Stogie's Friend Marla With Mr. West"I am so proud of what you have done for so many people. Let you have a chance to fix this town."......Marla Pellicone
Go West!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
We Support Carrie West
Stogie's Friend Marla With Mr. West"I am so proud of what you have done for so many people. Let you have a chance to fix this town."......Marla Pellicone
Go West!
Benjamin On Miranda: He’s An “Anachronistic Luddite"
One of my favorite candidates running in Tampa, Kelly Benjamin, offers a very strong reaction to today’s article from Justin George.here
Hakoda, The White Rat From Wesley Chapel
I went to PetCo in Wesley Chapel last night for snake food. I struck up a conversation with an employee named Paul who, it turns out, had fallen for this rat and didn't want IT to become snake food. He offered to buy the rat if we would take it. This, of course, was after I had told him of my love for rats and how I could only feed frozen/thawed food to my snakes. I called John, my husband, and had the guy talk to him. John heard "snake food," and said we'd take it. The guy was incredibly grateful to us. He was in tears, and even hugged me! When we got home and I let the rat, by then dubbed Hakoda, out, he immediately went over, laid down by John, and just snuggled there, enjoying the attention and love. This may have been very special timing, as one of my rats, Roku, seems to be deteriorating in health, and I want to try to have 3 rats at all times, as they live in colonies in the wild and do better in small groups. I stopped by again today to update Paul, and he was thrilled that Hakoda has a good home and is being taken care of. He wants us to take him by next weekend for a visit.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
What Stogie Had For Lunch
CheeseburgerWith Fries
$3.99.......At The Gas Station On The Northwest Corner Of Busch Blvd. And 50th Street
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
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Personhood Florida Enlists Pastors
The group sponsoring a ballot initiative that seeks to ban abortion and some forms of birth control says it plans on enlisting the help of Florida pastors this weekend, in an effort at gathering “several thousand” signatures to coincide with the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.here
FloridaOrBust Live - Kicked Out Ybor City
Here's a clip from the Florida or Bust REAL TV series filmed of me and fellow, South Carolina music artist Cash Wade. We shot a video while down there and here's some of the outtakes of fun things we did while visiting Ybor City. This Live Show 2 footage was just of us performing on some steps in Ybor City, just because we felt like Jamming. Security came and told us we had to leave and stop playing in that area.
City Of Tampa And It's Kooky Ideas
Dale Mabry Highway And Kennedy BoulevardTampa officials moved to enact a St. Petersburg-style ban on panhandling, charity drives and newspaper sales on the city's busiest roads. "It is a good compromise," said Chairman Thomas Scott. Joining Scott in support of the ordinance were council members Gwen Miller, Mary Mulhern and Curtis Stokes.
here
"A ban might be popular but does nothing about unemployment or homelessness. We have a problem. We're not addressing how to solve it. We're addressing how to get rid of it."......Charlie Miranda
Ms. Mulhern I Am Very Disappointed In You.
On The Right Path
The other day i read a great post from the Tampa Do-Gooder and then i ran into this situation. The Stogie was the chauffeur for his nephew Ceasar and his friends Eric and Josh. We were driving on Henderson Road in Tampa at night. We notice a man pushing his car. Ceasar suggestive helping him out, his friends agreed. The results are above.For that these young men belong on the Stogie, and thank you Tampa Do-Gooder for the inspiration.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Buffalo Soldiers
In Honor Of Black History MonthOsher Lifelong Learning Institute presents british actor Cedric Liqueur in his one-man theatrical production depicting the life and bravery of Williamson County African-American Buffalo Soldier George Jordan at The Centro Asturiano in Ybor City. With special guests Tedd Woodard and Richard Thomas of the Florida Chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club.
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Chicken PiccataWith Yellow Rice, Platanos And A Salad.
$6.95.....At Latam at The Centro, 1913 Nebraska Ave, Ybor City
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
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Garden Party For Mary Mulhern
With Special Guests Alan Snel And Robin MilcowitzRSVP: 813.253.8803
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2527 W. Watrous Ave.
