Friday, August 4, 2017

WTF: Dems To Help Florida GOP

Miami Rep. Carlos Curbelo will attend an Aug. 23 fundraising reception hosted by nine Democrats, including former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, Homestead Mayor Jeff Porter and Florida City Mayor Otis Wallace, according to an invitation to the event. here
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Dems keep saying there is a differance in the parties.
Where is it?
Want something defferent
Go Green

Visionary Delaney Reynolds Of Miami

South Miami became the first Florida city to require that all new residential buildings install rooftop solar. Thanks to Delaney Reynolds, a 16-year-old high school girl who warned South Florida leaders:
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“We're going to be the ones who inherit this mess, and we're going to be the ones to solve it as well."

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Adam Putnam: liberals Taking Fake News To New Extremes

Florida GOP candidate for governor is lighting up social media with a tactic ripped from Donald Trump's playbook: a petition on his Twitter feed to "stop CNN." here

Ybor City: Cigar Capital of the World

Miami Cop Javier Ortiz

South Florida has the highest HIV rate in America thanks in part to intravenous drug use. But the head of the Miami's police union, Javier Ortiz, has now repeatedly called for the city to kill a program designed to slow the rate of AIDS infections and save the lives of IV drug addicts. here

Tampa School Supply Donation Drive

Saturday, August 5th from 9am to 7pm
 Concrete Rose Collective
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The Tampa "Love Has No Borders" Movement School Supply Drive for Resettled and Refugee Children. Drop by the Concrete Rose Collective and leave items on the porch, which will be collected throughout the day on Saturday and prepared for distribution to the many families in Tampa who need them.

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Tampa Mayor And The Tampa Bay Builders Association Want To Cut Down Our Trees

The City of Tampa is taking a comprehensive look at the tree ordinance and making changes. Recommendations from the Mayor's Competitiveness Committee ask for more flexibility regarding grand tree preservation, more flexibility for city staff to approve removals and rescinding the 50 % tree preservation rule in certain areas of the city.
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The voice that has been the loudest in changing the city code has been the Tampa Bay Builders Association and the voice of the people needs to be heard.

Tampa DSA Skull Session In Seminole Heights

8.3 - 7 PM
Hampton Station Beer Garden

Tampa Residents Want Their Money Back

For years, Tampa residents posted "5-minute parking" signs, like this one in Palma Ceia to keep people from parking for extended periods in front of their homes. But the city repealed the ordinance last month after they ceded their municipal authority over to the State of Florida. Now the City Council is looking at a residential parking permit program. here
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Is the city going to reimburse the taxpayers to whom they allowed to purchase these expensive lawn signs? Since 1989, the city approved of, and in some cases even enforced the ordinance that the individual homeowners (at their own expense) displayed. 

St. Pete Hoods

Central Ave

Adam Putnam: Proud #NRASellout

Last week, in an embarrassing blip of social media that did not come from the president, Florida’s leading Republican gubernatorial candidate, Adam Putnam, tweeted: “I’m a proud #NRASellout!” This may be perfectly predictable behavior from a Republican vying to become Florida’s next governor. But it’s hardly a declaration of leadership or individualism. here