New Mexico artist Bob Haozous will spend the next day or so assembling his 2-ton artwork that's part of an expansion of Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park in downtown Tampa. ...more

March 25, 2009

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of South Florida will hold its spring open house from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Tampa Bay History Center, 801 Old Water St. downtown. ...more

March 22, 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

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