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Ryan NicolAugust 20, 2018

Parrotheads rejoice! Musician Jimmy Buffett is holding a free concert in Hollywood to support Gwen Graham‘s bid for the Democratic nomination in the Florida gubernatorial race. The concert will be Thursday, Aug. 23, at Hollywood ArtsPark Amphitheater. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m. This follows last week’s news that Buffett, who also spent much of his […]

Drew WilsonMay 15, 2018

Hillsborough Commission candidate Elvis Piggott is being sued for in county court for allegedly saying he could land the headliner for a Tampa gospel concert and failing to deliver. The lawsuit stems from a concert planned for March that ended up being scrubbed due to gospel singer Vickie Winans backing out of the gig. In […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2016

Making one last plea for Florida to support Democrat Hillary Clinton and validate his own legacy, President Barack Obama told a big, boisterous crowd in Kissimmee Sunday that democracy itself is on Tuesday’s ballot. Obama made it clear that all Democratic Party priorities and his own legacy are to be judged in the election. “You […]

Mitch PerryOctober 18, 2016

Eight years ago, comedian Chris Rock cracked jokes in East Tampa on the Saturday before the election to drive out voters to support Barack Obama three days later. This time around, rocker Jon Bon Jovi will be performing in Tampa, trying to entice voters to the polls to vote for Hillary Clinton. The Clinton campaign announced Tuesday the New Jersey […]

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