![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wPLmA5vfdb_aPkZOs17kXynDdjb1ElgwDQrdKce0oPwo4acR8PaPxQYIaOtyzoRuPWLX5vCWL3jajKT9Qfh4TIPN61foYj4I8E8HRXi9qwqLAepIuqKMXIhHzy5I8FSPlef7xQ/s400/mmmmP2074155.jpg)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Conversation with the Candidates
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyLqJB10xJtfuI_IjSnXTz_ERT-9X-FC1DJxeUccRiGHlD57uPahYdznJBhRtNj_PgoRKNvHkDlEyMXYYTwR6hR9jd-nsjzKm0bQ50LvVkDC6w4uhwcDpCh6bZ4Eez7OE7ki0uQ/s400/mmmmP2074154.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_ef5-AWvUk3LvuA6Hhu7OE82GAZrLFPU1r-tGSLckM4aWy8dlTVYahyIahAS7nCc2J99yu4ecXCVkaAgvNu-RBOUyBACjvNg57dE5aMLdtgjh07L8vSOvrs-PznH1IwlcTtPEg/s400/mmmmP2074141.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XQcN0memnB509Roexckg5ay3sFKdpepIORvoovnlqNDz4-2zesuLv9oYC0AUYRbMSGZ9JO8QnPCZ4vNQuwWVUlDVvCj4QFkV3psbS7nEkLM8_vn6-69sgfWO-OLr-DcMxGPZsA/s400/mmmmP2074150.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfIir7SZKFCLqq5sT81ZCJ2_vSHaH8-85VbuqwsPSM05VLdTJAxeHfK__i_UzxT5o99simC7di2i21-ydrMNP9EO8Op35yq9_DAOK6As4R4oEa0P6pVIdg-DmpRFCqdcBsWcPjg/s400/mmmmP2074149.jpg)
Stop Greco! Rose Ferlita is an empty suit. Thomas Scott seems over his head. Bob Buckhorn is, well, Bob Buckhorn. That is why Stogie Recommends Ed Turanchik
Labels:
Ed Turanchik,
Ella K. Coffee,
Joe Redner,
Stop Greco
Florida City Celebrates Its Cigar-Making Past
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7k-xx72xIzFJKRpa6bamzFcnReVInEVzz8w4yQHMXz-bgvk70ye7NQOtLK7ETS_dgOJXMEZPtzg_OgIqvJ_tshtqKIMtK2qpfvaf7PAEE351pkODXQclOkCu_pbLPnk4NfrCLwg/s400/500x500_8630950.jpg)
more
Ed Turanchik Testimonials
Supporters of Ed Turanchik for Mayor telling why they believe he's the best choice.
The Dr. Walter L. Smith Library
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHIDUBMGbPa3RZ15e0rAGmTVlUyXRkH1CiP-wZoZnbzABx4Rfdki3r1O5q9L0Q5rzpoVijLucT22zkogCIqJyN0It43yGF9aLVVaiL__T2uzKLNgKNq4VSO9VhpW50nWqMlxzUA/s400/aaaaP2074139.jpg)
info
What Stogie Had For Lunch
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kcvGtC8d7k-nLzaFpSJPEi2W5f9LhfZb7d_cpYkV5N0RdrngEPy8gNcc3E95GyPoSZTDUeQriv8VxBUiY4XeWGniJimmtsvo7b4l4IwsLVoFWEYAW882xWep19Fntos7bDdkbg/s400/aaaaP2074136.jpg)
With Yellow Rice And Platanos
$4.99.....At Huracan, Sligh And Central In Seminole Heights
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!
Kelly Benjamin For Tampa City Council
Monday, February 7, 2011
Tampa's DUI Top 10 DUI Arrest Locations
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzS17BbIYxDvTp227hUOH8zH0m6aIieIEErbFhQ253JdE0OVBBX33jBdi3by00SblewIPyoze5hG7TgjaK5thWihkis3pGTZdLIK7CIMzNDtTPh_zJkQwna1XWIbfQIuaMFjJgA/s400/aaaaP2014100.jpg)
Ybor City - Courtney Campbell Cswy - Gandy Blvd - Dale Mabry Hwy
Adamo Dr & 50th St - Kennedy Blvd & Armenia Av - Sligh Av & I-275
Downtown Tampa - 50th St & Broadway - MacDill AFB (Main Gate)
here
Jennifer Morgan Of Tampa
Police say Jennifer Morgan won an award at work and hit the Ybor City strip to let loose. Since that's tough to do with a two-year-old, police say the mother decided to simply leave her daughter home alone.
