The wonders of the beloved Palmetto Bug.
Tampa is… what exactly? That’s something that is often on the minds of those trying to advertise the area — is there one signature thing that describes Tampa and the surrounding area? Of course, when coming up with the logo for this very site, the fact Tampa is so many things played [...]
A trip to New York City almost always includes a visit to Central Park. When in San Francisco, you might swing into Golden Gate Park. Likewise, you may take a walk through Lincoln Park when visiting Chicago. Not every city has a "signature park," but many do, and Mayor Pam Iorio says that Curtis Hixon Park [...]
Drive by downtown Tampa on Interstate 275 and you will witness the glass spires of the Amsouth building, the Bank of America Plaza, the almost-finished Skypoint condominium project, the Suntrust building and to the east, the Federal Courthouse. You’ve also notice the short and squat 20 story “skyscraper” with it’s brick facade on the Northeast end [...]
Found via the Right Wing Howler. The pink plastic flamingo, a Florida-inspired icon that has been reviled as kitschy bad taste and revered as retro cool, is dead at age 49. Apparently, the factory that creates the plastic lawn ornaments will stop making them this year. Not from the bird-flu as reported months ago, but dying just [...]
The Little Fish is getting’ busy in the ‘burg. Earthlink’s Earthling blog took a poll to find his readers favorite “Ask A _______” site. Along with Ask A Japanese person, Ask Leo, Ask Dave Taylor, and Ask Laptop Freak, was our very own Ask A Tampan. Ask Laptop Freak got the most votes. We placed last in the poll. Last month we [...]
When you dig a little deeper into proposed county ordinances you really find some comedy gems. In a Tribune story about the upcoming battle between Hillsborough County and adult businesses: •Nu dity would be prohibited inside so-called adult mobile cabarets, a reference to the recreational vehicle parked outside a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game last year by [...]
95 years ago… June 16, 1911 – The Tampa Morning Tribune reports that S. J. Sligh, owner of a large orange grove in the Sulphur Springs area just north of Tampa, advised the manager of the property to “use a shotgun” if necessary to keep surveyors from the Tampa-Sulphur Springs Traction Company out of the grove. [...]
Please note: This is NOT one of those historical “on this day” entries. It happened this week. The Tampa Bay Business Journal reports:USDA imposes quarantine on Florida citrus to 6 states. According to the story, USDA Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says the quarantine is an effort to prevent the spread of citrus canker. The quarantine affects [...]
