Bayciti reports that Mayor Pam wants to change the name of Zack St. to Arts Avenue. Justin feels the name is less than stellar, so he’s holding a contest, and wants you to come up with your own suggestion. The best will be chosen and the winner will get some… Uh, well, I’ll [...]
It looks like Connie Burton will be evicted because her son got caught selling drugs while living with her in public housing. The activist was also recently relieved of her volunteer radio show, Straight Talk at WMNF for consistently promoting the International Peoples Democratic Uhuru Movement, who have also had their share of trouble [...]
The law firm aligned with Erin Brockovich plans to sue Hillsborough County and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for knowingly allowing Coronet in Plant City (map) to exceed safe pollution levels.
DebWire noticed a Weekly Planet cover story about google maps satellite feature that everyone is going crazy about. I recently made a note of it, as did Adam. Apsey didn’t need google maps, he has his own photos of Busch Gardens from above (he loves that place!). Anyway, the WP article points out some wacky and [...]
Chapel Perilous found the newest Men’s Health ranking: Happiest Cities. Tampa ranks as fifth most depressed. That bums me out.
We may be in trouble, here. Since Jim Norman found it so easy to blow off the school construction shortfall, the entire Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners has now seen fit to ignore our stormwater problems. Ronda Storms noted that with more rainfall expected, and reduced groundwater pumping, the situation could get [...]
This morning’s Tribune brought with it a surprise. The local rag can now be mentioned in the same breath as the New York Times and USA Today. It seems that Trib reporter Brad Smith was canned resigned. His latest story about the evils of tow trucks, and the local industry in general was displayed prominently on [...]
This Sunday, ABC will air a special 2-hour version of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. This installment features the story of James Dolan, who was blinded by a bizarre shooting event at the Radio Shack where he worked. Lexington Homes built Dolan’s new house in record time – 79 hours. Publix threw in a bunch of [...]
Here are some things I’d like to do in relation to this new website, but may never come to fruition: Need a cool logo/gravatar. My brother Mike is working on this. RadioBlog – to come shortly after site is launched. Advertising – to come with site launch. History of Tampa pages (there will be a category, but wiki-type [...]
