The grand opening of the Tampa Bay History Center unveiled the gemstone of the downtown Channelside District. Tampa has finally become the great city publicly that it has always been privately in the eyes of all of us who live here. ...more

January 30, 2009

By now you might be getting the idea that Tampa is as much a state of mind as a place. ...more

January 28, 2009

Poor Museum Coverage As one of a couple of thousand people who witnessed the grand opening of the new Tampa Bay History Center, I was surprised at the lack of coverage from the local media, both print and broadcast, particularly since it was a momentous occasion in Tampa history in its own right. ...more

January 26, 2009

The Rays went down to the wire with their three remaining arbitration-eligible cases Tuesday and came to a resolution with only one of them, setting the stage for a couple of potentially contentious hearings next month. ...more

January 21, 2009

The Tampa Bay Rays went down to the wire with their three remaining arbitration-eligible cases Tuesday and came to a resolution with only one of them, setting the stage for a couple of potentially contentious hearings next month. ...more

January 20, 2009

The Tampa Bay History Center officially opened Saturday at 801 Old Water St. in downtown Tampa. It has 25,000 square feet of exhibit areas featuring 12,000 years of local history, interactive displays and multiple theaters. ...more

January 18, 2009

A proposal for a Riverwalk in downtown Tampa has been around in some form or another since the 1970s. And, through the years, some folks have ridiculed it as a pipe dream, a boondoggle and a waste. ...more

January 17, 2009

The Tampa Bay History Center's grand opening is scheduled today. And the history of how a 60,000-square-foot shimmering building on the waterfront with interactive exhibits came to be is itself worth the public's attention. ...more

January 17, 2009

The grand opening of the 60,000-square-foot Tampa Bay History Center will feature entertainment, interactive exhibitions and door prizes. ...more

January 15, 2009

The news media got a sneak peek Wednesday of the new Tampa Bay History Center, just days before its grand opening Saturday. The museum, on Garrison Channel in Tampa's Channel District, tells the 12,000-year story of Florida's history through centuries-old artifacts and modern audiovisual exhibits. Visitors can walk through a replica of a cigar shop from 1920s-era Ybor City and experience the Seminole Wars in a multisensory theater. Maps dating as far back as the 16th century are on display, as are Florida's Cracker culture and the civil rights movement in the Bay area. ...more

January 15, 2009