Tampa Adult Entertainment: Hyde Park street’s squeaky wheel gets results

March 8, 2010

Seminole is a nondescript two-block street that connects bustling Wood Avenue and Cummins Highway in Hyde Park. For years, no one paid it much mind: not the drivers who zipped along it on their way somewhere else, not the troublemakers who loitered on sidewalks taking swigs from bottles, and not the city, which seemed to have forgotten it was there.
Residents had long kept quiet about the cracks in the sidewalks, the wayward chickens, even the suspected prostitutes who roamed the night.
But Seminole is silent no longer. Residents, calling themselves The Gatekeepers have become very noisy, capturing the attention, and cellphone number, of their city councilor, Rob Consalvo, and of City Hall. Suddenly, things are getting done. Sidewalks have been repaired and stop signs installed to slow drivers. Even the chickens that roamed the street clucking and leaving droppings in yards are gone.

See the full article from “Boston Globe”


Tampa Adult Entertainment: GOP To Pick ‘12 Convention Spot – Arizona, Florida And Utah In Final Three

March 1, 2010

Think of the advantages of Salt Lake City for them (or us)…
…the spotlight on the LDS will highlight the right wing Christian discomfort with Mormonism, and potentially be very uncomfortable if Mitt Romney wins the nomination (how many stories does he really want to face about funny underwear and polygamous ancestors).
…the very delicious irony that will doubtless accompany any story about prostitutes enjoying increased business, gay bars and cruising spots hopping with closeted Republicans, and any arrests in sexual scandals – all taking place in the environment of an extremely sexually repressive culture.
… the highlighting of the wing-nuttiest of the right wing Republican officials in Utah, some of whose state legislators can only be described as at the farthest fringes of the right wing.
… all those smiling WHITE faces who will form the backdrop to a completely non-diverse Republican conventions in one of the least diverse states in the country. (At least Phoenix and Tampa are an improvement on this front.)

See the full article from “TPMDC (blog)”


Tampa Adult Entertainment: Influence beyond the pulpit

March 1, 2010

Like Ann Porter, Abe Brown frets about the state of black leadership in Tampa. Not enough cohesiveness, he says, and a lack of humbleness among some who command attention.
Another man of many roles
At 82, Brown is among the last of the old guard. A beloved football coach at three high schools, Brown appealed for calm in 1989 after a black drug suspect died in police custody. His leadership helped prevent a riot.
He shares Favorite’s belief that the church’s best work is outside its four walls. He’s the founder of Abe Brown Prison Ministries and Pastors on Patrol, an initiative that encourages local preachers to go into at-risk neighborhoods and minister to drug dealers, prostitutes and drifters. Favorite is among the dozen or so who take part twice a month.

See the full article from “Tampa Tribune”


Tampa Adult Entertainment: Treasure Island

March 1, 2010

Although it has been a while since I read Stevensons novel, many of the key events are carried over here and seem to get an accurate portrayal: the meeting of a scheming Long John Silver, putting together a crew to sail the Hispaniola to Treasure Island, and the subsequent ship mutiny. Jim Hawkins naïve and overly trusting personality comes across well with nicely-written dialogue, and Long John Silver is as smooth talking as he is slightly sinister. The rest of the cast, including friend and potential love interest Antoinette (a new addition not in the original story), Dr Livesey and the prostitutes of Bristol, and of course a diverse band of pirates, vary in voice acting quality. They also generally seem a little on the one-dimensional side, lacking much in the way of distinctive personalities. Close-up facial expressions arent always realistic and the lip-synching rarely matches the spoken dialogue, either, which can make the characters come across more as props than real people. Even the animation is a little strange: when standing still people frequently change poses or perform hand gestures, but instead of making them more lifelike, it just seems forced and out of place.

See the full article from “Adventure Gamers”


Tampa Adult Entertainment: Reverend’s influence extends beyond the pulpit

March 1, 2010

Abe Brown has worries
Like Ann Porter, Abe Brown frets about the state of black leadership in Tampa. Not enough cohesiveness, he says, and a lack of humbleness among some who command attention.
At 82, Brown is among the last of the old guard. A beloved football coach at three high schools, Brown appealed for calm in 1989 after a black drug suspect died in police custody. His leadership helped prevent a riot.
He shares Favorite’s belief that the church’s best work is outside its four walls. He’s the founder of Abe Brown Prison Ministries and Pastors on Patrol, an initiative that encourages local preachers to go into at-risk neighborhoods and minister to drug dealers, prostitutes and drifters. Favorite is among the dozen or so who take part twice a month.

