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
Sunday, March 22, 2009
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
Friday, March 20, 2009
Criststimulus
Barack Obama’s most ardent Republican supporter, Florida’s Charlie Crist, finally released a website detailing where federal stimulus funds will go...........here
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Palomilla SteakWith Red Beans And Rice
$5.85 At El Paraiso Cafe On 7th Ave In East Tampa
Fires North of Tampa Bay
Two fires are blazing in northwestern Florida, in the upper lefthand quadrant of this image. This western part of the Florida Peninsula has been experiencing long term drough conditions...........here
Temple Terrace, Florida
Revenue Stream 56th St. And Fowler Ave
South Bound Traffic Turning Right, Beware
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Committee Approves Bestiality Law
Broward Sen. Nan Rich's bill to make bestiality a crime is moving toward becoming law, picking up a unanimous committee approval Tuesday. Florida is among 16 states that don't outlaw sex with animals. Rich's bill would make it a third-degree felony............moreWhat will the folks in the panhandle do on Saturday nights?
The Bartlet Park Community Garden
Planting a Sustainable Yard: The basics of Florida Native Landscaping Saturday March 21st, 9:00-10:00 am - 1443 Highland St. South, St. Pete.......here
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Hungry Harry's BBQ In Seffner
All in all, a great value for all-you-can-eat BBQ. If you find yourself in Seffner with an empty stomach, you'll be hard pressed to do better than Hungry Harrys for the money...........here
Matriarch's Love Lives On As Ybor Family's Legacy
With three generations of my family in Ybor City, my childhood memories are the catalyst for the ideal of a kinder, gentler society. I remember an integrated neighborhood in segregated times, speaking to people as we walked to and fro. I remember devil crabs made from chunks of fresh crabmeat and the best Cuban sandwiches from the Silver Ring Cafe........moreCuban Connection Long and Deep In Tampa
For most Floridians, the mention of Cuba generates immediate thoughts of Fidel Castro, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Mariel Boat Lift and the United States' long-standing trade embargo. But, Florida and specifically the Tampa Bay area have longer, deeper and richer ties to that island nation than what's occurred in the last half century........moreThe Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Each year since 1995 the Tampa Bay Blues Festival has been staged at beautiful Vinoy Waterfront Park in downtown St. Petersburg. The park is located on the shores of scenic Tampa Bay, with the famous St. Petersburg Pier providing a brilliant backdrop for the festival. With its acres of plush grass and palm trees, Vinoy Park is the perfect tropical setting for one of the world's greatest blues festivals............here
South Tampa Neighbors Oppose Cell Tower Proposal
The possibility of a cell phone tower rising in their neighborhood has Virginia Park residents taking a stand..........more
Woodpecker Terrorizes Tampa Neighborhood
The woodpecker normally prefers softwood deciduous trees…except in one south Tampa neighborhood...........here
Michelle Patty And Buddy Johnson
Tampa black activist Michelle Patty took to the airwaves earlier this week to dispute a St. Petersburg Times investigation. The report found she had gone from a onetime critic of Hillsborough Elections Supervisor Buddy Johnson to an active campaigner after he funneled $16,000 in taxpayer dollars to her firm for "voter education."............more
Bartlett Park Community Garden In St. Pete
If you haven’t had a chance to drive by the Bartlett Park Community Garden in St. Pete, I’d urge you to stop and smell the cabbage. The year-long effort has already paid off with a bountiful harvest of vegetables and fruits, as well as promoting some goodwill and friendship in a tough neighborhood...........more
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Hookah Lounges Breathe New Life Into Tampa Bay Music Scene
Two venues in particular that have caught the attention of music lovers in the area are the Extraordinair Lounge in Clearwater, and the Meridian Lounge in Tampa...........here
Tampa Bay Desalination Plant In Trouble Again
Just at the time it is really needed, the Tampa Bay seawater desalination plant has hit trouble again. For some months now, the plant has been operating well below capacity - at a time when the rainfall in that part of Florida is at record low levels...........more
New Latin Chamber for Tampa
The Tampa Latin Chamber has formed to provide leadership and education to the Hispanic businesses community in the Bay area. The organization will hold a launch event on April 28 at the Valencia Garden Restaurant, 811 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa........more
Tampa Web Site: Syfy
When Michael Hinman first got the idea to name his Tampa-based Web site after a funny-looking synonym for science fiction, his goal was to find a trademark term that would instantly spell out what he and his geeky pals were obsessing over...........more
Big Cat Rescue on Front Page of Tampa Tribune
Are You Living Next To An Exotic Animal?...........here
The St. Pete Police Chief Interview I’d Like To See
Maxwell’s Fluffed Up Interview With The City’s Top Cop Is so PR-friendly I’m tempted to call police PR flack Bill Profitt and ask if he’s retiring. Is Maxwell positioning for a job as the newspaper industry falters?...........here
Monday, March 16, 2009
Pamela Anderson “Save The Chimps In Florida” Campaign
Pamela Anderson is campaigning to free chimpanzees kept in captivity in the State of Florida. The former Baywatch babe has teamed up with animal rights allies at PETA to pen an open letter to Florida Governor Charlie Crist, targeting the state’s roadside zoos, where Pamelas claims chimps and other animals are kept in inadequate conditions............moreCalling All Tampa Bay “Green” Vendors
Improving the local economy is a large part of being sustainable. Pinellas County Extension is committed to educating and informing our community about the available resources in the Tampa Bay Area.We need your help identifying who our local “green” vendors are. Please complete and submit this Green Vendor Information Survey...........more
8th Annual Cigar City Celebration
March 21, 2009 from 7pm to 11pmRiverwalk at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 South Franklin Street
David Rodgers Of Tampa, Florida
He could have just kept on driving. But Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White
said he could not pass by and do nothing as a man beat up a woman. So he made a U-turn............more
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