Or Your Could Fit It Yourself
DIY tips for those who’d rather not all in the experts.
Planet Picks
THURSDAY 12.23 Back to the Past Selected as one of Southeast Tourism Society's Top 20 Events in the month of December, the Victorian Christmas Stroll at the Henry B. Plant Museum captures the joy of Christmas from a bygone era. The stroll offers visitors a glimpse at the grand scale and opulent style of Victorian…
Cold Comfort
A small, hurricane-damaged nudist club faces a tough winter.
O Lonely Night
On dining solo during the holidays
Upcoming Concerts
December 30 The B.B. King Music Fest Feat. B.B. King/Dr. John/Shemekia Copeland/The Muddy Waters Blues Band USF Sun Dome (MAKEUP SHOW) 30 Against All Authority/The Know-How/RudeSquad State Theatre 30 Brennen Leigh w/John Hancock & Eddie Parshall Jimmy Mac's 31 Donna The Buffalo Coliseum 31 Dave Matthews Cover Band Jannus Landing 31 Barenaked Ladies St. Pete…
Geek Love
They reroute, they defrag, they make house calls! The Digital Age meets the service industry, and Scott Harrell rides shotgun to see if the help lives up to the hype.
Scrapbook
Looking back at the year in music scenes, local and national.
Ask the Advice Goddess
A Heart-To-Tart Talk I get the feeling that my girlfriend's been with many more people than I have, even though she's only 20 and I'm 30 (I've had 15 partners). She's very upfront about her sex life, and says she's "not ashamed of having been a slut." I don't expect her to be a virgin,…
Spins
FuturesJimmy Eat WorldInterscopeThoughtful Arizona pop-rock outfit Jimmy Eat World's eponymous 2001 breakthrough LP — originally titled Bleed American, but re-named after 9/11 — was more than an instantly memorable collection of simple, infectious guitar-driven tunes; it was also something of a victory for the depressingly anachronistic notion that a talented band can follow its muse…
The Airing of Grievances
It’s time to deck the halls with disappointment.
Soundboard
Music Events Thursday, Dec. 23 42nd Street Bistro Freight Train Annie 4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Backwater Blues Band Babalouie's Mark McGourley Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon Bahama Mama's Chris Murphy Barley Hoppers Stephanie Anderson (EVENING) Big J.R.'s Restaurant and Lounge The Johnny Charro Band Blackstone Grill Expressions Blue Martini Black Honkeys Blue Shark…
Get Stuffed
A few local options for your holiday feasting
Grand Illusions
Directors with epic ambitions, and films that live up to them — almost.
Music Venues
420 Park Place, 420 Park Place Blvd., Clearwater, 727-796-7867 42nd Street Bistro, 516 S. Howard Ave., Tampa, 813-253-0042 4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar, 2900 Fourth St. N., Suite A101, St. Petersburg, 727-898-1884 Adam's Mark, 430 S. Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater, 727-443-5714 The Aging Still, 11561 Walsingham Road, Largo, 727-581-5466 Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar—Largo, 10911…
Don’t Panic!
Your war questions answered
SHADOW DANCING
The Phantom speaks to something deep in the art lover’s psyche.
Music Menu
DANK/SHITTALKER Two maverick St. Pete bands return to live performance after lengthy absences. First up is stoned, droney, noise-blues juggernaut Dank, which shares an incestuous pool of members with Mariola, Sparky's Nightmare and the John McNicholas Band. They're loud, and they're repetitive, and they're totally feelin' it. Pay for the wonderful hearing-loss service that Dank…
The Compleat Holiday Happenings List
From Nutcracker to First Night, and everything in between
Noshes from the Net
Surfin’ for holiday vittles.
HEY, SUGAR!
Warming up to dessert wines.
FREEBIE
Christmas on TV
Party Protocol
Do’s and don’ts of holiday revelry
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area
Letters
Veterans' DayI work for the VA in St. Louis' regional office as a rehabilitation counselor. Vet Centers provide a great service to our veterans, and I'm thrilled that you ran this story. It brings awareness of this service that many veterans do not know exists for them. Good work! Armando De La Garza St. Louis…
