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. Thanks to our sponsors at (your business here), it is my intention to highlight something that qualifies as worth the wait in Tampa Bay each week… Back in [...]
This week’s Newsbits: Tom Scott will be the new chairman of the Tampa City Council. Gwen Miller goes from chair to vice-chair. Bob Henriquez got a new gig as an administrator for the state Department of Children & Families. He was the only applicant for the unadvertised position which pays $105,000 per year. County Commission [...]
The host of NBC’s Age of Love graduated from Bloomingdale High School in Brandon in 1989, and got his degree in marketing from USF in 1994. Sometime between those dates, Mark Consuelos worked at Stinger’s Nightclub as a dancer (remember the Suncoast Calendar Men?). He was introduced on stage as “Meaty Mark.” He headed [...]
Hours ago, Sgt. Ron Harrison was simply driving his patrol car. For this, he was shot to death. The incident began just after midnight as he was driving north from the intersection of Kings Boulevard and Lumsden Road in Brandon. Sgt. Harrison drove less than a mile before crashing the car. Someone called in and [...]
And the Johnny G. Lyon Band will be providing the musical entertainment!! Eastern Hillsborough residents may know that the Presidents’ Roundtable of Greater Brandon hosts an annual event to “elect” an honorary mayor. Each June, two candidates go head to head, and the winner is elected if they raise the most money for a given [...]
An article with the following headline from the St. Pete Times came to my attention earlier this week (thanks, Denise): Clash ends in stabbing by sword As if my interest wasn’t piqued sufficiently, this was the sub headline: A man confronts his wife and her new lover – sex offenders all – and it quickly turns deadly. Helloooo nurse! It [...]
It was around 11am on Saturday. I was sitting in the living room, still trying to wake up after another great gig on Friday night. Wifey came running in from the garage: “I think the washer is broken.” I got up and stumbled out to the laundry area. Wifey said she just [...]
You remember when Brandon High student Cam White was killed because he tried to cross the street to school? The young lady who blew through the crosswalk was not charged with a criminal offense. That’s right – the child killer was issued simply a traffic citation. This is OUTRAGEOUS! How can someone drive over our kids [...]
Thanks to persistent praise from Sticks readers, we drove over to Brandon this past Friday to check out First Choice Southern BBQ for dinner. We thought we had arrived early enough to beat the dinner crowd, but instead found the line already out the door when we walked up. The first thing we noticed while waiting [...]
