SubscribeManage profileDonateFrom swampy prisons to the Kellogg Mansion in Dunedin, these photographers are documenting history before it disappears. But the adventure comes with a risk. David Bulit has one piece of advice for his followers. Maybe it’s more like a warning.“Don’t do anything that I would do.”He has spent over a decade slipping into Florida’s strangest spaces. Cigar factories and decrepit prisons, overgrown theme parks and haunted hospitals: He’s seen it all. And through his photographs, so has his audience.The 32-year-old Miami native has worked for years to research and...…SubscribeManage profileDonateFrom swampy prisons to the Kellogg Mansion in Dunedin, these photographers are documenting history before it disappears. But the adventure comes with a risk. David Bulit has one piece of advice for his followers. Maybe it’s more like a warning.“Don’t do anything that I would do.”He has spent over a decade slipping into Florida’s strangest spaces. Cigar factories and decrepit prisons, overgrown theme parks and haunted hospitals: He’s seen it all. And through his photographs, so has his audience.The 32-year-old Miami native has worked for years to research and...WW…

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/“The American people never signed up for a perpetual shelter in place,” the governor said.Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state will move into a “full Phase 1” reopening starting Monday.That means gyms, which have until now been excluded from the partial reopening that started May 4, can open at 50 percent capacity. Restaurants, retail shops, museums and libraries, which had been allowed to serve people at a quarter of their inside capacity, can now also serve patrons at 50 percent. Counties can apply to the state to allow vacation rentals. Even theme parks have been told to plan...…/“The American people never signed up for a perpetual shelter in place,” the governor said.Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state will move into a “full Phase 1” reopening starting Monday.That means gyms, which have until now been excluded from the partial reopening that started May 4, can open at 50 percent capacity. Restaurants, retail shops, museums and libraries, which had been allowed to serve people at a quarter of their inside capacity, can now also serve patrons at 50 percent. Counties can apply to the state to allow vacation rentals. Even theme parks have been told to plan...WW…

/Years ago, the faces of her dad and aunts were pasted on citrus crates and shipped around the country. Now she’s on the hunt for the vintage labels.Surrounded by colorful framed citrus labels that hang in her kitchen, Elizabeth Lee Barron recalls her dad coming home with sacks of the fruit throughout her childhood as she pours herself some orange juice. The Tampa native still drinks a glass every day, although at 64, she’s taken to watering it down.Though it’s been a long time since orange groves outnumbered housing developments in Florida, the University of Tampa librarian can still...…/Years ago, the faces of her dad and aunts were pasted on citrus crates and shipped around the country. Now she’s on the hunt for the vintage labels.Surrounded by colorful framed citrus labels that hang in her kitchen, Elizabeth Lee Barron recalls her dad coming home with sacks of the fruit throughout her childhood as she pours herself some orange juice. The Tampa native still drinks a glass every day, although at 64, she’s taken to watering it down.Though it’s been a long time since orange groves outnumbered housing developments in Florida, the University of Tampa librarian can still...WW…

/“I want to prove to everyone that you don’t have to let your disability define you if you want to do something great in life,” he said.When people see Joshua Felder bust a move, they usually assume that he’s taken dance classes. Despite never being formally trained, the 23-year-old Tampa native can freestyle just like his heroes: Michael Jackson, Usher and Chris Brown. Over 96 million people watched him dance in a red suit and mask of bandages alongside the Weeknd during the Super Bowl Halftime show on Sunday.Felder was one of about 200 dancers who took the field alongside the Grammy...…/“I want to prove to everyone that you don’t have to let your disability define you if you want to do something great in life,” he said.When people see Joshua Felder bust a move, they usually assume that he’s taken dance classes. Despite never being formally trained, the 23-year-old Tampa native can freestyle just like his heroes: Michael Jackson, Usher and Chris Brown. Over 96 million people watched him dance in a red suit and mask of bandages alongside the Weeknd during the Super Bowl Halftime show on Sunday.Felder was one of about 200 dancers who took the field alongside the Grammy...WW…

