The Ybor City Stogie

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Ron DeSantis warns that abortion rights advocates are ‘loaded for bear’ in Florida

Can anti-abortion forces repel pro-choice groups in this 'big, expensive state'? The Governor sounds worried his side can't keep up with spending.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is happy that it will take at least 60% of the vote to protect abortion access via a ballot initiative next year, because he expects amendment sponsors to be “loaded for bear.”

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New polling shows Floridians want law protecting confederate monuments

While the South may or may not rise again as the old saying suggests, a new survey indicates many Floridians value monuments to the bygone Lost Cause of the Civil War.....Read More

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Ybor Life

7th Ave

LIVE DEBATE: Ron DeSantis vs Gavin Newsom

Abortion rights organization wading into Public Defender contests for the first time

With a bill poised to go into effect that calls for criminalizing abortions, a reproductive rights organization is wading into Public Defender contests and endorsing candidates for the first time in its 15-year history.....Read More

Santa Fest Parade and Tampa Tree Lighting at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park

The City of Tampa is getting into the holiday spirit with the return of the annual Santa Fest Parade and Tampa Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 2, at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park.

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Ybor Paparazzi

Glen

City of Tampa holds 'mass casualty' drill

Support The Merchants Of Ybor

Crime Stat Talking Points Backfire On Florida's GOP

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Jerk Chicken

Rice and Plaltanos

$6.49 Lunch Special

Hines Caribbean Cuisine

3313 N. Nebraska Ave, Ybor Heights

Tampa's Best Jamaican Food!

DeSantis suffers major blow to Presidential Campaign

The History of the Cuban Sandwich

An illustrated look at how the pressed sandwich became storied in Tampa, Fla., Miami and beyond. more

Year after solar panels, St. Pete man's power bill goes down

Suicide Rates In America Hit New Record: REPORT

The number of suicides in the United States neared 50,000 in 2022, the highest number since 1941, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.....Read More

Abortion-rights advocates narrow focus of petition drive for FL constitutional amendment

The organization behind the proposed amendment to enshrine the right to abortion within the Florida Constitution is narrowing its petition drive to 10 specific congressional districts to make sure it demonstrates broad support across the state.....Read More

Hillsborough Cold Weather Shelters To Open Wednesday Night

Hillsborough County’s cold weather shelters program will be activated again tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 29, for the homeless and those who live in homes without adequate heat who are unable to find other accommodations.....Read More

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Who are the Tampa 5?

The Tampa 5 are made up of five activists from the Tampa area facing up to ten years in prison on false charges brought upon by the police for protesting at the University of South Florida (USF) against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ attacks on diversity programs, ethnic studies, and women’s and gender studies in higher education.....Read More