Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, who a few months ago expressed interest in Mel Martinez’s seat in the Senate, said today she will not run for statewide or national office in 2010..........here
Monday, May 11, 2009
Pam Iorio: Not Running For US Senate
Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, who a few months ago expressed interest in Mel Martinez’s seat in the Senate, said today she will not run for statewide or national office in 2010..........here
Jennifer Howe's Mothers Day
Howe, who was let go by WTSP in September after more than a dozen years, has not yet found another job. She said life has been tough since she left the station, with few job prospects..........more
"Mr. Nice Guy" Peter Schorsch
Schorsch said Bennett was at first reticent to bring him on as a hired campaign employee given Schorsch's previous legal troubles. He was arrested in 2006 on charges he stole nearly $10,000 from the Tarpon Springs Democratic Club and from Ed Helm and Eve Joy, who ran for mayor and a seat on the St. Petersburg City Council, respectively, a year earlier.
Schorsch also still owes the state more than $67,000
for 40 election law violations in 2005..........more
Jamie Bennett
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Tampa Mom Asks Cosmetics Victims, “WTF?”
Tara Lee is a Tampa mom who dared to ask the question, “If my children’s toys were recalled because of lead contamination in paint, why has lead not yet been banned from lipstick?”........here
Benefits of Socialism
Letter-to-the-Editor, from Brian MoorePeter Stathis’s response (”Spewing Socialism”) on April 22, 2009, to my earlier letter, requires clarification as to his misunderstanding of socialism. The writer seems to be living in the past with his stereotypes of socialists as either communists, fascists or indentured servants of the state........more
Seminole Heights Blogs, Websites
There are lots of blogs and websites about the Seminole Heights area. Here are some I have found.FLORIDA FOUNTAIN TREATS WASTEWATER
Florida’s “fountain of youth” today may be a wastewater treatment system disguised as a cascading water feature in a building atrium. Considering Florida’s critical water shortage, suffering its third driest season on record since 1932, with less than 30 percent of normal winter rainfall, salty estuaries, and the Everglades’ marshes evaporating, it’s not surprising that the paved-over state in this subtropical climate with endless golf courses and countless housing developments is in a dilemma...........more
Saturday, May 9, 2009
ACLU’S ‘Camerahead Project’ In Ybor City
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida’s Greater Tampa Chapter,together with a group of performance artists from USF’s College of Art and Art History, will stage a street theater performance in Ybor City to raise awareness about the increasing “mission creep” of government through surveillance cameras. The event will coincide with
WMNF’s Tropical Heatwave Festival
the evening of May 16, 2009.........more
Florida Boy, Walking To D.C. For Homeless Kids
At age 11, Zach Bonner has already walked farther and done more for charity than many grown-ups. Now he's about to make good on his vow to walk more than 1,200 miles from Tampa to Washington to bring attention to the plight of homeless kids in the United States..........more
Do It For Your Muddah
Looking for some way to celebrate your mom, with your mom, but don’t want to deal with the traditional flowers-sentimental card-dinner-kiss on the cheek? Here are a trio of events taking place this weekend that are sure to be a treat for your dear old muddah.........here
Friday, May 8, 2009
Gov. Charlie Crist And The Film Outrage
As Florida Gov. Charlie Crist considers whether to enter the competitive race to replace Sen. Mel Martinez, some public talk has turned to the issue of his sexuality, thanks to Outrage........more
Bartlett Park and Green Cities Florida
I feel what Van Jones is promoting in this short film is exactly what the citizens of St. Petersburg are looking for. A renewal based on "Human Technology"...........here
Tampa Adult Film Star For US Senate
At 30-years-old, adult film star Stormy Daniels is considering a new career: politics. The buxom blonde, who lives in Tampa, is considering a run for the U.S. Senate..........here
Local Legend Tim Fasano Calls Obama
I even called the White House. I said put Barrack on the phone Tim is calling. She said, "who is Tim.' "Just tell him...he knows who I am." I got thru............more
Zach Bonner's Little Red Wagon
