Spider-Man 3 Grade: B (PG-13; 140 minutes) The humor is broader, the emotion more overwrought, the effects faster and fancier. While “Spider-Man 3″ adds little to the legend developed in the first two blockbusters, it takes off on enough tangents to keep you munching your popcorn and not feeling gypped for almost 2-1/2 hours. With three villains (four if [...]
Do you remember this? August 12, 2005 in the St. Pete Times – Sky bridge to add artistic flair downtown: TAMPA – City Council members on Thursday approved building a sky bridge over Franklin Street between the Tampa Convention Center and the Embassy Suites Hotel now under construction. But it won’t be just an ordinary [...]
Hmmm…. After reading my suggestion that School Board member April Griffin should use her campaign blog, she went one better, and started a new one. Griffin’s Sound Off And Be Heard starts with an open ended question: What do you think are the most pressing issues?
My opinion and expectations of the Buccaneers are at their lowest level since 1994… I don’t say this because of simply the flip between winning and losing seasons but I do mean overall direction of the franchise and it’s descent into mediocrity. That being said, I’m not going to go into talking draft stuff. [...]
No other sporting event will be as widely watched this weekend as the NFL Draft, which is somewhat surprising considering the closest any of the players come to an athletic field is the green room. Much like College Basketball’s Selection Sunday, the NFL Draft has transformed from a non-event to Must See TV. Last year’s [...]
From the “Ask a Tampan” files: ShedMan Paul is looking for old images of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s “Kick Ice” promotion: Hi, years ago I worked at an ad agency in Tampa called Earle Palmer Brown. Among other things I wrote/created the introductory campaign for the Tampa Bay Lightning “Kick Ice.” [...]
When I speak at schools and civic groups, my topic is usually the same: Everyone’s a critic. It’s true. You buy a ticket and speak your mind. Indeed, the single most important factor when people decide to see a movie is word of mouth: You are more likely to heed a friend’s recommendation than respond to [...]
With the approval of new designs and expansions, Old West Tampa’s Intown Homes will now be moving to build a total of about 150 new homes in the core blocks just north of the interstate and surrounding N. Howard and Armenia. A late night vote of the Council last night did not come without [...]
Meanwhile, (and I don’t remember seeing this locally, but I could certainly be wrong) along with organizations and local governments nationwide, the City of Tampa has sued the FCC for siding with media outlets regarding cable franchise negotiations saying the FCC forces local governments to “speed the approval process for new competitors, cap fees paid [...]
