The Ybor City Stogie

Saturday, January 14, 2017

FLORIDA INC. IS COMING FOR OUR SPRINGS (AGAIN)

An Austrian/Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach is preying on Marion County to build a massive grass-fed beef operation called Adena Springs Ranch. When you think “grass-fed” beef, it brings up images of scattered cattle, lazily chomping on grass until their final hour. That’s not what this is. This is a ginormous, densely-packed industrial cattle production site that has for years petitioned governmental entities to divert as much as 13.2 million gallons of water per day to water the grass. That’s more than the city of Ocala uses. here

Branded GOP - Tampa Bay

Friday, January 13, 2017

Healthcare Not Warfare Rally In Tampa

Sunday 1PM

Curtis Hixon Park

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Florida GOP Marco Rubio Supports Jeff Sessions As Attorney General

"Serving with Jeff Sessions over the past six years, I've seen him work relentlessly to uphold the rule of law against the abuses of the Obama Administration." Marco Rubio

Ybor Youth Clinic 1st Invasion Fundraiser

1.20 - 6PM

Ybor Youth Clinic

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Florida GOP Stacy White To Attend Trump's Inauguration In Washington

While there will also attend the inaugural ball hosted by
Rick Scott.
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Food Not Bombs Saturday Share In Tampa

1.14 - 4PM

Lykes Gaslight Square Park - Tampa

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Thursday, January 12, 2017

Local Treasures: Leilani Polk

"It's official: I've started my new full time gig as Digital Managing Editor at The Stranger!! I am unbelievably stoked. Stay tuned ... I will no doubt be sharing lots of cool stuff here, and not just my own ramblings, either." Leilani Polk

Fight For 15 At Tampa Hardee’s

Ashley and Dayna

Marc

Jim and Bishop Chuck

Brave folks at the Hardee’s at Hillsborough and Lois in Tampa laying the foundation for higher wages for everyone.

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The Columbia's Original Cuban Sandwich

Hands Off Medicare and Social Security Rally In Tampa

1.15 - 1PM

Curtis Hixon Park - Tampa

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Rick Scott's Florida Corporate Welfare Not Working

Florida’s state economic development efforts are “underperforming,” according to a new legislative report. An undesirable label by any standard, critics and lawmakers already skeptical of providing taxpayer support (Corporate Welfare) for private businesses. here

Solidarity March For Tampa Food Not Bombs In Ft Lauderdale

1.13 - 6:30PM

Stranahan Park - Ft Lauderdale

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Pack City Hall Tampa - Speak Up Against Food Sharing Ban

1.12 - 9AM

Tampa City Hall

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The Tampa City Council meeting is tomorrow morning. We are asking all supporters to speak out against the criminalization of sharing food with the hungry and houseless in Tampa.

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