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  <title>Creative Loafing Tampa: Super Bowl</title>
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    <title>The Super cost of the big game</title>
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        By Wayne Garcia
      
      
      Here is what we know for sure about the economics of Super Bowl XLIII: The face value of the highest-priced tickets is $1,000; the new turf at Raymond James Stadium cost $85,000; and strippers at the best gentlemen&#39;s clubs in Tampa will pay a &quot;house fee&quot; of $200 a night for the privilege of grinding on some high-rolling sports tourists. Beyond that, however, there is only economic controversy. Every time we host a Super Bowl, which is four times now,
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Your guide to getting around during Super Bowl week</title>
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        By Joe Bardi
      
      
      Locals know that getting around Tampa has been hampered by extensive construction on I-275 between downtown and the Tampa International Airport/Howard Frankland Bridge interchange. With the big game in town, things will get even more complicated by added road closures and thousands of out-of-town guests. One piece of advice: If you lack the proper parking permits, don&#39;t even think about trying to get to Raymond James Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday. Law enforcement will have the area around Ray-Jay locked
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    <title>Real men drink wine: Super Bowl spirits don&amp;#39;t have to be limited to Bud Light</title>
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        By Taylor Eason
      
      
      Perhaps it&#39;s my tiny universe, but wine seems to be crossing a crucial threshold. Parties whose alcoholic lineup formerly included only beer (in kegs) and vile vodka from Idaho now mingle with white and reds. This highly anecdotal evidence is backed up with stats from the Wine Institute, a trade group based in California that reports American wine consumption rose 3.8 percent from 2006 to 2007. Other reports declare a similar jump last year as well. So is it maybe
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    <title>Sports-bar alternatives: Watch the game in style</title>
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        Who says the Super Bowl has to be fried and sudsy?...
       
      
        By Brian Ries
      
      
      If you&#39;re sane, you&#39;ll be watching this week&#39;s game from the comforts of your own home, with fridge and stove near at hand for all your consumable needs. But if you feel the need to get out and experience a bit of sporting camaraderie with others, you might want to stay away from the usual suspects. Places like Ferg&#39;s in St. Pete, or the Press Box in Tampa, will be mobbed by both locals and all the folks who&#39;re mobbing
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    <title>CL Big Game Guide: Downtown Tampa/Channelside</title>
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      If you haven&#39;t seen downtown Tampa since the last Super Bowl, you may be surprised. New restaurants and condos (albeit somewhat empty condos) have sprung up. There&#39;s hope in the air, and even some pedestrians on the sidewalks. Channelside is fun, if a bit pre-packaged. And for a side of Tampa not shown on the map, check out the charming restaurants of the Davis Islands district just east of downtown, including the accomplished Mediterranean-influenced cuisine at Chez Bryce. 1. Cafe
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>CL Big Game Guide: Clearwater Beach</title>
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      There&#39;s a reason why this is prime territory for spring break-ers -- would you believe it&#39;s the beach? A beautiful, wide expanse of white sandy beach, perfect for volleyball or less strenuous pursuits. But there are some fine dining destinations here, too -- some of the best restaurants in the area, in fact. And this brief list shows only a few of your options. If you don&#39;t make it all the way to Clearwater, you could stop along the way
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>CL Big Game Guide: Downtown St. Petersburg</title>
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      The joke about St. Pete being God&#39;s waiting room is as old as the senior citizens who used to be this town&#39;s primary residents. Word is finally out that St. Pete has one of the prettiest, most walkable, most restaurant-blessed downtowns in Florida, and that it&#39;s also a great place to party. Make sure you make it a stop on your Super Bowl perambulations. 1. Ferg&#39;s Sports Bar and Grill. Cold beer and good grub make this St. Pete sports
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>CL Big Game Guide: Dale Mabry/West Shore</title>
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      Just a short limo ride from RayJay are two top attractions for tourists of refined taste: the ne plus ultra of malldom, gleaming International Plaza, and the pinnacle of prurience, the world-famous Mons Venus. Surprisingly enough, you can also find some good places to eat around here, too -- including a herd of high-end steakhouses and a hotel eatery that is arguably one of the best places to dine anywhere in Tampa Bay. BAY STREET AT INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, 2223 N.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>CL Big Game Guide: Gulf Beaches South</title>
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      It&#39;s our very own South Beach, sort of -- at least in the sense that the establishments listed here are on the southern prong of our long, long Gulf Coast/Pinellas peninsula. But really, this area has none of the glitzy vibe of that other South Beach. There are pretty people with tans, sure, but the character of this stretch of fine and funky beach bars is much more relaxed -- even the Don CeSar, imposing though it seems, is a
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    <title>CL Big Game Guide: Soho, South Tampa</title>
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      SoHo, aka South Howard Avenue and environs, is the beating, sometimes thumping heart of the South Tampa social scene. Elegant dining? Roving frat party? Quiet oasis? Depending on where and when you travel the avenue, you can enjoy all of that and more. Come Super Bowl weekend, it&#39;s a safe bet the crowds will be intense and the celebrity-spotters will be on orange alert. 1. The Kennedy. The latest Tommy Ortiz Experience, this one is subtitled a &quot;boutique lounge&quot; and
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    <title>CL Big Game Guide: Ybor City</title>
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      This beautiful, at times beleaguered, historic district is still the best place to get a taste of Old Tampa. It&#39;s seen its share of ups and downs, but lately it&#39;s been up, having seen an influx of new business following the efforts of the GaYbor District Coalition. With cuisines from Italian to Cuban to &quot;Alaskan&quot; to choose from, plus every kind of bar and dance club, it remains one of the city&#39;s signal destinations for fun. (And you can get
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    <title>Your eating guide to the Big Game</title>
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        By Brian Ries
      
