Do It This Weekend: Gods and Monsters, Derby Darlins, Florida Orchestra holiday pops, Tour de Clay, Pub Crawl for a Cure, more
Two of the Bay Area’s boldest talents, Allen Hampton and Chris Parks (aka, Pale Horse) team up for an exhibition of drawings and designs inspired by iconic personifications of the terrible and the transcendent. Images of Hanuman (the Hindu monkey god), Cyclops, the Virgin Mary and other fantastical characters pepper their aptly titled Gods &…
World Peace Cookies recipe
One of my favorite Christmas hymns is “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day“. It is a beautiful song with powerful words and a haunting melody. The lyrics were originally written as a poem entitled “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, on Christmas day in 1864. Our country was in the midst of the Civil…
Do It Today: Eat Your Art Out, Hip-Hop Against Hunger, Glenn Beck’s The Christmas Sweater, Beauty Sample Sale, more
Billed as "THE holiday art show event in downtown St. Petersburg!", tonight's Novalicious: Eat Your Art Out offers an array of local works along with food, music by the Steve Arvey Band and more. Like most of NOVA's events, it's bound to be a bang-up party. Visit nova535.com for more info. Thurs., Dec. 10, 8…
On the Radar: RiffTrax LIVE: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza!
Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview up-and-coming arts events to mark your calendar for. The holidays are a time to show good will toward your fellow man — unless said fellow man has made a terrible Christmas movie. In that case, watch them get eviscerated at RiffTrax LIVE: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza!, a live-in-theaters broadcast…
Christmas gifts for the wine lover on your list
Looking for a gift for the oenophile on your shopping list? Here are gifts, $2.99 and up, sure to please the most discriminating wine lover. Vinturi wine aerator – You’ve heard of opening wine so it can breathe. And you’ve probably seen someone at a wine tasting swirling their wine in a glass, then audibly slurping…
Morean Arts Center and St. Pete Clay Company to combine forces with Chihuly collection on the way
Following the trend of reorganization in the St. Petersburg arts community, the Morean Arts Center and Seaboard Partners have reached an agreement to relocate clay classes from the Morean Arts Center’s building at 719 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg to the Historic Seaboard Coastline Train Station, home of the St. Petersburg Clay Company and Highwater…
It Happened This Week-ish: Miley’s boob tattoo, Tiger’s ladies, Lindsay Lohan as Kate Moss, welcome to the Jersey Shore and more
*That Miley Cyrus is growing up right before our eyes and real fast if I do say so myself. First it was the 20-something underwear model boyfriend and now a tattoo peeking out from beneath her underage boobage. It's gonna look good in a few years when her career starts going down the tubes and they…
Eco-friendly and innovative holiday gift ideas
Every holiday season sees the appearance of “hot” or “must-have” gift items. Often these are hardly what people would consider “green” or environmentally friendly and tend to have hidden impacts as well. If you consider the massive range of resources swallowed up in the manufacturing, shipping, distribution, and purchasing processes it is easy to see…
On the Radar: Hot Off the Presses
Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview up-and-coming arts events to mark your calendar for. St. Petersburg’s well-loved theater company is at it again, and this time its new series involves local playwrights giving free readings of their new plays. Hot Off the Presses is a great opportunity for theater lovers, aspiring playwrights, and…
Do It Today: go glice skating, yoga to manage your mood, Outside the Box speaker series
Tonight and throughout the hap-happiest season of all, you can go Glice Skating with Santa No, it’s not a typo; glice skating is kinda-sorta just like the real thing (you know, the changing of the leaves, a drop in temperature, snow — all the things we miss down here in sunny Florida), but instead of…
FEC rules that Scott Wagman’s google ads not illegal
The Florida Election Commission has ruled that St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Scott Wagman was not in violation of election laws when he ran advertisements on Google this summer. The Commission informed Wagman in July that they had received a complaint that the ads violated state election law, because they didn't include a disclaimer that indicates…
Act now: Bidding closes Dec. 9 for acting lessons at Venue
Aspiring De Niros, would-be Streeps, what are you waiting for? Bidding closes Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 1:30 p.m. for CL Holiday Auction Item#13: A month of acting classes from Venue Actors Studio. Study with one of the best acting coaches around, Best of the Bay winner Corinne Broskette. Trained by the legendary Lee Strasberg, she's…
Senate passes rail proposal 27-10. The legislation now goes to Governor Crist
Moments after the AFL-CIO gave their seal of approval to the rail legislation begin debated this week in Tallahassee, the Florida Senate voted 27-10 to support the deal, which approves the SunRail project in Orlando, provides $15 million for the trouble Tri-Rail in South Florida, and also creates funding for a special rail authority in…
Now it’s official: AFL-CIO signs off on SunRail deal
A few hours ago we posted a report from the Orlando Sentinel that appears to have been accurate, but is now official: The AFL-CIO has made an agreement with Senate negotiators and is now endorsing the rail proposal that will come before the Senate soon. Here's the press release: from Mike Williams, President of Florida…
Will Hillsborough officials side with special interests and force residents from their homes or will they protect one of Brandon’s oldest neighborhoods?
