Generations: the sum of the general population's mood, taste, accomplishments, and personality, are as distinct as the people who have lived through them. And while the world has gone in and out of wars, toppled walls separating democracy and communism, and put men on the moon, there remained a common thread pulling everyone together. That thread was the people themselves. ...more

April 1, 2009

Behind the boarded-up doors of the old Floridan Hotel, Lisa Shasteen tiptoes over scraps of plywood and up the white marble staircase into the grand lobby. ...more

October 19, 2008

Someone's putting the "grand" back in Tampa's grand old Floridan Hotel, and it's costly. ...more

October 17, 2008

I have always wanted to tell the story of the Mid 8 Athletic Conference, to which area black schools, such as Mickens High School in Dade City and Moton High in Brooksville, belonged before integration. ...more

July 17, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Sanders Memorial Elementary, which opened in 1948, celebrates its 60th birthday this year, so perhaps it's fitting that the school is set for a makeover. ...more

July 8, 2008