The Ybor City Stogie

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Higginbotham, Hagan, Murman, and Crist

The goal, is for Hillsborough County to “stop embarrassing us, and embarrassing itself.
“To stop a bully is really easy. But silence to a bully is encouragement. And right now there are too many people who feel the way we do, who are very silently shaking their head at the County Commission.

And we need them to be vocal and visible.”
Those were the words of Nadine Smith, executive director of Equality Florida, speaking at a town hall meeting in Ybor on Tuesday night. The meeting was a response to the controversial 4-3 vote last month by the Hillsborough County Commission, rejecting creation of a domestic partner registry.

Cillizza and the team from The Fix are back again, and they want nominations for best state political blogs:

Now, I certainly wouldn't complain if some generous reader out there wanted to nominate The Spencerian. It would be a genuine honor, and I would be grateful. However, there are a lot of great blogs in this state, and I think they and their writers (and readers, for that matter) deserve a shot. So I am asking you think about other Florida blogs first. Go ahead.You can do it.

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What Stogie Had For Lunch

Wings

With a Bloody Mary

At Beef o'Bradys in Temple Terrace.

Ashley Judd for Kentucky

A Hollywood Liberal?

Or This Guy? remember This?

Mitch McConnell: Top Priority, Make Obama a One Term President.

Karl Rove (This guy is still in business?) must be worried.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Friends Of Stogie

At Gaspar's Patio in Temple Terrace

Sue Carlton: Tampa is not such a bad city after all

At last, someone who gets us.

Like me, maybe you found yourself a little irked at how Tampa was portrayed nationally as the Bayshore backdrop to a scandal that took down a CIA director. If you too were a tad offended by jokes of us being Jacksonville south, and also hotter and uglier than the surface of the moon, take heart.

The Tampa Personal Chef

My name is Cristian Feher, I am the head chef at Tampa Bay Chef Services here in sunny Florida.
I love to write about food and invite you to visit my blog!

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What Stogie Had For Lunch

Hot Cuban

I stopped at Excel Food and Fuel at Bay and S. Dale Mabry in Tampa last week and had some great tacos.
I came back to try a Cuban.

Tampa Receives Federal Grant for Transit

Tampa was awarded $234,281 from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Innovative Transit Workforce Development Program to implement "Meeting Today's and Tomorrow's Job Needs in Mass Transit," a recruitment and training partnership between the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, Inc. (CDC of Tampa) and HART.

Truth about Gov. Rick Scott

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Schnitt Gets What He Deserves

Who is going to sue him for all the hate he spews on that right-wing talk show of his?

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Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary

Needs A Miracle

Opened in 1971, the haven is not accepting any new sick or injured birds for rehabilitation because of financial problems. While it is unclear if the sanctuary is closing, a board member says it will take a miracle to save it.

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Help Them Out
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LegiCamp 2013

Florida Progressives

Orlando City Hall
400 South Orange Av
Saturday, February 9, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

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Tampa, Meet Your New Recycling Bin

Melissa PersoniusTampa's Honey Trapper

Just before lawyer Campbell got popped midtrial for DUI, turns out this pretty woman showed up at Malio's, bought him drinks and ultimately asked him to drive her car, the allegations went. And the cutie turns out to be a legal assistant with opposing counsel Diaco's firm. And the head DUI cop (Ray Fernandez) is big pals with a lawyer in opposing counsel's firm.

Tampa Police Department says Sergeant was 'manipulated.

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Only In Tampa!

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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Local Views: A vote for regression, intolerance

I recently moved to Hillsborough County and have spent the better part of the last year bragging to friends and family about how proud I am of my new home.That pride was shattered by the Hillsborough County Commission's rejection last week of a domestic partnership registry. I could not be more ashamed of this community. The four "no" votes were a step backwards — signaling regression, hate and intolerance. History will mark these commissioners' place alongside the bigots and extremists of other eras. The fight is far from over, and in the end we will win. Good and right always do. The four commissioners had their chance and failed. But now we know where they stand and we can move forward.

