Hillsborough County Judge John Conrad today dismissed two misdemeanor charges Tampa police lodged against Walsh Ian Nichols when he refused orders to take off his Batman mask........more
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Redemption For The Ybor City Batman
Hillsborough County Judge John Conrad today dismissed two misdemeanor charges Tampa police lodged against Walsh Ian Nichols when he refused orders to take off his Batman mask........more
Monday, February 16, 2009
FBI Investigating Buddy Johnson
The FBI has opened an investigation into the office of former Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson, hauling away documents related to a blistering audit that revealed Johnson had overspent his budget by almost $1 million..........more
Tampa Bay Reservoir Nearly Dry
Tampa Bay Water's 15-billion-gallon reservoir is about a month from being drained dry, a sign of just how dire the region's drought has become...........here
Random Pixels vs. The Miami Cuban Mafia
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Oil Rigs Possible Off Florida’s Gulf Coast
Just weeks into his presidency, President Barack Obama has moved right past the should-we-drill-offshore question and plunged into a new debate about how best to tap resources on the Outer Continental Shelf...........more
The War Comes Home: An Evening with Aaron Glantz In St. Pete
The Studio @ 620 welcomes WMNF as they present a screening of the documentary film When I Came Home , followed by a discussion with journalist Aaron Glantz, author of The War Comes Home..........more
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Great American Cleanup Needs Volunteers
Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful is coordinating the event locallyand expects about 2,000 volunteers to participate during the countywide cleanup on April 19. Check-in will be at 8:30 a.m., and the cleanupwill take place from 9 a.m. to noon..........more
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Cooking with Eva: Chicken and Yellow Rice
Eva from Silver Creek 78250 makes chicken and yellow rice inspired by Ybor City's Columbia restaurant.
Mayor Pam for Senate
The mayor, who has said she is considering a race but has not announced a decision, runs in a statistical tie with U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek and slightly behind U.S. Rep. Ron Klein. She places ahead of State Sen. Dan Gelber in a Democratic primary.......more
Tampa's Zorro the Bandit
His real name is George N. Shaw, 50, of 11321 N. 50th St., Tampa, but he had a penchant for wearing clothing reminiscent of the famed Spanish swordsman during eight heists, police say.........more
Oil Spill In Tampa Bay
Part of Tampa Bay was closed to boat traffic for several hours on Friday after nearly 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the bay after a Thursday-night marine collision.........more
Show Your Support For Random Pixels
Babalu's Val Prieto is taking Random Pixels to court for some satirical comments RP made about Babalu writers this week so I thought it would be a good opportunity for the South Florida blogging community to rally around and support one of our own..........here
Tampa's Streetcar Endowment Fund
With the endowment out of the picture - or at least relegated to a proper secondary supporting role, those who oppose the eventual and certain expansion of light rail throughout Hillsborough County will now have to find some other fake yard stick to judge by. For the rest of us, and those politicians who aren't run out of office, Tampa City takes rightful and proper stewardship over the best thing Tampa has ever done for itself in decades..........more
Statesman Charlie Crist
"I don't think he's helped any national Republican ambitions he may have by stepping up to the plate and batting for the other team. … There's a difference between working in a bipartisan way for the common good and switching sides and putting on the other team's jersey," said veteran Republican consultant Alex Castellanos........moreBaseball Game Or Country?
