'One common dust:' Historic Tampa love story echoes through the centuries
The time was one where masters and slaves existed, and that’s what William Ashley and Nancy were to one another. But the words on their headstone at Tampa's Oaklawn Cemetery explain a bond much deeper.
'Lifesaver' of the Blackthorn among 23 honored on tragedy's anniversary
The names of 23 who died aboard the Blackthorn rang out at a solemn ceremony near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Tuesday.
The costumed kids of the 1949 Gasparilla Children's Parade
The Gasparilla Children's Parade will fill Bayshore Boulevard Saturday. The parade has grown into a major event, but its origins are humble.
Hundreds of years of Florida history being uncovered at Manatee Mineral Spring
With every sift of dirt, new clues appear, dating back to the 1700s.
Florida citrus is part of a decades-old Christmas tradition
Legend speaks of St. Nicholas tossing a ball of gold into a girl’s stocking to spare her from suffering, but those balls of gold were likened by Europeans to a rare and exotic fruit we call oranges.
Zion Cemetery preservation at center of Robles Park redevelopment
As Tampa City Council received an update Thursday on the search for unmarked graves that were once part of Zion Cemetery, the future of Robles Park Village, which sits on top of the forgotten African American burial ground, also became clearer.
Viniks donate $1 million to resurrect icon of Tampa's past
Billionaires Jeff and Penny Vinik announced a $1 million donation to save Tampa’s iconic Jackson House.
With its 125th anniversary on the horizon, Tampa's last cigar factory wants the world to know its history
The last working cigar factory in Ybor City is undergoing renovations before they celebrate their 125th anniversary in 2020. The purpose is to make the cigar factory a tourist destination and to remind everyone that Tampa is the “Cigar City.”
Tampa's history rediscovered as development unearths forgotten cemeteries
Little by little, the city of Tampa is unearthing its history that was buried, in some cases, for more than a century.
The haunted history of Interstate 4
On the very day Florida's Interstate 4 opened in 1963, a shrimp truck jackknifed, killing the driver. And that was just the beginning.
1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster video
It was on May 9, 1980 when the unthinkable happened: The freighter M/V Summit Venture collided with a support column during a blinding thunderstorm, knocking a 1,200-foot section of the roadway into the water below.
For first time, Skyway disaster divers recall unforgettable role on tragic day
A new documentary about the 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster takes a fresh look at a dark day when 35 people were killed after a ship struck the bridge during a bad storm.
Historic West Tampa cigar factory to be converted to boutique hotel
Longstanding plans to convert a historic West Tampa cigar factory into a boutique hotel appear to be moving forward.
More than 60 slaves could be buried in unmarked graves at Oaklawn Cemetery
A Tampa historian hopes to memorialize dozens of unnamed slaves buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, the final resting place for many of the city's founders.
How the space program launched the Florida we know today
Fifty years ago, the first of 12 astronauts walked on the moon. Florida launched all of them, and they in turn helped launch what we currently know as Florida.
Piece of Bayshore Boulevard history up for sale
In 1901, when the Anderson-Frank home was completed just off Bayshore Boulevard, it was one of the first homes built in the neighborhood.
The first American to storm the beaches of Normandy on D-Day
Col. Leonard Schroeder kept some very special boots in his Pinellas County garage. He wore them the day he led the charge that drove the Nazis out of France.
D-Day leadership is just one part of Polk County man's legacy
The popular Van Fleet Trail runs through the heart of Polk County, but many may not know the man behind the name played a major role in United States military history.