Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Hang Out With Kim Overman At The Rialto Theatre

3.29 - 6 PM
Rialto Theatre - Tampa

Shit, Antidepressants And Viagra In Miami's Drinking Water

Miamians get nearly all of their drinking water from the Biscayne Aquifer, a clean source of natural H2O that stretches underground from the southern tip of the state north to Palm Beach County. 
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The Florida state Legislature has decided to allow companies to dump "treated" sewage into drinking-water sources.
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Tampa Hoods

Ybor City

Monday, March 12, 2018

The Ybor City Saturday Market

Operating since 2000, The Ybor City Saturday Market continues to attract locals and visitors. The market, which is known as the largest continually operating outdoor market in the Tampa Bay area, is open every Saturday from 9AM to 3PM. This weekend Stogie TV stopped by to speak with some of the local merchants and artisans
 about their wares.

Local Bad Ass Debbie King

Debbie is a bad ass activist on the front line Of Tampa Bay activism for years. Either healthcare to the environment, Debbie is never afraid to step up and speak truth to power. She is the mother of an incredible daughter, and A warrior for Justice on the front line of many actions and TampaBay.
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Debbie is the senior lead organizer with Organize Florida
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Tim Heberlein

Ybor City Musicians

7th Ave

Andrew Warren Wants To Know What You Think

Hillsborough County’s top state prosecutor announced that his office is creating a "community council" to seek feedback and engage in "candid discussion" about local crime and justice. The Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office is seeking applications from local residents interested in joining the 
20-member group. here
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Anyone interested in applying can send an email to communications@sao13th.com. The application and council charter are available on the agency’s website, 
sao13th.com
The application deadline is March 25

Tampa Hoods

Ybor City

NRA Sues Florida Over New Gun Laws

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Local Bad Ass Kara Rose Leigh

"I'll begin selfishly: when I met Kara I was on my parent's path- addiction, arrogance, incarceration. I had no hope before I met her. She showed me a life I'd yet to see, pure love and revolutionary empathy. Since then, I've witnessed Kara spread that beauty throughout communities; overcoming her own anxieties and desires for the good
of the people.
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I'll never truly know how to fully express my love for her, except to show her respect, admiration and work for revolution every day. The celebration of women is the celebration of liberation, we easily see cis men have imposed quite the opposite throughout history.
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So I celebrate Kara, who I love deeply, as well as every woman and oppressed person, by acknowledging all as living realities of what a better world can be. Power to women and the oppressed is inextricably linked with power to all people. Those of us who identify as male must acknowledge this, bow down, and give ourselves to the socialist
feminist future."

Justin Gazmask

Ybor City Homeless

Meet Steve

Andrew Gillum Registers New Voters in Broward County

The Merchants Of Ybor






Oopsy Daisy Sweets

Visit them here - Like them on Facebook
The best Guava and Cheese pasteles I have ever tasted! 

Stanford's Jerky
Visit them here - Like them on Facebook


Ybor City Saturday Market

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Local Bad Ass Beth Eriksen-Shoup

Thanks to The Ybor City Stogie for providing me a platform to share a secret about "Team Shoup." That secret is my incredible and beautiful wife Beth Eriksen-Shoup. If you know Beth, you'll understand what I'm talking about.She is my political confidante who tells me honestly if my reaction to a  political and cultural issue is sound or not.  She is truly the intellectual spark behind Team Shoup. 
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We've been married 19 years and I was truly a lost soul before we met. In addition to being my best friend and lover, she is an amazing mother, too. Just ask our daughter Shelby. So, the next time you see us at a political rally, you'll know the secret of Team Shoup.
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Scott Shoup

Ybor City Homeless

Meet Phil

The Bitch Is Back

Heard some news today that
made me think of Elton John.
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Ronda Storms, has decided to attempt 
a political comeback.
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Check out her disastrous career 
on this blog here

Hang Out With Florida's Next Governor In St. Pete

3.13 - 2 PM
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Continuing the Conversation: 
How Andrew Gillum took on the NRA
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Allendale UMC -  St. Petersburg

D.A.R.E. Of Florida In Ybor

Sunday
Of DARE

Friday, March 9, 2018

Stand With Immigrant Women Rally In Ybor City






Aida


Pamela

Sky

Ericka and Syd

Angel and Sky

Gonzo

Kelly and Marc

Ahmad

Michael


Fight For 15








Ybor City, Florida

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Stogie's Recent Reviews

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Rep. Sean Shaw
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Beth Eriksen Shoup
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"Awesome photojournalism, great ideology, powerful direct action,"  Remi Martin
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