Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Florida Grouper with Peri Peri Beurre Blanc

I bought about a pound of grouper (which has been scarce lately). I made a quick dusting of flour, kosher salt, white pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and a bit of peri peri powder and lightly coated the fillet..........here

"Taxi to the Dark Side" Premiere In Ybor City

7:30pm Friday, April 18, 2008
Winner of the 2008 Academy Awards "Best Documentary Feature"
here

Streets Of St. Petersburg, Florida

"The Land" Pulled From Tampa School’s Shelves

An award-winning young-adult book was pulled from the shelves of an elementary school after a review committee determined it was inappropriate for the grade level. “The Land,” by Mildred Taylor, will be collected and put on library shelves in middle schools instead........here

Sax Player Arrested In Ybor City

"There should be something in the Constitution that protects someone with little or no power," he said. "This country was built on capitalism. What I do is one of the purest forms of capitalism there is.".........here

Tampa's Free Speech Zone

Florida Ave In Downtown Tampa

Monday, April 14, 2008

Hillary Lost It

"It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."...........here
If Hillary Clinton somehow manages to lie and divide and hate her way to the top of the Democratic ticket, she can forget about my vote.

Going Native in Florida

As a trying-to-reform black-thumb gardener in Florida, I’ve learned to appreciate the benefits and advantages of native plants. They’re the smartest way to go for anyone who loves greenery but hates the constant battle against bugs, drought, heat and the region’s other environmental challenges..........here

My Greener Tampa

SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE

The Seven Mile Bridge, longest of 43 spans that help comprise the Florida Keys Overseas Highway, is to close to vehicular traffic early Saturday morning for an annual footrace over the convergence of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.......here

Burger King Espionage In The Sunshine State

In Florida, groups organizing for tomato pickers’ rights say they might have been spied on and vilified online by the fast-food conglomerate Burger King. The Fort Myers News-Press traced threatening emails directed at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Student/Farmworker Alliance to Burger King’s corporate headquarters in Miami, Florida.........here

Half Of Florida’s Pirate Fleet Sinks

The replica pirate ship The Treasure Seeker went down in rough seas as it attempted a voyage to the Virgin Islands. Its owners had decided to leave Florida permanently for (supposedly) greener pastures in the tropics, and were lucky to escape with their lives..........here

Elitist And Divisive

Obama 2008

Homeland Security Fan In Land O' Lakes, Florida

US 41 And State Road 54

Florida's Conserve Wildlife License Plate

The Wildlife Foundation of Florida has awarded $414,034 in grants to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to support the agency’s research, management and promotion of Florida’s natural resources. A total of $358,034 came from funds raised by sales of the Conserve Wildlife specialty license plate............here

US Veterans Benefits

Wesley Chapel, Florida