A Real American Story: Tampa’s Fortune and a Tale of Straz Land

PROLOGUE: JOSE PERFINO EL INDIO A CUBAN PIRATE KILLED 1850 MR. HUBBARD A CUBAN PIRATE FOUND DEAD IN WOODS JUNE 18, 1850 Just beyond these square chunks of gray granite nestled amid the carpet of dead leaves in Oaklawn Cemetery lurks the city bus station. People get on and off the buses. The buses heave,... Continue Reading →

May 8, 2018

The Man Behind the Mission

Governor and former Tampa mayor Bob Martinez on growing up Tampanian, the creation of The Straz and what it meant for the growth of Tampa. With Caribbean blue eyes, an easy smile and a rambling drawl that flows through stories of Tampa history like the Hillsborough River ambles through this vast county, Robert “Bob” Martinez... Continue Reading →

November 7, 2017

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