Music Tampa Bay and Sticks of Fire introduce a new regular column in the hopes of bringing some of the Bay Area's music to you.
“This blog sucks.” OK, he didn’t use those words, but that was what I took from an anonymous comment left by “Droopy,” in early June: Blogs are not supposed to repeat old news the archiac newspapers have already covered. Simply linking to the newspaper websites is not a thing to be valued. After five years of doing this, [...]
Tampa has got coyotes. My personal spotting was an August evening around 10:00pm on Bearss Fletcher Av. near Armenia. I saw three of them – gray, tall, bemused – just a few seconds before they disappeared into the brush or someone’s yard. I am Tampana, an educated woman of indeterminate years. I have lived in Tampa [...]
Caleb lives and works in St. Petersburg. He has been slinging paint and pixels for a number of years over on the peninsula, without great result, but he manages to feed his dog and cat and pay rent. When not creating images or difficulties for his neighbors, he preaches the gospel of Wordpress and social [...]
Was asked to do an interview Monday based on my post about Holly Benson. The interview happened so fast I didn’t have time to do my hair or make-up so viewer discretion is advised. I swear the camera adds twenty pounds, but yes, I recognize the fact that I made fun of Holly’s hair and then got [...]
I’ve been a Sticks lurker for quite a while but just started commenting recently, and now I get to join the party. So I guess I should be polite and introduce myself. First, I should confess that Lara Diamond’s not my real name. It’s my pen name for a novel (Man Overboard) I wrote that [...]
Hi – My middle name may as well be “addicted to writing”. But I was a late bloomer. It all started with an editorial submission to the St. Pete Times in 1997 that ended up winning a national writing award! With several more SPT editorials after that, I thank the editors for their encouragement to [...]
Yes, indeed! After running for a city office, Tommy Duncan has been named Vice President of QMS. Congratulations to that Tommy Duncan from Spring Hill, Tennessee.
You could spend your money at Four Green Fields, Leroy’s Four Wheel Drive, Four Paws Sake Pet Care, Four Corners Custom Framing, Studio Four Photography in Bradenton, and the Four Stars Star Mart. You can also get a great cafe con leche at the Fourth of July Cafe, watch the game at the Fourth & Inches [...]
