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Gasparilla history: Why does Tampa celebrate a fictional pirate?
WFLA via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Every year since 1904, Tampa Bay has been invaded by pirates, whether by land...
From a plastic chair in his Tampa yard, Jerry watched everything change
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAMPA — Sitting in a plastic lawn chair in front of his South Tampa bungalow in 2018, Jerry Ohmstede...
NAS Pensacola reopens to public for first time in three years
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe West Gate of Naval Air Station Pensacola opened to the public at 9 a.m. Wednesday for the first...
Get your swashbuckle on at Tampa's Gasparilla Pirate Fest
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe third-largest annual parade in the United States, Tampa's Gasparilla Pirate Fest, held every January, draws hundreds of thousands to live out their swashbuckling fantasies and party like ...
Alan Bliss: Thinking about civic identity as Jacksonville enters its third century
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHow much history can a city accumulate in 200 years? A lot! Jacksonville’s history is more plentiful...
Play by Gainesville teacher Kimberly Mullins featured at Tampa Bay Theatre Festival
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 10 months agoKimberley Mullins', a Navy JROTC teacher at Gainesville High School, play “Single Black Female in...
Sarasota History With Jeff LaHurd: Roots and evolution of a historic high school building
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of the most positive byproducts of Sarasota’s Roaring ’20s growth spurt was the schools that...
Snow in Florida does happen, but a white Christmas is much less likely
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWill there be snow in Florida for Christmas 2023? Unlikely, but it has snowed in Florida, and not...
The second edition of our rolling list of 200 Tallahassee history makers
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe TLH 200: Gerald Ensley Memorial Bicentennial Project is proud to present our rolling list of 200...
Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Kelce is rumored to be retiring. Will he be heading to his Florida condo?
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAfter the Eagles’ wild-card loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night, many are reporting...