Rumor Has It
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGy7ILduOO6gA5X_rm__aOKW6Db8fdf4S7EQ9ncI3jEgdEx_X5VSH3bchM0r1LH3v3vkNc4XQ6xzJmb2uxN9SuXykROA9vOlmM5pbLnoPiI5u9Fgy3uftwKb6r-0xVqcacUHyPg/s400/96894_brian_blairjpg.jpg)
here
Labels:
Brian Blair,
Kevin Beckner,
Peter Schorsch
Working Women of Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Homeless
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcdspi7kq_8_1lcnoQTBfO_C3Zoevhlj_IO8obVyY9LfgFz1u4Nv6DXE_uqb6XzWSYXVokEcJi_Y2EfcXhy_KY3vk8OoaKW53LzVvyHRE0ofQE6meYQEpWTHxC0vSX3pTLOLKrg/s400/cccccP2064135.jpg)
He is from New Hampshire. He has been homeless 5 years.
Tampa Bay Homeless
Backyard Living In Tampa Bay
Bradley Kent Strott Of St. Petersburg
Family In Muslim Attack Wants Justice
A St. Petersburg man is charged with a hate crime after he allegedly stabbed
another man because he's a Muslim.
Green Bay Packers
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QJzmy_wAcMv5j63zyiI14m1TBeEI-p7ePcomLuJZ4u4P5_Li2yJDhhLtUM_5DDQC7-91fZ7lajW1AfoZLQLkPa5iGXzYlwL3YmSPViwnATtNnhmuflY23FNGastLx9Do23TLaw/s400/cccccP2064132.jpg)
To The Packers And Angela And Family, Long Time Cheeseheads.
more
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Two Local Solutions To The Homeless Problem
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivvz1_iuiFhjbXFC2kCAcF9mKv-8ALUHFpVVIyZm_qt9EmOLTEwovE7LvPJzhlrghzikQL5aSpXo9QUf-vAiCUhHu7afOAD6CNwLVp_uXXKvzljGwASNXmBk3gogcyeUo11bhNQ/s400/aaaaaaP1063943.jpg)
here
Labels:
Allen Wasserman,
Jackie Dowd,
Local Homeless,
Michael E. Arth,
r/ct
Tampa Bay Homeless
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkocO10Xgf5FzfGYBCcKPRj59L1IQ_BoZOjNxYaCov-kMzeZKQ8yVVx5hM_MVPP2JM4lBjmzFcxJdoYd-9II2iD65SwcgfHZbOvStr2Tx1-JvLXnH1CjMjrLmZgvFIKS8MfQeGAA/s400/mmmP2034109.jpg)
He is from Pennsylvania but has lived in Tampa since 1970. He has been homeless 3 months.
Tampa Bay Homeless
What Health Care Benefit Will Florida Cut Next?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdWACjHv4zNHA8mNgPiLoqEipNPJNQW9Nx-nGr3Imu-FY90DMpfMvbGd_8ze2oV50dNRa9gBQO2d5Hte0ntUU-Xj_2xcjBvBWD-07-qJrx3gega5lCf4hp2VNENj6a20TxP_m_g/s400/McCarty_270671563.jpg)
here
School Crossing Guards Honored In Ybor City
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChRzvHS6uDy4r8Hx_sw4qH8QX1nH3yQ5Gmi3zfYXgqaiWYt0zywV8Ien5-EPgTVpB33fp3kwTknPV-a-TdgbnxlxyFRrQPz1_oW0TbX4agL8hIa7gzTE6K7C3pIMn_7FjFEAkbQ/s400/crossing-guard-02040000_rdax_676x456.jpg)
here
Brian Blair’s New Media Kit
Friday, February 4, 2011
Metropolitan Ministries CEO Morris Hintzman
"We should change our state motto from Sunshine State to the Panhandling State because that's one of the few ways left to earn a living in Florida"........Linda Karson
What Stogie Had For Lunch
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5A2i9C5oPslu7dD8eLCYqk3JUt3LHwCu1S-lEyW8X6WhdtLAmvmHZ7M7qr_RyYdYZPiopmzgY1xBand0FQdIB1NZJccpy25UWF0LGcTer-CzsgvsF08D3Mi8kJR0Cex6GnAKweQ/s400/mmmP2034107.jpg)
With Fries
$4.99.....At Zeko's Express Grill, 3609 Busch Blvd. In Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!
