Green Community Calendar weekend events
Organic personal care seminar, food energy and ethnobotany classes and farmers markets!
Jobsite edges ahead with Race
The Mamet undertaking is a worthwhile pit stop.
Photo review: Steve Aoki at The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City
Champagne popping, crowd-surfing inflatable boats, cakes with record label Dim Mak scribbled on top flung into the crowd like giant square pies or smushed into fans' faces. Yes, Steve Aoki ran his electro-train of dance music into the ground 'til 3 a.m. at last Wednesday night's Ritz Ybor show. And even though I wasn't too…
Sarah Palin & Sean Hannity are bummed Romney won’t use Reverend Wright to attack Obama
I'm not a regular viewer of Fox News' Hannity, but in between watching commercials during the Celtics-76ers broadcast on TNT Monday night, I did see Sarah Palin lead off a long opening bloc to begin that telecast. Palin sympathized with Hannity, who last week said he was disappointed to learn that Mitt Romney would not…
Latest Romney Super PAC ad features would-be spurned Obama supporter
The latest ad from the Karl Rove backed Crossroads GPS Super PAC supporting Mitt Romney is an unusual one compared to most other campaign ads, featuring an actress playing a 2008 Obama supporter who goes back in time to think about when her kids used to come home after playing, and because of the continuing…
Traffic congestion on the rise in Tampa
A rebounding economy is grinding drivers to a halt.
Tampa Bay mom one of hundreds who will protest in D.C. against current laws against toxic chemicals
Marybeth Palmigiano is with Physicians for Social Responsibility Tuesday morning in Washington, hundreds of advocates will rally in support of legislation overhauling laws governing toxic chemicals. Among those who will be rallying will be Marybeth Palmigiano, chapter manager for the Tampa Bay chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. She will be part of what is…
Mitch Perry Report 5.22.12 – Rob Turner’s porn-swapping
The Tampa Bay Times Bill Varian reports this morning about Hillsborough County Property Appraiser Rob Turner's pornographic email relationship with a woman that he previously had a relationship with – an electronic connection not done with County resources. Though a bit sensational, what's the harm? (Other than to Mrs. Turner?) Well, the woman in question…
Play it safe with your grill
If your Memorial Day includes a barbecue, this is your cue to ensure a festive, fun, but also safe, barbecue. Although we’ve been grilling for some time now in Tampa Bay, cooler regions of the country have a shorter grilling season, and consider Memorial Day to be the “unofficial beginning of summer.” That’s one reason…
New music Tuesday! (May 22): Gossip, Rec Center, Joe Bonamassa, Garbage, The Cult, John Mayer & more
Releases out this week, with audio & video included.
Datz mixes it up with mixology
Datz Deli is a gastro pub known for their comfort food selections, craft beers, boutique wines and artisanal cheeses, but did you know that Datz also holds tasting events for beer, wine and other spirits? This month, Datz decided to mix it up by holding a hands-on mixology event, featuring Milagro tequila. I attended the…
Axelrod fires back at Cory Booker for his defense of Bain Capital
Right before the Florida Republican primary in late January, Florida Democrats trotted out a couple of people personally hurt when Bain Capital took over the companies where they were working. Bain, of course, is the private equity firm that Mitt Romney ran from 1984-1999, and where he earned his reputation, for better or worse, as…
Lawyer at Tampa ACLU meeting takes care of his own in Chicago
Attorney Mickey H. Osterreicher comes to the rescue of photographer Joshua Lott.
This Battleship is going down!
Big stars, bigger explosions and one sinking ship of a movie.
A sparkling, non-alcoholic celebration
Creative ways to make celebration drinks fun, even if they need to be non-alcoholic!
Expect the worst
What to Expect an unfocused waste of varying degrees of talent.
Mitch Perry Report 5.21.12 – The return of King James
Hoops, protests in Chicago and more …
Get juicy in honor of National Physical Fitness Month
In 1983, around the time Olivia Newton-John was “getting physical,” the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition declared May as National Physical Fitness Month. This month, the Council makes extra strides to promote the benefits of a physically active, nutritious lifestyle. Their hope is that these positive habits will blossom this month, along with…
Concert review: Getting sexy with Washed Out at Crowbar, Ybor City
A wrap-up of last Sunday’s show, with pics.
Ron Paul supporters organizing major festival in Tampa days before RNC
Although Ron Paul announced last week that he will no longer campaign in primary states that have not voted this year, he urged those who support his candidacy for president to continue organizing in states that have voted, in order to win delegates to the national convention. And those activists are doing just that, sometimes…
Pelosi challenges Boehner to bring middle-class tax cuts to House floor
Last week Speaker of the House John Boehner freaked out those who were paying attention when he began talking about the debt ceiling. On ABC's This Week on Sunday, Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi articulated those concerns by saying: Here they go again. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player "Last year just the threat of…
Florida GOP Senate race still a major buzzkill
On Saturday the Tampa Tribune's William March reported that in 2009, after sitting Florida U.S. Senator Mel Martinez announced he was bailing on his seat, George LeMieux convinced Charlie Crist to reverse a decision to appoint Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp to the seat, using “a strategy that included direct pressure on Crist." March listed embattled…
Concert review: Wilco at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa
It's hard to arrive at one summation of Monday night's Wilco concert at the Straz Center. [Text by Julie, photos by Andrew.] Big "buts" keep getting in the way — the show was enchanting but uninspiring; powerful but lacking in excitement. With their biggest, strongest, longest lineup to date, and some backup players, Wilco played…
Better ingredients, better dogs
Fido can benefit from going organic, too.
