Integrate This: Go nuts
The healthy new perspective on coconut oil.
Bloom blossoms in St. Pete
The Oleson Gallery will be throwing its biggest art show yet to welcome a brand new 7,000-square-foot multi-purpose, multi-level gallery space.
Porn at 18: head-turning redhead, Alex Tanner
The New Port Richey native offers insight into what tempts young women into the adult industry.
Fun and remembrance — Memorial Day Weekend events
Memorial Day — it's a solemn holiday but tends to have a hedonistic twist. Here's a starter to help you experience the zaniness and seriousness of the weekend: Bands on the Sand Rock out Memorial Day weekend for the sixth year in a row. The weekend will feature eight showstopping music groups of various genres…
A look back at Pride & Passion 2014
A wedding of fashion, love and thunderous sexuality at the Tampa Museum.
Day camps with a difference
Worthwhile summer camps with a creative and educational bent.
Enter “The Anal Ninja,” Jayden Lee
The porn star on squirting etiquette, anal fisting, shaving her ex-boyfriend’s asshole, and why she is “The Anal Ninja”
Tampa bicyclists gather in Curtis Hixon Park for the 4th annual Tampa/Hillsborough Ride of Silence
On Wednesday night in Tampa, approximately 65 bicyclists met up at Curtis Hixon Park, joining cyclists around the world in observing the annual Ride to Silence. The ride honors bicyclists who've been killed or injured in traffic crashes and raises awareness about bike safety. Before the cyclists took off on their police-escorted ride through downtown,…
Mitch Perry Report 5.22.14: Why can’t Tampa Bay improve pedestrian safety?
Earlier this week the Tampa-St. Petersburg area received the dubious recognition of being named the second most dangerous region in the nation when it comes to pedestrian safety, which should come as a surprise to absolutely no one. In fact, Florida dominated the top ten, as delineated in a new report by the National Streets Coalition. Orlando…
Beyond shuffleboard: Alternative outdoor sports for retirees
So you’re retired, and you need some options for filling your days other than the garden and the barstool. You came to Florida for the weather — why not go out into it, and try to get some semblance of exercise while you’re at it? Shuffleboard, that’s the ticket. The classic Sunshine State silver-age pastime.…
Summer Girl
Isabella Angelina Robison of St. Pete is just like every other 15-year-old girl in America — she’s a Ukraine-born Romanian-gypsy adopted daughter of two loving moms who plays drums in a rockabilly combo when she isn’t working to graduate high school early. OK, well, so she isn’t just like every other 15-year-old in America. But…
Fishing with Pop
When I was 8 years old, my father moved the family from Montgomery, Alabama, where he was stationed at Gunter Air Force Base, to Homestead, where he’d been assigned to the AFB there. (If you’ve heard of Homestead, it’s likely due to its being demolished by Hurricane Andrew in ’92 — it’s now an Air…
Pimp your pool
What’s the number-one most desired homeowner’s accessory when the sun comes out and the temperatures really start to climb? A pool. And what’s the most risky accessory to add to a property, in terms of cost, value and return? Yep — a pool. For most people, the price of an in-ground pool, along with the…
Talking ’bout My Generation — two museums, an array of Chinese contemporary art
In June, the Tampa Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, team up to present My Generation: Young Chinese Artists.
Escapes for all ages — museums, attractions and beaches
Some local and regional favorites for having fun, learning a little and getting in touch with unpaved Florida. MUSEUMS & ATTRACTIONS ADVENTURE ISLAND The park is open daily March through October; hours vary. Single-day passes are $42 adults, $38 ages 3-9 with a $5 discount if you purchase online; children 2 and younger enter for…
Ollie up for All Decked Out at Polk Museum of Art
Skateboarding art and more celebrate the sport in Lakeland this summer.
Summer Movie Preview: A season for the ages
This year’s blockbuster movie season has a little (or big and loud) something for everyone.
Stuff these books in your beach bag
Escape the heat with quality, off-the-radar fiction.
Florida’s springs offer a pleasant escape
Spring into summer at one of the state’s most beautiful natural resources.
Veterans immortalized at St. Petersburg Museum of History
The American Soldier: A Photographic Tribute runs through July 13 at the St. Petersburg Museum of History
GOOOAAAAL! It’s another World Cup summer!
