Browsing Month »February, 2008«

leap day

I’m not really sure what to make of this “extra” day. Does it mean anything to you?

love, hope, and insults

This weekend is BIG for us; Tommy and I have been married for 5 years as of Saturday, March 1st. The little one will be at her mom’s house so we can do whatever we want! Well, kind of. The band plays Friday night so we only have Saturday and Sunday. [...]

roughed up at jail

There is another video making its way around the world. Instead of a wheelchair dumping, this time Tampa Police Officer Kiet Truong was dragged down the street for blocks. How scary is that? He could have been killed. Because of the very real dangerous situations they are often in, I tend [...]

spoiled brats

Sarah Williams and Nisreen Swedberg were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for being verbally abusive and threatening toward both the airline staff and other passengers. But they say they were denied a flight cuz they are hotties: “I think they were just discriminating against because we were young decent-looking girls. I mean, nobody else [...]

sunshine state college roundball update

February 27, 2008One comment so far, add yours!

Miami (19-7) : beat Duke, Maryland No team in the country (not even Tennessee) did more to help themselves than the Canes did last week. The Canes’ RPI shot up from 36th to 25th best and went from being just outside the bubble to firmly in. Barring a late season collapse the Canes should be [...]

gasparilla film fest starts tonight

February 27, 2008Leave your thoughts!

After a successful debut in 2007, the Gasparilla Film Festival has bigger and better plans for this year’s festival, which opens tonight, February 27. At a recent press conference, festival executive director John Rosser and president Eric Odum presented the film line up, announced guest appearances, and listed the panels, receptions and special events planned [...]

dick fletcher dead from stroke

Tampa Bay’s 10 long time weatherman Dick Fletcher has passed away. The 65-year-old meteorologist had a stroke on Feb. 18, and died this morning. He joined WTSP in 1980, and has been a significant part of this community since then. Eric Deggans has more information, including where and how to make memorial donations in Fletcher’s name. Two [...]

tampa’s signature park

A trip to New York City almost always includes a visit to Central Park.  When in San Francisco, you might swing into Golden Gate Park.  Likewise, you may take a walk through Lincoln Park when visiting Chicago. Not every city has a "signature park," but many do, and Mayor Pam Iorio says that Curtis Hixon Park [...]

environmental film fest at eckerd

February 26, 2008Leave your thoughts!

The tenth annual Environmental Film Festival began Saturday at Eckerd College in St. Pete. The festival ends March 1 and all programs are free and open to the general public. In addition to the films, the festival offers a one-day workshop for filmmakers on March 1 (info below schedule). Here’s the schedule according [...]

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