Review: Heartless Bastards rock the Orpheum, Ybor City
A look back at the band’s Tuesday night show.
Mitch Perry Report 5.18.12 – New media news
Just as yesterday's Tampa City Council meeting was to begin came the news across the transom down at City Hall – Warren Buffett's company had just bought most of Media General's newspapers for $142 million. Still left on the market was our own Tampa Tribune and a few smaller papers in the region. What does…
WMNF names Sydney White new Station Manager
Sydney White Tampa community radio station WMNF 88.5 FM has announced that Sydney White has been selected to become Station Manager, effective June 18. In an email message sent out Thursday night, WMNF Board of Directors head Letty Valdes wrote that "We feel very fortunate to have found someone with Mr. White’s experience and commitment…
Despite what Hollywood says, casual sex never leads to a happy ending
I spent this weekend in bed watching a buffet of bad movies on Netflix streaming. What we used to do on sick days before the Internet, I have no idea. Netflix even offers a category specifically for my sick days. It's called, “Quirky Independent Romantic Dramas with a Strong Female Lead.” After going through a…
They’ve got the moves like Kafka
An army of government flacks creates a barrier to truth.
You say tomato, I say soup
This easy-to-prepare tomato soup is comforting goodness in a bowl.
Tampa City Council approves Event Zone- but still intent on banning guns inside it
After a spirited debate amongst themselves, the Tampa City Council today passed on second hearing today an ordinance regulating the rules for behavior during the week of the Republican National Convention in the section declared the "Event Zone," extending the boundaries slightly from its passage of the original ordinance passed two weeks ago. The final…
ABC 28’s Don Germaise to hunker down for good
The veteran reporter is calling it quits from TV news at the young age of 53.
Stageworks’ Biloxi Blues passes muster
Ricky Cona and Co. deliver a great take on Neil Simon’s best play.
Tampa Council members express frustration about their lack of input on homelessness
Yolie Capin Earlier this month, Hillsborough County Commissioner finally learned about the details of a plan to help the homeless conceived by a group of private and public officials, including Commissioner Sandy Murman. That plan is to buy and rehab a 24-unit affordable housing development located off of Fowler Avenue in the University area of…
A look back in words and photos: WMNF’s 31st annual Tropical Heatwave, Ybor City
Tropical Heatwave can be an exhausting endeavor. The stages are spread out enough that you spend as much time walking or scurrying or flat-out dashing from one place to another as you do enjoying the music. All that hoofing it in the humidity for several hours means lots of sweating, and to avoid being totally…
Recalling Maurice Sendak’s “Jewish year” with Glen Dickson
Pincus the Pig is the retelling of Peter and the Wolf by Maurice Sendak and Glen Dickson. When children’s book author Maurice Sendak died on May 8, he was remembered by many for the imaginative worlds he created in Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen.
Reel Projections: Dark Shadows, The Dark Tower and dark David
Burton & Depp re-team, The Avengers makes a mint and more …
Tangelo’s finds a home
The old St. Pete staple survives — and thrives — two years after its move to Gulfport.
Change is a pain in the ass
Are we too damned lazy to make a difference?
A-list Brits liven up Marigold Hotel
Judi Dench et al manage to rise above a middling script.
Stall man
Is my risque office bathroom break going to cost me my job?
I want my LGBTV: Have you ever had a gay experience? (video)
In honor of Pres. Obama endorsing same-sex marriage, Jimmy Kimmel decided to ask people if they've ever had a gay experience — and had audience members guess whether the answer is yes or no — for the "Pedestrian Question" segment of his show. Check out the hilarious clip below.
Activists show their disdain for Mitt Romney in St. Pete
Atecia Robinson Bill Hurley, a St.Pete native, invites Romney supporters to walk the red carpet In the wake of the upcoming Republican National Convention, emotions continue to rise regarding the GOP nominee, Mitt Romney. Outside of a campaign event at Mirror Lake Lyceumon Wednesday where Romney was set to discuss his economic philosophy with his…
Mitch Perry Report 5.17.12- the Event Zone discussion returns
The Tampa City Council is expected to vote for a second and final time on what Bob Buckhorn's administration is calling "The Event Zone," the list of regulations for those who will be protesting during this summer's Republican National Convention. There shouldn't be any surprises, but stay tuned on this site for an update. Norm…
Live and Local Spotlight: Orbit 19 Nine-Year Anniversary Party
Bet ya didn't know that Orbit 19 Lounge has been around for nine years. Wait, you haven't heard of Orbit 19? Maybe because it's located in that weird nowhere-land between Tarpon Springs and New Port Richey otherwise known as Holiday? It's high time you get acquainted with the swanky BFE venue, and this Friday's free…
Hey buddy, can you spare a bike?
Bike sharing is sweeping the country. Can it work in Tampa Bay?
Hot seats: A Hundred Chairs at TMA
The history of modern art, as revealed in dozens of ingenious ways to rest one’s butt.
Outside the Box: WMNF Tropical Heatwave 2012
I’ve never worked so hard to get TO work!
The Dictator orders you to laugh
But Sasha Baron Cohen’s latest shows signs of complacency.
Johnny Ciao’s long, strange trip
We dish with the culinary rocker who’s fed the Grateful Dead, Michael Jackson and more.
‘Sex and Punishment’: author and lawyer, Eric Berkowitz, on 4,000 years of judging desire
In ancient Greece, the husband of a cheating wife could shame his rival by shoving spiky fish and radishes up the offender's butt. In the Middle Ages, impotence was one of the few allowable reasons for divorce. Throughout history a common punishment for rapists was marriage — to their victims. While reading about the evolution…
