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Owner of century-old Tampa building fights to prevent historic designation
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAMPA — A crack runs down a wall of 520 N Tampa St. from the fifth-floor roof to the foundation. On the third floor, the crack is deep enough to see sunlight on the other side and wide enough ...
The barge carrier craze of the 1970s
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoLASH carriers were the predecessors to today’s container ships. In 1974, soon after they hit the scene, a record number of the ships were built. The post...
Rare ghost orchid makes its way to London, a long way from its roots in Southwest Florida
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA rare ghost orchid has made its way to London. It's now found at the Kew Gardens, far from its...
Maritime History Notes: Ships of concrete
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoThe U.S. government at the start of World War I looked to concrete vessel hulls to counter severe steel shortages when the country entered the war. The...
Letters to the editor for Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLetters to the editor should be 250 words or less. Include your name and city or community of...
Gasparilla parade will have four generations of one family this year
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoYe Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, the grandaddy organization that started Tampa’s signature parade in 1904, will have the rare occurrence of four generations of one family, ages 10 to 95, participating ...
