Saturday, February 19, 2011

Ed Turanchik for Mayor



Ed Turanchik make his pitch to be the next mayor of Tampa, Florida.

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Jeff
He is from Ohio. He has been homeless 2 Years.
Tampa Bay Homeless

Friday, February 18, 2011

Fellow Travelers In The Alternative Consciousness Community

Perhaps a brief review is in order.
Over the space of just a few short weeks, newbie Gov. Rick Scott, R-Lurch, has managed to:

Scuttle Florida's high-speed rail effort that would have meant tens of thousands of jobs by rejecting $2.4 billion in federal funding based on the financial due diligence equivalent of consulting a Wikipedia entry, a matchbook cover and Rush Limbaugh's website.
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Local fellow traveler Chris Ingram is all excited.

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Palomilla Steak
With Black Beans And Rice
$6.50......At Gold Ring Cafe, 2510 N. Tampa Street, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!

Ride HART For Free

Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Get out and vote, or you know what can happen. Rick Scott, Marco Rubio.

Driving Mr. Greco



City Council Chairman Thomas Scott, the only black candidate in the race for mayor, says he was shocked when Greco, asked what job he would give Scott in a Greco administration, said Scott could "drive me" on a night on the town.
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Rally In Tampa To Support High-Speed Rail

Monday, February 21 · 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Downtown Tampa
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Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Tom
He is from Ohio. He has been homeless 2 years.
Tampa Bay Homeless

Ice Cold Water Man

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Rick Scott Does Not Speak For Orlando

Representative Scott Randolph blasted Governor Rick Scott’s decision to return more than $2 billion already set aside for Florida’s high speed rail project.

“I thought Governor Rick Scott wanted to put Floridians back to work. Here we are two months into his term and the only thing he has done is propose budget cuts that put middle-class Floridians out of work, now he’s turning down funded projects that would directly create jobs."
“Let me be clear: Governor Rick Scott does not speak for me, nor does he speak for the district I represent."

Required Reading List for Tampa’s Next Policy Makers

"I see the 2011 City Elections as a crossroads for Tampa. We can continue along a path towards a continuous erosion of our quality of life and a gradual economic death OR we can take stock of where we are at in the beginning of the 21st century and how to begin to make our city a more sustainable, livable, pleasant place to exist for us and for future generations."......Kelly Benjamin

Awake The State

The people who teach Florida's future generations deserve better. No Florida public employee deserves a pay cut or a less secure retirement while billions exist in tax loopholes throughout our state's tax code.
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So Proud Of Wisconsin

Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker targets unions, the people fight back.
Go Packers!

TampaBayHomeless.com



James Worley of Brandon has started a YouTube channel profiling the local homeless.
Visit him here
TampaBayHomeless.com

Hospital Grifter Rick Scott And High Speed Rail

High-Speed Rail Blues: The Spencerian
Scott Rejects High-Speed Rail: Re/Creating Tampa
Tea Party governors to America: The Reid Report
Rick Scott Rejects High-Speed Rail Money: Pushing Rope
Let's Not Get To Work!

"We are in uncharted territory where the ideologues are successfully dictating policy.".......Kathy Castor

Creative Loafing Endorses Ed Turanchik For Mayor

Ed Turanchik represents a combination of qualities unique among the five highly qualified candidates running for mayor of Tampa. A big-picture thinker who served in elected office and exercised leadership across county boundaries, he also has first-hand experience with the block-by-block realities of doing business in Tampa. He’s a progressive and a pragmatist.
here

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Liz
She is from Vermont. She has been homeless 8 months.
Tampa Bay Homeless

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Carne con Papas
With Red Beans And Rice
$5.99.....At Corona's Coffee Shop, 9307 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Homeless Michael McKinney Dancing On The Median



He is not your average pan handler as he does not beg for money. He DANCES for it instead! I have driven past him at one time and hours later driven back by and there he was STILL DANCING!

TampaBayHomeless.info

Marco Rubio And State Sponsors Of Terrorism

So Senator Rubio is taking on the President's attempts to increase travel to Cuba by placing language in pending legislation that would negate it.
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Stop The War On The Cuban People!

