Obama to open state HQ in Ybor City

June 17th, 2008 | Category: Florida Politics Blog

Officials with the Barack Obama campaign today signed a lease to house its state headquarters in Ybor City. Offices will fill space once occupied by Big City Tavern in Centro Ybor. "We’re going to take by Centro Ybor," said  U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor. "It’s going to be the place to be

all summer lengthy." Castor said the Obama campaign was drawn to the diversity and history of Ybor: "You had folks from Cuba, Spain, Italy and Germany all coming together for a common purpose way back when in the cigar hey day." 

Original post by Janet Zink

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