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Buddy The Worm
Commissioners say they won't be satisfied until they get a detailed accounting of where Johnson spent the money meant to run his office. "I want to know how those taxpayer dollars were spent," Commissioner Kevin Beckner said. "The taxpayers deserve to know and we need to know to bring closure to this.".........moreTampa’s Mary Mulhern Calls Community Gardening Summit
Tampa City Councilwoman Mary Mulhern has an itch for a little civic green-thumbing. Mulhern has organized a community meeting for the hundreds of people she says have contacted her since she raised the idea of the city doing more community gardening.........more
Even In Florida, Homeless People Freeze To Death
A homeless man who spent the coldest night in six years wrapped in black garbage bags and huddled in a tent froze to death in Pompano Beach.........more
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tampa Rapist Wayne Tompkins
A rapist convicted of murdering his girlfriend's teenage daughter 26 years ago is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night if no judges agree to reconsider his protestations of innocence........here
El Taconazo / The Taco Bus
When it comes to authentic Mexican food, I may have hit the goldmine moving to Tampa.........more
SEEKING HOMES FOR PAINTING
The Paint Your Heart Out Tampa Steering Committee is seeking qualified homes to paint for the upcoming 21st annual Paint Your Heart Out Tampa event scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2009........more
Stop The Green Swamp Trash Dump
Imagine a picturesque rural area lined with orange orchards, fields and the Green Swamp. Now add a 220-foot pile of trash that occupies 1,069 acres in the middle of that scene. It makes for a very unpleasant picture. But that’s exactly the scene that Angelo’s Aggregate Materials wants to bring to rural Pasco County.........moreIn The New Gang Of Four, Higginbotham Is The New Blair
Incredibly, four of the seven commissioners — Jim Norman, Ken Hagan, Kevin White & Al Higginbotham — see the solution to our housing glut as MORE housing. And all the new strip malls and office buildings sitting around vacant? Yep, they want to see MORE of that commercial stuff built, too. And fast..........more
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Tampa Tribune Delivers Bibles to Subscribers
A local Tampa Bay newspaper distributed a copy of the New Testament along with its Saturday edition this past weekend as part of a national effort to deliver scriptures using a newspaper’s circulation........moreDr. Neil Shaw: Hero in Hard Times
People Magazine featured Dr. Neil Shaw, chief medical officer and internal medicine specialist of Florida Veterinary Specialists (FVS), in their latest issue as a "Hero in Hard Times."..........more
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
What Tracy Thinks Of The Environment
God made the earth, He owns it, and He sustains it. We are simply caretakers of this beautiful planet. As such, we should handle it carefully and respectfully, not unnecessarily destroying it or contaminating it. We should do our best to be good stewards of our beautiful home.......more
What to do in Tampa Bay after Super Bowl XLIII
Big Cat Rescue is an educational sanctuary is home to more than 100 exotic cats including newly rescued cougar, Sophia.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Homos Crashing Charlie's Wedding In St. Petersburg
"The group Impact-Florida has called on its members to gather in pink T-shirts outside First United Methodist Church of St. Petersburg on Dec.12 to "congratulate" Crist and Rome while their wedding takes place inside. The demonstration will continue outside the wedding reception at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort in downtown St. Petersburg..........here
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Florida High Speed Rail May Get Back On Tracks
With indications from the Obama team that a stimulus package will put resources towards infrastructure projects, there is new hope in Florida that the on-again, off-again, high speed rail proposal might find new life............here
Saturday, November 29, 2008
David Taylor's Story
Shows that recent economic forces can drive out even the most conscientious, sophisticated and successful local retailers. His natural and organic food store, Nature's Harvest Market, was an institution in Tampa, first on Dale Mabry Highway and for the past 18 years on MacDill Avenue..........here
Left Ybor City In The Early 1990s
Perhaps no sign of support is clearer than the election of Kevin Beckner, the county’s first openly gay commissioner. He defeated Brian Blair, a supporter of the county’s ban on recognizing gay pride.......here
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The Redemption Of Howard Dean
Barack Obama's victory is proof that the DNC chair's 50-state strategy has revitalised the Democratic party........here
John Esposito In Tampa
Esposito was in Tampa on Saturday to address a banquet for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). WMNF spoke with Esposito..........here
Standing-Room-Only For Kevin Beckner
Democrat Kevin Beckner took the oath of office before a standing-room-only crowd that spilled into the first floor at County Center.......hereHillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner
Nice Job Hillsborough County
Hispanic Panic For The GOP
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, a Cuban-American Republican from the Miami area, puts it bluntly: "We have a very, very serious problem." He is referring to the GOP's lack of support among Hispanics, which could derail the party's future presidential hopes.........here
Monday, November 17, 2008
Tampa Mayor Iorio Makes Headway On Mass Transit
Now, two years after Iorio sent a "white paper" to hundreds of local lawmakers and business leaders urging them to reconsider light rail for the region, it appears a new County Commission has the votes to put a mass transit tax before voters........hereTampa Rail
Tampa Police Horse Sequence
Sequence had a rough Sunday morning patrolling the streets of Ybor City..........here
Fort Myers, Florida Sees Marriage Equality Protest of One
I'd just like to take a moment to salute our reader Jack, who was the sole protester at Fort Myers, Florida's City Hall on Saturday.........here
Angel's Paw Wash
Sunday November 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m A malnourished pitbull is now on her way to recovery thanks to the kindness of others. Rescuers, with Pit Positive, an animal rescue group, have taken in the dog who they named Angel because of her amazing recovery..........here
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