If you live or drive in Hillsborough County then no doubt you have seen examples of the thoughtless sprawl our elected officials have carelessly approved over the years. Too many rooftops and often times not enough road capacity. I have seen the process in action myself many times and at almost every land use battle…
CL Feature: New Roman Times, which plays New World Brewery on Saturday
“New Roman Times…Sweet Florida sunshine…Soon!” reads the latest blog entry on the Austin-by-way-of-Orlando band New Roman Times’ Myspace page. While they've returned to Florida numerous times since they left for greener pastures nearly three years ago, this visit they arrive with a new album and the support of a new label, Tampa’s own New Granada…
DIY Christmas: Chocolate Caramels Recipe
Simple, homey and classic, these caramels can be stacked in a box and nicely wrapped, or just kept on hand for last-minute visitors or impromptu host gifts. Chocolate Caramels (Adapted from How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman) 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped (unless you’re using chips) 1½ cups heavy cream…
Union officials say no deal in place yet on rail
Union officials are denying a published report that the AFL-CIO has reached an agreement with supporters of SunRail and will support the legislation being discussed this week in Tallahassee. The denial comes after the Orlando Sentinel reported that the union had come to terms on the CSX deal. The Sentinel reports:. that city of Orlando…
DIY Christmas: Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread recipe
The magic of turning yeast, flour and sugar into a gorgeous loaf still mystifies most people, which makes bread one of the most impressive gifts in the home cook's repertoire. You don't need to tell your friends and family how easy it actually is. Golden brown and coated in glistening cinnamon sugar, these loaves look…
Scientists say this has been the warmest decade ever on record
For the naysayers of global warming, I give you this: The 2000s were the warmest decade ever on global temperature charts, scientists are reporting. I think we can all vouch for that having felt it firsthand, especially these past year. The period from 2000 through 2009 has been “warmer than the 1990s, which were warmer…
The Nightmares Before Christmas: Jobsite Theater’s Zombie Christmas takes over New World Brewery
This past Saturday, December 5, local not-for-profit professional company Jobsite Theater staged Jobsite Rocks VI: A Zombie Christmas, tying in the theme of the party with their recent successful production of Night of the Living Dead. New World Brewery hosted the annual concert fundraiser on a wintry, chilly night that attracted the sweatshirt-ed, glove-handed, and…
Christmas tree shopping with the Jews
Catherine Durkin Robinson is a handful creating quite a scene over at Out in Left Field. There are many family traditions the weekend after Thanksgiving. Some clans shop, others watch football, while a few travel back home vowing never to go near certain relatives again. I'm no different. In addition to eating leftovers, feeling fat,…
In and Out Burger: Hamburger Mary’s is open in Ybor
A gay-friendly burger chain — Hamburger Mary's (1600 East 8th Ave., Tampa, hamburgermarystampa.com) — has been on the verge of serving their inclusive burgers for months now. Well, after a soft opening this past weekend, it's finally open for regular business. Described as "open-air bar and grilles for open-minded people," Mary's has been expanding of…
Gossip Girl recap: happy endings never come easily
"Sinatra sings 'New York, New York, it's a hell of a town,' but on the Upper East Side, sometimes it just feels like hell. Even when we're sure we've earned that happy ending, it doesn't always come. Second thoughts creep in, secret missions sneak out and only Sleeping Beauty finds her prince. In this city…
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo hurt in tour bus crash, band cancels remaining 2009 dates (Updated!)
