Hippy Trails
We are all Ramblin’ Jack Elliott imposters
Ask the Advice Goddess
Halving It All I just discovered that my boyfriend of four years has been having an affair for about a year. He refuses to end it, claiming he needs time to make up his mind. Meanwhile, he wants to continue living with me (we moved in together six months ago) and still talks about getting…
Head Trips
Vacations for people who think fun is a drag
Fun Stuff To Do This Summer
SING, DRINK AND BE HORNY Pornaoke at the Pegasus 'The acrid smell hit me like a Viking hammer."(Writer's note: This very apt opening line brought to you by Pegasus denizen Joe Murphy. And the letter X.) There are no ringers at the Pegasus Lounge. Karaoke "professionals" do not come here to hone their chops. It's…
Punch Drunk
Everyone’s favorite knock-down drag-out sport
Museums
ART AFRICAN ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, 1711 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa (813-258-0223). The museum houses 4,400 square feet of modern and ancient art: masks, statues, paintings and collectibles. Admission costs $6 for adults, $3 for students. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM, 100 Second St. N., St. Petersburg (800-777-9882). A parade of traveling exhibits organized by the Smithsonian…
Mall Drats
Demise of ParkSide Mall a familiar story
Culinary Events
VEGETARIAN COOKING CLASSES Join Debby DeGraaff to learn how to prepare Florida-style vegetables. Free. 7-8 p.m. Wed. and 10-11 a.m. Thurs., May 12-13. Nature's Harvest Market, 1021 N. MacDill Ave., Tampa (813-873-7428). EAT ITALIAN, LEARN ITALIAN The chefs at Castellano & Pizzo and Professore Roberto combine for five nights of Italian food and language. Classes…
Eat my dust!
Drag Racing
Spins
The Curse of BlondieBLONDIESanctuaryEven if you thought 1999's No Exit a less-than-solid offering, you had to admire the way Blondie stormed back into the pop-culture spotlight with it. Then what happened? The Hunter, that's what. It's an album I can't comment on because, like everyone else, my attentions turned elsewhere the day after they came…
Adios, El Pasaje
The end of an era
Parks & Trails
The following parks and trails are free and open dawn to dusk unless otherwise indicated. A.L. ANDERSON PARK, 39699 U.S. 19 N., Tarpon Springs (727-943-4085). This 128-acre site includes a boardwalk and nature trail, boat ramp, playground, picnic shelter and restrooms. ALDERMAN'S FORD, State Road 39, south of State Road 60 in Hillsborough County (813-757-3801).…
Amusements and Attractions
ADVENTURE ISLAND, 10001 Malcolm McKinley Drive, near Busch Gardens (813-987-5660). Open only through May 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., and 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat. & Sun. One-day passes cost $31.95 for adults, $29.95 for ages 3-9, and children 2 and younger enter free. Two- and three-day Value Tickets for Busch Gardens and Adventure Island are…
Gulf Coast Beaches
ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Bradenton Beach area. There are three major beaches on Anna Maria: Coquina, Manatee Public and Bayfront Park. Coquina (West Side of Gulf Drive/S.R. 789) is a 96-acre stretch of clean beach popular with both families and kids. Showers, restrooms, pine tree-shaded picnic tables, a playground and nearby boat ramps add to the…
Tropic of Cancer
Places to take a drag in the Florida heat
Cool It
A quaffer’s quick guide for chilling whites
Belles with Balls
Drag Shows
Love and Hate
Meditation on hate mostly a Lemon; I Love You rates for dates
Freebie
Candlelight Gospel It is clear that HIV and AIDS are today's leading global health issues. In the two decades since its outbreak, HIV has infected more than 60 million people and AIDS has caused the deaths of more than 20 million. With the development of antiretroviral drugs, the treatment of AIDS and HIV has progressed…
Where the Buffalo Seekers Roam
A dream drags RhondaK into a Bay-area wide quest for the elusive symbolic buffalo
Not a Diva, Not a Patsy
Feisty k.d. lang left Patsy Cline behind, but not to ape Whitney
The Roads Best Traveled
Main Drags
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area.
Summer Camps and Workshops for Kids
THE ARTS CENTER, 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg (727-822-7872). The Arts Center offers summer art camps in nine one-week sessions for ages 5-15, covering ceramics, painting, printmaking, jewelry, photography, digital imaging and animation. The weeklong sessions begin June 2 and end Aug. 1, and cost between $110 and $130. For adults and families, there are…
Don’t Panic!
Your war questions answered
Three’s Company
Indochinois isn’t just the third Vietnamese restaurant on its block, it’s a worthy dining destination
Spring Fever
Get your feet wet with a guide to four of Florida’s freshwater springs.
Summer Guide’04
The Drag Issue
Working Stiffs
Summer jobs that aren’t (quite) a drag
The Man Who Wasn’t There
The Return and Broken Wings raise questions about fathers, authority, and art
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tuesday, May 18: Age of Ruin, Black Sands of the Hourglass (Tribunal) Amen, Death Before Music (Sony) Artimus Pyle, Fucked from Birth (Prank) As Tall as Lions, Lafcadio (Triple Crown) Athlete, Vehicles & Animals (Astralwerks) Beyond the Embrace, Insect Song (Metal Blade) Black Lips, We Did Not Know…
Fear Not
Dragged Kicking and Screaming
