Monday, May 11, 2009

Pam Iorio: Not Running For US Senate

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, who a few months ago expressed interest in Mel Martinez’s seat in the Senate, said today she will not run for statewide or national office in 2010..........here

Jennifer Howe's Mothers Day

Howe, who was let go by WTSP in September after more than a dozen years, has not yet found another job. She said life has been tough since she left the station, with few job prospects..........more

"Mr. Nice Guy" Peter Schorsch

Schorsch said Bennett was at first reticent to bring him on as a hired campaign employee given Schorsch's previous legal troubles. He was arrested in 2006 on charges he stole nearly $10,000
from the Tarpon Springs Democratic Club and from Ed Helm and Eve Joy, who ran for mayor and a seat on the St. Petersburg City Council, respectively, a year earlier.
Schorsch also still owes the state more than $67,000
for 40 election law violations in 2005..........more

Jamie Bennett

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Stogie Recommends

Trouble the Water

On Vacation

In Tampa

Seminole Heights Community Gardens T-Shirts

here

Tampa Mom Asks Cosmetics Victims, “WTF?”

Tara Lee is a Tampa mom who dared to ask the question, “If my children’s toys were recalled because of lead contamination in paint, why has lead not yet been banned from lipstick?”........here

Engagement - Ybor City

ErinChris Photography

Benefits of Socialism

Letter-to-the-Editor, from Brian Moore

Peter Stathis’s response (”Spewing Socialism”) on April 22, 2009, to my earlier letter, requires clarification as to his misunderstanding of socialism. The writer seems to be living in the past with his stereotypes of socialists as either communists, fascists or indentured servants of the state........more

Reflecting On Tampa

Seminole Heights Blogs, Websites

There are lots of blogs and websites about the Seminole Heights area. Here are some I have found.

FLORIDA FOUNTAIN TREATS WASTEWATER

Florida’s “fountain of youth” today may be a wastewater treatment system disguised as a cascading water feature in a building atrium. Considering Florida’s critical water shortage, suffering its third driest season on record since 1932, with less than 30 percent of normal winter rainfall, salty estuaries, and the Everglades’ marshes evaporating, it’s not surprising that the paved-over state in this subtropical climate with endless golf courses and countless housing developments is in a dilemma...........more

Saturday, May 9, 2009

ACLU’S ‘Camerahead Project’ In Ybor City

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida’s Greater Tampa Chapter,
together with a group of performance artists from USF’s College of Art and Art History, will stage a street theater performance in Ybor City to raise awareness about the increasing “mission creep” of government through surveillance cameras. The event will coincide with

WMNF’s Tropical Heatwave Festival
the evening of May 16, 2009.........more

Florida Boy, Walking To D.C. For Homeless Kids

At age 11, Zach Bonner has already walked farther and done more for charity than many grown-ups. Now he's about to make good on his vow to walk more than 1,200 miles from Tampa to Washington to bring attention to the plight of homeless kids in the United States..........more

Do It For Your Muddah

Looking for some way to celebrate your mom, with your mom, but don’t want to deal with the traditional flowers-sentimental card-dinner-kiss on the cheek? Here are a trio of events taking place this weekend that are sure to be a treat for your dear old muddah.........here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Pepper Steak
With Moro And Green Beans
$5.99..........At Rosa's On MLK West Of Lois

Dry In Safety Harbor

here

Creative Loafing's Green 100 Party

here

Crist Signs 'Rachel's Law'

Friday, May 8, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist And The Film Outrage

As Florida Gov. Charlie Crist considers whether to enter the competitive race to replace Sen. Mel Martinez, some public talk has turned to the issue of his sexuality, thanks to Outrage........more

Bartlett Park and Green Cities Florida

I feel what Van Jones is promoting in this short film is exactly what the citizens of St. Petersburg are looking for. A renewal based on "Human Technology"...........here

Tampa Adult Film Star For US Senate

At 30-years-old, adult film star Stormy Daniels is considering a new career: politics. The buxom blonde, who lives in Tampa, is considering a run for the U.S. Senate..........here

Local Legend Tim Fasano Calls Obama

I even called the White House. I said put Barrack on the phone Tim is calling. She said, "who is Tim.' "Just tell him...he knows who I am." I got thru............more

Zach Bonner's Little Red Wagon

Zachary Bonner was born in Arkansas but is now living in Tampa, Florida. ... In 2005 he formed the Little Red Wagon Foundation a non profit organization

Roosevelt Lorenzo Byrd Dies On Tampa Sidewalk

Tampa detectives are investigating as a homicide the death of a homeless man found early today on a city sidewalk.........here

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Friends Of Stogie

At The Tally Ho

Florida Listening Tour In Tampa

Come out and meet new OFA State Staff and find out how you can get involved with OFA in Tampa!

