Thursday, November 8, 2012
For the third presidential election, Frida's Cafe & Bakery in Largo sold sugar cookies with the likeness of presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
For the third presidential election, customers at Frida's Cafe & Bakery on Ulmerton Road correctly predicted the winner of the presidential contest. President Barack Obama was the people's choice among voters in Pinellas County, across the nation and at Frida's. The Largo bakery has been selling sugar cookies with the likeness of Obama or Gov. Mitt Romney and tallying the sales since the conventions this summer. As the election polls closed around Largo at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, so did the bakery's presidential cookie poll. With 5,477 cookies sold, customers had purchased 2,888 Obama cookies and 2,589 Romney cookies. "We did it again. I am so excited about it," said bakery owner Frida Aalipour. "A diverse group of people from all walks of life…
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
For the third presidential election, Frida's is selling sugar cookies with the likeness of the presidential candidates. According to the cookie sales, Barack Obama is in the lead.
Will President Barack Obama or Gov. Mitt Romney be the next president? If sugar cookies are a polling indicator, Obama will return for a second term. For the third presidential election, Frida's Cafe & Bakery on Ulmerton Road in Largo is selling sugar cookies with the likenesses of the presidential candidates, and Obama had the lead Tuesday morning. On Election Day, cookie sales were brisk. With 4,774 cookies sold since the conventions this summer, Obama led election morning with 53 percent of sales. But a news segment on Fox News Channel 13 drew more customers to the bakery to buy cookies. So much so that bakery owner Frida Aalipour had to call in an extra bakery worker to keep up with demand, she said. Largo resident Jerry McLellan …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Track some of the top contributors to Rep. C. W. Bill Young with the Wired/MapLight Influence Tracker app.
The Wired/MapLight Influence Tracker app lets users hone in on top contributors to candidates for federal offices. Rep. C.W. Bill Young's top contributors include Boeing, Food Allergy Institute and Bgc Partners, a global brokerage and real estate investment company, according to the app. Check opponent Jessica Ehrlich's top contributors here.
Track some of the top contributors to Florida House candidate Jessica Ehrlich with the Wired/MapLight Influence Tracker app.
The Wired/MapLight Influence Tracker app lets users hone in on top contributors to candidates for federal offices. Florida House candidate Jessica Ehrlich's top contributors include Waxwing Capital, Jabil and In Style, according to the app. Check District 13 opponent Rep. C. W. Bill Young's top contributors here.
