Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Jim
He is a local. He has been homeless 3 years.

The Tampa Bay Times

Get The Times at your home.
Call Edwin @ 813.486.9608 and say you saw it on
The Stogie and he will give you a good deal.
Florida's Best Newspaper

Sad Day In Tampa Bay

One of Tampa Bay's best writers is saying goodbye.  

"I am sending The Spencerian on an extended hiatus.I am not sure when it will be back, if at all.".....Ben Kirby

You don't know how many times i've thought of doing the same thing. But i always come back to what MLK once said. "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." i think
i owe that to my  daughter. my granddaughter and all my
 nieces and nephews. I have come this far, i just can't stop now. I will miss you Mr. Kirby.
At Pushing Rope
At St. Petersblog
Should i start a petition to get him to reconsider?

St. Petersburg City Theatre

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Marco Rubio: GOP's Hispanic Uncle Tom

The Smell Of Sulfur Still In The Air

Thanks To All Hat No Cattle

Solidarity Sunday at New World Brewery in Ybor City

The Telecommunication Workers of IBEW Local Union 824
are hosting an informal get-together for all workers, friends and allies of the working class.
Come have a beer on us at Solidarity Sunday at New World Brewery, featuring
DJ Hug-A-Thug spinning tunes of by and for the working class.
 Sunday March 10 from 3 - 6 PM
New World Brewery
1313 E 8th Avenue, Ybor City.
Free Parking: In the lot on 8th Avenue immediately West of New World.
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Republicans And Jesus

Please Help The Stogie Understand
How Can You Love Jesus And Be A Republican?
 Mahatma Gandhi once said "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians.
Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

"Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called the children of God."
"Whatever you do for the least among you. You do for me."
“Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you"
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy."
This man does not sound like a Republican,he sounds like a Liberal.

Tampa's Wise Man

Fred Karl RIP
May 14, 1924 - March 7, 2013
remembering Tampa's wise man...Daniel Ruth
With the voice of reason gone, who do you call?...Sue Carlton
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"Fred Karl was a role model for excellent public service. His lifelong legacy as a public servant draws the conclusion: 'Well done, thy good and faithful servant.' "...Bill Nelson

"Fred Karl was born to be a public servant. He tackled issues with a sense of fairness, respect and honesty, always reflecting his personal and professional high standards. His values and character were shaped in large part by his generation that viewed duty, sacrifice and civic engagement as necessary components of a full and meaningful life."...Pam Iorio

"Fred Karl was a war hero, dutiful public servant and statesman. No matter his role, Fred was always a calming influence on those around him. He believed that fairness should always carry the day, and his love for our community and the people who shaped it, regardless of their color or creed, superseded anything else."...Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn

"He wore many hats. He loved public service. And he made a positive impact on our community. We are a better place because Fred Karl lived and served here."...Jan Platt

No Camping In Bradenton

A 50-year-old woman was arrested and charged with camping in an unauthorized area within Bradenton city limits.Annette Stafford was camping behind the JODAT Law Firm at 500 9th St. W. at 8 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Bradenton Police Department report.When an officer arrived at the area behind the law firm, the officer discovered Stafford and another subject using blankets as bedding.

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Via Pushing Rope

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Center Cut Pork Chops
With Yellow Rice and Mushrooms.
$5.99 At The Gold Ring, Tampa St. and Columbus Dr. in Tampa.
I have been coming here for years.The food is always great.

Tampa Is Joining The 21st Century

Things Are Starting To Look Up Around Here

Two weeks ago i get an e-mail from a group called Connect Tampa Bay asking me to join them. The other day i meet these folks from Vote Transit in Dowtown Tampa. Both want to bring Mass-Transit to our area. Today i read in The Times that Tampa soon could have a public bike-rental program similar to those in New York and Washington, D.C.
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Should we thank Mayor Bob for all this? He did say, "The downside risk is that we try it and it doesn't work.
 But we'll never know unless we try."
I am starting to like the big guy.

VoteTransit.org

I met these folks at the the rally in downtown Tampa. They are trying
to bring Mass Transit to Tampa Bay.
Visit them here

Tampa Bay Homeless

Homeless Living In Tampa.

Bill Weatherford, a Republican from Wesley Chapel

And then there is this guy. Bill Weatherford, a Republican from Wesley Chapel, In outlining his opposition to expanding Medicaid on Tuesday, told an emotional story about how his family relied on existing safety nets to provide health care for his 13-month-old brother."It was the safety net that picked my father up. It was the safety net that picked my family up." He left out one detail: the name of the safety net. According to his father,

 it was Medicaid.

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This is hypocritical at best.
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Here's hoping for naive.
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Who the hell votes for these people?

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Polish Sausage
At the food truck across the street from the Marion Transit Center in Tampa.

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías RIP

28 July 1954 - 5 March 2013

Tampa Bay Homeless

Meet Jeremiah
He is from Seffner. Been on streets for about a year.