Sticks of Fire
A website for, of, and about Tampa and the people who live there.
Latest Content
All hail King Corn Dog! - 4 days ago
Fads come and go (that’s why they’re called fads; latin for fade. No? Never mind) but excellence sustains. That’s why they can come up with newer and wackier ideas about... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full.. Topics: corn dogs, development, Florida State Fair, George's Fun Foods, video

bay area remains average - 5 days ago
Every six months, the Tampa Bay Partnership compares the Tampa Bay area to five other southern metros – Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Jacksonville and Raleigh-Durham - for a Regional Economic... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website... Topics: Atlanta, Charlotte, commerce, compare, Dallas, economy, Jacksonville, ranks, scorecard, tampa bay area, tampa bay partnership

2010 garden recovery plan - 11 days ago
My Fellow Tampa Gardeners: From time to time, we must take a walk through our yards to gather information about the state of our gardens. We do it during times of prosperity and tranquility, and we... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website. Topics: freeze, gardening, gardens, maintenance, state of the garden, weather

president to fork over $1.25 billion - 13 days ago
President Barack Obama will be in Tampa in just a few hours to give the State of Florida $1.25 billion for high-speed rail. The effort is expected to create 23,000 jobs in Florida over four years, and will likely energize several local light rail... Topics: Barack Obama, connectus, department of transportation, development, economy, Florida, government, high speed rail, jobs, pinellas, state, tampa, TBARTA, transportation

taxpayers cover farmers’ asses - 14 days ago
Hillsborough and Polk County farmers used TEN BILLION GALLONS of water to protect their crops during the recent freeze, and in addition to the 85 SINKHOLES caused by using all that water, nearby residents found their wells had run dry. The Southwest... Topics: agriculture, cold, crops, economy, farmers, government, hillsborough, insurance, money, repair, sinkholes, strawberries, Swiftmud, taxes, water, weather, wells