Tampa Bay Homeless
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkgJZdiv8KBjtwFIqNTw8vQXsp-F5XOPsX9Gj8bvcSJa0RuDXEN1M869B2eHgimh4K0nmkp1xrTiC1ZYQvPzTsLqKWpldqp01imt_x4l3PcKVQvkNDWu1UbHqXmp5o7u5lmMIGg/s400/mmmP2034110.jpg)
She is living in a hotel but wakes up homeless everyday. Born In Tampa.
She has been homeless 5 years.
Tampa Bay Homeless
Pedal the River For Jason Wilson
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBgwHna-nzOvnC6osHX-pi-55Ly44h679yGM1_aq5Kwj4-4Z7aRgL-t9d-15H_Oe4CmNEkslgfqw7SwofobV0C7h-Z6FrltIGZgj5Uv_DznuC7UcQgvYBS9VwQ4Oy5j3GICBoog/s400/trollybar.jpg)
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Trolley Barn @ The Heights
1910 North Ola Avenue, Tampa
info
US Government Lied About Gulf Seafood
2011 Festival of the Moving Image
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1grXr5nh9nvoaPjJ0Njjj5pLMMTFahLLEJMUe5rK0pK0HItWGC66S-1VIxicYnvkrPF2SAH72Q0Cya8R-9h5xfG30Ck349j-FH2Gn9gDJk5WY2O-GG19cn02Hfh6cJio1uO_rEw/s400/fomi_poster_2011_white_small.jpg)
Hillsborough Community College
Ybor City
info
What Stogie Had For Lunch
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LVW80AOw4C4MarG61f3GBHlpRDvNWAjnifqtbbLk6Jv8S7FRxujdK_gDrYXSUSrjMI1_OE1srDhzejZxB2Xs4gQsKlIIRG6Ip09ivcuzZUTqwPURMBmJhycmNtTh2uB7J3irYA/s400/pppP1284084.jpg)
With Yellow Rice And Yuca
$6.95.....At Deli-Plus Grocery, 4820 East Busch Boulevard, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
DirtyHari.org
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0upjqaZCjIZYM0lGrfoBWnBSgNzR1XpX09sSA4Pr2ZsW0yWeamiBLR1ukXoVv-SY-GcljH3jBCYSYfK_kWRjATuULPZ9ReKjMZokikOTg3_hZf3JO-H6y96shQW1uA6RdVIZ-Q/s400/dirtyhari.png)
here
Tell Publix "Do The Right Thing"
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpsLBa7-3Ho4rilI0Tt9If5kcF0ajIZloSSnK8mWuZHKo30JAocW-b4uXrYLd83b7MAwSaosaVyVqQAlGYozBjNG9x-MDKpP3stXgO2DsZBjESZGPq-nLmo3S3Mr2Av_MycR7XQ/s400/DTRT-small.gif)
Saturday, March 5 at 2pm
1313 South Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa
info
Friday, April 16, 2010, CIW Protest In Temple Terrace
SOG's Affection For The Big Guava Tutti-Fruiti
I Am Sick And Tired Of Talking About Panhandling
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUiiibwGv5kuSgPJEDWxxrO1wpPdJwTSJ5sKIoS8zv80QbcVwx9JAeqG-QjKG0xLp1h-OYgAyP_hlIJG-NkxZuLTsQ_4bSO4hL5qHQf52cfia6-OzwnUbaYm9bVi1-ET47TbK0w/s400/173656_893660710_4296970_n.jpg)
here
Vote Kelly Benjamin for Tampa City Council, District 6
Howard Dean, Gingrich Face Off
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtcUUsPax69Ac3KKUZCa9K5o-Kxb4aKkToD2QkHZbMoKoG8I2mkmDczmxuzWptYEc6gTQyWyrySIP7_FtmBPfObPGb9pfajEzDTlHHsFe8w4_21SMe6aljCqx_O3ZXBi-MPciyg/s400/87642p31.jpg)
Tampa City Council Rejects Call For Panhandling Ban
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAHO_FEYzG6d-qy_npI8wPn7cvvBu-ul30R5fNHiI45mPWvN6OaZwuFkG0yElWHlqj1wFSKiKBwV4ahIpkSHXTqa9XdO_qlLF-3nrjytvq8N1sUwi6OH8GZwLwmya7KVbrZFbKQ/s400/18x24%252520Coro%252520Proof.jpg)
here
Mary Mulhern i am so disappointed in you. Maybe you should join Susan Long who is basing her whole campaign on the issue, Kelly Benjamin calls it "absolutely 100% tragic", i call it disgusting. I don't know why i continue to support you on my blog. Maybe we can send them to The Licata Bridge. These people have a face and a name, Help Them!
