Presidential advice
A capacity crowd filled the Carol Morsani Hall at the David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts on March 21 when President Bill Clinton came to town. The 42nd President lectured about â┚¬Å”Embracing our Common Humanityâ┚¬Â and spoke about building the world with more partners and fewer adversaries. â┚¬Å”Denial is not a very good strategy for renewal,â┚¬Â he said. â┚¬Å”The challenges we face are manageable, but we can't do it if we're mad all the time. It's interfering with our ability to think.â┚¬Â The President's visit concluded with a question and answer session moderated by former Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio. Other notables in the audience included Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, former Tampa Mayor Sandy Friedman, former Florida CFO Alex Sink, Straz Center CEO Judy Lisi and Jimmy Donal Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia.
Be who you areâ┚¬â€Âsmoker or notâ┚¬â€Âbar
One thing is always certain at Chelsea Bar and Nightclub in Tampaâ┚¬â€Âthe drinks will be flowing and the place will be crowded. But now, there's even another reason to check out the â┚¬Å”Be who you are barâ┚¬ÂÂâ┚¬â€Âit's indoor area is now smoke free! According to bar owner Nikki Turnon, the staff of the bar has brainstormed for weeks trying to find ways to improve the popular nightspot on N. Florida Avenue. The answer was making the indoor areas smoke free, especially since the large outdoor patio could easily accommodate anyone who would like to light up. â┚¬Å”We had to conclude that it was the right thing to do,â┚¬Â Turnon said. â┚¬Å”Non-smokers should have an option since they have chosen not to smoke; Smokers should have te right to smoke. Since we have space for both, our big picture goal is to welcome everyone.â┚¬ÂÂ
Mr. Code packs the Flamingo
Leather men of all varieties descended upon the Flamingo Resort the weekend of March 24 to see four men vie for the title of Mr. Code 2012. In all, four men competed for the coveted title and the chance to compete at the International Mr. Leather Contest in Chicago in May. This year's winner was Leatherman Stephen Hedrick Hedrick won the contest by showing his knowledge of leather in the personal interview, his fantasy wear on stage and by answering one of the more difficult questions of the night, which involved describing each member of the judging panel as a tool he would find in his garage, and explaining why he picked that particular tool to correspond with that judge. The evening wrapped with several demonstrationsâ┚¬â€Âone including fireâ┚¬â€Âand vendor booths selling all things leather.
