Thursday, March 4, 2010

Tampa Man In Apartment One Day, Homeless The Next

The storm that has engulfed homeowners and the housing industry in recent years has taken a harsh toll on untold numbers of Floridians. Half of Tampa Bay homeowners are underwater on their mortgage. Foreclosure cases are clogging local courthouses.
And then there is Allen Rhodes.......here

Sheldon Road

Under Surveillance

Friends Of Stogie

Two Of Stogie's Favorite Bartenders, At The Bull's Club In Tampa

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Assorted Chinese
$5.11......At China Dragon Buffet, 3312 U.S. 19, Holiday
Eat Local!

Art On Wall

In Plant City

The GLBTA Florida State Democratic Caucus

The statewide Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus, OUTBURST Winter Conferences was held in St. Petersburg at the Hilton Hotel with great ambitious policies included. The three day conference sited new directions in gay candidates with openly gay elected Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners member Kevin Beckner and St. Petersburg City Council newly elected member Steve Kornel both in attendance........here

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Draft Joe Garcia

I'm sure you've already heard that our good friend, Joe Garcia, is thinking of running for Congress this year. As a lifelong South Floridian, this is definitely exciting news because we all know how badly our community needs leaders that aren't in it only for themselves and will serve the people. Let's help make this decision easier for Joe by letting him know he has our support.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

In The Loop

Wednesday, March 3rd, 7:30pm
Cafe Bohemia, 937 Central Ave. St. Petersburg

Tampa Woman Faces Death Threats

A Bay area woman is facing backlash and death threats after she posted the details of her abortion on Twitter and YouTube.......here

Busch Gardens Partners with Tampa Bay Watch

Staff members from Busch Gardens and campers from their summer camp program will assist Tampa Bay Watch with the planting of 10,600 plugs of salt marsh at Terra Ceia Ecosystem Restoration Project on the morning of Saturday, March 6th.......here

Silly Local

In Tampa

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Fried Chicken
Mashed Potatoes And Baked Beans
$4.89.....At Maryland Fried Chicken, 315 North Alexander Street, Plant City
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local!

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Florida Woman Live-Tweeting Her Abortion

Over the last few days, Angie Jackson of Florida has made waves by discussing her abortion on Youtube, her blog, and, yes, even Twitter. The point was not to be graphic, or to taunt the pro-life movement. The point, says Jackson, was to "demystify" abortion for other women......here

Ybor City On A Friday Night

Lori Mason Photography

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Hillsborough County Deputy On The Job

Matthew David Lopez, was seen with two other people walking south on N 58th Street, just north of E Fowler Avenue. What caught a deputy's attention was Lopez's masked face with a bright red-and-orange wig, according to an arrest affidavit. The deputy followed the group in an unmarked car..........here

Kennedy/King 2010 Dinner

Feb. 27,

Selfishness

In Land O' Lakes

Howard Dean: Tough Love

“Republicans act like a majority because we act like a minority"......Howard Dean

Friends Of Stogie

At The Tally Ho In Tampa

Todd Schnitt Is Retiring

At 7:45 AM MJ announced that the job wasn't fun anymore and then said he was quitting. He then walked out of the studio leaving the rest of his crew to try and continue the show while they were unsure of what was going on.
He returned about 45 minutes later and sounded as if he had been crying........here

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Kevin Burns for US Senate

Mayor Kevin Burns has set himself apart from the pack by speaking with conviction and passion on the issues that matter most to Democrats. He has not shied away from controversial topics, raising the level of debate with firm stances on off shore drilling, health care, and our troubled economy. He has the experience of balancing a budget and delivering shovel ready solutions to the problems faced by real Floridians in their lives and communities.......here

Why Tampa Is Known As The Lap Dance Capital Of The World

A reputation can sometimes be hard to shake and the city of Tampa has a reputation it would probably like to eliminate.......here

Retro-Fitting With Xeriscape

Northeast St.Pete

Roque's Blues Hall

Roques.us

Monday, February 22, 2010