Kathy Castor immigration reform press conference in Ybor City

Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony In Ybor City

There were emotional moments during Holocaust remembrance ceremony in Ybor City.

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Words From The Tampa BookWorm

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Local Hero Mark Tillery

Tracking down Mark Tillery isn't hard. Monday through Thursday, the retired autoworker can be found volunteering at the Salvation Army St. Petersburg Area Command. He could be in the nonprofit organization's free cafe serving coffee to patrons. Or outside in the Garden of Hope, harvesting vegetables used in the Army's kitchen for its feeding program.

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Happy Birthday Sarah

Stogie's favorite singer is 45 years young today. She has a new album out.
I hope she visits us again soon. Enjoy.
Sarah McLachlan

Steps Forward for the chronically homeless in Tampa

Steps Forward got its start two years ago after Tampa Tank Inc. chief executive officer Calvin Reed told then-Mayor Pam Iorio about a good homeless assistance facility he saw in Texas. In response, Iorio and County Administrator Mike Merrill organized a study group of a few local officials
and business executives.
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Friends Of Stogie

In Temple Terrace

The Wacky World of Bruce Barry

Meet local artist Bruce Barry

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.Satanists Hail Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott!

Meet the Tampa Bay Etsy Crew

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Anybody But Higginbotham

Hillsborough Commission District 7 Seat
Names Stogie likes.
Mary Mulhern, April Griffin and Rose Ferlita.
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Why Did the Rooster Cross the Road in Ybor City?

To get to one of the neighborhood’s fine dining establishments, of course.
I can’t believe the City of Tampa isn’t paying me for this stuff.
Finding Tampa

Bill Maher And Howard Dean Clash With GOP Panelists

Wasserman Schultz Is Wrong

Florida Congresswoman, and Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz told a South Florida crowd the economic embargo on Cuba should remain in place.

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It's Time For The U.S. To End Its Senseless Embargo Of Cuba.

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The nominee for U.S. Secretary of State, Sen. John Kerry, once held up millions of dollars in funding for secretive U.S. democracy-building programs in Cuba. Defense Secretary hopeful Chuck Hagel has called the U.S. embargo against the communist-run island "nonsensical" and anachronistic. Both men are now poised to occupy two of the most important positions in President Barack Obama's Cabinet, leading observers on both sides of the Florida Straits to say the time could be ripe for a reboot in relations between the longtime Cold War enemies.

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Help, end the war on the Cuban people, they are being held hostage by a small group of Right-Wing Extremist in South Florida.

Stop The MCM.

I Hate Tampa Bay

 I am not a big fan of the city of Tampa.  As far as I could tell, the only businesses in Tampa are used car lots, pawn shops, strip clubs, and medical malpractice attorneys.  The baseball stadium sucks.  Ybor City is where the clubs used to be, and it harbored some of the worst music anywhere........Greg Miller the singer of The Whiskey Daredevils, a group of barely talented dead beat no frills rockers.

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Hong Kong Willie More Than kitsch

Passers-by traveling south on Interstate 75 at Fletcher Avenue mightwonder:
 'What's up with the lobster buoys?'
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What A Surprise

Hillsborough Denies Domestic Partnership Registry

Commissioners Victor Crist, Ken Hagan, Al Higginbothom and Sandra Murman voted against the motion.

Commissioners Les Miller, Kevin Beckner and Mark Sharpe voted in favor.

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“It is evident by the vote today that a majority of my colleagues are out of touch with Hillsborough County voters and remain shackled by the unbendable ideology of their political masters,”....Kevin Beckner

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Fish And Chips
With Seafood Gumbo
Mid Peninsula Seafood, 400 49th Street South St. Petersburg
Proud to be family owned and operated since 1978!

RIP: 2012

George McGovern
 Gore Vidal - Donna Summer - Sam Gibbons
Ray Bradbury - Andrew Breitbart - Daniel Ken Inouye -  Bill McBride

Emeril Lagasse visits The Columbia, in Ybor City

Why Don't You Take The First Bite

April Griffin 2013 Award Honoree

The Flower of Tampa

Equality Florida Tampa Gala

In Ybor City

The Liberal Happy Dance

Since My Last Post

I tried renewing my drivers license and because i did not have the proper documents i lost my right to drive. I then lost my job and had a stroke and spent time in hospital. I am better now and hopefully can continue blogging.

Tampa Bay Homeless

In Tampa

Local Not Giving Up

In Tampa

Tha Ladies Of Gaspar

Temple Terrace

Welcome To Tampa

Expect Delays

Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless Living In Tampa

Little Debby

Welcome To Tampa
Expect Poor Drainage 

Friends of Tampa Recreation

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What Did Liberals Do

President Obama's Speech in Tampa

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Papo's Plato
$7.99 At The Taco Bus, 913 E Hillsborough Ave, Tampa
Eat Local!

Occupy Tampa TV

Obama In Tampa

Thanks to Gabrielle Perham of
Protest RNC

Tampa Bay Action Group

The Tampa Bay Action Group (TBAG), a decentralized collective of anarchists strewn throughout the urban and swampy reaches of Florida, is committed to making 2012 and the RNC in Tampa a truly catastrophic celebration of liberty and joy.
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Copp Brewery in Crystal River

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Palomilla Steak
With Rice and Yuca
$4.99 At El Paraiso Cafe in Tampa
Best Cuban Food In Town
Eat Local!

Halleys K9's for Veterans

To provide obedient dogs to disabled veterans of all war eras, to help them overcome their invisible disabilities in order to become more productive and functional members of society, while informing the public of the need for Service Dogs in addition to Seeing Eye dogs.
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Welcome To Tampa

Expect Delays