Saturday, March 11, 2017

Wall Of Love In Ybor














Ybor Paparazzi

Kate Connolly
At Reservoir Bar

Fight For 15: #AskAcosta Keyotta Lee of Tampa


Whose Side is Acosta On?
The Fight for $15 scored a major victory when we helped knock out Donald Trump's first pick to lead the Department of Labor – the awful fast-food CEO Andy Puzder.
Now, Trump’s nominated Alexander Acosta for the job – and we want to know: Will he stand up for us?
This is our moment to find out – and make sure our senators hold him accountable.
What do you want to #AskAcosta?

Florida GOP Power Grab

A wide-ranging bill that would rein in local governments’ ability to increase taxes narrowly passed the Florida House Ways & Means Committee. here

Friday, March 10, 2017

Get Well Alan Snel

Alan Snel, a longtime Florida bicycle advocate, is in a Fort Pierce intensive care unit after a motorist hit him from behind while he was riding his bike Tuesday. here
Visit him on Facebook

"I was cycling to Fort Pierce on Old Dixie in St. Lucie County this morning when a motorist hit me from behind."

When I first started blogging Mr. Snel helped us out alot.
Visit his blog here

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Darcy
He is from Alabama

Wall Of Love In Ybor Tonight

9 PM - El Centro Ybor

Florida Sheriff David Morgan Shares His Opinions On "Black Culture"

Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless living in Tampa

Rick Scott Loyalists Appointed To The State Constitution Revision Commission

Rick Scott named 14 people — nearly all of them loyalists who have served the governor or been appointed by him in other capacities — to the state Constitution Revision Commission. here

Thursday, March 9, 2017

The Tampa Story featuring Bob Buckhorn

The Tampa Story featuring Bob Buckhorn from Ybor City Stogie on Vimeo.

Farewell Bob Buckhorn!

HART Riders

Jessica and Dawn

Tampa Hoods

Downtown

FPL Customers About To Take It Deep


After losing a major battle in court last year, Florida Power & Light is now turning to the Florida Legislature to change the state law and give it the authority to charge customers, and profit off, speculative natural gas fracking. 
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The bill, HB 1043 by Florida GOP Rep. Jason Brodeur, of Sanford, is titled
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"Prudent Utility Investments in Natural Gas Reserves,"
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and the Senate companion is SB 1248 
by Florida GOP Sen. Aaron Bean of 
Fernandina Beach.

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Vaca Frita
With Moro and Yuca
At La Teresita in Tampa

Florida GOP: Foxes In The Henhouse

State of State
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Rick Scott promised to fight for economic-incentive money, business tax cuts (Corporate Welfare) and conservative education reforms. here
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A coalition of labor, environmental, LGBT-rights, and other left-leaning groups under the banner “Awake the State” organized more than a dozen rallies across Florida to coincide with the first day of the 2017 legislative session, including an event at the Capitol. Their message: Scott and Republican leaders are not fighting for us.
-“The governor, and frankly the speaker (Richard Corcoran), are living in an alternative reality.” Sen. Gary Farmer

Sierra Club Film Screening & Panel — Troubled Waters: Connections and Consequences

3.21 - 5:30 PM
The Tampa Theatre

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Jo Jo

Marco Rubio Protest At Dale Mabry And Kennedy In Tampa










Marco Rubio Tuesdays in Tampa, Florida
Since he was kicked out of his office in Westshore
 the folks have moved the weekly protest to the corner 
of  At Dale Mabry And Kennedy.

Statement from Ben Pollara, Executive Director of Florida for Care, on HB 1397

"I believe Leader Rodrigues was sincere and thoughtful in his approach and authorship of this law, but I can't help but be dismayed by the House proposal. The bill begins by moving backwards in many ways critical to the letter and spirit of the constitution, and in some cases, the existing low-THC Cannabis statute.

In addition to banning smokable and edible marijuana products, HB 1397 bans the vaporization of marijuana oils, except for terminal patients. That is a further restriction than what even the current law allows.

HB 1397 also offers only a modest expansion of the marketplace for medical marijuana treatment centers and again takes a step backwards in doing so. Forget about government not being in the business of picking winners and losers, HB 1397 literally picks losers in the issuance of the first tranche of new licenses proposed in the legislation. The bill calls for the first five licenses issued to be awarded to applicants who previously applied for, but failed to win, a license under the current law.

Today is the start of session and I hope this bill is the start of a meaningful debate in the House over the merits of this approach and that as the bill moves through the process, it applies more free market principals."

Jacksonville Landlord Says Adios To Marco Rubio

Protesters have booted Rubio out of a second office in Florida — not long after his staff was forced to leave his location in Tampa. The owner of Rubio’s office in Jacksonville has decided not to renew the lease because of weekly protests. here

Ybor Space

Ybor City, Florida

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Awake The State Rally In Tampa

Gaslight Park

Marc Rodrigues, Rev. Russell Myers  and Kelly Benjamin


Ashley and Dayna


Kent Bailey


Tim Heberlein


Marc Rodrigues


Bleu










Downtown Tampa
Visit them here

Awake The State In Downtown Tampa

Today 2PM 
Gaslight Park

Tampa Hoods

Tampa Theater
Downtown

Heartless HART

Where are the HART folks in 
the transit debate?

We understand they are probably doing the best they can with the money they get. But shouldn't they be trying to get more. Why the silence? Speak up, Buy more buses. Change the frequency from 20 minutes to 10. Upgrade the transfer centers. (The bathrooms at Marion transit center is a start.). Give your drivers some lessons in manners. 
We graded some of them for attitude.

Very Nice
#4309
#1488
#2447

NICE
#2384
#4090
#2330
#2330

NOT SO NICE
#3526
#1817
#1159

ASSHOLES
#4125
#4214

Katharine Eagan you are suppose to be the leader.
 Where is your voice?  If you don't speak up, we will.

The Ybor City Rooster

At The Bunker

Tampa Pride 2017 - Ybor City

3.25 - 10AM
Ybor City, Florida