Monday, February 16, 2009

Tampa Bay Reservoir Nearly Dry

Tampa Bay Water's 15-billion-gallon reservoir is about a month from being drained dry, a sign of just how dire the region's drought has become...........here

Random Pixels vs. The Miami Cuban Mafia

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Oil Rigs Possible Off Florida’s Gulf Coast

Just weeks into his presidency, President Barack Obama has moved right past the should-we-drill-offshore question and plunged into a new debate about how best to tap resources on the Outer Continental Shelf...........more

Debbie Wasserman Schultz On Hardball

The War Comes Home: An Evening with Aaron Glantz In St. Pete

The Studio @ 620 welcomes WMNF as they present a screening of the documentary film When I Came Home , followed by a discussion with journalist Aaron Glantz, author of The War Comes Home..........more

Happy Birthday, Mr. President

The Carter Center

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Great American Cleanup Needs Volunteers

Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful is coordinating the event locallyand expects about 2,000 volunteers to participate during the countywide cleanup on April 19. Check-in will be at 8:30 a.m., and the cleanupwill take place from 9 a.m. to noon..........more

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Cooking with Eva: Chicken and Yellow Rice

Eva from Silver Creek 78250 makes chicken and yellow rice inspired by Ybor City's Columbia restaurant.

Mayor Pam for Senate

The mayor, who has said she is considering a race but has not announced a decision, runs in a statistical tie with U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek and slightly behind U.S. Rep. Ron Klein. She places ahead of State Sen. Dan Gelber in a Democratic primary.......more

Tampa's Zorro the Bandit

His real name is George N. Shaw, 50, of 11321 N. 50th St., Tampa, but he had a penchant for wearing clothing reminiscent of the famed Spanish swordsman during eight heists, police say.........more