Any ideas?
Hi all. Made any progress for what you'd like to call this puppy? Any idea when you want to launch? If you can't make up yer minds, we can launch with the current title "Planet Talk" and current URL "creativeloafing.typepad.com/planet_talk." — LauraFries.com
Around The State…
And now for the latest from around the sunshine state (as located while trolling cyberspace): From a Jan. 4 L.A. Times story: "Cynthia Sommer, 32, moved to Florida from San Diego in 2002 with a new boyfriend, an ex-Marine, just weeks after an autopsy performed by a military pathologist found that her husband had died…
One man’s junk…
Benefit/Fundraiser
Cyber-Wine
Online snobs vs. valuable wine websites.
Grecian Earns
Louis Pappas Market Café is branching out.
Snack Attack
Dick's Up All Night Ageless Clark returns to New Year's Eve broadcast; co-hosts with Dick-in-training Ryan Seacrest. Bong Vodka Overpriced hooch in a bottle shaped like paraphernalia but not usable as such. Genius! Chronic(what?)-cles of Narnia Samberg-Parnell's nerdirific rap is the first funny SNL bit since Cow Bell. Gov. Jeb Admits Belief in Evolution "Christ,…
Benefiting Fowler
Just about anybody with any knowledge of Tampa roots music is familiar with young bluesmaster Damon Fowler; since his first public appearance at age 14, Fowler has been a staple on local and national stages for the last decade. He can deliver contemporary blues-rock as well as anyone, but it's his facility with eclectic styles,…
The Cure
There’s a fix for every hangover, but there’s a catch.
One-trick wolf
Despite the considerable buzz generated at Sundance, there's not ultimately much separating director Greg McLean's nasty little thriller from your standard garden variety kids-stalked-in-the-wilderness-and-hacked-to-bits flick. The story here (based on true events, we're solemnly assured) is basic and simple: three young pals (Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath and Kestie Morassi), on vacation in the Australian outback,…
What Happened Next?
Updates, outcomes and second acts for stories we covered in 2005 (and a few from before that).
Shunning Shakespeare
Andrew Ralley seems to have it all: fame and critical acclaim for his lead role in a television series; a rich and gorgeous girlfriend; an utterly devoted agent; the ideal New York City apartment; and the opportunity to star as Hamlet in Central Park. However, beneath this lovely surface of success is any number of…
Out of the shadows
Palmetto Beach’s low profile can’t last long.
Guy Noon
Heath Ledger’s performance fuels a classic — and gay — western tale.
Prognostication for Fun & Profit
A month-by-month directory of 2006.
Going Postal
RELIGIOUS, RIGHT? Scott Harrell's piece "It's Christmas, For Christ's Sake" (Life Sentences, Dec. 21-27) did a good job of deconstructing the uproar over the presence or absence of "Merry Christmas," but his closing suggestion hints at the real problem we face: placing operatives in political positions to legitimize a religious agenda. It is Constitutional policy…
Music Menu
THURSDAY, JAN. 05 ROD MACDONALD Balladeer and ace musician MacDonald has helped usher in contemporary folk music over the course of his 30-plus-year career, without ever losing sight of the music's traditions. He currently teaches a workshop titled "Folk Singing in Modern Times" at Florida Atlantic University; this evening's concert will also include a discussion…
Your Lights Are On
Lights On Tampa kicks off at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, with installations on view till midnight. It's possible to walk to all of them, but if you prefer to ride, HARTline Trolley Route 98 will run every 15 minutes until midnight and will be stopping at most of the sites. There will be…
Calling All Hound Dogs
Special Event
The Wish List
What I’m hoping to see in local theater in 2006.
Bits of Spanish Heaven
Ceviche transforms a landmark in downtown St. Pete.
Shots by Snitzer
Art
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Theater
Outtakes
New Releases GRANDMA'S BOY (R) A 35-year-old slacker moves in with a trio of high-spirited female octogenarians in what sounds like it might just be a little too close for comfort to Golden Girls meets Three's Company meets American Pie. Cross your fingers. Stars Allen Covert, Shirley Knight, Shirley Jones and Kevin Nealon. Opens Jan.…
A World of Pain
"MANDATORY MADNESS" JUNE 17, 2004 THE STORY: After being convicted of drug trafficking and other offenses, chronic pain sufferer Richard Paey of Pasco County was sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 25 years in state prison. Sheriff's deputies surveilled Paey (pronounced "Pay") for weeks and never produced any evidence that he had sold a single…
Kiss and Tell
Theater
Fresh in the City
Culinary
Everything Is Illuminated
As Lights On Tampa prepares to shine, we preview the artwork that will be making it glow.