In the U.S., the sport of soccer still has its scoffers, but the rest of the futbol-loving world is closing in. The younger generation has a more global mindset, and interest in both the FIFA World Cup and international league games has steadily increased over the years. According to a Reuters Poll, around 104 million…
From Harry Potter to Wild Florida: What’s on track at Central Florida theme parks
Ah, summer theme park visits. Whether you’re soggy from sweat or afternoon showers, no heat or inclement weather should put a damper on the excitement around the new rides scheduled to open this season. Both Universal and Busch Gardens have postponed the opening dates of their anticipated additions, but barring any further delays, most if not all parks should…
Summer dinner parties: It’s not as hard as you think
If you can read and muster a bit of patience, you can throw a memorable epicurean shindig this summer.
IMG? OMG! It’s a dream camp for young athletes
It’s long been a rite of passage for teens to go away to summer camp, and athletic summer camps have always been part of that mix. But let’s be clear. There are your sports camps, and then there is the IMG Academy in Bradenton, the world-famous facility whose 2014 summer camps begin next week and…
Make some beautiful noise with your toddler at Music & Me.
As the father of a 3-year-old I’m always combing Tampa Bay for things to do with my son. I don’t see nearly enough of him during the workweek, and my gut instinct is to try and make up for my absence by packing in as much fun as possible on the weekends. My last two…
Surviving the summer with a newborn
My son Henry arrived on this earth three years ago on a humid Sunday in June. I know it was humid because our air conditioner broke around the same time as my water. It was 90 degrees outside and 90 degrees inside — the optimal conditions for misery. I woke up with contractions at 6…
Todd Olson resigning from American Stage to lead Maryland arts festival
Olson has led American Stage for 11 years.
Jolly blasts Obama on VA crisis — calls his response “one of the greatest failures” of his administration
President Obama finally addressed the growing crisis within the Veterans Affairs today, saying he has ordered his top deputies to complete their review of the long wait times and alleged false record-keeping at VA medical centers in several states, including Florida. But he is not firing V.A. Secretary Eric Shinseki — at least not yet. …
set and setting gets signed to Prosthetic Records!
Another Best of the Bay-winning band has done the area proud. St. Petersburg's own hard-hitting post-classical, post-metal double-drumming and shredding outfit set and setting — which put out an amazing album of expansive well-crafted instrumentals, Equanimity, last year — finally drew notice from one of the bigger heavy music labels: Prosthetic Records, current home to…
Amazon lists most well-read cities — Florida well-represented
Clearwater made it No. 18 in the country.
Ulele’s local flavor
The new restaurant on the Hillsborough River will pay homage to Tampa and the community’s evolution.
Sippers for summer
Local eateries talk trends and recipes for summer cocktails.
Oh, Mary! Roxanne Fay and summer theater options
Roxanne Fay’s modern parable and a preview of Summer theater offerings.
Tampa man among those arrested for protesting at McDonald’s Illinois headquarters today
(UPDATE) In Oak Brook, Illinois, the corporate home of McDonald's, a few thousand protesters today called on the fast food giant to raise pay for its workers, a day ahead of the fast-food chain's annual shareholders meeting. The protest is just the latest action by organized labor to raise the wages of low-income workers, particularly…
Tampa Museum of Art’s Todd Smith leaving to head museum in California
The news comes on the eve of two of TMA’s most ambitious exhibitions.
Hometown hero
Southern Living magazine names Bay area favorite Jai Alai IPA the best craft brew in the state.
Local were-band Wolf-Face celebrates two years with Burgatory Fest & a PBR Burger Bash this Saturday
Two venues, 15 bands, and a bonus of burgers & brews.
Restaurant review: Green Mint moves from truck to table
Green Mint offers flavorful options in surprising surroundings.
Live and Local Spotlight: Ol’ Dirty Sundays Three-Year Anniversary Party
The weekly hip hop dance party celebrates its longevity this Sunday.
Crist and Scott both invited to gubernatorial forum, but Scott won’t show
(UPDATE) Charlie Crist has brushed back questions about why he won't engage in a debate with Nan Rich by saying that his number one focus is defeating Rick Scott this November. Running against an incumbent governor with a huge spending advantage, it's not difficult to discern Crist's strategy to marginalize his only serious Democratic Party…
Rubio says Obama doesn’t want to hear his proposal to reform the VA
In what is becoming a bigger problem for the White House every day, President Obama was scheudled to meet this morning with General Eric Shinseki, the increasingly beleaguered head of the Veterans Affairs Department. Calls for Shinseki to resign have become more frequent as reports have surfaced about delays at VA hospitals that have contributed…
Mitch Perry Report 5.21.14: The Tea Party & the GOP establishment come together
There were primary elections in six states last night, and, unlike 2010 and 2012, Tea Party insurgents didn't knock out any establishment GOP incumbents. In most cases, it wasn't even close. The big story nationally was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell easily defeating his Tea Party challenger, Matt Bevin, by 25 percentage points in the…
New poll quizzes undocumented millennials on DACA implementation
In June of 2012, the Obama administration announced that it would accept requests for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an initiative designed to temporarily suspend the deportation of young people residing unlawfully in the U.S who were brought to the U.S. as children, met certain education requirements and generally match the criteria established under…
New Music Monday & Tuesday! (May 19-20): The Roots, Coldplay, The Brian Jonestown Massacre & more
Releases out this week; audio & video included
Brand New coming to Jannus Live on October 26, no word yet on new album
The post-hardcore outfit’s first Bay area appearance since ’09.
