Changes Coming To Bartlett Park Apartment Complex
It was a healthy mix of about 40 people of varying ages and ethnicities sitting in fold-up metal chairs in the middle of the Fountain View Apartments parking lot waiting for the auction to begin. An older man in a grey polo shirt held his poodle. Several men in business suits clutched constantly ringing cell…
Tampa City Council: Brown vs. Dingfelder
Challenger Julie Brown has managed to snag the two largest public safety endorsements in her quest to unseat Tampa City Councilman John Dingfelder. Last week, she touted her endorsement from the West Central Florida Police Benevolent Association (which represents city police officers). This afternoon, Tampa Fire Fighters Local 754's President Larry Parker said Brown has…
Morning Roundup
Submitted for your approval: Do you suppose the space is near a Starbucks? Yeah, I miss working in corporate mass media. 10 Truths about Rudy Giuliani.
Tampa City Council: The Horse Race
At the risk of offending community journalism advocates everywhere, here is how the Tampa City Council races shape up money-wise as of the latest financial reports, which trickled in late last week. I've calculated their cash on hand (COH) to give a truer picture of where they stand: District 1Rick Barcena — Raised $14,060, loaned…
God Ignores Pat Robertson Again
Barely a month ago, Rev. Pat was telling his 700 Club that God had spoken to him recently and had dished that there would be a terrorist attack on the U.S. this yr, with "mass killing." Rev. Pat, you recall, is also a noted meteorologist, having predicted hurricanes for Orlando in 1998 after that city…
Afternoon Roundup
Depressed that football is over; ecstatic that spring training baseball is just around the corner: Dr. Goodbody's Total Goodbody System. The Molly Ivins' phrase that the NYT refused to print, both when she was a reporter and even after her death. Groundhog Day on WMNF. West Palm Beach's government is for sale to developers. South…
Scott Snow’s Properties on Auction Block
Looks like Tampa Bay's "Best Slumlord" is getting out of the rental business. Scott W. Snow, who made headlines last year when the residents of his Chinook Apartments were thrown out by the city after multiple fire code violations, has erected auction signs at his other three Midtown apartment complexes. The auction, advertised as a"no…
Must Read Over at The Buzz
Gotta prop Adam on this one, a panel discussion about of the state of FLA politics that is about the smartest thing I've read in a long time. It's here.
Leading the Panic Over the United Nations Global Warming Report Will Be . .
The UN's 113-nation committee effort is said to have watered down the report a bit but still concluded that it's more likely than not that GW has strengthened hurricanes. Under Florida's new legislation, the industry pays up to $6B per storm, which is supposed to be relief for them, but if you see a lot…
Brown’s Neighborhood Allies
Julie Brown, who is challenging John Dingfelder for his seat on the Tampa City Council, has released a list of her Neighborhood Leadership Team, working with her so "that the voices of the neighborhoods are heard at City Hall.†She's got some recognizable names on it — but not always for their neighborhood activism. Only…
Iorio Signs Onto Global Warming Resolution
After taking some heat (pun intended) for not signing onto the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio today gave up the signature. Her news release on the subject announced the signing and then went on at length to detail the city's anti-global warming initiatives: City government is already working on…
Morning Roundup
A tip of the lid to Eric Snider, CL's senior editor celebrating his 10th anniversary here at the nuthouse: Non-story of the Week winner. "I always bring stuff back," explained the St. Petersburg Housing Authority member who was caught not attending conference sessions recently. Like sample shampoos, little soaps, sewing kits, etc. Just the Dept…
Gwen Miller’s Answers, Day 3
Today's installment, from the taping of the League of Women Voter debates for the Tampa City Council, finds the chairwoman of the Council answering challenger Joe Redner's question about traffic, as he queried that with a 50 percent increase in traffic predicted in Tampa, what has Miller done about it: "The city needs light rail,…
Afternoon Roundup
Federline! Fries!: Ya gotta hate a politician who won't stay bought. Tampa Bay's 10's Ginger Gadsden and videographer spend a night in Tent City. The CL print version of the death of Orange. Forgot to pimp this last week: My God has kung fu grip. This was an amazing story about war and death; the…
Programming Alert
Loaf puzzle guru Merl Reagle will be making a special appearence on Oprah tomorrow at 4 p.m. The subject of the show is "How'd They Do That?" and features an interview with Merl and New York Times puzzle-guy Will Shortz. The men of the crossword discuss their passion for puzzles and pimp their film Wordplay,…
The Stride
Name of Kama Sutra Position: The Stride Getting into the position: The woman gets into position by either getting down on her hands and knees or hands and feet, whichever catches your fancy! The man then approaches from behind, lifts one of her ankles behind her and places it onto his shoulder. From this point,…
The Difference Between Tampa and St. Petersburg
