Quote of the Week: The perception of people out there – they think we suck. Public Service Commissioner Nancy Argenziano on the public’s view of the recent antics of the PSC dining and partying with executives of the very businesses they are supposed to regulate. Argenziano is right – we do think they suck.
In a mystical survey of 100 cities by Children’s Health, Tampa ranks 94th in the “Best (and Worst) Places to Raise a Family.” Burlington, VT is ranked number 1. VT is short for “Vermont,” which is somewhere past Canada, I think. If it exists at all – I’ve never heard anyone claim to be from [...]
With two candidates left on the ballot for St. Petersburg’s November election (Bill Foster and Kathleen Ford), we ask Sticks of Fire readers just which of these two candidates they’d vote for. Of course, unlike St. Pete residents ballots, we added the “None of the above” option and left a space for the undecideds… [poll id="35"] Vote, and [...]
Quote of the Week: “It was like being married to a nymphomaniac,” Weaver said. “The first two weeks were great. Then all hell broke loose.” You’ll remember that Charlie Crist signed a bill to encourage all of us to get a bulldozer and start building stuff nearly anywhere in Florida. As you might imagine, developers such as Ron [...]
Modeled after the Amber Alert, the Silver Alert is an emergency system in which law enforcement can broadcast regional or statewide alerts for missing seniors and/or other adults with Alzheimer’s or other cognitive disorders. Times reporter Emily Nipps says that some folks wonder if the Silver Alert program is worth our time & effort, so she [...]
Think a high speed train between Tampa, Orlando and Miami is a good idea? If so, you may want to check out ConnectUs. ConnectUs was founded by Ed Turanchik as a grassroots organization in collaboration with the leadership of the Central Florida Partnership, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Tampa Downtown Partnership, and Tampa Bay Partnership. The plan [...]
A new state law went into effect on July 1 in support for Florida-Friendly gardeners everywhere! The new law states specifically that HOAs can no longer prohibit homeowners from applying Florida-Friendly landscaping!
Gross... Tampa is the ninth sweatiest city in the United States.
We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff. Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward. But sometimes, the wait is worth it. It is my intention to highlight something that qualifies as worth the wait in Tampa Bay each week… It seems like every town, regardless of size, has at least a [...]
