Sunday, April 5, 2009
Free Electric Cart Rides In Downtown Tampa
With the electric shuttle behind him, driver Harry Peabody takes a photo of tourists from Allentown, Pa., in front of the fountain at the University of Tampa........more
A Florida Raccoon Bite Story
I am sharing this story as a reminder to never try to pick up a wild animal no matter how good intentioned you may be. Wild animals should be left alone and no one can really determine by a visual inspection that a animal may have rabies or other diseases.............more
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo Is Rated Top Zoo For Children
Parents magazine, the nation’s leading parenting magazine with a community of 15 million readers, today named Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo the best zoo for kids in its first ever “10 Best Zoos” survey...........more
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Picadillo
With Red Beans, Rice And Green Beans
$5.95..........At Rosa's On MLK Just West Of Lois Ave In Tampa
Friday, April 3, 2009
Seminole Heights Tries Nonprofit Approach
Trailblazers in this historic section of central Tampa have big ambitions.......more
via....re/creating tampa
via....re/creating tampa
Mark Weaver Urges Boycott of Democratic Party
This week’s Mark Weaver Show (Sat 4/4 9-11am) reports on the Florida March for Peace and a New Foreign Policy last Saturday in Melbourne where 200 activists representing 64 peace and justice organizations convened from all over Florida............more
Thank You Representative Kathy Castor
President Obama's budget—which lays the groundwork for massive investments in health care for all, green jobs, clean energy and education—passed both the House and the Senate last night. It's a huge victory for progressives everywhere.
Call Rep. Castor and tell her how much her vote means to you?
Phone: 202-225-3376
Tribute To Taft Richardson
Will be held in his honor at the the George Bartholomew North Tampa Center, 8608 N. 12th St., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today............more
Hillsborough County Schools And Cell Towers
Sase Persaud has always had a passion for fiction and poetry writing, but his newest fight to stop Hillsborough County School District support for school cell towers comes in a close second..........more
A 160-foot tower at Pride Elementary was built to resemble a flagpole.
A 160-foot tower at Pride Elementary was built to resemble a flagpole.
Moslim Al-Assadi Likes Pornography
Tampa police have charged an Iraqi born Tampa man with torturing a female family member after she caught him with pornography.........more
Free Rain Barrel for Tampa Residents
All Tampa Water Department customers are eligible to receive a free rain barrel and a free Water Conservation Kit for attending a Hillsborough County Extension Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Rain Barrel Workshop.........here
Art Work: Durant High School Students
Art Work: Durant High School Students
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Tampa Indoor Rock Climbing
Come out and join the Tampa Adventure Group as we meet up for our monthly rock climbing event on indoor rock climbing walls...........here
Tampa Eyeing Land For Park In Channel District
The city is trying to bring green to the Channel District. It is negotiating to buy vacant property at Washington and 12th streets to build a half-acre neighborhood park............more
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Tampa Bay Community Gardener
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Pork Chops
Black Beans With Yellow Rice
$6.95............At Airport Variety Store, 4600 Roosevelt Blvd, Clearwater
Best Spanish Food In Pinellas County
1,000 Gallons Of Waste Oil Spilled into Tampa Bay
The spill happened at 11 a.m., when a barge making for the Port of Tampa was having some difficulties with its propulsion unit and struck a tugboat pushing a barge. The waste oil poured into the bay from a fourteen-inch gash in the gut's side..........here
Hillsborough Commissioners Vote On Light-Rail
Pam Iorio’s top priority for her second and final term appears to be close to getting a shot at the voting public. On Wednesday, Hillsborough County Commissioners unanimously asked their county attorney to start drafting ballot language for a 1-cent light-rail transit tax, which would go to a referendum in 2010..........more
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Limbaugh Billboard Debuts In West Palm Beach
You get two scenarios: A honk with a thumbs-up or a honk with a middle finger
The national Democratic Party unveiled its raspberry for Rush Limbaugh on Tuesday in Palm Beach County.A traveling billboard with the teasing message "Americans didn't vote for a Rush to failure" and an image of a cigar-smoking Limbaugh debuted in West Palm Beach, immediately causing a firestorm between supporters of Limbaugh and backers of President Obama............here
The Osbournes Banned In Panama City, Florida
A television station in the Florida Panhandle is not going to air a new variety show hosted by Ozzy Osbourne and his family because it contains profanity and adult content. The head of Panama City Fox affiliate WPGX says he watched a six-minute preview of "Osbournes: Reloaded" and found that the time slot for the show makes him uncomfortable.............WPGX General Manager David Cavileer
Claude Kirk And Nuclear Jellyfish
Former Florida governor Claude Kirk knows it isn't a good idea to accept rides from strangers and quickly realizes his mistake as soon as he does. The driver begins waving a gun while talking angrily on a cellphone to a diamond thief trying to kill him. The driver, it turns out, is insane and responsible for a string of gruesome murders. Not to worry: the car ride is fictional, and so is the dangerous man behind the wheel - but not Kirk............more
Tampa Bay Homeless
Meet Ann And Gerald
She Is From New York, He Is From Dayton, Ohio
They Have Been Homeless In Florida For 20 Years.
She Is From New York, He Is From Dayton, Ohio
They Have Been Homeless In Florida For 20 Years.
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