Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Ybor City Preservationists Win
An agreement between preservation supporters and Hillsborough Community College, in Tampa, will let the college proceed with construction of a controversial new student-services building.........here
Lawton Chiles Elementary Students Head To Iowa
Seven students were building a bridge out of the flimsiest materials imaginable — a thin strip of construction paper, string, tape, labels, rubber bands and a few paper clips. And they had just five minutes to make it as long as possible.......moreGo Falcons!
Hillsborough Residents Say No To Tent City For Homeless
Most agree that homelessness is a problem in Hillsborough County that needs more attention. But one solution, a proposed tent city on Hillsborough Avenue near Harney Road, has neighbors fearful of decreased property values and increased crime.......hereTuesday, May 19, 2009
Welcome Rain
The Back Woods at the Museum of Science & Industry Is a 25 acre forest preserve in the midst of urban Tampa, Florida.
Tampa, Home Base Of Operation Panama Express
Four Colombian men are facing a federal judge today in the first trial under a new law targeting semisubs used to smuggle cocaine from Colombia to the United States..........moreThe new law, signed by former President George W. Bush in October. It makes it a crime punishable by up to 15 years in federal prison to be in international waters in a stateless submersible or semisubmersible vessel designed to avoid detection.
Wengay Newton’s Summer Vacation
It was eight of us with a single mom, so there wasn’t a lot of vacationing. We’d go to Busch Gardens … one or two of us, then we would come back and tell the rest how it was.”......... Wengay Newton
Justice For Melissa Sjostrom
Three months ago, a driver in an SUV killed a woman crossing a South Tampa street and fled. Within hours, Tampa police had connected a red paint chip from the scene to a Nissan Murano with front end damage parked in front of a million-dollar Davis Islands home. The paint flake from the crime scene fit "just like a jigsaw puzzle," an officer wrote in a report..........here
Stogie Has Some Questions
*Two weeks after Sjostorm died, a check for $100,000 was sent to her mother from the company that insured the SUV?
*If there is nothing to hide, why take the fifth?
*Why is the family in therapy?
*Why did the Tampa police detective who investigated the case, Robert D. Powell, failed to appear in court?
Powell listed two crash witnesses in an affidavit he sent to the court 11 days ago. However, no witnesses were subpoenaed to testify at today's hearing, the judge learned in court today. Sending subpoenaes to witnesses in traffic cases is typically the responsibility of the Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit Court's office.
"You wouldn't leave a dog to die alone in a street like that,"..........Connie Wheeler
Strip Club King: The Story of Joe Redner
Is now available for pre-order at the link below. The official North American release date is August 4, so all DVDs purchased will be shipped that day.Monday, May 18, 2009
Pit Bulls Pounding the Pavement
Please come out and support Pit Bulls Pounding the Pavement's all time favorite Pit Bull Rescue group PIT STOP BULLYS in their efforts to raise money for their rescue organization........hereThursday, May 21st! from 5pm-8pm
Sweet Tomatoes on Dale Mabry just south of Bearss
Tampa Children Sing to Help New Orleans
Focusing on the needs of others, 15 members of the award-winning Tampa Bay Children's Chorus will participate this summer in a five-day festival in New Orleans..........here
Spence's Ybor City Adventure
Wow what an interesting night! What started off as a few friends going to a local bar to do some karaoke turned into us going clear down to Ybor City and seeing many interesting sites..........more
The Tampa That Might Have Been
A year ago I was doing microfilm research on local history at the John German(y) Library in Tampa. I was flabbergasted to discover a Tampa Tribune article from November 25, 1924, that mentioned the work of the famous town planner John Nolen in connection with Tampa..........more
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Stogie Recommends: Star Trek
The New Crew Of The USS EnterpriseGreat Casting, Especially Karl Urban As Dr. McCoy. Stogie's Trekkie Fix For The Rest Of His Life.
here
ENOUGH OF THIS
There can be no question that an insidious effort to dismantle growth management is bad for the state when both the Hillsborough County Commission and 1000 Friends of Florida are asking Gov. Charlie Crist to veto the legislation. The commission rarely stands up to developers,
and 1000 Friends is a stalwart supporter of smart community planning........here
Hillsborough Gets Two New Pet-Friendly Hurricane Shelters
Hillsborough County is doubling the number of pet-friendly disaster shelters it offers to four, just in time for hurricane season. Animal Services workers are seeking monetary donations so they can purchase pet crates and other supplies for the additional two shelters............here
Leilani’s Perspective: Heatwave Hopscotch
Last night, Photographer Phil and I played Heatwave Hopscotch, skipping from stage to stage, pausing longer at some than at others though never staying long enough to get comfortable in any one place, and having a grand old time all along the way............more
Anti-Sink Web Site Set Up By Alachua Republican
There's already one group going after Democrat Alex Sink with a Web site called Don't Bank on Sink that re-uses the same "banker" talking points the state GOP put out yesterday, minutes after the state chief financial officer announced her gubernatorial bid.........more
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Cut and Run Charlie Crist
By running for U.S. Senate, Charlie Crist has cut and run on the Sunshine State, once again taking the easy way out, avoiding responsibility and leaving the hard work of facing Florida's problems to the next governor........here
Hillsborough County Teacher Ross Anderson
Was named this year's We Deliver award winner. The award, funded by an anonymous donor through the district's education foundation, recognizes an employee who "delivers miracles every day,"...............here
Buddy Johnson Is In More Hot Water
