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Frank Strunk III • Backfin Blue Cafe
Ask for Strunkbow. by Arielle StevensonWhat he orders: Prime rib with jumbo lump crab cake, mashed potatoes and gravy, with Strongbow cider to wash it all down.When you go: Ask for “Strunkbow,” named...
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Dalia Colon • Trust Me BBQ
The WUSF 89.7 reporter takes us to her favorite barbecue spot. by Arielle StevensonHow she found Trust Me BBQ: Colon was working at tbt* at the time, writing a story about food carts. Editor Doug...
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Vinny Tafuro • Fly Bar & Restaurant
Two downtown pioneers. by David WarnerWhy Fly: Both Tafuro and his favorite restaurant are pioneers of a sort. Fly kickstarted a once-desolate stretch of Franklin, and Tafuro, 36, is an enthusiastic...
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Mitch Perry Report 6.13.13 Bill Clinton splits with Obama over Syria, as...
Bill Clinton said recently that if U.S. had gone into Rwanda sooner following the start of the 1994 genocide, roughly 300,000 lives could have been saved. Later on his presidency he ultimately decided...
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns announce tour to revive gun control debate
Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced Tuesday the launch of a 100 day bus tour expected to cover 25 states.The “No More Names: The National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence” tour begins in Newtown,...
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Rick Kriseman reiterates his opposition to the Lens, wants current Pier to...
Although the candidates running for office in St. Petersburg insist there are a plethora of neighborhood issues that citizens care about that haven't gone much attention in the nascent campaign, the...
View ArticleMarco Rubio now says President Obama will have "no choice" but to suspend...
The GOP-led House of Representatives obviously still believes it's in their political interests to oppose President Obama's health care reform plan, even though it's now less than six months away from...
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Politicians play hunger games with the poor
A Tampa-based food bank feeds hundreds of thousands while D.C. debates drastic cuts in food stamps. by Mitch PerryAs the humidity began to thicken this past Monday morning, the line began to form at...
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The Food Issue: The Regulars
“What keeps you coming back?" by Arielle StevensonThat’s the question we posed to people from myriad walks of life in Tampa Bay, asking why certain restaurants and bars have made regulars out of them....
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St. Petersburg City Council signs LGBT Pride Month proclamation, but Mayor...
All eight St. Petersburg City Council members signed a proclamation today citing June as LGBT Pride Month in the city, the first time the entire Council has done so, said St. Pete Pride Executive...
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Mitch Perry Report 6.14.13: Post-Newtown America, six months later
it was a Friday morning exactly six months ago today when Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. — a searing moment in the history of this...
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Get out your LGBT weekend planner
If you're looking to make weekend plans, there are plenty of LGBT events in the Tampa Bay area.Friday, June 14Metro Wellness and Community Centers, will hold the reception for its Community Pride Art...
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Ina Kaur’s new swirl order
The printmaker connects East and West traditions in her solo show, Ink Link. by Megan VoellerWriting in Chicago’s New Art Examiner in 1979, Keith Morrison complained that black artists in the city...
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Restaurant rehabs
Renovations mean fresh starts and, sometimes, sharp critics. by Linda Saul-SenaA night out can be a mini-vacation, a chance to get away for a few hours to a novel environment. The attractions of...
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Beer gear for the daddy
So it's that time of year again. Time to find the "perfect" gift for dad. In this case, "dad" might be your actual father, or he might be the father of your children, a brother, brother in law,...
View ArticleWTSP's Noah Pransky wins major broadcast journalism award
Move over Mike Deeson, there's another reporter garnering acclaim for his investigative reporting at Channel 10 News.That would be WTSP television reporter Noah Pransky, who on Wednesday learned that...
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Rick Scott signs "Timely Justice Act" into law
Against the wishes of anti-death penalty advocacy groups, Governor Rick Scott has signed into law the Timely Justice Act, a complex piece of legislation regarding death penalty procedures in the state....
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Death wish
Greed drives the suicidal capitalist — no matter the cost. by Peter MeinkeThe apparition of these faces in the crowd;Petals on a wet, black bough.—“In a Station of the Metro,” by Ezra PoundAlmost...
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Rubio on immigration: "95-96 percent of the bill is in perfect shape"
On ABC's This Week, guest host Jonathan Karl asked Marco Rubio a direct question: Does he in fact support his own comprehensive immigration bill now being debated in the U.S. Senate?The Florida Senator...
View ArticleDick Cheney trashes Barack Obama for all types of things on Fox News Sunday
Every so often Dick Cheney pops up out of semi-retirement to do aFox News Sunday bit with Chris Wallace, and say what you will about the 72-year-old former Vice-President, but he always gives good...
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