UF's "Jeb Bush College of Education"

The University of Florida's faculty may have denied Gov. Jeb Bush an honorary degree, but his political allies in the state House of Representatives have found another way to honor the former governor on the school's Gainesville campus.......more

Jeb Bush WILL Me Memorialized

Ronda Storms An Embarrassment To Her Community

"When the Ronda Storms of the world show up, people get together and start talking about what we have to do to get rid of bigotry.".......more

Hillsborough Residents Say Bring On Mass Transit

A majority of Hillsborough County residents don't think road building alone will ease congestion, according to a survey released Tuesday. An overwhelming number of residents polled also think the county will need rail or mass transit in the next 50 years, and that new development should pay for its effect on roads and schools........more

Jump on The Iorio Express @ Tampa Rail

Florida A&M University’s Marching 100

May Play For Obama In Tampa On Sunday

Final plans for attending the fundraiser have not been made. The invite “is under consideration,” according to FAMU spokeswoman LaNedra Carroll......more

The Cost Of Iraq On Florida

Based on a March 28, 2007 report by Americans Against Escalation in Iraq, the war has cost Florida taxpayers $20.7 Billion dollars. The escalation will cost us an additional $5.6 Billion. That's not the true price of this war. 16,592 Florida National Guard and Reservist have served in the Iraq war. They are the ones making the real sacrifice......more

Couch Color Described By Racial Slur

When the new chocolate-coloured sofa set was delivered to her Brampton home, Doris Moore was stunned to see packing labels describing the shade as "Nigger-brown.".......more

The A La Carte
At The Art Institute of Tampa
The A La Carte restaurant gives culinary students hands-on professional experience learning what it takes to run a restaurant. A La Carte is open to the public......more

The restaurant, located on the second floor of The Art Institute of Tampa at 4401 N. Himes Ave., is open for lunch on Mondays and Tuesdays from 11.30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Stogie Interviews The Local Homeless

Meet Rose

A 68 year old mother of 3 (ages 52 to 44). She was born in Cooperstown, NY, but now resides on the streets of Tampa. She has been homeless since 1972. She recently applied for Section 8, but was denied. She lives off the kindness of strangers.

The Power Of One Voice
Roberta Fernandez
Since watching the Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," Roberta Fernandez has preached the gospel of global warming. She quit her job and join the Climate Project, an organization that teaches people how to spread the global warming message......more

Good News...Gov. Charlie just announced plans to put solar panels on the governor's mansion. Mayor Pam traded her Lincoln Town Car for a Toyota Camry Hybrid.

Florida May Raise Attacks On Homeless To Level Of Hate Crime

As the region's transients reel from recent brutal attacks on the homeless, state lawmakers are considering a proposal that would make it a hate crime to assault a homeless person in Florida. If the measure is approved, Florida would become the first state in the country to include the homeless among the groups protected under the state's existing hate-crime law......more

Attacks on homeless at 'crisis point'