Sticks of Fire reader Jason contacted us with a Question for Ask-a-Tampan: I have heard of a rumored bridge from Ballast point to the Apollo beach area that was tossed around as an idea for a few years back in the early part of the 20th century. Ultimately it was never built because the Port Authority [...]
I actually really love Tampa and Florida; I just abhor some of the things people do here to destroy what’s left of our natural resources and make us all look like a bunch of carpetbaggers (Jeb! Bush), swampwater yahoos (Rhonda Storms and Brian Blair), and bilious scalawags (Buddy Johnson). But there are plenty of political opinions [...]
When it gets cold elsewhere, they show up in droves. They run over each other trying to get to the early bird specials. They clog up your thruways, going slow, and making random turns. You see them hanging out at all the hot places, driving down the coolness quotient. Over 100 of them [...]
From Ruskin History guy, Fred Jacobsen There will be two history meetings in Ruskin/SouthShore in Nov. Nov. 13 from 11:30 to 1:30 At the SouthShore Regional Library A (bring-your-own) brown bag lunch meeting is scheduled for all SouthShore / South County history groups and interested individuals to get together to discuss forming a region-wide history group. Every community in [...]
For years, it’s been rumored that Bob drives thru the local Mickey D’s and pays for his coffee with all pennies. What’s he gonna do without a job? From TBO: After 30 Years At WFLA, Hite To Leave Anchor Desk. I suppose this just gives him more time to hang out in Apollo Beach establishments, [...]