The Firehouse Girls

In Tampa
Streets Of Tampa Bay

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Word for the Day: LegiCamp



Florida Progressive Coalition

Kelly Benjamin Responds To Times Pick In District 6

Dear Times Editorial Board,
I can’t help but feel you’ve made a colossal mistake in your choice for the next Tampa City Councilmember in District 6 but everyone’s entitled to their own opinion and I won’t hold it against you. However, one thing struck me in your endorsement:

“Benjamin is unable to make a convincing argument for succeeding Miranda.”
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Vote Kelly

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Terry
He has been homeless 8 months. He is from Michigan.
Tampa Bay Homeless

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Nachos
$7.95......At Gaspar's Patio Bar & Grille in Temple Terrace
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Mayor Dave For Our Wonderful City Of Tampa

Dave's Imaginary Mayoral Platform
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A Stogie Favorite, "Free bicycles for all. Working with various advocacy and charitable groups across the city I will establish a non-profit that focuses on giving bicycles to everyone.
The best way to reduce bicycle fatalities in Tampa is to
make them so common-place that it becomes second-nature for drivers to look out for cyclists."
I can't wait to see that...

Alex Pickett In Thailand

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Ed Turanchik's Top Ten List



Tampa mayoral candidate Ed Turanchik lists the top ten things that he won't do if elected mayor.

Pushing Rope Fifth Anniversary

Happy Birthday!
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A Case For My Favorite Beer

Yuengling
Besides being delicious, it is brewed here in Tampa. I bet those workers appreciate us drinking their beer. Anheuser-Busch dosn't brew beer here anymore. They are not even owned by an American company.

You are sending your money to Belgian and Brazil.
Yuengling is the oldest operating brewing company in the United States.
Help your neighbor keep his job. Drink Local.

For a complete list of local eateries visit Tampa Locavore.

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Sheldon
He has been homeless 2 days. Born in Tampa.
Tampa Bay Homeless

Darren's Angels

At Jason Wilson's Party At The Heights
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Tampa City Council candidate Jason Wilson

20 Year Old Christina Perenzuela Of Tampa

Along with Armando Perez Jr., 34, also of Tampa
Are racing on Fletcher Ave and kill Robert J. Niebalec, of Temple Terrace, who was riding his bicycle east on Fletcher on the paved shoulder. How Sad!
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"It has been my experience that the motorists are very aggressive and there is generally disrespect of bicyclists by motorists, What's sad is there is nothing inherently dangerous about riding a bicycle.
The mere act of riding a bicycle shouldn't cost you your life.
Unfortunately that is the case in the Tampa Bay area."......Alan Snel

Bicycle Stories: Celebrating Life by Bike

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Philly Cheesesteak
With Soup
$5.95 For The Philly, $2.59 For The Soup. At Mike's Giant Subs, 4941 E Busch Blvd, Tampa

How Much Was Your Last Value Meal

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Egyptians In Tampa Celebrated The 'New Egypt.'



The crowd that gathered on the corner of Fowler and 56th street wasn't a large crowd,
but they cheered for thousands.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet James
He has been homeless for 3 days. Says he was kicked out of his place becouse his disability check did not arrived on time. He is from St. Pete.

Friends Of Stogie

At Gaspar's In Temple Terrace
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Bosnian Food In Seminole Heights


PLJESKAVICA
Burger made of ground beef and minced onions.
$3.50......Avlija Grill, 4105 North Florida Ave. Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
More At Tampa Locavore, Recommended By Re/Creating Tampa

Ed Turanchik and InTown Homes

Re-Discovering West Tampa
Turanchik took note of West Tampa during his failed bid to bring the 2012 Olympic Games to Tampa. In 2000 and 2001 Turanchik–a former county commissioner–and a group of supporters lobbied to bring the games to Tampa Bay, scouting possible event locations. Part of the plan called for an Olympic Village to be constructed on North Boulevard. That’s when West Tampa caught his eye. “It just has good bones,” he says of the 110-year old community.
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Via...r/ct

Friday, February 11, 2011

Bad Ass Egyptian People

Yes They (We) Can!

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Steak Ranchero
With Beans, Rice and a salad.
$5.50......At
Taco Son, 7521 N. 56th St, Tampa
How Much Was Your Last Value Meal?
Eat Local!

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Richard
He is from Colorado. He has been homeless 2 years.
Tampa Bay Homeless

Dick Greco's Panty Raid

Stop Greco!
"I was there when we had problem in 1967, walked the streets with racial unrest. But this is a very friendly, very loving city. Even back during the riots, if somebody wanted to hurt somebody, they could have. They didn't. It was more like a panty-raid type thing. I was there, I was on the street."......Dick Greco

"Dick just said the first time he was mayor, he made HCC take the land to stop "them" from building more low housing projects like they did on Nuccio. Ybor is a jewel. Seriously blacks in Tampa this man keeps telling us to kiss his ass. And we have some dumb asses supporting this man.".....Ella K. Coffee

Tampa Bay Restaurants at Night

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