Singing Its Praises The Orange Blossom Song! Ever since I heard about the search for a new Florida song, I've been humming it. When I was in elementary school in St. Petersburg in the 1940s, all Pinellas County schools were singing it. I do hope that it becomes the new Florida song. The new verses expand the vision of a 21st century Florida. ...more

December 16, 2007

If you want to know how Florida went from a sparsely populated backwater state to a booming, multicultural destination point, then tune in tonight for a new documentary on Florida's topsy-turvy modern history. ...more

October 18, 2007

At a tea sponsored by the Women's Guild of Nativity Catholic Church on Sept. 24, former Tampa Tribune columnist Judy Hill pulled double duty. She was the featured speaker and the judge for the most-unique hat contest, picking Marilyn Evans's Robin Hood-style black felt cap with red, yellow and magenta feathers flowing down her back. ...more

October 1, 2007