On Sunday, May 4, the Johnny G. Lyon Band will kick off the Grand Finale of the annual Love Shouldn’t Hurt Poker Run and Rally at Hungry Harry’s Famous BBQ. Come party with us as we donate our time to rock the house for a great cause! Excerpts from the press release: On Sunday, May 4, [...]
Here is a reminder to Tampa Bay residents who are interested – Thursday, May 1st is the National Day of Prayer. Although the day was established using the tools of the Judeo-Christian faith, anyone can pray – however you pray – for our city, state, country, government, families, businesses, schools, etc. etc. etc. I believe the [...]
I actually really love Tampa and Florida; I just abhor some of the things people do here to destroy what’s left of our natural resources and make us all look like a bunch of carpetbaggers (Jeb! Bush), swampwater yahoos (Rhonda Storms and Brian Blair), and bilious scalawags (Buddy Johnson). But there are plenty of political opinions [...]
The traditional "Alien Visits Earth" story often has the intergalactic tourist inquiring about our Big Man On Campus: "Take me to your leader!" the alien demands. Where would you start if that guy showed up here today? When looking for leadership, it makes sense to look to elected officials – we literally chose these people to [...]
Opinion piece from Lakeland Local. Note that USF Lakeland has since been renamed USF Polytechnic. Chuck Welch takes issue with a recent Tampa Tribune editorial about USF Lakeland Polytechnic: It seems the last couple of years have proved one fact to this new resident of Lakeland. Tampa and Orlando media are afraid of Polk County. To [...]
Funny women salvage surrogate comedy Kate Holbrook is a successful Philadelphia business executive. At age 37, she has it all — including a ticking biological clock. She’d like to have a baby (husband optional), but that doesn’t seem medically likely. Besides, she’s too busy and spoiled to go through the actual pains of pregnancy and birth. So [...]
We told you last year that former Stinger’s stripper Mark Consuelo was producing a documentary about the Brandon High School wrestling team’s 34 year old winning streak. “The Streak” began in 1973, and the Eagles piled up 459 consecutive victories and went 468 matches without a defeat. Both of those numbers are national records [...]
After a few years of disappointing drafts, 2008’s was a very good draft for the Buccaneers. They picked up a number of guys who could develop into playmakers, which the Bucs sorely lacked last year. Compared to last year’s draft, this was more of a risk-reward draft filled with intriguing prospects. Rd 1 (20) Aqib [...]
The subhed in this morning’s headline in the St. Pete Times provides a perfect example of the stuff that bugs me about the boneheads in Tallahassee working hard to destroy what’s left of this wonderful state. The hed: “Budget gets final slicing“ Subhed: “The deal cuts money to classrooms and nursing homes. Only state troopers get [...]
