Alex Deunsing’s Wonderburg thinks politics is a (pirate-themed live-action role-playing) game
Get a new perspective on your representatives as they seek plunder and conquest on the high seas.
Do This — The Room is Empty: New Moving Images, Similar Scars at Tempus Projects
Two recommended art shows at Tempus Projects tonight.
The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter E
It is nearly impossible to get a bunch of passionate hip hop fans to agree on anything. But I tried anyhow, starting with a series of polls on Facebook that aimed to figure out which emcee or group was the best in the game as driven by the letters of the alphabet. No specific rubric…
Live music radar: St. Pete Jazz Fest 2014
O Som do Jazz The fifth annual SPC and EMIT-sponsored St. Pete Jazz Fest — which launched on Tuesday and spotlights fine Bay area talent practicing in diverse jazz realms — kicks into high gear by Thursday night with O Som Do Jazz. The ensemble delivers a set of slinky Brazilian samba-jazz, MPB and bossa…
Music Interview: Sam Beam of Iron and Wine
Sam Beam plays an intimate solo date at the Straz Center.
Tucker/Hall bows out of Yes for Greenlight campaign
For supporters of Greenlight Pinellas, the transit funding measure that goes before voters in November, this has not been a good day. Ronnie Duncan, one of the just announced leaders of the Yes for Greenlight political advocacy campaign, resigned earlier in the day, bowing down to complaints that his role constituted a conflict of interest…
Album review: Phantogram, Voices
Before recording a sophomore follow-up to much-buzzed-about debut Eyelid Movies, Phantogram twosome Josh Carter and Sarah Bartel set their focus on touring, then on releasing a six-track EP that hinted at the sonic direction they were headed in, followed by some collabs with Big Boi (on his well-regarded 2012 full-length Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors)…
St. Petersburg’s Gateway to India fulfills eastern promise
A Sarasota favorite crosses the Skyway to transport Pinellas diners.
St. Pete Brewing Company to open at last
It was supposed to be the first brewery in downtown St. Petersburg.
Easy and Exotic: Quick(er) Chicken Tikka Masala
Craving something exotic for dinner but don’t feel like ordering takeout?
New report on Florida’s “Dirty Dozen” laws calls for repeal of ban on 64-ounce growlers
Chip Weiner As CL reported last month, there certainly appears to be a sentiment in the air in Tallahassee this year to finally repeal the absurd state law banning 64-ounce growlers from being sold by craft brewers. That ban is cited in a new report called "Florida’s Dirty Dozen: Twelve Repealers That Can Boost Business,…
Beard Foundation names four Tampa establishments 2014 semifinalists
Four Tampa institutions and two more local restaurants nominated for Beard Foundation Awards.
Sink campaign trots out GOP endorsements to emphasize her centrist credentials
Since she entered the CD13 race last fall, Democrat Alex Sink has emphasized her ability to transcend ideology as a selling point in her candidacy. And to put some meat behind that bromide, today the former banker trotted out three Pinellas County Republicans who are supporting her in the special congressional election against Republican David…
Best freebie this week: Environmental film fest at Eckerd College
Topics include GMOs, the Galapagos and the fate of our nation’s coasts.
A nostalgic and satirical view of U.S. parks and rec
Fake/real installations explore role of nature in American identity.
Tampa Theatre launches revamped website
One of the nation’s most beautiful and best preserved movie theaters, 89-year-old Tampa Theatre is keeping up with the 21st century, launching what's ostensibly a new and improved website this week. “With this new site, we wanted to incorporate technologies that movie-goers have become accustomed to, but that we have not, to this point, been able to…
Community meeting on Florida State Fair’s Student Day brings out all types of feelings
Activist Connie Burton said the Hillsborough Sheriff's Dept. must share some of the blame in the death of Andrew Joseph III According to Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies, youths running amok at the state fair is nothing new — yet they've never told the media about what they call "wilding" until what happened on the night…
Mitch Perry Report 2.19.14: Once again, a request to review Stand Your Ground
Jordan Davis Yesterday in Tallahassee, a group of black lawmakers and community members held a press conference to call for a thorough study of Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground law, specifically to determine whether it has an unequal impact on young black men. The call comes days after the hung jury result on the murder…
Local music spotlight: Live Forever
The rising Tampa act offers a fresh take on an often-stale genre.
After the fire at Domani’s and A Modern Line
Tragedy gives way to a touching display of support as neighbors in the Seminole Heights community rally to help.
