See You Later PoHo

After nearly five years of documenting the inside story of Tampa Bay and Florida politics,
my time here is coming to a close.......here

Clean Energy And Anti-Offshore Drilling Rally In Ybor

Would you like to stand up against the Big Oil and Big Energy companies and oppose offshore drilling of the Gulf Coast? Would you like to support Clean Energy and green jobs in the Bay area? Then help make a difference and make your voice heard by attending this Clean Energy rally on Thursday in Ybor.......here

Pizza Hut Delivery Unit

In Plant City

Tampa Con Leches

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio’s Fantasy Football Team
It’s fantasy football time, and Yahoo Sports has offered mayors around the country an opportunity to try their hand at fantasy football.......here

Kennedy Barbeque Takes Over

Ernest Kennedy Jr. is the co-owner of Kennedy Barbeque at Heritage Isles Golf and Country Club. He owns the restaurant with his father, Ernest Kennedy Sr. “Because it’s our dime, we have the incentive to do well,” Kennedy Jr. said.......more

Kenneth J. Summers Of Largo

Was arrested early Monday morning, accused of leaving two small children in his vehicle while he was in a strip club.........here

Obama Office Opens In Tampa

Organizing for American, the arm of the Democratic National Committee dedicated to keeping President Barack Obama's campaign corps going year-round, is opening its Florida headquarters in Tampa tonight.......here

The Air Guitar Guy

At Sligh And Armenia In Tampa

Buddy Johnson The Millionaire Wannabe

The story begins more than three years ago, when Johnson had his profile posted on MillionaireMatch.com, where aspiring tycoons meet eligible singles.........here
"I'm an intelligent, red-blooded, well-traveled, wine-enjoying Baptist boy,''......Buddy Johnson

Mr. Johnson, I Am Sorry To Pick On You So Much. But You Deserve It!
From Millionaire Wannabe To Poor Old Man.

High Speed Rail In Florida

Think a high speed train between Tampa, Orlando and Miami is a good idea?
If so, you may want to check out ConnectUs.

ConnectUs was founded by Ed Turanchik as a grassroots organization in collaboration with the leadership of the Central Florida Partnership, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Tampa Downtown Partnership, and Tampa Bay Partnership..........here

Crist Wants To 'Shut Down That Cockamamie Idea'

At a jam-packed reception for his U.S. Senate bid at a Republican Party of Florida convention in Orlando, Gov. Charlie Crist gave a detailed, policy-laden analysis of the health care reform legislation in Congress...........here

Family Of Slain UT Student Ask For Help

Ready to Fly Marian

It's a concert, featuring a ton of bands with Times employees and Times-affiliated folks, hoping to help photojournalist Steve Coddington and his wife, Marian.
Tonight At Skippers Smokehouse In Tampa.
here

Peabody The $68,000 Stud Deer

A Haines City man, serving probation for beheading a prized breeding buck last year, found out that this was one deer worth a lot of dough..........here

South Florida Blog Is Being Sued By The Miami Herald!

Just received this letter from the Herald's law firm, Greenberg Traurig.
It appears that the attorney, Ian Ballon, has done some sloppy research..........here

Rep. Ray Sansom Of Florida

Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer told party officials Saturday that he had taken back the American Express cards issued to staff and was "tired" of hearing stories -- some of which circulated by disgruntled GOP leaders -- about their misuse.
The issue came to a head this week after stories that Rep. Ray Sansom had used his card to charge $170,000 in travel expenses, flowers, hotels, and other perks..........here

Car Wash At The Quik Mart

In Tampa

New Local Blog: Latin Solution

Welcome Manny

Holly Benson Of Florida

Inept Secretary at Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration,
said in a radio interview Wednesday being poor or unemployed is no excuse to be unhealthy.
“It means,” Benson said, “you have a lot more time to go running.”
The radio host laughed in response.........here

The Casanova Of Hillsborough County

Guilty
Friday, the jury came back with its verdict in the Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White sex trial at 5:10 p.m. Jurors determined that 1) Commissioner Kevin White did sexually harass Alyssa Ogden during her employment with Hillsborough County and 2) that the sexual harassment played a part in her firing.........here
Great Job George Niemann

Tampa Bay Journey Fans

There's a big Retro Party on Saturday night (Aug. 22) here in Tampa Bay and it features a Journey tribute band called Don't Stop Believin'.......here

Is Obama A Socialist?

The funny thing is, of course, that socialists know that Barack Obama is not one of us.
Not only is he not a socialist, he may in fact not even be a liberal.
here

Socialists And Atheists At Braden River High School

Man, You Got To Love This Shit

I heard the cops were looking for me today. They called United Cab, staked out my house (ya, right, a Goddamn motel room), put out an APB. In Short, they where breathing down my neck. I had to hide from them like a criminal........Tim Fasano

Viva México!

Mexico has decriminalised the possession of small amounts of cocaine, heroin and marijuana, as part of an attempt to focus a police crackdown on drug producers and traffickers.
The new law, which also covers LSD and methamphetamine possession,
will also offer addicts free treatment, in order to tackle the domestic demand for drugs.......here

St. Petersburg, Florida, Twitter Meetup

Scarecrows, Crackheads & Hookers

In St. Petersburg
I like Ross Pavio. I don’t know him personally, but dude has a great mustache. And he likes plants. I like plants. But Ross isn’t a bad gardener. He’s just not very neighborly........here

Michelle Obama’s Shorts

If we weren’t eating it, they wouldn’t be feeding it to us.
So I’m damned if I write about this nothingness (because by doing so I am just perpetuating the media echo chamber on this particular non-news item) but if I sit by and let this phenomenon continue to go unchallenged I look either a) out of touch or b) like I condone such piffle........here

22News could not find anyone opposed to Obama's shorts, but many online bloggers think otherwise.

Friends Of Stogie

At Gilda's 50th

Tampa Bay Green Drinks

Strengthening the Green Community - Making Tampa a Sustainable City!
Green Drinks is a social networking group that brings together corporate, government, ngo, non-profit and interested people who want to learn about environmentally responsible practices and other related topics. Our goal at Tampa Bay Green Drinks is to bring together the Tampa Bay community to keep “green” moving forward in our community.........more

Kathleen Ford Frontrunner In New Poll

The poll, commissioned by the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, found 23 percent of voters were still undecided........here

Deveron Gibbons had 11 percent of the vote.