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Monthly Archives: December 2007

I Went To Fort Mead, Florida

December 10, 2007 – 9:04 pm

… and it was getting dark and all I got to see was the cemetery and a migrant laborer boarding house.

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This Weekend At The St Petersburg Saturday Art Market

December 9, 2007 – 3:05 pm

Founder and St Petersburg City Councilperson Leslie Curran, looking totally hot busy:

(click for larger view)
Lots more pictures of this weekend’s profitable festivities at THIS link.

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St Petersburg Saturday Morning Art Market

December 7, 2007 – 8:51 pm

Go there– be a pioneer, sort of, and support struggling artists. Struggling artists are far more interesting and worthwhile than the people you will meet at the mall or at some sports event. And if you disagree, there is obviously something terribly wrong with you. Work on it.

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A Girl And Her Chicken

December 7, 2007 – 8:45 pm

I saw this kid and her siblings dumping chickens at Crescent Lake Park in St Petersburg a couple of years ago. It took them a couple of days. The chickens went around pecking at people in confusion for a few days and then disappeared. Like Easter ducks and rabbits. People suck.

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St Petersburg Blithely Bulldozes Its Elderly…

December 7, 2007 – 8:38 pm

…structures, erasing without qualm what little is left of its downtown heritage. Downtown St Pete is like a mouthful of rotten teeth after a bout of indiscriminate pullin’. Lots of gaps, Berlin-1951 style, lots of random pastel dumps left standing without context. Yayy St Pete! Yayy Florida! Yayy 1960’s! Yayy Suburbs and Yayy America!

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How Much Mileage Can I Get Out Of A Hot Dog Stand?

December 7, 2007 – 8:26 pm

Stick around and find out. And they keep tearing more of them out by the roots. What do you want, former Eckerd Drug Store locations? I’m doing the best I can. Shut up. Yes, I’m talking to you.

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Leslie Curran Speaks!

December 7, 2007 – 9:28 am

…and bloggers report faithfully.(video)

clipped from www.tampabays10.com

St. Petersburg, Florida – Williams park is rich in history, but in poor condition.

“Its time it is used again,” said city councilwoman Leslie Curran.

Colorful future for lifeless Williams Park

 

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Xmas Manatee

December 5, 2007 – 11:20 pm

Oh Teh Huge Manatee!

clipped from artjumble.blogspot.com

 

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Cankles

December 5, 2007 – 10:32 pm

clipped from www.bighappyfunhouse.com

 

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Tampa/St Petersburg Was Built For Autos, Not Humans

December 4, 2007 – 8:58 pm

Does walking make you smart? Or do smart people tend to walk?
A Brookings Institution survey of “walkable” U.S. cities ranks the Tampa area dead last.

clipped from www2.tbo.com

Tampa Area Trails Pack In U.S. ‘Walkability’ Ranking

 

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