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In The Party's Over, Charlie Crist says the GOP has been taken over by "the...
Charlie Crist's bid to become the governor of Florida again after a four-year interregnum isn't all that unusual in politics. In California, Jerry Brown went 28 years and did a variety of things...
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Clearwater's Pair 'O Dice Brewing Company draws crowd at grand opening
Ken and Julia Rosenthal didn't know what to expect when they planned the grand opening of their Pair O’ Dice Brewing Company. So they were a pleasantly stunned when they opened the doors at 2 p.m....
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Shovels & Rope to play Crowbar in February
Charleston, South Carolina husband-and-wife alt-country duo Shovels & Rope are coming to town next month for a show at Ybor City's Crowbar on Sat., Feb. 15. The pair is promoting its latest...
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Album review: Bruce Springsteen, High Hopes
Bruce Springsteen put together a more unorthodox album than usual for his 18th effort. High Hopes is more a hodge-podge of covers, outtakes and leftover material than a fully-realized piece of work,...
View ArticleMitch Perry Report 1.21.14 - Charlie Crist's new weapon?
Jim Messina, President Obama's campaign manager in 2012, is joining Charlie Crist’s gubernatorial campaign as a senior strategic adviser.This is potentially a big boost in the arm for the former and...
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Best of the day: Cheese department at Mazzaro's Italian Market in St. Petersburg
It's true, if I had ample disposable income, quite a bit would be spent on cheese. Not on some no-name brick of cheddar, this isn't about quantity. I'm an explorer hot on the pursuit of cheese...
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Do This: Alter at Centre Gallery
They're like candy, they're in paper form with cartoons drawn on them, or they're sleek capsules with pretty multicolored dots inside. The look and shape of pills, capsules, powders, blotters, et al....
View ArticleDCCC begins airing new ad attacking David Jolly's lobbying past
(Updated)Fairly or unfairly, lobbyists aren't ranked very high by the American people, and haven't been for awhile. And the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, in supporting Alex Sink in the...
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Review: Billy Joel thrills a sell-out crowd at Tampa Bay Times Forum
As a true attestation of his appeal and of the loyalty his die hard fans possess, singer/songwriter Billy Joel can still sell out a 20,000-plus capacity arena without a new album to promote. In...
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Bike share program just months away in Tampa
A bike-sharing program in Tampa that incorporates technology not used in any similar program in the country is due to begin in just a few months, officials said Tuesday morning.The first phase of the...
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Visions of chocolate from Tampa's Festival of Chocolate at MOSI
Walking into the fourth annual Festival of Chocolate at Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry last weekend, the first booth you're greeted with is The Sweet Tooth. There, guests find an array of...
View ArticleDem AG candidate says investing in kids now will prevent crime later
As promised, Democratic Attorney General candidate George Sheldon has released the first of what he promises to be a series of position papers on his platform, this one on the importance of spending...
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New Music Tuesday! (January 21): Mogwai, Young the Giant, Against Me! & more
More tantalizing new releases in the third week of January, 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...
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Bike sharing in Tampa is almost ready to roll
Coast Bike Share is Tampa’s new official bike share program, set to launch this spring with 300 bikes located at dozens of hubs throughout Downtown Tampa, Ybor City and Hyde Park.Mayor Bob Buckhorn...
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Six couples challenge Florida’s gay marriage ban
As the fight for marriage equality gains momentum, a handful of unlikely states have emerged as battlegrounds for the issue: New Mexico. Utah. Oklahoma.Now, Florida can be added to the list. This...
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The Laugh Tract — who's bringing the funny
Another week, another fresh group of funny people at comedy clubs across the bay area. Each venue has a different style of performer, but they're all serving up jokes throughout weekend. Here's the...
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David Jolly up by 5 points over Alex Sink in internal Jolly poll
When St. Pete Polls published a survey last week showing Alex Sink trailing David Jolly in the CD13 special election, some angry Tampa Bay Democrats went about bashing the methodology of the survey,...
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Photo review: Sunshine Music & Blues Festival in St. Petersburg
Under a sometimes sunny sky, Live Nation's second annual edition of Sunshine Music & Blues Festival took form at Vinoy Park this past Sun., Jan. 19. No official numbers yet on attendance; as the...
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Peter Meinke headlines Eckerd writers series tonight
The Writers in Paradise in literary conference at Eckerd College has featured a star-studded lineup with bestsellers like Dennis Lehane, Andre Dubus III and Tim O'Brien headlining free readings this...
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Sundance Review: Richard Linklater’s Boyhood is a fascinating experiment
12 years in the making, Richard Linklater’s late inclusion into the 2014 Sundance Film Festival lineup does something very rare in fiction cinema. His actors age naturally in a film whose story spans...
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