Lisa Montelione captured the District 7 City Council seat Tuesday by strengthening her base in New Tampa and winning over some voters who supported her opponent just three weeks ago. Montelione won all of the precincts north of Fowler Avenue, as well as those in the university area to earn 61 percent of the vote. [...]
This morning’s newspaper is just a disaster for the Bob Buckhorn Campaign on so many levels. Why they, specifically advisor Beth Laytham, continues to push this story is beyond me because this story smells worse and worse, like a rotten onion, as the layers get pulled away. Essentially, this guy Jonathan Brill wants us to [...]
Events in Tampa’s mayoral race are moving at a rapid pace… Current mayor Pam Iorio just released the following statement: I am announcing my endorsement of Bob Buckhorn in the mayor’s race. Staying neutral is no longer an option for me. The negative turn of the campaign by Bob’s opponent causes me great concern. [...]
Scott Strepina has pledged to make the adoption of a comprehensive panhandling ban his first act on the new Council, responding to an increasingly vocal public outcry to address the issue. As the number of panhandlers seeking donations at high-traffic Tampa intersections continues to rise, local residents have become significantly less tolerant of the practice, citing [...]
Lost in today’s news about former Congressman Jim Davis passing on a 2011 run for Mayor of Tampa was Councilwoman Mary Mulhern’s own announcment that she will seek re-election. Getting lost in the shuffle was not the only snag in Mulhern’s re-election rollout. Actually it wasn’t Mulhern who announced her re-election, it was her campaign manager Kevin Wren. [...]
Mike Fasano’s 2011 Farm Share feeds 500 families
Bob Graham, Alex Sink campaigning for Keith Fitzgerald
The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi asking Rep. Darryl Rouson to ‘pee in a cup’
Jeff Brandes fundraiser at BayCities in Tampa
Rep. Dana Young receives ‘Defender of Liberty’ award from ACU’s Al Cardenas
AG Pam Bondi campaigning for Jim Frishe
