Bill Nelson’s spokesman says the senator DOES have an opinion on “stand your ground”
In the aftermath of George Zimmerman's acquittal in the Trayvon Martin case, a number of Florida Democrats have called for the controversial "stand your ground" law to be re-examined, with many legislators calling for a special session to do so. But when Bill Nelson was asked about that on Monday, the Florida Democratic senator demurred,…
McAlister’s Deli brings hot spuds and sweet tea to Boy Scout Boulevard
In addition to Eddie V's, Lee Roy Selmon's, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, the Boy Scout Boulevard dining hub welcomed "fast casual restaurant" McAlister's Deli. While many of the restaurants in the area cater to more formal dining, McAlister's hopes to offer a laid-back atmosphere for lunch and dinner. McAlister's Deli opened Monday, July…
New poll shows Kriseman struggling with black vote in St. Pete
Plus: Kathleen Ford fades as frontrunner.
Mitch Perry Report 7.24.13 – Hillsborough business officials call for light rail, but BOCC seems unmoved
Hillsborough County Commissioner Mark Sharpe tweeted out a link to Mike Salinero's story in the Tampa Trib this morning on yesterday's transportation meeting between Hillsborough County officials (including Mayor Buckhorn). Sharpe's tweet read "Execs driving Hillsborough to pursue mass transit system." And yes indeed six different business executives did call for local officials to get…
Environmental groups advocate EPA limitation guidelines for toxins in our water supply
Last year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first ever national standards for toxins dumped into waterways from coal plants. These "Effluent Limitation Guidelines" are the first time standards for water pollution from coal plants have been updated in more than 30 years. Today a coalition of environmental groups including the Sierra Club, Earthjustice,…
Rubio to oppose Samantha Power’s nomination as UN Ambassador
Last week at her confirmation hearings in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio challenged Samantha Power for some of her previous comments and writings. Power is President Obama's choice to succeed Susan Rice as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Power, a journalist and former human rights activist before she joined Obama's State…
Bob Buckhorn proudly signs new ordinances cracking down on the homeless in Tampa
Officials say the intention is not to arrest the homeless, but to offer them a bed in a shelter.
Nan Rich slams Bill Nelson for not weighing in on “stand your ground”
Nan Rich meets supporters at a campaign meet and greet in Ybor City on Monday Although Florida political pundits still aren't taking Nan Rich's candidacy seriously, it's not dogging the former Senate minority leader one bit. Buoyed by a poll released last week that shows her leading Rick Scott, 55-45 percent, in a potential one-on-one…
Mitch Perry Report 7.23.13 – Fearing U.S. involvement in Syria? You shouldn’t
And now for something completely different. While the country obsesses over England's royal baby and/or the aftermath of the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin trial, let's take a look at U.S. foreign policy, shall we? A number of progressives seemed to be in high dungeon last month when President Obama announced that the U.S. would begin sending…
New Music Tuesday! (July 23): Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Gogol Bordello, Marc Anthony & more
Releases out this week; audio & video included.
International travelers get a potential boost with Global Entry at Tampa International Airport
Global Entry kiosks are now working at Tampa International Airport This summer, Tampa International Airport has become the latest destination in the country to offer a federal program designed to speed international travelers through customs and passport checks at the airport. Called Global Entry, travelers returning from overseas to TIA can now skip long lines…
Bill Nelson doesn’t have much of an opinion on “stand your ground”
Senator Bill Nelson gets "mic'd up" at Tampa International on Monday On Sunday, Arizona Sen. John McCain said that his home state should review its "stand your ground" law, which is similar to the Florida statute that has been the focus of attention in the wake of Trayvon Martin's death and George Zimmerman's subsequent acquittal.…
Amy Brooke’s ass brings new meaning to triple-X
The hardcore porn star opens up about breaking the triple anal barrier, group sex, swinger parties, her midget sex project, and hooking up with fa
Tampa Bay’s leading food bank is going on a PR offensive
Chip Weiner A volunteer sorts canned goods at Feeding America's Tampa warehouse A little while ago, we contacted officials with Feeding America Tampa Bay about profiling the food bank for last month's Food Issue. The agency's development director, Debbie McCarthy, said our interest in the feature story coincided with the agency's desire to start getting…
Mitch Perry Report 7.22.13 – Ford’s stock dropping in St. Pete?
Hours after I last posted on this blog 10 days ago, the Tampa Bay Times wrote a story about the mysterious chicken who was appearing at recent St. Pete mayoral debates, mocking the fact that front-runner Kathleen Ford had been avoiding a number of such candidate forums. It's a fact that more St. Pete voters…
The Many faces of Trayvon — images from Tampa Bay rallies this weekend
Linda Paulk of Ice Cream Magazine holds portrait of Travon Martin at the Justice for Trayvon rally at Tampa Federal Courthouse Saturday Hundreds of people in the Tampa Bay area rallied this weekend wearing shirts, carrying signs and chanting, saying "We are Trayvon." Two rallies, one in St Petersburg and one in Tampa, were organized…
John Boehner defends slacker work pace in the House
Since John Boehner succeeded Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House in 2010, our Representatives in Congress have never had more time off, literally. By design when the House has been in session, Boehner and his minions Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy have made certain to give members one week off a month to go…
Buckhorn talks tough about going after Tampa slumlords
This is an image that city of Tampa officials want to eliminate Some parts of the Tampa Bay area political establishment reacted with shock and dismay after the Tampa Bay Times reported earlier this month that then-Tampa Port Authority chairman William "Hoe" Brown ran a thriving slum behind his business office in Seminole Heights —…
Repealing Stand Your Ground and the value of black life in U.S. discussed at ‘Justice for Trayvon’ rally in Tampa
Chip Weiner Morris Corbin stands with Terence Henderson at Trayvon Martin rally in Tampa Although there were more a dozen speakers who addressed a rally in downtown Tampa protesting the George Zimmerman/Travyon Martin verdict early Saturday afternoon, it was the last man at the microphone, activist Life Malcolm, who drew the loudest cheers. He referenced…
Lightning release 2013-14 schedule
Nicole Abbett KICK ICE: The Lightning will begin the 2013-14 season on the road. The Tampa Bay Lightning and the NHL announced the new regular season schedule for the upcoming 2013-14 season.