A Weezer tour bus carrying frontman Rivers Cuomo, his family, and some assistants crashed after skidding on some ice over the weekend in upstate New York. While no one died, several sustained moderate to serious injuries including Rivers. Their webmaster posted a full recap of the incident on the band's blog: Today at 7:18 AM EST, about 40…
Tampa Bay food, wine and beer events
Tuesday, December 8: NoHo Bistro Cigar City Beer Dinner. It’s time to break out the big, hearty, spicy suds to compliment sturdier winter meals (even if winter really just means temps in the mid-60s). Tonight’s pairing does just that, with a menu that includes: wild mushroom spanikopita with ricotta, thyme and smoked tomato sauce paired…
Online dating profiles: do’s and don’ts
There isn't a perfect method to designing a online dating profile guaranteed to attract the object, or objects, of your desire. But, there are a few things that will improve your chances, and more that will ruin them. DO start with a catchy phrase. An opening line that is funny or insightful is a good way to catch…
Aronberg on Senate rail vote, Cruz-Rifkin wants Scionti’s job, and Marco Rubio skeptical about the President’s plans with TARP: Mitch Perry 12.08.09
The Florida Senate is dealing today with the major rail proposal that was approved in the House yesterday. One Democrat in that body tells CL he's not sure if there are the votes to pass it; Hillsborough County State House Democrat Mike Scionti is leaving his seat to join President Obama's Defense Department. One South…
Rubio skeptical on what Obama plans to do with TARP money
Though it is overflowing, there is nothing more important on Barack Obama's plate than improving the economy. So today, the President gives a speech at 11:15 a.m. at the Brookings Institute on jobs. According to Bloomberg News, Among the initiatives the president will discuss today are steps to help small businesses grow and hire new…
Why the cap and trade system won’t benefit the planet or our economy
The need for a green revolution is here! The International Day of Climate Action in October, along with this week's beginning of the Copenhagen United Nations Climate Summit, is the start of the global revolution. While reports are that no official binding progress will occur during this meeting, what is guaranteed is that people are…
Janet Cruz-Rifkin gets busy as Hillsborough House seat opens
As we reported yesterday, Hillsborough area Democratic House Representative Mike Scionti is leaving his seat at the end of this week, to take over as a deputy assistant Secretary in the Defense Department. We also reported in the same post some of the names being bandied about to run to replace Scionti, a U.S. Army…
Aronberg on Senate vote on rail: “I don’t think they have the votes”
Yesterday the Florida House of Representatives passed a rail bill that would create the SunRail commuter train in Orlando, provide $15 million for South Florida's Tri-Rail system, and allow for the possibility that the state could collect over $2.5 billion in stimulus money for high speed rail. Now the drama moves to the Senate, where…
Lingerie Football League’s Tampa Breeze vs Chicago Bliss (picture gallery)
Walking into the St. Pete Times Forum for the Lingerie Football League’s (LFL) Friday Night Football, I didn’t know what to expect from The Tampa Breeze’s season opener against the Chicago Bliss; was this a sporting event or a spectacle. On a 50 by 30 yard field, players who looked like a mix between collegiate…
On the Radar: Tampa Bay Derby Darlins’ Mistletoe Massacre
Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview up-and-coming arts events to mark your calendar for. If you're into roller skates, fishnets, and fast, girl-on-girl action then the Tampa Bay Derby Darlins' Mistletoe Massacre is right up your alley. These knockout (literally), tough-as-nails rollergirls are ranked fifth in the South Central division and are two-time…
Do It Today: TYPE RIOT, Opus, holiday conservation celebration and more
If you think type is just another functional aspect of design, think again — and ask the thousands who recently rioted when IKEA changed its iconic font. The Roundhouse Gallery's inaugural collection, TYPE RIOT: Letters of Intent, is a mixed media exhibit, a celebration of typography — a vital element of design to which each…
Rubio undecided if SunRail proposal is worthy of supporting
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio was in Tampa earlier today, where he appeared before approximately 50 people at a luncheon hosted by the North Tampa Rotary Club, at the Alfano Center. Before his address, the former House Speaker spoke to reporters about the discussions taking place this week in Tallahassee on SunRail and Tri-Rail,…
Janet Coats, Executive Editor of Tampa Tribune, is leaving the paper
Tampa Tribune Executive Editor Janet Coats announced today that she is stepping down from her role at the paper, effective December 18th. In a press release, Coats says she made the decision to – you guessed it- spend more time with the family, in this case, husband Rusty Coats, who lives and works in Knoxville,…
Bill Maher calls IHOP: The “International House of Pain” for animal treatment (video)
Bill Maher and The Humane Society have teamed up for this PSA video about IHOP and their refusal to use cage-free eggs, calling them the "International House of Pain". According to the video, California, the birthplace of IHOP, has made it a crime to factory farm chickens in cramped cages (like the ones of the…
Taylor Swift’s show at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa sells out!
Country pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (the delicate blonde who was the unforunate victim of Kanye West's latest MTV temper tantrum) has officially sold out the first date of her "FEARLESS Tour 2010" tour, which happens to take place March 4, 2010, at Tampa's own St. Pete Times Forum. Here's the release: Taylor Swift’s FEARLESS Tour…
DIY Christmas: Homemade Lollipops are lip-smacking gifts
(See the rest of our DIY Christmas advice and recipes.) Nothing could be simpler, or cheaper, than candy-making. These lollipops cost a few cents per batch and come together in about 15 minutes, which means you can tailor batches for each person on your gift list. Experiment with flavor combinations that suit the recipient to…
Mike Scionti to work in Defense Department
Tampa House Democrat Mike Scionti has announced that he will leave the Florida House this month to serve as U.S. deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. The 41-year old Scionti is U.S. Army Reserve veteran who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was elected to the House in 2006 and re-elected in 2008. His resignation…
Top 10 ridiculously awesome Christmas songs you won’t hear on the radio (with video)
