Digging The Garden
Kiley fans are taking action with pens and shovels.
Short List
Doggin it'insultmonger.com We're sure you motherfuckers (or kumamayos, in Swahili) will enjoy it. prank costs deleon springs seniors their graduationIn related news, the school's principal has officially changed his name to Dean Wormer. twenty positions cut from new york times newsroomPlease, dear God, let it not include Jennifer 8. Lee. former fla. democrat chief scott…
Save Paradise
The movement to rescue a neglected urban garden.
Boy Meets Girl
A supposed Oscar contender and a chick flick battle at the multiplex.
Alt Republicans
As the right wing solidifies its hold on the GOP, moderates look to more inclusive groups.
The Good, The Bad, The Local
It’s time for another batch of homegrown reviews.
Upcoming Concerts
Upcoming Concerts June 9 Jazz Attack Feat. Rick Braun/Richard Elliot/Peter White/Jonathan Butler Ruth Eckerd Hall 9 Six Feet Under w/TBA State Theatre 10 Tom Petty/The Black Crowes Ford Amphitheatre 10 Jimmy LaFave & Night Tribe w/Cigar Store Indians Skipper's Smokehouse 10 Kevin James Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center 10 Bedlight for Blue Eyes/My Epiphany/The Highter/Secret…
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tues., June 7: Paul Anka, Rock Swings (Verve) The Aquabats, Charge!! (NIT) Black Eyed Peas, Monkey Business (A&M) Bullet Train to Vegas, We Put Scissors Where Our Mouths Are (NIT) Nick Castro, Further from Grace (Strange Attractors) Circus Maximus, First Chapter (Sensory) Coldplay, X&Y (Capitol) Daisy Chain, Straight…
Suggs Blog
Dixie JusticeIf anyone has a fondness for "justice, Dixie style," they should feel right at home in Federal District Judge Jim Moody's Tampa courtroom during the trial of Sami Al-Arian and three co-defendants. I'm speaking of the days when juries were white, the accused were black, and the verdict was decided before the trial began.…
Dog Tired
A rock-star narrative tailored for a skatepunk crowd, Lords of Dogtown is the fictional account of real-life skateboarding pioneers Stacy Peralta (John Robinson), Tony Alva (Victor Risuk) and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch). This move arrives a full four years after Dogtown and Z-Boys, a documentary about the very same story that made waves at Sundance.…
The Heat Is On
Thai Island’s spicy dishes burn up the competition. By Brian Ries
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area
Drink Pink
There’s no reason to blush when drinking blush.
Mathematics, Genius and Sex: Review of Proof at American Stage
Four extraordinary performances lift Proof.
Planet Picks
June 2 – Thursday Welcome to the Machine Jobsite Theater continues its 2004-05 season with Machinal, a 20th-century feminist drama by Sophie Treadwell loosely based on the 1927 murder trial of Ruth Snyder (the first woman to die in the electric chair), and set against an industrialized landscape. The play follows a young woman through…
Culinary Events
SUMMER PARTY La Maison Gourmet throws a party with a menu that includes steamed shellfish, wine and dessert. $39.50. 6:30-9 p.m. Thurs., June 2. La Maison Gourmet, 471 Main St., Dunedin (727-736-3070 or www.lamaisongourmet.com). TASTE OF PINELLAS A three-day event with food created by local restaurants and live entertainment. Proceeds benefit All Children's Hospital. Samples…
The Blotter
Steal A Meal: A man was observed trying to shoplift lunch from the Publix supermarket in downtown St. Petersburg. "The suspect was seen ordering a submarine sandwich, then walking through the store with it for about five minutes. He was seen concealing said sandwich inside his shirt." The sub swindler tried to make his escape,…
Freebie
seeking a new point of view?Journey to Lowry Park and join Bay area Buddhists to observe Change Your Mind Day, an annual gathering celebrating shared Buddhist traditions that commenced 12 years ago in New York's Central Park, and that's currently celebrated in over 40 cities nationwide. According to Buddhist Peace Fellowship member Rick Ferriss, the…
Dining Guide
HILLSBOROUGH/BRANDONBEN'S FAMILY RESTAURANT, 704 E. Brandon Blvd. (813-685-5501). Family-style home-cooked meals are the restaurant's specialty; it does all three meals well, five days a week, with light, fluffy pancakes and plenty of hot coffee for breakfast, excellent fresh sandwiches and salads for lunch, and a dynamite dinner of hot white meat turkey dinner with stuffing…
Space Chases
Kiley Park’s not the only endangered public space getting attention these days.
Take It All Off, Chickie
A perfect roast chicken, minus the skin it’s in.
I’ll Drink To That
A barfly’s tips for venturing outside the usual haunts.
Spins
Blinking Lights and other RevelationsEELSVagrantEels mastermind Mark Oliver Everett has never wanted for artistic ambition, but his new album raises a bar that he's already set very high. Blinking Lights and Other Revelations – two CDs, 33 songs and more than 93 minutes – is an engrossing and eminently listenable effort that charts the bumpy…
Ask the Advice Goddess
'TIL DEARTH DO US PARTMy boyfriend is a nice guy, but he not only lacks ambition and motivation, he's very critical of mine. We're both in our early thirties, but he has a $10-an-hour job, lives in a crummy apartment, and doesn't even own a car. I have a master's degree and a career I…
Soundboard
Thursday, Jun. 2 4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar 4th Street Jazz Trio 688 Skatepark Providence/A Fire for Tomorrow Adobe Gila's Audioband Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon Bahama Mama's Blue Star Highway The Bank Nightclub and Concert Venue Left Lane Big J.R.'s Restaurant and Lounge Steve Santo/DJ Rockin' Rick Captain Jack's Rus Anderson Cheddar's Casual…
Royalty Majesty
42 years behind the keys.
Music Menu
cult of JONATHANFrom his early-'70s role fronting proto-punk minimalists The Modern Lovers through a two-decades-long career as a solo performer (the latter half of which has been spent with equally, er, interesting drummer/sideman Tommy Larkins), Jonathan Richman's eccentric, earnest approach to songwriting has endeared him to an incredibly loyal cult. His reputation as a quirky,…
Music Venues
VENUES For a comprehensive list of addresses and contact information for the nightspots listed in SOUNDBOARD, log on to www.weeklyplanet.com. 688 SKATEPARK, 6140 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, 727-523-0785 THE BANK NIGHTCLUB AND CONCERT VENUE, 1950 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-898-4488 BOOMERZ BOILER ROOM/BOOMERZ CAFÉ, 6990 Seminole Blvd., Seminole, 727-391-7066 BOURBON STREET, 4331 U.S. 19 N.,…
