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    <title>Tis the season</title>
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        For holiday office bashes and outrageous after-parties.&nbsp;...
       
      
        By Wade Tatangelo
      
      
      We stumbled out of the van giddy, noisy and gloriously buzzed. Entered Four Green Fields like a pack of wild-eyed delinquents dead set on drinking the place dry. This was last Friday around 11:30 p.m. Our crew of about a dozen had been shuttled to the famed Tampa Irish bar from the nearby Westin Harbour Island Hotel, the location of &quot;The Loaf&#39;s Holiday Party.&quot; Creative Loafing has a work-hard-play-hard culture. Loafers know how to celebrate. We have a Friday Dance
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    <category>Bad Habits/Bar Tab</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Orange peels for clean air</title>
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        Citrus biofuel: Florida's ethanol alternative?...
       
      
        By Caitlin Kuleci
      
      
      With corn-based ethanol falling out of favor as environmentally and economically unfriendly, Florida may have found a different answer to the biofuel puzzle in its own back yard -- our citrus groves. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is researching whether citrus peels, of which Florida produces more than 5 million tons each year, can be converted into ethanol. Citrus-peel ethanol puts no pressure on the food supply, and production is local, which means there is no need to transport it
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    <category>News/Cover</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>World of Hurt</title>
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        Beer is no match for hot sauce. &nbsp;...
       
      
        By Wade Tatangelo
      
      
      I have a sadistic side that occasionally causes me to do cruel shit. Like telling my younger sister Alli she was adopted. Think about it, I told her: Mom, Dad and the three other siblings are brunettes, but you&#39;re a blond. Alli believed my awful lie until about the third grade. Then I told lil&#39; sis the reason she didn&#39;t look like the rest of the family was because Mom had a secret affair with the postman. Alli believed that
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Green Habitat</title>
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        The charitable homebuilder is switching to more energy-efficient methods.&nbsp;...
       
      
        By Brandi Gross
      
      
      Habitat for Humanity already has a great track record for building affordable housing in urban areas. Now that charitable program is adding a &quot;green&quot; component, making its homes even more affordable. The Pinellas County Habitat chapter completed its first &quot;green&quot; home on 25th Street S. in Midtown St. Petersburg last week, part of its &quot;Improving Our Homes&quot; program. The biggest cost savings are expected to come from a Styrofoam-like mold used to create concrete walls that fit together in a
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    <category>News/Briefs</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Lone Star</title>
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        Seth Walker plays the blues, Texas-style....
       
      
        By Wade Tatangelo
      
      
      Getting scolded by a big star is a shitty way to learn a valuable lesson -- but sometimes that&#39;s just the way it goes. In 1995, Seth Walker had relocated to Austin, Texas, following a brief stint in Jacksonville. Originally from rural North Carolina, the then-23-year-old wanted to be a bluesman and figured, like so many aspiring musicians before him, that The Live Music Capital of the World and former home of Stevie Ray Vaughan would be a fine place
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Burning down the house</title>
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        You don't want to hear what I'm saying.&nbsp;...
       
      
        By Hollis Gillespie
      
      
      Lary is at a loss as to why I&#39;d turn down his offer to burn down my house. He thinks it would be the answer to all my problems. &quot;And this is the perfect season for arson, too,&quot; he insists. &quot;Homeless people all over the place are lighting fires to keep warm; no one would even question it. You can blame it on a crackhead. A homeless crackhead. They&#39;re great scapegoats. How could you pass this up?&quot; &quot;You worthless sack
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    <category>Bad Habits/Moodswing</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>White Christmas</title>
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        Really Bad Santa, Pt. 3...
       
      
      
      Santa loves a party, but he&#39;s stingy with his blow. And DO NOT surprise him in the men&#39;s room stall.[image-1]&nbsp;&raquo; Really Good Santas&nbsp; &raquo; Really Bad Santa Holiday Guide &#39;07&nbsp; &nbsp;...
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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        These women rock the Zep&nbsp;...
       
      
        By Wade Tatangelo
      
      
      &quot;Dazed and Confused&quot;LEZ ZEPPELIN(TampaCalling.com) Perhaps the sexiest tribute band of all time, the all-female Lez Zeppelin blew me away when they performed at a Sarasota Film Festival bash a couple years back. This eight-minute-plus clip posted on YouTube shows the New York City-based foursome doing a ferocious rendition of the Led Zeppelin I blowout &quot;Dazed and Confused,&quot; replete with a monster violin-bow-on-the-guitar solo by Steph Paynes. Incidentally, Lez Zeppelin has a self-titled album out on Emanation Records produced by the
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    <category>Music/Download</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>O Come All Ye Furry</title>
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        Fundraiser&nbsp;Saturday, December 8&nbsp;...
       
