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News Feature
In a time of changing attitudes toward Cuba, Democratic power broker Ralph Fernandez remains staunchly anti-Castro and anti-trade.
- by Mitch Perry
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Tags: News Feature, Ralph Fernandez, Al Fox, Arco-Iris, Fidel Castro, Columbus Drive, Ybor City, Maura Barrios, Cuba Vive, José Dionisio Suárez Esquival, Jose Basulto, Orlando Letelier, Ronni Moffitt, Luis Posada Carilles, Jim Davis, Kathy Castor, Elio Mueller, Mary Mulhern, Mike Suarez
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Editor's Note
The Palladium brings Broadway’s Belle to St. Petersburg.
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Poet's Notebook
If Cuban embargoes were lifted, we could all experience the country Hemingway loved.
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Concert Review
The singer-songwriters shared the stage to perform from their respective catalogs.
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Upcoming Concerts
Tampa Bay's live music offerings, March 22-28
- by Leilani Polk
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Tags: Upcoming Concerts, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Bruce Springsteen, The E Street Band, tampa bay times forum, Wilson Phillips, Gramatik, Break Science, Tony Bennett, Little Big Town, The Naked and Famous, chuck brodsky, Tornado Rider, Diana Krall, David Benoit & Brian Culbertson, tea leaf green, Bomb the Music Industry, Zeds Dead, Hot Chelle Rae, Electric Touch, Michael Burks, Black Lips, Tampa Pro Party, SBTRKT, Country Mice, andy mckee
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Features
The British-American five-piece opens for Hot Chelle Rae on Sunday.
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Concert Review
Gabe ranks Friday night's show as one of the fieriest he's seen yet
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Features
SXSW memories from Springsteen to The Velvet Teen.
- by Joran Oppelt
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Tags: Features, SXSW 2012, Trixie Whitley, Howard Rheingold, Bruce Springsteen, Ximena Sarinana, The Mars Volta, Santigold, Dan the Automator, The Velvet Teen, Band of Skulls, Buckethead IPA, Longanisa Tater Tots, PBS
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Theater
A family drama unfolds amidst a natural disaster in a thrilling new play at freeFall.
- by Dorothy Smiljanich
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Tags: Theater, Rip.Tied., Theater Review, Dorothy Smiljanich, freeFall Theatre Company, hurricane, Shereen Macklin, James Martin Roberts, Jose Rufino, Ayana Major Bey, Lawrence Evans, C Niambi Steele, Timothy O’neal Springs
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Theater
A USF grad’s post-Civil War drama marks a triumphant new step for Gorilla Theatre.
- by Mark E. Leib
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Tags: Theater, The Whipping Man, Theater Review, Mark E. Leib, Gorilla Theatre, Matthew Lopez, Sulphur Springs, Kim Sullivan, Drew Valins, Zo-Vallejo Bryant, Racism, The South
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Visual Art
Wildlife and inner worlds collide in two impressive shows at Salt Creek.
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Theater
The courtroom scenes shine in Stageworks' adaptation of a classic.
- by Mark E. Leib
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Tags: Theater, To Kill A Mockingbird, Mark E. Leib, Theater Review, Christoper Sergel, Jim Wicker, Amanda Welch, Peter Nason, Kibwe Dorsey, Natalie Sullivan, Kristen Powell, Lucas Pasquier, Jack Dunham
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Restaurant Reviews
Pizza master Peter Taylor expands his empire.
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Culinary Events
What's coming up on the culinary calendar.
- by Juliette Cassistre
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Tags: Culinary Events, Events, Food & Drink Events, Culinary Events, Culinary Events, Drink, Food & Drink Events, food, drink, events, Tampa Bay, Renaissance Festival, weekend, tasting, free, wine, beer, citrus, sushi, 1980s, drinks, dinner, cooking, anniversary, party
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Features
C’est si bon, Eric Ripert.
- by Jimmy Geurts
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Tags: Features, Eric Ripert, Anthony Bourdain, Le Bernardin, Kitchen Confidential, Avec Eric, Good vs. Evil, Straz Center, event, food, Jimmy Geurts
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Features
It’s gone from between-meals to all-through-the-day, and the results show up in obesity stats.
