I got an email from that cool artsy theater-type himself, Mr. David Jenkins. He was concerned that the two local daily newspapers may not be sending a reviewer to the latest Jobsite production, thereby depriving all of their readers the chance to read what’s going on (not to mention the publicity for Jobsite [...]
Soon, the 18-year-old woman who was raped and beaten in April at the Bloomingdale Regional Public Library is expected to leave the rehabilitation center where she has been receiving treatment. The house where her family lives and where she will reside needs extensive renovations to accommodate her medical needs when she returns home. Thankfully, people have been [...]
It took Wayne Garcia 1 hour and 15 minutes to vote this week. His masterful writing skillz make it sound as if it were a complete nightmare. It took Kate more than an hour, too. Her expressive writing skillz make it sound as if it were a trippidy acid trip. With kids in tow. My writing [...]
I’m sure you have heard about the crazy Jim Smith land deal over in Pinellas County. (If not, check that link, or scroll on down past the jump for a truncated blow-by-blow). Anyway, the latest is that a state commission on ethics determined that neither he nor former County Attorney Susan Churuti did [...]
An open letter to Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark: Dear Ms. Clark, OPEN MORE EARLY VOTING SITES, you knucklehead. Sincerely, Tommy There are 13 places to vote in Hillsborough County, with long lines at many of them tallying record numbers of votes. Pinellas only has three sites for early voting. Update 29 Oct 5pm: Deborah [...]
Way down at the bottom of your ballot is a Hillsborough County referendum on ELAPP. The main challenge facing this referendum is simply that many voters don’t know what ELAPP is. A recent poll showed that when people are informed about ELAPP, the majority will support this referendum, so in hopes that you will vote [...]
Philly Fans are the worst. Everyone outside of Philadelphia knows that. But those who live in the city don’t believe it, or won’t admit it. Why? Because the newspapers up there don’t ever talk about it. Check the Notes on the Rays, where they quote Maddon about Philly fans behavior: Maddon said he has enjoyed the [...]
Gotta love these brief cool snaps, huh? Temperatures in the mid 70s today will turn chillier this evening, dipping into the 50s early Tuesday. Ooooohhh 50s! Don’t get used to it: It should start to warm up again Wednesday and temperatures will get back to normal for this time of year — highs in the [...]
I’ve mentioned all the times that Tampa Bay has played Philly’s sports teams in the playoffs. Well just as many times, we’ve had the local media run the “Cuban Sandwich or Cheesesteak?” article, and this year is no exception. Riveting stuff. *** Speaking of sandwiches… It’s been a bad year for oldies DJ [...]
