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Float back in time with Asolo's Show Boat
Based on the novel by Edna Ferber, with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Show Boat has been reinvented by Asolo Repertory Theatre. Audiences have been moved by the...
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Do This: RTP Live Holiday Special
Presented by WMNF-88.5 FM Community Radio and the Studio@620 multipurpose arts venue, the Radio Theatre Project Live series gets in the spirit of Christmas, offering the kind of holiday entertainment...
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Best of the day: Ron Burgundy scotch is kind of a big deal
Ron Burgundy loves scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch.And now, thanks to Riviera Imports, everyone can get a taste with Ron Burgundy Great Oin's Raven Special Reserve Scotch. [jump] Bottled in Scotland's...
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Mitch Perry Report: Surprising love for the 49ers at Raymond James Stadium
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continued their desultory season yesterday by losing to the San Francisco 49ers, 33-14. Even though it seemed as if the Niners dominated most of the afternoon in terms of who...
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Laughs, lager and local charities
4th Annual Comedy Explosion organizer and comedian Robby Slowik has selected a pair of worthy charities to benefit from the event's $10 suggested donation — Ronald McDonald House and FAAST (Florida...
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HART board members antsy about new study on PSTA merger
It's not a surprise that members of HART, Hillsborough County's transit agency, aren't fond of the prospect of merging with their Pinellas County counterparts, PSTA, and they cheered when the idea...
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Spokesman for Kathleen Peters hits way-back machine in defending her failure...
On Friday, the D.C. political websiteThe Hill reported that CD 13 GOP candidate Kathleen Peters has been tardy in paying her home and business property taxes in recent years. Actually she and her...
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The undressing artist, Prinzzess Felicity Jade
Prinzzess Felicity Jade repeatedly ripped open my pearl snap shirt while I attempted to ask her sophisticated questions about her sex life and mulch. Her motives were unclear. Had she heard stories of...
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Mitch Perry Report 12.17.13 - Will judge's ruling finally rein in NSA...
It was exactly nine years ago yesterday, December 16, 2005, when the New York Times revealed that George W. Bush had secretly authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on Americans and...
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Best of the Day: Slow Magic grooves through Crowbar tonight
Tonight, aestheticized and Crowbar welcomes Slow Magic to the stage for a Tuesday night of dance and grooves.Slow Magic is an indietronic DJ/producer who keeps his identity a mystery (no aka’s here),...
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Football Talk: Senate bill would kill NFL's tax-exempt status
Next season, NCAA Division 1 football will move away from its 15-year experiment with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in favor of a four-team playoff system. The first championship game under the...
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New Music Tuesday! (December 17): B.o.B., Talib Kweli, Hieroglyphics & more
The third and final week of releases for December (the last two weeks are Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, respectively) is pretty hip hop heavy. Info and links for the ones you want to know about...
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Tampa's Refinery staff trading places for charity
Last year, The Refinery's dream team of Greg and Michelle Baker were trying to come up with a charity event to host at the Seminole Heights eatery. "Eric McHugh [Refinery's chef de cuisine] said you...
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State lawmakers introduce legislation to halt skyrocketing flood insurance rates
As draconian flood insurance increases continue to hit homeowners in Pinellas County thanks to a new federal law, two locally based state lawmakers announced today that they will soon introduce...
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Florida Medical marijuana petition sees increased support ahead of January...
United for Care's petition to legalize medical marijuana in Florida saw what campaign manager Ben Pollara calls "a record-breaking week of signatures." Using volunteer and paid petitioners, United for...
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Defining spousal benefits in a post-DOMA America
Although the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in June, that didn't mean that same-sex marriage was suddenly the law in Florida or the rest of the other states that...
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The Well-Played List: Best of 2013 Edition, Part 3
The Well-Played List is winding down in 2013, with the music tastemakers who participate in the ongoing listening series (myself and various other CL Staffers along with local music promoters, record...
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Best of the Day: Celebrate the winners of CL's Fiction Contest
CL Space will be the site of Wild celebration tonight."Wild" was the theme of this year's Creative Loafing Fiction Contest, and besides being the impetus for way too many bad editorial puns, it also...
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Mitch Perry Report: Bid to get medical marijuana on ballot making a comeback?
A lot of our readers are paying intense attention to the push to get medical marijuana legalized in Florida. If the voters get a chance to weigh in on the matter, polls show there's little question the...
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Jeff Brandes remains skeptical that Hillsborough's PTC can reform itself
Two weeks ago the Hillsborough County Legislative delegation shot down a proposed bill sponsored by state Representative Jamie Grant (R-Tampa) and state Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) that...
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