See the full article from “Tampa Tribune”


Tampa Adult Entertainment: ”American Idol” Music Geek Report: The Final 24, part one

March 1, 2010

The first reveal was Michael “Big Mike” Lynche, who skipped out on the birth of his first child to go to Hollywood, although there’s been a rumor circulating for the past few weeks that he’s already been disqualified because his father told reporters that his son had made the final 24 in violation of the “Idol” confidentiality agreement.
Note to Big Mike’s father: Leave the country now before the mother of your newborn grandchild figures out exactly how to get away with killing you (when, truthfully, no jury in the land would want to lock her up for that).
The second one to make the final 24 was one of several blonde girls they’ve been pimping hard in a Taylor Swift world – Didi Benami, who turned in a heartbreaking “Angel” to go with her Gokey-esque story of a recently deceased best friend. The next blonde through was Katelyn Epperly, a less obvious choice than the first two, but it’s hard to picture many people being shocked by that decision, either.

See the full article from “AZ Central.com”


Tampa Escorts: Sid Klein, considered an innovator, retires after 29 years as Clearwater …

February 26, 2010

During his tenure as chief, Klein started a citizen police academy and a volunteer patrol program. He started a cable-access television show that brought him into the living rooms of Clearwater’s citizens once a month.
“I always tell my officers to be a part of, not apart from, the community. That’s my marching orders to them,” he said.
Klein was at the forefront of a national movement in community policing, which puts officers into neighborhoods to develop relationships with citizens.
“I can’t say enough about Sid Klein,” said Shelley Kuroghlian, president of the Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition. “He was so responsive to the neighborhoods when he was chief, especially in the East Gateway area.”
The area has seen a reduction in prostitution, drug sales and loitering since Klein assigned extra officers to address the problems, she said.

See the full article from “Tampabay.com”


Tampa Escorts: Police raid Tampa spa

February 26, 2010

Tampa, Florida – Two employees of a Tampa spa have been arrested, both accused of being unlicensed and one of them accused of offering sex for cash.
Investigators say 43-year-old Mee Yung Pak is charged with prostitution and performing illegal massage. Joo Soo Kim, 46, is also charged with performing massages without a license.
On January 24, Tampa Police raided The Gold Spa located on Westshore Blvd. South, also confiscating cash.
Kim and Pak have been released from the Hillsborough County Jail on bond.

See the full article from “10 Connects”


Tampa Escorts: The World Behind Fake IDs

February 26, 2010

… I guess an undercover cop was checking IDs at the door, acting like a bouncer.” Smith said. “When the cop took my ID from me, she looked at it for a minute, but then went straight to her car. The ID had my real name and information on it, so when she ran my name she found out the ID wasn’t real.”
Smith said she was immediately arrested and put into the cop car, along with her friend who had also used a fake ID.
“I was really nervous, but there wasn’t much I could do about it. The ride to the police station was so weird. First they took us to the local station,” Smith said.
Once there, the pair got inside a paddy wagon that held people who were arrested for different things: homeless arrests, prostitution and DUI’s.

See the full article from “Minaret”


Tampa Escorts: Variety of stories leads to murder charge for Dee Dee Moore

February 26, 2010

James Moore, the former husband, said he dug a hole with a backhoe. He said Moore told him it was for concrete and trash. He said he left after digging the hole and that Moore called him back in an hour or two to fill it. He said he never saw a body in the hole, but that it was dark.
Moore also told many stories about what happened to Shakespeare.
To some, she said he wanted to get away to avoid child support. Or, that he was tired of dealing with the money and people who wanted it. Moore also said Shakespeare was in Jamaica being treated for AIDS.
One of the last times Shakespeare was seen was in April. Thomas said he was supposed to meet his driver and assistant Judy Haggins at the Hardrock Casino in Tampa.
When he didn’t show up, Moore told him Shakespeare had an altercation with an underage prostitute.

See the full article from “Tampa Tribune”