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.
Tampa is hosting the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship this week at the St. Pete Times Forum.
Reader Julie sent us a question… I am a 34 yr old, single girl with a dog. I am looking to move to Tampa from Sarasota and am wondering the best places to live. I have been thinking about Hyde Park, Channelside and Ybor City. Any suggestions? For fun, Ybor, Hyde Park, and Channelside each [...]
Lights on Tampa 2009 opens this evening at 5:30. The display includes five public art installations created by major contemporary artists. There will also be live music near some of the venues. In addition, “Satellites” opens in the Channel District to take advantage of LOT visitors. All the events are FREE and should be pretty [...]
Back at the turn of the century, building brand new open-air entertainment-heavy shopping centers were all the rage around the nation. Some here in Tampa Bay jumped on the bandwagon with BayWalk, Centro Ybor, and Channelside Bay Plaza. The Tampa Tribune’s Michael Sasso notes that all three have all been underperforming for years. Owners and tenants [...]
OK, I admit it – I don’t get out much anymore. Three kids under seven at home will do that to a couple. But sometimes you just need to get out of the house. I am a long time karaoke junkie. I’ve been haunting the best (and worst) karaoke bars in the Bay Area for 12 [...]
Channelside Bay Plaza (formerly known as the “Shoppes at Channelside,” which was formerly known as “Channelside at Garrison Seaport”) is seven years old. The St. Pete Times says Channelside businesses are struggling, mainly because locals don’t frequent the place. Nope – locals don’t go. But that is not the only thing – Channelside Bay [...]
Another weekend is coming around, and with the little one coming home, we need kid friendly events. When I started looking for stuff to do, I kept in mind that we will be in Downtown Tampa on Saturday morning for the big JGLB show at the Q105 Post Race Celebration & Awards Presentation after the Gasparilla [...]
Despite being a lifelong hockey fan (Red Wings until 2003, then Lightning upon scheduling my move down here) I’d never attended a hockey game until two weeks ago, when a trip to the Forum (part of a bachelor party of which I won’t share further details) for a game against Atlanta showed me what I [...]
