Hill Harper To Speak At Obama Barbecue In Tampa

Sunday, October 12
Voter Education Barbecue at Ragan Park
1200 E. Lake Avenue, Tampa
1:00 pm

Walk with Mayor Iorio

It's time to get in shape! Mayor Iorio will be taking a fitness walk around Al Lopez Park on Saturday, October 18 beginning at 7:30 a.m. This free walk not only provides for ongoing public access to the Mayor, City officials, and City management, but also reinforces the City’s stance on building a healthy community.......here

Rednecks for Obama

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Idiots On Parade: The McCain-Palin Mob

The Eagles In Tampa

Thu, Jan 29, 2009 At St. Pete Times Forum Tampa
Buy Local, For Tickets Visit......Gasparilla Tixx

Zachary Sharples Of Lincoln Middle School in Palmetto, Florida

Twelve-year-old Zachary Sharples, his father and his 4-year-old brother have had Rays Fever all season long. So with the team entering the ALCS against Boston on Friday, they all started the week by heading down to the barbershop to get Mohawks, the style preferred by many of the Rays players, fans and even manager, Joe Maddon. Unfortunately, Sharples' school, Lincoln Middle in Palmetto, doesn't quite share the same level of passion for the Rays............here

Vote Local -- Hillsborough

Bush In Miami To Attend Fundraiser For The Three Amigos

Bush will raise money Friday in Miami for imperiled members of his party -- but the Miami area's three Republican members of Congress, who face aggressive reelection challenges, won't be among the attendees...........here

Brian Blair Signs: Always Low Standards

Mario Diaz-Balart Blames The Iraq War On Bill And Hillary Clinton

“Mario Diaz-Balart is so out of touch with the truth and reality that he thinks the Iraq War was started by Bill and Hillary Clinton,” said Andy Diaz, spokesman for Joe Garcia.........here

New Cuban Blog Set to Go Online

Havana Times

Havana Times will include several personal diary entries from a diverse group of Cubans, a wide range of interviews, photos, features, commentaries, a calendar section and news updates. The slogan of our publication is "open-minded writing from Cuba. Website will be available at www.havanatimes.org as of October 15th. The slogan of our publication is "open-minded writing from Cuba."............here

The Three Amigos vs. The Dynamic Duo

The Dynamic Duo:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kendrick Meek

The Three Amigos: Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz Balart, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Have been in Congress for years, yet we have little to show for it. The Diaz-Balart boys are two peas in a pod. Their father was Rafael Diaz-Balart, a well-to-do, wheeling, dealing member of the Cuban aristocracy. His sister, Mirta, was married to Fidel Castro. The Diaz-Balart family, along with most of the Cuban aristocracy, were big supporters of Castro until the wheels fell off..........here

Rosie Pérez Will Be In Tampa For Obama

October 9, 2008 U.S. Rep Nydia Velázquez and Academy Award-nominated actress Rosie Pérez will be campaigning in Tampa Bay on behalf of the Obama-Biden Campaign for Change.

Hispanic Canvassing Event - Casa Obama
3303 W. Columbus Dr.
Tampa, 11:30 am

Festival del Sabor
Centennial Park
Ybor City, 1:30 pm

Say No 2 Florida's Amendment 2

The Say No 2 Campaign, the bi-partisan group dedicated to defeating Florida's dangerous and deceptive Amendment 2, has just released a hard hitting new commercial. It highlights the numerous groups and newspapers that have come out against the so-called Marriage Protection Amendment, as well as the devastating effects it will have if passed.

Raging Bigot Mayor Jim Naugle of Fort Lauderdale

Naugle- a fake Democrat who has campaigned for George Bush and endorsed Mike Huckabee for President- once again held a press conference surrounded by "religious" leaders and folks clutching their bibles. The only thing missing from his usual routine were the scary men in army fatigues threatening to take the war against gays "into the streets."........here

Helen Gordon Davis To Be Honored In Tampa

Former Florida State Sen. Helen Gordon Davis will be honored Oct. 16 at a luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Tampa hosted by the Centre for Women and the Displaced Homemakers Network........here

Obama Inspires Tampa Bay 'Vote Local' Campaign

Tampa Bay area Democratic leaders expect record support for Sen. Barack Obama in November, and they want to seize on that enthusiasm as a way to get more local Democrats in office. They've begun an ambitious "Vote Local" campaign that uses targeted mailings and some of the same social-networking tools that have allowed national candidates to cash in on the power of the Internet...........here

Vote Local

China Gobbling Up Florida Turtles

A rising demand in China for turtles for food and medicine has led to the round-up of thousands of turtles from Florida's lakes, ponds and canals. Exporters are shipping up to
3,000 pounds of softshell turtles a week out of Tampa International Airport,
according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...........here

Hope for Florida's Wildlife Emerges From Climate Meeting

"The power of people can make a huge difference in our success in dealing with climate change," said Nobel laureate Dr. Jean Brennan at the closing session of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's climate change summit on Friday...........here

Happy Birthday John

Just Imagine

Please join me not only in remembering John on October 9th but also in spreading the message of peace. This is something that was so important to John - the fact that we could all work together for the positive good of our planet. He would have loved how we are all mobilizing ourselves in thought and in action. It's time for action and the action is peace!.........Yoko Ono

Residents' Faith In Tampa Heights Being Repaid

Talks of turning Tampa Heights into the next Hyde Park date back to the early '90s, when city and real estate officials touted the historic neighborhood as the next fancy district.......here

Kevin Beckner for Hillsborough County Comission

Vote for Kevin wherever you live in the county on November 4th.

Richard's Run for Life In Ybor City

Last year I ran Richard's Run for Life in historic Ybor City in Tampa. It was a beautiful course on a Friday night... running down the brick roads in the middle of a historic, active scene. The race supports children's cancer research..........here

Richards Run For Life

Three Corrupt Extremists From Miami

I figured the big news out of south Florida today was going to be about the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce debate that pitted the 3 ultra-reactionary rubber stamps, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen plus the notoriously crooked Diaz-Balart Brothers against Annette Taddeo, Joe Garcia and Raul Martinez........here

Phyllis Busansky for Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections

Meet the Diaz-Balart Brothers

The Two Guys In The Back
here

Homeless Women Vets Get New Home In Tampa

Room by room, a two-story, century-old brick boardinghouse at 1301 E. Columbus Ave. is outfitted with community donations designed to make homeless female veterans feel at home. Twin beds donated by Haverty's are covered with patchwork spreads sewn by Lady of the Lake Quilters...........here

Tampa Woman Hands Out Resumes At Intersection

Since Kathy Maloney lost her sales job in May, things haven't been easy. Maloney spent the morning on busy Dale Mabry Highway handing out her life's work on a piece of paper...........here