Behind the scenes at Loafinbräu canning day (with video)
Creative Loafing’s crew canning our craft beer, Loafinbräu, in preparation for Beerfest 2012.
Rowdies forward Tsuyoshi Yoshitake headed home
MATT MAY/TAMPA BAY ROWDIES BYE BYE, YOSHI! The Rowdies lose one of their star players. On Monday, the Rowdies were still a lively group during their morning practice at the Shimberg Complex in Tampa, despite the absence of one of their most prolific players this season. Over the weekend, the team announced the transfer of…
Mitch Perry Report 8.7.12 – Mitt’s financial prowess grows
The headlines today tell the story: for the third straight month, Mitt Romney continued his fundraising dominance over President Obama, taking in more than $25 million more in July, $101 million to $75 million. These totals don't include outside fundraising, which in 2012 has been dominated by the Super PACs. The disparity between Romney and…
The Elephant Walk Dispatch: RNC FYI, Aug. 6
RNC town hall meetings in Tampa next week Mayor Bob Buckhorn will host three town hall meetings to answer questions and discuss the Republican National Convention’s impacts on residents and area businesses. Aug. 14, 6-8 p.m., The Florida Aquarium, Taylor Great Room, 701 Channelside Drive Aug. 15, 6-8 p.m., Stetson University, Smith Court Room, 1700…
Warped Tour: Some photos, some words, some general dissatisfaction
The Vans Warped Tour took over the St. Pete waterfront for its annual showcase of sweaty, bubblegum punk and more at Vinoy Park last Sunday. And I couldn't feel any more sad, or old, or jaded after attending. Under the blistering summer heat, bands clad in more black, worn denim than a Hell's Angels reunion…
HART driver expresses concern for her safety after colleague was assaulted
A recent violent attack on a HART bus driver prompted two of his colleagues to express their concerns about safety at the Hillsborough County transit agency's meeting Monday morning. On July 19 HART driver Colin Brown was attacked while driving the #2 bus route by a woman named Mayi Nathali Rijo-Martinez, who was subsequently arrested…
Shock poll: 68% of St. Pete residents say they’d rather reinvent Pier than go with The Lens
Just days after the St. Petersburg City Council shut the door on any ballot referendum, a new survey indicates that a majority of people in St. Pete disagree with the idea of razing tear the current Pier for a completely new design. Specifically the question from St.PetePolls.org asks: If the costs were the same, would…
The hate-free chicken sandwich
If Chick-fil-A can hate the gays, then the gays can hate Chick-fil-A. I know everyone's getting annoyed with all the Facebook posts and articles about how much the fast food chain sucks, but I feel like the more bad press they get, the better. So this is my contribution to the LGBT community and its…
Donald Trump says GOP wants to invite him to Tampa for convention speech
Just a short time after learning the first announced speakers at the RNC in Tampa later this month comes…. Donald Trump. The one-time 2012 GOP presidential candidate has not been named as the first group of speakers in Tampa, but he told Fox & Friends this morning that he knows the Republicans "want" to invite…
Mitch Perry Report: Rick Scott gets speaking gig at RNC
Other announced speakers include John McCain, Condi Rice and Mike Huckabee.
The Tea Party keeps on truckin’
Unlike some longtime GOP incumbents, the Tea Party hasn't gone after Pinellas County Congressman Bill Young Perhaps because Mitt Romney was able to capture the GOP presidential nomination relatively unbloodied (thanks in part to having deeper pockets than any of his challengers) that the impression that the Tea Party's time in the sun was ebbing…
Curiosity has landed!
NASA scores by landing a new rover on the surface of Mars.
Review: Kiss/Motley Crue deliver at 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheater in Tampa
A look back at the July 28 show.
