Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Tampa's New Police Chief Jane Castor

Mayor Pam Iorio announced this morning that Police Chief Stephen Hogue is retiring and named Assistant Chief Jane Castor as the city's first female Police Chief.........here

Jane Castor, who happens to be a big bicyclist.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Help save Cone Ranch from our County Commission

Welcome to another edition of “Can Hillsborough County Commissioners successfully preserve ‘preserved’ land?” Which, as it has unfolded, has actually turned into “Can Hillsborough County citizens successfully save publicly owned preserved land from the Hillsborough County Commission?”.......here

Meet (Tampa) Creative Loafing’s Dream Momma

Help Clean up Marsh Creek

Saturday, Sept. 19, 8:00 a.m. – noon
Ruskin Commongood Park, 121 1st Ave NW, Ruskin
here

Tampa Con Leches Drop Opener 95 - 85

here

Vote: 2009 Florida Netroots Awards

Vote Here

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Friends Of Stogie

At The Firehouse In Temple Terrace

Steve Kornell Has A Great Ass


Via......St. Petersblog 2.0

Loafies Party

WHEN: Tuesday, September 15, 7 – 10 p.m.
WHERE: Creative Loafing, 810 N. Howard Ave. Tampa.
DETAILS: Food, Drink, Fashion, Dancing and more.
Live Music by Nervous Turkey, Shunda K, 500 Wolves.
$5 at the door. Attendance is limited........here

Saturday, September 12, 2009

The Commissioner White Sex-Trial Sideshow Continues

The circus continues as Hillsborough County
muddles through the process of settling with the victim in
The Kevin White Sex Trial

Friends Of Stogie

Gwen And Micheal

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Wings
Garlic With Hot Sauce On The Side
At The Firehouse In Temple Terrace

Eat Local

Friday, September 11, 2009

Health Insurance Reform Now Rally At Al Lopez Park

Saturday - September 12th - 3:00 p.m.
here

WMNF 30th Birthday Party

Saturday Sep 12 - 6:00PM - The Ritz Ybor
here

Janet Coats Is Hot!

"We need to talk this through...(because) the days when people were
just grateful for the link is long gone,"........Janet Coats

2nd Annual: Suzie Q Blitz Build

Tampa Bay Habitat for Humanity

Florida's New Senator - A Repugnican Hack

It is no secret that the man named by Governor Charlie Crist to replace the quitter, Senator Mel Martinez, in the U.S. Congress, is a political hack,
and an old buddy of Charlie with few pertinent qualifications to be a senator..........more

Tampabay 10 Interviews Tommy Duncan Of Sticks Of Fire

Today's entry addresses the issue of "splogging." Splogging is a word derived from the words "spam" and "blogging." It is the automated act of pulling content off of one site and posting it onto another to influence search engines........here

Healthcare Demo On The Courtney Campbell Causeway

Join Hands Across The Hillsborough/Pinellas Line
More Info: Malanda Schmitz
united4change@verizon.net
H: 727 724 8989 - C: 813 760 9408
Progressive Democrats of America
Sun, Sept 13 - 12-2pm

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Leave it to Bill McCollum

Looks like right wing Attorney General Bill McCollum is one of those elected officials that President Obama was referring to last night who is engaging in "scor(ing) short-term political points......here

Tampa Bay Rays Rookie David Price In Drag

here

Higher Life Forms for Rob Miller

Readers, I've created an ActBlue account for those who, like me, wish to support Rob Miller, the gentleman who'll run against Joe Wilson (R-SC), that rude, miserable, badly-raised creature........here

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

What's Under The Julia Tuttle Causeway

In Miami, many condos might not be worth a million dollars anymore, but the views still are. Zip across the causeways that connect the mainland to Miami Beach and it's as if you're leaving your troubles behind.
That is, unless you happen to be cruising along the Julia Tuttle Causeway and you slow down enough to look at the side of the road, where a tent community has formed along the water's edge..........here

Seminole Heights Classic Car Show

here

DG - (DL x AM) = L

St. Petersburg Campaigns

Tampa City Council Perks

Accent lamps, a decorative rug, travel to San Francisco and Cuba, office furniture and food. Those are some of the items bought by Tampa City Council members using discretionary money since taking office in April 2007.........here

Shelton Quarles And TBARTA

Under his organization TBARTA demonstrated an uncanny willingness to engage in outreach (which even included guest commentary here at TR), which paid off in TBARTA developing its accomplished Transportation Master Plan, its initial start-up funding, and managing to smooth over a potential light rail political rift between Hillsborough County and the authority.......here

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Tampa Tribune Agrees to Pay Tina Dupuy

Tina Dupuy made a new video of the Tampa Tribune relenting to the pressure of the internet and agreeing to pay her for her op-ed "'Birthers' are clinging to unreasonable doubt.".........here