Zachary Bonner was born in Arkansas but is now living in Tampa, Florida. ... In 2005 he formed the Little Red Wagon Foundation a non profit organization
Roosevelt Lorenzo Byrd Dies On Tampa Sidewalk
Tampa detectives are investigating as a homicide the death of a homeless man found early today on a city sidewalk.........here
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Florida Listening Tour In Tampa
Come out and meet new OFA State Staff and find out how you can get involved with OFA in Tampa!Thursday, May 7 from 6:45 PM - 8:45 PM
John F. Germany Library, 900 N Ashley Dr Tampa
HEP Of Pinellas County
HEP is a registered 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. Our mission is to provide homeless and very low-income individuals and families with housing, food, clothing and support services necessary to obtain self-sufficiency and improved quality of life.HEP is the oldest and largest provider of emergency housing and support services in Pinellas County.here
Where To Eat, Drink, Shop With Your Dog In Tampa Bay
Sancho, 1-year-old mixed-breed pooch is in the house and at the bar at the Pets on the Patio Yappy Hour at Gaspar’s Grotto in Ybor City. That’s his owner, Teresa Bieber. Sancho was a rescued dog..........more
Florida's Curious Case Of Buttons
I am thinking to myself at this point wouldn’t it be great if Commissioners Al “the New Blair” Higginbotham and Jim Norman just stayed home
and asked Commissioner Kevin Beckner to vote their buttons for them?...........here
www.oldseminoleheightsfoundation.org
Expect no lawsuit, but cyber action is a possibility as the executive board of the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association tries to lay claim to a Web domain name.........here
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Victor Crist Throws Hillsborough County Under The Bus
Developers win big in Tallahassee, and which Hillsborough lawmaker voted to support them? Well, for one the now State Sen. Victor Crist, who has an eye on Ken Hagan’s county commission seat in a game of musical sprawlers and just voted to throw Hillsborough under the bus by gutting what meager growth management laws we do have..........here
What Stogie Had For Lunch
BBQ BeefWith Potato Salad And Baked Beans
$9.99.........At Pit Boss BBQ, On Little Road In New Port Richey
Walk Like MADD At Lowry Park
MADD National President, Laura Dean Mooney, will join approximately 300 local supporters on Saturday, May 16th, to participate in Walk Like MADD, a 5K non-competitive walk that encourages the community to support MADD's Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving............here
Child Killer "Richard Anthony McTear Jr" Of Tampa
Hillsborough County Sheriff's OfficeA man was caught in Tampa Tuesday for allegedly throwing his ex-girlfriend's
4-month-old baby out of a car window,
killing the child.........here
Calling All Dali Look-Alikes
If you’ve ever been told your looks won’t win you any traditional beauty pageants, your lucky day is here. That’s because the Salvador Dali Museum is seeking entrants for “Double Takes,” its second annual Dali look-alike competition..........more
Monday, May 4, 2009
Dave Schmidt: Mugshots
First thing that amazed me were the sheer numbers of people arrested every day. The second was: how many are busted for not having a drivers license and how many are busted for marijuana possession........here
Don Of Clearwater Needs Help Getting To The Keys
I'm trying to put together a 2-3 week vacation trip from Clearwater area to the keys...........here
The Kevin White Show
During his campaign a couple years back, we found out the current County Commissioner Kevin White likes expensive suits. We also found out he wanted to pay for those suits out of his campaign election funds, not out of his own pocket...........moreAnyone besides me think Mr. White needs to resign and let someone with an unblemished record represent his district?
Sunday, May 3, 2009
New Barker Magazine, For Tampa Bay Area Dog Lovers
Anna Cooke, just finished the eighth edition of the New Barker, a quarterly magazine for Tampa Bay area dog lovers, which she created with her husband.......more
Taming Ybor City
The city's original cigar-making center has gone through many transformations. But the most recent one, a mini-version of Bourbon Street, went down like a shot of bad whiskey to many of this area's old-timers........here
Dragonboat Racing at Tampa's Garrison Channel
You know those motivational posters for Teamwork? Someone really should make one about Dragonboat racing..........here
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