I truly love Christmas. I'm one of those cookie-baking, car-wreath sportin', Martha Stewart Living-magazine totin' freaks that can't get enough of this holiday. My favorite aspect is, of course, the music that defines the spirit of Christmas. But man cannot live on the holiday offerings of Magic 94.9 FM radio alone, because alas, the station…
Tiger Woods Voicemail Slow Jam Remix (with video)
I don't know what's more disturbing: That Tiger's voicemail has already been remixed into a "Slow Jam" complete with cheese-tastic R&B accompaniment and background singers, or that you can download said "Slow Jam" as a ringtone! Enjoy …
Local designer Jon Mishner of Eleven O Twelve makes Tampa T-Shirts
founder Jon Mishner (pictured, in one of his signature designs) moved to Tampa in 2001 from Baltimore and launched his designer clothing company in 2007 with the mission to become an international trademark. He takes much of his inspiration from Tampa’s landscape and people, explaining, “I’d like to build up Tampa and make it a…
Watch the Copenhagen UN Climate Summit, streaming live from your computer
is your ticket to see what's happening at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen – streaming live, 24/7, from today until the conference ends on December 18. OneClimate's home page is where you'll find the streaming live video and the day's schedule of the conference. Anuradha Vittachi, founder of OneClimate.net, stated, "The first is that…
DIY Christmas: Cooking up cheap, tasty and personal food for all your holiday gifts
Let's check your gift-giving list. Twice, even. There are your friends and loved ones, the people you really care about; buying holiday presents for those folks will likely take up most of your shopping effort, thanks to browsing online retailers or driving back and forth across town to accommodate all the disparate hobbies and interests…
Theater Review: Wonderland is silly, dazzling, joyous
Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure is a lot of silly, inspired, dazzling theatrical fun. Sweeping the audience through eight levels of hallucinatory hijinks, it aims to be, literally, spectacular, and almost always succeeds. Janet Dacal is a politically correct, assertive Alice, Karen Mason is a hilariously peremptory Queen of Hearts, and Edwin Staudenmayer as the…
Tea baggers to invade Tallahassee, and Obama officials admit that July of 2011 is not a hard deadline for removing troops from Afghanistan: Mitch Perry Report 12.07.09
The Florida House votes today on the SunRail/Tri-Rail bill – without anything in it to modify recalcitrant members of organized labor. Also, Tea Baggers will invade the Capitol to protest the SunRail proposal, in an event that will be headlined by Paula Dockery. Obama Administration officials spread their message on Afghanistan to all the talk…
Sexual expectations: the swinger type
I used to think that if I paid to get into a swingers club (anywhere from $20-$100), I deserved some sex out of the deal. This logic wore off pretty quickly, though the desire and intention haven't. Many times Soccer Dad and I go to swingers clubs just to hang around like minded people, flirt…
The new legend of Townground Coffee House in New Port Richey
Have you ever watched one of those old movies, where the heroic cowboy swaggers into a dusty old small town and saves the day? That is exactly the way I would have to describe New Port Richey's newest addition, Townground Coffee House in Longleaf. I've lived in New Port Richey, Florida for almost all my…
Tea baggers ready to crash Florida Legislature’s dreams of getting federal funds for rail
The Florida House is scheduled to vote today on providing funding to continue to keep South Florida's Tri-Rail system alive, as well as building SunRail, a new commuter train through Orlando. As you've no doubt been reading and hearing about, there have been a couple of factors that could block the legislation from being approved,…
Obama Administration fans out to network shows to emphasize July 2011 proposed withdrawal date is “condition based”
Last Tuesday night, Barack Obama told the nation he plans to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan over the next half year or so. On Wednesday, Administration officials went up to Capitol Hill to convince some skeptical members of Congress about the plan, and on Sunday, those same men and women made the rounds to…
Petraeus on Fox: No desire to serve in office
While Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates were making the rounds on CBS, ABC and NBC Sunday selling the Obama Administration's escalation and revised strategy in fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, Fox News Sundays' Chris Wallace got an exclusive with the leader of U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus. Speaking from Tampa, the home of Cent.Com…
CD Review: Clipse, Til the Casket Drops (with video)
One is tempted to quote the entire opening salvo on Virginia rap duo Clipse's new album — Til the Casket Drops, out this Tuesday on Columbia Records — to give you a sense of the themes MCs (and brothers) Pusha T and Malice are stressing this time around, but an excerpt will have to do:…
On the Radar: Tour de Clay
Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview up-and-coming arts events to mark your calendar for. Last December, I managed to make one of four stops on the Tour de Clay of Tampa Bay, a gallery hop-style tour of local pottery studios. I snagged myself a round, indigo blue ceramic dish created by Rising Sun…
Do It Today: Literality, Hot Off the Presses, SPC Orchestra
USF's College of Art graduating seniors offer a final showcase of work in a diverse range of media for Literality — everything form drawing to painting, electronic media, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. (Pictured: multimedia work by Chaz Smith, on display at Literality) On display through Dec. 13. West Tampa Center for the Arts, Tampa. At…
The world´s most deadly PR campaign
If you've been paying attention to Rush, Glenn, Sarah Palin, or any of the other shit talkers from the overflowing swamp of right wing punditry lately, you may have heard the good news: The glaciers aren't melting! The oceans aren't rising! Human beings are not the least bit responsible for climate change! Hallelujah! Thanks to…
Love in the time of Facebook
I recently found out that my boyfriend of a year and I aren't “official” because we're not “In a relationship” with each other on Facebook. In the same day, a friend went from being “In a relationship” to being “Single” after only a week of dating. This is just one example of the countless social…
Movie Review: Everybody’s Fine, starring Robert DeNiro and Drew Barrymore
[Editor's Note: This review is by CL Atlanta's Curt Holman. Check out more of his work here.] The mystique of Marlon Brando always brought out the best in Robert De Niro, whose finest work seemed to spring from a kind of conversation and competition between the two actors. De Niro played the younger version of…
Sportschump.net presents The Tiger Woods Driving School video
This video is one you won't want to miss….
