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exploding chicken to cross downtown

February 21, 2010Leave your thoughts!

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.

info is there if you look

Tampa City Council member Linda Saul-Sena wants a map with the best routes for biking to the new Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, so she asked the transportation staff to come up with one. Transportation manager Jean Dorzbackof said that they ain’t got no money, are swamped with other things, and they will “get to it [...]

what to do with st pete’s pier

February 15, 2010One comment so far, add yours!

Wifey & I love to head across the bay in our little boat. At a distance, The Pier beckons us from the water, inviting us to visit downtown St. Petersburg for shopping, a bite to eat, or just a nice walk. But the docks at the pier are in terrible shape. Not [...]

tampa hosting final four

December 15, 2009Leave your thoughts!

Tampa is hosting the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship this week at the St. Pete Times Forum.

tbpac renamed for david straz

December 7, 2009One comment so far, add yours!

Learn about David A. Straz, Jr., who's name now adorns Tampa's performing arts center.

scrappers, tigers, worker bees and yellow jackets

December 4, 2009Leave your thoughts!

Tens of thousands of visitors are expected in town this weekend and next week. Ever wonder where they come from?

row team graffiti – is it art?

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?

clearwater jazz holiday

October 14, 2009One comment so far, add yours!

The Clearwater Jazz Holiday has become Clearwater's biggest annual event. And it's FREE!

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.

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