Meet Neil
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Ilya Goldberg's Guavaween Solution
Owner of the Stone Soup Company on E Seventh Avenue
The solution is simple:
Guavaween worked best when it was a party.
Merchants who complain about a party in Ybor shouldn't be in Ybor.
"They can go to Westchase, or up to Wesley Chapel,
and set up shop on a nice, quiet street,"
"They can go to Westchase, or up to Wesley Chapel,
and set up shop on a nice, quiet street,"
"For years, Guavaween worked as an adult-based event, a big party, and a good time. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that," he said.
"It's one night. We wake up, we have a hangover, we clean up and move on."
"It's one night. We wake up, we have a hangover, we clean up and move on."
"It was just so dead," said Megan Hixon, assistant general manager at
Green Iguana Bar & Grill.
"There was nothing going on," said Evan Schiller, part-owner of
Gaspar's Grotto.
"There was nothing going on," said Evan Schiller, part-owner of
Gaspar's Grotto.
Guavaween use to get 60,000 to 80,000 Partiers
for booze, beads and exposed breasts
In the 2000s, in response to complaints that had made the event too raunchy,
Guavaween organizers started making changes.
They got rid of motorized floats for the parade, then ditched the parade altogether.....more
Is there a right wing conspiracy in the Ybor City Chamber?
DFA Night School
Last
week's Supreme Court ruling was a body blow
to our democracy.
The super-wealthy
think they can buy our elections with
fancy TV ads and giant super PACs. Going door-to-door, actually talking to voters one-on-one, is how grassroots
organizers like you will make our people beat their money -- and how we'll elect
progressive champions together this November. --
40 Years For Selling Marijuana
In Florida you kill someone you go free. But don't try selling weed. Michael Allen Babiarz, 42, of Sarasota, and Aaron Edwin Remaley, 39, of Riverview, have each been charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana. If convicted, Babiarz and Remaley face up to 40 years in prison.....more>
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and the Polk County Sheriff's Office
Friday, April 11, 2014
Florida GOP BS
Fact: Florida Blue, said in an email that the Affordable Care Act has not resulted in 300,000 of its customers being forced out of their plans. "To date, most of the members in our pre-ACA plans have kept their plans.....more>
Ybor Chamber To License Guavaween
said David Alvarez, Chair of the Ybor City Chamber.
The Chamber's Guavaween is now in its 28th year. This celebration has been an Ybor institution for almost most three decades; long enough to build a significant national reputation. outside of the district. Guavaween's very colorful and somewhat naughty reputation is a 22nd century phenomena with a web presence that is "larger than life." The creators of Ybor's Guavaween were ahead of their time, capitalizing on what has become the second most commercialized holiday in America.
If you are interested in putting together a proposal to compete to license the rights to Guavaween 2014 and beyond, submit a Letter of Inquiry to the Chamber at
Please, no phone calls at this time.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
The Citrus Taliban Gather In Tallahassee
A group of the state’s most influential political leaders will gather in Tallahassee tomorrow for the annual Legislative Prayer Breakfast of the
Florida Faith & Freedom Coalition.
Speakers on the agenda include
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam
House Speaker Will Weatherford
State Sen. Anitere Flores
Rep. Dennis Baxley
Florida Right to Life President Carrie Eisnaugle;
and Florida Faith & Freedom Coalition Chair Jim Kallinger......more>
Free Boat Ride And Refreshments At Lake Frances Nature Preserve
We are invited to the Lake Frances Nature Preserve
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday (April 11)
to commemorate more than 25 years of successful preservation
of environmentally sensitive lands.
Hillsborough County voters elected to conserve and protect lands that have irreplaceable and valued ecological resources in the late 1980s.
The Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department
now manages 61 properties with more than 61,500 acres of environmentally sensitive wildlife habitat and lands. We Rock!
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
In Tampa We Like Sunshine Too, But All We Get Is Cloudy Skies
This November 4th lets keep up with our neighbor across the pond.
County Commissioner, Dist. 2: Elizabeth Belcher
County Commissioner, Dist. 4: Donna Lee Fore
Dist. 5 and 7 looking for candidates
It's real simple folks, there are more of us.
Active Registered Voters as of 04/08/2014
Democratic: 305,621
Republican: 243,708
We just have to vote.
Allen West: “Obama Is The Biggest War Criminal In The U.S.A”
Florida Tea Party Allen West,
is currently on a book media tour.
While in Boynton Beach
he told Javier Manjarres of the Florida right wing blog Shark Tank
While in Boynton Beach
he told Javier Manjarres of the Florida right wing blog Shark Tank
The biggest war criminal in the United States of America sits at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave…If the left wants to stand besides a person who abandoned Americans to die under a terrorist attack, then that shows how beareth of any code of honor that they have, any sense of integrity, any character whatsoever.-Allen West
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Florida Greyhounds Need Your Help
A racing greyhound dies every three days in Florida.
74 greyhounds died
at Florida racetracks from May 31 to December 31, 2013.
at Florida racetracks from May 31 to December 31, 2013.
The Senate Gaming Committee
will vote on greyhound decoupling and injury reporting today.
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Greek Platter
At Olympia Restaurant, 3245 Tamiami Trl, Port Charlotte
Good Food, Slow Service
Monday, April 7, 2014
The Florida Democratic Party Is Insane
Insanity:
doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Republicans will vote for anybody with an R at the end of their name
We want someone fresh,
to get us off our ass and make us want to go out and vote.
Let's try Jessica Ehrlich
Republicans will vote for anybody with an R at the end of their name
We want someone fresh,
to get us off our ass and make us want to go out and vote.
Let's try Jessica Ehrlich
Rick Scott's Florida
In his first year as Governor alone,
Rick Scott cut $1.3 billion from education.
Florida is ranked 44th in classroom teacher pay
and 48th in spending per pupil.
and 48th in spending per pupil.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Stogie's Smoke Shop
11.4.14 is coming soon.
Get ready to vote.
Get ready to vote.
Tell your friends.
Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act
Pam Bondi Destroying Emails
A Tallahassee attorney engaged in a bitter property fight with the state is accusing Attorney General Pam Bondi of destroying emails, failing to retain text messages and violating the state’s public records laws......more>
pambondi.info
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Gay Key West men sue for right to marry in Florida
A gay couple in Key West sued Monroe County Clerk Amy Heavilin on Tuesday after her office refused to issue the men a marriage license. “We want the right,” said Aaron Huntsman, bartender at 801 Bourbon Bar on Duval Street who has been partnered for more than a decade
with William Lee Jones......more>
with William Lee Jones......more>
Friday, April 4, 2014
Florida Governor Rick Scott and his Secretary of State Kenneth Detzner
Federal Appeals Court
Florida officials'
attempts to remove noncitizens from voter rolls
clearly violated federal law!
The Ybor Update - Michael Valdes
Michael Valdes is a born and raised Tampa Native
With 14+ years experience in the Tampa real estate market
Michael has one of the top producing real estate teams in the Tampa area
Call Michael Valdes & Associates today at (813)756-1036
or visit his site, The Ybor Update
Stogie's Smoke Shop
Ybor City, Florida
Spread the word boys and girls. VOTE 11.4.14
Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act
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