Tampa Bay

The time Tampa amost ceased to exist (and how we became the Capital of the Impossible)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dARFO8nBCc If you live in the Tampa Bay area, which has been my home for the past dozen years, you…

2 days ago

No weapons allowed in the bridal shop

Anitra and I were dropping off a package at the UPS Store on Kennedy when we saw a “no weapons”…

3 months ago

Venue check, 11 years ago today

A quick blast from the past: 11 years ago today, Anitra and I did a quick check of the venues…

6 months ago

Sunday morning coffee

It’s a lovely Sunday here in Tampa’s Seminole Heights neighborhood, and Anitra and I are enjoying it at our local…

8 months ago

Someone had an eventful Thanksgiving…

This car was ditched in both senses of the word, and was still there (near Alicia Avenue and N. Boulevard)…

8 months ago

Tampa Bay food banks and restaurants where kids eat for free [Updated Monday, November 3]

SNAP — short for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and formerly called “food stamps” — provide food assistance to about 3…

9 months ago

Tips for “No Kings” events in Tampa Bay

Here’s some information and advice — but not legal advice, because I’m not a lawyer — for anyone attending today’s…

10 months ago

Tampa Bay deal of the day

I’m still impressed that “That’s a awful lot of cough syrup” went from a viral video of Desto Dubb’s arrest...…

12 months ago

Tampa Bay deal of the day: 8′ tall inflatable Crown Royal bottle!

Do you have a bar, college dorm, man cave, or stage setup that has an empty corner that needs a…

1 year ago

Celebrate Indian Christian Day this Saturday!

Hey, Tampa friends! My friend Sam let me know that the Tampa Indian Christian Association is holding their Indian Christian…

1 year ago