The Amazing Obama will make the bad economy disappear before your very eyes!
As President Obama gave a speech Friday at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Pennsylvania, the marketing executives at GM should have been furiously taking notes; dangerously misguided our freshman President may be, we must give credit where it is due – he does a hell of a job selling utter garbage to the American people.…
Idiot of the week: Tennessee Mayor who criticized Obama for pre-empting “Charlie Brown”
Maybe I'm feeling a little more emboldened to call out the sheer idiocy of some elected officials who criticized Barack Obama after seeing satirist Bill Maher do it all night long last in Tampa, but I can't let this go unchecked. That is, this report that the Mayor of Arlington, Tennessee, Russell Wiseman, who blasted…
Kathy Castor says she’ll “look hard” at war surtax proposal- also doesn’t believe Legislature needs to pass rail measures this month to win funding for high speed rail
Tampa area Democrat Kathy Castor said today that she supports President Obama's announcement of sending 30,000 troops to Afghanistan within the next year, but said she is open to supporting a surtax to pay for the 8 year war proposed by House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey. Speaking this morning at a workshop she was…
Friday music news links: Rage Against the Machine, Animal Collective, The Kinks, The Killers and more
Another Friday, another batch of music news goodness. are making a bid for the UK's Christmas Number One single position with the aid of a Facebook group. Their opponent is this year's winner of that reality competition show, X Factor. No reports yet on if they've written a letter to Santa to make their Christmas…
Catholic Church up in arms over model Joanna Krupa’s nude crucifix PETA ad
, the Polish-born beauty better known for gracing numerous runways, fashion ads, and men's magazines (and more recently, a contestant on Dancing With the Stars) has apparently ticked off the Catholic Church in her controversial PETA ad. Krupa, a big supporter of the Humane Society of America and PETA, recently posed nude for a PETA…
This weekend’s best bets in Bay area music: Del The Funky Homosapien, Pokey LaFarge, Joe Perry Project, Derek Trucks Band, The Misfits, 97X Next Big Thing, and more
A quick breakdown of this weekend’s most worthy concerts. For a more comprehensive schedule, check out our Upcoming Concerts page. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 Del The Funky Homosapien [pictured] Ice Cube’s cousin and one-time lyricist for da Lench Mob, Del tha Funkee Homosapien released his solo debut, I Wish My Brother George Was Here, in 1991…
Unemployment’s down, special session on rail getting more interesting and Bill Maher performs live in Tampa: Mitch Perry Report 12.04.09
Nationally, unmeployment is down slightly, according to new number released today; It's day#2 in the special session on rail up in Tallahassee, a session that Charlie Crist says would be a "catastrophe" if measures on commuter rail aren't passed; And Bill Maher delivers the goods in Tampa last night.
Unemployment rate falls to 10% nationwide as Castor hosts business workshop
In the first bit of good news in terms of employment in the U.S. in essentially two years, the Labor Department reported this morning that unemployment rate has dropped slightly in November, from 10.2% to 10%, and lost "only"11,000 jobs last month. The news comes a day after President Obama convened his Jobs Summit in…
Bill Maher makes ’em laugh in Tampa
Satirist Bill Maher began his 90 minute performance at the Tampa Bay Performing – er, Straz Center last night in Tampa by talking about the economy. "I put all my money into Ponzi schemes" the comedian began. "Don't you miss the days when we just morally bankrupt? " And with that, the jokes began flying,…
The Tampa Bay Green Gift Guide: Fabulous eco-friendly gifts from local Earth loving vendors
Forget going to the overcrowded malls this year, fighting your way through throngs of other frantic holiday shoppers. Why buy the same overpriced, over commercialized gifts that everyone else will be putting under their trees? Go green this year with your gift giving – not only giving to someone else, but giving back to the…
Charlie Crist says it would be ‘catastrophic’ if commuter rail legislation isn’t passed
Yesterday began the first of the week long special session in Tallahassee, where the legislature will try to hammer out a deal to find money to maintain the Tri-Rail commuter system in South Florida, as well as a third effort to invest hundreds of millions to create SunRail in central Florida. The reason for the…
