Creative Loafing Tampa

Black Friday alternatives from Shanna Gillette

• by Julie Garisto
The CL Contributor/photographer extraordinaire blogs about the impeding Black Friday madness and its antidotes at localflavorproductions.wordpress.com.
• Tags: Events, Black Friday, localflavorproductions, St. Pete Farmers Market, retail, independent, local, Tampa Bay

Local Dirt magazine launch party tonight at the Seminole Heights Independent (9/19)

A quarterly publication focused on spreading the word about local, sustainable food sources in our area.

• by Katie Machol
A quarterly publication focused on spreading the word about local, sustainable food sources in our area.
• Tags: Food & Drink Events, Green Community Events, local food, community garden, green, event, free, food, beer, independent, tampa, magazine, local farmers, sustainable, food movement

Alternative Summer Movie Preview — Part 1

Forget the empty blockbusters and feast on these upcoming summer indies.

• by Anthony Nicholas
Forget the empty blockbusters and feast on these upcoming summer indies.
• Tags: Movies, summer movie preview, independent, movies, film, anthony nicholas, cave of forgotten dreams, werner herzog, takeshi miike, 13 assassins, city of life and death, The Imperialists are Still Alive, Cameraman: The Work and Life of Jack Cardiff, The Arbor, Hobo With a Shot Gun, Yves Saint Laurent - L’Amour Fou, Midnight in Paris, Tuesday After Christmas

Do It Today: First Monday Movie Night at the Independent (with video)

• by Julie Garisto
Before The Outsiders, Matt Dillon starred in the teen-revolt drama Over the Edge. See the over-the-top 1979 drama for free at 7 p.m. at the Independent in Seminole Heights.
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Events, Movies, Arts & Entertainment, Events, independent, Movies, seminole heights, Matt Dillon, First Monday Movie Night, Over the Edge

Drinking Guide: Craft beer bars and brew pubs in Tampa Bay

• by Katie Machol
This week, we’re doing things a little differently by giving you a guide to some of the best craft and import beer bars and brew pubs in Tampa Bay.
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Restaurant News, Food and Restaurants, drinking, dunedin-brewery, Tampa-Bay, independent, beer, Restaurant News, craft beer, datz, mr. dunderbaks, Cigar City Brewing, dunedin house of beer, dining guide, pour house, The Ale and the Witch, tap house, drinking guide, brew pub, the rex, tampa tap room

Do It Today: Life of Brian at the Independent's First Monday Movie Night

• by Julie Garisto
Take part in the nerdy fun of Monty Python comedy at the Independent Bar's free screening of Life of Brian, the next film in the bar's First Monday Movie Night.
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Events, Arts & Entertainment, Events, Tampa, independent, Monty Python, seminole heights, 2011, Life of Brian, March 7

Philanthropic Young Tampa Bay is here to save Tampa's culturally conscious

• by Marysia Lopez
PYT fosters cultural philanthropic involvement among the young professionals of Tampa, giving the Tampa arts scene just the injection it needs. Find out more about the group at the Independent on Thurs., March 10.
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Events, Arts & Entertainment, Events, Tampa, Tampa Museum of Art, independent, Kurt Piazza, Janet Biggs, Philanthropic Young Tampa Bay

Do It Today: First Monday Movie Night at the Independent, Roger Palmer's scathing political art and more

• by Julie Garisto
See the "so bad, it's good" movie The Room at Tampa's Independent, and for something way on the other side of the taste spectrum, meet esteemed poet and author Shane Seely.
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Events, Arts & Entertainment, Events, Tampa, independent, University of Tampa, poet, chris knight, The Room, First Movie Night, Shane Seely, Roger Palmer

Movie Review: Luca Guadagnino's I Am Love (Il Sono L'Amore), starring Tilda Swinton

• by Shannon Bennett
Gorgeous cinematography and sweeping Italian scenery are the centerpiece of I Am Love. They might also be the only reason you continue to look at the screen. Contributor Shannon Bennett has the CL review …
• Tags: Movie Review, independent, movie, review, film, Tilda Swinton, Movie Review, I am love, swinton, luca guadagnino, cinematography, il sono l'amore, Uncategorized

The Green Community: Week in review

• by Katie Machol
Read the latest posts from this past week in the Green Community.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, obama, usf, Tampa, oil, UST, history, TV, produce, wal-mart, food, rant, Environment, whole foods, media, independent, Hillsborough, video, filmmaker, service, day, feeling, war, energy conservation, global warming, holiday, publix, Shopping, island, film, interview, writer, nation, National, documentary, state, The Nation, head, relationship, green, organic, New York City, health, cl, local, director, local food, sustainable, Huffington Post, online, sting, United States, activist, production, Producer, ocean, festival, reality, Green Living, Men, natural, poll, latin, skin, UT, Professor, Green Community, Green Policy, reducing energy consumption, tampa bay area, mma, NC, temple terrace, water conservation, trash, octomom, tampa bay estuary, Public Health, climate change, Hillsborough River, ratio, productions, importance of conserving water, nut, plane, Green building, conscious effort, up, shower, fossil fuels, risk, publix greenwise market, green architecture, bats, Old Florida, ecology, native species, historic architecture, historic preservation, sugarloaf key, sacd, usf school of architecture and community design, stanley russell, rammed earth wall, 2009 planning commission award of excellence for green, florida bat conservancy, Summer solstice, first day of summer, seasons, lore, sky, astronomy, albertsons, costco, local farms, natural goods, grist tv, showering, navy shower, low-flow shower head, organic towels, organic shower curtain, pet peeve, toilet paper roll, doing the dishes, water faucet, pet peeves, mature manner, water bottle, family member, habit, feelings, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, blip tv, independent media production, estuary program, impacts of global warming, public service providers, visible impacts, environmental consequences, jane lubchenco, documentarian, air pollution, tropical islands, polluters, backyards, fossil fuel, polar regions, madison square garden, penn station, carbon clock, 2009 planning commission award of excellence for green, Uncategorized

In The Air (Video): Local documentarian explores impacts of fossil fuel emissons on Tampa Bay and its residents

• by Matt De Vlieger
• Tags: Politics, Activism, Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Green Living, Health & Wellness, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, Politics, Activism, Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, obama, Tampa, oil, UST, TV, produce, w, rant, Environment, media, independent, video, filmmaker, service, day, feeling, war, global warming, island, film, interview, writer, nation, National, documentary, state, The Nation, head, health, cl, local, director, online, sting, United States, activist, production, Producer, ocean, reality, Green Living, Men, poll, Health & Wellness, skin, UT, Professor, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, tampa bay area, mma, NC, tampa bay estuary, Public Health, climate change, ratio, productions, nut, plane, up, fossil fuels, risk, X, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, blip tv, independent media production, estuary program, impacts of global warming, public service providers, visible impacts, environmental consequences, jane lubchenco, documentarian, air pollution, tropical islands, polluters, backyards, fossil fuel, polar regions, Uncategorized

I'm exuberant...

• by Taylor Eason
Not sure if it's the extra caffeine running through my veins, but I'm effusive. It... could... happen.
• Tags: Politics, Politics, barack obama, optimism, election, independent, katie couric, Grand Prix, Uncategorized