- by Juliette Cassistre
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Tags: Features, snack, snacking, obesity, research, Popkin, Zizza, Bolthouse Farms, carrots, salad dressing, trend, Juliette Cassistre
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Recipes
It may be cheesy, but it sure is easy.
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Drinks
This week, making the perfect pairing.
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DVD
James Marsden and Russell Brand team up for a bunny comedy.
- by Daniel Feingold
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Tags: DVD, Hop, Blu-Ray, DVD, Tim Hill, James Marsden, Hugh laurie, Russell Brand, Kaley Cuoco, Hank Azaria, Easter Bunny, animated, kids, Daniel Feingold
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Reviews
Jennifer Lawrence shines in the big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel.
- by Joe Bardi
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Tags: Reviews, The Hunger Games, Joe Bardi, Movie Review, Suzanne Collins, Gary Ross, Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrelson, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Wes Bently, Stanley Tucci, Lenny Kravitz, Donald Sutherland, Blockbuster, Science Fiction, Twilight, Staff Pick
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Movie Reviews
Scottish writer/director Lynne Ramsay opts for style over substance, but a dose of dark humor, Tilda Swinton and score-meister Jonny Greenwood deftly steer Kevin from the schlock zone.
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Daily Loaf
A comprehensive and illustrated list of all the Olympians who have posed nude for Playboy.
- by Sex and Love editor
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Tags: Sex and Love, playboy, photos, naked, Sex and Love, nude, Olympics, Sexy, pictures, summer, Topless, swimming, muscle, ice skating, olympians, winter games, Svetlana Khorkina, amanda beard, Uncategorized
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Daily Loaf
- by Mitch Perry
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Tags: News, Mitch Perry Report, George Zimmerman, USF, Trayvon Martin, Tim Tebow, John Elway, Peyton Manning, Pat Robertson, Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
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Daily Loaf
Trans*Action Florida hosts a Town Hall meeting tonight, following an incident of transgender discrimination in downtown St. Pete.
- by Tiffany Razzano
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Tags: CLGBT, CLGBT, transphobia, transgender, Trans*Action, FORGE, Alex Borrego, Bishop tavern and Lounge, Bishop bar, Jaeda Fuentes, Emerald Bar, downtown St. Petersburg, downtown St. Pete, LGBT, L train bar, LGBT events, Pinellas Stonewall Democrats, Equality Florida, St. Pete Pride
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Daily Loaf
CL spotlights our favorite Heatwave acts in the weeks leading up to the WMNF fest (w/audio & video).
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Daily Loaf
CL spotlights our top 10 favorite Heatwave acts in the 10 weeks leading up to the WMNF fest (w/audio & video).
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Daily Loaf
"I have never met an ex-Ron Paul supporter," says one Pinellas County fan of the candidate.
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Daily Loaf
In terms of emotional cheating, I'm guilty of being “the other woman”—very, very guilty.
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Daily Loaf
Ryan is being blasted for failing to mention what tax deductions he would remove to make this plan "revenue neutral."
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Daily Loaf
The name of the campaign is Graduate Tampa Bay.
- by Mitch Perry
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Tags: News, St. Petersburg College, USF, HCC, Judy Genshaft, Winston Churchill, ChappellRoberts, Graduate Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Community College's Ken Atwater, Polk State College's Dr. Eileen Holden, St. Leo University's Dr. Arthur Kirk, Pasco-Hernando Community College's Dr. Katherine Johnson, DeFry University's Lynn Kohler
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Daily Loaf
On Fri., March 23, Rob Lorei, Leilani Polk, Walter "Wally B" Jennings and three other cool scribes touch on serendipity, synchronicity and events that seem oddly scripted; music by Sleepy Vikings and DJ Arielle Stevenson — Bluebird Book Bus and the Sasha Rae Photobooth too!
