The Once-Mighty Republican Party Of Florida

Ominous developments

Money woes

 Weak leadership

Unprecedented selfishness  

Finger-pointing

The start of a train wreck. here

Central Florida NORML In Ybor

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Peter Schorsch: Ted Cruz will be the Republican presidential nominee

Peter Schorsch: 5 bold predictions for 2016. here

Go Ted Go

The people Trump didn't scare, Cruz will.

Looking good Dems!

Protest Ringling Bros. Circus in Tampa

Amalie Arena

Wednesday, January 6, 6–7:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 7, 6–7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 8, 6–7:30 p.m
Saturday, January 9, 4:30–7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 10, 1–3 p.m. info
Alec Baldwin: Boycott Circuses That Use animals

Tampa Bay Freedom Fighters

Join them in this new year

 They are fighting for you!

Sunshine Citizens 
Raíces en Tampa - Black Lives Matter
Central Florida NORML 
Florida Consumer Action Network
The Heights Collective

Florida Voices for Animals

Friends of the Hillsborough River

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” MLK

Ybor City (Never Let It Go)

Local Artist Christine Eckerfield

Visit her here

Stop TBX: Downtown Tampa

On Tuesday January 5th at 9 am the MPO Board will have their first meeting of 2016. As always, it's at the County Center at 601 E Kennedy Blvd. info

Tourist Discovers Tracks In Ybor City

Tourist finds barely used train tracks in Ybor, leading downtown and out of town.

Someone buy a train. Brandon commuters hop on board, no need for the Selmon. here

STOP TBX

Alan Grayson: Justice For Andrew Joseph III

In February of 2014, 14-year-old Andrew Joseph III from Riverview was killed as he tired to cross Interstate 4 on foot after he was ejected from the Florida State Fair
 in Tampa. 

Alan Grayson met with Andrew’s parents  in Tampa and said he would pursue the Justice Department to investigate the tragic loss of life. On Thursday, Grayson followed up on his promise, penning a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch calling for both 
a Justice and FBI investigation. here
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Grayson notes that this is the same Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office that provided security for the 2012 Republican National Convention and the 2009 Super Bowl. “It seems unfortunate that the same force could not provide adequate security for ‘Student Day. “I’m going to be honest with you – the idea of taking a 14-year-old boy, dropping him off out of a car from where he was, with no practical way to get back in touch with people, to get to any place of safety, seems like inappropriate conduct,” Grayson told reporters inside the Bricks of Ybor. 

Ybor Paparazzi

Bryn and Robeto of Mobile Apps Media

And Manny of Mace Multi Media
@ Cristino's Restaurant

Stogie's Guide To 2016

Join The Susan Smith Wing 

Of The Florida Democratic Party 

here

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Join a cause, you gotta believe in something? 

We recommend starting here

Sunshine Citizens

The Florida DOT wants to destroy Tampa,

these people are out to stop it.

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Central Florida NORML

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Black Lives Matter: Tampa
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Friends of the Hillsborough River
DFA Tampa Bay
Veterans for Peace Tampa
Solidarity Sunday
Raíces en Tampa
Food Not Bombs of Saint Petersburg
Tampa Food Not Bombs
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"This is the year of BIG change... let's aim high and make the difference our world deserves." 
Erin Brockovich

The Real Ybor City, Florida

Visit Ybor City, the real one!

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Tony

Homeless 6 years, from Alabama 

George Martorano On The Hope the Cannabis Movement Brings Those in Prison

Tampa Bay Buy The Damn Trains

The CSX presentation in September has fired up rail proponents, who see a gift-wrapped system that could move people from downtown Tampa through downtown Clearwater into downtown St. Petersburg, north through Pasco County as far as Brooksville in Hernando, with connections to the University of South Florida and Tampa International Airport. here

So what's the hold up?

"Without a better transportation system, tourism in the Tampa area is likely to shrink from its current record levels and the region will lose its capacity to draw businesses to the urban core, according to two groups that promote economic development." Visit Tampa Bay and the Tampa Downtown Partnership. Maybe we need Jan Platt's solution!