great day for local bloggers

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by tommy @ 5:19 pm

Still on the high from recognition at the Weekly Planet, the tbt* cover story this week is “Tampa’s Best Read Bloggers.” I call ‘em “Seven Blogs You Should Be Reading.” Go pick up a copy. You’ll know you have the right one when you see rachel*’s smilin’ face on the cover. On the inside, you’ll learn about some local blogs everyone should read. Hey rachel*, look at this smilin’ face.

In addition to r*’s Midnight Culmination, you’ll also find Seminole Heights, Sarahintampa, D-Rays Bay, St. Petersblog, and the Tampa Film Fan each profiled in the weekly. Also listed on the second part of the piece are Boltsmag, Random Speak, Tiny Little Dots, Population Statistic, Side Salad, Rhonda K, My Park Bench, and Gonzonia.

Congratulations to all of you on the great publicity.

Oh yeah, the tbt* staff thinks Sticks of Fire is also one you shouldn’t live without (especially the “stinging satirical wit”), but you already knew that, didn’t you?

Hot dog!

Tags: citizens, endorsement, online, SoF - the site, tampa

20 Responses to “great day for local bloggers”

  1. r* Says:

    You look so nice! Where you gonna be tonight? We need to get down, get down!

  2. r* Says:

    Where ARE you gonna be? My God, typos? I must be seriously worked up!

  3. tommy Says:

    tonight I am spending with my little girl. We will absolutely be celebrating soon.

  4. L Says:

    congrats ;)

  5. daryl Says:

    I think I’m going to mix myself a mojito right now! Congratulations everyone!

  6. Brandy Says:

    We’re visiting Tampa in October and I’m checking out all the blogs and news sites. I must say I’m becomming obessed with Tampa :) Love your blog, I’ll keep it in the favorites :)
    - Incredimom

  7. Bryan Otto Says:

    Congratulations!

  8. My Addled Brain » Jealous? Moi? Says:

    [...] Congratulations to Tommy, r*, and David Pinero for their nods in our very own Weekly Planet’s Best of the Bay. The effort and dedication they put in to them definitely shows, and I’m buying the first round for ‘em when Tommy gets more info on the celebration. There’s also a crapload of mentions in this week’s tbt* about other local sites, but I’m too lazy to type them all out. As usual, Tommy shows us how it’s done. By: brett @ 8:14 am Filed under: Blah Blah Blah [...]

  9. wifey Says:

    Congrats honey! I guess all the time you spend on this blog has paid off! I’m very proud of you.

  10. Seminole Heights Says:

    Yeah!!! Tommy, the reigning Emperor of
    Tampa Bay Blogs. Rachel the Queen of Tampa Bay blogs. Will you guys be on float for Gasparilla? Hmmm what would the float look like?

  11. tommy Says:

    a krewe of bloggers… there’s a thought

  12. PeterB. Says:

    Again, congratulations!

    The press and publicity are both well-deserved. Keep showin’ ‘em how it’s done.

  13. John Says:

    Boltsmag – “The definitive Lightning fan blog”

    OK, I can live with that… ;)

  14. Jeff Says:

    Congrats, man.

  15. Laura Says:

    Congrats Tommy! Your site is tops on my “go to” list for everything about Tampa Bay.

  16. Meredith Says:

    Well done, Tommy.

  17. Lisa Says:

    Congratulations Tommy! You rule! Will it sound too goofy if I tell you that I chose my blog layout because of your old blogspot format? (imitation is the best form of flattery, ya know). Let me crash the party so I can finally meet some TB bloggers in person.

    Congratulations — you deserve it!!

  18. Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog » down on the corner Says:

    [...] rachel* called me Thursday at lunchtime. “We’re superstars! Let’s go stand on a corner and hand out *TBT” she said. [...]

  19. Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog » Says:

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  20. Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog » Blog Archive » meet lisa ciurro Says:

    [...] A corporate drone by day, Lisa reviews and writes about books and movies on her blogs Tampa Film Fan and Tampa Book Buzz. She also guest blogs at the popular local blog Sticks of Fire and the Orlando site Flicks on Fairbanks. In 2005, tbt* named her one of the best local bloggers. A member of the Florida Bibliophile Society and the Tampa Writers Alliance, Lisa recently served as a judge for the 2006 Independents’ Film Festival. In September 2006, her blog Tampa Book Buzz was a runner-up for Best Local Blog in the Weekly Planet’s Best of the Bay contest. [...]

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