Thursday, May 7 from 6:45 PM - 8:45 PM
John F. Germany Library, 900 N Ashley Dr Tampa

Tampa Off In The Distance

here

HEP Of Pinellas County

HEP is a registered 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. Our mission is to provide homeless and very low-income individuals and families with housing, food, clothing and support services necessary to obtain self-sufficiency and improved quality of life.HEP is the oldest and largest provider of emergency housing and support services in Pinellas County.
here

Where To Eat, Drink, Shop With Your Dog In Tampa Bay

Sancho, 1-year-old mixed-breed pooch is in the house and at the bar at the Pets on the Patio Yappy Hour at Gaspar’s Grotto in Ybor City. That’s his owner, Teresa Bieber. Sancho was a rescued dog..........more

Florida's Curious Case Of Buttons

I am thinking to myself at this point wouldn’t it be great if
Commissioners Al “the New Blair” Higginbotham and Jim Norman just stayed home
and asked Commissioner Kevin Beckner to vote their buttons for them?...........here

www.oldseminoleheightsfoundation.org

Expect no lawsuit, but cyber action is a possibility as the executive board of the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association tries to lay claim to a Web domain name.........here

Tampa Strobist

here

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Friends Of Stogie

At The Tally Ho In Tampa

Victor Crist Throws Hillsborough County Under The Bus

Developers win big in Tallahassee, and which Hillsborough lawmaker voted to support them? Well, for one the now State Sen. Victor Crist, who has an eye on Ken Hagan’s county commission seat in a game of musical sprawlers and just voted to throw Hillsborough under the bus by gutting what meager growth management laws we do have..........here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

BBQ Beef
With Potato Salad And Baked Beans
$9.99.........At Pit Boss BBQ, On Little Road In New Port Richey

Walk Like MADD At Lowry Park

MADD National President, Laura Dean Mooney, will join approximately 300 local supporters on Saturday, May 16th, to participate in Walk Like MADD, a 5K non-competitive walk that encourages the community to support MADD's Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving............here

Child Killer "Richard Anthony McTear Jr" Of Tampa

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
A man was caught in Tampa Tuesday for allegedly throwing his ex-girlfriend's
4-month-old baby out of a car window,
killing the child.........here

Calling All Dali Look-Alikes

If you’ve ever been told your looks won’t win you any traditional beauty pageants, your lucky day is here. That’s because the Salvador Dali Museum is seeking entrants for “Double Takes,” its second annual Dali look-alike competition..........more

Monday, May 4, 2009

Dave Schmidt: Mugshots

First thing that amazed me were the sheer numbers of people arrested every day. The second was: how many are busted for not having a drivers license and how many are busted for marijuana possession........here

Don Of Clearwater Needs Help Getting To The Keys

I'm trying to put together a 2-3 week vacation trip from Clearwater area to the keys...........here

The Kevin White Show

During his campaign a couple years back, we found out the current County Commissioner Kevin White likes expensive suits. We also found out he wanted to pay for those suits out of his campaign election funds, not out of his own pocket...........more
Anyone besides me think Mr. White needs to resign and let someone with an unblemished record represent his district?

Friends Of Stogie

At The Firehouse In Temple Terrace

What's Wrong With Republican Deveron Gibbons?

First Rick, Then Charlie

Florida's Newest Tourist Attraction

GOP World
I4 And Branch Forbes Road, Florida

Rep. Wexler's Letter To Attorney General Eric Holder

here
Robert Wexler

Happy Birthday, Pete

here

Sunday, May 3, 2009

New Barker Magazine, For Tampa Bay Area Dog Lovers

Anna Cooke, just finished the eighth edition of the New Barker, a quarterly magazine for Tampa Bay area dog lovers, which she created with her husband.......more

Taming Ybor City

The city's original cigar-making center has gone through many transformations. But the most recent one, a mini-version of Bourbon Street, went down like a shot of bad whiskey to many of this area's old-timers........here

Dragonboat Racing at Tampa's Garrison Channel

You know those motivational posters for Teamwork? Someone really should make one about Dragonboat racing..........here