Listen: T.I. featuring Young Thug, “About the Money”
T.I. enlists his Atlanta brethren for his latest track
Victor Crist says the Hillsborough PTC is new & improved, not “old and troubled”
Despite their best efforts, Tampa Bay area Republican legislators Jamie Grant and Jeff Brandes couldn't kill off the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission (PTC) during the recently concluded legislative session. But they tried their best, attempting any legislative maneuver possible to allow car sharing services like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar to operate legally in cities…
Hillsborough Democrat urges boycott of Staples stores
Last fall, a new partnership between the United States Postal Service (USPS) and Staples, Inc was announced. The pilot project called for the opening of 82 Contract Postal Units (CPUs) in Staples stores across the country. The initial announcement said that if successful the program could be expanded to the remainder of Staples' 1,500 domestic locations.…
Mitch Perry Report 5.20.14: New Hillsborough County Transit report — more of the same?
Over a year ago, a leadership group was formed in Hillsborough County to deal with transit issues unresolved In the wake of the county's failed transit tax referendum in 2010. Now a report has surfaced from the group, officially known as Transportation for Economic Development in Hillsborough County, that emphasizes — surprise! — building more roads. Under…
Fallon brings his Tonight Show to O-Town
Jimmy Fallon, the Roots and gang will be taping The Tonight Show at Universal Studios in Orlando June 16-19. The announcement posted yesterday on the show's website, NBC.com/the-tonight-show, said, "We promised you that we'd take The Tonight Show on the road as soon as we could, so we're very excited to announce that The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy…
The Laugh Tract — who’s bringing the funny
Memorial Day is Monday, and if you have a long weekend coming you probably want to spend some of it laughing. Venues have a variety of stand-up performers this week, with funny guys and ladies from around the country stopping by our comedy clubs. Here's the lineup for this weekend: Lavell Crawford at Tampa Improv.…
FDP slams Florida Rep. Charles Van Zant’s bizarre comment that Common Core will make you gay
We know that Tea Party types (as well as some progressive Democrats) are extremely unhappy about Florida adopting the Common Core education standards. But Representative Charles Van Zant (R-Palatka) has taken it to a whole new level, courtesy of video procured from the liberal blog Think Progress. Speaking at the “Operation Education Conference” in Orlando…
HART’s Katharine Eagan to be in charge for the rest of 2014, if not longer
This morning members of HART''s Finance, Governance and Administration Committee discussed a draft of a employment agreement they hope to soon present to Katharine Eagan. Eagan is the transit agency's former Chief Operating Officer who was named last month to succeed Philip Hale as HART's CEO on an interim basis, and with so many events…
Adrian Wyllie on why you should make him governor
Adrian Wyllie says that the perception of what the Libertarian Party is all about has come a long way in the 20 years since he became a member. He says when he'd tell people his political affiliation back in the '90s, he received quizzical stares and comments like, "You work in a library?" Ten years…
Watch St. Vincent play Saturday Night Live, see her live at Tampa Bay Times Forum on December 16
The indie rock siren opens for the Black Keys in December, hits Orlando in October.
Do This: Learn about 3-D Printing at The Venture Compound with Andrew Sink
Learn about 3-D printing — for free — at the Venture Compound.
Cyclists get on the road for Kerouac in St. Pete
On Sunday, more than 100 Jack Kerouac fans, Beat-nuts, lit geeks, cyclists and assorted beautiful-day aficionados gathered outside dive bar The Flamingo to take part in a cycling tour of the author/tragic figure's St. Pete haunts. Organized by Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival executive director and all-around community arts force Margaret Murray and…
Laying Layton Benton
The porn star on what she looks for in balls, wanting her first anal shoot to be classy, and the perils of shooting ass worshipping scenes.
