Yes, it seems strange that the team that came from nowhere last season has left home to take up new digs in, well, the middle of nowhere (like St. Pete is the City of Light). In truth, Port Charlotte isn't in the middle of nowhere, but it's in the same school district. It's a friendly place, especially when the county fair is just across the road from the ball yard. ...more

February 14, 2009

Quick, put on your good citizen cap. There are only a few days left to get your application in for Hillsborough County's citizen advisory boards and councils. ...more

October 13, 2008

George Lopez is fast becoming Mr. Roberts City. His love for his old neighborhood runs deep. He has encouraged former residents to document their recollections, pushed successfully for a historical marker and now has a self-published book, "I Am Your Father's Brother," about his family and life in Roberts City. ...more

August 27, 2008

The obscure Ervin T. Rouse lived in a shack in the Everglades and played fiddle tricks for tips, even though he had thousands in the bank. ...more

August 17, 2008

After being rejected by the Florida Department of Transportation, state Rep. Michael Scionti and the West Tampa Chamber of Commerce are campaigning to bring historical markers to Interstate 275 exits at Howard and Armenia avenues. ...more

May 7, 2008

The lives of those who competed on and died on Plant Field were commemorated Saturday when Hillsborough County's Historical Advisory Council unveiled a historical marker at the University of Tampa. ...more

February 3, 2008

The gated community adjacent to the Seven Springs Golf and Country Club got a new status symbol last Saturday, an historical marker commemorating the place where the Seven Springs community got its name and start. "We spend a lot of our time at our meetings deciding on the wording for these things," said Scott Black, co-chair of the Pasco County Historical Preservation Committee. ...more

January 19, 2008

"I was 8 years old when this whole thing happened, home with our father in bed asleep, less than a mile from where they hung Uncle Sam," Robie Mortin remembers. "It was New Year's Day, 1923." ...more

January 6, 2008

When I was a youngster, there was a saying that we loved to recite, and it went something like this: "Never judge a book by its cover because you may miss out on some good reading." That is the way I feel about the history of black schools in Pasco County, because you could easily be misled into thinking they were not up to par. Compared to instruction today, I would have to beg your pardon. ...more

December 9, 2007