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Tampa history

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Historic Boys & Girls Club building in Tampa Bay, photographed in the early years of the organization.An early Boys & Girls Club site in Tampa Bay. Founded in 1926, the organization marks 100 years of youth development in 2026.
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At 100, Boys & Girls Clubs define how they grow next

  • January 28, 2026
Founded in 1926 as the West Tampa Boys Club, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tampa Bay became…
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Historic illustration of the Gasparilla invasion ship sailing through downtown Tampa as crowds line the riverbanks and bridges.
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Gasparilla: How Tampa invented its defining tradition

  • January 19, 2026
Gasparilla is often treated like a relic. A pirate myth that Tampa pulls out once a year for…
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Sanchez y Haya enshrines early chapter of Tampa cigar history
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Sanchez y Haya enshrines early chapter of Tampa cigar history

  • December 3, 2025
Tampa was once considered the cigar capital of the world. Cigar-rolling peaked in the city in the 1920s.…
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Historic photo of Tampa mob figures from the early 20th century posing outdoors in suits, representing the city’s organized crime network during the bolita gambling era.
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From Bolita to Billups: Tampa’s long history with La Cosa Nostra

  • October 28, 2025
When federal agents arrested NBA head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier in a sweeping…
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