I’d like to welcome Kitty’s Creations to the blogroll. Diana (aka Kitty) lives here in Tampa and is all about “knitting, sewing, crafting and good fashion sense.”
Her love of Fluevogs demonstrates her excellent fashion sense.
Drop by and say hi!

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There are a few abandoned houses in my neighborhood with overgrown lawns. In September we had a house down the street with a yard full of bags of garbage. (See here, and here). It was eventually cleaned up, but it prompted some thoughts on how to deal with neighborhood situations where it’s difficult to find [...]

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Caleb at Calebism had an art show on Friday. He generously posted .jpgs of his show for those of us who didn’t make it. I’m a huge fan of bold, colorful paintings, which perfectly describes Caleb’s style. These are some great paintings, check ‘em out. Even better, buy one!

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The new New Heights Magazine has hit the streets. Most of this issue is dedicated to their retail and dining guide. This a great listing of local businesses along the urban corridor (which New Heights describes as Seminole Heights, Downtown, Ybor, West Tampa, Tampa Heights, Riverside Heights, Davis Islands, Hyde Park & Surrounding Areas).
As the [...]

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OK, not exactly my idea of how to re-create the neighborhood, but at least one person in the world thinks it’s a good idea to cover trees with knitting. I must admit it looks very colorful and whimsical, which I heartily endorse, but what happens when it rains?

There’s a lot more here, including knitted street [...]

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I recently pointed to a post by David Harris about how the Hillsborough County Citizen Advisory Council was developing webcasts for government meetings.
Today I checked out the site only to learn that they require RealPlayer to watch the webcasts.
Unfortunately, I’m not about to download any RealMedia players. RealPlayer has a long, long history [...]

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Cynthia Floyd at Book Swap of Carrollwood sends along this reminder about shopping locally. Of course, you don’t have to wait until November 22!
“Sometimes seemingly small acts have an impact bigger than you ever imagined. Take family spending. You may think you’re merely fulfilling your family’s wants or needs when you shop or dine out. [...]

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I’m deeply immersed in writing a paper, but that’s no reason to stop blogging. But, since I really should get back to wasting time on Facebook writing my paper here’s a round-up of what’s been going on lately in the Tampa blogosphere.
At Sticks of Fire Tommy takes a look at the incredible shrinking Tampa Tribune. [...]

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The gift-giving season is just around the corner. If you’re planning on buying books, DVDs, or CDs as gifts consider starting at one of the Amazon links to your right. It won’t cost you anything extra and Amazon will cut me in on the sell. This blog empire made me $3 in October, and with [...]

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