DFA Unity 4 Change Debate Watch Party

Sep 26, 2008 7:00PM
Davis Island Garden Club
81 Columbia Drive
Tampa, Florida.........RSVP

Dywan Washington: A Tampa Republican

"I don't agree with Barack's liberal socialist views. I'm proud to be a young black supporter of McCain."..........Dywan Washington

"EXCITED ABOUT TUESDAY WHEN I WILL SEE ONE OF MY HEROES LIVE JOHN SYDNEY MCCAIN"
@.....My Space @.....Facebook

Obama To Rally at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Metropolitan Park
1410 Gator Bowl Blvd.
Jacksonville, Florida........info

Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay

Coskata Eyes Florida Sugar To Biofuel Plant

Coskata, a startup working on next-generation cellulosic ethanol, is talking with Florida sugar producer U.S. Sugar Corp about building a plant that produces biofuels from sugar cane on its land. While U.S. Sugar is in the process of selling its land in the Everglades to the state of Florida for $1.75 billion to be restored, Florida Governor Charlie Crist has endorsed building ethanol on the land as a way to keep jobs in the area.......here

The Habitat For Humanity Of Hillsborough County ReStore

Offers a wide variety of new and used building materials, appliances, cabinets, furniture and much more at discount prices. All proceeds from our store go directly to fund the mission of Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County. We are located at 3738 East Hillsborough Avenue.........here

Meet Christine Jennings, Running For Congress In Florida

Christine was born in Ohio but moved to Sarasota, Florida in 1984. Since then, she has been actively working with local families and neighbors to help them achieve their needs and their dreams. Dedicated to community building and service........here

Eden Tampa Goes Clothing-Optional

That seems to be the prevailing opinion of the young apartment dwellers I talked to while visiting Eden, the newly renamed and much-buzzed-about condominium complex near Westchase. Formerly the Arbors at Branch Creek, the complex is morphing from family-oriented apartment units into a "South Beach-style" condominium with a nude pool.......here

Eden Tampa

Michael Phillips Of Tampa Wins Emmys

Michael Phillips, an amazing 27-year-old with a muscle disease that has eliminated his ability to move his limbs. Breathing through a respirator and outfitted with a computer that can turn text into spoken words............here

Plan for Change

"Plan for Change" is a two-minute advertisement in which Senator Obama will speak directly to the nation on his view of the state of the economy and what he would do to fix it if he is elected president.

Best Local Blog: litbrit

She’s progressive. She’s a hottie. And she is a major Frank Zappa fan, posting little-known clips of the late composer-rocker on her blog each Friday. So what’s not to like about Litbrit, aka Deborah Newell Tornello. The 47-year-old Gator grad started her blogging career as a commenter/contributor to Shakespeare’s Sister, the nationally known progressive outlet......here
Readers' Pick: Sticks of Fire

Whaling Group Meeting In St. Pete Beach

For 22 years, the International Whaling Commission has banned commercial whaling. But now a group meeting behind closed doors in St. Pete Beach is talking about what it would take to end that moratorium..........here

Florida Company to Recycle Political Signs

Gulf Stream Plastics (GSP), a Florida-based company, is serving as a dropoff site for political signs through Thanksgiving. Thus far, an estimated 800 pounds of political signs have been collected and shredded.........here

3,000 Pack The Tampa Convention Center For McCain

John McCain put corporate chief executives on notice during an appearance in Tampa Tuesday. About 3,000 people came to listen............here
About 20,000 Saw Obama At The St. Pete Times Forum May 2008

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Orlando Bosch And The Bush Family

The political pressure to grant Bosch a pardon was begun during the congressional campaign run by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, herself a Cuban American, and overseen by her campaign manager Jeb Bush. The resultant pardon reputedly saw huge celebrations in Miami, in what was then called 'Free Orlando Day"

Iran Is Not The Problem

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 8:00pm

Cafe Bohemia, 937 Central Ave., St. Petersburg

In Florida, Dems Now Outnumber Repubs Among Hispanic Voters

Looks like yet another group that has been a stalwart for the GOP has come to its senses, in the wake of the Worst President Ever. Hispanic voters in Florida now are mostly Democrats...........here

Debates On Between Raul Martinez And Lincoln Diaz-Balart

Oct. 8 and Oct. 31, the dates for debates between Democratic challenger Raul Martinez and
Republican rubber-stamp Lincoln Diaz-Balart......here

Obama To Campaign in Miami and Jacksonville

On Friday, September 19, Senator Obama plans to campaign in Miami-Dade County, and on Saturday, September 20, he will hold an event in the Jacksonville area.
Details on locations, times and ticketing for these events will be announced in the coming days.

Brian Blair And Michael Jackson From Gary, Ind.

Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair went a bit off track in an interview between himself and challenger Kevin Beckner on ABC Action News’ Flashpoint talk show on Sunday, cracking a racial joke about himself and singer Michael Jackson both being from the same Gary, Ind., neighborhood........here

¡Todos Unidos!

Annette Taddeo

Big Cats on the Menu

This page was devoted primarily to pending changes in Florida's captive wild animal rules, but even if you are not from Florida, this could make a big difference where you live because Florida currently produces more big cats than any other state. These cats are hauled all over the country, and sometimes even to foreign countries where people are not as concerned with protecting animals...........here

Kurt Browning's Florida Voting Law

Voting rights advocates are alarmed over the Florida Secretary of State's September 8th decision to enforce the state's "no-match, no-vote" law, a voter registration law that previously blocked more than 16,000 eligible Florida citizens from registering to vote, through no fault of their own, and could disenfranchise tens of thousands more voters in November.........here

Florida Deal for Everglades May Help Big Sugar

In June, Gov. Charlie Crist announced that Florida would buy one of the state’s two big sugar enterprises, the United States Sugar Corporation. He billed the purchase as a “jump-start” in the environmental restoration of the Everglades, which cane growers are accused of polluting with fertilizer runoff........here

Sarah and Hillary

Men Painting Florida - Highwaymen Art

The Highwaymen artists are/were a collection of black artists from Fort Pierce, Florida who painted vivid landscapes and Florida scenes. They painted from the 1950's to the 1970's. With few exceptions, you could not purchase their paintings in galleries. Their works were sold mostly from the trunks of cars to passing motorists. They could also be found carrying their paintings door to door in business districts and even selling on busy street corners.........here

They Killed Him In My Mom's Yard

A 46-year-old man died Thursday night after being zapped three times with a Taser and bound in handcuffs and leg irons, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
"We told them, 'Don't shoot him no more,' and they kept shooting him,"
Wilson's mother, Annie, said Friday...........here

Fellow Floridian Andy Lacasse

A sign in one man's front yard has stirred up a controversy in his community. "I got nothing good to say about Obama," Lacasse told News 13.
"If I see anybody touching that sign, I got a club sitting right over there."............here

"If you're going to attract attention, at least make sure your spelling is right."........Steve Rice