We've had two incidents recently that say a lot about Tampa and St. Pete and their mayors, and their respective newspapers. In St. Petersburg, Mayor Rick Baker took a great deal of heat after police officers slashed the tents of some homeless people in an effort to shut down an illegal tent city that was…
Note to Readers
Yr Editor has been publishing five days a week since the debut on November 1, but I have to cut back to Mon-Wed-Fri for a while because I'll need Tuesdays and Thursdays free as I go for Level VII training at the headquarters in Clearwater. Florida News, Tearin' Up the Internet E-mailers and bloggers have…
Gwen Miller’s Answers, Day 2
We continue our look at how the Tampa City Council Chairwoman Gwen Miller answered questions at the recent taping for the League of Women Voters candidate debate. Our next question was posed by one of her challengers, Denise Chavez, and asked why the City Council waited so long to cut property taxes last year. Miller's…
The Queen of Mean
Comedy, Friday, Feb. 2
Le Morte des Faux
Dec. 18, 2006: Jersey Youth-Oriented Weekly 'Exit' Folds The North Jersey Media Group has pulled the plug on several of its publications, including what a local Web site calls its "faux-alt" weekly. "We at City Belt were never too impressed with Exit," writes Jon Whiten, editor of both City Belt and AltWeeklies.com. (City Belt) Aug.…
Events around the city
Wine tastings and dinners
Consider the possibilities
An unprecedented collaboration unfolds at USF with dance pioneer Trisha Brown
The Good, the Bad and the Queen
The Good, The Bad, and The Queen
Music Week
vocal Acrobat He possesses one of the most elastic voices in the annals of pop — and jazz and classical, for that matter. Bobby McFerrin scored a No. 1 hit with "Don't Worry, Be Happy" in 1988; the song's lightweight theme drew the ire of activists like Chuck D. McFerrin's mainstream stardom was short-lived, and…
Music Week Concerts
February 8 Chicago Ruth Eckerd Hall 9 & 10 Less Than Jake State Theatre 10 Gipsy Kings Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center 11 Winger State Theatre 14 Joe Bonamassa Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center 14 Huey Lewis & The News Ruth Eckerd Hall 14 Blues is Alright Tour St. Pete Times Forum 16 Dark Star…
Dance
What to Watch For
Plaza suite
Location and talent in the kitchen set high expectations for a new eatery in downtown St. Pete.
The weekend in review
Wade Tatangelo on The BAAMO Show; Tristan Wheelock on Black Diamond Heavies
Mix It Up: Spring Arts
The perfect blend of dance, music, theater, art and film
Fear of a Subtitled Planet
A filmfest’s demise bodes poorly for fans of foreign films.
No easy access
Indie rock great Yo La Tengo maintains its mystery
Sleeping among us
Spending a cold night counting Hillsborough County’s homeless
Get together right now
More of this season’s team efforts
Capsule reviews of recently released movies
Babel, Charlotte’s Webb, Children of Men, others
Film
What to Watch For
Rock/Pop/Jazz
What to watch for
Theater
What to Watch for
Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc
Called "the next Anne Rice" by some critics, Tampa resident Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc is one of Tampa Bay's premiere horror fiction authors. Van Scoyoc, 37, gained a loyal following with her first self-published book The Two. Since then, through Ephemera Bound Publishing, she has released two more novels: Man of Two Worlds, which won…
Some Loud Thunder
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Do you know who I am?
This and other reviled questions at the Sundance Film Festival.
Orange whipped
After a dust-up over the C-word, its editor is fired and the paper folds
Art is Dangerous
Learning to tolerate the intolerable
Travels with Tommy
Art, Monday, Feb. 5
The Rockets’ Red Glare
Songwriter Brian Henneman makes peace with his place in music
The Kids Are Not Alright
Little Children
Concert Reviews
Heady Metal
Freedom’s Road
John Mellencamp
Surreal Motions
Dance, Thursday, Feb. 1
The Blotter
Bizarre crimes from Tampa police reports
This Perfect World
Freedy Johnston
The art of the tease
Thee Vaudevillains strip with style
Black quarterbacks speak out
Literature, Tuesday, Feb. 6
Sweet poetry
BOOK READING
Sugar Hill Records: A Retrospective
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Music Week
Dark Funeral, Enslaved, Abigail Williams; Yo La Tengo, Todd Barry; others
Silly Knights
The supremely funny Spamalot brings Python-esque wit
Warming Reds
Curl up with a glass
Art
What to watch for
Jacked Up
Music, Saturday, Feb. 3
Happy Eighth Decade!
The 80th Anniversary Ruby Jubilee at Tampa Theater
Another Industrial Ugly Morning
GASPARILLA, PART I Now that it's over, the pirates can get back to their full-time jobs plundering the local economy, overbuilding our suburbs and creating more low-paying, dead-end service industry jobs. POLICE TO REUNITE As a quartet this time: Andy Summers on guitar, Stewart Copeland on drums, Sting on bass and Sting's ego on percussion.…
Why is Pakistan’s government ticked off at the Bush administration?
Don’t Panic … Your War Questions Answered
Classical
What to Watch For
St. Pete: The Meanest Streets?
If the negative reactions to St. Petersburg's homeless population don't let up over the next year, the city might earn itself the title of "Meanest City in the Nation." Michael Stoops, executive director of the National Coalition to End Homelessness, says the city leaders' decision to destroy tents in a Jan. 19 raid on tent…
Dis-Harmon-y
Given chronic staffing shortages and the homeless tent debacle, the chief must go
Reggae Superstars
Music, Sunday, Feb. 4
Into White
Carly Simon
