April 20, 2010, chaos struck on the Gulf of Mexico as a BP oil rig began to leak millions of gallons of oil into the Ocean; destroying sea life, birds and many local’s livelihood, as well as being declared as a National disaster by Barrack Obama – and now having a severe effect the price of oil throughout the world. We take a look at just what happened since that day, and how BP managed to cap the potential world crisis.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Oil Spill Timeline
April 20, 2010, chaos struck on the Gulf of Mexico as a BP oil rig began to leak millions of gallons of oil into the Ocean; destroying sea life, birds and many local’s livelihood, as well as being declared as a National disaster by Barrack Obama – and now having a severe effect the price of oil throughout the world. We take a look at just what happened since that day, and how BP managed to cap the potential world crisis.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Why Did They Have To Kill The Gator?
Faculty and staff of Steward Middle School in Tampa, Florida, were surprised Monday morning by a seven-foot alligator that had wandered into the building over the weekend.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission
along with trappers caught the animal, removed it and euthanized it......here
New Horizon Beer
Tampa Bay Brewing Company and Florida Aquarium will be serving up a specially brewed beer on Friday to help the rehabilitation efforts for marine life affected by the oil leak along the Gulf coast......here
Monday, June 7, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Brian Blair To Fight Against New Tax Increase
Brian Blair, Republican candidate for the District 47 seat in the Florida House of Representatives, is making it clear that he is against raising the sales tax in Hillsborough County to support a new light rail system.......here
Spill Drifting Toward Florida's West Coast
West Florida Continental Shelf forecast of surface trajectories for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. An arm of the oil slick appears to have exited the Loop Current and is drifting eastward aided by onshore winds. By June 3, oil is predicted to be 120 miles off the coast of Tampa Bay and Florida's west coast.
I Am Done With Bill Clinton!
Bill Clinton Was In Arkansas On Behalf Of Republican In Sheeps Clothing Blanche Lincoln Bashing Unions And Progressives.......hereIt reminds me of all of the flaws of the sellout/DLC sponsored/triangulating ways of Bill Clinton.
Bill Halter - Democrat for U.S. Senate - Arkansas
The Democratic Wing Of The Democratic Party........Howard Dean
St. Petersburg Cracking Down on Street Soliicitations
St. Petersburg has been nationally known for aggressive tactics against the homeless. Those acts included destroying the tents of homeless people. St. Petersburg is making an attempt to ban solicitations on road mediums. Panhandlers will not be the only people punished. Newspaper venders, charities and firefighers will be effected by the ban.......here
Oil Spill Vigil In Indian Rocks Beach
Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2010, at 7:00 PM27th Ave. Beach Access in Indian Rocks Beach
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
Gulf Oil Spill's Threat To Wildlife Turns Real
The wildlife apocalypse along the Gulf Coast that everyone has feared for weeks is fast becoming a terrible reality.here
Idiots In The News
Republican Congressman Don YoungThis is not an environmental disaster, and I will say that again and again."
- Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) speaking about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
A Tour of Ybor City
Ybor City takes its name from Vicente Martinez Ybor, who started things rolling with a cigarmaking business in 1850s Cuba. In 1885, after one Cuban revolution too many erupted, he bought 40 sandy acres near Tampa and turned it into the cigar capital of the world......here
St. Pete Police On The Job
St. Petersburg police arrested seven dancers, three managers, a customer and a DJ at the B2T Bikini Bar, 1101 First Ave. N., on Friday night. Undercover detectives said they saw dancers taking off their bikini tops and bottoms in violation of city code, along with drug use and prostitution.......here
Gulf Oil Spill Hits Florida Coast
It is now confirmed that the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig is approaching the coast of Florida near Pensacola. It is around 10-15 miles away from the famous sugar white beaches. The oil is carried by winds and it is flowing towards Florida with thousands of tar balls......here
Tampa History Is Traced In Its Sandwich
Sometime between now and the Fourth of July, Andy Huse will try to make the perfect Cuban sandwich......here
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Oil Slick Closing In on Florida Beaches
Forecasters said the oil would probably wash up on Florida's coast by Friday. The edge of the slick drifted within seven miles of Pensacola's beaches on Wednesday........here
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Branches United Methodist Mission in Florida City
Arsonists caused the blaze that destroyed a century-old Florida City church and its new playground. Who did it and why, however, remain a mystery. Compounding the sense of loss, someone stole five laptops from the church's community center in the aftermath of the fire, said the Rev. Audrey Warren.......hereYou Can Help These Folks Out.....Here
Seize BP Week of Action
Ft. LauderdaleSaturday, June 5 at 1 p.m.
South Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on A1A
Orlando
Saturday, June 5, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Lake Eola Park
Tallahassee
Saturday, June 5 at 11 a.m.
Old Capitol (corner of Apalachee Pkwy and Monroe St)
info
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Take Action to Protect the Hillsborough River!
Tonight the Temple Terrace City Council votes on whether to join Tampa in support of a strong county-wide EPC rule that will be in effect in those cities as well.Attend TONIGHT's Temple Terrace City Council meeting,
Tuesday June 1 at 6 p.m. in Temple Terrace City Hall.
First Friday - Bicycle Night
First Friday Is A Free Monthly Celebration In Downtown LakelandJune 4, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
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Monday, May 31, 2010
Road Trip to Ybor City
Insanity can be defined as doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. Roxanne and I love photography, but lately we’ve been visiting a lot of the same areas. We are trying different techniques, but felt we needed to visit a place that was the polar opposite of the places we’d be shooting to get some inspiration and a change of pace. Therefore we decided to take a road trip to Ybor City.here
Israeli Savages Stormed Aid Flotilla
Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, killing nine passengers in a botched raid that provoked international outrage and a diplomatic crisis......here
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Raging Grannies Oil Spill Protest: "BP, You Suck!"
South Florida Raging Grannies protest the BP Gulf Oil Spill mess in this biting and darkly funny new song parody, "BP's Frigging' Drillin' Rigs".
A Dispiriting Summer Of Oil
There is still a hole in the Earth, Crude oil is still spewing from it and there is still, excruciatingly, no end in sight. After trying and trying again, one of the world's largest corporations, backed and pushed by the world's most powerful government, can't stop the runaway gusher.......here
"BP has been making it up as they go along the whole way. They have not been prepared. They do not know for sure what the result is going to be of anything which they are doing,
I have no confidence whatsoever in BP."......Rep. Edward Markey
Tampa Bay Bike Co-op
Want to learn how to fix your own bike? Check out the Tampa Bay Bike Co-Op for a less expensive and more unique experience.
Biologists Worry About Oil Spill’s Effects On Nesting Sea Turtles
With the oil spill casting a shadow of danger, turtles begin making nests. Wildlife officials are cautiously waiting to see what impact the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will have on sea turtles as their nesting season gets under way.......here
HART Named The Best Transit Agency in North America!
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), awarded Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) with being the Outstanding Public Transit System of the Year for 2010.......here
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Brad Pitt For President
His Platform? Legalizing MarijuanaIs President Obama going to turn the White House over… to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie? He just might, according to preposterous rumors floated by Showbiz Spy and others.......here
He's got my vote!
Tampa To Work On Boosting Ties To Cuba
Saying it will boost the city's economy, the City Council on Thursday agreed to bring together local and national officials to work on a plan for improving Tampa's relations with Cuba......here
Friday, May 28, 2010
Tampa Bay Living Green Expo
Saturday and Sunday, June 5-6At The Historic St. Petersburg Coliseum Mirror Lake Complex
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Captain Duck Is Suing British Petroleum
Saying the oil company giant is responsible for his small charter boat business losing tourist customers in Key West. Michael J. Burge, who goes by the nickname Captain Duck, said it's the "perception" that has cost him significant snorkeling, diving, fishing and dolphin encounter business over the past few weeks.......here
BP, Oil, and My Beautiful Florida
Florida waters filled with oil, sludge, and tar balls is something I simply can not forgive. For me, there is insufficient punishment for allowing something like this to happen......here
Thursday, May 27, 2010
What BP Does Not Want You To See
ABC News went underwater in the Gulf with Philippe Cousteau Jr., grandson of famous explorer Jacques Cousteau, and he described what he saw as "one of the most horrible things I’ve ever seen underwater." Please share this widely -- every American should see what's happening under the surface in the Gulf
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
US Rig Inspectors Received Gifts From Oil Companies
The federal agency overseeing offshore oil and natural-gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico has been cited again for "ethical lapses" that included allowing rig inspectors and others to receive gifts from oil companies. The lapses are outlined in new report from the Inspector General's Office of the Interior Department......hereDrill Baby, Drill.
BP Oil Spill Cover Up By The U.S. Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Motto Is “Semper Paratus,” Latin for “Always Ready” or “Always Prepared.”
In the case of BP’s Gulf oil disaster, the Coast Guard is apparently always prepared to prevent the media from covering Louisiana’s oil-soaked Gulf shoreline. CBS journalists were threatened with arrest by BP contractors and the Coast Guard when they attempted to film the beach......here
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Positively Tampa Bay: Go Red for Women
The American Heart and Stroke Associations have partnered again for the Go Red for Women campaign.
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