The Florida Elections Commission has found probable cause that former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair violated state law in his unsuccessful reelection bid last fall.......more
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Brian Blair Facing Elections Commission Charges
The Florida Elections Commission has found probable cause that former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair violated state law in his unsuccessful reelection bid last fall.......more
Castor To Talk Women At USF St. Pete
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor will lead a discussion on women in politics at USF St. Petersburg on Friday from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event in honor of Women's History Month is open to the public and takes place in Davis Hall, Room 130, at USF St. Petersburg, 140 Seventh Ave. S.......more
Kevin Beckner Is Legislator of the Year
Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner may have failed in his attempt to get the commission to consider offering domestic partner benefits to county employees. But he succeeded in getting an award from social workers for the effort..........more
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
What Stogie Had For Dinner
Pork ChopsYellow Rice, Spanish Bean Soup And Yuca
$7.95............At Bohio Verde Cuban Restaurant, 8114 N Florida Ave, Tampa
Pedestrian Unfriendly Tampa Bay
Oh, the joys of living someplace so totally pedestrian unfriendly... Yes, my city, state and region (Tampa Bay area) have the dubious distinction, several times over, of being one of the most dangerous places in the nation for pedestrians and cyclists..........more
Festa Italiana In Ybor City
Festa Italiana is a gathering of authentic tastes, sights & sounds straight from Italy... Imported here to Ybor City. An annual event guaranteed to delight your whole family! Set in the heart of Historic Ybor City. Proceeds to benefit the Italian Club Restoration Fund L'Unione Italiana Founded 1894. Admission $5.00 - Under 12 FREE
"Tampa Bay in the Future" Chalk Walk
Last week, I reported on the "Tampa Bay in the Future" Chalk Walk Art Event. It was an incredible success, bringing in many chalk artists and hundreds of attendees to share their interpretations of the future of Tampa Bay in chalk. Here are a few images of the event.
TSA: Let's Let In The Sunshine
Irritated by the ouster of the Tampa Sports Authority's executive director, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio announced today that the city's TV station will start airing the agency's meetings..........here
WMNF Needs Our Money
A couple of times year, we ask for your contributions to help keep WMNF on the air. WMNF is non-commercial community radio - we survive only due to the generosity of listeners like you................here
We need: $473,000.00 - Raised so far: $54,749.63 from 642 generous supporters!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Storms: Funding Public Art Low Priority In Tough Times
The Brandon Republican also questions whether the more than 100 pieces of public art occupying the University of South Florida's Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses contribute anything to the quality of the education students receive............more
Ybor City Hopes Connector Will Ease Traffic Woes
Hope has taken the form of an elevated bypass that would let trucks and other traffic travel from the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway to Interstate 4 without touching an Ybor road...........more
Welcome to the Evelyn City Neighborhood
We would like to invite you to get involved with our latest project: ECO.lution, 2009. The Urban Charrette is a collaborative that seeks to educate and empower the community to support the development of a more livable city............more
Florida Anti-War March
Join several hundreds from more than 10 cities, Miami to Atlanta, in demanding our government fund human needs instead of war and corporate greed. Bail out the people and the troops, not the banks.........more”Hey, Obama, yes, we can. Troops out of Afghanistan.”.........Mark Weaver
Tampa Wants To Give Away Water
City officials have come up with a plan to get more reclaimed water onto parched lawns and gardens in the drought-plagued Tampa Bay area: give it away............more
Tampa Police Use MySpace
That’s the goal for the Tampa Police Department, which took the innovative step in summer 2008 to create MySpace pages for itself and each of its 25 school resource officers...........more
Tampa Bay Water Is Incompetent!
Tampa City Council blames our water woes on the wrong people, ratepayers. It’s the same ridiculous scenario every year. The dry season comes and we are blamed for the area’s water shortcomings. The blame and sacrifices should be borne by the worst-run government agency in the area, Tampa Bay Water..........more
Monday, March 23, 2009
Floridians Are A Bunch Of Unmotivated, Crack-Smoking Losers
This slap in the face comes courtesy of Florida State Senator Michael S. Bennett
A Republican from Bradenton. He’s 64, Baptist and hails from the Midwest........here
Stogie Recommends
A Bronx Dream Is an inspiring look into the lives of 32 children from a school in one of the poorest districts of the Bronx, their discovery of Irish dancing, the Irish language and their journey to and passion for a country they have only seen in their imagination.
