Dodging at the Times?
Take a peek at the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s account of why Pinellas County is really settling its lawsuit with former assistant county administrator Rick Dodge. It points a finger at the St. Petersburg Times’ role in the case, with Dodge’s attorney alleging that top county leaders who wanted Dodge out “planted†a story with…
Sugar Cubes
A sweet deal for the museum, but what’s in store for Kiley Gardens?
Hurray For Hollywood
Moonlight and Magnolias cheerfully celebrates the birth of a masterpiece.
Going Postal
Letters to the Editor RACE RELATIONS I have never been inclined to write a letter to any publication, (especially not this rag), mostly because you are all amateur, zero-minded idiots. Normally, I would flip past your editorials without even the slightest interest, knowing you couldn't possibly have anything remotely valuable to say. Boy, I should…
No Subs
What if I don’t want fries with that?
A Call To Arms
True originals, The Lawrence Arms are just being themselves.
Almost Perfect
Armani’s food, service and setting mostly live up to expectations.
Jelly Bellies
We're not sure what it takes to become a Bellydance Superstar; we suspect some smart go-getter just trademarked the name and got his- or herself a stable full of belly dancers, but come on, they've gotta be better than those lame-ass Bellydance Notables. Fourteen members of the celebrated troupe (shows around the world, over a…
Cartoon Villains
Were those anti-Muslim cartoons a “calculated insult”?
Cultural Movements
DANCE
Tastings
Tipsy Times in Tampa Bay STELLENBOSCH WINE TASTING Taste whites and reds from South Africa's premier wine region. $10; includes glass and hors d'oeuvres. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 17. Uncorked, 2706 Fourth St. N., St. Pete (727-892-WINE). RAGIN' CAJUN Straight from the Bayou, featuring shrimp and crawfish etouffee, with New Orleans beers and a selection of…
List Brief
Scatologically Speaking
Short List
SHRINKAGE
Music Menu
Upcoming Concerts in Tampa Bay THURSDAY, FEB. 16 THE COUNTRY GOLD TOUR The Florida State Fair entertainment train rolls on. Tonight's slate has become something of a State Fair tradition — a touring lineup of Nashville C&W notables who, while not exactly up there with Garth and Toby, are well known to lifelong country music…
Wine From Walla Walla
Washington wineries put the squeeze on California.
Outtakes
Short reviews of recent flicks New Releases DATE MOVIE (PG-13) A couple of the screenwriters behind the Scary Movie movies (as the ads and trailers so gleefully point out) are on hand to apply their patented spoof-and-burn formula to the romantic comedy genre. Stars Allyson Hannigan, Jennifer Coolidge and Fred Willard. Opens Feb. 17 at…
Hoag’s Heroes
Music/Fundraiser
Outtakes Brief
Free from Coherency
Clan Meeting
By almost every account, Wu-Tang Clan — the legendary, scene-changing Staten Island hip-hop collective — has yet to equal the genius of its flawless first full-length, 1993's Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Still, the group's shadow continues to loom large, particularly in underground rap, pop culture and hipster realms. It's partially because individual members (most…
Spins
Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of GrungeVARIOUS ARTISTSLivewire Recordings At first glance, Sleepless in Seattle looks suspiciously like a half-assed low-budget cash-in compilation, a collection of obscure Seattle-scene tunes some tiny label scraped together and put out long enough after the fact to drum up a little hip-nostalgia interest. There's the cheesy title (what, they…
Handcuffed
They’ve served their time, but they still can’t vote: Why Florida stops 600,000 ex-felons from going to the polls.
The Blotter
Bubble gum, batteries & blowjobs
Bay to Bay
After 16 months of exploring the Bay area, he’s headed for a new orbit.
Short List
Be Vewwy Quiet
Sip, Nosh and Talk
Literature/Lecture
Do the Reggay
Music
Party Like It’s 1799
Theater
‘Rilla Retrospection
Art/History
A history of Violence
Terrors both real and imagined prove potent in the thrilling Caché.
New CDs
In stores Tues., Feb. 21: The A-Bones, I Was a Teenage Mummy (Norton) Arctic Monkeys, Whatever People Say I Am Thats What I Am Not (Domino) Black Furies, Death Trip Saturday Night (Gearhead) Bolt Thrower, Realm of Chaos (Earache) Chicago Underground Duo, In Praise of Shadows (Thrill Jockey) Clem Snide, Bitter Honey (Spin Art) Coldcut,…
Lift and Separate
Once upon a time, there was a brilliant but obscure Minneapolis band called Lifter Puller (or LFTR PLLR, if you prefer). The group's slightly trippy, slightly arty post-rock was pretty good, but it was vocalist Craig Finn's insanely imaginative spoken/sort-of rapped/almost-sung narratives about losers, drug dealers and kids looking for the bad kind of good…
