Monday, November 17, 2008

Tampa Police Horse Sequence

Sequence had a rough Sunday morning patrolling the streets of Ybor City..........here

Fort Myers, Florida Sees Marriage Equality Protest of One

I'd just like to take a moment to salute our reader Jack, who was the sole protester at Fort Myers, Florida's City Hall on Saturday.........here

Angel's Paw Wash

Sunday November 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m
A malnourished pitbull is now on her way to recovery thanks to the kindness of others. Rescuers, with Pit Positive, an animal rescue group, have taken in the dog who they named Angel because of her amazing recovery..........here

Climb Tampa

Join us for one of the most unique events in Tampa Bay. On March 21, 2009, hundreds of people will huff and puff their way climbing the 42 flights in the Bank of America Plaza in downtown Tampa.........here

Ybor City: Roostergate 2008

Roostergate 2008 started a little more than a week ago, when a trapper appeared in Stephens' backyard with orders to capture wild chickens he feeds every day. Someone had complained Ybor's wild roosters were strutting into a business and scaring off patrons, said licensed trapper Mike Martinez........here

Riverview Obama Party

Hi! I'm Louise Vincent, one of your neighbors in Riverview. Like so many others, I've been savoring Obama's historic victory -- and I want to make sure we keep the momentum going! So on Thursday, 11/20, I'm hosting a "Fired Up and Ready to Go" gathering for everyone in the area who wants to keep this campaign going--and you're invited!.........here

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Old Vs. Modern Florida

Florida is and has long been two fundamentally different states tenuously glued together by artificial geopolitical boundaries that have long since been rendered culturally obsolete...........here

Florida's Latest Pest: Hissing Cockroaches

Be on the lookout for Madagascar hissing cockroaches, which make your garden variety cockroach look like a wuss.......here

Two Guys From Tarpon Springs

This year, Florida voters could choose from 13 presidential candidates, many from parties people never knew existed. Voters also had a 14th option — a blank line next to the words "Write-in."........here

Brian Blair's "Checkers Speech"

At the County Center Thursday hinted ominously at legal action against his opponent, Commissioner-elect Kevin Beckner. Without taking any personal responsibility for his 50,000 vote loss, Blair blamed "slanderous and libelous" ads and gave credit only to Beckner's campaign manager for outsmarting his campaign manager...........here
"There's got to be rules for everything. I mean how far can you go? Could I say that, you know, that his boyfriend gave him AIDS or something like that? I certainly know that's not true.".......Brian Blair