Mitch Perry Report 5.19.14: Florida GOP’s congressional maps go on trial
The Florida League of Women Voters, Common Cause, the Florida Democratic Party and others who have challenged Florida's re-drawn congressional maps finally get their day in court today in Tallahassee. The groups actually have been in court for the past two years, claiming that the GOP-led House & Senate leaders thwarted the will of the…
Is Lucas Overby now the Democratic Party’s choice in CD13 this fall?
Despondent Democrats in Pinellas County and Washington are still dealing with the reality that somehow they failed to produce a candidate to run against Republican David Jolly in the CD13 race this November, one of the true rare swing-seat districts in the country. Their last, best hope, Ed Jany, dropped out of the race last…
Hookup shook up
Relationship advice columnist Dan Savage addresses all manner of hookup shenanigans.
Rookies report, Oprah butts in and Balfour… Australian for f#$&!
Mama always said, never wish your life away. But the air is filled with anticipation like that 1979 Heinz Ketchup commercial. Those brats never took the time to enjoy the slow and steady journey of the thick delicious condiment as it made its way from the bottle to the burger. They just wanted to devour…
Do This: The weekend’s Top 10
Great weather and cultural happenings galore.
Bring on the taco bliss
St. Petersburg’s beloved Casita Taqueria will reopen in a new space with the same homemade flavor.
Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour
CL’s Interview with Keyboardist Charlie Wilson
The Well-Played List, 5-16-2014: Grace Jones, Tobacco, Tim Barry, Allagoch & more
Find out what the CL Team and local tastemakers are jamming this week; audio & video included.
Rick Scott campaign says Charlie Crist relegated to “one-off stunts” to remain competitive with their man
A campaign memo from a top official with Rick Scott's campaign blasts Charlie Crist for what it calls "one-off stunts" in his campaign in order to stay competitive with Governor Scott. The memo, authored by Tim Saler, Deputy Campaign Manager for the Scott campaign, includes some interesting nuggets from the re-elect Scott brain trust. Certainly important to note is…
GoFundMe campaign launches for Refinery sous chef
Friends and coworkers are asking for help with the uninsured sous chef’s medical bills.
Mitch Perry Report 5.16.14 – New survey says Millennials aligned with Dems big time – but may not vote in Nov
Throughout 2008, one segment of the electorate that was totally in the bag early on for Barack Obama was the youth vote. But the larger question about that enthusiastic level of support throughout that year was quite basic — would they come out and vote that November? They did, and the rest is history. But…
Do This: Moving Current’s NewGrounds
In its 12th year, Moving Current once again traverses new dance territories with NewGrounds.
Top LGBT weekend happenings
Pride & Passion, Una Voce and the Harvey Milk Festival highlight a weekend of fabulous events.
Fast-food workers demonstrate for a living wage in Tampa
The crowd yelled, “When workers’ rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!”
Al Cardenas & other Florida conservatives call on House Republicans to pass immigration bill now
Citing the conservative Florida Legislature's consideration of pro-immigrant bills providing in-state tuition for undocumented schoolchildren and allowing an undocumented immigrant to legally practice law in the state, Al Cardenas said today that House Republicans could pass a bill regarding immigration reform before it breaks for its summer vacation. "Florida is in so many ways a…
RPOF reprises 5-year-old anti-Charlie Crist Democratic website
Five years ago today, May 15, 2009, wasn't really a very significant moment in U.S. or Florida history. Or was it? Well, it was the day when Charlie Crist announced he was running for the U.S. Senate in 2010, and that same day the Florida Democratic Party launched an anti-Charlie Crist website called "CutandRunCrist.com" that…
Wiser app simplifies Android phones
We all know somebody (hint: it's probably a parent) who's always asking for help doing things on their Android phone, or just complaining that there are too many options. These folks just want to make a call, or take a picture, or send a text without having to swipe through multiple screens and options to…
Live and Local Spotlight: Stolen Idols CD Release Show
Stolen Idols, Tampa’s jazzy luau godfathers and worshippers of the tiki gods, present their first full-length album, Moonlight Offerings, this weekend. The title is based on Robert Jimenez’s midnight blue painting, a nocturnal and nostalgically ephemeral work bandleader/composer Drew Farmer selected for the cover of the Stolen Idols album, and it perfectly captures his band’s…
Basketball court: Shawna Vercher vs. Tim Donaghy
A Florida House candidate’s legal battle with an infamous former NBA referee.
Movie Review: Million Dollar Arm
Disney swings for the cheap seats.
And here’s the terrifying trailer for ‘Selfie’ (VIDEO)
ABC is hoping to capture a younger, social-savvy audience with a horrid new show.
KenoSobi presents Stand For Something at a release show this Friday
A full-length from the long-time Gwan Massive drummer/producer
