For those of you who didn’t have 5 hours to devote to the Golden Globes last night, don’t worry you didn’t miss much. However, there were a few haha, wtf?, oh snap! moments that are worth mentioning. I strenuously watched the live red carpet arrivals, the E preview
It’s Spring Training – The Grapefruit League From Tampa To Sarasota
Get Your Motors Revving: The Track Is Being Built For The Honda Grand Prix
No Rain Woes: The Chill Lounge With Jon Secada Is Now Covered Up
Rhonda Shear’s Comedy PJ Party at the Mahaffey This Weekend
Experiencing Jaguar ALIVE
5 Good Bets For This Weekend (That Aren’t the Super Bowl)
Notes From the Local Concert Scene
Q&A: Tony Rifugiato, Concert Promoter
St. Pete to Get High-End Steak House
I’m sure I’ve had a decent steak in St. Petersburg; I just can’t remember when or where—except for at home. The donut hole in the city’s dining scene has long been the absence of a quality steakhouse. Charley’s, Malio’s, Ruth’s Chris, Bern’s, The Capital Grille, Iavaronne’s, Fleming’s—all Tampa. The
5 Great Ways To Spend Your Spare Time Over the Next 5 Days
The Lightning opens its season (hallelujah) on Saturday at the Times Forum and the NFL Conference Finals own Sunday, but there are five days ’til then. Here’s a Bay Pop-approved quintet of ways to get off the couch and away from the flat-screen during this work-week. • Tina
New Corvette Promises to be a Gas!
General Motors woke up and realized that its signature sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette, needed a dramatic overhaul to be uttered in the same breath with Porsche, BMW and Audi, let alone Lambo and Ferrari. The 2014 Stingray was unveiled yesterday to considerable fanfare and, for the first
A Tree-Umph! Triumph
I was going to write this yesterday but I was too tired. After monkeying around at Tree-Umph! in Bradenton for nearly three hours, then driving home to the ‘burg and arriving around 4:30 … like I said, too pooped to blog. Florida has a lot of attractions and
Ready, set, GLOW!
I’ve been to DayGlo, LaneGlow Bowling, glow stick parties, and music festivals. I’ve painted my body in neon paint, highlighter markers, and danced with black light bracelets. But THIS… this is a new one for me. You want me to run a 5k with glow paint? Get healthy
A Critical Look at Charlie Crist
One of St. Pete’s favorite sons, Charlie Crist, has been profiled in the Miami New Times, headlined “Is Charlie Crist Florida’s Next Governor?.” Before reading the revealing piece, I figured Charlie had really gone ’round the liberal bend by consorting with an ultra-left alternative weekly. While Crist cooperated
Flu Epidemic Worsens in Tampa Bay—Get That Shot
Bay Pop is not usually a vessel for Public Service Announcements, but there are exceptions to every rule. So: Get a flu shot. Find time between meetings or flights or projects. Bay area hospitals are reporting a surge in cases, and the epidemic has intensified in just the
New High-End Seafood Restaurant To Open In Tampa
Eddie V’s is coming… It’s OK to get excited. The high-end seafood and steakhouse chain, which originated in Austin, Texas in 2000, is slated to open this spring in a 10,000-square-foot space at the Tri-Pointe Plaza, on the corner of Boy Scout Boulevard and Manhattan Avenue—so says the Tampa Bay
Naples Winter Wine Festival Pops Cork Jan. 24
Under the expansive white tent on the Grand Lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, voices will shout over the din of a crowd, glasses will clink, and cheers will swell as veteran auctioneers Humphrey Butler and Lydia Fenet sell off fabulous wines, custom travel packages and
