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Bluelucy immortalizes a starry-eyed Twiggy
Bluelucy curator and co-gallery owner Chad Mize has completed a mural depicting a starry-eyed Twiggy, created with the assistance of with a grant from Hampton Arts Management, which covered material...
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CD13 candidates Sink, Jolly and Overby duel in Seminole
For the first time in this brief campaign for the late Bill Young's congressional seat, candidates David Jolly, Alex Sink and Libertarian candidate Lucas Overby debated .All three had strong and weak...
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IUDs bring US abortion rates to all time low
The rate of abortions performed in the US dropped to the lowest point since the Supreme Court legalized the procedure in 1973. A study published by the Guttmacher Institute suggests that new birth...
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New Music Tuesday! (February 4): This Is the Town Harry Nilsson tribute,...
The first batch of new releases in February, 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 &...
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Mitch Perry Report 2.4.14: Get ready for five more weeks of trashy ads in...
The three candidates running in the CD13 special election — Republican David Jolly, Democrat Alex Sink, and Libertarian Lucas Overby — got it on last night in Seminole in their first debate of the...
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Best of the Day: Queens of the Stone Age
Don't miss Queens of the Stone Age performing at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Pete tonight. Here's how CL's Music Editor, Leilani Polk , described the band's latest album, "Like Clockwork": [jump] The...
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St. Pete's civic synergy in action
St. Pete sizzles with synergy these days. The word is derived from a Greek word, synergia, which literally translated means “working together.” And, working together for the common good is what leaders...
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Bonus Q&A with Queens of the Stone Age bassist Michael Shuman
This week's feature on Queens of the Stone Age gave me the opportunity to talk to bassist Michael Shuman, who, along with keyboardist Dean Fertita, became members of QOTSA right before the 2007 Era...
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Social's Johnny Ciani becomes partner at The Bricks in Ybor City
After the sudden closing of St. Petersburg's Best of the Bay-winning Social bar and restaurant, owner and manager Johnny Ciani had to regroup. Recently, he'd alluded to a possible project across the...
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Unintended consequences: New CBO report on Affordable Care Act
A new report published by the Congressional Budget Office presents some unfavorable information about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.The report says that because of the "significant...
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Florida finally starting to crack down on hit-and-run drivers?
The most notorious hit-and-run incident in Tampa Bay occurred nearly a decade ago. On March 31, 2004, dance teacher Jennifer Porter was driving home when her car hit four young black children as they...
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Review: Arctic Monkeys rock Jannus Live, St. Petersburg
Kicking off your show with a song that asks a question could prove problematic, especially if the answer isn’t one you want to hear. Like, what if, after Arctic Monkeys performed set opener “Do I Wanna...
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Showgirl, Gia Nova, plays with fire while dancing with death and desire (NSFW)
In 2007 Gia Nova exploded onto the feature dancing circuit in a burst of sparks and flames. She was the first feature performer to take an electric grinder to her armor-like metal underwear, showering...
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Mitch Perry Report 2.5.14: D.C. developments do no favor for either Jolly or...
Two incidents yesterday out of Washington could give both Alex Sink and David Jolly campaign ammunition. First, for Sink, there's the issue of flood insurance.Although Congress has voted to delay some...
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Nan Rich says she supports engagement with Cuba
In Florida, most Democrats share a core philosophy, certainly in comparison to their Republican counterparts. Except on the issue of Cuba. That's where South Florida Democrats (none bigger than Debbie...
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Best of the Day: MeteorEYES and Face Time at USF's Centre Gallery
Get the best of local art and music with style and an edge tonight at USF Tampa. Sarasota band MeteorEYES will headline an electro-pop dance party, 7-9 p.m. at the University of South Florida's...
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Listen: Major Lazer, "Aerosol Can" featuring Pharrell Williams
Major Lazer just dropped this gem of minimalism, which features none other than hip hop royalty and honorary Daft Punk-ee himself, Pharrell Williams. Expect it on the former's forthcoming Apocalypse...
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Goodbye Seth Meyers, hello Colin Jost
“Really!?” Yes, really — Seth Meyers, co-anchor of SNL’s “Weekend Update,” treated us with his final performance on Sat., Jan. 30, when we we said goodbye to one of our favorite Saturday Night Live...
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From street murals to Honolulu: A chat with Bask
Self-taught St Pete-based artist Ales Bask Hostomsky, recently kicked St. Pete’s downtown art scene up a notch with a new mural on the 600 block of Central Avenue. Every section of the 100-foot-wide...
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Hillsborough County Commissioners approve 1st step to possible ferry service
The Hillsborough County Commission today approved the first step toward creation of a proposed ferry service that could ultimately take residents from downtown Tampa to St. Petersburg.Today's action...
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