On the Radar: Gods and Monsters at Pale Horse
Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview up-and-coming arts events to mark your calendar for. Next weekend, two of the Bay Area’s boldest talents, Allen Hampton and Chris Parks (aka, Pale Horse) team up for an exhibition of drawings and designs inspired by iconic personifications of the terrible and the transcendent. Images of Hanuman…
3 Guys and Glee – The Podcast Ep. 12 “Mattress”
3 Guys and Glee is back for the buildup to the season finale of one of the most talked about shows on TV. This week, the gang is all here to discuss the episode “Mattress,” including the songs, the drama and who’s gay. If you are a fan of Glee, or are looking for some…
Dreaming of a teeter totter
“Dream Momma, In my dream I am on a teeter totter. There is someone who I don’t know on the other end who is heavier than me. I spend a lot of time in the air becuz whoever that someone is, just keeps sitting there not really doing anything. When I’m in the air I…
Antics galore down at Hillsborough Rail Referendum Meeting
By George Niemann PoHo contributor and R-LAND, UCAN, Amendment 4, FSP activist Views expressed are my own and not necessarily those of the organizations to which I belong You probably already heard the headlines – Hillsborough County Commission puts the rail referendum on the 2010 ballot. OK, so you’ve got the headline, but what about all…
On the Radar: Beauty Sample Sale
Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview up-and-coming arts events to mark your calendar for. Grab your gal pals, Bay area ladies! Tampa is one of only six cities in the U.S. to host the third annual Beauty Sample Sale, which goes down next Thursday at the swank ultra-lounge AJA Channelside. The name pretty…
Diner 437 closed, effective today
On the heels of long-standing downtown St. Petersburg restaurant The Garden announcing it was ending its run, the newer Diner 437 — a few blocks up Central — closed it's doors, effective today, after a brief run. You'll likely remember the fanatical fervor generated when Diner 437 was announced, with fan-favorite chef Domenica Macchia in…
Photo review: Miley Cyrus at St. Pete Times Forum
A photo wrap-up of the Miley Cyrus show at St. Pete Times Forum this past Tuesday, December 1. Miley Cyrus Metro Station
L’Olivier Cabaret struggles in Ybor; Oasis Bistro sold to pizza specialist from southern France
Rumors started circulating this week that Ybor's retro-glam cabaret, lounge and crepe joint — L'Olivier Cabaret — might be closing. Not so, according to co-owner Olivier Cuevas. "We have had to shrink the hours, to only open on the weekend," said Cuevas. "We survived the summer and we thought that everyone would start to go…
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart gives his two cents on the “ClimateGate” scandal
's Jon Stewart recently took on the current "ClimateGate" scandal: where a hacker supposedly hacked into the computers of scientists studying climate change at the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit and claims that the scientists collaborated to manipulate climate data. The scientists are accused of tweaking data to prove their theory that climate…
Restaurant Review: Tangerine House of Kabob
Tangerine House of Kabob 2 stars 1118 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, 813-251-8905 or tangerinehouseofkabob.com There's a simple rule that needs to be followed When a single food item is listed on the marquee of a restaurant, built into the actual name of the place: Do that item right. And if you're charging more for that…
Kama Sutra: filling the well
Filling the Well involves the woman lying on her back, as she brings her legs as close to her chest as possible. The man then enters her deeply and slowly, allowing her to rest her feet on the man’s shoulders. As the man supports his own weight, he is advised not to thrust in and…
Hillsborough’s Pat Bean possibly under fire again? BOCC moves forward on light rail, and a new audio walking tour of Ybor City is launched. Mitch Perry Report 12.03.09
New information has come to light about a fired Hillsborough County housing official who says he got a raw deal for being a whistleblower; The Hillsborough County Commission's vote yesterday on transportation/light rail means there's just one more opportunity for foes to stop the penny sales tax referendum from making next November's ballot; And a…
Could new allegations hurt Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean?
Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean has had a tough year, and it may not get any easier now with revelations from a former housing official that he was fired unfairly for calling out a direct hire of Bean's. Michael Rowicki, a former executive planner with the Hillsborough County affordable housing office, is currently involved in…
“Secret City Walks” in Ybor City has its debut
Last night at Teatro on Seventh in Ybor City, City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena and and social media strategist Julia Gorzka hosted a launch party announcing their new historical walking tour of Ybor City called Secret City Walks. Tampa's poet laureate James Tokley emceed the event. Tokley is the narrator on the the recording of the tour,…
Love in the time of sexting
You’ve done it. We all have. The suggestive text-message, the clever pun: Q: “How to you like your coffee?” A: “Hot and black.” Come on. You know it’s silly. You know you’re being bad. Most of the time it’s harmless, right? But sometimes…sometimes it enters “sexting” territory. Sexting is nothing new. It’s been going on…
Enter the Gasparilla Film Festival’s “Green the Screen” contest
(GIFF) has partnered with Repower America to offer a short-video contest. The “Green the Screen” film contest is your chance to get your voice heard on environmental solutions and calls to action. GIFF is proud to announce this contest for filmmakers, activists, local celebrities and students, giving all an opportunity to create thoughtful and unique videos that will…
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Disappearing mailbox holiday blues
While visiting my grandparents in Cleveland last week, I found myself needing to mail a very important, date-sensitive package to an upcoming writer’s conference at Eckerd College. What ensued, in the midst of the ever-present Gerard household holiday hubbub, was a twenty-minute labyrinthine car search for a rapidly disappearing commodity: the blue mailbox. I was…
Referendum on light rail in Hillsborough gets closer to getting on the ballot
The Hillsborough County Commission voted on Wednesday 5-2 for a resolution that allows for public hearings and workshops to take place on the Board placing a penny sales tax increase that would go before County voters next November. With pressure building on Republican board members to vote against the proposal, both they and Republicans who…
Dreaming of an infected leg
“Dream Momma, The other night I had a dream that I couldn't get out of my mind. I was hoping you could help me with it. I had a dream that my leg had a really, really bad cut on the back of it. I had stitches in my leg that were very fair apart…
City of Seminole recycling and sustainability discussion
Local recycling activist Mary DeGeorge has scheduled a discussion on recycling and sustainability at the Seminole Community Library on Monday, December 7, 2009, from 10 am to 12 pm. As an activist, while Mary feels that our community is making strides in terms of resource conservation, she believes that increased community participation will result in far…
Bridget loves Bernadette? Meredith Baxter of Family Ties fame comes out
Fans of old TV sitcoms learned today that Meredith Baxter — Michael J. Fox's mom on Family Ties and the Bridget of Bridget Loves Bernie — has come to the "later-in-life recognition" that she's a lesbian. She made her declaration on The Today Show after the National Enquirer and the ever-lovely Perez Hilton spread the…
Wednesday-music.com profile: Pokey Lafarge & the South City Three; the quartet performs at Dave’s Aqua Lounge on Saturday
Twenty-six-year-old Pokey Lafarge learned to play his parlor guitar, guitjo (a guitar-tuned six-string banjo) and kazoo nine years ago. Since then, Pokey Lafarge & the South City Three — Lafarge on vocals, guitar, guitjo, harmonica, and kazoo, Adam "Boss Hoss" Hoskins on guitar and vocals, Joey Glynn on upright bass and vocals, and Ryan "Churchmouse"…
Upcoming sustainability discussion group with astronaut Edgar Mitchell
The sixth man to walk on the moon, Edgar Mitchell ScD, has had a different perspective of us and Planet Earth since his return from space in 1971. What he experienced as he looked out the porthole of the Apollo 14 space craft was a shock to his beliefs and what he’d learned at Harvard…
Starving artist tips: Christmas gifts on the cheap
Let’s face it: the celebration of Christmas (and, to be fair, Chanukah and Kwanzaa, too) has become reminiscent of a Dionysian orgy in its consumerist indulgence. Flashing lights out the wazoo. Thousand-dollar baubles. Glistening, sugar-coated sweetbreads. Fisticuffs in the Wal-Mart checkout line. Piles and piles and piles of presents beneath the tree. People, we cannot…
Concert review: Roger Daltrey at Ruth Eckerd Hall (with photo gallery and setlist)
Quick, name five songs that The Who, arguably the most powerful and anthemic rock 'n' roll band ever to exist, are know for. Easy, right? Now name five songs that Roger Daltrey, the band's hard-working, no-nonsense swaggering lead singer, is known for as a solo artist. Not as simple, is it? [Photos by Tracy May.]…
More on Obama and Afghanistan, big vote on rail at the BOCC, and Tampa City Council is poised to reject a pay hike for Tampa’s finest: Mitch Perry Report 12.2.09
The biggest story in the world today is the reaction to President Obama's big bet on a brief surge in Afghanistan. We've got some of the reaction; The Hillsborough County Commission holds another crucial vote on a proposed referendum for light rail and other transportation projects today; And the Tampa City Council is poised to…
Will any Hillsborough Commissioners back down on rail?
The Hillsborough County Commission today holds a meeting in which they'll conduct their 2d vote on moving forward a ballot referendum proposal that would ask citizens if they wish to pay an added penny on sales taxes in the country for transportation -including the first part of a light rail system . After Sam Rashid's…
Obama speech criticized and praised on the left and the right
President Obama's 33 minute speech at West Point last night is receiving relatively good reviews from Florida's Congressional delegation, with one notable exception being Orlando area Democrat Alan Grayson, who has not been in Washington long enough (obviously) to play by the rules generally associated with partisan politics. The fiery freshman said after the address,…
Showdown at Tampa City Council over proposed union raises
Representatives of the Tampa Police Benevolent Association will appear before the Tampa City Council this afternoon, arguing why their rank and file deserve step pay increases for approximately 500 officers this year. They'll get a half hour to make their case, as will officials with Mayor Pam Iorio's administration, who are arguing against such pay…
Sexual politics at work
Dealing with prejudice in the workplace.
A quandary at tangerine House of Kabob
It’s from the streets, man!
Welcome home, Glenn Beck
The conservative rabble-rouser returns to where it all began.
