Tampa To Benefit From US Cuba Trade

Back in the days before the Kennedy administration slapped an economic embargo on Cuba, Tampa shipping agent A.R. Savage & Son was at the forefront of a lucrative trade with the island. The Tampa area was a major supplier of cattle, and ships brought tobacco for the local cigar industry.............here

There was even a twice-weekly passenger ferry service.

Friends Of Stogie

At Apadana Pub In Tampa

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Pork Steak

With Spanish Bean Soup, Rice And Green Beans

$5.95............At Palm River Cafe, Corner Of Palm River Rd. And 78th Street In Clair Mel City

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Tampa Bay Community Gardener

Kate Mullin

Seminole Heights

here

Linsley And Mario Going Green

In Tampa

The Kid's Not Going To Like Cops Now

A rookie police officer accused of slamming a 10-year-old boy against his cruiser for skateboarding in the street has received a two-day suspension and ordered to attend anger management classes.........here
via........The Cooler

Ybor City Night Shoot

Stephanie A Smith Photography

Overnight Underground On WMNF 88.5 FM

Socially-conscious and politically provocative music, talk, and info on street actions and needed resources during these trying times. Produced and hosted by peace and social justice advocates/activists.............here

They Need Our Money, Simply Click On The "Tip Jar"

Vilmar's Take On Earth Hour

Do Your Part. Make Some Noise. Light Up The Night And Keep Out The Darkness

These twig eatin’, tofu fartin’, lily livered, Prius driving, America-hating, bleeding heart liberal, blinkered, Starbucks drinking, elitist, can’t-we-all-just-get-along, granola eating, namby-pamby, Birkenstock wearing, tree hugging, long haired, pansy-assed, kumbaya-singing, Earth First, bed-wetting, patchouli wearing, dirty, smelly, dope smoking, bongo playing, arm pit haired women and feminized, armpit shaved men crying “Mother Earth is Gaia,” tortured “artiste” types would have us live in.............here
Vilmar You Forgot The Pinko Fags!

Tampa Photographers Networking Event

Clark Griffiths Photography

Friends Of Stogie

At The Tally Ho

Remembering Where We Are

There are times when the sound of the gulls echoes just right; when the humidity, temperature, and strength of the breeze is just right; or when perhaps you see some little visual reminder; and, you remember just where you are, living on a peninsula between a huge bay and an even bigger gulf..........more

The Opera Tampa Apprentice Program

Opera Tampa Apprentices hosted by Sherrill Milnes presents The Opera Prelude Series: Faust April 2, 7 p.m.
Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St.

here

Brand Tampa

Connecting People In and Around Tampa with Local Awesomeness

here

Stan Good's Timely, Cool Tampa Emporium

Stan Good, is surrounded by clocks, watches and a tsunami of antique fans at his namesake shop on S MacDill Avenue in Tampa.........more

Yankee Hits Ybor Street For A Game Of Stickball

New York Yankees first-baseman Mark Teixeira stepped to the plate with a stickball bat and rubber ball in hand. In his first at-bat playing the urban game, Teixeira asked how many swings he would get. The crowd of players standing on an Ybor City cobblestone street Friday afternoon, in unison, yelled, "One!".........more

Farmer’s Markets Around The Tampa Bay Area

Want fresh produce and fruit? Then visit some of these fantastic Farmer’s Markets around the Tampa Bay area............here
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Tampa Still A Two-Newspaper Town

St. Petersburg Times Versus Tampa Tribune: The Unofficial Survey

here

Seminole Heights Community Gardens

The very first community gardening group in Seminole Heights. Join in and grow your own too!...........here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Ropa Vieja

With Black Beans And Rice And Yuca

$5.95...........At Rosa'a On MLK West Of Lois Ave. In Tampa

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Tampa Designer Bus Bench

On Fletcher Ave.

Friends Of Stogie

At The Tally Ho

Former Tampa Man Has Special Link To The President

The election of a new president always gets the connection game rolling. And Tampa has its distant claim to Barack Obama via the Rev. Mike Young, a former Tampa pastor who conducted the December memorial service for Madelyn Dunham, the president's beloved 86-year-old grandmother.........more

The 25 Best Concerts Coming To Tampa Bay This Year

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Tommy Duncan and Sticks of Fire

The 40-something blogger founded the most-often-cited independent Tampa Bay news blog, Sticks of Fire, in Feb. 2004, and the site, without much financial assistance from advertising, is still going strong today with a stable of more than a dozen regular contributors.........more

Tampa Red - Grievin' And Worryin' Blues

10th Annual Tampa Bay TattooFest

There are as many types of tattoo enthusiasts as there are tattoo designs, and that is evident at the 10th Annual Tampa Bay Tattoofest. Held this weekend at the Double Tree Hotel, 4500 West Cypress Street, Tampa............more

Republican Spies At April Griffin's Temple Terrace Home

That's the suspicion of some Hillsborough Democrats, after seeing Republican activist Hank Gill show up at a recent Democratic Professionals Council meeting snapping pictures and then last night meeting a fellow named Michael Ciftci at a Young Democrats gathering at April Griffin's Temple Terrace home........here