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
Saturday, February 14, 2009
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
Oil Spill In Tampa Bay
Part of Tampa Bay was closed to boat traffic for several hours on Friday after nearly 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the bay after a Thursday-night marine collision.........more
Show Your Support For Random Pixels
Babalu's Val Prieto is taking Random Pixels to court for some satirical comments RP made about Babalu writers this week so I thought it would be a good opportunity for the South Florida blogging community to rally around and support one of our own..........here
Tampa's Streetcar Endowment Fund
With the endowment out of the picture - or at least relegated to a proper secondary supporting role, those who oppose the eventual and certain expansion of light rail throughout Hillsborough County will now have to find some other fake yard stick to judge by. For the rest of us, and those politicians who aren't run out of office, Tampa City takes rightful and proper stewardship over the best thing Tampa has ever done for itself in decades..........more
Statesman Charlie Crist
"I don't think he's helped any national Republican ambitions he may have by stepping up to the plate and batting for the other team. … There's a difference between working in a bipartisan way for the common good and switching sides and putting on the other team's jersey," said veteran Republican consultant Alex Castellanos........moreBaseball Game Or Country?
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Buddy The Worm
Commissioners say they won't be satisfied until they get a detailed accounting of where Johnson spent the money meant to run his office. "I want to know how those taxpayer dollars were spent," Commissioner Kevin Beckner said. "The taxpayers deserve to know and we need to know to bring closure to this.".........moreTampa’s Mary Mulhern Calls Community Gardening Summit
Tampa City Councilwoman Mary Mulhern has an itch for a little civic green-thumbing. Mulhern has organized a community meeting for the hundreds of people she says have contacted her since she raised the idea of the city doing more community gardening.........more
Even In Florida, Homeless People Freeze To Death
A homeless man who spent the coldest night in six years wrapped in black garbage bags and huddled in a tent froze to death in Pompano Beach.........more
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tampa Rapist Wayne Tompkins
A rapist convicted of murdering his girlfriend's teenage daughter 26 years ago is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night if no judges agree to reconsider his protestations of innocence........here
El Taconazo / The Taco Bus
When it comes to authentic Mexican food, I may have hit the goldmine moving to Tampa.........more
SEEKING HOMES FOR PAINTING
The Paint Your Heart Out Tampa Steering Committee is seeking qualified homes to paint for the upcoming 21st annual Paint Your Heart Out Tampa event scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2009........more
Stop The Green Swamp Trash Dump
Imagine a picturesque rural area lined with orange orchards, fields and the Green Swamp. Now add a 220-foot pile of trash that occupies 1,069 acres in the middle of that scene. It makes for a very unpleasant picture. But that’s exactly the scene that Angelo’s Aggregate Materials wants to bring to rural Pasco County.........moreIn The New Gang Of Four, Higginbotham Is The New Blair
Incredibly, four of the seven commissioners — Jim Norman, Ken Hagan, Kevin White & Al Higginbotham — see the solution to our housing glut as MORE housing. And all the new strip malls and office buildings sitting around vacant? Yep, they want to see MORE of that commercial stuff built, too. And fast..........more
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Tampa Tribune Delivers Bibles to Subscribers
A local Tampa Bay newspaper distributed a copy of the New Testament along with its Saturday edition this past weekend as part of a national effort to deliver scriptures using a newspaper’s circulation........moreDr. Neil Shaw: Hero in Hard Times
People Magazine featured Dr. Neil Shaw, chief medical officer and internal medicine specialist of Florida Veterinary Specialists (FVS), in their latest issue as a "Hero in Hard Times."..........more
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