Polls end Tuesday at 5pm, so if you haven’t voted yet now is a good time to vote.
I recommend voting for Ridiculously inconsistent trickle of consciousness as best blog, and The Refinery as best new restaurant.
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I read Pushing Rope regularly, but don’t link to it so much because it deals mostly with national politics and I try to keep those posts to a minimum. I also assume folks who read this blog are also familiar with PR. However, if you are not familiar, let me recommend adding it to your regular [...] Zoe’s running a freaking marathon! And keeping track of her training at I’m running a freaking marathon! “Anyway, you can imagine my surprise and joy when I discovered that Temple Terrace does actually have a few hills. My first concern was whether it had enough of a hill to constitute four minutes, as mandated by [...] The Campaign Manager points to these political satire animations by “trusted aide to Bill McCollum” Kirk Pepper (but almost certainly NOT by Kirk Pepper). The most recent episode, posted a couple of weeks ago, is “The Case of the Missing Scattergun” about Bill McCollum’s stolen shotgun. *** Alan Snel reports on the ghost bike installation to memorialize [...] The Expressionist reviews the Postcard Inn, “located on beautiful St. Pete Beach.” “I’m a sucker for nostalgia, so I couldn’t wait to check this place out. It was a warm June evening when I decided to venture over to the hotel and have dinner at its critically acclaimed barbeque restaurant. Wildwood Barbeque has gotten [...] How cool is this? Temple Terrace Bat Tower Reconstruction “The original tower, built on the banks of the Hillsborough River by the original Temple Terrace developers in 1924, was based on plans from Dr. Charles Campbell, an early pioneer of bat studies and Nobel Peace Prize nominee. The tower was intended to be a roost for [...] OK Seminole Heightsians, it’s time to put your lunch where your mouth is, or your money where your lunch is, or something like that. If you haven’t eaten at Nani’s Sandwich Shop on Nebraska next to the Publix you’re doing your neighborhood a disservice. Support local businesses, spend money in your community, and eat at [...] Connecting Tampa reminds us that there will be a public discussion about Tampa’s transit future at the Tampa Museum of Art on July 29. *** Where’s Sticks of Fire? SoF has been eerily silent for nearly two months. Here’s hoping everything is OK, and Tommy’s just going through a spell of blogger burnout. *** Visual Alliance Media launches [...] Recent transplantee from St. Petersburg, Scott Bravard, has fired up a Tampa-related photography blog to “improve [his] photography skills,” and “to learn the city of Tampa and share it with others.” Check out Finding Tampa. Scott also keeps an interesting blog about urban spaces and urban places called A New Sidewalk. Tampa’s own Sulphur Springs makes it into the NYT as an example of a neighborhood devastated by foreclosures. The Ecology of Foreclosures. (Thanks, ML!) “Two years ago, when I began writing about the housing crisis, I got to know a bungalow in Sulphur Springs, a Tampa, Fla., neighborhood that was famous in the 1920s for its [...] Tampa’s visionary, but ultimately snake-bitten, desalination plant will close if the oil reaches Tampa Bay. “If the oil slick does travel far enough south and east to enter Tampa Bay, we will shut down the desalination plant completely to avoid the potential of oil getting into the operations. Should the oil spill enter the bay, we [...] Eric Deggans at The Feed reports that WTSP – Channel 10 is jumping on the hyperlocal blogging bandwagon (blogwagon?). “St. Petersburg CBS affiliate WTSP-Ch. 10 could present dozens of “hyperlocal” websites by the end of the year, featuring news and information specifically tailored to various communities across the Tampa Bay area, as part of a national [...] I’ve been thinking about trash this morning, and as I googled around the Internet I found this page about the City of Tampa Historic Landfill Assessment Program. Here is some background about the project. “Previous studies have identified 49 landfills located in Hillsborough County, Florida that were used for solid waste disposal between 1947 and 1978. It [...] Does anyone know what’s going on with this property? Once upon a time it was a circuit board factory (first Honeywell, then Interconics), but it was shuttered for nearly a quarter century as the owners of the property fought with Honeywell over cleaning up the polluted and toxic soil. (For more background check out this 2006 [...] Learn more about the Tampa Bay Bike Co-op. “Want to learn how to fix your own bike? Check out the Tampa Bay Bike Co-Op for a less expensive and more unique experience. Open every every Monday from 6-9 p.m and every