The Ybor City Stogie

Friday, March 10, 2023

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JUNE 1, 2023 AT 7 PM

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Ybor City Stogie - 20th Birthday

Started as a website on March 19, 2003 at a Howard Dean meeting in Ybor (also launched on that day was the Iraq war). The name comes from the film shot in Ybor City in the 80's, "Long Gone". I wanted to quit many times over the years but never did. I am grateful to have such talented people working along side me now.

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Matt Gaetz Demands Abolishment Of FBI & The Justice Department

Hearings begin for Indigenous men accused of damaging Tampa’s Christopher Columbus statue

Today, two Native American men went to a hearing in downtown Tampa to address the police department’s accusation that they committed crimes by splashing fake blood on a Christopher Columbus statue during a protest.....MORE

University Police Department detains 2 UF student abortion rights protestors

Two UF students, including the co-president of Graduate Assistants United, were arrested by the University Police Department at an abortion rights protest in Turlington Plaza Friday afternoon. ....MORE

Rep. Maxwell Frost Slams DeSantis Over Florida Having The ‘Worst’ Unemployment System During COVID

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APRIL 14, 2023 AT 7 PM

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Ron Desantis Tortured People (And Enjoyed It)

Ron DeSantis is just getting started with his rightwing agenda. That should worry us all

It’s appalling to see the media lavish DeSantis with so much fawning coverage. Especially after all he has done. NORE

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Voucher program expansion could take away $848M from Tampa Bay public schools

Florida lawmakers are pushing for an expansion of the state’s charter school voucher program. While legislature estimates put the cost of the expansion at just shy of $210 million for the state budget, policy impact analysts put the overall cost at roughly $4 billion.

For 10 counties in the Tampa Bay area, the voucher legislation, House Bill 1, could mean almost $850 million gets moved from public schools to charter schools in the 2023-2024 school year, according to estimates by the Florida Policy Institute.

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USF Tampa students arrested at protest call for police chief Chris Daniel to be fired

In the aftermath of four arrests during a demonstration at the University of South Florida earlier this week, students are now demanding that USF’s police chief be fired.....MORE

Universal school choice legislation heading to the House floor

An amended version of the House’s legislation that will expand school choice to all students is advancing and will now head for the House floor.

Some Democrats voted with the majority to advance the bill.

The new version of the school choice bill (HB 1) still offers vouchers for all students, regardless of family income, but it’s going to make it so that public schools can compete on a more even playing field, supporters say. It loosens some regulations regarding student transportation and certification, to name a few.

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Ybor City's historic Centro Asturiano needs TLC

For more than 100 years, Ybor City's historic Centro Asturiano has been a stand-out beacon of multicultural pride.

Built in the Renaissance Mediterranean style, this majestic building — that now needs some TLC and help from the community — was once a safe haven and "mutual aid" society for Spanish immigrants new to America.

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