Brad Pitt For President

His Platform? Legalizing Marijuana

Is President Obama going to turn the White House over… to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie? He just might, according to preposterous rumors floated by Showbiz Spy and others.......here

He's got my vote!

Tampa To Work On Boosting Ties To Cuba

Saying it will boost the city's economy, the City Council on Thursday agreed to bring together local and national officials to work on a plan for improving Tampa's relations with Cuba......here

Tampa Bay Living Green Expo

Saturday and Sunday, June 5-6
At The Historic St. Petersburg Coliseum Mirror Lake Complex
info

Political Intent

Charlie Crist flips on his 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' position

Captain Duck Is Suing British Petroleum

Saying the oil company giant is responsible for his small charter boat business losing tourist customers in Key West. Michael J. Burge, who goes by the nickname Captain Duck, said it's the "perception" that has cost him significant snorkeling, diving, fishing and dolphin encounter business over the past few weeks.......here

BP, Oil, and My Beautiful Florida

Florida waters filled with oil, sludge, and tar balls is something I simply can not forgive. For me, there is insufficient punishment for allowing something like this to happen......here

Special Event With Kevin Beckner & Steve Kornell

Thursday, June 3rd - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
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What BP Does Not Want You To See

ABC News went underwater in the Gulf with Philippe Cousteau Jr., grandson of famous explorer Jacques Cousteau, and he described what he saw as "one of the most horrible things I’ve ever seen underwater." Please share this widely -- every American should see what's happening under the surface in the Gulf

Urge President Obama

To Permanently End His Push For New Offshore Drilling.
Sign The Petition

SpillBabySpill.com

Progress Florida Has Launched A New Website.
here

Robert And Ariele

Congratulations

USA: Land Of The Brain Dead

52 Percent Of Registered Voters Still Support Offshore Drilling.
here

Seize BP Campaign

Sign The Petition

Oil "Spill": Conspiracy or Just Convenient?

The Truther Girls

Evacuate Florida!

What Have These Monsters Done To Us!
Look What They Have Done To Our Home!
here

Friends Of Stogie

In Tampa

US Rig Inspectors Received Gifts From Oil Companies

The federal agency overseeing offshore oil and natural-gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico has been cited again for "ethical lapses" that included allowing rig inspectors and others to receive gifts from oil companies. The lapses are outlined in new report from the Inspector General's Office of the Interior Department......here
Drill Baby, Drill.

BP Oil Spill Cover Up By The U.S. Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Motto Is

“Semper Paratus,” Latin for “Always Ready” or “Always Prepared.”

In the case of BP’s Gulf oil disaster, the Coast Guard is apparently always prepared to prevent the media from covering Louisiana’s oil-soaked Gulf shoreline. CBS journalists were threatened with arrest by BP contractors and the Coast Guard when they attempted to film the beach......here

Positively Tampa Bay: Go Red for Women

The American Heart and Stroke Associations have partnered again for the Go Red for Women campaign.

Plans To Evacuate Tampa Bay Area

Benzene

Incredible amounts of Benzene are being released into the atmosphere and is a clear and present danger not only for the old and people with respiratory problems but the general Gulf population as a whole. Plans to evacuate the Tampa Bay area are expected to be announced in the coming days as FEMA prepares for what is now being called the worst oil disaster in the history of the world......here
Drill Baby, Drill.

Google Supports Big Cat Rescue in Tampa

140 Florida nonprofits benefited from Google Grants, Google's in-kind donation program awarding free AdWords advertising, including Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Birth Defect Research for Children Inc. in Celebration, Food for the Poor in Coconut Creek and the National Alliance for Youth Sports in West Palm Beach......here

Polk Lit Drop for Doug Tudor

Saturday, May 29, 2010, 9:00am - 11:00am
Dunkin Donuts, 1111 Bartow Road, Lakeland
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The Temple Terrace Family Recreation Complex

We all know teenagers can get a little rowdy, but a Hillsborough County mother was stunned when she was told she'd have to hire a police officer to watch over her 13-year-old daughter's birthday party......here

Ybor City 3-Alarm Arson Fire

Ybor City Grilled Chicken Sandwiches

Cooking for Zo

E Is For Ybor, C Is For City

On Monday afternoon in between bouts of rain central Ybor (EEbor) looks empty as though it were hungover, recovering from a weekend of hard partying......here

2010 Tampa Bay African Liberation Day Celebration

Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 6:00pm
The Good Luck Cafe
1910 E. 7th Ave. In Ybor City
info

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The Great Debaters

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