/Club owners expect big crowds for Tampa’s historic hometown Super Bowl. Will new precautions be enough? Warren Colazzo started warming up for the Super Bowl six months ago. The 69-year-old working partner at Thee Dollhouse had state of the art lights and an upgraded sound system installed. With a new 250-inch video wall, he boasts, strip club guests will be able to count each blade of grass on the field during the game.He already requires his wait staff at 1010 N. Westshore Boulevard to pore over training manuals as if they were preparing to work at the Ritz-Carlton. He’s picky with hiring...…/Club owners expect big crowds for Tampa’s historic hometown Super Bowl. Will new precautions be enough? Warren Colazzo started warming up for the Super Bowl six months ago. The 69-year-old working partner at Thee Dollhouse had state of the art lights and an upgraded sound system installed. With a new 250-inch video wall, he boasts, strip club guests will be able to count each blade of grass on the field during the game.He already requires his wait staff at 1010 N. Westshore Boulevard to pore over training manuals as if they were preparing to work at the Ritz-Carlton. He’s picky with hiring...WW…

/“When I first got the call, I felt like I was going to cry,” said the recipient of the vehicle.Cory Schneider first got his late grandmother’s 1997 Ford Crown Victoria years ago, after an accident left him carless. But as the 34-year-old St. Petersburg resident planned a move back to North Carolina, he realized the car didn’t suit his needs anymore.He decided it was time to pay it forward. So, he took to to find someone in need.“1997 Ford Crown Victoria — white — around 100k miles, almost all driven by grandma. Damn good physical appearance for a 24 year old car,” he wrote in a now-deleted...…/“When I first got the call, I felt like I was going to cry,” said the recipient of the vehicle.Cory Schneider first got his late grandmother’s 1997 Ford Crown Victoria years ago, after an accident left him carless. But as the 34-year-old St. Petersburg resident planned a move back to North Carolina, he realized the car didn’t suit his needs anymore.He decided it was time to pay it forward. So, he took to to find someone in need.“1997 Ford Crown Victoria — white — around 100k miles, almost all driven by grandma. Damn good physical appearance for a 24 year old car,” he wrote in a now-deleted...WW…

/Police let Joplin finish her set at Curtis Hixon Hall before arresting the singer in her dressing room. Curtis Hixon Hall saw a number of iconic musicians perform over the years, from Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix to Led Zeppelin and David Bowie. But one of the most notorious visits happened 50 years ago Saturday, when Janis Joplin was arrested.The singer arrived at the venue on Sunday, Nov. 16, 1969. She played seven songs. Then police took her away in handcuffs.Joplin, then 26, took the stage after show opener B.B. King. Tickets to the show had ranged from $4 to $6.The roughly 3,500-person...…/Police let Joplin finish her set at Curtis Hixon Hall before arresting the singer in her dressing room. Curtis Hixon Hall saw a number of iconic musicians perform over the years, from Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix to Led Zeppelin and David Bowie. But one of the most notorious visits happened 50 years ago Saturday, when Janis Joplin was arrested.The singer arrived at the venue on Sunday, Nov. 16, 1969. She played seven songs. Then police took her away in handcuffs.Joplin, then 26, took the stage after show opener B.B. King. Tickets to the show had ranged from $4 to $6.The roughly 3,500-person...WW…

/Remembering the mud-splattered saga of Tampa Bay’s scandalous street vendors.PINELLAS PARK — It’s a late summer afternoon in Valerie Workman’s Pinellas Park living room. TMZ flickers on mute as her five dogs howl. Sitting crisscross on her couch, she unzips a duffel bag stuffed with 30-year-old stripper thongs.It’s been years since Valerie, now 55, has seen some of these items. By the time she gets to the bottom of the bag, her couch is covered in ancient bedazzled panties. But she hasn’t unearthed what she was actually looking for. There are plenty of relics from her nights as a dancer,...…/Remembering the mud-splattered saga of Tampa Bay’s scandalous street vendors.PINELLAS PARK — It’s a late summer afternoon in Valerie Workman’s Pinellas Park living room. TMZ flickers on mute as her five dogs howl. Sitting crisscross on her couch, she unzips a duffel bag stuffed with 30-year-old stripper thongs.It’s been years since Valerie, now 55, has seen some of these items. By the time she gets to the bottom of the bag, her couch is covered in ancient bedazzled panties. But she hasn’t unearthed what she was actually looking for. There are plenty of relics from her nights as a dancer,...WW…