Tampa Mayor And Light Rail
The solution to economic woes is light rail because it will create jobs and promote smart growth. Iorio said she hoped by the end of the year Hillsborough County commissioners would approve putting a referendum on a sales tax to pay for a line from the University Of South Florida To The Airport
On the 2010 ballot...........more
An Evening With Amy Goodman At USF
Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of the daily, grassroots, global, radio/TV news hour “Democracy Now!” is coming to USF-Tampa on Monday, April 6th........hereStogie's Hero
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Beef StewWith Moro
$5.95..........At Las Margaritas Restaurant, 4031 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Big John's Alabama Barbecue, Get It While You Still Can
Tuesday, March 31st, will be the last opportunity that patrons of an East Tampa business will have the opportunity to visit for several weeks. Big John's Alabama Barbecue is closing its doors for the expansion of the N. 40th Street Widening Project........more"But We Are Coming Back Bigger And Better".........Ms. Jabessa Stephens Major
Republican Civil War Raging In Tallahassee
Over the past few weeks there has been a Republican civil war raging in Tallahassee, splitting Florida's GOP into two factions: the Crist "Out-Of-Touch" Republicans and the "Arrogant-Elitist" Republicans............more
4,000 God-Fearing Patriots In Orlando
More than 4,000 people attended the Orlando Tea Party, a conservative rally aimed at expressing discontent with Washington.........here
The International Rum Festival In Ybor City
The festival’s main events are being held March 26-28 in three different venues. Teatro on Seventh is hosting The Rum Tasting Dinner Thursday night. The following day, festival goers can dress down at Gaspar’s Grotto for Rum on the Bar B (Q). The festival wraps up Saturday night with the Main Event being held at the Ritz Ybor............more
Tampa Stair Climbers
More than 700 climbed 42 floors in the Bank of America building in Tampa on Saturday to raise money for the American Lung Association..........more
Florida Water Worries: Serious Shortages For Tampa Bay
The reservoir's level is so low we are unable to provide water, consistently, to the water treatment plant and we are unable to pull water from the Alafia River or the Tampa Bypass Canal............more
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Best Of Tedd Webb
What is a liberal? A liberal is a person so open minded, their brains fall out of their heads.........Tedd Webb The Stogie Has Obamicon Tampa Bay's Favorite Right Winger,
I Hope He Dosn't Get Mad.
Angela Rouson for City Council
Late word from the City Clerk's office says that Angela Rouson, pictured here with her husband state representative Darryl Rouson, has picked up candidate paperwork to run for the District 5 seat on the St. Petersburg City Council........here
The Year Of The Developer In Florida
This is a year for developers and their high-paid legal lackeys to make end-runs on state and local environmental regulations, all in the name of re-starting our economy by letting development and growth run rampant — which is pretty much what tanked Florida’s economy in the first place...........more
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Stir-Fried Shrimp in Garlic Sauce With Rice$5.95...........At Good Eats 40th Street And Busch Blvd. In Tampa
The Charlie Miranda Shower
"We've been spoiled in America," opined council member Charlie Miranda, famous (or infamous) for his contention that you can shower as effectively in four minutes as in 15. The Miranda Shower goes like this: water on, get wet, water off, suds up, water on. Rinse and do not repeat..........moreStogie Can Do It In 7 Minutes
Tampa Theatre's Free Sunset Cinema
Tonight, they’ll be showing “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” (clearly the best in the Indiana Jones series) at River Tower Park, 401 E. Bird Street in Seminole Heights. An inflatable, 50-foot-wide screen and powerful sound system provide excellent visual and sound effects..........here
Businessman Hakim Aquil Of Tampa
Has been selling his wares at Columbus Drive and North Boulevard in Tampa for 25 years. But new vendor rules are forcing him to shut down..........here
Tampa Is Great, Wish You Were Here
This sign makes me laugh every time I drive by, so I finally stopped to take a photo. I swear, I only went in to talk about baseball..........here
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