Proposed Common Core standards blasted at state education meeting
Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart Does anyone like the Common Core? It sure didn't seem that way in Orlando this morning, where the state Board of Education met to approve amendments to the extremely controversial statewide education standards that officials call the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, but are better known by its opponents as…
Karl Rove’s American Crossroads returns to bash Alex Sink in new ad
American Crossroads and their 501c(4) twin, American Crossroads GPS were among the biggest outside spending groups in the 2012 election cycle, and so far in the early part of 2014 they look like they'll again be major players in their efforts to make the Senate go red and the House remain blue. The two groups…
Interview: Chef Anne Burrell on teaching the worst chefs in America
The culinary taskmaster on how she breaks it down in the kitchen.
John Dingfelder is running to be a judge
Over the past decade, John Dingfelder has been a regular figure in Tampa politics as a member of the City Council. Even after his electoral career was sidelined by losing to Sandy Murman in a bruising Hillsborough County Commission race in 2010, he resurfaced back in 2012, appearing frequently before his former colleagues on the…
Live music radar: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
The funk-soul outfit hits State Theatre tonight
Mitch Perry Report 2.18.14: The Democrats’ new George Soros?
Tom Steyer A little over a year ago, Tom Steyer, a California-based environmentalist, stepped down from the investing firm he created in 1986. At that time he announced he was going to concentrate his efforts full stop on trying to combat global warming, which he has called "the moral issue of our time." In recent…
New Music Tuesday! (February 18): Angel Olsen, Junius, Guided by Voices, Phantogram & more
Releases out this week; audio & video included.
The Laugh Tract — who’s bringing the funny
Amy Schumer and Jim Breuer lead the comedy pack this week.
Comcast-Time Warner deal looks like bad news for the rest of us
There really wasn't too much of an interest on the Sunday morning public affairs show this past weekend, though it was nice to see the networks devote some airtime to climate change after a winter for the record books. The best segment was on CNN's Reliable Sources program, now hosted by former New York Times…
Hey, um, did anyone lose a goat?
The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary is looking for the owner of a friendly female goat found on Nebraska Avenue in Palm Harbor near a hair salon. Please call 727-943-5897 or email spsfi@aol.com.
A mother and child reunion: Jane Seymour and son visit Syd Entel Galleries
Works by the celeb artists will be displayed in a joint exhibition.
Elizabeth Snedecker, star of anti-David Jolly ad, says she’d be glad to talk with the candidate
Upon viewing the ad that features a Largo couple bashing his take on Social Security, David Jolly told CL over the weekend that he had attempted to speak directly to that couple — Rod and Elizabeth Snedecker — on Friday, but was unable to leave a voicemail message on their phone. Jolly said that, although…
Kathy Castor, ACLU & NAACP call for Gov. Scott & Cabinet to automatically grant ex-felons right to vote
The NAACP's Dr. Carolyn Collins, Kathy Castor & the ACLU's Mike Pheneger Last week, Attorney General Eric Holder called for a repeal of laws that prohibit millions of ex-felons from voting, calling it a vestige of the racist policies in the South after the civil war, when states used the criminal justice system to keep…
Watch Red Bull Music Academy’s film What Difference Does It Make?
The Ralph Schmerberg-directed film sees a global premiere tonight.
Morrissey is coming to town this May! (Stop me if you think you’ve heard this before…)
The idiosyncratic Smiths former sets a date — but will he keep it? (Playlist included)
Mitch Perry Report 2.17.14: Dunn case another example of the problems with Stand Your Ground
Michael Dunn First of all, a big shout-out to WTSP's Noah Pransky for winning the Polk Award for local television reporting over the weekend. His reports exposed how the state of Florida had reduced the length of yellow light intervals and was raking in huge profits from additional red-light camera violations. The state later acknowledged…
Review: Trey Anastasio Band at House of Blues, Orlando
A look back at the Tue., Feb. 11 show, with pics & setlist.
St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs brings climate change discussion to the Bay
Harvey Climate change was one of the many topics of the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs on Friday, with the seminar titled “Global Warming Will Give Us More Time On The Beach” allowing for an in-depth discussion of the risks of continued pollution, particularly in Florida. The discussion panel included Frank Alcock, an Associate…
Jolly attempts to reach out to couple who slam him on Social Security in new ad
David Jolly posing withi Florida Young Republicans and Florida College Republicans on Saturday Not only are David Jolly and Alex Sink miles apart ideologically in their contest to succeed the late Bill Young in Pinellas County's 13th Congressional District next month, they also apparently have different ways of wanting to engage the electorate. As originally…
Do This: I Am So Sickened Now
Tracy Midulla Reller and Justin Nelson have offer the hair of the dog for your Valentine’s Day hangover.
