Sunday, March 15, 2009

Friends Of Stogie

At The Tally Ho

Susan Stanton A Finalist For South Florida City Manager’s Job

She’s living now in Arizona, a long way from Largo where her transgender revelation as Steve Stanton cost her a longtime job as city manager, but Susan Stanton has a shot at returning to the Sunshine State..........more

Trafficking That Touches Tampa

She came from Guatemala, a woman in her early 20s smuggled into the United States for what she thought was a housekeeping job............more

Stogie's Daughter Turns 29


A Jewel In Seminole Heights

Bungalow Bistro
Delicious Food And Great Service

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Carmine's on 7th Avenue In Ybor City

here

Don't Piss On Me And Tell Me It's Raining

There are widespread reports of the big blowout in the Senate yesterday, featuring the
freakishly evil Ronda Storms
and newcomer Chris Smith...........more

WMNF, True Talk, and Gaza

Speaking of friends and enemies, the following day I was in the car and turned on the radio to catch True Talk on WMNF. Host Ahmed Bedier uses this forum to discuss Muslim issues and events...........more

Amy Grant In Tampa

A Benefit Concert For Homeless Families

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Assorted Chinese
$5.95..........At China Palace, 1807 State Road 60 E, Valrico

Celebrities Dance for charity in Tampa

The St. Petersburg Times' Amy Scherzer shares some fun photos from Celebrity Dancing in Tampa Bay, the third annual $1-per-vote benefit for the Spring of Tampa Bay held March 12 at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center...........here

Welcome To Tampa

A City Under Surveillance

Friends Of Stogie

At The LA Hangout

Tampa Bay Artist Creates a "ONE SONG FOR AMERICA"

Tampa Bay area recording artist and motivational speaker, Terez, creates a “One Song for America” Challenge to help stimulate the economy with her new song entitled “These Times – New American Dream”..............here

Sorry Officer


Paul Dellegatto: Worst Person in the World

In the Tampa Bay area to take in some spring training games, Olbermann dinged Dellegatto for "putting in global warming denial propaganda into the local freaking weather forecast of the local freaking Fox station."........here

Tampa Soldiers Welcomed Home From Kuwait

Fifty-one soldiers with the 387th Transportation Detachment were welcomed home today to Tampa after a yearlong deployment in Kuwait..........more

Friday, March 13, 2009

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Jerk Pork
With Rice And Salad
$6.95............At Jerk Hut On Fowler Ave Tampa

Ronda Storms And Our Messiah

Our own Ronda Storms is back in the headlines for her motormouth, this time for calling Barack Obama “The Messiah.”...........here

Rough Rider's Saint Patricks Day Parade in Ybor

The 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Rough Riders will host their annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Ybor City this Saturday, March 14, 2009. The parade will begin at 8:00 pm...........here

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Friends Of Stogie

Go Bulls

Tampa Bay A Super Place.......


Pam Iorio Creates Energy Conservation Task Force

Today, Tampa Mayor, Pam Iorio announced the members of a citizen's task force that will work with the City of Tampa and TECO Energy to develop energy conservation policies for our community.............here

Brian Blair Wants His Reputation Back

Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair’s lawsuit against Kevin Beckner, who beat him in 2008 at the polls, reeks of sore loser rather than a principled stand for the truth..........more

What Stogie Had For Breakfast

Corned Beef Hash, Eggs And Grits
$4.99........At Three Coins Diner, 7410 North Nebraska Avenue, Tampa

Going Green

In St. Pete

Gun Sale

In The Tampa Tribune
here

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Stogie Recommends

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Friends Of Stogie

At The Firehouse

Amtrak Ridership Increases On Route Through Tampa

Ridership continues to grow on Amtrak's Silver Star serving Tampa on its New York-Miami route, bucking nationwide projections of lower ridership because of the recession and a decline in gasoline prices..............more

Linda Saul-Sena Wants Tampa's Preservation Rules Bolstered

Saying not enough is being done to preserve Tampa's crumbling architectural legacy, a councilwoman wants the Iorio administration to get tougher with private property owners who allow historical buildings to deteriorate..........more

Kenneth G. Lopez Of Tampa, Florida

Beat a 2-year-old girl unconscious, causing her to stop breathing. He was arrested about 12:10 p.m. Sunday on one count of aggravated child abuse. Sometime between midnight and 5 a.m. Sunday, Lopez wrapped a white towel around the girl's arms and torso and also wrapped her in a blanket. He then struck her repeatedly..................here

Get Rid Of Gasparilla?

