South Tampa residents are crying about Gasparilla. Over 30 people (Trib says more than 50) showed up at a meeting to complain about the day long invasion and parade. They say it’s gotten too wild, and they are tired of it. Some have suggested it be moved to other parts of the city. I can imagine [...]
We think you are probably aware that Super Bowl XLIII will be played in Tampa tomorrow, but here’s a quick rundown of the previous Super Bowls played in Tampa. Super Bowl XVIII On January 22, 1984 at Tampa Stadium (aka The Big Sombrero), the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins, 38–9. Pregame festivities featured the University of [...]
After roughly 10 years, The Ybor campus of HCC has finally reached the top of the long waiting list to start on their new student services building. The new student services building will be approximately 6,500 sq. feet and will contain four floors full of services for all of HCC’s students. The building will be [...]
On Monday, National Weather Service meteorologist Jennifer Colson said “There’s a very, very, very slight off chance of snow flurries” in the Tampa Bay Area. You may remember that it snowed briefly in 1989, but didn’t stick to the ground. It also snowed in Tampa on January 19, 1977 (recent Times story). Visitors to that old [...]
This post is brought to you by the letter P. Of all the things Tampa residents have to moan about, worrying about how to spell 7th Avenue has to be one of the most ridiculous wastes of time and effort. 7th Ave Originally uploaded by princessangel Back in the 90’s, Ybor City historian Frank Lastra recommended using “La Setima” [...]
Used to be that you could just look out the window. We’ve come a long way since then. I guess. In the 1950’s, stations around the world set up reflectivity RADAR systems. By the 1980’s, Doppler radar was all the rage, and in 1988, NEXRAD was invented to look for incoming precipitation. Local news stations were busy [...]
Busch Entertainment Corporation announced that free samples of Busch’s premier product no longer will be provided to theme park patrons. The taps will stop flowing at Busch Gardens on Jan. 25. The theme park had been giving away the beer since 1959 – 50 years! Mark Albright and Rodney Thrash say the announcement is”like a sobering slap [...]
Tampa has got coyotes. My personal spotting was an August evening around 10:00pm on Bearss Fletcher Av. near Armenia. I saw three of them – gray, tall, bemused – just a few seconds before they disappeared into the brush or someone’s yard. I am Tampana, an educated woman of indeterminate years. I have lived in Tampa [...]
Carl Hayes is expanding his 1913 Seminole Heights home, and the plans were approved by the Architectural Review Commission (ARC) with a requirement to replace the windows using the same materials – wood. Because it’s cheaper, Hayes used aluminum, prompting complaints from neighbors and a code enforcement (CODE) citation. For not complying with the historic preservation [...]