Tampa Bay Homeless
Labels:
Kelly Benjamin,
Local Homeless,
Mary Mulhern,
Susan Long
Creative Loafing’s Photo Contest
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFm1G9BPxuIGq5NQhf8TqyGjit35cuW2F1Y1lojJ37umOcvXAyBHVi6p45HP0G9BOW1vJGwUzk6cS_OQzrOsKgeN0OEIinPlWL9Y8BXgWMNKyvaPsqYeD3hZWJlLy3rHjx-VEIg/s400/photocontest2.png)
info
Vigil For Peace In Tampa
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbSazW_jNh0_nj_S2wLyX5lqYGB1ZabfclPsm4qlL3-IsWq2bgcBYdn-ZF9JS-t-vl18r1FfO_6EYEBpwn8Zw2JMYX_jZfz4KIAp9Q0qTAaXNNHu-Ki8D0rJZda8leDYKZx8H5g/s400/untitledwefwef.bmp)
CROSSTOWN MOBIL, 3699 W GANDY BLVD, TAMPA
info
The 2011 City of Tampa Candidate Forum
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilG9OILBIPKfHcyGDrfsdWjJSxTAw4IzKRxxzNq_qPjq5i6e4l0FH0cSY4DXUJ1kbXNPKdv0PctqdrTASk_sJ_7ePYq5N9gl37EXFrYpxO7KXI2xXDa-M4c6nw9XhlBSOEw5MjMg/s400/2011-city-of-tampa-forum-usf-web-flyer.png)
MARSHALL STUDENT CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
info
The event is free and will feature awesome Middle Eastern and South Asian food.
These folks put on a great forum. Click Here to see the 2010 Candidate Forum on Sunday, October 10.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
HART Commended
Commissioner Murman presents a commendation, on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, to Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART), congratulating the agency for winning the 2010 Outstanding Public Transportation System Award, an outstanding accomplishment.
Tampa Bay Homeless
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScdA43hE9CFu6JcfSXiab8QUoC8EpXTe0bxgxbmQsDSK8yxCpp-D9nyz4LPcw_pw_bOzMhy_FRT2UBSpDl9WGsj0ZI2hUdeOsSiLMkI6N30gGRFK0JeYxOENB6ki_yypZL8pROw/s400/dddP1314095.jpg)
As you can tell he is in a wheelchair, he cannot walk. He has been homeless 10 years.
