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help bring the world cup to tampa bay

If we want to host World Cup games in the Tampa Bay area, we need to show our support.

row team graffiti – is it art?

Visiting college crews have been leaving colorful reminders of their visits on the seawalls of the lower Hillsborough River for decades, and are generally ignored by the city. Should this practice be changed?

clearwater jazz holiday

October 14, 2009One comment so far, add yours!

The Clearwater Jazz Holiday has become Clearwater's biggest annual event. And it's FREE!

guavaween steps back for upgrade

September 25, 2009Leave your thoughts!

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!

tarballs are (nearly) harmless

September 18, 20095 comments - add to the conversation!

Tarballs come from oil spills, and can make your day at the beach even more adventurous.

who works for the public transportation commission?

As you know, the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission (PTC) put the screws to a handful of entrepreneurs, and opened the door for one of their own to steal the idea. That’s right, the PTC is supposed to regulate taxicab service here in this great county of ours, but sometimes ends up simply putting money in [...]

tampa bay & co. tweets more

August 3, 2009One comment so far, add yours!

In a survey of visitor bureaus nationwide, the Tampa Bay visitor bureau has been named among the top five "Tweet Elite" for using Twitter effectively.

saving friendship trailbridge

Frank Miller and all the volunteers of “Save the Gandy” kept the bridge away from the wrecking ball back at the turn of the century.  That organization became the Gandy Bridge and Friendship Trail Corporation, a non-profit created to keep Frienship TrailBridge alive. Our mission is to fund the operation and maintenance of the bridge, which [...]

courtney campbell causeway

July 2, 2009Leave your thoughts!

The Courtney Campbell Causeway linking Tampa and Clearwater recently reached 75 years of age, and local history buffs celebrated the birthday, and put up a new historical marker. Those of you who read the stories will know that Ben T. Davis built the thing, but his name has since been relegated to an undesirable excuse of [...]

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