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The 2014 Sundance Film Festival's 13 must-see movies
It’s been cold here in St. Pete, and even colder up north. Forecasters here predict warmer weather this week, but not for me. My forecast is for mountain snow, icicles on the roof, cold and cloudy...
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Casa Tina's staff raise funds to benefit Clothes for Kids
It's not often that hard-working servers give up an entire evening's tips, no matter the cause. But Casa Tina's staff is doing just that on Monday evening to benefit Clearwater's Clothes for Kids, a...
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Kathleen Sebelius appears in Tampa to pump up Obamacare enrollment
Although there are no longer the daily stories about people struggling to sign on to healthcare.gov, advocates for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) realize that those problems depressed initial enrollment...
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Liars unveil first track from new album Mess
NYC avant-alt trio Liars is back from wherever they go between albums to get weirder, and announcing that their seventh full-length (depending on what you count as a full-length), Mess, will be out...
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Major corporations sign on to protect LGBT Floridians from discrimination
Although much has been made in the local LGBT community about Hillsborough County's horrendous record when it comes to gay rights, the fact of the matter is that it still remains legal in most of...
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UPDATE: Retired TPD officer kills man in Wesley Chapel movie theater because...
(update:)An incident that happened today in the Tampa Bay area is leading the national news on this second Monday of the new year — and it's a horrific one at that.The latest information from the Pasco...
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“So there are tix available to the 1/19 9:45pm premier of Boyhood at Eccles. Individual tickets go on sale tomorrow morning here.We should probably both try for this.”That was the last update for our...
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Best of the Day: GOP CD13 election
Today is the day for the voters registered with the Republican Party (and only voters registered with the Republican Party) residing in Congressional District 13 to vote in the January 14, 2014 Special...
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New Music Tuesday! (January 14): Bruce Springsteen, Sharon Jones, Rosanne...
Week two of new releases in 2014! 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 your...
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Mitch Perry Report: Gun madness continues in Florida
Apologies for the tardiness of the MPR today, but technical difficulties absolutely beyond my control or understanding are the culprit.The folks who resist any type of meaningful gun reform always...
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You can breathe easier, Floridians. You now have a Lieutenant Governor
The greatest argument as to why the Lieutenant Governor’s position in Florida is completely irrelevant is the fact that we haven’t had one for 10 months and somehow, someway, we've survived.But that...
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St. Petersburg's Community Cafe opens with late-night emphasis
The last time Creative Loafingspoke with Community Cafe founder Mandy Keyes, the project was still in search of the "perfect location." A few months ago they found it inside the former Mayster's Cafe...
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The artsy nude photos that spurred a $1.1 million lawsuit (NSFW)
Last winter Allen Henson, 29, photographed a topless model on the busy, 86th floor observation deck of The Empire State Building (ESB) without permission. The photos were part of his "boobs around...
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Alex Sink receives warm reception at famed St. Pete burger joint El Cap
On the eve of the Republican Special Primary for Congressional District 13, while the three Republican contenders were scrambling around securing last-minute support and ducking questions about whether...
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Mazzaro's to open new wine bar on Beach Drive in downtown St. Petersburg
Prepare yourselves: Mazzaro's Italian Market is opening a wine bar in downtown St. Petersburg. There's no name just yet, but there is a location — 300 Beach Drive, next door to Hooker Tea Company and...
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The Hip Hop ABC's: Letter A
It is nearly impossible to get a bunch of passionate hip hop fans to agree on anything. But I tried anyhow, starting with a series of polls on Facebook that aimed to figure out which emcee or group was...
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Lone Survivor's Marcus Luttrell coming to Tampa Theater
The man whose story is the basis of the just-released theatrical film Lone Survivor, Marcus Luttrell, is coming to speak at the Tampa Theater in March as part of hisPatriot Tour 2014.According to the...
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Bollywood comes to Tampa: Tickets for IIFA are now on sale
In a press conference that surely lasted longer than some of the Bollywood films that will be honored here this spring, the organizers behind the International Indian Film Awards (IIFA) met with the...
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Do This: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
A premiere performance of the acclaimed Broadway touring production and the 1935 jazzy-operatic musical that obliterated boundaries of genre and race — and blessed the world with one of the greatest,...
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David Jolly says it's not him vs. Alex Sink, but Pinellas County vs....
David Jolly made one thing clear in his 13-minute primary victory speech Tuesday night at the Marriott in St. Petersburg. That is that the coming March 11 general election contest in CD13 isn't really...
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