Frank Garcia is Tampa! Paleontologist Frank Garcia wrote a song for his beloved hometown of Tampa, called “Corazon de Tampa.” Frank recently performed it live as part of Hispanic Heritage Day. Friend Fred Jacobsen grabbed a bunch of Garcia’s family photos, and with the song, he put together this great video. Take a look and a [...]
Celebrating Columbus Day in Tampa Bay. Or not.
We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff. Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward. Such as driving anywhere in Tampa Bay, where no matter how far you need to go, it takes a half hour to get there, a concept that would blow Albert Einstein’s mind. But sometimes, the wait [...]
Last time the Super Bowl was in town, we had difficulties making calls on cell phones. The networks were overloaded. Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T are working to keep that from happening again, as they are adding a big bunch cellular antennas all over Tampa: All three major cellular carriers are rushing to put up more cellular antennas [...]
Nine central Tampa developments will be open this Saturday for the Urban Tour of Homes. Discover what Urban Living is all about! For one day only, 9 of the hottest developments in Tampa will be open to the public! Take a personal tour through some of the Bay Area’s most exclusive new residences [...]
I have put it off long enough. The SecondGrader comes home this weekend and has already asked if we are going to actually do the spring cleaning list that has been posted on the refrigerator for about a month. "Yes we are," I told her, and she is very excited. Ha! She is so young! So I [...]
(crossposted at TampaGold) The City Council has approved required zoning changes in West Tampa, clearing the way for the renovation of the Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory as Heritage Square. For over a year, efforts to put all the pieces of the puzzle together to redevelop the property have been moving along. Government bureaucracy is notoriously slow, [...]
Hillsborough: W. Tampa nonprofit under investigation Federal authorities have launched an investigation into a West Tampa nonprofit group whose mission is to improve the neighborhoods social and economic conditions… In question are a $100,000 federal grant to improve storefronts and a $463,000 federal grant to build affordable houses, said Cyndy Miller, director of the city’s department of [...]
A press release from the Mayor’s office, but issued by Ken Rollins, Interim Director of the Tampa Museum of Art, indicated that the Museum Board of Directors would consider the Centro Espanol building on North Howard Avenue as a temporary location at their next board meeting on Nov. 2. Previous discussion centered on a [...]