Wednesday from 7-9:30 p.m.” (via The Ybor City Stogie) Congratulations to Chris, Alex, and Grayson at GNATV for winning the 2010 Tampa Bay Video award in the information category for their segment “Cooking with Louis Thornton: Bacon Wrapped Scallops.” “Bacon wrapped scallops would impress your loved ones no doubt about it. But did you know they were so simple to make? Louis, from louislovesfood.blogspot.com, will [...] Scott just moved to Tampa and is optimistic about Tampa’s transit future. Check out his blog A New Sidewalk. “I’m not what you would call an optimist. But I just moved to Tampa, Florida, and I’m feeling, for me, fairly upbeat. Two factors are putting me on the sunny side of the state.” Welcome to Tampa, Scott! [...] What to do? I am now officially over-educated and underpaid. My life as a student came to a close this past weekend, and the job search continues. I have a dozen projects I’m considering, but I’m not sure which one will really capture my interest and keep me busy while I hunt for work and work [...] Decent breakfast places were hard for me to find when I moved to Tampa. They were all around, I just didn’t have much luck finding them. I wish I had known about Tampa Bay Breakfasts then! “We have breakfast at mom-and-pop homestyle diners and restaurants throughout the Tampa Bay area. We avoid national chains, drive-throughs, and [...] A combination of busy-ness, nice weather, and not finding much cool stuff on the Web has created a bit of a lull in posting. This too shall pass. In the meantime, here’s an iconic image from Tampa’s past. The photo is by Lewis Hine who was visiting Ybor City in 1909 to document the lives of [...] I get a lot of press releases. Really, too many considering the amount of traffic this blog gets. The most annoying thing about these emails is that it’s transparently clear the person writing has never read the blog. Once it was flattering to be noticed, now most PR notices simply go into the trash unread. So, [...] Kind of a snarky article at the NYT about the forthcoming Tampa-Orlando high-speed rail, but their overall point is valid. Tampa needs a better public transit system if we want to encourage people from central Florida to take the train into Tampa. We need to make it easy to get from the high-speed train station [...] Whoops, I’m a couple of days late. Happy belated birthday, Stogie! The Ybor City Stogie blog celebrated its 7th anniversary Friday, March 19. Here’s to another seven years. Browsing through issues of Popular Science available online through Google I found this tale of riding in an exploding airship in Tampa in 1907. “My most thrilling thirty seconds in the air was experienced at Tampa, Florida, in February, 1907. I was flying a “rubber cow,” as we called the early dirigibles, at 200 feet when [...] This Sunday, March 21, Grand Hampton will be hosting a Fresh Market Day. Grand Hampton Be forewarned, however, that inclement weather may prompt cancellation. From the email message – “The weather report currently shows a 40% chance of rain for Sunday. It’s our hope that the rain will [...] This Saturday, March 20, is Tampa Clean City Day. From the Tampagov About page. About Tampa Clean City Day We, along with Friends of Clean City, are proud to initiate the 4th Annual Tampa Clean City Day during “The Great American Clean Up” (March – May). Tampa Clean City Day is scheduled for March 20, 2010 at Raymond [...] B. C. Manion at 83 Degrees reports on some green businesses in Tampa. “Jennifer Dutkowsky, founder of Why Not Boutique at 3217A S. MacDill Ave., in south Tampa, says she opened her shop in November 2008, after sensing a need in the market. “‘Tampa – it’s headed toward green, but it’s not green,’ Dutkowsky says. “Items at her [...] It’s time to start planning some kids activities for the summer. Tampa Theatre hosts a kids film camp throughout the summer. You can sign up for different ages, different classes and different times. Check out their web page for complete details. “At Tampa Theatre Film Camp, students will create live action and stop motion animation movies [...] The Seminole Heights Sunday Market returns this Sunday, March 14 from 9am – 2pm. “Centrally located and set on the front lawn of historic Hillsborough High School, you will find between 60 & 80 vendors selling a vast mixture of local, handmade and/or homemade products.” A sample of what you will find this Sunday: Conventional & Hydroponic Produce Tampa ranks dead last in Forbes’s ranking of cities for commuting. Miami is sixth worst and Orlando comes in at fourth worst. “Tampa, Fla., comes in dead last. In fact many of the cities near the bottom of the list are in steamy Southeastern locales; the year-round swelter in these places may not be incidental to [...] |
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