Saturday, August 8, 2009
John Hummel's Night at the Tampa Health Care Town Hall
I've seen the news lately, so I had an idea of how noisy these events are around the nation. When I arrived, some two hours before the event started at six, there were already 20 some odd people there.........here
Friday, August 7, 2009
Kendrick Meek Chats With Peter Schorsch
Congressman Meek would be in Tampa on Wednesday to open a new field office, sit for a taping with Bay News 9 and was open to an interview with me. Me, a blogger. A card-carrying member of the new media. I couldn't say 'Yes" quick enough...........here
Right Wingers Riot In Ybor City
Glenn Beck's MinionsDemocratic Rep. Kathy Castor struggled to make herself heard and eventually cut her appearance short as dozens of people shouted "Tyranny! Tyranny! Tyranny!"........here
Who Would Have Thought People Could Get So Passionate About Protecting Insurance Company Profits?.........Out In Left Field
Stogie Sees Stupid People
Protect Cockroach Bay
A California developer wants to change our Comprehensive Plan to build a "multi-modal" cargo distribution center near Cockroach Bay. Unfortunately, the developer has persuaded the Ruskin Chamber to support this, in the name of "economic development." So unless we get a big turnout of opposition, the commissioners will be led to believe that citizens support this atrocity..........here
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Only $20 Million To Fix The Friendship Trail Bridge
Hillsborough County commissioners agreed Wednesday to seek federal stimulus money to fortify the crumbling recreational span that has been closed since November........here Tampa Bay Gay Publisher: Big Mistake
Watermark publisher, Tom Dyer, counts missing the Ryan Skipper hate crime murder story the deepest regret of his publishing career. Watermark, a gay publication serving Tampa Bay and other metro Florida areas for 15 years, ran no stories on the Skipper case in 2007 even though it happened in nearby Polk County, between Tampa and Orlando..........here
St. Pete To Privatize Public Sidewalk
The City Council voted 7-1 Thursday to move forward with a controversial plan to privatize the sidewalk fronting BayWalk and improve security at downtown's struggling entertainment complex........here Council member Wengay Newton cast the lone dissenting vote.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Pinellas GOP Posts Inflammatory Photo
Although the title of the picture is "Evil Clown," and the image bears some resemblance to The Joker of Batman lore, how can this picture not be construed as a racially-motivated attempt to literally paint Barack Obama in "whiteface"?........here
Florida's Offshore Oil Reserves
Some states aren't waiting around for a recovery to fall into their laps. Take Florida, for example. Recently, Florida lawmakers have made a gambit to develop their offshore oil reserves in an attempt to help ease them out of their economic troubles. A recently-filed bill is looking to open up leases for oil drillers off the coast of Florida..........here One reader sounded particularly excited over the prospect: "Good for Florida. I spend about ten winter weeks there and enjoy sea-swimming on both coasts. I'll also be happy to sit in a beach chair and watch oil rigs through my binoculars. They are more interesting than windmills."
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Lakeland Rapper Goes To Prison For a Song
Authorities say a Lakeland man who used music to vent his frustrations with law enforcement will spend two years in prison for writing a threatening rap song. Antavio Johnson, 20, was charged with two counts of corruption by threat of a public servant after a Polk County gang detective found the song on a MySpace page..........here
The ABCs of Residential Recycling in Tampa
If you’re like me, you need things to be simple. Complexity is a huge road block for me when it comes to consistency. So, when my family moved to Tampa, we were hoping getting involved with recycling was going to be easy. Thank goodness it was!.......here
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Brian Blair Down For The Count
You might have thought pro-wrestler-turned-politician Brian Blair was, excuse the expression, down for the count. During his troubling tenure as a Hillsborough County commissioner, he made dubious news with his God-and-country pontificating when there was actual county business at hand, and later for his crybaby ways when he lost a re-election bid and promptly sued the winner..........here
Desalination Creates More Problems than Solutions in Tampa
If Aesop ever wrote a fable about water, he would surely write a story about the Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico and its continuing struggle to resolve its water crisis.........hereWhat Stogie Had For Dinner
Pork Chops AthenaWith Rice And Greek Salad
$9.99..........Central Park, 13418 Telecom Dr. In Temple Terrace
Friday, July 31, 2009
Connie Mack Of Florida
If you live in Connie Mack’s district ask him to back up his assertions with facts. Mack is choosing tyranny over democracy. These are not the principles US citizens should expect from their elected representatives........here
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Florida Dancers To Perform At Mt. Obama Dedication
Antigua’s highest peak, known by islanders as Boggy Peak, will change its name to Mount Obama on August 4th, Barack Obama’s birthday. Last year, after the island’s people wore Barack Obama hats, shirts and buttons to promote Obama’s presidential bid, Antigua’s prime minister, Winston Baldwin Spencer, had the idea of changing the peak’s name in honor of the newly-elected president. Now preparations are underway for next week’s ceremony..........here
Nolan Canova: Tampa's Pop Culture Guru
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Nolan Canova is the curator of CrazedFanBoy.com, a website devoted to the exploration of and the commentary on pop culture, including independent film, music and art reviews..........here
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