The Ybor City Stogie

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Jordan Valdez: Florida Bright Futures Scholarship

Parents Of Jordan Valdez Seek Sentencing Support

The parents of Davis Islands teenager Jordan Valdez say their daughter deserves to lose her driver's license and perform community service for leaving the scene of a fatal crash, but argue that adult sanctions would threaten her academic future......here

"It is unfortunate that the media spun this into a class issue, but the truth now is that Jordan is absolutely not being treated fairly because the media (have) made it so,"........Robert and Kimberly Valdez

"If my only daughter had ever came to me and told me she had hit someone with her car my reaction would of been to grab her my the hand and return to the scene"..........The Stogie

"I find it ironic that she earned the scholarship, She also earned a 30-year prison sentence. As much as Jordan deserves a scholarship, Melissa didn't deserve to die."........Lisa Mott

The Abuse Continues At Florida's Dozier School

When the group of men who call themselves The White House Boys
Gathered last year at the school for a long overdue reunion....they did not know that there was still abuse going on there. They witnessed the sealing of the infamous building called The White House.......here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Gumbo And Fish Sandwich

$5.oo......At Mid Peninsula Seafood Market & Restaurant. 400 49th St. S, St.Pete

How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?

Eat Local

Going Green

Linebaugh Ave And Anderson Rd. In Tampa

WMNF: The Best Little Radio Station Around

WMNFTHIRTY - a quick look from Tripp Williams on Vimeo.

WMNFTHIRTY is a documentary project showcasing WMNF 88.5, a noncommercial community radio station broadcasting in Tampa, Florida. WMNF is celebrating their 30th year on-air, and WMNFTHIRTY is a collection of interviews detailing the history and future of the best little radio station around!

Rob Lorei Chats With Jim Hightower

here

Healthcare Not Warfare March In Orlando

While more than 18,000 Americans die annually for lack of healthcare services, the United States alots more than $600 billion dollars for military spending each year. Orlando’s Research Park is home to four of the top 10 recipients of tax payer dollars via the United States ’ bloated military budget......here

Mark Weaver

Night of the Living Dead Trailer - Jobsite Theater, Tampa

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Bicycle Bash by the Bay 2009 — A Tour in Photographs

For those of us in the Tampa Bay area, another Bicycle Bash has come and gone. This year’s Bicycle Bash by the Bay was in a new venue (Straub Park in downtown St. Petersburg), had some new sponsors and was even better-attended than previous years. It was a celebration of pure bikie love under the trees!.......here

The Ladies At The Green Parrot In Tampa

here

Another Kooky Christian Billboard

US 19 In Palm Harbor

I Love Black People

In Seminole

Our Fearless Hillsborough County Commissioners

Al Higginbotham, Mark Sharpe, Ken Hagan and Kevin White

In a 4-3 vote Tuesday morning, Hillsborough County commissioners rejected plans for a tent city in the eastern part of the county. "Hillsborough Cares" would have been modeled after Pinellas Hope, a Catholic Charities-sponsored tent city near Pinellas Park........here

Thank You, Kevin Beckner, Rose Ferlita and Jim Norman!
Residents Of East Lake Park, Shame On You!
I Hope You Guys Don't Need A Place To Stay Someday.

Why Is Kevin White Still Speaking? Nobody Cares What He Has To Say!

Sunshine Skyway Bridge Bodies

Monday, October 12, 2009

Hazards Of Living In Florida

In Tampa

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Assorted Sushi
$10.....At China 1, 2772 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa

Eat Local

Happy Native American Day

Perhaps It’s Time The Mail Be Delivered On Columbus Day.

The information that Columbus wanted most was: Where is the gold? In fact, what began were
systemic abuse, rape, enslavement, and genocide of the native populations
of the American continent
that, sadly, bitterly, characterizes much more what Columbus Day actually represents than discovery........here

Sunday, October 11, 2009

U.S. Contracts Meant For Small Businesses In Florida

Often Go To Huge Companies

What do Dell Computer, General Electric and Boeing have in common? These massive corporations were all counted as ``small businesses'' doing work in Florida last year. The three firms -- along with a dozen other billion-dollar companies -- soaked up at least $76 million in federal contracts that were recorded as going to small businesses during fiscal year 2008........here

Todd Schnitt aka MJ Kelli vs. Bubba The Love Sponge aka Todd Clem

Law Suit Rages On In Tampa,
Bubba Listener Megan Vincent Arrested In MJ Road Rage Incident.......here

David Swanson Coming To Tampa Bay

David Swanson, author of the newly released book, "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union" will be speaking in a number of
locations throughout the Tampa Bay area while on his book tour Oct 12 and 13, 2009.......here

Let's Try Democracy

2009 Netroots Awards: The Good, the Bad and the Undeserved

Without further ado, the envelopes, please......here

Meek Leads Crist In Florida Senate Race

Among Florida voters who know both men, Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) leads Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL) in a head-to-head matchup for the state's open Senate seat, according to a new poll commissioned my Meek's campaign and set for public release this weekend.......here