At Skipper's SmokehouseThursday Nov 5 8:00PM
here
These Guys Are Awesome!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
RNC Chairman Steele Lauds Bill Foster Win
I would like to congratulate Bill Foster On his election to serve as mayor of St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg has also been fortunate to have Rick Baker serve with distinction for eight years and I have no doubt that Bill will build upon what Rick has already accomplished".........Michael Steele
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Congratulations Steve Kornell
Victory Fund-endorsed candidate Steve Kornell has won his groundbreaking race for a seat on the St. Petersburg City Council.......here
Is Guavaween Dead?
After getting crowds as big as 175,000, Tampa Police estimate less than 15,000 revelers showed up in Ybor City on Saturday night, and just about everyone in the neighborhood was bored.......here
Monday, November 2, 2009
What Stogie Had For Lunch
PicadilloWith Moro And Mixed Veggies
$5.95.....At Palm River Cafe, 7754 Palm River Rd, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Kids Jackolantern Carving at the Garden!
Halloween was about pumpkin carving, bobbing for apples and costumes at the Bartlett Park Commuity Garden this past Saturday, October 31st.......here
Green Bay Packers Fans Suck
Packers fans welcome Favre with boosA Bunch Of Ungrateful Cheeseheads
After All He Did For Them!
Dr. Howard Dean, Gingrich Debate Health Care
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich presented their opinions on health care Wednesday night during a debate at Southeast Missouri State University.......here Who Cares What Newt Gingrich Has To Say!
Litbrit: Five Wild Things
First and foremost, I am compelled to say that Where the Wild Things Are, which I watched through a membrane of memory and tears, is a masterpiece....Deborah Newell TornelloAnd So Is Litbrit!
Rick Baker's Legacy
The St. Petersburg HomelessHomelessness is a growing problem that Mayor Rick Baker will be leaving to the next mayor. Here, the homeless bed down in front of City Hall recently.
here
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Tampa's 16th Annual Independents' Film Festival
The festival, which runs Nov. 5 to 14, showcases films produced by local, state and regional filmmakers as well as high school and college students.......hereIndependents' Film Festival
"Light up the Night" Cigar Block Party
"Light up the Night" with Tampa Sweethearts Cigar Co. and Cigar City Magazine 7 to 11 p.m. Nov. 20 at Tampa Firefighters Museum
See the Firefighters Museum and enjoy food, wine, rum and beer with heavy hors doeuvres,
Proceeds to benefit the Tampa Firefighters Museum and Cigar Family Charitable Found.
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Proceeds to benefit the Tampa Firefighters Museum and Cigar Family Charitable Found.
here
Tampa Greens Meeting
4-5 pm On The Last Sunday Of Every Month At Cafe Hey. 1540 N. Franklin St. in Tampa.
Contact Jennifer Sullivan at greencat9@juno.com or call (352) 683-3151 for information on all the Green Party meetings throughout the Tampa Bay area.
Ybor City Christmas Photo Session
Christmas photo sessions have begun. This past Sunday, we took the beautiful Abby out for a teen photo shoot in Ybor City. She flew into visit her aunt and she was surprised with a photo shoot as her Christmas present. Here are a few of our favorites from the session. We have just a few more sessions available for Christmas, so please email us if you are wanting photos for Christmas.......here
What's Haunting Ybor City?
Sometimes the things going bump late at night in Ybor City aren’t emanating from bass thumping cars cruising Seventh Avenue. And sometimes the pale figures floating through the district aren’t on their way to nightclubs.......here
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Roast BeefWith Red Beans And Rice
$5.95.......At Rosa's On MLK In Drew Park, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
A View Of Education From The Right By Carol
Carol is very much a voice from the right. She’s a fan of Instapundit, Michelle Malkin, Redstate, and the right side of the political blogosphere. She is no fan of Obama, climate change True Believers, liberal media, or RINOs. In short, she is my ideological opposite........here
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Tampa Bay Derby Darlins Are At It Again!
