Clik here to view.
Castor, others react to Planned Parenthood "outrage"
As the old saying goes, if you can't beat 'em, take video of 'em, doctor the video to make 'em look like monstrous criminals, deceive the public to whip up outcry against 'em and sick your political...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trib building sells, newsroom relocating
The headquarters for the Tampa Tribune/TBO.com (of which this reporter is a former employee) have officially been sold, the paper is reporting. While the sale price hasn't been disclosed yet,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sh*t happened 8/3/15: Special Olympics, guns, pepper spray, Hitchbot
We endured a soggy, soggy weekend here in the Tampa Bay area, but that didn't stop at least four things from happening, apparently.FRIDAY, JULY 31:A Pasco County Special Olympics soccer teambeat China...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Disability rights activist calls for nationwide Starbucks boycott
What kind of a jerk parks in a handicapped space? The practice infuriates Tampa gallery owner Rob Rowen, who considers himself an abled-bodied advocate for the disabled. Rowen is an art gallery owner...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Waterworld: Photos from the submerged streets of Tampa
Todd Bates, intrepid street photographer — or should we say intrepid river photographer? — couldn't resist the opportunity to shoot Tampa's waterlogged thoroughfares this afternoon. Better him than...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Before you share: some Tampa flood photos are from years ago
Attention, Floridians: The state of our state today is wet enough. Please stop posting old photos. If you've been on Facebook or Twitter these past couple of days — in other words, if you haven't been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sh*t happened 8/4/15: Bear hunting, Amazon jobs, Iran deal in jeopardy
Try not to scare away the dry, OK?The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissionbegan issuing permits to hunt black bears for the first time in more than two decades. Cecil's ghost is outraged...
View ArticleClik here to view.
St. Pete dumps raw sewage into Clam Bayou (Updated)
No rain today, but if you're near Gulfport, don't go in the water. It's nasty. Really nasty. You'll definitely want to stay out of Clam Bayou, too. Despite a failing sewer system (which Gulfport is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jerks rob, vandalize Tampa garden that grows food for homeless shelters
Another this-is-why-we-can't-have-nice-things story has surfaced in Tampa, where a nonprofit urban garden is saying that it was been robbed of 400 pounds of tilapia and vandalized last week. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New carbon rules "biggest step" in fighting climate change, local advocates say
On Monday, President Obama revealed details of the Clean Power Plan, which would put into place nationwide carbon dioxide emissions standards from power plants, which are a major contributor to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deez Nuts could split presidential vote in 2016
It's part Idiocracy, part brilliant critique of presidential politics in the Donald Trump era. But make no mistake about it. There is literally someone who has filed paperwork with the Federal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sh*t happened 8/5/15: GOP candidates, Jolly swings at Planned Parenthood
Hey, the sun came out! And brought a bunch of political bullshit with it!Fox Newsannounced the 10 Republican presidential candidates who will participate in Thursday's televised debate, based on poll...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TBX moves forward despite huge community opposition
TBX, the contentious interstate expansion of I-275 which will add toll lanes for commuters, is still on track after Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) approved its share of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Poll: Climate plan overwhelmingly popular in swing states, especially in Florida
If a recent Public Policy Polling survey is any indication, the climate-change deniers you're hearing are basically shouting at each other in an echo chamber and are nowhere near as prevalent as you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sh*t happened 8/6/15: Crime-y crime crime
Hey, the weather's still good, the weekend approaches — let's just get right into it:A rookie Pasco County Deputy was arrested in Broward County by authorities who claim he went there to meet an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GOP debate night drinking games, ranked by your liver
Break out the sublingual B-12, Tylenol and about a gallon of water, for tonight, as they say, is the night. Millions of Americans on either side of the political spectrum will be tuning into the Fox...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Berning up: Bernie Sanders appeals to Tampa Bay progressives, young ones in...
It was a muggy Wednesday evening in St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District. Cars rolled into a vacant lot bordered by a junkyard, dog and all, and other industrial scenery. Bumper stickers touted WMNF,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Intern Issue: Head south (Korea, that is) for interesting post-graduate...
For young people eager to expand beyond the confines of their home country and travel the world, teaching abroad is becoming the go-to job, and one of the most popular destinations is South Korea....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dwight Dudley applauds preliminary Congressional maps, thinks Crist has a...
Tentatively revised Congressional district maps, the latest development in Florida's little redistricting romp, have set off a chain reaction among Florida politicos who are either, for reasons we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Liveblogging the 1950s: The GOP debate
11:03 Trump: Japan and China are beating us. "We can't do anything right.""We have to end Obamacare and we have to make out country great again."11:01 Lapel pin count: Marco, check; Chris Wallace,...
View Article