An unincorporated area, Westchase is in northwest Hillsborough County, smack in the middle of Town ‘n’ Country, Oldsmar, and Citrus Park. Developed out of scrubland in 1991, it has virtually no history, and it can be assumed that the name was just something a (not very creative) marketer came up with. Here are parts of [...]
It’s friggin’ cold. And it’s been cold for more than a week. And it’s gonna get even colder this weekend. So cold that people are asking about snow. Snow? In Tampa? It’s not likely to happen this weekend, but local media and long-time natives are fond of pulling out all the info they have on the [...]
The Sulphur Springs Museum gets a jumpstart.
Local Business Spotlight on Historic Shed and Preservation Resource.
Did you know that Death Metal was born right here in Tampa Bay? Sure enough. Brandon's Nasty Savage is credited with influencing Tampa's Death, who's lead singer is called the "father of Death Metal."
You are right. There are a million other things much more important than this. But when I was looking up the info for the 75th birthday of the ‘Courtney Campbell’ Causeway, we found out that Ben Davis built it with his own money. Courtney later convinced the state to pony up the dough for improvements, leading [...]
Celebrating Columbus Day in Tampa Bay. Or not.
The anti-Gasparilla party has turned into Gasparilla. Officials are now taking steps to return Guavaween toward its roots, and the Gasparilla crowd is gonna take their ball and go home - Good Riddance!
Happy Birthday to the St. Pete Times! On July 25, 1884, editor J.M. “Doc” Baggett, printer M. Joel McMullen, and business manager Dr. J.L. Edgar published the first issue of the West Hillsborough Times. Based in Dunedin, it was a four-page weekly newspaper, printed in the back of Edgar’s pharmacy. Type was set by [...]
