Saturday, May 17, 2008

Michael Burks At Skipper’s In Tampa

Arkansas-based bluesman Michael Burks will celebrate the release of his new CD, Iron Man, with a live performance in Tampa on Friday, May 23, 8 p.m., at Skipper’s Smokehouse..........here

Bike to Work: New Tampa To Downtown

The Times let me write a column on the 13 mile trek from New Tampa to downtown I took last Friday in recognition of Bike to Work Week. It was the first time I had ever ridden to downtown. I thoroughly enjoyed most of the ride but as a whole it was sub-par.........here

Florida Again Is Campaign Central

Signs are everywhere that Florida will return to center stage in presidential politics next week.
Howard Dean will be in Tampa on Monday evening where the Democratic National Committee chairman will combine fundraising with a sit-down dinner with Florida Democrats to try to soothe hard feelings left after the national party refused to recognize the state's primary results.........here

Friday, May 16, 2008

Joe Garcia - Best Miami Politician

In South Florida, the notion that there's such a thing as a first-rate politician is hard to swallow. But Garcia is simply good at what he does........here

Where To Get Tix For Obama In Tampa

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Ellen DeGeneres Getting Married

Amtrak: The Leroy Selmon Express

Brandon To Downtown Tampa Every Morning And Back In The Afternoon. The Tracks Are Already There. How Much Does A Train Cost? We Can Turn The Ugly Addition To The Crosstown Expressway Into A Bike Path.

Robert Wexler And Debbie Wasserman Schultz

“I strongly reject President Bush’s politically calculated attack on Barack Obama in the Israeli Knesset today. It is clear that President Bush was directly attacking Senator Obama while at the same time unconscionably using the horrors of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust for political partisan gain.........here
"It is unprecedented that a sitting American President would stoop to this level and launch a deliberate attack on Barack Obama who is a staunch supporter of Israel.”......Robert Wexler, D-Delray Beach

For The Love Of Woman

A circle of Sisters on the web and a few blessed men. A safe place. A helpful place. For the glory of Woman, the uplift of Woman and the health of Woman in body, mind and spirit.......here

Florida Republicans Against Our Troops

Bilirakis (FL-09), Brown-Waite, G. (FL-05), Buchanan (FL-13), Diaz-Balart, L. (FL-21), Diaz-Balart, M. (FL-25), Feeney (FL-24), Keller (FL-08), Mahoney (FL-16), Mica (FL-07), Miller, J. (FL-01), Putnam (FL-12), Stearns (FL-06), Weldon (FL-15), Young, C.W. (FL-10)

Creative Loafing 2008 Summer Guide

TECO's Connection To Mountaintop Removal

You are connected to mountaintop removal. Your electricity provider, Tampa Electric Co, buys coal from companies engaged in mountaintop removal. Big Bend , operated by Tampa Electric Co -- located in Hillsborough County, FL.......here
ILoveMountains.org

Thursday, May 15, 2008

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Meat Balls, Moro And Yuca
$5.75 At..........Deli Dreams, 6901 W. Hillsborough Ave, Tampa

West Tampa Elementary

Students from Susan Beran's second-grade English for Speakers of Other Languages class at West Tampa Elementary had perfect attendance during April. As a reward, the 13 youngsters boarded a van at the school this morning and headed to International Plaza, where they stuffed cuddly animals at Build-A-Bear.......here

Obama Rally In Downtown Tampa

Wednesday, May 21, 12PM, St. Pete Times Forum

GOP Love Fest


Prescott Bush Appeasement Of Nazi Germany

Hitler's Angel
George Bush's grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany..........here