Haagen-Does free scoops today!
Yep, it's free scoop day at Haagen-Dazs today. No catch, except the free cream has to be the brand new cinnamon dulche de leche or sticky toffee pudding flavors, and only between 4-8pm. Dulche de leche seems a natural here in Tampa. Click for the four Tampa area locations.
Get shorty
Here's my review of Tropical Heatwave that will hit newsstands on Thursday. Anyone else attend the big 'MNF bash? What did I miss/overlook? Picture of Troy “Trombone Shorty†Andrews by Valerie Troyano. WMNF Tropical Heatwave, Sat., May 12, Cuban Club and nearby venues, Ybor City. The greasy stomp of AC/DC’s “Back in Black†grabbed the…
Chairman of the Board
It is now nine years — to the day — that we lost Francis Albert Sinatra to that great Jilly's in the Sky. I plan a minute of silence here in the office, followed by a playing of "Softly, As I Leave You." I'll save the reading from the Holy Book, "The Way You Wear…
Gabber Reporter: “I Am A Racist”
Back in April, I wrote a piece on the gentrification of the Bartlett Park neighborhood in St. Pete and the tensions simmering in the community. In one of my subsequent blog posts, I mentioned a blog written by a Gulfport Gabber reporter and Bartlett Park resident, Cathy Salustri. Her entry “I Had A Dream,†in…
My Heatwave schedule
WMNF's Tropical Heatwave boasts more than 30 bands on six stages. Here's the agenda I'm to follow (or, at least try to follow) while reviewing the massive event Saturday. Times overlap, meaning I'll be leaving some performances early and arriving at others mid-set in order to soak up as much music as possible. The two…
Another Loss of a Beach Institution
Summer is here, and while Creative Loafing is celebrating the change of season this week with our annual Summer Guide, not everyone is looking forward to longer, hotter days. My Urban Explorer column this week examines how the end of tourist season affects the Corey Avenue shopping district in St. Pete Beach, along with the…
The New Tampa Museum of Art (Probably)
Architect Stanley Saitowitz presented his preliminary design for the new Tampa Museum of Art today in a meeting with some of the museum’s trustees. The mood in the room was jubilant, and rightfully so. The structure Saitowitz is proposing—subject to the approval of the entire board of trustees next week—takes part in an international conversation…
Oh, the humanity
Watch this Jimmy Kimmel Live clip a minute in or so to see an amazing performance by an LA newsgal describing just how much humanity the fires in Griffith Park are bringing out in the population. (JKL changes its videos daily to match that night's shows, so if you didn't catch this on Thursday, it's…
Beyonce to play Tampa
The former Destiny's Child star will bring her Beyonce Experience tour to the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on Sat., July 21. Robin Thicke will open. The press release calls it the "the most eagerly-anticipated tour of the year." Do we agree?
CL on Media Talk
Our own Dawn Morgan filled in more than capably last week on Media Talk, discussing the FCC hearing that we covered and that she attended until the late hours of the night. Video here.
Reversed
Name of Kama Sutra Position: Reversed Getting into the position: It is performed with the man lying flat on his back and the woman straddled over the top of him. The womanÕs feet are positioned with one going directly overtop his heart (chest) and the other clasped in the palm of his hand. On a…
Hot News
Unfortunate juxtaposition of the week: Last night's 11 p.m. ABC Action News led with a report on Florida wildfires, and — oh, no, they din't — a piece on "Real Estate Hot Spots." Buy now – the values are smokin'!
“I put my degree on applications, and they make fun of me for it.â€
Want to be a chef? Think twice about culinary school. Locally, you'll end up paying $47,152 for a 21 month (full-time) Associates Degree at The Art Institute Of Tampa, or over $40,000 for 28 months at Keiser in Sarasota. For some people the experience is undoubtedly worth it. The dreary truth is that I've heard…
Dead men walking
Where the traditional zombies of George Romero or Val Lewton movies are slow, lumbering things, the creatures of 28 Days Later — and now its even zippier, uglier sequel, 28 Weeks Later — surge after their victims at record speeds, and the camera reacts accordingly. We barely get a glimpse of these brain-munchers on crystal…
In the jailhouse now
Paris Hilton, budget cuts, prom season
Reality Can Be Fun
Plumb the depths of summer TV – and win!