- by Julie Garisto
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Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Events, Ybor, Story Time, CL Space, March 23, 2012, Fate and Fortune, Matt Coplon, Rob Lorei, Walter "Wally B" Jennings, Shae Krispinsky, Leilani Polk, Heidi Kurpiela Bardi, Julie Garisto, Creative Loafing, writers, reading, DJ Arielle Stevenson, Sleepy Vikings, Bluebird Book Bus, Sasha Rae Photobooth
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Daily Loaf
Howard Dean believes the law can survive without the individual mandate.
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Daily Loaf
Local e-cigarette "smokers" celebrate World Vaping Day on March 22.
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Daily Loaf
Tampa street art and graphics icon Tes One has created a limited edition print release called "Stand Our Ground" with proceeds going to Justice for Trayvon Martin.
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Daily Loaf
Discussing the protesters who will be flocking to Tampa this summer for the convention, Buckhorn said they'll include the "Save the whales crowd, the PETA crowd, every other crowd. And that's fine."
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Daily Loaf
It's deja vu all over again: Paul Ryan releases a budget that is praised by Republicans and blasted by Democrats.
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Daily Loaf
The Sentinel reports: "One witness, who has since talked to local television news reporters, told police he saw Zimmerman on the ground with Trayvon on top, pounding him and was unequivocal that it was Zimmerman who was crying for help."
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Daily Loaf
This week, Matt tackles men enjoying "Twilight" and advice on picking which 3D flick to splurge on.
- by Matthew Kaiser
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Tags: Movies, Opinion, humor, Pop Culture, movies, advice, Movie-Matters, writing, twilight, 3d, film
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Daily Loaf
The councilman says the registry will verify that St. Petersburg needs to be a diverse, accepting city.
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Daily Loaf
A spin around the IndyCar track via bicyle. Photos by Shanna Gillette.
- by Scott Avoy
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Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Sports, St. Pete Grand Prix, Shanna Gillette, Sasha Rae, IndyCar, Izod, Sebastien Bourdais, Ryan Hunter-Reay, racing, Scott Avoy, driving, 2012
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Daily Loaf
- by Shawn Alff
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Tags: Sex and Love, Prinzzess Felicity Jade, Penthouse, Penthouse club, Cherokee, girlfriends films, bisexual, lesbian, Belize, Amish, porn star, adult entertainer, stripper, feature dancing, pole dancing, nude, naked, topless, sex star, interview
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Daily Loaf
A friend of George Zimmerman told ABC that Zimmerman initially thought the incident would "blow over," but is now in hiding and fears for his life.
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Daily Loaf
Races, parades, parking, info. We've got it here.
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Daily Loaf
A state elections official dismisses the idea that new voter registrations are down because of the controversial law.
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Daily Loaf
The company says connections could eventually include Tampa.
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Daily Loaf
Hosted by the Florida Studies Program, organizers say the forum is an unusual effort to explore the intersection of environmental humanities and public policy.
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Daily Loaf
"It is now time for us to stand our ground!" Hillsborough NAACP head Carolyn Collins cried.
- by Mitch Perry
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Tags: News, Frank Reddick, Tom Scott, Harry Cohen, Carolyn Collins, NAACP, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Charles McKenzie, Lisa Montelione, Yolie Capin, Les Miller
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Daily Loaf
Commissioner Hagan told the Times that local government loses leverage in negotiating with the team over a new stadium.
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Daily Loaf
Plus: Gay men arrested for having sex on a gay cruise, and firefighters in drag put out Minnesota blaze (video)
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Daily Loaf
Will Hollywood's desire to revitalize decrepit franchises get the better of Ridley Scott?
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Daily Loaf
Rubio blasted Cuban leaders for incompetence, and was extremely critical of limited U.S.-Cuba trade.
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Daily Loaf
Another fair and biased binge from Bill.
- by Bill Freitas
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Tags: humor, Sports, Peyton Manning, Tim Tebow, Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Bill Freitas, Bill's Sports Binge, Chris Leak
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Daily Loaf
Some people have accused Newsweek of selling out to a popular television show with the theme of this week's issue.
