Davis: The beginning of the end?
It is very possible that when political scientists and pundits look back at the Florida governor's election of 2006, they will choose today as the beginning of the end for Democrat Jim Davis. Davis, already off to a start so halting that it drew almost immediate news stories about it, today met with Freddie Pitts…
School Board: Schmidt throws support to Allen
The Hillsborough School Board runoff between Ken Allen and April Griffin is off to a hot start. Third-place primary finisher David Schmidt on Tuesday threw his support to former school administrator Allen: “I believe that Ken’s experience and dedication to making positive changes in our school district will serve our community well,†Schmidt said in…
Dylan’s latest
With all apologies to my good friend and Dylanologist William McKeen, I just am not drinking the Kool-Aid on the former Mr. Zimmerman's latest disc, Modern Times. Read my review.
Liveaboard life
Check out Alex Pickett's UrbEx story this week: Josh and Amber Collier's blue and white residence is a little cramped and lacks air conditioning, but for $500 it was a steal. The neighborhood is nice, too. The closest coffee shop is only a few blocks away. There's a movie theater nearby. And the neighbors are…
Do I miss political consulting?
Not one bit.
Morning Roundup
This morning's offerings: We got us a Florida TAX REVOLT!! In Hollywood, Venice, Tallahassee (Leon County), Port St. Lucie, Lake Worth, Fort Lauderdale (Broward), and right here in St. Petersburg. (a tip of the hat to Sayfie Review for some of the links) The head Mallard is unapologetic about his firm's campaign tactics. Liz McCallum,…
Morning Roundup
It's back: A UNC prof says our traffic is going to be worse than Atlanta's and light rail won't work. From the "Ya Think?" Dep't: Tampa Museum may be low-key. Sue Carlton's best column yet. Sarasota's gay Realtors. Alex Sink's viral marketing. Gubernatorial talking points from Orlando Sentinel's Scott Maxwell. (via Florida Politics blog) The…
Thick as a Brick
As we breathlessly await the launch later this month of Tampa Bay's latest faux alt newspaper, Orange from Media General, we tripped across its sister publication, out of the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch — Brick. Brick launched late last week to provide what Media General (which owns the Tampa Tribune) calls "24 pages of art, music,…
Bad Day for the Ducks
One of Tampa Bay's most influential political consultants, The Mallard Group, had a bad day on Tuesday. State records show the Mallards (owned by Jack Hebert) were paid more than $819,000 by their Republican clients during the 2005-2006 campaign season for consulting, production and media buying. Here is what those candidates got for their money:…
Tracking Basswood
If you remember a while back, we heard from a Hillsborough resident who had gotten a polling call with some very negative messages about Rose Ferlita, who is running against Brad Swanson for the Republican nomination to the Hillsborough County Commission. Those calls, she said, were placed by Basswood Research, a pollster out of Washington,…
Wine typecasting
How the industry pegs consumers
Test
The federal government is building a domestic spy network unlike any the world has ever seen. When it's complete, every keystroke you make on a computer and every automated transaction that has ever involved you will be captured, correlated and relentlessly mined by dozens of federal agencies day in and day out. While privacy advocates…
Not one bit
Nearly two years after quitting politics, does PoHo miss it?
Bonnie Raitt
The Glow
Foie gras or faux pas?
Everything you always wanted to know (or not) about this duck liver delicacy
Art Around Town
Best bets
The other 9/11
ISSUES/LEARNING
True lies
In Hollywoodland, everyone has something to hide
What we lost
THEATER/FUNDRAISER
She likes to party
And he has only to get out of the way — or do a rain dance
Big Brother is watching you
Thanks to the government’s spy network, privacy might become a thing of the past
Capsule reviews of recently released movies
The Covenant, The Protector
Get punked
Sampler platter from the Fest
Bob Dylan
Modern Times
The Blotter
Bizarre crimes from Tampa police files
Modern times
Black Dahlia, expressway scandal
Tuesday, Sept. 12
Barenaked Ladies, Peter Frampton, The Black Keys
WP‘s picks for the week’s best shows
Moonshine Still, Eddie Kirkland, Bogus Pomp
Homecoming
Three talented New York artists return to where it all began — UT
Country comforts
Broken Bridges
All aboard
Two 20-somethings dive into liveaboard life
The Wine List
Events around the city
Letters to the Editor
‘Crafting an art scene’ and ‘No safety net’
Out, damned bug! Out, I say!
THEATER
Not worth the waiting
Hat Trick’s Waiting for Godot doesn’t understand its source
Filthy godless whores
And screaming bitches
Walk on
FUNDRAISER
The good, the bad, the local
Time for our regular roundup of homegrown CD reviews
Food & Drink
Critic’s choice: Brian Ries/Food
Still around
MUSIC