The girls and other volunteers will be planting 72 Florida native trees. If you would like to help the girls and volunteer this Halloween, the planting will take place at 10 am this Saturday, October 31st, at 78th Street and Bullard Parkway in Temple Terrace.......here
Influential African Americans in Tampa
Eliabeth Liz StraightIs currently the host of a weekly poetry radio show titled “Poetry Is,” broadcast weekly on WMNF, 88. 5 FM, out of Tampa, FL and on the web at WMNF. org. She was WMNF’s Programmer of the Year for 2006.......here
Why The Left Must Now Confront The Democratic Party
Forget the Republican Party, we all know how utterly depraved it has become. What troubles me far more is the extent to which the Democratic Party has become a tool of the giant corporations that use public policy as a profit enhancement business strategy (so revealed by this year’s health “reform” charade), and the Pentagon-industrial and right wing foundation foreign policy establishment on a militaristic rampage throughout much of the world........here
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Steak ParmesanWith Yellow Rice And Green Beans
$6.95.....At Pipos In Town n' Country
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
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John Dingfelder Wants To End Gasparilla Beer Sales
At a workshop last week, city officials and organizers of Tampa's annual Gasparilla parade pledged to come down hard on underage drinkers and inappropriate, drunken behavior. But council member John Dingfelder, a candidate for the Hillsborough County Commission, wants to take it even further.......here
Yuengling, Stogie's Favorite. Drink Local
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Alex Pickett: Routes Music
For the next month, I’ll be working on a music documentary with my friends Philip Bardi and Terrence Duncan. Routes Music is a documentary film acting as a roving music census, taking in the true musical passions (and disgusts) of folks like you and me, and folks like him and her, all across a place we like to call America........here
The Recycled Yard Art Contest
Rewards the magical transformation of junk into art. The contest that will be held during the Hillsborough County Fair from November 4 to November 8 is open to all Hillsborough County residents,whether young or old........here
Stand With Dr Dean
Governor Howard Dean, M.D. launches grassroots healthcare reform campaign at www.StandwithDrDean.com and draws line in the sand over healthcare reform which must have a universally available public option, like Medicare, available for all Americans.
Tampa Bay 350 Action Rally
This past Saturday marked the International Day of Climate Action, a global call for an active, scientifically-minded approach to climate change. With 4,000 simultaneous demonstrations taking place in over 180 countries, it was the most widespread day of environmental action in history........here
What Stogie Had For Lunch
15 Fried ShrimpWith Beef Fried Rice
$6.45.......At Top China 13306 Telecom Dr. In Temple Terrace
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
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Tampa Bay Water Is Overpaying Consultants
Tampa Bay Water recently voted to hire KPMG consultants for nearly $1 million to help hire contractors who will repair cracks in a reservoir. The utility’s board wants to get the best contractors for its money to complete the $125 million repairs to the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir in Hillsborough County — but it approved an appalling $908,500 just for consultants........here
A Note To My Right Wing Friends
At this point, you don’t have the capability of winning this debate. The facts aren’t on your side. Reality isn’t on your side. Continuing to push this argument can’t benefit you. All it does is waste your time, preventing you from learning what’s really going on here in the real world, as opposed to FoxLand.......here
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Scientist Says Bay Area Coastline Could Disappear
It may sound alarmist to some, but one scientist says enjoy Clearwater Beach now, because by 2100 it may no longer be there.......here
Buccaneer Fans Are A Bunch Of Dummies
Raheem The Dream has told a British newspaper that Bucs fans aren’t as smart as they need to be. You see, Rah says the typical Bucs fan just doesn’t get that that the Bucs are not a frugal club. The Glazers and the Bucs just spend smart, Rah says, and you fans can’t grasp the concept.......here
Memorial Service for the Constitution
A memorial will be held in St. Petersburg at 151 2nd ave N at the Baywalk entertainment complex onOctober 30th, 2009 at 8:30pm.
A short funeral procession will follow. Everyone who knew the constitution is invited to participate. We are asking all participants to dress in black attire. For more info, send email.
dina@stpeteforpeace.org
HNIC: One White Guy's Opinion
At a recent press conference, Seville Brown, Deveron Gibbons and other prominent members of the African American community expressed their outrage at Kathleen Ford's reference to Dr. Goliath Davis as the HNIC.......here
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