The Ybor City Stogie

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Where To Eat, Drink, Shop With Your Dog In Tampa Bay

Sancho, 1-year-old mixed-breed pooch is in the house and at the bar at the Pets on the Patio Yappy Hour at Gaspar’s Grotto in Ybor City. That’s his owner, Teresa Bieber. Sancho was a rescued dog..........more

Florida's Curious Case Of Buttons

I am thinking to myself at this point wouldn’t it be great if
Commissioners Al “the New Blair” Higginbotham and Jim Norman just stayed home
and asked Commissioner Kevin Beckner to vote their buttons for them?...........here

www.oldseminoleheightsfoundation.org

Expect no lawsuit, but cyber action is a possibility as the executive board of the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association tries to lay claim to a Web domain name.........here

Tampa Strobist

here

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Friends Of Stogie

At The Tally Ho In Tampa

Victor Crist Throws Hillsborough County Under The Bus

Developers win big in Tallahassee, and which Hillsborough lawmaker voted to support them? Well, for one the now State Sen. Victor Crist, who has an eye on Ken Hagan’s county commission seat in a game of musical sprawlers and just voted to throw Hillsborough under the bus by gutting what meager growth management laws we do have..........here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

BBQ Beef
With Potato Salad And Baked Beans
$9.99.........At Pit Boss BBQ, On Little Road In New Port Richey

Eat Local

Walk Like MADD At Lowry Park

MADD National President, Laura Dean Mooney, will join approximately 300 local supporters on Saturday, May 16th, to participate in Walk Like MADD, a 5K non-competitive walk that encourages the community to support MADD's Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving............here

Child Killer "Richard Anthony McTear Jr" Of Tampa

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

A man was caught in Tampa Tuesday for allegedly throwing his ex-girlfriend's

4-month-old baby out of a car window,

killing the child.........here

Calling All Dali Look-Alikes

If you’ve ever been told your looks won’t win you any traditional beauty pageants, your lucky day is here. That’s because the Salvador Dali Museum is seeking entrants for “Double Takes,” its second annual Dali look-alike competition..........more

Monday, May 4, 2009

Dave Schmidt: Mugshots

First thing that amazed me were the sheer numbers of people arrested every day. The second was: how many are busted for not having a drivers license and how many are busted for marijuana possession........here

Don Of Clearwater Needs Help Getting To The Keys

I'm trying to put together a 2-3 week vacation trip from Clearwater area to the keys...........here

The Kevin White Show

During his campaign a couple years back, we found out the current County Commissioner Kevin White likes expensive suits. We also found out he wanted to pay for those suits out of his campaign election funds, not out of his own pocket...........more

Anyone besides me think Mr. White needs to resign and let someone with an unblemished record represent his district?

Friends Of Stogie

At The Firehouse In Temple Terrace

What's Wrong With Republican Deveron Gibbons?

First Rick, Then Charlie

here

PoHo Chat

Florida's Newest Tourist Attraction

GOP World

I4 And Branch Forbes Road, Florida

Rep. Wexler's Letter To Attorney General Eric Holder

here
Robert Wexler

Happy Birthday, Pete

here

Sunday, May 3, 2009

New Barker Magazine, For Tampa Bay Area Dog Lovers

Anna Cooke, just finished the eighth edition of the New Barker, a quarterly magazine for Tampa Bay area dog lovers, which she created with her husband.......more

Taming Ybor City

The city's original cigar-making center has gone through many transformations. But the most recent one, a mini-version of Bourbon Street, went down like a shot of bad whiskey to many of this area's old-timers........here