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help bring the world cup to tampa bay

If we want to host World Cup games in the Tampa Bay area, we need to show our support.

did super bowl improve tampa’s image?

Um… maybe.  A little.  Or maybe not. You already know that 34% of America wants to move to Tampa, right?  Well, the other 65% have apparently never even heard of the place. Both before and after the Super Bowl, Competitive Edge Research and Communication in San Diego asked the question: Do you currently have a positive or negative [...]

super bowls in tampa

We think you are probably aware that Super Bowl XLIII will be played in Tampa tomorrow, but here’s a quick rundown of the previous Super Bowls played in Tampa. Super Bowl XVIII On January 22, 1984 at Tampa Stadium (aka The Big Sombrero), the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins, 38–9. Pregame festivities featured the University of [...]

tampa super bowl websites

You may have heard this somewhere before. Super Bowl XLIII will be played in Tampa this Sunday. Between the local SuperHost committee inundating us with the XLIII logo all over town, and local media drowning us with SB info, I’m sure you must be getting sick of it. Bay News 9 tells us of the Bowl By The [...]

tour a super bowl stadium

January 22, 2009One comment so far, add yours!

According to our friends at Tampa Bay & Company, we can all take a tour of Raymond James Stadium this weekend. … an exclusive tour of Raymond James Stadium, home of Super Bowl XLIII and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will be offered to NFL fans Jan. 24 and 25. Fans who purchase the $25 ticket package will [...]

Who wins?

New poll here at Sticks regarding that little event next sunday at Raymond James Stadium. Sure, it’s posted on umpteen sites around the web but we’ll ask it anyway: who wins? Steelers? Cardinals? [poll id="30"] Just what are your thoughts regarding the game to? We’d love to hear some predictions and observations [...]

super bowl xliii – cardinals vs steelers

January 21, 2009One comment so far, add yours!

We’d like to welcome the fans of the AFC Conference Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. We would also like to welcome the fans of the NFC Conference Champion Arizona Cardinals. Welcome to Tampa Bay! We have a map of sports bars where fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers hang out, but we don’t know of any local Arizona Cardinal spots.  Leave [...]

spell ybor’s 7th avenue with a 7

This post is brought to you by the letter P. Of all the things Tampa residents have to moan about, worrying about how to spell 7th Avenue has to be one of the most ridiculous wastes of time and effort. 7th Ave Originally uploaded by princessangel Back in the 90’s, Ybor City historian Frank Lastra recommended using “La Setima” [...]

tampa getting more bars

November 25, 2008Leave your thoughts!

Last time the Super Bowl was in town, we had difficulties making calls on cell phones.  The networks were overloaded. Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T are working to keep that from happening again, as they are adding a big bunch cellular antennas all over Tampa: All three major cellular carriers are rushing to put up more cellular antennas [...]

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