Monday, April 13, 2009
Kevin Burns: U.S. Senator From Florida
This is the story of a little-known South Florida mayor, a progressive anti-automatic weapons kinda politician with little name recognition and labeled with the tag “the gay candidate” in his quest to be the next U.S. senator from Florida..........more
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Recession Pain, Even in Palm Beach
Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Fla., is home to scores of exclusive fashion and jewelry shops — and a growing number of empty storefronts. Some multimillionaires are snapping wallets shut, too............more
Role of Community Media and Cubans in Florida
With Patrick Manteiga Of The Gaceta
Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf To Speak At UT
The first woman elected president of an African country, is scheduled to speak at the University of Tampa commencement. The 70-year-old is known as the Iron Lady and was imprisoned in the 1980s for criticizing her country's military regime..........more
SunRail And Florida HSR Promoted As Inexorably Linked
Florida’s been flirting with the idea of a high-speed rail network for years now, having approved funding for a line between Tampa and Orlando in 2000, before stripping the proposal from the state budget in 2004.........more
Tampa Artist Cristina Fernandez
I am a 26 yr old artist currently working out of Tampa, Florida. For 4 years I had abandoned myself, my fans, and my art, dealing with life's sense of humor. Enduring these undernourished
years were not with out reward. I have since gained appreciation and perspective conducive to my artistic nature. I am simply bursting at the creative seems, eager to give these abstractions life.............here
years were not with out reward. I have since gained appreciation and perspective conducive to my artistic nature. I am simply bursting at the creative seems, eager to give these abstractions life.............here
Saturday, April 11, 2009
TBARTA: Future Of Transit Not Far Away
Imagine if commuters could ride a train along Bruce B. Downs Boulevard to jobs in Tampa. Imagine Tampa residents using the same rail line to come shopping at Wesley Chapel malls..........more
Mary From Tampa Called C-SPAN’s Washington Journal
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First Solar-Powered City In Florida
Real estate developer Kitson & Partners today announced a landmark agreement with electric utility Florida Power & Light to build the world's largest solar photovoltaic power plant at Babcock Ranch, Florida - making it the world's first city powered by solar energy........more
Friday, April 10, 2009
USS Bainbridge No Stranger To Pirates
The USS Bainbridge, which is in sight of a lifeboat carrying an American captain held hostage by four Somali pirates, docked in Tampa two years ago for Gasparilla..........here
Tampa Bay Mug Shot Site Draws Ethical Questions
A new website that showcases mug shots of people arrested in several Florida counties is like a modern "Scarlet Letter." Some privacy activists are condemning the site...........more
Tampa Bloggers and Friends Walk for Maddie
On April 25th, I will join local Tampa area bloggers and friends of the Spohrs to walk in the memory of their daughter Maddie. Maddie passed away unexpectedly on April 7th after a miraculous life with her family...........here
Seminole Heights Community Gardens: Clean-up Day
Tomorrow, Saturday April 11th, All Day.
Violet Street Garden
Violet Street Garden
Bring gardening tools like shovels, spades, tillers, rakes, pruning shears and possibly some hammers and nails. We'll also need some water donations to the rain barrels for storing water especially during these dry days............more
Yves and Melisa Conze Of Tampa
Clever Ways To Spring Through The Drought
Yves and Melisa Conze installed AstroLawn synthetic grass at their Tampa Heights home in 2001, and have been happy ever since.........more
Yves and Melisa Conze installed AstroLawn synthetic grass at their Tampa Heights home in 2001, and have been happy ever since.........more
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