by Gregg Squeglia | Apr 1, 2020 | American South, Florida, Tampa
Tampa is steeped in pirate lore. Some of it is fact and much is the stuff of legend. It’s true that Florida was home to many pirates that continually menaced merchant vessels and sacked small villages in the Caribbean islands. One of the area’s most famous Buccaneers...
by Gregg Squeglia | Jan 28, 2020 | American South, Florida, Tampa
Featured Image courtesy of Clearwater Marine Aquarium Clearwater, Florida, is best known for its deep, white sand beaches, fishing charters, and water sports activities. Located on the gulf coast, it is where the adults come to play when in Central Florida. But that...
by Gregg Squeglia | Sep 24, 2019 | American South, Essays, Florida, Tampa
Feature Image: Cuban Sandwich and crispy fries from Toasted Monkey, St. Pete Beach, Florida I walk down the central artery of 7th Avenue in Tampa’s Ybor City neighborhood, looking for a suitable place to perch myself on a barstool and order one of the town’s signature...
