Friday, July 3, 2009

Bruce Marsh’s Riverwall In Tampa

Downtown Tampa’s Riverwalk gained a public art cornerstone recently with the installation of Bruce Marsh’s Riverwall– a 40-foot long mural composed of photographic images of the Hillsborough River.........more

Good Luck Brian Blair


To Reunite With Family In The Keys.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Jasmine Bedwell And Responsibilities

Jasmine Bedwell is now suing the Department of Children & Families, Hillsborough Kids Inc. and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office..........here

Live Music

At Rincon Catracho Restaurant, 5901 N. Florida Avenue, Tampa
Power To The People Of Honduras

Craig Latimer For Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections

State Sen. Victor Crist said Tuesday he will seek to replace Phyllis Busansky as Hills­borough County's supervisor of elections.........here

Friends Of Stogie

At The Tally Ho In Tampa

Seminole Heights, Tampa

Bay area folks aren’t the only ones who consider Old Seminole Heights a noteworthy neighborhood. This Old House, the home improvement rag and PBS TV series, has selected 51 neighborhoods across the country that “have promising futures and homes that truly deserve a long-term commitment,”..........here

What Stogie Had For Dinner

Salisbury Steak
Mashed Potatos And Green Beans
$6.90........At Central Park, 13418 Telecom Dr. In Temple Terrace

How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?

Brian Blair Gets Off

“I have over 7,000 hours mentoring children, and the last thing I’d ever do is hurt a kid,
Sometimes, the hardest kids to mentor are your own.”........Brian Blair

Local Goodness

Where Stogie Gets His Cannolis
www.housewifebakeshop.com

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Local Entrepreneur: Mini Donuts & Fudge

Big Top Flea Market
Building G
Tampa

20th Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan

Like every year for the past twenty years, the courageous Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan will start their annual trip to Cuba. The genocidal Yankee imperialist embargo against Cuba prevents Americans from sending any article to the Caribbean island.........here

It’s Easier To Aim The Bug Spray

Haters are like roaches,
running for cover when the light of knowledge and truth shines upon them.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Schnitt's, List Of Anti-Global Warming Stuff

The largest list of anti-global warming material in existence.
here

Showing Pride in St. Pete

Roadside News

Temple Terrace

St. Pete Mayoral Hopeful Paul Congemi

"It is not pride, it's shame," said Congemi, who pledged to follow in Mayor Rick Baker's footsteps
if elected and not attend the event or sign the City Council's proclamation making June St. Pete Pride month............here
"Homosexuality is an abomination, according to the Bible, In my opinion, it's a perverted event, by perverted people.......Paul Congemi

Tampa-Cuba Connection At An Ybor City Forum

You may not have even known it was happening, but “Rapprochement With Cuba: Good For Tampa Bay, Good For Florida, Good For America,” a conference sponsored by the Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy Foundation and held Saturday at the Italian Club in Ybor City, was, by its very existence, a milestone in repairing the tattered relationship between Tampa and Cuba........here

Negotiations Si!

Fox 13 Anchor Russell Rhodes

After A Deputy Beat The Shit Out Of Him
here

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Wengay Newton Endorses Scott Wagman

City Council member Wengay Newton said political newcomer Scott Wagman is the best mayoral candidate to oversee City Hall...........here

God Bless America

In Tarpon Springs

Saturday, June 27, 2009

What Stogie Had For Dinner

Flank Steak
With Red Beans And Rice
$8.95.........At Rincon Catracho Restaurant, 5901 N. Florida Avenue, Tampa

Friends Of Stogie

At Ballast Point Park, Tampa

Local Entrepreneur: Caps & Company

Big Top Flea Market
Bldg. E Booth 117
Caps & Compny

Howard Dean Smacks Down Norah O'Donnell

Michael Hussey's Letter To The Tampa Tribune

With A Few Choice Words For Creative Loafing
Creative Loafing is publishedf so people would have something to line kitty litter boxes.........Michael Hussey

Freedtown, Florida

This marker, which was dedicated on Feb. 21, 2004, is situated on Fort King Road between Dade City and Zephyrhills.........more

Break Time

Hillsborough Ave And Anderson Road, Tampa

Candidates For Governor Rack Up Miles On State Planes

Alex Sink And Bill McCollum
here

Lisa Smith of Lake Worth, Florida

Friday, June 26, 2009

Sexually Harassing The Mermaids

Tommy Ervin, the manager of a Florida water park (Weeki Wachee) has been fired after some of the mermaid performers complained they were sexually harassed........here

Fabulous Phil Draws A Crowd

Call it Phyllis Math: a gathering of Phyllis Busansky’s “five closest friends” numbered nearly 1,000 at her funeral at Temple Schaarai Zedek in Tampa on this dark, rainy Friday morning.........here

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Janet Santiago Of Tampa

Like many in the Bay area, Janet Santiago is finding it hard getting through these tough economic times. Throw in the fact she that is raising four of her grandchildren, and money is very tight..........here

Tampa City Councilman Charlie Miranda Wants Us To Drink Shit

Charlie Miranda has come up with a plan to turn hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater into drinking water. All in the name of self-sufficiency. Yes, we are in the middle of a drought. But we aren’t desperate........more

Michael Jackson - In Memoriam

Democrat For Supervisor Of Elections

The supervisor's job came open Tuesday when Phyllis Busansky, a Democrat, was found dead of natural causes in a St. Augustine hotel room. Busansky was a popular and charismatic politician who had been in office just five months. Political tradition says Crist, a Republican, will choose Busanky's successor from the ranks of the GOP...........here

Monday, June 22, 2009

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Meat Loaf
With Red Beans And Rice And Yuca
$5.95.........At Rosa's, On MLK Just West Of Lois
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?

Friends Of Stogie

At Ballast Point Park, Tampa

Brian Blair: Republican Family Values

Tampa Teens Beat Up Aging Wrestler
Shortly before 4 a.m., Blair pushed his 17-year-old son, Brett, in the chest at the family's home. When the boy tried to walk away, Blair grabbed him, punched him in the face and put him in a choke hold, making it tough for him to breathe. Then Blair turned his attention to his 12-year-old son, Bradley.He grabbed the boy by the throat and punched him in the head, leaving a mark.........here

The Ralph Hughes Moral Courage Award

Conservative powerbroker Ralph Hughes, who spent millions of dollars promoting his anti-tax, small government causes and his favored political candidates, died owing the federal government tens of millions of dollars in taxes, according to the IRS.......here
He aggressively supported county commissioners Jim Norman and Ken Hagan, as well as former commissioners Brian Blair and Ronda Storms.

Brian Blair's Father's Day Behind Bars

Sunday, June 21, 2009

We Miss You Samm Simpson

Where Are You?

Balm Riverview Rd And Boyette Rd

Under Surveillance

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Fried Shrimp
With Fried Rice
$6.25.......At Top China, 13306 Telecom Dr., Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?

Gator Hunter Julie Harter Of Florida

The eight-foot alligator opens its jaws wide and hisses in the dark at Julie Harter, who takes a few steps closer and dangles a lasso just like the kind that rodeo cowboys use..........more

Goodbye Tampa

here

Commissioner Kevin Beckner Gets A Lecture

Other board members sat silently as Commissioner Rose Ferlita got up to ask a clerk to replay Beckner's opening comments over headphones...........here
What Has Rose Ferlita Ever Done For Us?