If Aesop ever wrote a fable about water, he would surely write a story about the Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico and its continuing struggle to resolve its water crisis.........here
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Desalination Creates More Problems than Solutions in Tampa
If Aesop ever wrote a fable about water, he would surely write a story about the Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico and its continuing struggle to resolve its water crisis.........here
What Stogie Had For Dinner
Pork Chops AthenaWith Rice And Greek Salad
$9.99..........Central Park, 13418 Telecom Dr. In Temple Terrace
Friday, July 31, 2009
Connie Mack Of Florida
If you live in Connie Mack’s district ask him to back up his assertions with facts. Mack is choosing tyranny over democracy. These are not the principles US citizens should expect from their elected representatives........here
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Florida Dancers To Perform At Mt. Obama Dedication
Antigua’s highest peak, known by islanders as Boggy Peak, will change its name to Mount Obama on August 4th, Barack Obama’s birthday. Last year, after the island’s people wore Barack Obama hats, shirts and buttons to promote Obama’s presidential bid, Antigua’s prime minister, Winston Baldwin Spencer, had the idea of changing the peak’s name in honor of the newly-elected president. Now preparations are underway for next week’s ceremony..........here
Nolan Canova: Tampa's Pop Culture Guru
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Nolan Canova is the curator of CrazedFanBoy.com, a website devoted to the exploration of and the commentary on pop culture, including independent film, music and art reviews..........here
Reservoir Bar Of Ybor City
Influenced by the world of gangsters and Quentin Tarantino, Ybor City’s Reservoir Bar is a dive bar with big ambitions.........here
City of Tampa Green Business Designation Program
As of this week, the City of Tampa became one of just a handful of cities nationwide to start a green business designation program........here
Monday, July 27, 2009
Florida Skunk Ape Hunter
My name is Tim Fasano and I am a Florida Skunk Ape Hunter. He is known as Bigfoot, Sasquatch or Swamp Monster depending on what part of North America you live. I search in the remote parts of Florida, the Cypress domes, the black water rivers, the muddy bayous and the thick Palmetto palms.......here
Monochrome Weekly: Ybor's Cigar Factory
This is the original cigar factory built by Vicente Martinez Ybor in 1886. Ybor brought cigar-making to Tampa in 1885 after growing tired of labor unrest at his factory in Key West, Florida. He bought 40 acres of land northeast of Tampa and took advantage of the area's port and later the railroad. It was the beginning of Ybor City's meteoric rise to prominence as the Cigar Capital of the World........here
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Babalú, South Florida's Premier Right Wing Blog
Will Not Sell Stogie Ad SpaceThanks for the inquiry but we have decided that we are not interested in posting advertising for your blog.........From: "Henry Louis Gomez" conductor@babalublog.com
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
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.........hereCongratulations 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
Saturday, July 25, 2009
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
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........hereSeven 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
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
Friday, July 24, 2009
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
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.........hereDr. 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
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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 ReturnJohn 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
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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
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
Sunday, July 19, 2009
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
Saturday, July 18, 2009
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
Friday, July 17, 2009
What Stogie Had For Lunch
ChickenWith Yellow Rice And Yuca
$4.99 At........El Paraiso Cafe, The Best Cuban Food In Tampa Bay. On East 7th Ave. In Tampa.
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