Tampa Neon Signs of the 50s & 60s

Tampa Bay Homeless

Help The Homeless
Touched By The Hand Outreach

What Stogie Had For Dinner

Internationally Known Chef Tony's Meat Loaf
With Mashed Potatoes And Veggies
Friend Had The Hot Garlic Wings
$9.99..... At Shamrock's Ale House In Temple Terrace
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The Stogie Loves Meat Loaf, Chef Tony Makes It Great.

Cool Yule Holiday Party for Ed Turanchik

Thursday, December 9 · 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Greater Tampa Showman's Association
608 N. Willow, Tampa
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Tampa Christmas Photo Event for Autistic Children

Westshore Plaza, Tampa - December 5, 2010 8am-10am
This special event allows children with autism to visit with Santa and have their picture taken in a “sensory friendly” environment. Lights and music will be turned down and the mall will be closed to shoppers in order to provide a sensory friendly environment for children with autism and their families.

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Local Wingnut Todd Schnitt

Is making international waves after placing a $50,000 bounty on the head of Julian Assange. Schnitt refers to 39-year-old Assange as a menace and has said, “Assange is a terrorist, an enemy combatant, and needs to be treated as such,” several times on his program.
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Run, Julian Run!

Howard Dean: Obama Must Reclaim Progressive Base

Or risk both re-election and the Democratic Party’s future for years to come.

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Here Is One Place To Start.

In a reversal, the Obama administration said Wednesday it will not pursue offshore drilling off the East Coast of the U.S. and the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

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Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Miguel
He Is From Cuba. Has Been Homeless For A Year.

Who Would Get Your Vote As Mayor Of Tampa?

Vote Here

Looking For Terrorists In Tampa

Greyhound Bus Terminal In Downtown Tampa

Will HART Be Next?

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Crab Cakes
With Fries
$4.99......At The Firehouse In Temple Terrace
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
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Tampa Salvage And The Time Rebels

Dave of Re/Creating Tampa has successfully completed the NaNoWriMo write-a-novel-in-a-month challenge.
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Thinking About A Florida Vacation?

Click Here Before You Visit.

Florida's First All-Electric Car Dealership

A new-car dealership opening in Florida will be the first electric-only car lot for the Sunshine State. Suncoast Electric Vehicles will open in St. Petersburg in three weeks and will sell the Wheego Whip LiFe.
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Polk County Sheriff's Office

Entrap A Bunch Of Old Guys
Looking For Sex On Craigslist.
"Look at the people we caught. Electricians and carpenters that you trust in your home, with your family, a school teacher who teaches your children. It shows what can happen given the right atmosphere.".....Sheriff Grady Judd

Mr. Judd, As Long As They Don't Bring Their Dates With Them, I Don't Have A Problem With Them Being In My Home Or Teaching My Kids. What A Person Does On Their Own Time Is None Of My Business. Real Crime Must Be Nonexistent In Polk County!

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Bulgogi Beef

With Veggies, Fried Rice, Two Dumplings And Can Of Soda

$7.99.....At Sa Ri One Lunch Box, 8892 N. 56th Street, Temple Terrace
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?

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Kids Charity Of Tampa Bay

Is a non-profit organization of concerned individuals whose mission is to improve the quality of life for foster children and foster families.

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Progress Village Community Garden

The residents in Progress Village recently celebrated the tenth anniversary of the garden and they say it helps feed over a thousand people a year.
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Ybor City

Protester At Tampa International Airport

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Water And Sand Samples From Siesta Key Indicate Oil Contamination

Testings the Water – A Citizen’s Initiative has just posted water and sand samples showing oil contamination hundreds of miles south of the Florida panhandle on Florida’s west coast. The test results show that the sand samples taken in Sarasota Florida contained 173 Parts Per Million of Oil Contamination.
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Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Robert, Again

He Is Still Homeless. Still Looking For Work.

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Kimbob
Beef, Ham, Cheese, Tuna Or Veggie.
$4.50.....At Sa Ri One Lunch Box, 8892 N. 56th Street, Temple Terrace
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New Floridian Benjamin Travolta

John Travolta, Kelly Preston Welcome Baby Boy!
Their son named Benjamin was born at an undisclosed Florida hospital on Tuesday.

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Congratulations!

Downtown Skyline

Finding Tampa

Wildlife at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo

Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham

Stacking The Deck In Favor Of Development Interests.
He asked a prominent attorney for developers to vet prospective members of the city-county planning commission, the board that makes recommendations on land-use decisions. The attorney, Vin Marchetti, regularly appears before both the county and planning commissions on behalf of his clients.
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"It's entirely inappropriate,".....Jan Platt

"It concerns me that you have someone who is such a well-known land-use attorney making recommendations to county commissioners as to who the planning commissioners should be,"......Jan Smith

TSA Exposed At Tampa International Airport!

