Last week during the heavy and prolonged rains in Palm Coast Florida, an osprey nest with two chicks was completely destroyed. The osprey family was obviously distraught and hung around the nest location trying to survive...........here
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The Osprey Family Of Palm Coast, Florida
Last week during the heavy and prolonged rains in Palm Coast Florida, an osprey nest with two chicks was completely destroyed. The osprey family was obviously distraught and hung around the nest location trying to survive...........here
The Rebirth Of Kiley Gardens In Downtown Tampa
Kiley Gardens, the hotly contested riverfront park nestled between Kennedy Boulevard and the new Tampa Museum of Art off of Ashley Street, will be saved after all. Well, most of it will be saved........more
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Pork ChopsWith Black Beans And Rice And Tamale
$6.99.......At Airport Variety Store, 4600 Roosevelt Blvd, Clearwater
Draft Annette Taddeo for Florida’s CFO
Last week, 2008 congressional challenger Annette Taddeo suggested she might be interested in a possible run for CFO. This would be a very good idea. If you already know about Annette and agree, go sign the petition and encourage her to jump into the race.........here
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Virtual Town Hall Set For Hillsborough Budget Hearings
And It Was Commissioner Al Higginbotham's IdeaHillsborough residents who don't like the way county government spends their tax dollars will soon have a way to question commissioners' budget decisions directly. Upcoming budget meetings will be the first "virtual town hall" events, during which residents can comment or ask questions via e-mails or by phone..........more
Why We Need Florida Hometown Democracy
As if the past dirty deeds and developer-driven agendas of many of our Hillsborough County commissioners wasn’t proof enough (yes, we mean you Team Sprawl) now the Florida Legislature has shown you exactly why we need Florida Hometown Democracy (FHD). FHD is a citizen-driven initiative that would allow voters to make growth decisions instead of leaving it in the greased and dirty hands of politicians. To help make the case for FHD, there is this year’s legislative session........more Meetings On The Friendship Trail
Folks, many of you used the now-closed Friendship Trail and want the trail re-opened. Well, you'll get your chance to talk at two important public meetings to held by the Friendship Trailbridge Oversight Committee -- a public panel made up of county commissioners and staff members from both Hillsborough and Pinellas counties..........here
Ileana And Mario Protest Something Che Related
If something Che Guevara-related happens in America and Miami Cubans don't make a fuss about it,did it even actually happen?............here
Lincoln Was Busy
Only $15 Million To Fix Friendship Trail Bridge
A St. Pete Times story says it will cost $15 million -- not $30 million as originally thought -- to repair the Friendship Trail Bridge so that its life would be extended by 10 years........hereWe Spend About $255 Million Per Day On The Iraq War.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Lonnie Lea Napier Good Neighbor Award
The Hillsborough County Office of Neighborhood Relations is looking for nominees for the summer quarter 2009 Lonnie Lea Napier Good Neighbor Award. Individuals, neighborhood associations and community groups may make nominations to the Office of Neighborhood Relations until close of business June 12.........here
Monday, May 25, 2009
St. Petersburg Sued for Ordinances Targeting the Homeless
Three organizations just backed five homeless individuals in filing a class-action lawsuit against the City of St. Petersburg on behalf of all of the homeless people living in the city. The three organizations are the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, the Southern Legal Counsel, and Florida Institutional Legal Services..........here
Sen. Mike Bennett's Kool-Aid
Senator Mike Bennett-R who spawned SB 360. A bill that dismantles growth management. The bill promotes growth in dense urban areas by removing the state required costs of transportation concurrency and the duplicative development of regional impact (DRI) process within those areas.
(Nimby translation: Developers shouldn’t have to foot the bill for more growth by having to pay for infrastructure; that is what you taxpayers are for.)..........more
Gov. Crist Phone: 850-488-4441 - Email: Charlie.Crist@MyFlorida.com
St. Petersburg Landowners Sue Over Pinellas Trail
The owner of the City Wide Mini-Storage at 1942 Second Ave. S in St. Petersburg, Vito Farese, is suing the city because he feels it should have compensated him when the Pinellas Trail was put in............more
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Miami: Stop Complaining and Get Off Your Ass
I typically don't like getting into politics, but when my friend Brad told me about the 100 Days of Obama event at Kafa Café in midtown Miami, I was more than happy to attend..........more
Last Chance To Ask Charlie To Veto SB 360
Now, more than ever, your voice needs to be heard by the Governor. Yesterday he signed HB 227 into law, which is the impact fee bill. Local governments have their hands tied for the next two years to increase or add any new impact fees to pay for new development.If SB 360 gets signed by the Governor with this impact fee law enacted, our local governments will NOT be able to ask any more for transportation impact fees than we currently have. In effect, YOU will get taxed to make up for the infrastructure that developers should be paying for to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.
