Pork ChopsYellow Rice, Spanish Bean Soup And Yuca
$7.95............At Bohio Verde Cuban Restaurant, 8114 N Florida Ave, Tampa
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Pedestrian Unfriendly Tampa Bay
Oh, the joys of living someplace so totally pedestrian unfriendly... Yes, my city, state and region (Tampa Bay area) have the dubious distinction, several times over, of being one of the most dangerous places in the nation for pedestrians and cyclists..........more
Festa Italiana In Ybor City
Festa Italiana is a gathering of authentic tastes, sights & sounds straight from Italy... Imported here to Ybor City. An annual event guaranteed to delight your whole family! Set in the heart of Historic Ybor City. Proceeds to benefit the Italian Club Restoration Fund L'Unione Italiana Founded 1894. Admission $5.00 - Under 12 FREE
"Tampa Bay in the Future" Chalk Walk
Last week, I reported on the "Tampa Bay in the Future" Chalk Walk Art Event. It was an incredible success, bringing in many chalk artists and hundreds of attendees to share their interpretations of the future of Tampa Bay in chalk. Here are a few images of the event.
TSA: Let's Let In The Sunshine
Irritated by the ouster of the Tampa Sports Authority's executive director, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio announced today that the city's TV station will start airing the agency's meetings..........here
WMNF Needs Our Money
A couple of times year, we ask for your contributions to help keep WMNF on the air. WMNF is non-commercial community radio - we survive only due to the generosity of listeners like you................here
We need: $473,000.00 - Raised so far: $54,749.63 from 642 generous supporters!
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
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