Hemingway Look-Alike Contest In Key West

David Douglas (C) is surrounded by previous winners as he celebrates winning the 2009 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Florida, July 25, 2009........here

Tampa Euro GetToGether

here

The Phony-Baloney Citation

The National Right to Life Committee, the nation's premiere pro-life organization, awarded its first-ever "Phony-Baloney Citation" to Representative Kendrick B. Meek.........here

Congratulations Mr. Meek

The International Amalgamated Association Of Blogging

In the meantime, I’ll blog my way and you can blog yours. I’m really not interested in becoming part of some sort of cyber community. I’m not a joiner. I’ve never belonged to any journalistic associations. I never joined a fraternity in college. Or put another way, if I was going bald I still wouldn’t join the Hair Club for Men..........Daniel Ruth

The Manatee Narc Force

here

Carlos Miller: Contempt Of Cop

By now you surely heard the story of the black Harvard professor who forgot his key, so had to break into his own house, which resulted in police being dispatched and him being arrested.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. didn’t get arrested for breaking and entering, but for disorderly conduct after he asked the cop for his name and badge number..........here

Disorderly Conduct

Lindsay Lohan Steals St. Petersburg Chemist’s Formula

Lindsay Lohan and her business partner, Lorit Simon, are embroiled in a lawsuit, accusing the pair of stealing a St. Petersburg chemist’s formula for Lohan’s sunless tanning line, Sevin Nyne........here

Seven of Nine (born Annika Hansen) is a fictional character on Star Trek: Voyager, portrayed by actress Jeri Ryan. Born human, she was assimilated by the Borg at the age of six.

Gary Maxwell And Blas Hernandez Of Tampa

Not many know how the two men, living in tiny apartments in a South Tampa high-rise, spend their days. • With decades of honed talent, both have crafted hidden treasures.........here

Where Have All The Hippies Gone?

In Tampa

Two Tampa Companies Form “Green Team”

The team’s goal is the give clients a sense of order and balance in greener living and working environments.......here

Persia

Protesters Across The World!

Tampa's Creative Loafing Looking For Volunteers

Tampa's Creative Loafing Recruits More Bloggers from roblimo on Vimeo.

The Hillsborough County Commission

In A Rare Moment Of Social Enlightenment

"They're not animals, The homeless are you. They are me."............ Mark Sharpe

"They're still going to be in this community. There is never a right location."............. Jim Norman

"The face of homelessness continues to change."........... Kevin Beckner

here

For today's East Lake Park homeowner could just as easily be tomorrow's welcome guest of Catholic Charities.

Youth for Human Rights of Tampa Bay

Raised the funds to send life saving bed nets to all inhabitants of the African refugee camp Bakavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.........here

Youth for Human Rights of Tampa Bay

Meeting Gerald In Downtown, Tampa

Dr. David McKalip Apologizes

“I genuinely regret the decision I made in passing this e-mail message along. Directly to President Obama, I sincerely apologize for offending him. This was, in no way whatsoever, my intention. The image has nothing to do with my feelings or thoughts on any race or culture. I recognize that this image is offensive and hope that the nation refocuses on assuring all Americans have access to high-quality, affordable health care with no party interfering in the patient-physician relationship. My intention is to focus directly on the issue at hand, which is putting financial and decision-making power into the hands of patients and taking it from government and insurance companies.”
here

Mytchel Mora Of West Hollywood, Florida

'take me to jail or give me a ticket,

A U.S. citizen trying to challenge the ban on travel to Cuba on Friday bemoaned his inability to get arrested or cited — even after having his passport stamped in Havana and bringing back Cuban memorabilia..........here

What’s Wrong With Kathy Castor?

The House Energy and Commerce Committee may vote today (Friday) to put single payer BACK ON THE TABLE in D.C. with an amendment by Anthony Weiner to add single payer (HR 676) to the committee’s health reform bill. Kathy Castor,
Florida’s only representative on the committee is non committal........here

813.871.2817 - E-Mail

Images of the Streets of Tampa..Feeding the Homeless

Gov. Bob Graham Endorses Kendrick Meek For Senate Seat

Endorsing Kendrick is an honor and I look forward to spending time with him and the Meek family on the campaign trail.”...........here

$5 Days at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo

Take a gander at the more than 2,000 animals and learn about endangered wildlife for just $5 bucks per person..........more

Nationalist Coalition's Tampa Chapter Mails Copy Of "Jud Süß" Movie To Florida Governor

Gets Thank You Letter In Return
John Ubele, the Operations Manager of the Nationalist Coalition, reports on Stormfront that the organization's Tampa chapter recently mailed out DVD copies of the movie "Jud Süß" to various key elected officials throughout the state of Florida, and has received some positive feedback.........here

Governor Crist sent a letter thanking Ubele for the video and expressing his intent to share it with the people of Florida.