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Daily Loaf
Santorum was boasting of his profane outburst Monday morning. "If you haven’t cursed out a New York Times reporter during the course of a campaign, you’re not really a real Republican.”
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Daily Loaf
Emmanuel Catalan, chair of the College Democrats at USF Black Caucus, said that Martin fit the stereotype of a criminal: "Someone who looks like me."
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Daily Loaf
"Drink every time one of Stormy Daniels's nipples pops out."
- by Sex and Love editor
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Tags: Sex and Love, Cocoon, nightmoves, Stormy Daniels, wicked, Carmen Valentina, Paul Allen, plot porn, drinking game, Sarah Vandella, Brendon Miller, Paul Allen, Carmen Valentina, Marcus London, Devon Lee, Aspen Reign, strip club, Jack Vegas, Whack Jobs, wicked pictures
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Daily Loaf
Though leading both GOP candidates, the president is still underwater in Florida in his approval ratings.
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Daily Loaf
Governor Scott has called for a task force headed by Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll to review the state's controversial 2005 "Stand Your Ground" law.
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Daily Loaf
Parents at Tampa rally echo President Obama: Trayvon could be their kid.
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Daily Loaf
Straight dancers, gay customers and glow-in-the-dark underwear.
- by Shawn Alff
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Tags: Sex and Love, male revue, male stripper, nude, naked, pants-less, strip club, nude club, gay bar, adult entertainer, interview, male nudity, masculinity, NSFW, nude photo, penis size, penis, sex sells
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Daily Loaf
We assume everything's under surveillance — and when there's no video record, as in the Trayvon Martin case, we fill in the blanks.
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Daily Loaf
- by Sex and Love editor
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Tags: Sex and Love, Aspen Reign, Stormy Daniels, Paul Allen, Carmen Valentina, Lelu Love, nightmoves, Blow, Wicked, porno, porn, porn star, adult entertainer, feature dancing, pole dancing, strip club, deja vu, topless, naked, nude, nude model, fetish model, wicked pictures
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Daily Loaf
A Hillsborough County Sheriff said of protesters, "I'm comfortable in saying that's going to be a very few minority of people that actually come to the Tampa Bay area for the RNC."
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Daily Loaf
Beauty, gender, and eligibility are in the eye of the beholder.
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Daily Loaf
- by Mitch Perry
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Tags: News, Bruce Springsteen, Anthony Bourdain, Grand Prix, Trayvon Martin, Ralph Fernandez, Cuba, the Pope, Mad Men, Newsweek, Al Sharpton
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Daily Loaf
- by Leilani Polk
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Tags: Music, New Music, Clay Aiken, Steadfast, The All-American Rejects, Kids In The Street, Brothertiger, Golden Years, Carter Tutti Void, Transverse, Caveman, CoCo Beware, Civil Twilight, Holy Weather, Felix Cartal, Different Faces, The Chemical Brothers, Don't Think, Ferry Corsten, Wknd, Cowboy Junkies, The Wilderness, Dark Empire, From Refuge to Ruin, Deuce, Nine Lives, Justin Townes Earle, Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now, Gift Of Gab, Next Logical Progression, Macy Gray, Covered, HEMINA, Synthetic, Iron Maiden, En Vivo!, La Sera, Sees The Light, madonna mdna, The Mars Volta, Noctourniquet, Miike Snow, Happy To You, Ministry, Relapse, Marisa Monte, My Darkest Days, Sick and Twisted Affair, Oberhofer, Time Capsules II, Overkill, The Electric Age, Katy Perry, Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, Punches, It Can Only Get Better, Poor Moon, Illusion, Races, Year of the Witch, Lionel Richie, Tuskegee, Rocket Juice And The Moon, Real Mckenzies, Westwinds, Rusko Songs, Sons of Bill, Sirens, Shinedown, Amaryllis, The Strange, Chasing Shadows, THEESatisfaction, Awe Naturale, The Used, Vulnerable, Paul Weller, Sonik Kicks, Young Prisms, VICE / Noisey In Between, Joe Bonamassa, Beacon Theatre Live From New York, Peter Mulvey, The Good Stuff
