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silver alert a waste?

Modeled after the Amber Alert, the Silver Alert is an emergency system in which law enforcement can broadcast regional or statewide alerts for missing seniors and/or other adults with Alzheimer’s or other cognitive disorders. Times reporter Emily Nipps says that some folks wonder if the Silver Alert program is worth our time & effort, so she [...]

wait for it: land & sea

We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff. Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward. But sometimes, the wait is worth it. Thanks to our sponsors at (your business here), it is my intention to highlight something that qualifies as worth the wait in Tampa Bay each week… Back in [...]

wait for it: summer classics!

We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff.  Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward.  But sometimes, the wait is worth it. Thanks to our sponsors at (hey, do you wanna sponsor this series?), it is my intention to highlight something that qualifies as worth the wait in Tampa Bay [...]

wait for it: scream for ice cream

We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff. Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward. But sometimes, the wait is worth it. It is my intention to highlight something that qualifies as worth the wait in Tampa Bay each week… It seems like every town, regardless of size, has at least a [...]

wait for it: cubans and crabs

We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff. Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward. Such as driving anywhere in Tampa Bay, where no matter how far you need to go, it takes a half hour to get there, a concept that would blow Albert Einstein’s mind. But sometimes, the wait [...]

helping local musicians compete

Between the decline in popularity of traditional so-called “terrestrial” radio stations, the abundant availability of music online, and changes in the public’s individual tastes, the recording industry as we know it is quickly becoming extinct. Understandably, many people within that industry – artists as well as executives – are very nervous while they wait to [...]

chiefs drive miss darby, you can too

Tummy aches and waves of nausea, that was always my reaction to any reminder of Chamberlain High School and the time I spent there over twenty years ago. Although my memories are mostly positive and my closest friendships formed in its halls, I’d moved on and put those big hair years behind me. Then something strange [...]

welcome to l’olivier

March 31, 2009One comment so far, add yours!

L’Olivier Restaurant and Cabaret is one of Ybor City’s… and Tampa Bay’s newest and most unique nightspots. Seriously, outside of Disney or Chuck E. Cheese, where can you find a place that offers dinner and a show anymore? Not to mention a full bar and a dessert menu. As guests of owner Mike Edmondson and general manager [...]

homeless coalition needs help counting

… and speaking of the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County… Every two years, the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County conducts a count of the homeless in the county.  This year’s count is on Thursday, February 26. An army of volunteers is needed to reach out to all corners of the County to count our homeless neighbors. Volunteers [...]

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