SB 360 has been sitting on the Governor’s desk since 5/18. He has 15 days to sign the bill (becomes law), veto it (kills it), or do nothing which would automatically let the bill become law. You are not too late to help stop this awful bill.
Gov. Crist Phone: 850-488-4441
Email: Charlie.Crist@MyFlorida.com
Email: Charlie.Crist@MyFlorida.com
Rally For National Health Care In Tampa
Phenomenal advocate for single payer Dr. Greg Silver of Physicians For National Health Program will be providing his expertise as we speak with Sen. Nelson's people and the media.Please Join Us If You Can, Even For A Little While
Thurs, 5-28 3-7pm
Sam Gibbons Federal Court House
801 N. Florida Ave, Tampa
Contact Michael D. Fox @ 727-320-4502 For More Info
Walmart Put A Bible In My Pants
This small bible turned up in the buttoned back pocket of some khakis I bought. My receipt shows two polo shirts, pants, chicken tenders and potato logs hot from the deli. Store manager Eric Hirons of (the Supercenter in New Port Richey) name and phone number appears as well.............here
Sanford Police Destroy House
Sanford police wanted to make a drug bust early Saturday morning. They didn't make an arrest but did accidentally burn down a house........here
It's Crist vs. Crist
Remember the Charlie Crist who in February happily shared a stage in Fort Myers with President Obama? Remember the Charlie Crist who loved the nearly $800 billion economic stimulus plan that only three of his fellow Republicans in Congress voted for? Remember That Charlie Crist?........hereTroy Tidwell The 'One Armed Man' Of Marianna
The White House Boys, now men in their 50s and 60s finally got a deposition with the man they accused of the intense beating that went on in the building they dubbed "The White House" on the campus of the Florida Industrial School for Boys in Mariana, Florida..........more
The Death Of Joey Turner
Was the death of 20-year-old Joey Turner on July 4, 2004, in the Gulf of Mexico, less than 100 yards off St. Pete Beach a tragic drowning—–or was it a homicide? Nearly five years later there are more questions than answers surrounding the mysterious death of Turner, an accomplished swimmer, in a “boating accident” after he allegedly jumped from a vessel being operated by Lance Skipper, 19, son of prominent Pinellas County developer Paul Skipper............hereThere is evidence of a seriously flawed investigation by the St. Pete Beach Police Department, and in particular, by lead investigator Vincent Marsilia.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Where Would We Be Without Newspapers?
Tampa Police (Finaly) Executed A Search Warrant Friday night on the Davis Islands home of Robert and Kim Valdez, parents of a teen suspected of fleeing a hit-and-run crash. On Thursday, police reactivated their investigation of the crash,
after the St. Petersburg Times raised questions about the 3-month-old case.............more
Picnic Island Beach Closed
County health officials say the high levels of bacteria indicate fecal pollution, which could cause disease, infections or rashes if a swimmer ingests the water..........here
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Beverly Edwards of Arden, North Carolina
Left her 96-year-old aunt at a local Salvation Army shelter in Bradenton , then left for a Walt Disney World vacation with no plans to return for her...........here
I Love You, Jasmine
Jasmine Bedwell collapsed in tears outside the courthouse after a reporter asked for her reaction to McTear telling her he loved her in court........here
The Silent Witness On Davis Islands
Police say they can't prove who was driving the Nissan Murano that killed a homeless woman in a hit-and-run case three months ago. But they haven't used all the investigative tools at their disposal..........moreHad the driver of the Murano stopped at the time of the crash, it's likely that no charges or even a traffic ticket would have been sought.
Jennifer Porter Should Be In Jail
Jennifer Porter, the former schoolteacher who drove away after hitting four children and killing two, was denied her request to end probation this morning........here
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The Bruised Knight's Ybor City Adventure
I was floored by this little jewel of activity in an otherwise bleh state. I make no lie I don’t find much awe inspiring beauty in Florida *well there was that one girl on the bar at Coyote Ugly but I digress.*.........here
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
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