In my last post, I urged responsible Florida gardeners to avoid cypress mulch, and promised to provide some better alternatives in my following post. Many readers seemed anxious to hear about them, so let’s dive right in. The Good: Eucalyptus Mulch – This mulch is fairly long-lasting and has a smell many find pleasant. It supposedly repels [...]
Um… maybe. A little. Or maybe not. You already know that 34% of America wants to move to Tampa, right? Well, the other 65% have apparently never even heard of the place. Both before and after the Super Bowl, Competitive Edge Research and Communication in San Diego asked the question: Do you currently have a positive or negative [...]
From what I can tell, Gasparilla is the nation’s biggest pirate festival. It’s gotta be – we stretch this thing out for about two months. It all starts with the Children’s Parade & Extravaganza, and includes the main Invasion, Parade, and PirateFest, the Krewe of the Knights of Sant’ Yago Illuminated Knight Parade, the Gasparilla Distance [...]
As you may know, “sticks of fire” is the translation of the Calusan word “tanpa,” where Tampa got its name. Because of that, the phrase “sticks of fire” is used all over this area in various capacities, including a local band, an art sculpture on the grounds of Plant Park, and of course this very [...]
Sticks of Fire reader Lindsey wants to know what we should be called: I know that Sticks of Fire uses the term Tampan, but I have seen more references to using the word Tampanian to describe a resident of Tampa. I need the proper term for academic use, but is it simply a matter of preference? [...]
Here in Tampa, long the minor league feeder system for the Jerry Springer Show (I’m not sure that show is even still on the air, but I’ll bet many of our teachers are still willing to have sex with their students, just in case), we have proven once again that our ability to demonstrate misbehavior [...]
Antigua (yep, that Antigua) Sun columnist Arvel Grant recently wrote his suggested peoples’ commandments to their politicians. Throughout the column, Grant makes fun of the officials in his homeland. But included in the 20 commandments is this gem: 14. No politician shall covet Maginley for his failure to find the keys to Mount St. John or [...]
I’ve mentioned all the times that Tampa Bay has played Philly’s sports teams in the playoffs. Well just as many times, we’ve had the local media run the “Cuban Sandwich or Cheesesteak?” article, and this year is no exception. Riveting stuff. *** Speaking of sandwiches… It’s been a bad year for oldies DJ [...]
The cover story on Friday’s tbt* is about a bunch of zombies that wander around Tampa Bay now and again. The Deadite Empire is a group of 100 or more local souls who dress up in gore for kicks, and socialize at pub crawls, horror events, movie showings and the like. Most of the [...]
