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If the Bay Area saw a repeat of the 1921 Category 3 storm that hit Tarpon Springs, it would likely be a multi-billion-dollar disaster to the Tampa Bay region.

The Sunshine State’s major tourism industry began with a 'Good Housekeeping' article back in the 1930s. Today, Cypress Gardens lives on as part of LEGOLAND Florida.

Surfside requires a 'whole government' response.

Florida House speaker Ralph Turlington dies at 100 By FOX 13 News Staff Published  Courtesy: Florida Memory Project GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Former Florida House speaker and education commissioner Ralph Turlington, who pushed through the state lottery, corporate income tax and open records law, has died at 100, his family said. Turlington represented Alachua County in the House from 1950 to 1974 before being elected to three four-year terms as education commissioner. He died on Wednesday in North ...

Catch a Florida Memory in the prime of springtime Posted on Springtime means tight lines for many anglers. With winter in the rearview, more and more people are chasing saltwater excursions that involve fishing. From surf fishing to offshore expeditions, there are opportunities for everyone to catch a Florida memory! You don’t even need a boat to access exciting on-the-water adventures. With an abundance of options to choose from, we are going to dive into some easy and unique ways that you c...

Catch a Florida Memory in the prime of springtime Springtime means tight lines for many anglers. With winter in the rearview, more and more people are chasing saltwater excursions that involve fishing. From surf fishing to offshore expeditions, there are opportunities for everyone to catch a Florida memory! You don’t even need a boat to access exciting on-the-water adventures. With an abundance of options to choose from, we are going to dive into some easy and unique ways that you can make yo...

Time flies: Tampa International Airport celebrates 50 years in the Bay Area By FOX 13 News staff Published  TPA turns 50 years old Tampa International Airport CEO Joe Lopano said the past 50 years have been a ride. He joins Good Day Tampa Bay to talk about the airport’s future and how they are celebrating the milestone. TAMPA, Fla. - One of the best airports on the continent is celebrating a milestone. The airports nickname itself has even sparked the age-old debate: is it TIA or TPA?  Wh...

FWC adds species to angler recognition program By FWC - | Apr 14, 2021 PHOTO PROVIDED Dennis Triana with a vermillion snapper. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and its saltwater angler recognition program, Catch a Florida Memory, recently added two new qualifying Reel Big Fish. Anglers can now earn recognition for vermilion snapper and saltwater catfish. To qualify for a Reel Big Fish achievement, a fish must reach or exceed the qualifying length listed for each species in...

Even deshingled and disheveled, the A-frame at the Pier could not hide its iconic letters spelling out the town’s name, as if tattooed on the structure for all eternity. (© FlaglerLive) Every city great and small has its iconic signature: Seattle’s Needle, Rome’s Coliseum, Alliance’s Carhenge, Paris’s Eiffel and Palm Coast’s water tower (give it a break, it’s a city in progress). For Flagler Beach, it’s the Pier and its sharply angled A-frame, its two sides’ 12 white letters ...

Travel for Aircraft By joseph_may on March 12, 2021 at 10:00 PM JW Dunne D.8 model in the London Science Museum—©2018 Joseph May/Slipstream Photography J.W. Dunne designed a highly stable aircraft during a time when aircraft and stability were not terms normally used in the same breath. Dunne originally worked at Great Britain’s Army Balloon Factory (precursor to Farnborough—England’s center of aviation science and engineering). Forming the Blair Atholl Aeroplane Syndi...