“Ride a White Horse” video
Goldfrapp
Mother’s little helper
The right juice for mom’s big day
Royale photos
Artists Gallery Royale spotlights the talent of its seven member photographers during its latest exhibit, Photography As Fine Art, which opens this Saturday night during the Downtown Arts Association's Second Saturday Gallery Walk. Exhibiting artists utilize a variety of techniques and styles. St. Pete native Larry Lynch focuses on landscapes and nature, his recent explorations…
And the Winner is… Stacy Cason
Busker Idol
Eric and Shere Schiller
Owners of Gaspar’s Grotto
Big easy squeeze
Vans, sedans and accordions at New Orleans Jazz Fest.
Summer Games We’d Like To See
A CL Summer Guide Special Report – Plus the 2007 Summer Movie Game
Down Holmes at Tropical Heatwave
The Holmes Brothers headline at WMNF’s music fest
Politicos Consolidated
One past and one future politician laud media convergence
The Beach-Pub Crawl
Six tips for a successful time partying (via trolley) at the beach
‘You Didn’t Leave Much Out, Didja?’
An ode to mom, including the time she tossed the TV
The Water Park Olympics
The splash of victory, the agony of the feet.
Porter in the House
Comedy: Thursday, May 10
Art enough for ya?
What to watch for this summer in visual arts
Has the United States lost the war in Iraq?
Don’t Panic … your war questions answered
Solo Monk
Thelonious Monk
Sister acts
Theater: Sunday, May 13
Force fed
Training for an eating contest, one hot dog at a time
THE RULES:
DIY Slip ‘n’ Slide
Soosha Meaders
Busker Idol
Spins
Björk, Spider-Man 3 soundtrack and An All-Star Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd
Main Street, FLA
Hopes and headaches as a beach town braces for a slow summer
Jerome Lee
Busker Idol
West Coast Refrains
Music: Monday, May 14
Upcoming concerts
Earth Wind & Fire, Kevin Gordon, Trans Era and more
Steven Shuniak
Busker Idol
THE RULES:
Mall-Walking
The Less-Is-More Swimsuit Contest
Vote for the best bod on the beach. It’s your civic duty.
THE RULES:
Wiffle Ball, CL-STYLE
Music week briefs
Not Weeping The Willowz play impassioned blues punk straight outta the garage, make twangy folk fit for the country and then take listeners back to the Summer of Love with spells of psychedelia — making it all work like a less sumptuous, more trippy, re-imagining of Led Zeppelin III. The band first hit the national…
The Games People Play
The Loaf‘s guide to 10 drinking games we sorta remember how to play.
The Lists Of Summer
A complete guide to summer fun and games, plus a word search puzzle for whiling away the sweltering days and nights.
A critics’ guide to Tropical Heatwave
Who to watch for at the Cuban Club and environs
The Blotter
Bizarre crimes from Tampa police reports
THE RULES:
BEACH GAWKING
Tear Down The Walls
The Dave Perri Band
Wine list
Rip Snorter, Passion for Pinots, Mom’s Day Dinner and more
The 2007 Summer Movie Game
Die Hard, Born Again Flaccid
Chris Brudy
Busker Idol
Trial and Tribulations
Film: Wednesday, May 16
A straight face
Not falling for the quivering bottom lip
Of coarse
Playing the pitfalls of live theater for laughs
Letters
‘Dog days,’ PoHo blog
Busker Idol
Rating the street musicians of St. Pete
Contemporary Western Visions
Art: Friday, May 11
Patrick ‘The Guitar Man’ Fowle
Busker Idol
Travel Bingo
Tampa Bay Edition
Project Runway
Special Events: Saturday, May 12
Pubcrawling around town
Ybor/ Channelside; Downtown Dunedin; St. Pete pub crawls; Hyde Park
Royale photos
Art: Tuesday, May 15
Outtakes
Blind Dating, Georgia Rule and more
THE RULES:
Summer Hooky
Upcoming concerts
May 19 Roger Waters Ford Amphitheatre 25 Subdudes State Theatre 26 Seal Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center 26 WMNF Presents Dazed and Confused Skipper's Smokehouse June 2 Kenny Chesney w/Sugarland/Pat Green Ford Amphitheatre 3 Xiomara Alfaro Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center 6 Chicago and America Ford Amphitheatre 14 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band w/k.d.…
Aqua, Man!
How to organize your own Water Park Olympics
CL’s must-do list for the week of
Thurs., May 10-Wed., May 16
The Summer Games
Creative Loafing‘s 2007 Summer Guide: Get ready to play!