      
        By Alex Pickett
      
      
      If you&#39;ve been waiting for a chance to slip a Santa suit or reindeer antlers onto your tiny Chihuahua and make the little pup prance around in front of animal-loving strangers, the City of St. Petersburg and Pet Food Warehouse have just the event for you. The Holiday Pet Festival and Adoptathon is held at the Azalea Recreation Park this weekend to raise money in support of a low cost spay/neuter clinic in Pinellas County, the last in a series
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    <category>See &amp;amp; Do/See &amp;amp; Do</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Can Do Attitudes</title>
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        Giving high-school dropouts a positive environment.&nbsp;...
       
      
        By Wade Tatangelo
      
      
      Jamaica-born William Channer had recently retired. Following a career spent working as a certified public account for Pinellas County, he was ready to enjoy his golden years, kick up his feet and relax after decades spent crunching numbers. But his wife thought maybe he could spend a little time giving back. She heard about I Can! Community Education Coalition, Inc., a nonprofit that promotes literacy and helps high-school dropouts earn their GEDs, and encouraged her hubby to sign up. Channer
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>To The Rescue</title>
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        Sea life up close in Clearwater.&nbsp;...
       
      
        By Katherine Clement
      
      
      David Yates has lived in the Bay area for more than 20 years. He raised four kids (&quot;I don&#39;t have a lot of hair left&quot;), often bringing them to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to learn about sea life and the environment. Now, he&#39;s the aquarium&#39;s CEO. &quot;It gives me an opportunity to give back to the community,&quot; he said. &quot;It&#39;s very rewarding work when you see what you do and what you can accomplish.&quot; The Clearwater Marine Aquarium is a
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Outtakes</title>
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      RECENT RELEASES BEE MOVIE (PG) Jerry Seinfeld returns from the stand-up comedy wilderness with this CGI-animated offering about a spunky little bee who wants more (as apparently do all animated creatures these days). The voice cast alone might be reason enough to investigate: Besides Seinfeld, Renee Zelwegger, Matthew Broderick and John Goodman, there&#39;s an eclectic ensemble including Rip Torn, Sting, Oprah Winfrey and Larry King. (Not Reviewed) BELLA (PG-13) A huge crowd pleaser on the festival circuit (it snagged the
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    <category>Movies/Movie Reviews</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Boxed Out</title>
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        Press Box proves too much for this scribe.&nbsp;...
       
      
        By Wade Tatangelo
      
      
      &quot;Anyone sitting here?&quot; I mumbled while putting my hand on the empty bar stool. &quot;You,&quot; responded the man I had asked. &quot;As long as you&#39;re an FSU fan,&quot; joked his buddy. At least I thought he was joking. You can never be sure when it comes to rabid Florida State and University of Florida fans -- especially on the day of the Big Game. I grinned, nodded politely and took my place at the packed bar. It appeared to be
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    <category>Bad Habits/Bar Tab</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Jay-Z returns to form</title>
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        Plus Ingrid Michaelson, Buck 65 and We Are Wolves&nbsp;...
       
      
      
      American GangsterJAY-Z(Roc-A-Fella) One of hip-hop&#39;s most consistently brilliant artists, Jay-Z disappointed with last year&#39;s Kingdom Come. The freestyle virtuoso sounded spent on the CD, which was released following his famously brief and busy retirement. Even though expensive beats from producers like Dr. Dre and Just Blaze banged, and Jigga Man&#39;s artful phrasing remained astounding, the disc lacked verve. One couldn&#39;t help but think Jay-Z might best serve his legacy by confining himself to running Def Jam Recordings while leaving the
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    <category>Music/Record Reviews</category>
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Gifts for winos</title>
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        At every budget level.&nbsp;...
       
      
        By Taylor Eason
      
      
      Although a plain brown bag might suffice for some winos, others want their Holiday/Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Whatever-Else gift in a plush velvet bag. I&#39;m pretty sure I own every kitschy, wine-related knickknack that has emerged from China&#39;s belching factories; the velvet bags are often the best part. But there are some items that wine enthusiasts actually want or even need -- and they don&#39;t have to be expensive. Although pundits predict that Americans will spend record amounts of cash (or, more likely, credit),
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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