversized art fair, St. Petersburg...
View ArticleThe Well-Played List: Best of 2013 Edition, Part 2
For the year's remaining editions of The Well-Played List, music tastemakers participating in the ongoing listening series (the CL Music Team and select staffers along with local music promoters,...
View ArticleBest of the Day: Holiday Party of One at New Stage Theatre
CL's having its office holiday party tonight at an undisclosed location (let's just say I hope they're still serving those beer cocktails). But if I were looking for an alternative, I could think of no...
View Article13 of the best 'tongue in cheek' porn titles of 2013 (NSFW)
Many unfair stigmas about the porn industry persist, but at least one is comically true. LA's x-rated "silicone valley" produces an orgy of absurdly perverse titles each year. In honor of Friday the...
View ArticleMitch Perry Report 12.13.13 - Boehner's boiling point
I know it seems like ancient history to remind Americans about the 16-day government shutdown back in October, but how about this statistic: According to an initial analysis from Standard & Poor's,...
View ArticleA Thousand Clowns emerge from Hat Trick Theatre
But actor Ned Averill-Snell steals the show. by Mark E. LeibNed Averill-Snell is one of the best reasons to go to the theater in the Bay area. Only a few weeks ago, he managed, along with Emilia...
View ArticleInside stories
An ongoing online project focuses on the details of creative people’s lives. by Linda Saul-Sena“creative people. interesting ideas. eye candy.”That’s the catchphrase of Snapshot Tampa Bay, a website...
View ArticleMeet St. Petersburg's Three Daughters Brewing
Tampa Bay’s newest craft brewery, 3 Daughters, opens Saturday, December 14. They held sneak preview for a few hundred friends and supporters Thursday night.Located in a former municipal plumbing supply...
View ArticleBill Edwards takes over the Tampa Bay Rowdies
Sure, it wasn’t a global news maker or anything, but a new ownership group and an addition of leather seats for the Tampa Bay Rowdies players and fans at Al Lang Stadium will do. [jump] St. Petersburg...
View ArticleNebraska is a state of mind
Bruce Dern and Will Forte take an unsentimental but touching journey. by Anthony SalveggiSpaces figure prominently in Alexander Payne's latest movie, Nebraska. Those spaces are the literal kind and...
View ArticleCrist praises Marco Rubio for his "endorsement" of Obamacare
Marco Rubio has been getting it from all sides this week about his aggressive stance against the budget deal passed by the House of Representatives yesterday.Both Alex Leary in today's Tampa Bay Times...
View ArticleDo This: Weekend Edition
The Atomic Holiday Bazaar is like a real-world Etsy, except it includes the satisfaction of physically browsing and holding unique pieces in hand. In its eighth season, the quirky, edgy indie-craft...
View ArticleAmerica needs universal health care
Instead we focus on a technological glitch in a moral problem. by Peter MeinkeWhat are we waiting for, assembled in the public square? The barbarians are to arrive today. Why such inaction in the...
View ArticleBest of the Day: 9th annual Bad Santa Bar Crawl in DTSP
Each year the Bad Santa Bar Crawl gets a bit more bad, and adds an impressive number of Christmas bandits to St. Nick's naughty list. The St. Pete tradition started nine years ago when a bunch of...
View ArticleOn anniversary of Sandy Hook tragedy, local lawmakers in Tampa decry lack of...
A year after the tragic massacre in Newtown, Connecticut that saw 26 people - including 20 school children - shot to death, the sentiment amongst gun control advocates today was one of frustration, but...
View ArticleBest of the Day: Can Tampa Bay area favorite Monica Culpepper win Survivor?
Sure, Tampa Bay has had its fair share of reality TV stars, but tonight we find out if Monica Culpepper can trump them all by winning the long-running CBS series Survivor.This season is subtitled...
View ArticlePaul Ryan tells his fellow angry Republicans you can't always get what you want
Fresh off their success this past week in crafting a budget proposal that got through the House of Representatives, Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) and his Democratic party partner, Senator...
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