Jul 28 – Aug 4, 2016

Jul 28 - Aug 4, 2016 / Vol. 29 / No. 21
This week, our intrepid News & Politics Editor Kate Bradshaw heads from Cleveland to Philly for the DNC — joined by Editor-In-Chief David Warner — where now-official nominee Hillary Clinton attempts to unite a divided party. Can she pull it off? Check out our coverage of the convention’s opening days, and read breaking news as […]

Florida Conservation Voters endorses Ben Diamond

Democratic House District 68 candidate Ben Diamond announced his plans to fight Florida’s green algae crisis Tuesday while also receiving endorsement from Florida Conservation Voters, an environmental group. “We think he is going to be an incredible friend to Florida’s environment,” Aliki Moncrief, the group's director, said. Both the FCV and Diamond were active in…

Sh*t happened 8/2/16: UT smoke-free, Zika now local to Miami

Sh*t Happened: Making lunch at your desk less unbearable since 2015, except when we run closeup images of bugs sometimes. The University of Tampa is now a completely smoke-free campus, having prohibited all tobacco products as well as e-cigarettes. Because if college campuses are famous for anything, it's their ability to enforce rules against the…

CL goes to the DNC: Day Four

Well, that about does 'er. The party's united (sort of). Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton came across as an able, amenable candidate (or not, depending on whom you ask). Donald Trump is still a baby; his campaign sent nearly a dozen press releases out during Clinton's Thursday-night speech. We can all go to the beach…

DNC Day Four: Photos from Philadelphia

Hillary's big night had its lulls (Nancy "Snooze" Pelosi) and its flashes of defiance from the anti-war (and pro-Jill Stein) contingent, but it ended in Katy Perry, killer speeches (particularly those by Rev. William Barber and the "proud American Muslim" father of a fallen soldier), a confident acceptance speech, and lots and lots of balloons.…

CL goes to the DNC: Day Three

Perhaps it's the combination of copious booze and sleeplessness on our part, but this week seems to have flown by like no other. Here we are, it's Thursday, and we've been saying "why not" and "hell yes" at every turn, thereby testing the limits of our mental capacity. And we know we're far from the…

Protesters attempt to crash Donald Trump private Tampa fundraiser

Protesters gathered outside Donald Trump’s private fundraiser in Tampa shortly after demonstrating at the GOP presidential nominee's campaign headquarters at 3104 N Armenia Ave. Tuesday. Many of the protesters were holding up placards with messages that ranged from “White Supremacists Are Un-American” to “Latinos Are Not ‘Rapists and Criminals.” The protesters included members of the local…

DNC Day Three: Photos from Philadelphia

The third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia had it all: tears, tributes, Trump-bashing mixed with a welcome bash of comedy and Broadway, and a stem-winder of a speech by President Obama that culminated in the first onstage appearance by Hillary Clinton, who will formally accept her party's nomination tonight. CL photographer Joeff…


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