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St. Pete City Council moves confirm a shift in direction at City Hall
The Agenda 2020 plan was the big winner at the St. Petersburg City Council meeting on Thursday.The Council voted to fund a portion of the plan, a pilot program, for "employment anchored, direct...
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Bloomingdale Big Box theatre of the absurd gets panned
Hillsborough's Big Box scam continues. Remember in 2013 when local residents in east Hillsborough suddenly learned that that they were going to get a super Big Box/apartment complex/strip mall along...
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Best of the Day: Shipwrecked! at New Stage Theatre in Largo
A chilly grey day might not seem like the right time to see a play called Shipwrecked!— but in fact it's the perfect occasion. New Stage Theatre's production of Donald Margulies' play is such a...
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Times & Tribune disagree about who best represents Pinellas County's values...
With voting by mail already underway in Pinellas County's special congressional election, the Tampa Bay Times and the Tampa Tribune came out with their endorsements on Sunday morning, a full 30 days...
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Best of the Day: Complexions dance concert and more
You only need one reason to go see Complexions tonight at the Straz: The the third piece in their show —Innervisions. It's a spirited, modern-dance tribute to the music of Stevie Wonder. Classically...
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About those big red snails in Ybor ...
Six giant, bright red snails have invaded Hillsborough Community College’s Ybor City campus. The eye catching creatures are part of an art installation called “Foreverglades” made of recycled plastic...
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Sochi Winter Games Opener: Putin on a big show
What would Brian Boitano do if he were here right now? ‘Tis a question many of us have pondered since, when in 1999, Matt Stone and Trey Parker tunefully posed it to us in their film, South Park:...
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Backdoor and More: Vivid to release sequel sex tape of Teen Mom, Farrah...
Reality star, and professional drama queen, Farrah Abraham, will be featured in a second sex tape titled, Farrah 2: Backdoor and More, set to be released on February 13, 2014—just in time for...
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Sant' Yago Knight Parade photos: Beads, crowds and high anxiety
It's party time on Seventh Avenue in Ybor City for the 2014 Krewe of Sant' Yago Knight ParadeThe 2014 Sant' Yago Knight Parade in Ybor City brought thousands of people to the historic district. The...
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Mitch Perry Report 2.10.14: The GOP & immigration
House Speaker John Boehner last week said immigration reform was dead because Republicans could no longer trust President Obama to enforce any law they passed. Their big issue is enforcement. In fact,...
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State Representative Janet Cruz holds ACA enrollment fair in West Tampa
With the March 31 deadline to sign up for the Affordable Care Act without risking a tax penalty fast approaching, State Representative Janet Cruz organized a enrollment fair Saturday at the West Tampa...
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Transit group wants Ronnie Duncan to step down from TBARTA
A conservative activist group is calling for TBARTA Chairman Ronnie Duncan to step down from his position with the transportation agency because of his high-profile position with Yes for Greenlight,...
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Album review: Broken Bells, After the Disco
Broken Bells, the collaborative project between The Shins' James Mercer and remix DJ-turned-everyman producer Danger Mouse, was a hell of an exciting prospect when the group announced their formation...
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Super Bowl for the carnival industry: The IISA Trade Show in Gibsonton
Throngs of curious carnival folks trekked thousands of miles last week to browse the bedazzled confines of Gibsonton’s International Independent Showman’s Association (IISA) trade show, which hosted...
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The Grecian Urns announce reunion show, re-release debut LP
It's been a long time since we've heard from The Grecian Urns. The beloved folk-pop outfit always had a sporadic performance schedule thanks to school schedules, but they ended a nearly five-year run...
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Mixed results in Legislature's new study on red-light cameras
A new report produced by a state agency on red-light cameras contains data that both critics and supporters of the legislation can champion.Among the statistics that camera foes are focusing on is the...
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David Jolly slams Tampa Bay Times for saying he's not a "Bill Young Republican"
There's no question that David Jolly is campaigning on a very conservative platform in his race to defeat Democrat Alex Sink in the CD13 special election taking place next month in Pinellas County. But...
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Remembering the Fab Four, a celebration of The Beatles
The Beatles conquered America, touching down in New York on Feb. 7, 1964, and John, Paul, George and Ringo made their live U.S. television debut two nights later on the Ed Sullivan Show. 74 million...
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Mitch Perry Report 2.11.14: New poll shows support everywhere in U.S. to end...
A new poll from the Atlantic Council published today shows 56 percent of Americans and 63 percent of Floridians support changing U.S. policy toward Cuba. The sentiment is even stronger among Miami-Dade...
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Tampa International Airport will finally be offering direct flights to Seattle
Although Tampa International Airlines CEO Joe Lopano was hired in 2010 with a mandate to bring more direct international flights to Tampa, he's always emphasized that his team was also focused on doing...
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