Despite pushback, Reid’s claim Romney skipped paying taxes won’t go away
Harry Reid's recent remarks on the floor of the Senate that the real reason that Mitt Romney has yet to release more than one year of his tax returns is because he didn't pay any for a 10-year period has created a considerable backlash from mainstream media types, including from liberals like the New York…
Ask Dream Momma: That ol’ sinking feeling
Dream Momma, I feel like the dream I had last night could represent something very important. I need your help. In the dream, my family (members I specifically remember were my uncle from my mom's side and my dad) and I went on a rusty cruise ship. I mean rusty like, everything looked like it…
History lesson
Is covering my Internet tracks courteous or rude to my partner?
Meditating on Moss: A Green History
When you conjure up images of European medieval woodland landscapes, as depicted in fairy tales and hero's adventures, the scenery is often an iconic archetype. The mosaic of images probably contains languidly moving brooks flanked by dense arboreal vistas and most certainly there is a vibrant lush green carpet stretching in all directions on the…
What’s the matter with Milo?
Beloved dog, mystifying ailment: The definition of despair.
Say it ain’t so, Joe
The Penn State cover-up shows how football and money corrupt universities.
Local Democrats now without a candidate in race for Senate seat being vacated by Jim Norman
Wes Johnson is now of the SD-17 race Regardless of where you stand politically, you've got to feel a bit of sympathy today for Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee chair Chris Mitchell. Criticized by local Democrats for his party's inability to field candidates in every local race (a criticism which was also directed towards his…
Take that, Chick-fil-A!
Making a political statement on our lunch break. Take that Chick-fil-A! I'll admit it. This Chick-fil-A media frenzy has been making me nuts, dominating my Facebook feed and Internet surfing for weeks. It has nothing to do with values — clearly the company is run by bigoted assholes, not that I need to rehash for…
Get out your weekend planner
Dress up as Ace and Gary for the Flamingo Resort's Super Hero & Villains Party. It's not too late to find something fun to do this weekend. Here are some of the special events going on in our area.
Total crap?
Colin Farrell stands in for Schwarzenegger in the remake of Total Recall.
Registry ‘bells’ ring through St. Petersburg
As Facebook rants and excess media commentary over a certain fast food chain's gay marriage controversy ran rampant last week, St. Petersburg simultaneously opened its domestic partnership registry. Opening on Aug. 1, this was also a very personal milestone for the more than 13 couples who were the first to register. Included in those registered…
Lost in translation
You might need an interpreter to enjoy The Foreigner.
The Kid is all right
Third Diary of a Wimpy Kid is wholesome fun.
Mitch Perry Report 8.3.12 -St. Petersburg deals with its own Event Zone
The unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent in July. That news will dominate political coverage over the weekend, obscuring whatever collateral damage Mitt Romney did to himself at the Olympics last week….Joe Redner's news that he's booting Occupy Tampa out of Voice of Freedom Park in West Tampa made headlines yesterday, making us regret not…
The porn revolution will not be televised
Lelu Love & B: Two of the DIY sex stars leading the porn revolution Nowadays, everywhere you look there are porn companies billing themselves as 'revolutionary.' I'm certainly no expert. In fact I'm just one of thousands of independent smut-makers on the bottom of the sex entertainment industry. But, you know what? I kind of…
Holy smokes!
A pilgrimage to four cornerstones of Tampa Bay barbecue.
Sports talk radio station hits the airwaves
98.7 The Fan debuted at noon on Thurs., Aug. 2.
Concert review: Crocodiles at New World Brewery
New World was surprisingly empty for a gig so hyped up, likely due to The Bricks of Ybor's anniversary party a block away. Nonetheless, the crowd that came out on Sat., July 21, was treated to a stellar night of music. An opening set from post-punk dream-pop outfit, Eternal Summers started this warm summer evening…
Rewinding Two Big Mouths #110
[audio-path:http://archive.org/download/TwoBigMouths109/Tbm07-12.mp3] Yes friends, with the Olympics in full swing and the summer winding down, the Main Mouths are working on gathering fodder for future shows, so this week, it's a rewind of show number 110. Take a listen again as the mouths bring you some Olympic news, a story about the after sex coma and…
Rewind Two Big Mouths #110
[audio-path:http://archive.org/download/TwoBigMouths109/Tbm07-12.mp3] Yes friends, with the Olympics in full swing and the summer winding down, the Main Mouths are working on gathering fodder for future shows, so this week, it's a rewind of show number 110. Take a listen again as the mouths bring you some Olympic news, a story about the after sex coma and…
Tom of all trades
Multi-talented Florida mystery novelist Tom Corcoran keeps his fans happy.
