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At the heart of every good story is a question. We want to hear yours. Ask us anything about the Tampa Bay Area or Florida at floridawonders@tampabay.com and we’ll look for answers. No question is too big or too small.

  1. Why has there been a cat on this Tampa roof for 70 years?
    Dec. 1, 2020• Life & Culture
    A ceramic cat has survived on the roof of the Adams and Jennings funeral home in Tampa, for 70 years. They knocked down the old building, and put the cat on the new structure.
  2. How are textbooks in Florida chosen? Florida Wonders explores.
    Aug. 24, 2020• Education
    A student searches for textbooks for another Nature Coast Technical High School student Wednesday morning.
  3. Florida Wonders: What movies have been filmed in the Tampa Bay area?
    Aug. 5, 2020• Life & Culture
    Left to right: Wilford Brimley in "Cocoon," Johnny Depp in "Edward Scissorhands" and George Clooney in "Ocean's 11."
  5. Why is this St. Petersburg neighborhood’s layout circular? Florida Wonders explains
    Jul. 30, 2020• St. Petersburg
    A composite photo of the circular neighborhood today (left) and the original plat map design for the same area from 1923.
  6. Florida coronavirus questions answered, from prisons to face masks
    Jul. 29, 2020• Health
    A Sunstar Ambulance turns the corner for Mease Countryside Hospital Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in Safety Harbor.
  7. Florida Wonders: Where does the Florida Lottery money go?
    Jul. 22, 2020• Life & Culture
    A reader wanted to know a breakdown of Florida Lottery funds.
  8. Florida Wonders: What questions do you want us to report on?
    Jun. 15, 2020• Florida
    "Florida Wonders" is a Tampa Bay Times series where readers can ask questions and we will answer them.
  9. Meet your local Times journalists (and ask us anything) today at Localtopia in St. Pete
    Feb. 22, 2020• Florida
    Localtopia is St. Pete's largest “Community Celebration of All Things Local,” showcasing over 200 independent businesses and community organizations.
  10. Are pirates buried in these Tampa graves?
    Feb. 18, 2020• Life & Culture
    Jose Perfino, alias El Indio, and Mr. Hubbard, both have grave markers that refer to them as Cuban pirates who died in 1850 in Tampa. Their graves are in Oaklawn Cemetery in downtown.
  11. You poop. You flush. Here’s what Tampa Bay does with your wastewater.
    Feb. 10, 2020• Florida
    Ever wonder what happens to your toilet water after you flush? You aren't alone.
  12. Why is the Bayside Bridge so bumpy? Florida Wonders explains.
    Jan. 15, 2020• Florida
    This aerial view shows the Bayside Bridge looking towards St. Petersburg. DELIVER TO TED CTI- YEAR -END-6/2/93-CLEARWATER-AERIAL VIEW OF BAYSIDE BRIDGE LOOKING TOWARDS ST. PETERSBURG. Times photo by Fred Victorin.
  13. How did Floridians survive before air conditioning? Florida Wonders explores.
    Jan. 2, 2020• Florida
    What was life in Florida like without widespread air conditioning? This 1961 photograph offers a clue.
  14. How did early Floridians deal with mosquitoes?
    Dec. 18, 2019• Florida
    This 1903 image shows a Florida East Coast Railway employee tries to control mosquitoes in Cape Sable.
  15. Tyrone Mall, Tyrone Blvd, Tyrone Middle. ¿De dónde es el nombre?
    Oct. 22, 2019• CENTRO
    El aviso del Tyrone Square Mall. [JAY CONNNER | Tampa Bay Times]
  16. Tyrone Mall, Tyrone Blvd, Tyrone Middle. Where is the name from?
    Oct. 22, 2019• St. Petersburg
    The sign for Tyrone Square Mall.
  17. How did St. Petersburg’s Coffee Pot Bayou get its name?
    Sep. 23, 2019• Florida
    A rainbow shines over Coffee Pot Bayou after an afternoon rain shower on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 in Coffee Pot Bayou. LUIS SANTANA | Times
  18. ’St. Petersburg High School’ is engraved on a Mirror Lake condo building. Why?
    Sep. 18, 2019• St. Petersburg
    The old St. Petersburg High School on Mirror Lake in 1919 during the school's first year there. After it left the building in 1925, St. Pete High moved into its current home on 5th Avenue.
  19. What actually happens to your recycling? We toured a Tampa Bay plant to find out.
    Aug. 6, 2019• Florida
    Workers perform a quality control check on paper and cardboard items at the Waste Management Ybor sorting facility. [Video courtesy of Waste Mangement]
  20. ‘Beautiful Downtown Lutz:’ How did a small town became the unlikely subject of a hit song?
    Jul. 18, 2019• Florida
    ANGELIQUE HERRING | Times Country folk singer-songwriter John "Lutz" Ritter's "Beautiful Downtown Lutz" album cover sits on top of the table in his studio as he performed his classic song "Beautiful Downtown Lutz" at his studio on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 in St. Petersburg.
  21. Bearss? Wimauma? Masaryktown? Here’s how to pronounce the tricky names around Tampa Bay.
    May 28, 2019• Florida
    Left and top right photos courtesy of C.T. Bowen, Times Staff Writer. Middle and Bottom photos from the Times archives.
  22. UT’s distinctive minarets loom over the city of Tampa’s skyline. A reader wondered: Why?
    May 24, 2019• Florida
    The minarets at University of Tampa, May 20, 2019. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
  23. How does downtown Tampa’s SunTrust building light up at night? We went to the top to find out.
    May 16, 2019• Florida
    Aerial views of the illuminated pyramid like structure called a ziggurat which sits on the top of the SunTrust Financial Centre on Saturday, May 11, 2019 in Tampa. LUIS SANTANA | Times
  24. St. Pete hotels swear Babe Ruth and Al Capone were once guests. Where did they actually stay?
    May 7, 2019• Florida
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