Hailing from Anacortes, WA, The Lonely Forest visits Tampa on their way through Florida. "It's nice to be in the warm weather," said the Lonely Forest's Jon Van Deusen. "We haven't played Florida in a long time, so it's good to be back," he said. Van Deusen mans the keys and vocals in the group,… Continue reading The Lonely Forest Brings a Fresh Pacific Northwest Blast to Florida
Veterans Day is a great time to thank a war survivor for giving selflessly to a country that needs to have more selflessness. As a society, we've become preoccupied with Kardashian divorces and political scandals. We're quick to forgot, though, how much our war veterans have given us. They've given us our freedom. Our freedom… Continue reading Hot Search Commentary: Veterans Day
Last night's dismissal of Penn State University's long-standing football coach Joe Paterno led to riots by the student body, as reported by the New York Times. While the circumstances surrounding the firing certainly warrant the separation, the public response is candid. Paterno, or Joe Pa as fans passionately called the coaching legend, is at the… Continue reading Hot Search Commentary: Joe Paterno Fired, Student Body Riots
High definition and LED have been buzzwords in technology circles for the last 5 years, but 3D promises to up the ante starting with the Finepix Real 3D W3.
Imagine a society in the future where the news is one big theatrical representation made to heart warm it’s populace, and the real news is much less popular and entertaining. In True Enough: Living in a Post Fact Society, author Farhad Manjoo slickly exposes the reader to a veritable jungle of truth versus opinion. He… Continue reading The Truth is Out There
The jury selection process began Tuesday in the murder trial of Cory J. Rocker and Metterio D. Banks. The young men are charged with first-degree murder in the 2008 shooting death of 18-year-old Brennon Darvane Days. Days was found slumped over in his car with a gunshot wound to the head. Banks and Rocker were… Continue reading Fate Lies in Their Hands
The Hillsborough County Affordable Housing Advisory Board met Monday to discuss a variety of pressing issues relevant to county’s current housing situation, with little fanfare from the public.The issues ranged from Chinese drywall issues in newly built homes to the county’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program.“It seems 55 percent of the money is going to multifamily homes,”… Continue reading The Road to Stabilization
It’s obvious that journalism students at the University of South Florida aren’t attending class for the love of calculus, but they might want to take special care when crunching numbers for articles. “The biggest sin in reporting…is getting it wrong,” said Preston Trigg. Trigg, the director of administration and special projects at the Hillsborough County… Continue reading Media Math
It’s one of the hottest sports in the Tampa Bay area with at least a dozen official spots between St. Petersburg and Brandon. Now Northwest Hillsborough County is the latest area to get a brand new skate park, where skateboarders of all ages will flock to practice their ollies and kickflips. The park will join… Continue reading Public Misinformation
Some come here because they were lonely or frustrated. Others come because things got a little too heated or someone took one too many steps in the wrong direction. And yet a few more don’t really know why they ended up here. But, whatever the cause, it’s a safe bet Vern Adams welcomes them with… Continue reading The Waiting Room
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