Why did the chicken cross the road? Because her owners thought she had outlived her usefulness, and want her gone. The untitled sculpture widely known as ‘the exploding chicken’ will soon make it’s home in Channelside in the middle of a roundabout.
While I continue to deny it to myself, it’s looking less and less likely that I will ever fulfill my childhood dreams of owning my own dinosaur or robot. But I can still buy a fire engine of my very own some day. There are people who have done exactly that and they’re in Tampa [...]
Visiting college crews have been leaving colorful reminders of their visits on the seawalls of the lower Hillsborough River for decades, and are generally ignored by the city. Should this practice be changed?
Celebrating Columbus Day in Tampa Bay. Or not.
I’m sure you heard that the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission (PTC) killed the Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) running around downtown Tampa. Four different companies were operating the NEVs, which offered short rides to destinations in and around downtown Tampa. Drivers accepted tips, and the companies made money by selling advertising on the carts. The cab companies [...]
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 (hey, do you wanna sponsor this series?), it is my intention to highlight something that qualifies as worth the wait in Tampa Bay [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Just this week, I saw a TV commercial for Sounds of Beer.com. There was lots of burping and belching, and a plea for you to add your “voice” to the growing stack of sounds. My inner 15-year-old giggled, I made a mental note to give it a look sometime, and I went on with my [...]