Tampa, FL 33629
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Cedric Liqueur In Ybor City
Buffalo Soldiers Performance: First Sergeant George JordanJan. 21, 12:15pm
Centro Asturiano
1913 N Nebraska Ave, Ybor City
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1913 N Nebraska Ave, Ybor City
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Tough Times Ahead for Florida
Recent data released from the Census Bureau shows that Jacksonville, Florida is the home of one of the largest communities of gay parents in the country. However, Florida’s Governor Rick Scott has just appointed a conservative Christian by the name of David Wilkins as the head of the Department of Children & Families.
According to the Miami Herald:
Wilkins, a member of the governor’s transition team, is the finance chief of the Florida Baptist Children’s Home, a private agency that allows only “professing Christians” to adopt children in its care.
We Are Change Tampa Confront Commissioners
Fluoride poisoning exposed by WAC Tampa we slam county commissioners for accepting putting a certified toxin in our water and forcibly medicating the public.
Tampa Do-Gooder
Leaving The Path Of Least RresistanceI came up with Tampa Do-Gooder over a year and a half ago so I could focus on that giving side of myself and others, and I'm still surprised when I come across true do-gooders. I may have the heart and the desire, but I spend more energy frustrated and not knowing how I can best help than actually doing. Intentions are great motivators but they fade like dreams when you fail to act upon them.
here
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Republicans Wasting Our Money
Swiftly Honoring A Campaign PledgeNewly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation's year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from President Barack Obama.
here
Showing-Off To The Flock!
Live On Bay News 9 From Blake High School
Conversation With The CandidatesFeb. 8 at 7 p.m.
Bob Buckhorn, Rose Ferlita, Dick Greco, Thomas Scott And Ed Turanchik.
The monkey cannot make it.
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Stop The War On The Cuban People
Free Flow Of Information - End The EmbargoLet me offer a bit of hopeful prognostication: someday the embargo will go away. Probably not tomorrow, not the next day, not next week, probably not even next year. The embargo hurts the people of Cuba, not the terrible regime (even a kid can understand this concept)."......The Spencerian
Kind Words From Peter Schorsch
A Brief Tribute To The Ybor City StogieAll of the rich-and-powerful who read this site, all of the political players who I hope read my work, all of the Masters-of-the-Universe at the Governor’s Club lounge or the Tampa Club…far too few of them read, much less agree with, the writings of the Ybor City Stogie – a rudimentary cut-and-paste of Florida and Tampa Bay’s right-wing.
But I read you Stogie. And so did many others. They may not walk the corridors of power (maybe they do) but you’re readers are out there. Your features on the homeless, on the downtrodden, on the discriminated are, on one hand, heartbreaking; on the other hand, they are inspiring.
Stogie, you’ve got balls. You recently, oh-so-subtlety called out some of our fellow bloggers, asking where the hell is everybody. And for that alone, you have my respect.
In your eyes, Stogie, I must seem like a sell-out because I don’t fight for every left-wing or Democratic candidate. In fact, there are quite a few Republicans I support, respect and admire. But that’s me — working from the inside out. You keep doing what you are doing — reminding all of us what we should be saying and thinking.
Peter Schorsch
Local Republicans Bicker
Michael Ciftci Is Squirrel Poop In a post published earlier Tuesday on CL’s News & Politics site, CL contributor and Republican political consultant Chris Ingram took a shot at Michael Ciftci. A fellow Republican who is running in the District 3 Tampa City Council seat this March......From Mitch Perry, From Chris Ingram
Tampa Target Of Partial Panhandling Ban
Tampa City Council Chairman Tom Scott is proposing a partial city ban on panhandling that would include major roads like Dale Mabry, Kennedy, Fowler and Fletcher.
Mr. Scott you are running for mayor and this is the best you can come up with?
