When Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by a ship and collapsed March 26, memories returned to a similarly dark day on Tampa Bay. On...
John Lerro got a raw deal. The harbor pilot who was in command of the massive freighter Summit Venture when it rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge...
The story of Captain John Lerro is steeped in pathos. The harbor pilot will forever be bound to the tragedy that sent 35 people, including an...
This series was first published in the Catalyst in 2020. The latest advisory from the National Weather Service was several hours old when the freighter MV...
It was the Friday before Mother’s Day, and six students from Alabama’s Tuskegee University were traveling home to Florida together, ready after their long journey to...
Since my book Skyway was published in 2013, I have spoken in front of hundreds, maybe thousands of Floridians through libraries, civic organizations, schools and book...
