From the ask-a-tampan mailbag: Hi, I have a question to ask. Do you use a service to spray/fertilize your lawn? If so, do you like them? And if you don’t mind, how much does it cost per visit? And of course, what is the company’s name. Any other details or information would be greatly appreciated. I’ve been [...]
From the “Ask a Tampan” files: ShedMan Paul is looking for old images of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s “Kick Ice” promotion: Hi, years ago I worked at an ad agency in Tampa called Earle Palmer Brown. Among other things I wrote/created the introductory campaign for the Tampa Bay Lightning “Kick Ice.” [...]
Crystal wants to know about engineering marvels in Tampa Bay: Hi Tommy & SoF, In an engineering community I follow we were discussing engineers as tourists. I began to wonder if any of our local engineering marvels had tours or places to see. Places of interest such as Power Plants (both coal, and Crystal River’s nuclear), water [...]
Clark wants to know what the Bay City Plywood guys are laughing about. So he emailed Ask a Tampan: What’s the deal with the Bay City Plywood guys? Every one of their commercials features them shouting about plywood and ends with the three of them laughing to the point where they’re doubled over in hysterics. I’ve lived [...]
Steve remembers a discotheque in South Tampa, but not entirely. So he wants some help in completing that memory, and decided to Ask-A-Tampan: Hi! Back in the Seventies there was a Teen Disco called “The Force” but no one on my High School Alumni list seems to remember exactly where it was. I cannot find [...]
Ronald Teunis wrote in to ask a tampan about a blast from the recent past: There was once in Tampa a group or organization that provided numerous classes in many areas. They had a small handout that listed many of them and who to contact to enroll. One was focused on learning how to use county [...]
New people move into Tampa Bay all the time. When gasparilla season rolls around, many people go down to the parade route, guessing everything will work out just fine. And it does, for the most part. However, the big Gasparilla parade and Invasion is this Saturday. There will be upwards of half a million people down [...]
Pulled from the Ask-A-Tampan mailbag: How difficult is it to purchase tickets from a scalper at Legends Field for Spring Training Yankee games, specifically on a Sunday? Any advice on the best way to accomplish this? Thanks. Chris Hey Chris – thanks for reading! Your best bet is to order them online right now. Visit the Legends Field website, [...]
Someone Asked Pud about Tampa: My buddy and I are going to Tampa, Florida. What are some of the best nightlife spots to visit? Thanks, Paul / 23 years old / Huntsville, Alabama And how did Pud respond? Paul, People from Tampa are called “Tampans.” Say that out loud. Pud How original. A guy that goes by the name of ”Pud” is making fun of [...]