Kaitlyn Little, Tampa
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On the same day that the Hillsborough County Commission was meeting with the principals of the Tampa Bay Rays, a vote to allow county residents a domestic partnership registry was being defeated. The Rays should remind the commission that the Rays is an inclusive organization and that this vote is not in line with those values.Twenty years ago, the NFL informed Ye Mystic Krewe that the NFL would not tolerate having the Super Bowl associated with an organization that was not inclusive. So too should Major League Baseball and the Tampa Bay Rays remind the county that
there are consequences to its acts as well.
Jeff Thofner, Tampa
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What Stogie Had For Lunch

Real Tacos
$4.99 at Excel Food and Fuel, Bay and S. Dale Mabry Hwy Tampa.
Great food from a c. store.

“Trouble” and “The Ladies

Tampa reconsiders urban chicken rules.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Kathy Castor immigration reform press conference in Ybor City

Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony In Ybor City

There were emotional moments during Holocaust remembrance ceremony in Ybor City.

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Words From The Tampa BookWorm

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Local Hero Mark Tillery

Tracking down Mark Tillery isn't hard. Monday through Thursday, the retired autoworker can be found volunteering at the Salvation Army St. Petersburg Area Command. He could be in the nonprofit organization's free cafe serving coffee to patrons. Or outside in the Garden of Hope, harvesting vegetables used in the Army's kitchen for its feeding program.

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Monday, January 28, 2013

Happy Birthday Sarah

Stogie's favorite singer is 45 years young today. She has a new album out.
I hope she visits us again soon. Enjoy.
Sarah McLachlan

Steps Forward for the chronically homeless in Tampa

Steps Forward got its start two years ago after Tampa Tank Inc. chief executive officer Calvin Reed told then-Mayor Pam Iorio about a good homeless assistance facility he saw in Texas. In response, Iorio and County Administrator Mike Merrill organized a study group of a few local officials
and business executives.
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Friends Of Stogie

In Temple Terrace

The Wacky World of Bruce Barry

Meet local artist Bruce Barry

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.Satanists Hail Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott!

Meet the Tampa Bay Etsy Crew

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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Anybody But Higginbotham

Hillsborough Commission District 7 Seat
Names Stogie likes.
Mary Mulhern, April Griffin and Rose Ferlita.
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Why Did the Rooster Cross the Road in Ybor City?

To get to one of the neighborhood’s fine dining establishments, of course.
I can’t believe the City of Tampa isn’t paying me for this stuff.
Finding Tampa

Bill Maher And Howard Dean Clash With GOP Panelists

Wasserman Schultz Is Wrong

Florida Congresswoman, and Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz told a South Florida crowd the economic embargo on Cuba should remain in place.

It's Time For The U.S. To End Its Senseless Embargo Of Cuba.

The nominee for U.S. Secretary of State, Sen. John Kerry, once held up millions of dollars in funding for secretive U.S. democracy-building programs in Cuba. Defense Secretary hopeful Chuck Hagel has called the U.S. embargo against the communist-run island "nonsensical" and anachronistic. Both men are now poised to occupy two of the most important positions in President Barack Obama's Cabinet, leading observers on both sides of the Florida Straits to say the time could be ripe for a reboot in relations between the longtime Cold War enemies.

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Help, end the war on the Cuban people, they are being held hostage by a small group of Right-Wing Extremist in South Florida.

Stop The MCM.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

I Hate Tampa Bay

I am not a big fan of the city of Tampa. As far as I could tell, the only businesses in Tampa are used car lots, pawn shops, strip clubs, and medical malpractice attorneys. The baseball stadium sucks. Ybor City is where the clubs used to be, and it harbored some of the worst music anywhere........Greg Miller the singer of The Whiskey Daredevils, a group of barely talented dead beat no frills rockers.

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Hong Kong Willie More Than kitsch

Passers-by traveling south on Interstate 75 at Fletcher Avenue mightwonder:
'What's up with the lobster buoys?'
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Friday, January 25, 2013

What A Surprise

Hillsborough Denies Domestic Partnership Registry

Commissioners Victor Crist, Ken Hagan, Al Higginbothom and Sandra Murman voted against the motion.

Commissioners Les Miller, Kevin Beckner and Mark Sharpe voted in favor.

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“It is evident by the vote today that a majority of my colleagues are out of touch with Hillsborough County voters and remain shackled by the unbendable ideology of their political masters,”....Kevin Beckner

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Fish And Chips
With Seafood Gumbo
Mid Peninsula Seafood, 400 49th Street South St. Petersburg
Proud to be family owned and operated since 1978!