Although officially classified as a Tampa neighborhood, historic Ybor City began as a company town for cigar manufacturers in the late 1800′s. Immigrants from Cuba, Italy and Spain settled in the area as workers for the cigar making and distributing businesses. Ybor City’s Cuban immigrants are credited with the creation of the Cuban Sandwich, a [...]
Safety Harbor
The Fountain of Youth, indian burial mounds, and the grapefruit have all played a role in making Safety Harbor what it is today. Espiritu Santo Springs gained it name from the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto during his quest for the Fountain of Youth. The springs are now part of the Safety Harbor Resort and [...]
Saint Petersburg
The largest city in Pinellas County, Saint Petersburg nestles along Tampa Bay and is filled with delightful surprises. Eight months out of the year the weather in Saint Petersburg is one of those delights, the remaining four months it is more of a surprise with fast blooming storms popping up in the afternoon. The downtown [...]
