So what’s it like to come home from deployment? For one thing, your favorite restaurant sometimes closes while you are gone. I was over at Ciccio & Tony’s on South Howard for lunch today and it looked as though their sushi restaurant, Water, has left us. This is dreadful, awful news, because no matter what you [...]
No, it hasn’t gone anywhere. Also known as Park Tower, this building was built in 1973, the second major skyscraper built in Tampa in the 1970s-1980s building boom and the tallest in town until 1981. Very few people really like it. The interior is a bit outmoded. The building is not full. But it’s part of my [...]
In an effort to “protect young people,” Tampa city attorney David Smith has asked Attorney General Charlie Crist to comment on whether the city has the legal ability to regulate drink specials at local bars. The problem, says Mayor Iorio, is “some bars in the Ybor City who were encouraging all-you-can-drink specials, resulting in people [...]
So it looks like the first big storm of the season is Florida bound, taking a path almost eerily similar to 1999’s hurricane Irene, which is featured in my book, Lauderdale (I’ve begun editing!). Hurricanes are bad things generally, and this one will no doubt wreak its share of havoc across the southern part of [...]
The recent news about the city and county’s decision not to stand in the way of the proposed Central Park redevelopment is certainly a positive for the downtown neighborhood, and should be positive for the people who live in Central Park now. There’s just not as much information about the development as I’d like to [...]
The property at the southern corner of Bayshore and Bay To Bay is currently a shaded parking lot. Many Tampa residents who walk, run, bike, or blade along Bayshore in the afternoons park there. On Fridays the Bayshore Patriots use the lot and surrounding area to show off the American flag and wave at military folks making their way home from [...]
The Tribune confirmed Tommy’s news that Joe Redner may run for county commission. But regardless of how this ends up, it appears he may be about to get some new neighbors. The city has received a rezoning request for 8 acres on North Dale Mabry, currently occupied by Bennigan’s and the Days Inn. The property is [...]
Restaurateur Malio Iavarone is bringing his signature style back to Tampa, this time with a new restaurant in a new location. The new restaurant will be smaller than the original, but feature similar classy surroundings, as well as a lounge and outdoor dining. While the return of Malio’s to the Tampa dining scene is a pleasant [...]
The results are trickling in and it seems the fans have responded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ new ownership. Maybe it’s the free parking. Maybe it’s the (very slightly) reduced concession prices. Or maybe it’s the fact that the team actually seems to be on the verge of something great. Although it’s real early, the Rays are [...]