      
      With so many visitors in town for the Super Bowl, we thought it would be helpful for our food critic, Brian Ries, to give you some inside info to counter all the guidebook opinions you&#39;re likely to have heard. But that&#39;s not all: Follow the links below to find a comprehensive list of places to eat, drink and get crazy in several of the neighborhoods where we know you starving Super Bowlers will want to go. We know, because these
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    <title>The Big Game Guide: Eat to win</title>
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        Most Tampa dining guides give you the popular choices; we tell you where you should really go....
       
      
        By Brian Ries
      
      
      Where they tell you to eat: Mise En PlaceWhere you should eat: Savant Fine Dining (2551 Drew St., Clearwater, 727-421-9975, savantfinedining.com)Mise En Place is a fine restaurant &mdash; and one of the first to bring truly modern cuisine to Tampa &mdash; but it&#39;s an obvious choice. It&#39;ll also likely to be mobbed during game week. Instead, get ahead of the curve by taking a drive to Clearwater and trying Savant. This hidden gem serves up incredible cuisine cooked by David
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    <title>The Bucs stopped here: A look back at the &amp;#39;08 season</title>
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        How they messed up their chance for a home-town Super Bowl....
       
      
        By Eric Snider
      
      
      The Tampa Bay Buccaneers started the fourth quarter of the 2008 season with at least a puncher&#39;s chance of being the first NFL team to play in a Super Bowl on its home field. As late as Dec. 7, the Bucs were a surprising 9-3 and atop the tough NFC South division. Despite the record, it was hard to find anyone who genuinely thought that Tampa Bay was Super Bowl-bound. The success seemed to be built like a house of
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    <title>But what about the game?</title>
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        Amidst all the hoopla, we just may see some interesting football....
       
      
        By Eric Snider
      
      
      It&#39;s not what you&#39;d call a dream match-up -- Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals -- but then dream match-ups are hard to come by in the Super Bowl. You think the folks in San Diego were thrilled in 2003 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came west to play the Oakland Raiders? Were the denizens in Detroit overjoyed to see a Steelers/Seattle Seahawks tilt in 2006? (Well yes, they probably were; they live in Detroit.) If Sunday&#39;s big game at Raymond
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