South Tampa residents are crying about Gasparilla. Over 30 people showed up at a meeting to complain about the day long invasion and parade..........here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Red Snapper
Yellow Rice And Salad
$8.99...........At Riverside Seafood Market, 6501 N 40th St Tampa

Protester In Drew Park

Brain Blair Signs

Please pick them up, they are littering the county.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Friends Of Stogie

At The Tally Ho

U2 At Raymond James Stadium

Fresh from their release of No Line on the Horizon and a week performing on Letterman, U2 has announced a world tour of stadium shows. U2tours.com says the band will play Tampa's Raymond James Stadium on Oct. 9.........here

Rick Baker And Kathleen Shanahan Chat At Atwater's

If Rick Baker is playing coy about political future, he wasn't too shy today when he met with Kathleen Shanahan, an uber-connected former chief of staff to Jeb Bush and Dick Cheney. Unsure of what the meeting was about, but Baker met with Shanahan at Atwater's, the popular restaurant in the heart of St. Pete's Midtown.........more

TampaArtist.com

Tampa Artist Inc. is a Fine Art Non-Profit organization that is dedicated to assisting and promoting local area artists through exhibitions/events and linking local Tampa artists to other artists in the Tampa and St. Pete community...........here
http://www.cristinafernandez.us/

TECO Signs Contract to Purchase Solar Energy

Tampa Electric today announced that it has signed a contract to purchase solar power supplied by Energy 5.0’s Florida Solar I facility, a proposed 25-megawatt solar PV electric generating station, for a 25-year period beginning in 2011...........more

Gasparilla Festival of the Arts

This past weekend was the 39th Annual Gasparilla Festival of the Arts in downtown Tampa.........more

Hillsborough County’s own Rep. Rich Glorioso, and Rep. Faye Culp

For the 5th year in a row, Legislators have announced they will seek to abolish local control of wetlands permitting, especially by our Environmental Protection Commission. Who are this year’s lucky sponsors of the amendment/bill?
Why Hillsborough County’s own Rep. Rich Glorioso, and Rep. Faye Culp............more

Cruising the Upper Tampa Bay Trail

Riding a bike on a cold day is never easy when you factor in wind chill. Today I dressed in a number of layers as I prepared myself for the 14.5 mile bike ride along the Upper Tampa By Trail...........more

Friends Of Stogie

At The Tally Ho

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Slavery Alive and Well in Florida

Immokalee is the tomato capital of the United States. Between December and May, as much as 90 percent of the fresh domestic tomatoes we eat come from south Florida, and Immokalee is home to one of the area’s largest communities of farmworkers........more

Clearwater's Ban Of Mural

The city of Clearwater may have backed itself into a legal corner in its efforts to regulate a painting of fish........more

Skyway Jack's - St Petersburg, Florida

This is the restaurant that Cracker Barrel aspires to be, a down-home country kitchen with kitsch and outstanding breakfast fare...........here

Tampa Heights Sanitarium

Dr. Hiram J. Hampton owned and operated the Tampa Heights Sanitarium in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, advertising his services........here
Local lore oft repeats the story that the Hamptons' backs are turned deliberately to the city.

Let's Find 10,000 Floridians Who Support SunRail

As the state legislature considers the final approvals to start construction on SunRail, it's time to rally the troops.This is a grass-roots group consisting of Floridians who believe Central Florida needs to expand its transit offerings - starting with SunRail...........here