Mar 16-23, 2017

Mar 16-23, 2017 / Vol. 30 / No. 2
Meet the winners of our fiction contest, who all had to use the not-at-all political theme “orange.” Meaghan Habuda interviews Il Ritorno about their upcoming expansion and why there’s more of them to love. Ray Roa delves into Obituary’s 10th studio album on the eve of their return to Ybor City, and it’s definitely not […]

Yet another poll suggests Bill Nelson would beat Rick Scott in 2018 senate race

In the hypothetical but highly possible Florida Senate contest between Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator from Florida Bill Nelson and current Florida Governor Rick Scott, polls have consistently shown that incumbent Nelson has quite the advantage — at this point. And yet another poll, conducted in March and commissioned by the Florida Chamber of Commerce (the…

Models want Brandon swingers club to swap out their photos

Eyz Wide Shut, which is apparently Tampa’s premiere swingers club, regularly advertises theme nights on their website. Usually, the ads for “Threesome Thursday” or “Horny Girls Weekend” feature young, barely-dressed women to entice curious couples to try out their wild side. Of course, you don’t really think the particular woman on the flier will be…

Ybor City Baseball Museum seeks local baseball items

Baseball is everywhere. Chantal Hevia, the president and CEO of the Ybor Baseball Museum read a quote saying, “Baseball has played a role in everyday life since the 1800s” and that's what both the Ybor Baseball Museum and the Smithsonian National Museum of National History is trying to document. In February, the museum hosted traveling…

Environmental groups sue feds over Manatee Mosaic phosphate mine permit

Just a month after the Manatee County Commission approved a mine expansion near the Peace River, four Florida environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit to stop the expansion of phosphate mining in the state. The Center For Biological Diversity, Manasota-88 Inc., People For Protecting Peace River and Suncoast Waterkeeper claim the Department of the…

Stuck in limbo: Thanks to Trump’s executive order, a PhD student from Tampa is stuck in Iran—with no help from USF

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