The Brandon Republican also questions whether the more than 100 pieces of public art occupying the University of South Florida's Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses contribute anything to the quality of the education students receive............more
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Storms: Funding Public Art Low Priority In Tough Times
The Brandon Republican also questions whether the more than 100 pieces of public art occupying the University of South Florida's Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses contribute anything to the quality of the education students receive............more
Ybor City Hopes Connector Will Ease Traffic Woes
Hope has taken the form of an elevated bypass that would let trucks and other traffic travel from the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway to Interstate 4 without touching an Ybor road...........more
Welcome to the Evelyn City Neighborhood
We would like to invite you to get involved with our latest project: ECO.lution, 2009. The Urban Charrette is a collaborative that seeks to educate and empower the community to support the development of a more livable city............more
Florida Anti-War March
Join several hundreds from more than 10 cities, Miami to Atlanta, in demanding our government fund human needs instead of war and corporate greed. Bail out the people and the troops, not the banks.........more”Hey, Obama, yes, we can. Troops out of Afghanistan.”.........Mark Weaver
Tampa Wants To Give Away Water
City officials have come up with a plan to get more reclaimed water onto parched lawns and gardens in the drought-plagued Tampa Bay area: give it away............more
Tampa Police Use MySpace
That’s the goal for the Tampa Police Department, which took the innovative step in summer 2008 to create MySpace pages for itself and each of its 25 school resource officers...........more
Tampa Bay Water Is Incompetent!
Tampa City Council blames our water woes on the wrong people, ratepayers. It’s the same ridiculous scenario every year. The dry season comes and we are blamed for the area’s water shortcomings. The blame and sacrifices should be borne by the worst-run government agency in the area, Tampa Bay Water..........more
Monday, March 23, 2009
Floridians Are A Bunch Of Unmotivated, Crack-Smoking Losers
This slap in the face comes courtesy of Florida State Senator Michael S. Bennett
A Republican from Bradenton. He’s 64, Baptist and hails from the Midwest........here
Stogie Recommends
A Bronx Dream Is an inspiring look into the lives of 32 children from a school in one of the poorest districts of the Bronx, their discovery of Irish dancing, the Irish language and their journey to and passion for a country they have only seen in their imagination.
Tampa Mayor And Light Rail
The solution to economic woes is light rail because it will create jobs and promote smart growth. Iorio said she hoped by the end of the year Hillsborough County commissioners would approve putting a referendum on a sales tax to pay for a line from the University Of South Florida To The Airport
On the 2010 ballot...........more
An Evening With Amy Goodman At USF
Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of the daily, grassroots, global, radio/TV news hour “Democracy Now!” is coming to USF-Tampa on Monday, April 6th........hereStogie's Hero
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Beef StewWith Moro
$5.95..........At Las Margaritas Restaurant, 4031 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Big John's Alabama Barbecue, Get It While You Still Can
Tuesday, March 31st, will be the last opportunity that patrons of an East Tampa business will have the opportunity to visit for several weeks. Big John's Alabama Barbecue is closing its doors for the expansion of the N. 40th Street Widening Project........more"But We Are Coming Back Bigger And Better".........Ms. Jabessa Stephens Major
Republican Civil War Raging In Tallahassee
Over the past few weeks there has been a Republican civil war raging in Tallahassee, splitting Florida's GOP into two factions: the Crist "Out-Of-Touch" Republicans and the "Arrogant-Elitist" Republicans............more
4,000 God-Fearing Patriots In Orlando
More than 4,000 people attended the Orlando Tea Party, a conservative rally aimed at expressing discontent with Washington.........here
The International Rum Festival In Ybor City
The festival’s main events are being held March 26-28 in three different venues. Teatro on Seventh is hosting The Rum Tasting Dinner Thursday night. The following day, festival goers can dress down at Gaspar’s Grotto for Rum on the Bar B (Q). The festival wraps up Saturday night with the Main Event being held at the Ritz Ybor............more
Tampa Stair Climbers
More than 700 climbed 42 floors in the Bank of America building in Tampa on Saturday to raise money for the American Lung Association..........more
Florida Water Worries: Serious Shortages For Tampa Bay
The reservoir's level is so low we are unable to provide water, consistently, to the water treatment plant and we are unable to pull water from the Alafia River or the Tampa Bypass Canal............more
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Best Of Tedd Webb
What is a liberal? A liberal is a person so open minded, their brains fall out of their heads.........Tedd Webb The Stogie Has Obamicon Tampa Bay's Favorite Right Winger,
I Hope He Dosn't Get Mad.
Angela Rouson for City Council
Late word from the City Clerk's office says that Angela Rouson, pictured here with her husband state representative Darryl Rouson, has picked up candidate paperwork to run for the District 5 seat on the St. Petersburg City Council........here
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