The VFW is making some cash. What is wrong with that?
"When you've got a small storefront business making $20,000 a week, there's a lot going on there."......Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandra Murman.
Serrucho (Kingfish) With Yellow Rice And Yuca. $7.99......At La Rumbita Restaurant, 7801 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local!
The 5 Worst States to Get Busted With Pot According to a 2009 state-by-state analysis by researcher and former NORML Director Jon Gettman, no other state routinely punishes minor marijuana more severely than does the Sunshine State. Under Florida law, marijuana possession of 20 grams or less (about two-thirds of an ounce) is a criminal misdemeanor punishable by up to one-year imprisonment and a $1,000 fine. Marijuana possession over 20 grams, as well as the cultivation of even a single pot plant, are defined by law as felony offenses – punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. more
That's because they're "idiots" and have "medieval minds."......Susan Harris "Liberalism in the TV industry is "100 percent dominant, and anyone who denies it is kidding, or not telling the truth."......Leonard Goldberg more Could it be that Conservatives are not creative or funny? Go Hollywood! benjaminshapiro.com
Bow-Tie Pasta With Ham, Tomatoes, Spinach, Greek Olives, Feta Cheese and Olive Oil.....Delicious! $3.99......At Gold Ring Cafe, Tampa St. and Columbus Dr. in Tampa. How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local!
Rick Scott signs law requiring Floridians to pass drug tests to get state benefits.
"The goal of this is to make sure we don't waste taxpayers' money, And hopefully more people will focus on not using illegal drugs.".....Rick Scott
"Once again, this governor has demonstrated his dismissal of both the law and the right of Floridians to personal privacy by signing into law a bill that treats those who have lost their jobs like suspected criminals,"......ACLU of Florida director Howard Simon more
Cocktails for a Cause is your chance to explore the beautiful new Tampa Museum of Art while meeting on and off-air WMNF personalities! SONO Cafe' is donating 5% of all food purchases and 10% of all liquor, beer or wine sales to directly benefit WMNF! SONO Café at Tampa Museum of Art Friday, June 3, 6-9pm, Free! info
A (Tampa) woman was arrested Sunday on child abuse and neglect charges after she beat a 1-year-old child in her care for eating some marijuana. When another adult tried to intervene, Couch picked up a 5-pound dumbbell and hit him in the back and chest. more
It has been a rough couple of months for women, children and working-class families in Florida. From a job-killing Governor to an anti-choice state legislature, Floridians are under siege by an extreme right-wing agenda that is crippling the state. The way out of this mess is by electing strong, progressive candidates. This is done by getting off our asses and voting for them. Locally see, Kelly Benjamin and Carrie West. Who could of easily won in our past election if more of us had just voted.
Jul 16, 2011 9:00 AM Dickenson Elementary School 4720 Kelly Road, Tampa info
Gator’s Dockside® started with one neighborhood restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida in 1991. The success of this first restaurant inspired owners Tony and Paul Cipparone and John Foerst to expand operations throughout the Sunshine State.
5840 East Fowler Avenue, Temple Terrace info Eat Local!
We call on the U.S. Department of Justice to review and reject Florida’s new anti-voter law. Sign The Petition To be delivered to: Department of Justice, Attorney General
$10.00 Car Wash At the southeast corner of Broad St. and Florida Ave in Tampa. 7 days a week, 9am - 6pm. Stop in and see him, he needs our help. Tell him The Stogie sent you.
On May 28, 2011 Television host Adam Kokesh and several other activists participating in a flash-mob were arrested at the publicly-funded Thomas Jefferson Memorial. Their crime? Silently dancing, in celebration of the first amendment's champion; a clear violation of their right to free-expression. In an excessive use of force, video was captured of Adam being body slammed and placed in a choke for his non-crime.
For The Insurance Companies A Tampa cop on the median looking inside peoples cars to see if they are wearing their seatbelts. Five of his buddies cruisers idling nearby. Bruce B. Downs & Dona Michelle Dr in New Tampa. Taxpayers beware.
Best Pork Sandwich In Tampa Bay $5.69......At Airport Variety Store, 4600 Roosevelt Boulevard, Clearwater How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local!
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has updated a widely cited chart to show that Bush-era tax cuts to the rich and two ill-advised wars - not the economic downturn - are primarily responsible for the massive debt now driving Republicans to cut health, education, social services and every other remotely useful program. As usual, the visuals speak louder than any numbers. here
Dozens of Cuba's oldest citizens are meeting at Havana's posh Hotel National this week, to celebrate another anniversary of the "120 Year Club." The organization claims more than 5,000 seniors as members, with many aged 100 or older. They hope to reach the 120-year mark through healthy diet, regular exercise, and positive thinking.
The Stogie was able to hold a BBQ for a number of neighbors who are recovering crack-addicts. To show how proud we are of all of them. All the food was donated and home grown.
Former vice president Dick Cheney heaped praise on House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, author of the GOP’s budget blueprint to phase out Medicare and replace it with a subsidies system for seniors to buy private insurance.
“We need to get serious about dealing with [our] debt problem,” the former vice president explained. Most of the government’s $14.3 trillion debt is a result of Bush-era policies, such as tax cuts for the wealthy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Is Michael working for the Cuban government? Michael begins doing research for a school term paper about the Communist party. But instead of heading to the public library, Michael writes a few letters of inquiry to the Cuban government. The results are both swift and terrible: Michael and the rest of the Evans family are targeted as a likely "security risk" by the FBI.
The final vote on the proposal originated by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, was 57-40, mostly along party lines. here Republican Marco Rubio voted to end it.
Florida voters disapprove 57 - 29 percent of the job Rick Scott is doing, the worst score of any governor in the states surveyed by Quinnipiac University and down from a 48 - 35 percent disapproval in an April 6 survey, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. info
For only $1.5 million, (Charles) Koch bought a big chunk of the economics department of Florida State University. His donation gives him control of a new "academic" program at this public institution to indoctrinate students in his self-serving political theories. The billionaire gets to screen all applicants, veto any he deems insufficiently ideological, and sign off on all hires. Also, the department head must submit yearly reports to Koch about the faculty's speeches, publications, and classes, and he evaluates the faculty based on "objectives" that he sets. more
Bacalao With Rice and Yuca. $4.99 @ Huracan Northwest corner of Sligh and Central in Seminole Heights (Where the poor locals eat.) How Much Was Your Last Value Meal? Eat Local!
On this day in 1895, Cuban revolutionary José Martí died in battle against the Spaniards. Today on a tiny chunk of Cuban soil in Ybor City, a small group of Tampa residents of Cuban descent commemorated the anniversary. 89-year-old Al Arteaga of Cuba Vive Tampa Bay brought flowers to the Friends of José Martí Park.