Tampa Bay Homeless
Florida Progressive Coalition Reader Survey
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XPIx6bJ_R1MS57rYICBGmNWHTRdIxSuKQLqOGJumIo35xmYSSHKOdOhUKMidx5y-LPd-AitxTL3E_hyphenhyphenCpctO7b2X12jKGMImqyB0ifbNbFgdUYawvJsFGSdVtEizM_tv2HgvUg/s400/sspb_banner.jpg)
here
Canvass in Seminole Heights
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvs3ruDBZuH2vcRIZtq99Uz6m0vIj6jJ-5r5O9hPkvpRfK7Ocj78Gi7SJa6NDwPATGEQDHqSWV_72dIKgkpahJu9kRsoCYOGHvrJi-zYosvKpYIP19Na9Ux-9u2h_82nTtkqXktQ/s400/bus-stop.jpg)
2/5 Meet at Starbucks 502 E. Hillsborough Avenue
10:30am - 3:00pm
2/6 Meet at The Independent 5016 N Florida Ave
1:30pm - 6:30pm
Info
What Stogie Had For Lunch
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHyClgtTLzuIvK8BrBWLnx5UUx7j0LdME_Pei2U0D6tUD7q8k9i_RYLlvpLHHc7GVFD_FZhsHiqMzMNkgAwGSzYBKOfdIIjSf65xdsxN4e4OBHBfBvYnB7RN34fCpFA5JCoyW2w/s400/dddP2014102.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Fk_QTSVB_4YYqLOGizS9ek3yAaZDgiKqoKrs8NzHozvO9HnJuJK62GUTXA-6qlBp3Xx9n5DUnpAzzOIy42-D0R39RbzI76e7LvCMEQ8N8WnLMJrPYs7hF9Rj6Shi73I_dwpa5A/s400/dddP2014105.jpg)
With Potato Salad and Collard Greens
$9.00.....At The Smokin A, Corner Of Hanna And Florida Ave In Seminole Heights.
Stop in and say hello to Jacquie and Johnny.
Eat Local!
Recommended by Re/Creating Tampa
Tampa's Mob Spots
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-T2ktqK9pxQ7i1K-9DZIvye50Q_GQAE3pY95Etpk80R4v-lDyCfhdeCr-_4J9gRK5NwSAeCx4_ySPooNc49BhpNCJeaEc0GWPvKIPl6M66jWkgoBLsH-642ZTB_OhyphenhyphenlVhzjjoCQ/s400/mob-story_7f4218d5525588d76c397a637693f467.jpg)
here
Florida Progressive Coalition Membership Drive
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7PxpwH4tQ8C34kaLaCwWaEmaxNzwWN_UPVxNCLZFuETu7TJt5mzyLRrx7kh80CxIB-8YFARKlS9AkQv4IDvhBjwDNlQraONuIj7hn3W4bnwmXO49ImRzES_sbdWWofDaZIbkmw/s400/sspb_banner.jpg)
info
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Sareda Thornton Of Pinellas County
The Cooperman-Bogue Awards honors four winners every year for the outstanding work they do in the human services field to benefit Pinellas County children. Sareda Thornton, the fourth quarterly winner, is a Targeted Case Mager with the PEHMHS BNet program.
The Bridge Of Tampa Bay
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRh5PEgCD_5PJl-QwTyC-ohHjHoDHNTGWnOpPeFuU4p_rUsQ81yDFi4eeDujGHASOyJvFK_kPc2gkoYUdX79ONW40FH8VXdtD78V3o-tY77fuxtbCuNCjspGJExLZpsnKnCLHjTA/s400/please-come-in083108.jpg)
here
Birthday Party For Charles Darwin At Dinosaur World
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK87fEqV1daeKfFCqJE1F_5J-uJ5RZJjhzVZwb_TpitBXLw4v8UTB_FdCGhM5ydQp7PKGnr9xmtBS0a3cYKKC5jSkkzZnvH9nOBWutK66jDDg4cqQtNTtGkECuoi7oot1ERnyBvg/s400/DW_map_small.jpg)
Dinosaur World
5145 Harvey Tew Road, Plant City
Party Info
International Darwin Day
Dinosaur World
Under-Bridge Living
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14rvn8b9Njbr0IZLBi-2Jv65bku6_TqvY_VgZkDCr7UJYKau83PQeZ80BWy6xdmaRgoaBd_FPZQCj3y_FBdRsliB7EB-i58XpqWPxIAO9qk2VsRn3g1xmcHYqO-lEj60wLoAchw/s400/ycs_br_ad.jpg)
Repost From May 4, 2008 for Susan Long, Tampa City Council candidate and all the others who have no idea what to do with the homeless.
Click On Pic To Enlarge
Gavin's Weekend In Ybor City
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)