Wac Tampa spread truth around TIA exposing the body scanners and corruption of TSA, we are kicked out by police, Stand Up and Say NO National opt out day Nov 24 and anytime you fly, let the government know we will not accept this tyranny!

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet John
He Is From New York. Has Been Homeless For A Year.

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Fried Steak
With Red Beans And Rice. Platanos And Salad
$5.95.....At Parrilla Y Carbon, 8904 N 56th St, Temple Terrace
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Money as Debt II

Wednesday, November 24 @ 7:30pm
Cafe Bohemia, 937 Central Ave. St. Petersburg
Free, More Info here

Goodwill Black Friday

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Florida's Cruel And Unusual Punishment

Kenneth Young
More than six months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Florida's practice of sending juveniles to prison for the rest of their lives for non-murder crimes was unconstitutional, not a single former juvenile sentenced in such cases has found much relief.

In Crist's last Clemency Board meeting, set for Dec. 9, lawyers are asking state officials to consider the case of Kenneth Young, who is representative of a group of 116 Florida juveniles who were sentenced to spend the rest of their lives in prison for non-murder crimes. So far, that appeal has gone nowhere.
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Crist's is busy attracting national headlines for his pledge to pardon Jim Morrison, who has been dead for 39 years.

"I didn't think when I gave Kenneth Young life that it was life without parole. At this point, I'd sign a clemency petition for him to be considered for release."......J. Rogers Padgett

Florida has sentenced more juveniles to such sentences than all other states combined.

Wage Theft in Florida

This Is Rudy’s Story
Rudy Xutuc is a gardener and landscaper who worked at a nursery in Homestead. His boss started delaying his weekly salary little by little, until he finally stopped paying. When the total amount owed reached $4,800, Rudy asked for the money he earned with hard work, but the employer refused to pay. Between September 2008 until March 2010, there has been a total loss of close to $4 million in unpaid wages!
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We Need the Barack Obama of 2008 Back

Create Your Video
Record a short video of yourself sharing a message with President Obama, urging him to stand and fight against the millionaire tax bailout. Speak from the heart and use your own words to let him know that you want the Obama you remember from 2008—a smart, tough progressive—back.

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Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Albert
He Is A Local. Been Homeless For About A Year.

Hecho a Mano

Cigar Production in Ybor City 1886-1939
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The Ybor Cigar Festival

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Media Noche
$3.99 At Deli-Plus, 4820 East Busch Boulevard, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
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U.S. Judge Steven D. Merryday

Nominated By George H.W. Bush.
A 48-year-old Zephyrhills man convicted of dealing crack cocaine was sentenced Friday to life in federal prison.
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Committing murder in Florida might get you a few years. Sell crack? Get life!

Silly People In St. Pete

Lorie and Ryan Davenport set up a large blue tent outside a Best Buy store in St. Petersburg on Wednesday. They plan to camp out for more than a week hoping to be first in line. Store managers gave their blessing.
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Mr. And Mrs. Davenport there is this thing Al Gore invented years ago called the Internet.
You can buy all kinds of stuff, in most cases cheaper, and they bring to your door.

Why Was Mike Williams Arrested?

Have A Beer, Go To Jail!

His Blood Alcohol level was under the legal limit of .08. There is a great difference between a person who is drunk, and a person who drinks. It seems that it is not enough to arrest drunk drivers, it is now the goal of Police to arrest anyone who drives with so much as a drink.

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I am curious to see what the Bucs and NFL dictator Roger Goodell will do. Mr. Williams should sue the hell out of the agency involved.

Friends Of Stogie

Daniel

In Tampa

Charlie-Palooza In Tampa

Charlie Daniels and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa will team up again for the sixth straight year to benefit the residents and students of The Angelus.
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Rebekah Pulley At Ella's

Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe
Sunday 4pm
Tampa
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Photography By Princess

Photography By Princess

The 12th Annual Ybor City Heritage & Cigar Festival

Saturday, November 20, 2010, 10am - 5pm
Centennial Park
Ybor City
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Ybor Art Studio

"We would like to invite you to the Ybor Art Studio located at 2702 E. 7th Ave, Tampa, FL. We are an arts and events center that accommodates parties up to 250. Our no frills decor allows the client to create the environment that suits their function. For your safety our location has gated parking. We are also handicap accessible. Feel free to call us at 813.868.4879. Office hours are Monday-Saturday from 9a-5p.
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Helping The Homeless

Meet Bob
The Stogie has had the honor of knowing this man for over 40 years. The goodness in his heart is amazing. He is always there to help anyone in need. He works 12 hour days 7 days a week when the work is avalable. He currently rents a house with utilities, cable and internet for a homeless couple with 2 small children.

Salsa De Ybor!

Ybor City is a jewel set in the crown of the Tampa Bay community. As a Latin ethnic neighborhood, it features a square block owned by Cuba. No kidding – a gift to Jose Marti and the Cuban people.

Sigrid Tidmore