Come on down to Whiskey Joe’s and ring in the new year with the JGLB! You may already know that I sing in a great rock’n'roll band, but you may not know that we’re going to kick it up a notch for New Year’s Eve! At the former home of The Castaway, Whiskey Joe’s is the place [...]
Eric Deggans reports that CBS Radio and Creative Loafing were busy laying people off the week before Christmas. Mason Dixon is the only weekday staffer to survive cuts at Q105: four personalities were cut at the station, including Dixon’s longtime partner Bill Connolly (at left), JoJo Walker, Rico Blanco and Mike Reeves. On the same [...]
Things were going swell in the housing market a couple years ago and everybody and her sister was building downtown condominiums. High rise places such as Skypoint were going up like gangbusters. While building that skyscraper, Novare decided to build a similar one across the street. But it seems like there has been a downturn in [...]
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, the credited author of A Visit from St. Nicholas. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all ‘cross the Bay Not a creature was stirring, not even a Ray; The beach pails were stacked in the Florida room, ‘Cause St. Nick is coming, or so we assume; The children in shorty pajamas were sleeping, While dreaming [...]
Sticks of Fire reader Lindsey wants to know what we should be called: I know that Sticks of Fire uses the term Tampan, but I have seen more references to using the word Tampanian to describe a resident of Tampa. I need the proper term for academic use, but is it simply a matter of preference? [...]
St. Pete Times reporter John Barry took a look at how the red-light running camera works in Temple Terrace. Cameras are installed at the intersection of 56th St. and Bullard Pkway (aka Busch Blvd. AND Temple Terrace Highway) as well as the intersection of Fowler Av. and 56th St. Most of the offenders are turning “Right on [...]
Here in the sticks, we sometimes stumble across blogs we have never read before. In the hopes of fostering more and better connections with our local blogsophere, I’d like to share a few with you. The Tribune’s former sportswriter who got unceremoniously canned has found a new online gig. You can read Scott [...]
How about these Tampa Police detectives ducking out early on a way too regular a basis? Hit-and-run detective David Rochelle, a 29-year veteran, left work early 80 out of the 88 days (90%) of the investigation. During the review, 154.5 hours reported on his timecards could not be verified as having been worked. [...]
The Hillsborough County Agriculture Economic Development Council maintains a directory of farmers and companies or individuals who sell locally grown agricultural products direct to the public. If you want to buy locally grown goods, you can use the directory to find just about anything, including Mangoes, Melons, Mules, and Mustard Greens. We encourage you to buy [...]