In an effort to appeal to taxpayers during his campaign for re-election last year, Buddy Johnson boasted that he had cut his office's budget by 10 percent. Instead, according to an audit released Friday, Johnson overspent his budget in the final 15 months of his administration by $2.35 million...........more
Parents Gave Permission For Their Children To Be Shocked
Florida Prisons Shock Kids Demonstrations at three Florida prisons where more than 40 children were shocked with stun guns have led to the dismissal of three employees and the resignation of two others, Corrections Secretary Walter McNeil said Friday.............here
Become A Friend of SWFBUD
You can become a Friend of SWFBUD for $25 a year and the first 100 Friends will get a free Polar Bottle water bottle.If you want to become a Friend, contact SWFBUD Director Alan Snel at
Michael Lowry's Mercy
A St. Petersburg homeowner's mercy might be the only reason a burglary suspect is still alive.............hereFriday, May 15, 2009
Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White
The Cyrano de Bergerac of Kennedy Blvd.Has found himself in a fine kerfuffle of kinkiness in the wake of a federal sexual discrimination lawsuit brought by a former aide who claims no sooner did she go work for the commissioner in 2007 than Kevin White began redefining the term public service...........more
A Day Late And Billions Of Dollars Short
For Hillsborough On Growth-Management BillAfter months of hounding from activists and even early coverage in both papers including this editorial in the Trib dated Feb 21st, 2009 the Hillsborough County Commission finally weighs in on Senate Bill 360, a bad revamp of Florida’s growth-management safeguards.........here
Thursday, May 14, 2009
TECO Denies Report Of High Toxin Discharge
Tampa Electric is denying suggestions that its Big Bend Power Station is dumping high levels of selenium, a metal toxin, into Tampa Bay. The Washington Post reported recently that several U.S. power plants have been flushing wastewater with levels of selenium that far exceed EPA standards into U.S. waterways. The Big Bend plant was included in the Post's analysis..........more
Solar Car Stops In Tampa
It's a glimmer of gold and black topping out at 75 mph. No stops for gas. Just food, rest and friends. But it's a looker.......here
Bob Graham Endorses Alex Sink
Former Gov. Bob Graham has endorsed Alex Sink for Florida's next Governor. Graham is the most respected Democratic politician in Florida. The endorsement is symbolically huge for Sink.........here
Under-The-Bus Week For Hillsborough’s County Commissioners
For all of you mass transit supporters … buses everywhere were busy last week giving you a glimpse of what really goes on down at County Center...........more
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Colleen Sullivan Of Tampa
A Tampa mother who deputies say left her baby in a hot car while she broke into a home and punched a resident was arrested Monday. Colleen Sullivan, 21, lifted a sliding glass door off its track to enter a home at 1326 Autumn Drive while her 4-month-old boy sat in 93-degree heat outside...........more
My Kind of Town
Ybor City in Tampa is my favorite place to hang out and take photos. It's been a part of my life since the early eighties when I attended college there...........more
Palmetto Beach
Where is this little building. What country is it in? When I found it I drove right by at first, circled back and stopped right in front and just studied it for a while..........here
Alex Sink For Governor Of Florida!
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When Alex Sink is elected in November 2010, she will be Florida’s first woman governor! Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Salvation Army Shelter In St. Pete
I love the daily paper. In no other publication can you read one article full of facts, shedding light on some problem and then read a columnist in the next section completely unaware of said facts and making uneducated statements. I bring this up, because I just finished my Sunday edition of the St. Petersburg Times..........more
Tampa No.1 ‘Cookout Capital’ In Florida
Propane tank exchange brand Blue Rhino has just announced its top 100 Cookout Capitals for 2009.Bike To Work Day In Tampa
Downtown Tampa will be celebrating National Bike to Work Day on May 15 with group rides coming in from literally all directions. Participants will meet up afterwards at Indigo Coffee for a free beverage........here
Local Hero Tyler Kemmitzer
Saw his 3-year-old sister standing on the pool ladder, a frozen expression on her face. Her hand was pointing down toward the water. She was pointing at Ashley Lawler, floating face-down. Tyler took only seconds Sunday evening to clamber over a 4-foot fence, jump into the above-ground pool and grab Ashley........here
Monday, May 11, 2009
Lisa, Zachary, And Savannah Freiberg Of Tampa
Lisa worked at Wal-Mart on Dale Mabry Highway at Bearss Avenue where dozens of her friends and co-workers attended the ceremony in the lobby. The 26-year-old mother and her young children were brutally killed in their Lutz home on Mother's Day last year.........here
Sara Swanson's Work Out
A Tampa mother has been charged with child neglect after her 3-year-old son was found wandering their apartment complex Sunday afternoon without any clothes on.........more
Pam Iorio: Not Running For US Senate
Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, who a few months ago expressed interest in Mel Martinez’s seat in the Senate, said today she will not run for statewide or national office in 2010..........here
Jennifer Howe's Mothers Day
Howe, who was let go by WTSP in September after more than a dozen years, has not yet found another job. She said life has been tough since she left the station, with few job prospects..........more
"Mr. Nice Guy" Peter Schorsch
Schorsch said Bennett was at first reticent to bring him on as a hired campaign employee given Schorsch's previous legal troubles. He was arrested in 2006 on charges he stole nearly $10,000 from the Tarpon Springs Democratic Club and from Ed Helm and Eve Joy, who ran for mayor and a seat on the St. Petersburg City Council, respectively, a year earlier.
Schorsch also still owes the state more than $67,000
for 40 election law violations in 2005..........more
Jamie Bennett
Sunday, May 10, 2009
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