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Walking on Westshore
Can a new master plan shift the focus from drivers to pedestrians? by Linda Saul-Sena Built in the 1960s, the Westshore Business District adhered to a simplistic development pattern characteristic of...
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Feedback: Bullets, bagels and Hagel, oh my!
You wrote it, we printed it. by David Warner Bagels and guns, Hagel and Sugg, Meinke and The Lens — plus an alarming restaurant critique — all lit up our comments sections in recent weeks at...
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Raising Dough, reading stories
An explanation of a CL cover, plus a report on a literary Saturday night. by David Warner The cover of this week’s print edition of CL (see image at right) looks kind of like an ad for Datz — because,...
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Florida Democrats race to the bottom
They should be riding high. Instead, they’re fighting over who gets to be party chair. by Mitch Perry How thoroughly has the Republican Party dominated the Democrats in Florida in recent decades? So...
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Snake charmers in the Everglades
Finally, something to confirm our state’s Deep South credentials. by Scott Harrell Some people don’t consider Florida to be part of the Deep South proper. They think of us as The Lower Northeast.…[...
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Readings, readings, everywhere …
… so you can stop and think. by Peter Meinke… Where was I? … I think the women are right: if food…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Schnitt’s snit
The possible consequences of a lawsuit that’s not merely a laughing matter. by Scott Farrell All good battles have a fictional parallel in Hollywood — and the legal battle royal between Todd Schnitt,...
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Florida’s abortion obstacle course
Forty years after Roe v. Wade, women seeking abortions still face many hurdles. by Arielle Stevenson“Choose life,” urges Jim Haskins’ sign, which is attached to a large wooden crucifix. “Abortion...
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Dalí and TMA: Watercolors
How two museums redefine our experience of urban waterfronts. by Linda Saul-Sena Two years ago our area’s art scene gave birth to two museum buildings as different as they could be. Both the Tampa...
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Editor's Note: Spring is in the air
And with it comes CL contests, festivals and more … by David Warner It’s springtime! What, you didn’t notice?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Bayfront Medical Center finds a partner
Officials say a proposed merger will benefit the hospital and the community, but some aren’t so sure. by Mitch Perry On Oct. 25 of last year, Sue Brody, the president and CEO of St. Petersburg’s...
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Trail markers*
When is a wine fridge more than a wine fridge? by Scott Harrell I came home from band practice a couple of weeks ago, and there was a new trail marker in the dining room. Not a literal trail marker,...
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The bravery of teachers
Schooling kids takes real courage in our age of classroom shootings and budget cuts. by Peter Meinke A clerk ther was of Oxenford also, That unto logic haddè longe ygo.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
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The power of No
Will Hillsborough commissioners who voted against the domestic partner registry feel the heat from voters? by Mitch Perry“To stop a bully is really easy. But silence to a bully is encouragement.…[...
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Toward a better-looking bordello
Do houses of ill repute have to be so darn homely? by Linda Saul-Sena You can call them bordellos, massage parlors, brothels, adult bookstores, gentlemen’s clubs or cat houses. Whatever the...
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Power Lunch 2013: Steve Kornell and Peter Schorsch
A winning CL auction bid yields a lively conversation about governors, guns and St. Pete. by Mitch Perry Last December, as part of Creative Loafing’s annual auction to raise funds for The Children’s...
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Have an EXTREME Morning
Mountain Dew produces an alternative breakfast drink you didn’t know you needed. by Scott Harrell If you’re EXTREME, then you know that Mountain Dew is about to introduce a new “breakfast drink”...
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The girl with the Jeep
A first encounter, a summer dress, a lifetime. by Peter Meinke Bach was rising from another room like a secret code in a mathematician’s castle…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Feedback: Gasparilla, Everglade Snakes, airport dogs and more …
You wrote it, we printed it. by David Warner Commenters on cltampa.com threw brickbats and bouquets in recent weeks. Get ready to duck.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Rebels with a cause
Florida students protest Keystone XL with thousands in the nation’s Capitol. by Arielle Stevenson Surrounding the White House with a human pipeline Sunday, an estimated 40,000 protested against the...
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