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an hour more of drinking in the burg?

February 16, 2010One comment so far, add yours!

When planning a late night, your location can help determine just how late. As you know, you can get your drink on in Hillsborough until 3am, while hot spots in Pinellas close at 2am.

state fair economic impact

February 8, 2010Leave your thoughts!

When we first announced the Florida State Fair gimmick, I asked you what you wanted to see & know. Several of you got in touch, and asked a lot of questions about the stuff at the fair. Sticks reader Michael G. seems skeptical of any local economic impact from the Florida State Fair. Here [...]

tampa is… death metal

Did you know that Death Metal was born right here in Tampa Bay? Sure enough. Brandon's Nasty Savage is credited with influencing Tampa's Death, who's lead singer is called the "father of Death Metal."

late night hot dog now ok

The St. Pete City Council changed a ridiculous ordinance denying late night street vendor sales. Thanks to Joy McGhee, we can now buy a hot dog from a cart until 1am.

wait for it: land & sea

We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff. Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward. But sometimes, the wait is worth it. Thanks to our sponsors at (your business here), it is my intention to highlight something that qualifies as worth the wait in Tampa Bay each week… Back in [...]

wait for it: water taxi!

We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff. Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward. But sometimes, the wait is worth it. It is my intention to highlight something that qualifies as worth the wait in Tampa Bay each week… With water being such a defining characteristic of where we live, there [...]

wait for it: scream for ice cream

We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff. Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward. But sometimes, the wait is worth it. It is my intention to highlight something that qualifies as worth the wait in Tampa Bay each week… It seems like every town, regardless of size, has at least a [...]

wait for it: cubans and crabs

We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff. Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward. Such as driving anywhere in Tampa Bay, where no matter how far you need to go, it takes a half hour to get there, a concept that would blow Albert Einstein’s mind. But sometimes, the wait [...]

tampa’s restaurant graveyard

With the closing of Valencia Garden, I got to thinking about some of Tampa’s other long-time independents that have gone over the past 15 years or so.  It helped that Jeff Houck put up some photos of these places over the years. I was fortunate enough to visit the following places, which no longer [...]

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