& views
ommunity: How’s my driving? .............. 6 on: Outlawing bongs ............................ 8 Dope: A white roof saves money? .... 10 the Weird ...................................................14
InSIde news & views
Drinks: South American wines......................... 28 Sarasota’s best fish sandwiches ..................... 30
arts & entertainment
Sports: The Derby Darlins ............................. 32 Recipe: Torta di riso ......................................... 26 See & Do ....................................................... 33 Drinks: South American wines......................... 28 It Happened This Week-ish: Scar-Jo ................ 34 Sarasota’s best fish sandwiches ..................... 30 Green Community: How’s my driving? .............. 6 Pinellas pork ..............................................19 Theater profile: Bridget Bean............................. 36 Legislation: Outlawing bongs ............................ 8 Movie reviews: Runaways and A Prophet. 38 And the winners are … ...................... 22 arts & The entertainment
& drink BEST-KEPT SECRET: “My Straight Dope: A white roof saves money? .... 10 3-space parking lot at News of the Weird ...................................................14 Sunset Beach… and no food & drink Rib-Off: Pinellas pork ..............................................19 I won’t say where it is!” Rib-Off: And the winners are … ...................... 22
Music Week ...............................................
Concert review: Artic Monkeys ......................
The List ......................................................
Movie reviews................................................. Music: Tampa Bay Blues Fest ........................
Free WillWeek Astrology ..................................... Music .................................................
PUBLISHER Sharry Smith Puzzler ....................................................... Concert review: Artic Monkeys .......................
Sports: The Derby Darlins ............................. 32 See & Do ....................................................... 33 It Happened This Week-ish: Scar-Jo ................ 34 Theater profile: Bridget Bean............................. 36 Movie reviews: The Runaways and A Prophet. 38
READERS’ POLL, p. 63
EDITOR David Warner
NEWS & POLITICS EDITOR Mitch Perry Savage Love .................................................. The List ........................................................ ASSOCIATE EDITOR/OPERATIONS Joe Bardi MUSIC EDITOR Leilani Polk FOOD CRITIC Brian Ries THEATER CRITIC Mark E. Leib VISUAL ART CRITIC Megan Voeller SITE EDITORS Julie Garisto (A&E), Shawn Alff (Sex & Love), Katie Machol (Food & Drink/Green Community) CONTRIBUTORS Amanda Allwood, Susan Filson, Scott Harrell, William McKeen, Peter Meinke, Catherine Durkin Robinson, Dan Savage
Movie reviews..................................................
Free Will Astrology.......................................
Puzzler .........................................................
Savage Love ................................................... CREATIVE DIRECTOR Todd Bates
BEST OF THE BAY 2010 .............. 7 EOS, BLOGS, PODCASTS & PHOTOS
ONLINE PRODUCER Stephen Hammill SALES DIRECTOR James Howard
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SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Anthony Carbone, Scott Zepeda ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Chris Madalena, James Ostrand, Damara Rodriguez, Lyndsay Tubbs FIELD MARKETING SPECIALIST Elke Lockert AD COORDINATOR Michael Coppes CLASSIFIED INSIDE SALES MANAGER Terry Herring
FOOD & DRINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
BLOGS,. . .PODCASTS ARTSVIDEOS, & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . 41
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READERS’ POLL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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PROMOTIONS/STREET TEAM MANAGER Matthew Schiel MARKETING ASSISTANT Lily Reisman STREET TEAM Daniel Cura, Sarah Davis, Kara Manelli, Lily Reisman
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