Some programs designed to help the poor are open to everyone. It's no surprise that they are not sustainable.
As you may know, “sticks of fire” is the translation of the Calusan word “tanpa,” where Tampa got its name. Because of that, the phrase “sticks of fire” is used all over this area in various capacities, including a local band, an art sculpture on the grounds of Plant Park, and of course this very [...]
Gary A. Poole contacted us, told us he had written about Tampa’s first professional football game, and asked us to pimp his new book, The Galloping Ghost: Red Grange, an American Football Legend. I asked him to write something up about Grange’s time in Tampa, and so he did (I added the images, which are [...]
With apologies to the greatest novels of all time for the liberties I’ve taken below. Treasure Island city commissioners have decided that they will no longer be funding the Treasure Island library: Cutting the Treasure Island library funding means residents of that city no longer will have free access to the Gulf Beaches system, which is located [...]
Book Review: Historic Photos of Tampa text and captions by Ralph Brower (Turner Publishing). Remember those carefully-packed time capsules your fourth-grade class buried in the school’s playground all those years ago? The book Historic Photos of Tampa is a time capsule of sorts, a peek into Tampa’s history, carefully packed with a variety of photos from [...]
Writer Louis Artalona was born in Monessen, PA. He spent time in the speakeasies and gambling joints there. In 1982, he relocated to Plant City. His book, Comeuppance, features a guy who grew up in Monessen, PA, working at a gambling hall, and got involved with the mob. The character moves to Tampa [...]
I read an interesting article about Regency Cove in the Trib recently. For you those of you unfamiliar with South Tampa, the Homes of Regency Cove is a retirement community of manufactured homes just off of Westshore and Gandy. Though it’s NOG (North of Gandy) I vividly remember going by this place growing up [...]