Because it’s Friday, here are 13 minutes of the South Park video game
New South Park video game coming this spring
Eric Cantor comes to V.M. Ybor to tout Academy Prep Center of Tampa
Eric Cantor on the steps of Academy Prep Center of Tampa on Friday afternoon House Majority Leader Eric Cantor spent his Valentine's Day in the V.M. Ybor section of Tampa on Friday, taking part in a fundraiser for CD13 GOP candidate David Jolly at the J.C. Newman Cigar Company, then taking the short walk over…
The Gaily News: Gay marriage ban overturned in Virginia
A federal judge in Virginia overturned the state’s ban on gay marriage Thursday evening. The order was subsequently stayed to allow for appeals, which means same-sex marriages can’t begin immediately in The Old Dominion. In her ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Arenda Wright Allen wrote: Our Constitution declares that 'all men' are created equal. Surely…
RoboCop Walks Its Own Path
A new take on the satirical ’87 classic strives for more humanity
Republicans pounce on Alex Sink’s comment about the ACA’s impact on the economy
Last week's Congressional Budget Office report that indicated that one of the effects of the Affordable Care Act would be a drop in work hours equal to the loss of 2.5 million full-time workers over the next decade set off a political earthquake, with Republicans and Democrats in strong disagreement about what that actually meant.…
Mitch Perry Report 2.14.14 -More political ads coming your way -via Pandora?
According to Roll Call, over $7 million has been expended as of Tuesday in the CD13 race between David Jolly and Alex Sink in Pinellas County. That's when you combine all of the spending from the candidates, the political parties and third-party groups. And guess what? In the future you'll be able to get more…
Little red wine that could
Take notes on Italy’s lesser-known red wine, Barbera.
The Well-Played List 2-14-2014, Valentine’s Day edition: Sexy, romantic, mood-setting music
Favorite odes, albums, artists and full playlists for the Valentine’s Day weekend.
Watch: Shakey Graves bring sexy back in a live session, then in real life this Saturday
The “gentleman from Texas” opens for Shovels & Ropes at Crowbar
Do This: St. Valentine’s Day Events Guide
Even if you shrug off Valentine’s Day as a Hallmark holiday, we have you in our hearts.
Do This: Sexy pre-Valentine’s fun w/Erotica at MFA and Lust List Party
Two tantalizing, somewhat absurd and totally lusty events get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day.
Tampa City Council begins conversation on what do with downtown money in 2015
Yolie Capin Millions of dollars of property taxes currently generated in the downtown area to pay off the remaining debt for Tampa Convention Center will become available for other projects late next year. Today, the Tampa City Council held their first public discussion on where to redirect those funds beginning in November of 2015. Notably,…
The Gaily News: Gay Republican features partner in campaign ad
California Republican Carl DeMaio, an openly gay candidate running for Congress, featured his male partner in his campaign ad. California’s Carl DeMaio might not be the first openly gay Republican to run for Congress — in fact, he’s one of three running this year alone. But he is the first to include his male partner…
GOP Representative Eric Cantor coming to visit Academy Prep in Tampa on Friday
Eric Cantor Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor, second-in-command of the House Republicans in Washington, will be visiting Academy Prep Center of Tampa Friday afternoon. According to Academy Prep's head of school Lincoln Tamayo, the middle school was chosen by representatives from Step Up for Students, the state created nonprofit group that administers the Florida Tax Credit…
WMNF Tropical Heatwave 2014 bringing The Hold Steady and others to Ybor this May
The 33rd annual fest features a usual diverse lineup that also includes Roadkill Ghost Choir and The Bright Light Social Hour.
Moving into the future
Will Pinellas pave the way for better mass transit in Tampa Bay?
The Flappy flap
Why did Dong Nguyen kill Flappy Bird?
Pannies and Forties
The relational ramifications of abstinence from masturbation, whether or not depression makes one ugly and some creative new names for little lesbians …
Endless Love is typical Valentine’s fare
This remake of a kitschy ’80s flick is banal, but not hopeless.
Dirty Talk: Infamous Quotes on Sex and Love
An expanding list of funny, irreverent, truthful, and memorable quotes on sex, love, and everything in between.
