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Apr 4-10, 2007

Apr 4-10, 2007 / Vol. 20 / No. 3

New transit manager for Tampa

Mayor Pam Iorio has hired a transit manager to "focus solely" on getting a working transit system in Tampa and the region. In an announcement this afternoon, her office said: Elaine R. McCloud has been selected by Mayor Pam Iorio to serve as the city�s Transit Manager. McCloud will bring over 25 years of public…

by Wayne Garcia

Bad News from Parker Street

As this blog feared one month ago, The Tampa Tribune this afternoon announced it will be laying off 70 employees and realigning some sections (including merging the Friday BayLife into the tabloid Friday Extra) in a cost-cutting move. Fewer than 10 of those cuts are expected to come in the newsroom and bureaus. Tribune Publisher…

by Wayne Garcia

More on 24

This is only my second season watching 24, and I’m thoroughly hooked on the adrenaline jolt the show gives me. (I particularly appreciate that it doesn’t get caught up in a bunch of bullshit hiatuses; you can count on that ticking clock every Monday night.) One of the 24’s essential intangibles is its unpredictability. Other…

by Eric Snider

New CL blogs

I've got some exciting Creative Loafing blog news for you all. Sometime this week, we are going to flip the switch and move our blog, Blurbex, over to a new server inside our CL website. (This is not exactly the exciting part.) You can find the new Blurbex here, with RSS feeds here. As part…

by Wayne Garcia

PoHo goes solo; new CL blogs

I've got some exciting Creative Loafing blog news for you all. Sometime this week, we are going to flip the switch and move our blog, Blurbex, over to a new server inside our CL website. (This is not exactly the exciting part.) You can find the new Blurbex here, with RSS feeds here. As part…

by Wayne Garcia

Today’s definitive superhero

Not long ago I emerged from my office pod and posed a question to a few of my colleagues: Who is the definitive superhero of the 21st Century? Furrowed brows. Someone suggested Spider Man. ÒNo,Ó I said with the authority of someone who knows theyÕre right. ÒTodayÕs definitive superhero is Jack Bauer.Ó Even a couple…

by Eric Snider

Today’s definitive superhero

Not long ago I emerged from my office pod and posed a question to a few of my colleagues: Who is the definitive superhero of the 21st Century? Furrowed brows. Someone suggested Spider Man. “No,” I said with the authority of someone who knows they’re right. “Today’s definitive superhero is Jack Bauer.” Even a couple…

by Eric Snider

Morning Roundup

This is the wonder of devotion / I see the torch we all must hold: How, um, progressive of them. Our leading African American voice calls for Imus' resignation. Speaking of Imus, Deggans brings a fresh take on the matter. And Hussey weighs in, as well. Getting polling right. ÉAt a loss, we can only…

by Wayne Garcia

Govern Yourself Accordingly

This comes courtesy of Howard K. Stern's new lawyer, L. Lin Wood, who warns those who would accuse the Anna Nicole Smith confidante of any wrongdoing Ñ or at least those NOT in the "traditional media" (via PRNewswire): There is no evidence that Mr. Stern was in any way responsible for the deaths of Anna…

by Wayne Garcia

Morning Roundup

Let it rain, let it rain: Presidential 2008 Watch: Edwards to speak in Jax. The last word on the HPV debate. Damn, conservatives are realllllly pissed off that some people trying to put their lives back together again and be gainfully re-employed aren't going to continue to be put down and kept down. Bush Admin…

by Wayne Garcia

Video Whore

It's Monday, what better do you have to do with your time than watch my latest segment on Media Talk? It's up on Google Video now. I chat with Rob and Janet about our cover story on editorial cartooning, and CL food critic Brian Ries breaks in to let them know who won our PZZA…

by Wayne Garcia

The Sacred Thread

Name of Kama Sutra Position: The Sacred Thread Getting into the position: The woman straddles her man, placing one foot onto his heart (chest) and the other one onto the bed and proceeds to make love to him in total control. On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate position (1 as…

by Eric J. Leech

Morning Roundup

Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble: Miller wants fall elections. Obama up, Hillary down Ñ online, that is. Legislators still hating on Johnnie. For those with wayyyyyy too much time on their hands, Tommy Thompson's presidential announcement video. The MySpace primary. And you thought we were in a new, more reasonable age…

by Wayne Garcia

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Rudy the Hawk in St. Petersburg

Rudy Giuliani — the man who would carry the presidential election in Florida if it were held today, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll — sounded an awful lot like Jack Bauer in his biggest Tampa Bay appearance to date today: It's all about fighting the terrorists. "Before September 11th, we were playing defense,"…

by Wayne Garcia

The Robots Are Coming

Will the 'controversial crash test robot artwork' self-destruct successfully? Will the Defense Dept. send emissaries to retrieve their dummies? Will Homeland Security send the artist to Guantanamo? These are just some of the questions provoked by artist David Karave's project as part of Art Against Fear, which should make for a scary Friday the 13th…

by David Warner

That was me in the Mini

OK, I wasn't going to talk about this — a shame thing, really — but I unloaded at the edit meeting this morning and it felt better, so here goes: If you were trying to get to the Grand Prix festivities last Friday night, and you were late because some dumb-ass in a Mini Cooper…

by David Warner

Morning Roundup

Getting ready for the big Rudy speech this afternoon: Turning all of Florida into a money-making enterprise. Crist on restoring felons' voting rights. Heston as Moses: the super goyishe. They pelted us with rocks and garbage. Edwards starts his offensive against Obama.

by Wayne Garcia

Florida Orchestra Season Unveiled

A quick shout out to the Florida Orchestra for what appears to be a wonderful 2007-2008 season just unveiled. I'm especially stoked about the Bruckner 9th and Shostakovich's 15th Symphony. Plus some Bartok. The Masterworks Series is sponsored by Progress Energy, so use a few extra KW today in their honor. (Just kidding, my green…

by Wayne Garcia

Helene Urbin and Bert Beigel

Will Largo ever see a finished Castel Bantuit? Helene Urbin and Bert Beigel hope so, but events in the past few weeks are diminishing their dream of opening a year-round haunted house, gift shop and performance space. Since February, the building at 1751 Missouri Ave. has been beset by Largo city officials. Code enforcement has…

by Alex Pickett

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