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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 [...] I totally spaced and forgot to mention that the Food Network’s Adam Gertler visited Tank’s Tap Room on February 1 to sample the “W.T.F burger, The Tankinator, and Tankenstein, The S’Moreger” and to take on the “3rd Circle of Hell Challenge.” I meant to put up a post a few days before the visit to alert [...] No updates today. I’m hanging out at TEDxTampaBay. You can check it out through the links below. More Videos and images will be going up over the course of the coming week. The TEDxTampaBay webcast. TEDxTampaBay Twitter page, and #tedxtampabay. TEDxTampaBay Facebook fan page. TEDxTampaBay at Flickr, and Flickr tag. TEDx events from around the world can be viewed at [...] Nicholoas de Monchaux’s Local Code project is an effort to find way to utilize the forgotten and neglected spaces in a city. Cities are filled with parcels of land that belong to the city, but are neglected because they seem to have little practical value. These are the little bits and pieces that fall by [...] For those of you interested in Seminole Heights news, My Seminole Heights reports on the recent city council meeting about a new CVS opening – CVS – Council Motions to Deny. “The motion requires four votes to pass and will be taken up again next Thursday when the other two councilmembers will have a chance to [...] Local photographer Tom Palmer took a ton of photos at the recent grand opening of the Curtis Hixon park and posted them on his Flickr account. Check them out, they are terrific.
Copyright Tom Palmer. All rights reserved. Here’s an artist’s rendering of the park created during the design process. This urban space has been a contentious [...] For those of you who live in Florida District 58 (like me) don’t forget that there is a special election Tuesday, January 26 to replace Representative Michael Scionti. Here’s a .pdf map of the district. This is the primary election. The Special General Election will be held February 23, 2010. Learn more here. Your candidate choices [...] Skateboarding is not a crime, even if our mayor does despise skateboarders. The confrontation occurred just after Iorio was telling the crowd: “This park is for everyone.” “Except for skateboarders!” hollered 26-year-old Seamus Gallagher. “Except for skateboarders,” echoed Iorio. The Official Unofficial Seminole Heights blog is reporting that neighborhood tapas joint El Sevillano is closed. “To all of our loyal customers, it is with a heavy heart that Jose and I announce that El Sevillano has closed it’s doors. We have enjoyed every moment that we have been open we have made some true [...] Mark your calendars! This Valentine’s Day the Business Guild of Seminole Heights will host a Sunday morning market at Hillsborough High School. Be sure to visit their site to learn more about how to be a vendor or how to be a volunteer. The following information is taken from their website. (Thanks, BZ!)
Sunday, February 14th, 2010 TED is a “big ideas” conference held every year in Long Beach, California. Started just over a quarter-century ago TED now hosts conferences across the globe and works to encourage similar independent events to bring “ideas worth spreading” to local communities through the TEDx program. The Tampa Bay area will see its own TEDxTampaBay event [...] I should be happy it’s Friday, but instead I’m miserable about the cold weather. I’m too cranky to get any work done, so I’m taking a spin around the Tampa blogosphere. Urban Corridor Tampa Magazine gives us a behind-the-scenes look at pizza making at Pizzaiolo Bavaro. (And also let’s us know that Hamburger Mary’s is now [...] Here’s the latest restaurant review from GNAtv. I’ve embedded it below, but visit their site for a larger, better looking version. “Grayson and Alex chow down some awesome fried seafood at Blue Sea – Seafood Market & Restaurant. It’s located on Nebraska near Sligh intersection and it’s totally worth any driving distance. There is no better [...] Jimmy Wales promotes a new site to help Tampa Bay’s homeless. Tampa Bay Homeless Resource Wiki. If you belong to some sort of community organization, charity, or good deeds club, you might consider spending an afternoon adding resources and information to the wiki. A quick “good job!” to local podcaster extraordinaire, Phil Leigh at Inside Digital Media for getting name-checked in the November 2009 issue of Scientific American. Phil is a source in Michael Moyer’s article “How the Internet is Changing the Way We Will Watch TV.” (The link goes to a snippet. You’ll have to buy the whole [...] Rumor is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers may be for sale for $1 billion. If this is the case I’m speculating that any potential new owners are going to want a bunch of tax-breaks and a new stadium paid for with tax-payer dollars. If Tampa doesn’t meet their demands they’ll “threaten” to move the team to another [...] Whoops! I almost forgot. Chef Roberto Santibañez will be at the Taco Bus Wednesday night (Oct. 7) from 6:30pm to 9pm. Here’s more at UC Tampa Magazine. (Which also reminds me I need to get up my post about the Taqueria Monterrey grand opening. However, if you haven’t been yet, don’t hesitate. Do yourself a favor and [...] Those of you who are associated with the University of South Florida probably already know about yesterday’s afternoon of terror. The NYT even picked up the AP version of the campus lockdown. And the Trib’s TBO.com did an excellent job of rapidly getting out a coherent version of the story. I was just leaving campus [...] General Petraeus will join the dedication of Heroes Plaza this September 11. The park was inspired (in part) by long-time Tribune columnist Steve Otto. Here is the city’s press release: September 3, 2009 – September 11 is a day this nation pauses to remember those lost during the terrorist attacks eight years ago. On Friday, September 11, 2009, [...] Lovely time lapse shot of downtown Tampa. H/T Digital Urban. HD Time Lapse of Downtown Tampa Florida from AlanSmithee on Vimeo. Stimulus money leads to 280 jobs maintained, 100 laid-off workers brought back to work, and 50 new hires at Port of Tampa. “The Port of Tampa is receiving $2.2 million for pier reconstruction and bulkhead replacement at the REK pier. More than 280 jobs will be retained as a result of the Recovery Act money. The [...] Tampa I Am visits the Britton 8 and reports that it is now a “dollar” theater (actually a $2 theater) and, in addition to the traditional Hollywood fare, also shows Bollywood movies. Tampabay.com has more of the story. “The Britton 8 quietly reopened last week with second-run movies for $2 and concessions that sell candy, popcorn and [...] (h/t Eric Deggans at the Feed) This was posted three days ago, but I’m just reading it this morning. Wayne Garcia is leaving Creative Loafing for a visiting professor appointment at the University of Florida. Needless to say Garcia is irreplaceable. He is absolutely one of the best political writers in the southeast, and his regular column at [...] Ben Eason is out, and Atalaya Capital Management is in. The Tampa Bay Business Journal has more. “Now, someone with a name other than Eason will own Creative Loafing for the first time in 37 years following Atalaya Capital Management’s winning $5 million bid at a bankruptcy auction in Tampa Tuesday. Eason will clear out his [...] Don’t forget to check out Tampa Daily Photo for your daily Tampa photo. (h/t Will Report for Food) Pushing Rope points out that some the “founding father” billboards going up don’t actually use real quotes.
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