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Food & Drink
Features
Tiki revival: Mai Tais and marimbas
Four locals talk the rise, fall and revival of tiki culture.
Daily Loaf
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Boy Scouts of America decision to take in openly gay youth as members a bitter pill for John Stemberger to swallow
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2013 Tropical Heatwave video recap
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Major rallies against Monsanto planned this Saturday in Tampa and St. Petersburg
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Debate about budget analyst triggers emotions at Tampa City Council meeting
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Mitch Perry Report 5.23.13 -Hillsborough County, where progress moves at a snail's pace
News & Views
Music
2013 Tropical Heatwave video recap
The CL video recap of WMNF's annual Tropical Heatwave music festival, which was held on May 10 and 11 in Ybor City.
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Check out these new albums
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This week in Tampa Bay area live music, featuring Coheed and Cambria, Steve Martin, King Lincoln and more …
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The Florida Orchestra Final Season Masterworks: The Rite of Spring (Classical Music)
- Fri., May 24, 8 p.m., at the Straz Center in Tampa; Sat., May 25, 8 p.m., at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg.
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The BryanStars Tour with Late Nite Reading & more @ Orpheum
- Tues., May 28, 6 p.m. doors
A&E
Dressing up the little black dress
Start by thinking of one item that will elevate the look to a whole other level.
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Landmark victory: American Journey has arrived
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"It's Monsoon season, bitches!" The CL interview with RuPaul's Drag Race winner, Jinkx Monsoon 1
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Middle fingers fly as American Idiot invades the Straz Center
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Jeff Dye @ Side Splitters Comedy Club
- Fri., May 24, 8-10:15 p.m., Sat., May 25, 6-10:15 p.m. and Sun., May 26, 7 p.m.
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First Fridays Latin ConneXions @ Mirage
- First Friday of every month, 6-10 p.m.
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Movies & TV
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Fast 6 is Furiously entertaining
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The Hangover trilogy ends with a whimper
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"It's Monsoon season, bitches!" The CL interview with RuPaul's Drag Race winner, Jinkx Monsoon 1
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Tampa Theatre Summer Classics @ Tampa Theatre
- Sundays at 3 p.m. June 2-Aug. 25; except for Casablanca, which is showing Sat.-Sun., Aug. 24-25.
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24th annual Abilities Wine Tasting & Auction @ Armed Forces Military Museum
- Sat., May 25, 7 p.m.
Local Government
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- City of Clearwater
- Hillsborough County
Local Blogs
- Daily Loaf
- Pushing Rope
Photo Galleries
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Reminisce and see what you missed with these candid, posed and silly shots of couples, friends and CL staffers at Creative Loafing Tampa's celebration at the Ritz Ybor, snapped during the latter half of the event on April 20, 2013. Photos by Danny 24 Video. Look for familiar faces and friends of CL, such as Paul Wilborn and the Radio Theatre Project, Eugenie Bondurant, Spathose models and the following music/DJ acts: Noi, Death Starsky, local rap star Dynasty, Juliet Simms (Automatic Loveletter, NBC's The Voice Season 2), Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Sons of Hippies, The Dead Popes, The Northwest, Deacon, Types, and reunions of The Gita and Win Win Winter, and a bitchin' Soft Rock Renegades dance party .
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This year's Flower and Garden festival is focused on Florida Fresh products. From hot sun tomato wine (from the Florida Winery) to kumquats and brie, the sunshine state is at the heart of the 2013 festival.
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A selection of Seminole Heights shots, curated from more than 200 shots taken March 29-30, 2013 — including shots that not featured in CL's Seminole Heights Neighborhood print edition on April 5, 2013.
From the Archive
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Get out your LGBT weekend planner
There are plenty of LGBT events to choose from in the Tampa Bay area this weekend: Fetish Weekend at Sawmill, Women & Wine in St. Pete, paddleboarding on Davis Islands and more.
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Dave Foley: sexy socialist stand-up
The actor/comedian hits the stand-up circuit to talk about his favorite topics.
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So you think you can dance? 1
A Tampa dance studio is accused of denying lessons to a lesbian couple.
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