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Quoted from Elmira's: "Over the past 10 years, the problem of exotic pets in un-exotic places has exploded. Lions and tigers are regularly found in apartments, houses and other residences where the owner has illegally purchased one of these beautiful animals. When the animal gets too big, or officials discover the animal, there is often nowhere to place it. Existing facilities are full and there is still not enough ...

The Rays are back in town!

Check out the home schedule for the rest of April 2007:

Monday, April 16: Baltimore Orioles - 7:10 pm

Tuesday, April 17: Baltimore Orioles - 7:10 pm

Wednesday, April 18: Baltimore Orioles - 3:10 pm

Friday, April 20: Cleveland Indians - 7:10 pm

Satuday, April 21: Cleveland Indians - 7:10 pm - Superheroes Night - Carl Crawford Stolen Base Replica Giveway

Sunday, April ...

This morning in my laundry room, I found evidence that my home has had a scaly and legless visitor sometime in the recent past.

I looked around online to find out who to call to find out what sort of snake it was, and found The Suncoast Herpetological Society.

As it happens, they meet on the third Wednesday of every month at The Moccasin Lake Nature Park in ...

Once upon a time, Kurt Vonnegut didn't say:
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97: Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been probed by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than ...

This Tampa Bay blogger is seriously bummed.

It's bad enough that Clearwater institution The Junction closed this past Tuesday. Or, that my downtown indie coffee house Constant Cravings is closing at the end of April.

I've just learned that The Majestic, one of my favorite local music venues, quietly closed their doors for good last week.

Downtown Clearwater has lost two music venues and two indie coffee houses (The Junction was both) in ...

Driving down Alt-19 in Palm, Harbor, you can't miss the sign: a topless mermaid flaunting strategically placed locks of long blonde hair, framed with the cutely suggestive name.

Once you turn, though, you almost wonder if you've gone the right way: the street turns immediately residential. A couple blocks in, however, it opens up to a little collection of restaurants and shops, including a gallery and ...

Despite the name, anyone who stops in to Tony's Pizzeria just for the pizza is shortchanging themselves. The restaurant's repertoire includes a full range of Italian specialties including fried calamari, pasta with vodka sauce and many others. Their sauces are all made on-site from fiercely guarded recipes, although inside sources tell me that the red sauce includes a variety of hand ground vegetables and takes over a day to ...

Tampa Bay's Boys of Spring are back!

This year is the 10th anniversary of Major League Baseball in Tampa Bay, and Friday, April 6th is the Devil Rays' home opener at Tropicana Field. The game is at 7:10 pm against the Toronto Blue Jays, and gates open at 4:30 pm.

Like all home openers, there will be the much anticipated fanfare ...

Are you looking for the hookup on cheap drinks? Well, as a seasoned drinker and cheapskate, here are my suggestions.
Monday nights can be spent at Bricktown where you can receive $1 drinks. Bricktown is located in Clearwater right on McMullen Booth Road and SR 590.  Cover is $5 for ladies and $7 for men. You must be 21 and up and have the proper identification and dress code. Doors open ...

            The Bay area has been blessed with major attractions and events. With the Air Fest, the Renaissance Festival, the Honda Grand Prix, and there are more on the way. One event to take note of is the Nightshift: A New Dawn of Motorsports. This will take place at the Tropicana Field on April 14th from 4PM until 11PM.

            The major appeal of this event to a young ...