Need a job? Want an affordable home? Come to Tampa. You're not likely to hear those words these days, but 50 years ago, that was the marketing campaign of developers luring Northerners to the Sunshine State. ...more

November 1, 2009

The year was 1959, and the nation was recovering from a recession. Unemployment was at 1.4 million; foreign relations were strained as Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba; and motorists were complaining about a 2-cent rise in gas prices to 32 cents a gallon. ...more

October 30, 2009

It's one thing to have a dream - a vision. It's something else again to bring that vision to life. ...more

October 26, 2009

Today's TECO Streetcar Fest offers 5-cent rides on the downtown streetcar line, along with free lunch certificates for children at Centro Ybor, tours of the Ybor Station streetcar barn and other activities. ...more

October 10, 2009

Dale Thayer had just completed his warm-up tosses before the seventh inning when Joe Maddon came to the mound to make a pitching change. His team had just scored four times and he wanted Grant Balfour to take the ball for the bottom half. ...more

July 25, 2009

Welders were hard at work Wednesday installing a stainless steel piece of art called "Ceremonial Space" at Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park in downtown Tampa near the new Tampa Bay History Center. The piece was created by artist Bob Haozous of Santa Fe, N.M., who is a member of the Warm Springs/Chiricahua Apache tribe. The artwork honors the people who once lived in this area. ...more

March 26, 2009

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of South Florida will hold its spring open house from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Tampa Bay History Center, 801 Old Water St. downtown. ...more

March 22, 2009

Talented area visual artists, dancers and musicians presented a variety program for a large, enthusiastic audience at the third annual Greater Brandon Arts Council Arty Party held Feb. 28 at the Winthrop Barn Theatre in Riverview. ...more

March 11, 2009

A group of planners and architects called the Urban Charrette is proposing a small fleet of water taxis similar to water-borne services in Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Boston, San Diego and other cities. ...more

February 17, 2009

An anonymous donor has promised to give $1.5 million to the Tampa Bay History Center in the form of a challenge grant. ...more

February 17, 2009