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Peak Scene
Craft beer and the price of mainstream popularity. by Scott Harrell I first thought it might be true a few months ago, when I wandered into the Flying Pig Taphouse on Central Avenue out of lazy...
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That Sinking Feeling
Democrats have waited for 58 years to take over the U.S. Congressional district that encompasses most of Pinellas County. So with David Jolly’s semi-upset victory over Alex Sink on Tuesday night,...
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Mitch Perry Report 3-14-14: The case for voter intensity
What a difference a week makes. Last week at this time followers of the CD13 race were glued to their electronic reading devices devouring a Politico piece about how David Jolly's campaign was a hot...
View ArticleJolly on Morning Joe: We just can't be the party of No
Newly sworn in Congressman David Jolly appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe today, where he said he was bringing his "core convictions" to Washington, but did want to work with Democrats and the President...
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Eckerd College officials pleased that Dept. of Transportation finally "saw...
Nearly a year and a half after a retired diplomat was killed pulling out of Eckerd College onto 54th Avenue South in St. Petersburg, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) last month finally...
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St. Pete's failing school receives support of city council
At Thursday’s meeting, St. Pete’s City Council got welcome relief from the hot button issues it has grappled with since being seated a little over two months ago. Blarney (defined by the Irish as...
View ArticleSunday morning pundits ponder if Jolly's victory is 1st indication of GOP...
Five days after David Jolly defeated Alex Sink in the CD13 race in Pinellas County, the verdict is in from America's pundit class: Obamacare was the culprit for Jolly's victory, and essentially the...
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Mitch Perry Report 3.17.14: Florida is number one in March Madness, but Miami...
Last night the NCAA selection committee chose the 68 teams who will play in the annual college basketball tournament that begins this week, and the University of Florida is seeded number one in the...
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Seminole Heights opens its new library to the public
Less than a year and a half since its previous structure was razed, Seminole Heights residents now have a spanking new library, larger in all aspects than the nearly 50-year-old facility that it has...
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Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gaultieri latest Bay Area official to change...
A couple of months after St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman delivered on his campaign promise to change that police department's car chase pursuit policy, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri...
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Latino advocacy group says GOP is all talk, no action on immigration
Who can forget where we all were a year ago, when the Republican National Committee unveiled its so-called "Autopsy Report"? That's the study commissioned by RNC Chair Reince Priebus to attempt to...
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Mitch Perry Report 3.18.14: Cable news & Flight 370 — lots of speculation,...
I was going to begin by saying I'm as curious as the next guy or gal about the massive search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, but I'm not sure that's the case. Over the weekend I spoke with a couple...
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Proposal to offer in-state tuition to children of undocumented immigrants...
(UPDATE) Clearwater state Senator Jack Latvala's bill that would provide in-state tuition to children of people who came into the country illegally barely survived a committee vote this morning, with...
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Activists in Tampa highlight fast food workers' allegations of wage theft
This morning in North Tampa, approximately two dozen protesters gathered on a sidewalk facing a McDonald's restaurant, highlighting the allegations by some fast-food workers of wage theft that have...
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Tim Tebow to headline "Men's Impact Weekend" conference in Tampa in June
Although the closest that Tim Tebow came to participating on a competitive football field last year was in providing color for ESPN college games, he retains a special brand of star power, particularly...
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Stand Your Ground about to be tweaked?
A Florida Senate committee has approved a bill that tweaks the state's controversial "stand your ground" law. According to the Associated Press, the adjustments include local law enforcement setting...
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Mitch Perry Report 3.19.14: Remembering Iraq
Mainstream media loves to observe anniversaries, but you’ll be hard pressed to find too many reports about the fact that tonight marks the 11th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which began...
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Symposium shows how worksite wellness can decrease employer healthcare costs
According to the American Heart Association, employers across the United States face $12.7 billion in annual medical expenses due to obesity alone. Over 50 companies from across the Tampa Bay area...
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Buckhorn enters Tampa in Mayors Challenge for water conservation
Although Bob Buckhorn frequently says he doesn't like to join national organizations, he is now joining other mayors around the country in an effort to conserve water and cut pollution by entering the...
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Rick Kriseman says St. Petersburg is poised to become as "cool" as Austin,...
Based on the reaction from the crowd at today’s Tiger Bay Club luncheon at the St. Pete Yacht Club, Rick Kriseman is still enjoying the political honeymoon that began when he defeated incumbent Mayor...
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