St. Petersburg lost its innocence 43 years ago today. A massive thundersquall formed in the pre-dawn hours, in the Gulf of Mexico southwest of Tampa Bay,...
As ships go, the United States Coast Guard cutter Blackthorn was diminutive: Just 180 feet from bow to stern, and 37 feet abeam, with a displacement...
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, linking Pinellas and Manatee counties, is notorious as one of the country’s worst suicide destinations, as hundreds of people have historically jumped...
A Pennsylvania real estate firm that has made significant investments in Tampa has scooped up the Magnuson Hotel Marina Cove resort in St. Petersburg. Willner Realty...
Monday, May 9 marks the 42nd anniversary of the Skyway Bridge disaster. On his first try, Charles McGarrah bombed out of college. A devastating breakup, followed...
The 2022 season of "Welcome to Florida" has been about uncovering forgotten stories. We continue today as the anniversary of the Tampa Bay Skyway Bridge collapse...
The weather cooperated, and spirits were high for Sunday’s 5th annual Skyway 10K road race. Eight thousand people ran, trotted or walked the 6.1 south-to-north miles...
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...
After a virtual run 2021, the Skyway 10K is headed back to the Skyway. Registration for the March 6, 2022 charity sprint across the Sunshine Skyway...
Dan McCarty was dead. The 31st governor of Florida suffered a massive heart attack in February, 1953, and seven months later he was...
