On Saturday, dozens of people marched through the streets of Ybor City against bullying. They chanted, "Stop the bullying, stop the hate," as they walked near Centro Ybor. It was part of the "Pride on 7th" event, but this was the first time the anti-bullying rally was held. here
Join us on Sunday, May 1st, 4-6pm at The Independent for Music, Food and our very first Seed Swap to celebrate Seminole Heights Community Garden's Second Birthday! Thank you for making this all happen! We wouldn't be here without you!
Think Small to Think Big Is the name given to a series of microfunding initiatives of Hampton Arts Management. These initiatives offer small dollar funding to fuel the development of the Tampa Bay arts community. Projects funded by this program are ambitious, exciting, experimental, risk-taking, and relevant to contemporary trends in the National arts scene. info
A group of developers in Ybor City are taking "green'' to the next level and making money doing it by building office complexes that save on energy costs and literally turn "green'' ideas into action — on a large scale. here Via....Manny Potter
Stew Beef With Rice, Salad And A Can Of Pepsi $5.95......Caribbean Crown, 4812 East Busch Boulevard, Tampa How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local!
Think voting is too easy now? If you do, the Florida Legislature is on the case to make it much more difficult. If Republican leadership in the legislature has their way this will be Florida’s reality. A sweeping elections bill (CS/HB 1355) that is being fast-tracked through the GOP-controlled legislature would, if passed, trample democracy and impact Florida’s elections in devastating ways. here
"If we wouldn't have had this embargo for 40 years, Castro would have been gone a long time ago, history shows you're more likely to get rid of a dictator if you undermine his support by trading with him." ......U.S. Rep. Ron Paul
Mayor Sonny Nobles of Live Oak "The main point is that if people around the world truly had God in their lives, there would not be any of the things that atheists point to in order to discredit a belief in the Almighty. God is caring and loving. He is not a mean God. If people were to turn toward God and not away from Him, there would be a heaven on earth. God bless us all." here
Charlie said that a few years back he went to dinner with Trump and Donald told him “I like you, so I’m giving you this gift from Harry Winston.” It was a pair of silver and diamond cufflinks that Trump bragged was “worth $100,000.” Charlie was surprised and grateful and a few years later happened to have the cufflinks appraised. He was informed that the links were cubic zirconium and worth “about $60.” here
Interview with a few of the homeless people in Tampa. Why they have become homeless along with some facts on homelessness in Hillsborough County, Florida.
Making the World Safe For Hypocrisy Is a chronology of the largely suppressed history of the United States. It is the history that good upstanding Americans are not supposed to know. Almost everything you read here is based on publicly available information and most historians know all about it. And yet they remain strangely silent, allowing the fantasyland, propagandized version of American history and the fatuous pseudo-patriotic nonsense spewed by politicians and the mass media to stand unchallenged. here Via....Cuba Journal Stogie's Favorite, Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States
Shrimp With Lobster Sauce With Fried Rice, Egg Roll or Drink. $4.95.....At Wok & Roll, 2802 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local!
Benefit For Jeff Hinton And Family Jeff Hinton was driving his tow truck and was hit by some one who was under the unfluence. He is the only source of income in his household and his wife Val and four kids, Dana, Aaliah, Dillon, and Ashton. They need our help! Sunday, May 1 · 12:00am - 3:00am Lenny's Bar Parking lot 718 W MLK Blvd, Seffner info or here You can also contact Jackie at 352-650-6329 or Jackson at 813-420-4065 to donate to the family or stop by Ascension Auto at 4612 N. Lois Ave in Tampa.
In celebration of Earth Day on Friday, April 22, HART is offering FREE rides on HART routes with a buddy! Make a friend, catch a ride and go GREEN! Promotion excludes HARTplus and Streetcar services, and is valid ONLY on April 22. info
Exclusive Photos Florida won't join oil spill suit against Transocean. here BP Still Being Awarded Lucrative Government Contracts. here BP Rewarded For Polluting The Gulf. here Seven out of 10 Braindead Americans favor more oil drilling. here