Music Tampa Bay is taking a holiday from adding new songs to the music stream until after the first of the new year. More than 2 dozen traditional and original Christmas season songs by local artists continue all this week, with the 2nd annual year-end review of the best all original music by Tampa Bay artists [...]
Let me see if I got this right. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners distract our performance auditor with political witch hunts, and are now upset that he has been unable to do the job he is supposed to do? We in Hillsborough County created the office of performance auditor in 2002. The one-person shop [...]
We have heard references to websites devoted to ranking public rest rooms, but we’ve never taken the time to look. Until now. Cintas – yep, the uniform people – has a service division, where they will clean and stock your facilities. To promote those services, each year they look for America’s Best Rest Room. Others review public [...]
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 [...]
That’s right, folks! It finally happened. Tampa has finally been named the flightcomparison.co.uk World Destination of the Week! Here are some highlights of their review: … more commercially oriented than other Florida destinations, but it has plenty to offer… … grand museums and golden beaches, all flavoured with a distinct Mexi-Flori zest. … minimal traffic and [...]
Editor’s note: As hoped, we found someone who graciously volunteered to review Jobsite Theater’s The History of the Devil. Say hello to Adonna, and we promise to give her a proper welcome soon. In the meantime, here is her review. Forget Georgia; the Devil is down in Florida this month in The History of the Devil, [...]
You will remember the quadriplegic dumped from his wheelchair. According to an independent panel, it was an “anomaly” — a shocking moment uncharacteristic of the overall detention system. American Civil Liberties Union of Florida board member Lorie Fridell was on the panel: “We are well-known for calling it like we see it, and we are well-known for looking [...]
It’s hard to write a post about Choxotica, a new chocolate store on Dale Mabry and Ehrlich, without it turning into a love letter. The small store sells exotic chocolate bars from all over the world and offers a small cafe setting to enjoy the above mentioned bars with chocolate drinks so strong they should [...]
The Red Bull Flugtag was presented here on Saturday, for the first time in Tampa Bay, and I attended with a group of friends along with another 110,000 people or so. The arrow in the photo indicates roughly where I was. See me? I’m jumping up and down and waving! Hello! In case you’re not familiar [...]