Piano festival hits a high note for USF recital hall
The first ever Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival will be held in the Barness Recital Hall, and everyone’s invited.
She’s on a boat
Local chef Adrienne Gang sets sail on Bravo’s Below Deck.
Boy Trouble
Momentary indiscretion leads to weeks of worry.
Green Bench gets its brewhouse
The last time Creative Loafing was at Green Bench Brewing Co. in St. Petersburg, the space was naked (save for a few piles of debris). It was February, partners Nathan Stonecipher and Steven Duffy, and head brewer Khris Johnson, had their work cut out for them. Just five months after we last spoke, the Green Bench folks have turned the 1926 mechanic garage into an…
Cigar City Brewing launching membership club
TODD BATES Cigar City's El Catador Club kicks off this Sunday. Cigar City Brewing is expecting a large crowd on Sunday for the launch of its first membership club. For $120 ($126 if you pay with a credit card), members of El Catador Club will get five barrel-aged beers, a 10 percent discount on purchases…
New Belgium arrives
At long last! Here are some of the beers to look for.
Conjuring up potent scares
James Wan crafts a very effective, old-school chiller.
Calling all Instagrammers: Enter your photos in Tempus’ new show
The Tempus Projects inaugural fall 2013 show, FILTER/BORDER: AN Instagram EXHIBITON, invites iPhoneographers (and anyone with access to Instagram on their phone) to submit original photos produced exclusively through the Instagram app. The juried show opens at 7 p.m., on Fri., Sept. 6, at the CL Space. Before whipping out your phone to snap a…
Sunscreen’s Film Institute is ready for its close-up
Attention, aspiring filmmakers! The Sunscreen Film Festival has joined forces with Indie Studios to launch The Film Institute starting Aug. 5. The institute will offer college level classes with currently established educators and working professionals (Curtis Graham, Tom Hammond and Tony Armer to name a few). It will also have online classes, which will give…
How Periel Aschenbrand wrote a memoir from her knees
The author opens up about casual sex, why she wishes she slept her way to the top, and the importance of taking risks.
An open letter to Robert Zimmerman, Jr.
Stop talking. Now.
The heroine of Tampa is not Debra Lafave
But she is “full-stop bananas,” says author Alissa Nutting.
The new allure of “used” fashion
Vintage, buy/sell/trade, consignment, “upcycled”… creativity reigns.
The fraternal disorder of Lonesome West
Sibling rivalry makes for deliciously dark comedy in Jobsite’s latest production.
RED 2: Old dogs, old tricks
Try to savor the silliness of this dumb sequel.
Florida: The Worst State?
Yes, we’re a mess. But we’re not alone.
Pitch perfect at Euphemia Haye
It’s all good at Longboat Key’s fabled restaurant, but oh, the desserts.
Turbo goes nowhere fast
Dreamworks’ latest moves at a snail’s pace.
Louder Than Hell lessons in metal history.
A new oral history-style book for metalheads and beyond.
Album review: Inter Arma, Sky Burial
Sometimes metal is a compelling form of transgressive art. At its best it’s shocking and endearing in all the right ways – playfully tousling the hair of those not hip to its darker charms and puking virginal blood on the doorsteps of those who turn up their noses at it. But sometimes it can be…
Review: Anberlin delivers a stripped-down reading at State Theatre
A look back at the July 13 show.
Album review: Deafheaven, Sunbather
Though Sunbather doesn’t necessarily break new Deafheaven ground, the San Francisco twosome manage to deliver greater precision, intensity and extremes of style on their sophomore full-length. Vocalist George Clarke and songwriter/guitarist Kerry McCoy achieve a more ambient black metal sound by incorporating elements of melodic hardcore, post-rock and post-metal into the 60-minute odyssey. Noisy stretches…
The Way, Way Back is a summer charmer
Teen angst by the seaside with a winning cast.
Color Acting at MFA gets points for good behavior
The Museum of Fine Arts analyzes a spectrum of influences on our perceptions of art.
Thai it up
Make your own coconut curry tofu at home tonight.
Have a scoop of Butter PeKanye
Bluelucy’s Sup Cones show is all about hip-hop and ice cream.
After Trayvon, what?
The need for dialogue on race, guns and a dangerously ambiguous law.
Get out your LGBT planner
Jessica Wild performs at Liquid Tampa on Saturday, July 20. There are plenty of local LGBT events going on in our area if you’re looking for something to do. Wednesday, July 17 The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) meets from 6:30 — 8 p.m. at Metro Wellness and Community Center’s Tampa location, 1315…
