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KS sends along this NYT obit for cassette tapes. “While the cassette was dumped long ago by the music industry, it has lived on among publishers of audio books. Many people prefer cassettes because they make it easy to pick up in the same place where the listener left off, or to rewind in case a [...] I watched the DVD of The Kite Runner the other night. My review after the jump. Tremendous collection from Smashing Magazine of links to women (and some male) artists. The initial post is supposed to be artists providing an image of a girl and a second image of a woman. (As someone who believes these words have two very different meanings and should not be used interchangeably, I thought this was [...] Over at Eating Tampa JBisMe begins The Great Tampa Bay 2008 Veggie Burger Blog Challenge. She lays out the rules of the challenge then reviews the burger at Evo’s. If you have a favorite veggie burger in Tampa, let her know! Over at Sticks of Fire, Wendy Withers reviews Choxotica. “The truth is, Choxotica isn’t for the casual chocolate consumer. At $5 or more for drinks and bars, it’s a store made for real chocoholics.” Tampa Bay Business Journal is reporting that “Charles Stark Draper Laboratory to set up shop in Tampa Bay.” Here’s some high level cooperation to bring a high-tech business to the Tampa area. “Hillsborough County and USF are collaborating to provide a site, construction and equipment for the Tampa center, while funding to design and build the St. [...] This NYC cop decides to tackle a cyclist riding in a Critical Mass event. Tourist captures it on digital video, posts it for all to see. There was a Critical Mass event the same night in Tampa. At happy hour the other night the topic turned to human manure. We had all heard that human poop can’t be used as manure, or in compost, but we weren’t sure why. What about vegans? Can you use vegan poop in your garden? ML did some research and uncovered this page about The Humanure Handbook. The Introduction [...] Tampastica is a blog about Tampa music. If you know of any others, point me to them! *** St. Petersblog notes that Audio Labs Rehearsal Space was robbed including the band Petrograd in Transit, who cancelled their next show. “WE’RE NOT PLAYING, DUE TO EQUIPMENT THEFT. Go see King of Spain and New Lands, though. Seriously.” *** Here’s is Bogus [...] The Tampa Museum of Art is running an exhibition about green ideas and sustainability called It’s Not Easy Being Green. “In late March of this year, artists, designers, architects, and developers interested in making a positive difference in both their lives and their communities were invited to submit design schemes, art works, or commercial products that [...] In a recent USA Today editorial the Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell speaks for himself and other directors of US intelligence agencies against a reporter’s shield bill being considered in Congress. While there are serious criticisms that can be made of this bill, McConnell hits none of them. Instead we get gems like this [...] Seriously, this is baffling. If the economy is tanking, and I don’t deny that it is, then why all the restaurant openings this year? “Scoop Bar & Grill will replace the former Whistle Junction at 5105 E. Fowler Ave. The opening is expected in late August or early September.” If you’re over 50 and you’ve been toying with the idea of writing your memoirs you might want to consider this free workshop put on by the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department. “July 23, 2008 – The City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department is offering a Memoir Writing Workshop on Monday, August 25, [...] Smitty at Smitty’s World has been posting some reviews of books he’s been reading this summer. Stephen Ambrose’s The Victors P. J. O’Rourke on The Wealth of Nations and Frank DeFord’s The Entitled which gets Smitty’s highest recommendation. GnA TV visits Mr. Dunderbak’s and Mel’s Hot Dogs. The Trib pays a visit to Ganesh Market & Chaat Cafe at 6204 N. Armenia Ave. I’ve eaten a couple of lunches there. I liked it. *** Some high-end restaurants are offering discounts. *** Laura Reiley notes another soon-to-be-open restaurant (in St. Pete) MJ’s Martini Jazz & Tapas. *** Mary Patrick reviews Vizcaya “a Spanish restaurant and tapas bar nestled under [...] The Trib is reporting that “Cody’s Original Roadhouse, a steakhouse, is set to open in mid-August in the former Remington’s Steakhouse.” This would be the old Remington’s Steakhouse at 2836 E. Bearss Ave., very close to the Bearss/Bruce B. Downs intersection. Cody’s has done a $1 million renovation at the location and expects to be open mid-August. [...] Yikes. What seemed like a semi-humorous post yesterday has taken a tragic turn. After the spam king escaped he killed his family, then himself. Robin “Roblimo” Miller shot this short video promoting the GaYbor Coalition. “In the summer of 2007, 10 gay and gay-friendly business owners in Ybor City got together to combat the area’s high commercial vacancy rate, reputation for thuggish behavior, and general aura of depression. By the summer of 2008, the GaYbor Coalition had 103 member businesses [...] For those of you who don’t know, DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. DRM is a type of software “lock” put onto electronic media so that it cannot be copied. Unless you have a key. Some DRM allows minimal copying, so that you can copy one time, or onto a particular type or brand of [...] The Queue reviews American Splendor and segues briefly into The Dark Knight. The review suggests that McQuiston, a local writer/reporter/video producer/documentary film maker is unfamiliar with Pekar’s work and appreciates Giamatti’s performance in a difficult role. I agree that Giamatti’s performance is wonderful, but my memory of the movie is that I was generally underwhelmed. It wasn’t [...] Troxler hits upon a brilliant solution to the job woes facing Tampa. He guarantees to create 100 new jobs all paying $100,000 a year. All he needs is a little incentive from the local government. Not unlike the incentives they hand out left and right, in sweetheart backroom deals all the time. Lock up your in-boxes, the king of spam is on the loose and once again pushing v!agra and the most promising cancer cure in ages (so you can stop being embarrassed with the ladies). “DENVER—Edward “Eddie” Davidson, age 35, also known as the “spam king,” walked away from a federal prison camp in Florence on Sunday, [...] Well, I suppose every little bit helps. “The Florida Strawberry Festival queen pageant is ditching its swimsuit competition.” I was going to hold this til Music Monday, but its awesomeness was too overwhelming to wait. Here is a collection of nearly 2500 songs recorded from the original 78s. This is like discovering a cake made of pie that tones muscle and reduces weight. Among this bonanza is Tampa Red performing Don’t Blame Shorty for That. [...] Tales From the Delk Side reports that The Grass Root, awesome Tampa vegan restaurant, and home of my favorite falafel, is opening a restaurant in Lakeland. Eating Tampa congratulates Tampa Tribune food writer/editor/blogger Jeff Houck for winning a first place “Green Eyeshade Award” for his TBO.com blog The Stew, awarded by the southeastern regional Society for Professional Journalists. Jeff’s blog is one of the things that influenced me when creating Eating Tampa. Thanks, Jeff! (via Wayne Garcia at Creative Loafing who got it [...] Wayne Garcia has the scoop on rumors that local music magazine Reax sold out and closed shop. Garcia posts an email from Reax. excerpt - “It’s true that REAX recently shuttered its Ybor City offices, in order to take advantage of the greater resources offered by a new location just outside of Tampa. Cook calls the move [...] Creative Loafing notes an exhibition and reception for the new issue of Cigar City Magazine. (Sound caution if you link on the CCM link.) “Cigar City Magazine commemorates the release of its July/August West Tampa issue with an exhibit featuring black-and-white images of historic West Tampa cigar factories by architectural photographer Todd McDonald.” |
  
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