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Tampa Police made 281 arrests for panhandling since new ordinance went into...
Since the Tampa City Council enacted an ordinance allowing police officers to arrest anyone they see sleeping or storing personal property in public in downtown Tampa, Ybor City and parts of West...
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The Year of the Woman
Money, the long green,cash, stash, rhino, jackor just plain dough. Chock it up, fork it over,shell it out. Watch itburn holes through pockets.Unlike a good man, a good woman isn’t hard to find, but in...
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Pop goes the Dalí Museum
Last week St. Petersburg’s new mayor, Rick Kriseman, sat down in front of a video camera — cleverly hidden inside a vintage Bolex 16mm film camera body — against a backdrop of silver wallpaper at the...
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High on Style: Fashionable coffeetable books
It’s a random Thursday afternoon at The Shop at O.E. (Oxford Exchange for the uninitiated) in downtown Tampa. Filled with statement jewelry, fabulous bric-a-brac and volumes of coffeetable books...
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The Hip Hop ABC's: Letter B
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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From truth to sleuth: Reviews of An Iliad and The Hound of the Baskervilles
It’s not often that I’m deeply affected by a one-person show, but Gorilla Theatre’s An Iliad grabbed me early and still hasn’t let go. This near-perfect stage monologue isn’t just about Achilles and...
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Florida Democrats slam Scott for continued woes of the state's unemployment...
With Rick Scott ascending in a new poll, state Democrats held a conference call with reporters today to blast the governor for his lack of concern regarding the state's defective online unemployment...
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Do This: Amendment to the Amendment/(under)stand your ground, Teenage Wasteland
Remember those emo days of adolescence? You thought you were deeper than everyone, basking in feelings of heartbreak, persecution and alienation as you regurgitated it all in your diary or journal?...
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Sundance 2014: Wild, Weird, Wacky and Wonderful
Sundance is nearly finished. It’s Thursday morning, there are three days left, and while it isn’t quite winding down, it is starting to settle in. The tourists on Main Street, hoping for a glimpse of...
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Task Force issues report on Tampa's DUI unit
A new task force report released today on the Tampa Police Department's DUI department suggested some minor improvements, such as updating incident reforms and expanding the use of video recordings,...
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A parody of Her with a Seth Rogen OS (video)
In the new Spike Jonze film, Her, Joaquin Phoenix's character falls in love with his computer's operating system (OS), which is basically an advanced version of Siri. Considering the abundance of news...
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Kiiroo brings users closer to virtual reality sex (video)
Increasingly, adult entrepreneurs are finding ways to combined social networking, webcamming, and sex toys to bring users closer to experiencing virtual reality sex. Dutch entrepreneur, Toon...
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The Well-Played List, 1-24-2014: The Black Angels, Hospitality, Thundercat &...
It’s that time of week again, folks — time to get your jam on, that is. The ongoing listening series otherwise known as The Well-Played List features the most listened-to, jammed-out songs, albums and...
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Mitch Perry Report 1.24.14 - If pot measure is really a "plan" to help...
Earlier this month the editors at the Tampa Tribune introduced a new look and feel to the daily paper, highlighted by a much more visually striking cover photo that dominates above the fold.Today's...
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Aziz Ansari brings his "Modern Romance" to the Mahaffey
Attention stand-up enthusiasts and Parks and Recreation fans, funny guy Aziz Ansari will be headlining The Mahaffey Theater in downtown St. Pete on Sun., March 16. [jump] Tickets are $38 for the...
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Seminole Hard Rock Tampa's kitchen conductor
Bill Gideon, executive chef at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino, arrives early in the morning and spends close to two hours walking the property checking in with staff. He’s upbeat and down to earth for...
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The Hold Steady return with new single, "I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't...
Everybody's favorite band that was instantly and forever forgiven for being from Brooklyn, The Hold Steady, has a new album coming out in a couple of months. It's called Teeth Dreams, and it will be...
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Justin: Make a belieber of us again
Oh, the Biebs has done it again. This time, with a giant smile on his arrest photo. In case you have been living under a media-less rock, Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber was arrested in Miami...
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Do This: The Normal Heart at freeFall and more
freeFall' Theatre Company's The Normal Heart begins its run this weekend with previews tonight and tomorrow afternoon for a discounted admission of $22. Read about it here, and below is the first...
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Hillsborough/Tampa homeless group needs volunteers to help with their annual...
Stories about how Hillsborough County has failed to provide adequate housing for the homeless have been a regular staple in the Tampa Bay Times for months now, with the paper's damaging reports leading...
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