Art after dark. Museums need to stay open on weekend nights. Tampa Museum of Art closes at 5 p.m.; ditto, St. Pete. Why? There's no finer hook up than a fine art connection. There's nothing more I'd rather do on Friday evening than meet my honey at the museum, grab a glass of wine, gab over a painting.
To commemorate the leap year, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay asked readers and local leaders to chime in on what Tampa Bay needs to be a better place in four years. These are some of the results of the "What Tampa Bay Needs" survey.
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Tampa Bay needs more museums to stay open on weekend nights
Thomas Hallock chimes in on what Tampa Bay needs to be a better place in four years.
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Thomas Hallock
Thomas Hallock is Professor of English at the University of South Florida St Petersburg. He is currently writing a book of travel essays about why he loves teaching the American literature survey, called A Road Course in American Literature...
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