Kelly's Weekend In Tampa

I spent my weekend in Tampa and had a grrrrrreat time. It sucked coming back…literally, but I won’t focus on that..........here

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Chicago Dog
With Fries And Slaw
$5.74.......At Mel's Hot Dogs, On Busch In Tampa
Eat Local

Small Guys Have To Do This Stuff

Where Grown Folks Play In St. Petersburg

Philip Morrison, a former Pinellas County bailiff, is a co-owner of Chanele’s, which opened on July 3 on Fourth Street N. He considers his establishment a restaurant, not a jazz club. He says he’ll feature mostly
R & B and rap music........here

Baywalk's Sidewalk

The complex's private, for-profit owners want the city to give them the public sidewalk fronting the complex. They claim that demonstrators create a safety threat even though peaceful protesters have never caused any physical harm to pedestrians at Baywalk........here

Ybor City, Florida Walk

here

Sneaky Florida Senator J.D. Alexander

With a stroke of his pen last week, Gov. Charlie Crist put the future of Florida's water resources in the hands of five people.......more

Timothy King Of Polk County

An autopsy revealed at least 6 bruises to her lower back, a bruise in the center of her forehead, a large bruise at the base of her skull, bruising on the right rear of her head, bruising behind her left ear, hemorrhages on her brain and a head fracture.

Florida's Teacher Of The Year, Tampa's Megan Allen

Allen, a fourth-grade teacher at Cleveland Elementary, is known for her fun, high-energy teaching style and her work outside the classroom..........here

Largo Doctor Gabriel DeCandido

Agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that he defrauded the Medicare program........more

Tampa's T-shirt Queen

While her classmates at Berklee College of Music were taking notes on the music biz, Kristen Deiudicibus, was putting what she learned into practice..........more

Derek Jeter's Ego On Davis Islands

Rising like an aircraft carrier under construction, the future home of New York Yankees baseball star Derek Jeter is taking shape on Davis Islands..........here

South America To St. Pete Beach

A sea coconut is a “drift seed.” In other words, it is a seed that has drifted far from the tree that gave it life by floating on the ocean currents.........here

Tampa Photographer Jamie Jackson

Photo District News (PDN) Magazine announced that local photographer Jamie Jackson is a winner in their magazine’s 2009 Faces Competition. Jackson and the other category winners were selected from over 5,000 entries received..........here

"This helps put all of us on the map.”...........Jamie Jackson

Cronkite Fought For Tampa's Right To Truth

The truth had certainly set them free.
By 2005, investigative team Akre and Wilson were free of their house, their life savings and much of their credibility. The couple had lost just about everything in its standoff with Fox, despite having the most trusted and respected man in news by their side.........here

Tampa Artist Emporium Celebrates Two Years

Two years ago, Tampa photographer Shelby Boggs took a gamble. Inspired by the Kress Emporium, an historic building in Asheville, NC, that serves as a marketplace for more than 80 regional artists and craftspeople, she set out to create something similar (if smaller) in Tampa........more

Don't Blame Him He Voted For Palin

In Tampa

Teen Summit In St. Pete

Childs Park YMCA - 691 43rd St. South
2PM - 5PM

The Most Trusted Man In America

Walter Cronkite

RIP

Pastor Gary Cam

Of Zephyrhills
here

Tampa Citizens, It's Time To Cheer And Time To Ponder

Via.....Tampa Rail

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Chicken
With Yellow Rice And Yuca
$4.99 At........El Paraiso Cafe, The Best Cuban Food In Tampa Bay. On East 7th Ave. In Tampa.

How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?

Pat Bean Sparred Over Raises

5 Fo 5

At Arbys In Seminole

Tampa Residents Plead To Spare Programs

In all, about 700 people crowded into the cavernous All People's Life Center in North Tampa to ask Hillsborough County commissioners to spare their favorite programs from budget cuts.........here

Bakas Equestrian Center

Rick Baker Has The Dubious Honor

Of being the mayor of the 2nd meanest city in the country to the homeless. From what I have heard it doesn't bother him.........here
Four Florida Cities In The Top Ten.
Congratulations Orlando, Gainesville, Bradenton And St. Petersburg.

Ruthington Post

Dan Ruth Has A New Blog

here

Red Flag Rally in Tampa

More than 100 gay-right protesters took to downtown Tampa to criticize the recent airing of an anti-gay, hourlong paid program on NBC affiliate News Channel 8 (run on the same day as the St. Petersburg Gay Pride Parade).

Phyllis' Legacy … Will Live On

The Hillsborough County Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to name an award and a senior center after former Elections Supervisor Phyllis Busansky..........here

Best Of Tedd Webb

"If you haven’t realized these Greens are whackos by now, you are not paying attention"........Tedd Webb

Jan Platt Moral Courage Award

Thank You Commissioner Rose Ferlita!
I take back all the bad things i ever said about you.
here

America’s Second Harvest of Tampa Bay

A non-profit Food Bank, delivers food to 35,000 hungry people living in the Tampa Bay area every week. Almost a quarter of those people are children and more than a third of those people had to between buying food or paying their mortgage or utilities bills..........more
America's Second Harvest of Tampa Bay

Mary Mulhern Traveling To Havana

Mary Mulhern will join a delegation of more than 20 Tampa business people traveling to Havana on Friday. The purpose of their five-day trip: to lay the groundwork for trade with Cuba as soon as U.S.-Cuba relations improve.........here

Tampa Bay's News Channel Hate

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St. Pete Second Meanest City in the Country

In a distinction our fair city probably doesn’t want, the National Coalition of the Homeless named St. Petersburg the second meanest city in the country toward homeless people.........here

The WMNF Peace Awards

August 29, 2009 6-9pm

The Springs Theatre, 8029 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa
Tickets, $75 You'll be able to order on-line soon, or call(813) 865-8260 to get your tickets today!

here

Amy Goodman will serve as the evening's emcee.