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  1. A drunk pigeon and other animals of organized crime in the 1950s
    Jan. 20• History
    In this undated photo possibly taken during prohibition the late-Ellis Clifton, far left, the head of the Hillsborough County Vice Sqaud the 1950s, John Hawrsk, a state beverage agent during that time, an unidentified man, and a pigeon pose with several jugs of moonshine. [Photo courtesy of the Hillsborough county Sheriff's Office]
  2. In Tampa, original home of The Hub to be razed
    Jan. 20• History
    The 700 block of N Florida Avenue in 1935.
  3. Meet the sober hands at the wheel of the Gasparilla pirate ship
    Jan. 19• Entertainment
    Jack Timmel, 34, and his father, John Timmel, 65, who are licensed harbor pilots, serve as the sail masters for the "Jose Gasparilla" pirate ship that leads a flotilla of private boats into downtown Tampa before its signature parade. They are standing in the elevated perch that the captains use on the ship, which was built in 1954 for the festival.
  5. Here’s how to navigate 2022 Children’s Gasparilla Parade in Tampa
    Jan. 18• Kids & Family
    Young revelers yell for beads at the 2020 Children's Gasparilla parade in Tampa. The parade was canceled in 2021 because of COVID-19.
  6. Castor apologizes for Tampa’s role in erasing Black cemeteries
    Jan. 14• Tampa
    Mayor Jane Castor speaks at a news conference at Memorial Park Cemetery to address the city’s role in the upkeep, care and protection of privately owned and city cemeteries.
  7. Ybor’s injured and abandoned chickens find sanctuary
    Jan. 12• Life & Culture
    Dylan Breese holds Ashes, a female chicken that is missing a leg, at the Ybor Misfits Microsanctuary, a chicken rehab and rescue in Ybor City.
  8. Former Florida A&M University president and Tampa native dies at 86
    Jan. 10• Tampa
    Walter Smith sits in the Walter Smith Library in 2005. Smith, a former president of Florida A&M University, returned home to Tampa to care for his parents after years of establishing education programs in several countries in Africa.
  9. Tampa lawmakers introduce bill to protect and find erased Black cemeteries
    Jan. 6• History
    Archaeologists Mary Maisel, left, and Erin McKendry, with Cardno, excavate sand on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, while working to confirm ground-penetrating radar results which have indicated 70 “possible graves” from where Clearwater's black St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery was located at the FrankCrum staffing firm property at Missouri Avenue and Pierce Street in Clearwater.
  10. StoryCorps is recording stories in Tampa for a month
    Jan. 6• History
    A StoryCorps Airstream at Lykes Gaslight Park in Tampa. The Airstream and a StoryCorps team are in Tampa through Feb. 12.
  11. Meet Big Tiff, Tampa’s Black, one-armed moonshine kingpin in the mid-1900s
    Jan. 5• History
    A moonshine still in an attic with barrels, bottles, funnels, sugar and tubing in the 1920s.
  12. Tampa buildings, over 100 years old, might be razed
    Jan. 4• History
    Two people stroll under two signs that advertise “The Tampa Morning Tribune” at the newspaper's former home at 514 N. Tampa St.
  13. ZooTampa shattered attendance records in 2021
    Jan. 3• Theme Parks
    ZooTampa has rescued a total of 500 manatees since the opening of its manatee critical care center
  14. A decade ago, the St. Petersburg Times became the Tampa Bay Times
    Dec. 31, 2021• History
    Times Publishing Co. Chairman and CEO Paul C. Tash talks to members of the media about the St. Petersburg Times' name change to the Tampa Bay Times.
  15. Russian New Year celebration coming to St. Pete Beach
    Dec. 30, 2021• Life & Culture
    Traditional dancers will be part of the Russian New Year celebration organized by the Russian Heritage Organization. It will be held on Jan. 8 at the TradeWinds Island Resort in St. Pete Beach.
  16. Tampa’s Lykes family is mentioned in JFK assassination records
    Dec. 29, 2021• History
    In this April 19, 2011, file photo, Fidel Castro, left, raises the hand of his brother, President Raul Castro, as they sing the international socialism anthem during the 6th Communist Party Congress in Havana, Cuba.
  17. Couponing led to arrest of Tampa’s ‘Moonshine Kingpin’ in the ‘50s
    Dec. 22, 2021• History
    A moonshine still in a wooded area near Riverview in 1920.
  18. Meet the woman bringing Christmas back to Tampa’s Franklin Street
    Dec. 20, 2021• History
    Kim Lively Puleo put up thousands of lights on Franklin Street in Tampa.
  19. What’s it like living by the Oakdale Christmas house in St. Petersburg?
    Dec. 20, 2021• Things To Do
    Traffic backs up in front of the Oakdale Christmas house as visitors stop by to see the display on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  20. ‘We called her a force of nature’: Progress Village matriarch dies at 102.
    Dec. 20, 2021• Hillsborough
    Marion Washington "was just a pillar in the neighborhood," said Progress Village friend and neighbor Eloise Griffin.
  21. Tampa Heights tries to save historic building from FDOT wrecking ball
    Dec. 17, 2021• History
    The apartment building at 1902 N Lamar Ave. in Tampa Heights is seen in this Google Earth image. Tampa Heights residents hope to save it from the wrecking ball.
  22. Tampa Steel Erecting Co., which built Spaceship Earth, celebrates 75th year
    Dec. 15, 2021• History
    Tampa Steel Erecting Co. President Bob Clark Jr. poses by the section of a bridge being built on site in Tampa.
  23. Seminole War battle reenactment at Pasco museum is a lesson in history
    Dec. 14, 2021• History
    A Seminole War treaty signing reenactment held at The Pioneer Florida Museum & Village in 2021.
  24. Photos: In St. Petersburg, new mural honors demolished Black neighborhoods
    Dec. 10, 2021• Photos
    St. Petersburg muralist Zulu Painter (@zulupainter1) sizes up his progress while working on the Imagine Gas Plant & Laurel Park Mural at the Campbell Park Recreational Center in St Petersburg.
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