New Music Tuesday! (April 16): Ghostface Killah, The Flaming Lips, Iron & Wine, Thee Oh Sees & more
Releases out this week, with audio & video included.
Preparing to party with Asian porn star, Mia Lelani
A Q-and-A with Lelani on rub and tugs, anal sex, faking an Asian accent for karaoke, her chemistry classes, scuba diving, and why boyfriends call her ‘puddles.’
Learn something with What Those Who Teach Can Do
The old adage goes: "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach". That, however, is likely a poorly educated idea. The Art Institute of Tampa surely thinks so, as their spotlight on local art teachers goes to show. What Those Who Teach Can Do pays tribute to talented high school art and media educators with…
Improving Hillsborough County with a Hack-a-thon
Commuter coders gathered to create new applications based on the county’s data.
Epcot Flower and Garden Festival 2013
Kale is growing all over Epcot.
Tampa Bay Times wins Pulitzer Prize for fluoride editorials
Melissa Lyttle Tampa Bay Times staff celebrates Pulitzer Prize announcement Monday. The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing was awarded to Tampa Bay Times editorial writers Daniel Ruth and Tim Nickens Monday. The subject of the award-winning editorials? The anti-fluoride flap in Pinellas County. The Pulitzer citation reads as follows: "Awarded to Tim Nickens and Daniel…
#MusicMonday 89: Van Dyke Parks, Off With Their Heads, Born Ruffians & more
What the CL Team is jamming this week; audio & video included.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray Lahood, Mayor Buckhorn, community leaders discuss cycling in Tampa
One of Mayor Buckhorn’s main focuses so far into his tenure has been the attraction of Tampa residents to spend time downtown and encouraging bike travel throughout the area has been a part of that effort. At his State of the City address, Buckhorn harped on how improving Tampa’s infrastructure will bring in the coveted…
Feedback: Seminole Heights
You wrote it, we printed it.
Mass confusion
Can my relationship with a gay Orthodox Christian last?
Rowdies Roundup: Speculations on Tampa Bay vs. San Antonio
MATT MAY TIE MAKER: Forward midfielder Evans Frimpong in home opener vs. Carolina RailHawks on April 6. The reigning NASL champion Rowdies didn't necessarily get off to a roaring start in last Saturday's scoreless draw with Carolina, but they at least didn't lose. This Saturday, the Rowdies travel to Texas to help San Antonio christen…
A world to love on Earth Day Mon., April 22
Tampa Bay organizations dig into Earth Day with a variety of events to bring out your greener side.
Documentary on why men cheat, featuring Tampa (full video)
The fact that powerful men risk everything for sex should prove how little choice they have in the matter.
Who you calling a tramp stamp?
What my tattoos don’t say about me.
Inside the photo booth: Record producer George Harris
Kevin Tighe George Harris (click to enlarge)
The Quidditch World Cup lands in Kissimmee
It's a high octane, full contact, highly athletic sporting event, and it's bringing in eight Floridian collegiate teams including UMiami, UF, FAU, FSU, UCF, Ringling, BCC, and Tampa's home-team, USF to take on 72 other squads. It's also based on a game that's derived from the world of Harry Potter. That's right Muggles, pick up…
Lightning players go bald for a great cause
Carle, Crombeen, Lecavalier, Killorn and Purcell enlist in a hair-razing experience for kids battling cancer.
Jackie Robinson bio-pic 42 is a hit …
… but A Place Beyond the Pines and Trance go down swinging.
FCAN’s Bill Newton not happy about portion of Obama budget that removes tax break for overseas insurance companies
FCAN's Bill Newton Policy analysts inside the Beltway have been pouring over President Obama's $3.78 trillion budget for 2014 that was released on Wednesday. The intense analysis of who wins and loses in his proposal is also being thoroughly dissected by people well outside of Washington D.C. According to Bill Newton, the Tampa based head…
Zombie reunion
How Tampa filmmaker Joe Davison turned a horror movie shoot in Alaska into deténte with his dying father.
Voting blocks
Hillsborough Commissioner Les Miller’s redistricting plan could result in the county’s first Latino representative, but is it fair?
The Venus effect
The Historic Asolo Theater’s latest is a mind-altering experience.
Stuffed and Unstrung’s Patrick Bristow, the Michael Jackson of improv puppets
A chat with the star about puppets vs. Muppets and a little cult classic about showgirls.
Great events, great outdoors
Some of Tampa Bay’s most scenic settings provide backdrops for fun and culture Fri.-Sun., April 19-21.
SPOTLIGHT ON: Tampa Bay Blues Festival
The 18th annual event hits St. Pete this weekend.
From Palm Harbor to SNL: a chat with Jim Breuer
The former Tampa Bay resident, SNL vet and “Cosby in a Metallica shirt” headlines the Straz on Fri., April 12.
Mitch Perry Report 4.11.15 -Rand Paul goes to Howard University
Rand Paul spoke at Howard University in Washington D.C. yesterday, and while it may not have been a total success, yes, you do have to give something up to him for going out and speaking at one of the top historic black colleges in America. Don't you? Press reports indicate that it was a bit…
Umphrey’s McGee: On the McBandwagon
Jam-rockers Umphrey’s McGee return to St. Pete for the first time in six years, though I’ve seen them a few times elsewhere …
Get some strange: Hawk and Wayne’s News of the Weird: Live
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