WTF
Should Mr. Obama be according Mr. Hu the kind of pomp and circumstance ordinarily reserved for more like-minded allies. The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo, is a political prisoner in China. And Mr. Obama himself won the prize in 2009.“It creates a situation where a Nobel Peace Prize laureate is hosting a banquet for a leader who is imprisoning another Nobel Peace Prize laureate.”.....Michael Green
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Parrilla ArgentinaWith Black Beans And Yellow Rice
$13.00.....At El Puerto Restaurant In Ybor City
Eat Local!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
SWFBUD's PSA Poster
SWFBUD believes both motorists and bicyclists need to be educated about road safety and that we're all responsible.info
WMNF's Record and Book Sale
Saturday, January 22ndWMNF members, get in before the rest of the crowd at 9:30am. The rest of you can come in at 10am.
Cuban Club In Ybor City
America's Darker Days
Spoke to this gentleman at Florida And Hillsborough in Tampa. He asked me to visit his church.
todoeltiempo.org
Stop Greco!
For Info On The Upcoming City ElectionsVisit Re/Creating Tampa
So Far The Stogie Recommends,
Ed Turanchik, Kelly Benjamin, Yvonne Yolie Capin, Carroll “Carrie” West And Mary Mulhern.
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Alambres OaxacaShredded beef, chorizo, bacon, green bell pepper, and poblano chile. With rice and
refried beans.
$8.99......At The Taco Bus In Tampa.
Tampa Bay Homeless
Meet LarryHe is from Arkansas. Has lived in Tampa since 1981. He has been homeless 2 years.
Tampa Bay Homeless
Monday, January 17, 2011
Incident at Oglala - The Leonard Peltier Story
Wednesday, January 19 @ 7:30pmCafe Bohemia, 937 Central Ave. St. Petersburg
Free
Is Florida A Commodity Or A Treasure?
That is the question former U.S. Sen. and Gov. Bob Graham asked after his speech Friday to the Economic Club of Florida on the oil spill disaster in the Gulf. Although he chose his words carefully, his point is that the political climate today has revived the question which he believes was put to rest 40 years ago: Is Florida for sale?
Open Carry Law In Florida
Republican Senator Greg Evers has proposed a loosening of the state’s gun laws in a bill which would allow gun owners with a permit to openly wear their handguns in public view.here
Todd Schnitt On Julian Assange
People Ok With Murder"Assange Is A Terrorist, An Enemy Combatant, And Needs To Be Treated As Such"......Todd Schnitt
Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week the Pentagon sank to a new low: claiming that Dr. King would "understand" the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. King's legacy is clear: he opposed war and other violence and condemned war as "an enemy of the poor."
"The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to end it must be ours."
--Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking of Vietnam.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Flights To Cuba Out Of Tampa
More Americans will be allowed to travel to Cuba, likely from Tampa International Airport, under changes announced Friday by the Obama administration.here
The White House said it was easing restrictions to enhance the "free flow of information" and promote the independence of the Cuban people from communist rule. I have been saying this for over 40 years. Without the embargo the Castro brothers would have been gone along time ago. The Miami Cuban Mafia is responsible for the suffering of the cuban people all these years, not the Castros.
Stop The War On The Cuban People!
Thanks Kathy Castor.
Tom Clendenning's Slacker Police
This shows you the alternate reality Florida Republicans live in. Tom Clendenning of the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation testified before the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee. Clendenning told the committee Florida could save $800,000 per year by adding five employees to the Agency for Workforce Innovation to investigate people who are not looking for work.here
"When the rich fuck the poor, that's business. When the poor complain about it,
That's class warfare.".....Joe Bardi
Friday, January 14, 2011
Kevin Beckner’s 40th Birthday Party
Saturday, February 5th, 2011 5:00 – 8:00 pmMise En Place 442 W. Kennedy Blvd Tampa
RSVP
What Stogie Had For Lunch
BacalaoWith Black Beans And Rice
$6.00.....At El Oso Blanco, 3611 West Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
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