Doing Our Dirty Work In Tampa
Friday, December 11, 2009
Local Hero Mariela Smith
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Thanks, Bill & Melinda Gates
The Hillsborough Education Foundation will host a rally on Thursday to recognize the $100-million grant the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
is giving to Hillsborough County Public Schools. The rally is scheduled to run from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Jefferson High School at 4401 Cypress Street........here
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Ruth's List Makes Tampa Bay Area A Priority
Ruth's List, a group with a mission to get Democratic, pro-choice women elected in Florida, has set its sights on the Tampa Bay area.........here
Osceola High School Teacher John Stewart
Community members and activists get together each year to sing Christmas favorites to the city's homeless, and students from Osceola High School have been caroling right beside them. The annual "Still No Room at the Inn"
homeless stroll, which took place Friday, is just one act of goodwill for Osceola students,
who are encouraged by English teacher
John Stewart to share in one of his passions: serving others.......here
Monday, December 7, 2009
Hundreds of Farm Workers Protest Publix
Cries for justice and better working conditions for Florida's tomato workers came from more than 500 protesters Sunday during a two-mile march through Lakeland in a demonstration against Publix Super Markets Inc.......here
Maxwell: It Was No Isolated Tragedy!
On Nov. 28, the Hillsborough County, Sheriff's Office called Dover-based Bingham On Site Sewers Inc. to the Silver Lane Mobile Home Park in Valrico. Luis Martinez, 2, had been missing almost 24 hours. A few volunteer searchers had discovered an 11-by-13-inch opening in the ground the night before. That opening was where the cap to the underground septic tank should have been.......here
Friday, December 4, 2009
Interview with Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor
Backstage on opening night of Tampa's LGBT Film Festival
Tampa Bay Transportation Lounge
There's quite a bit going on right now in Tampa Bay regarding the future of transportation in this region, so I wanted to make sure you were aware of a new tool TBARTA has created to give folks a new way to be a part of this important discussion. It's called the "Transportation Lounge" and can be found......here
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Elin Nordegren And Tiger
Paul Newman Once Said "Why Go Out For Hamburger When You Got Steak At Home"
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tampa's "Buddy" Is In Deep Trouble
If Buddy Johnson’s face is ever next to a word in Webster’s dictionary, you can count on that word being somewhere along the lines of “shameless”, “crook”, and “conniving”. Johnson, a 57-year-old Republican, was voted out of office last November after his stint as the Hillsborough County elections chief and Elections Supervisor came to an end in a sea of turmoil and uncertainty.......here
2009 -- An Incredible Year For SWFBUD
In 2009, SWFBUD (South West Florida Bicycle United Dealers) came of age, forging political alliances in the Tampa Bay area and winning national awards for its bicycle advocacy work in the Tampa Bay market.......here
Thanks Alan!
Habitat Hillsborough Needs Volunteers
Despite the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, Habitat Hillsborough continues to build homes, build lives, and build hope in Hillsborough County. In order to do that, WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We have an urgent need for volunteers for the next 3 weeks for Wall Building every Wednesday and Friday, INCLUDING TOMORROW, DECEMBER 2nd!
The workday will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at our office, located at
3736 E. Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa.......here
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Ropa ViejaWith Yellow Rice And Yuca
$5.95.......At Abuela's Supermarket, Sligh And Central, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Kick A Jew Day In Naples
Ten students at a Naples, Florida, middle school have been given one-day, in-school suspensions for participating in "Kick a Jew Day," in which Jewish students were targeted for assault, according to news reports in the local media.......here
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Bandeja PaisaSteak, Fried Egg, Red Beans And Rice, Chorizo, Blood Sausage And Avocado
$10.95......At Montserrat, W. Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa
Eat Local!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tampa Health Clinic Serves The Working Poor
Her hair was short, clean cut and stylish for a woman in her early 60‘s. A silvery gray, it complemented her crisp, watery blue eyes. Those same eyes flickered with excitement when she was asked to do an interview and quickly filled with tears when she began to tell her story.......here
Scientology's Tampa Bay TV Ad Campaign
The Church of Scientology is launching a TV ad campaign in Tampa Bay this week.
But the controversial group, which is based in Clearwater, insists the ads are not connected to recent news stories that slam the church and its powerful leader.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Winston Tsai Of Tampa
Authorities are investigating what they said was one of the most bizarre animal cruelty cases they have ever seen........here
Michael E. Arth For Florida Governor
In 2001, Michael E. Arth moved into a drug-infested slum in DeLand and, with no money and lots of doubters, rebuilt it into a quaint tree-lined enclave of historic homes. Now Arth wants to reform the state of Florida and has set his sights on becoming the next governor........here
Thinking Of Princess Diana Today
Obama Won't Sign Landmine BanThe Obama administration has decided not to sign an international convention that bans land mines. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said Tuesday that the administration recently completed a review and decided not to change the Bush-administration era policy.......here
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Business As Usual In Tampa
Jordan ValdezThe Davis Islands teenager at the center of a highly publicized hit-and-run case was sentenced to probation Tuesday and ordered to perform 250 hours of community service.......here
"I never, ever meant to intentionally hurt anybody, I know I was wrong.
I will keep Melissa in my heart forever.''.........Jordan Valdez
"They're worried about her education. I don't have my friend. If it was the other way around,
Missy wouldn't have gotten off like this.".........Katrina Wombles
TPD reopened the case after the St. Petersburg Times raised questions about the thoroughness of the investigation. What Happens To Robert D. Powell?
Derrick Brooks Gives Back
Former All-Pro linebacker for the Bucs, Derrick Brooks, was out in the community again Monday, just as he was during his playing career. He provided between 50-100 Thanksgiving dinners to families at the West Tampa Boys & Girls Club.......here
Monday, November 23, 2009
Scientologists Buy The St. Petersburg Times?
Over the last several months, The St. Petersburg Times published a series of scathing articles on the Church of Scientology under the rubric “The Truth Rundown.” So it came as a bit of a shock when, on Friday, the newspaper’s management announced that it would sell one of its sibling publications to a California media company whose top management are Scientologists.........here
Florida's Progressive Round Table
The mission of the Progressive Round Table (PRT) is simply to encourage the sharing of information and ideas in order to foster cooperation and human interaction amongst the leaders and decision makers of peaceful, progressive organizations.here
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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