Sunday, June 6, 2010
Spill Drifting Toward Florida's West Coast
West Florida Continental Shelf forecast of surface trajectories for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. An arm of the oil slick appears to have exited the Loop Current and is drifting eastward aided by onshore winds. By June 3, oil is predicted to be 120 miles off the coast of Tampa Bay and Florida's west coast.
I Am Done With Bill Clinton!
Bill Clinton Was In Arkansas On Behalf Of Republican In Sheeps Clothing Blanche Lincoln Bashing Unions And Progressives.......hereIt reminds me of all of the flaws of the sellout/DLC sponsored/triangulating ways of Bill Clinton.
Bill Halter - Democrat for U.S. Senate - Arkansas
The Democratic Wing Of The Democratic Party........Howard Dean
St. Petersburg Cracking Down on Street Soliicitations
St. Petersburg has been nationally known for aggressive tactics against the homeless. Those acts included destroying the tents of homeless people. St. Petersburg is making an attempt to ban solicitations on road mediums. Panhandlers will not be the only people punished. Newspaper venders, charities and firefighers will be effected by the ban.......here
Oil Spill Vigil In Indian Rocks Beach
Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2010, at 7:00 PM27th Ave. Beach Access in Indian Rocks Beach
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
Gulf Oil Spill's Threat To Wildlife Turns Real
The wildlife apocalypse along the Gulf Coast that everyone has feared for weeks is fast becoming a terrible reality.here
Idiots In The News
Republican Congressman Don YoungThis is not an environmental disaster, and I will say that again and again."
- Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) speaking about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
A Tour of Ybor City
Ybor City takes its name from Vicente Martinez Ybor, who started things rolling with a cigarmaking business in 1850s Cuba. In 1885, after one Cuban revolution too many erupted, he bought 40 sandy acres near Tampa and turned it into the cigar capital of the world......here
St. Pete Police On The Job
St. Petersburg police arrested seven dancers, three managers, a customer and a DJ at the B2T Bikini Bar, 1101 First Ave. N., on Friday night. Undercover detectives said they saw dancers taking off their bikini tops and bottoms in violation of city code, along with drug use and prostitution.......here
Gulf Oil Spill Hits Florida Coast
It is now confirmed that the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig is approaching the coast of Florida near Pensacola. It is around 10-15 miles away from the famous sugar white beaches. The oil is carried by winds and it is flowing towards Florida with thousands of tar balls......here
Tampa History Is Traced In Its Sandwich
Sometime between now and the Fourth of July, Andy Huse will try to make the perfect Cuban sandwich......here
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Oil Slick Closing In on Florida Beaches
Forecasters said the oil would probably wash up on Florida's coast by Friday. The edge of the slick drifted within seven miles of Pensacola's beaches on Wednesday........here
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Branches United Methodist Mission in Florida City
Arsonists caused the blaze that destroyed a century-old Florida City church and its new playground. Who did it and why, however, remain a mystery. Compounding the sense of loss, someone stole five laptops from the church's community center in the aftermath of the fire, said the Rev. Audrey Warren.......hereYou Can Help These Folks Out.....Here
Seize BP Week of Action
Ft. LauderdaleSaturday, June 5 at 1 p.m.
South Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on A1A
Orlando
Saturday, June 5, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Lake Eola Park
Tallahassee
Saturday, June 5 at 11 a.m.
Old Capitol (corner of Apalachee Pkwy and Monroe St)
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Take Action to Protect the Hillsborough River!
Tonight the Temple Terrace City Council votes on whether to join Tampa in support of a strong county-wide EPC rule that will be in effect in those cities as well.Attend TONIGHT's Temple Terrace City Council meeting,
Tuesday June 1 at 6 p.m. in Temple Terrace City Hall.
First Friday - Bicycle Night
First Friday Is A Free Monthly Celebration In Downtown LakelandJune 4, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
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Monday, May 31, 2010
Road Trip to Ybor City
Insanity can be defined as doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. Roxanne and I love photography, but lately we’ve been visiting a lot of the same areas. We are trying different techniques, but felt we needed to visit a place that was the polar opposite of the places we’d be shooting to get some inspiration and a change of pace. Therefore we decided to take a road trip to Ybor City.here
Israeli Savages Stormed Aid Flotilla
Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, killing nine passengers in a botched raid that provoked international outrage and a diplomatic crisis......here
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Raging Grannies Oil Spill Protest: "BP, You Suck!"
South Florida Raging Grannies protest the BP Gulf Oil Spill mess in this biting and darkly funny new song parody, "BP's Frigging' Drillin' Rigs".
A Dispiriting Summer Of Oil
There is still a hole in the Earth, Crude oil is still spewing from it and there is still, excruciatingly, no end in sight. After trying and trying again, one of the world's largest corporations, backed and pushed by the world's most powerful government, can't stop the runaway gusher.......here
"BP has been making it up as they go along the whole way. They have not been prepared. They do not know for sure what the result is going to be of anything which they are doing,
I have no confidence whatsoever in BP."......Rep. Edward Markey
Tampa Bay Bike Co-op
Want to learn how to fix your own bike? Check out the Tampa Bay Bike Co-Op for a less expensive and more unique experience.
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