The stately restrooms in the Tampa Theatre may date back to the 1920s, but they are among 10 vying for the current title of America's best public restroom. Nova 535, an art gallery in St. Pete, is also among the finalists in the contest sponsored by the Cintas Corp. The two local restrooms are up against the restrooms in Radio City Music Hall, the Drake Hotel in Chicago, the Tremont Plaza Hotel in Baltimore and the Venetian Resort's Zeffirino Ristorante in Las Vegas and others. ...more

June 3, 2009

Ride the trolley or pedal a bicycle for an up-close, personal look at the "early years" of one of Tampa's historical bungalow neighborhoods. ...more

March 30, 2009

My 9-inch plate is marked "H. Alcock & Co., Cobridge, England" and "LEAM." I have been able to discover on the Internet that the plate was made in August 1885. However, I cannot find information about Alcock. What can you tell me? I also would like to know its value. ...more

March 29, 2009

The sides of the rectangular pit revealed a cross-section of earth: gray and lumpy on top, smooth yellow sand underneath. ...more

March 18, 2009

The sides of the rectangular pit revealed a cross-section of earth: grey and lumpy on top, smooth yellow sand underneath. ...more

March 14, 2009

Steve Maxwell didn't really understand much about the equipment that he was buying back in 1968, but it became the machinery for Maxwell Groves, which is the last registered packing house in Highlands County. ...more

March 13, 2009

Two years of renovating their historic Gulfport home have made Gail and Robert Wilson, and their house, a neighborhood attraction. Bordered by a white picket fence and new landscaping, the two-bedroom, one-and-a-half bath home has undergone enough changes to shock the neighbors - in a good way. ...more

February 27, 2009

In the late 1920s, North Franklin Street was the backbone of Tampa's auto service and sales industry – a bustling hub of showrooms and car dealerships. ...more

February 9, 2009

Otis Anthony has dedicated his life to improving conditions for blacks in Tampa. One of his many contributions is a collection of oral histories, articles and transcripts he gathered in the 1970s and has since donated to the University of South Florida for preservation. The following are excerpts from some of his interviews. ...more

February 8, 2009

Please tell me more about my prayer table. I inherited it from my grandmother years ago. I would like to know what type of wood it is made of and its value. It has been refinished. ...more

February 8, 2009