Bay News 9: Would a mass transit rail system benefit the Bay area? The Trib: Imagine a light rail system connecting New Tampa and Tampa International Airport, enabling suburban residents to reach the airport by train as they do in Atlanta. What provocative talk. How refreshing it is to see someone finally asking these questions. Actually, it is exciting to [...]
I’m sure you have heard. Ronda Storms has officially resigned from the Hillsborough County Commission BOCC. The resignation will be effective in November, when she hopes to be your next Senator. She’s running for Senate District 10, which includes most of Eastern and Southern Hillsborough, and bit parts of Pasco (Zephyrhills) and Polk (Lakeland) Counties. She’s [...]
85 years ago… June 30, 1921 – The post office in the small south Hillsborough County community of Gulf City closes. Gulf City had been served by the post office since 1885. Processing of local mail shifted to the “new” community of Ruskin. Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
Since the Weekly Planet Tampa 100 went over so well, I guess they encouraged the sister to come up with a similar list. Creative Loafing Atlanta: 99 things to do to call yourself a true Atlantan. After reading through it a bit, I can confidently say that Tampa has much better choices.
Saturday the wife and I managed to spend 10 hours at Busch Gardens. Yeah – ten hours getting sunburns, whiplash and funnel cakes. Shiekra was definitely fun, but short. I especially enjoyed the Clydesdales. What an exhibit! Unfortunately, I missed my two free beers because I spent too much time in the arcade trying to win a [...]
Did you know a local TV station broadcasts Greek, Canadian, German, Italian, and more Greek? The transmitter is in Oldsmar, and the station can be viewed in Pasco, Pinellas, and Northwest Hillsborough over the air on channel 48. Along with related radio stations, they claim to have “about a million ethnic listeners/viewers.”
I have told you that if you want to know any part of the Tampa Bay area, all you gotta do is Ask a Tampan. Well, someone did: Ok, I’ll cut to the chase. My wife and I are middle-aged professionals looking for some hot times in the summertime; our youngest will be in band camp [...]
75 years ago… June 29, 1931 – It is announced that over 445 million cigars were produced in Tampa during the past year. This number translated into $2,098,510 (over $23 million in today’s dollars) in revenue (taxes) paid to the federal government. The bulk of these cigars were Class A (5¢ or less apiece, 55¢ in [...]
Congratulations to Mount Dora High School and USF alumnus Solomon Jones – he was drafted in the second round of the NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Solomon Jones was the 33rd overall pick, making him the highest-drafted player in USF history, and first one since Curtis Kitchen in 1986. He’ll join undrafted Chucky Atkins as the [...]