Shake Weight: the revolutionary handjob workout (videos)
Tired of cramping up mid-stroke during potentially career changing handjobs? Do you become fatigued when handjobs last over five minutes, or involve multiple penises? Have you tried various types of penises, flaccid workout equipment, or boring routines trying to sculpt sexy handjob arms that any penis would yearn to be embraced by? Introducing, Shake Weight,…
Obama’s big risk
Speaking at West Point in New York tonight, President Obama explained to the American public what is going on in Afghanistan, and he's expanding the war effort, eight years after the U.S. first invaded that nation. Coming fresh off new criticism from Vice President Dick Cheney (who called the President "weak" in an interview published…
The Green Community week in review: Obama to attend climate summit, Al Gore on SNL, NBC vs PETA, and more
What’s the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed this last week: Earth friendly handbags and accessories that make unique holiday gifts – Because the modern world seems to be flooded in a sea of consumable products it isn’t often easy to find things that are…
Green Community Calendar weekend events: Herbal cold/flu remedies workshop, “Spend Less, Give More” Holiday Bazaar, green markets and more
Looking for something green-related to do this weekend? Look no further than our own Green Community Calendar. Dunedin Green Market- Every Friday; 8 am- 1 pm. The Dunedin Green Market is located in Pioneer Park at the cross streets of Douglas Avenue and Main Street in Downtown Dunedin and runs every Friday. Tampa Downtown Market-…
CL Holiday Auction Item #35: Learn about wine at The Wine Exchange
A private wine seminar for 10 people with Craig Dean, Wine Director of The Wine Exchange (Best of the Bay for Best Place to Get Lost in Wine). The winner will work with Craig to outline the tasting — if he or she is new to wine, Craig will provide a great way to learn…
CL Holiday Auction Item #26: Find your true colours at Number 9 Salon
This elegant St. Pete salon is offering a very pretty deal for the CL holiday auction: a cut and color by master stylist Frank Prescott. Whether you want a subtle shift or a total transformation, Frank can work wonders; check out the before-and-after photos at the salon’s website, www.number9salon.com. Estimated value: $200 This auction item…
CL Holiday Auction Item #27: Ah, Blue Lotus Day Spa package
in South Tampa bills itself as a “Tranquil Retreat Where You Can Escape From Everything.” Doesn’t that sound like an appealing refuge from the holiday rush? And here’s something that sounds even better: a Signature Facial customized for your skin type, including cleansing, steam, extractions, mask and moisturizing treatment to leave your skin glowing, and…
CL Auction Item #46: Take a vacation to just about anywhere
PassportToVacations.com is offering a three-day/two-night certificate for a hotel stay in over 300 North American destinations from San Francisco to St. Pete Beach, from Oregon to Orlando. You choose from among some of the top chains in the country, including Wyndham, Radisson, Clarion and lots more. Estimated value: $400 This auction item closes Tuesday, Dec.…
CL Holiday Auction Item #09: A private tour of Matisse at the Tampa Museum of Art
In just a few months every culture vulture in Tampa Bay will be descending on the new Stanley Saitowitz-designed home of the Tampa Museum of Art and its inaugural exhibition, A Celebration of Henri Matisse: Master of Line and Light. But as the winner of this item, you and a friend will get to escape…
CL Holiday Auction Item #19: See any show you want at Skipper’s (plus dinner)
North Tampa’s longtime outdoor venue and restaurant Skipper’s Smokehouse always promises a good time. This fabulous package includes dinner for two ($30 value) and two tickets to virtually any show of your choice that takes place at Skipper’s between November 19, 2009 and November 19, 2010. (Offer excludes New Year’s Eve.) Among worthy upcoming shows…
CL Holiday Auction Item #38: A big batch of CL Eats and Bites certificates
Everyone loves Creative Loafing’s Eats and Bites half-price gift certificates, the ones that allow you to enjoy many of the area’s best restaurants at a discount. Well, this is your chance to stockpile a whole bunch of ‘em — 10 $50 gift certificates to participating restaurants. Get ‘em before they sell out. Estimated value: $500…
CL Holiday Auction Item #22: Go to Rock School
Ever dreamed of becoming a rock god but didn’t know how to go about it? Join Creative Loafing’s Rock School and be at once immortal! Curated by musicians Joran Oppelt and Stephen Hammill, Rock School is a three-hour cram session where you’ll learn some killer stage moves and techniques from some of the best Bay…
Top Chef Las Vegas Podcast, Ep. 12: Culinary Special Olympics
This week's episode of Top Chef Las Vegas had three very important elements: kicking off another schmo so we can get to the finale already, it was the last episode in Vegas, and (drumroll, please) Thomas Keller appeared as a guest adjudicator. It sure took for damn long enough to get him to do the…
CL Holiday Auction Item #6: Pimp your party
So you think you throw the classiest shindigs, the sickest shit-fests the Bay has ever seen? Whatever. Your party will be forgotten as soon as the hangovers clear and you’re still fishing Solo keg cups out of the pool. What you need to make your event legendary is a media blitz. A quarter page ad…
