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parnes, humes, kroegel, and the treble hooks

September 29, 20092 comments - add to the conversation!

New Music by Tampa Bay Artists on Music Tampa Bay - Music Tampa Bay is adding new music to the on-line playlist all the time, and this week 4 songs make their debut.

guavaween steps back for upgrade

September 25, 2009Leave your thoughts!

The anti-Gasparilla party has turned into Gasparilla. Officials are now taking steps to return Guavaween toward its roots, and the Gasparilla crowd is gonna take their ball and go home - Good Riddance!

all tampa bay music all the time

September 21, 2009Leave your thoughts!

Wouldn't it be cool if you could easily listen to local music at a time convenient for YOU? Wouldn't it be cool if there was a way to hear TAMPA BAY MUSIC when YOU wanted to hear it? Yes. Yes it would. We tell you where to find it.

florida is no good for kids?

September 16, 20096 comments - add to the conversation!

In a mystical survey of 100 cities by Children’s Health, Tampa ranks 94th in the “Best (and Worst) Places to Raise a Family.” Burlington, VT is ranked number 1.  VT is short for “Vermont,” which is somewhere past Canada, I think.  If it exists at all – I’ve never heard anyone claim to be from [...]

tampa bank: no thumbs, no cash

The downtown Tampa branch manager of the Bank of America refused to cash a check because armless Steve Valdez was unable to provide a thumbprint.

times’ scientology report met with indifference

In mid-June, the St. Pete Times ran a three part special report on the inside workings of the upper levels of Scientology, and the community simply shrugged. On Thursday, they came out with a follow up story.  Please allow me to paraphrase: We ran a three part special report on the inside workings of the upper levels [...]

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 [...]

real fear at holocaust museum

Editor’s note:  South Tampa resident Irene Potter was visiting the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum with her family on Wednesday when a terrorist opened fire.  Here are her words: On Wednesday, I found myself both on the inside and on the outside while touring the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. Our tickets were for 11:15, [...]

clear channel needs your help

This is great… As you may know, wifey likes to enter radio contests.  In return, she gets on their email lists.  She forwarded this one to me this week, and it seems that poor Clear Channel wants your help. From: BIGRIG@98rock.com Subject:  Wifey, help save local radio OPPOSE A TAX ON LOCAL RADIO Tired of the negative press they’ve received [...]

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