Hillsborough Commissioners approve creating a diversity committee
Kevin Beckner Hillsborough County is a richly diverse community, and becoming more so by the day. That's why Commissioner Kevin Beckner says he has spent the past six months working with county staff to create what is being called a Diversity Advisory Council, a proposal that the Board of County Commission approved of unanimously on…
Silent Blu-ray is almost golden
The Elizabeth Olsen chiller Silent House struggles to rise above its genre roots.
St. Pete City Council decides there will be NO referendum on Pier
The Pier will be demolished next May With a deadline just 24 hours away, the St. Petersburg City Council spent over three hours on Thursday morning hearing from the public and discussing whether to put a referendum on this November's ballot asking this question about the Pier: "Shall the City of St. Petersburg, Florida preserve…
Hillsborough Commissioners vote to invite Tampa Bay Rays mgmt. to talk about their intentions
Ken Hagan Saying that it's time to move on from the lack of action going on on both sides of the bay, the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners this morning voted to support Chairman Ken Hagan's call to ask the management of the Tampa Bay Rays franchise to speak before them about their future plans…
Body artist, Shannon Holt, on painting a living canvas
Ryder Gledhill bombshellbodyart.com Body art is an intimate merger of flesh and paint, an overlapping of two-dimensional designs on three-dimensional surfaces, a unification of an artist’s vision with a model's body. And, like so many beautiful unions, body painting is fleeting, lasting for little more than a night. Trained as a traditional painter, Shannon Holt…
Live and Local Spotlight: Geri X
Best of the Bay-winning songstress plays New World Brewery and American Stage.
Mitch Perry 8.2.12 – Charlie Crist getting closer to a Democratic run for Governor?
Charlie Crist yesterday endorsed Bill Nelson in his battle against Connie Mack IV for U.S. Senate this fall. Some analysts have speculated that, combined with his recent op-ed assailing Governor Rick Scott for his purge of non-citizen voters, that he is leaning towards running as a Democrat against Scott two years from now. The Trib's…
Cain/Bachmann rally downgraded from stadium to church
Expect a more intimate affair come Aug. 26.
Of primary importance
It’s almost August 14. Are you ready for some voting?
Global + Local: Beautifully blown, locally owned
Pinellas glass collectors contribute to a new show at St. Pete’s Museum of Fine Arts.
ANTIWARPT III: In Review
A look back at the Sat., July 28 fest in downtown St. Pete via words and photos.
No rats served here
Thuy Café owner calls allegations “ridiculous.”
Winging it in Clearwater
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut battles the Black Widow at Hooters’ wing-eating showdown.
Beauty of the Beasts
Cannes/Sundance winner Beasts of the Southern Wild earned its trophies.
The Gaily News: Censored billboard for LGBT dating site goes up in Pinellas County
Billboards advertising a new gay and lesbian dating website have been banned in several locations across the country, including a spot in Pinellas County. Censored versions have gone up in their place. As BeautifulPeople.com prepared for the launch of the LGBT versions of its site, it decided to come up with a playful way of…
More summer reading — for the beach, the mountain cabin or even just your couch
Here are some more things to consider for room in your beach bag or your knapsack, depending on your destination. ALIX OHLIN Short story collections are a tough sell, but nothing is better for the short-bite approach to reading than a good book of stories. I've always been fond of the Flannery O'Connor and John…
The phenomenon of lesbians and their ex-girlfriends
Cast of the British show Lip Service, which is centered around all kinds of drama between lesbians and their ex-girlfriends. Lesbians are such a contradiction, continually espousing how we don't want a dramatic relationship, and then staying friends with all of the exes, in turn, causing a dramatic relationship. In the incestuous group of our…
