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New art convergences in Tampa
A Tampa counterpart to St. Petersburg’s popular Second Saturday Gallery Walk emerges this week with First Fridays Seminole Heights. Five art spaces are banding together for the 6-10 p.m. gallery...
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Bob Hackworth is seriously contemplating another run to become Dunedin's mayor
In 2012, Bob Hackworth engaged in a spirited battle to oust Dave Eggers in the race to become Dunedin's next mayor, losing 52-48 percent. It was his third consecutive defeat at the polls, and running...
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Oscar Mayer makes your iPhone wake you with the sound & smell of bacon
Who doesn't want to be awakened by the sound and smell of fatty, greasy, heavenly bacon sizzling up in the pan? Now, a select few will be the recipients of a new iPhone add-on created by legendary...
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Well, isn't that special? Catching up with Dana Carvey before he hits Tampa...
The perpetually baby-faced Dana Carvey is nearing 60 but nowhere near slowing his roll. Known primarily for his stint as Garth in Wayne’s World, Ross Perot/George H. Bush impressions and the recurring...
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Buildings Alive! provides an intimate look at historic Ybor City
Get an intimate look at historic Ybor City. Join the Buildings Alive! Ybor City Architecture Hop tonight, 5-10 p.m., for behind-the-scenes tours of several notable structures that fall within Tampa’s...
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Victor Crist asks what medical marijuana might mean for Tampa International...
At today's Hillsborough County Aviation Authority meeting, board member Victor Crist drew laughs but insisted he was serious when he asked the Aviation Authority's general counsel Gigi Rechel if she...
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Bully who outed Duke porn star has his porn preferences publicized
Thomas Bagley, the Duke University student who outed classmate Belle Knox for performing in porn to pay tuition, is receiving a taste of what it feels like to be bullied online. An open letter from...
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Florida Supreme Court says Florida Bar can't admit undocumented immigrants
Jose Godinez-Samperio is undocumented, having come to the U.S. from Mexico with his parents when he was 9 years old. A graduate of Armwood High School in Tampa and later Florida State University's law...
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Mitch Perry Report 3.7.14: Beware the onset of bad moods this coming Monday
Well, here comes the weekend, which will be a special one, what with the Gasparilla Music Festival returning to downtown Tampa for the third consecutive year. With such excitement approaching, why in...
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Lousiana Rapper Lil' Boosie released from prison
Louisiana street hero and underground rap legend Lil Boosie is free from prison after five years in the box. After a rapid rise to prominence in the mid-2000's, Boosie's upward momentum was abruptly,...
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Makin' a scene with Whose Line stars Mochrie and Sherwood
Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood might not be household names, but they are household faces. You see them and realize, "Hey, those are the guys from Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Yep. Those guys. They're...
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The Well-Played List, 3-7-2014: Neneh Cherry, RJD2, Tiny Empires, Cloud...
LEILANIRJD2, More Than Isn't (2013), Since We Last Spoke (2004) I've always been a big fan of Ohio producer/multi-instrumentalist RJD2, who's gotten a bit more sci-fi spacey in recent years but has...
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Do This: Crimes of the Heart, sketch comedy legends, First Fridays Seminole...
I had the opportunity to interview one of my SNL faves from my adoloscence, vet and master impersonator Dana Carvey, who hits Tampa Theatre tonight. Not sure if the hilarity translates via text, but...
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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter G
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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Nude Nite 2014 — pictures from the show
Malcolm Williams in body paint and head dress is one of the performance artists at this year's Nude Nite. Nude Nite creator Kelly Stevens brings her fun, interactive, and enticing art show back to...
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What a racket: International racquetball invades Harbour Island
One of the most popular events on the International Raquetball Tour (IRT) comes to Tampa this weekend, when the Harbour Island Athletic Club hosts the IRT Florida Spring Break Pro-Am Tournament...
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Dade City gets bull rushed this weekend
So you want to run with the bulls, but you can't afford to take a week off from work and don't want to spend thousands of dollars to take an 11-hour airplane ride to Madrid, then a three-hour train...
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In Tiger Bay speech, Kathy Castor says she understands the rise of the Tea Party
In St. Petersburg this afternoon, Congresswoman Kathy Castor said she understood how the Wall Street bailout in 2008, followed by the federal stimulus plan in 2009, was such a shock to the economic...
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Do This: Gasparilla fests, ArtSlam and more
The pirates may be shipping off this afternoon, but music fans are invading downtown for the Gasparilla Music Festival. Read Leilani Polk's rundown of the two-day event here. A few blocks away, the Ye...
View ArticleCharlie Crist dismisses all concerns about Obamacare in CNN appearance
Appearing on CNN's State of the Union Sunday morning, Charlie Crist dismissed reports about the negative effects that the Affordable Care Act is having on Floridians, essentially dismissing concerns...
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