To celebrate the Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading we've curated a reading list focused on this wonderful city. Get a taste of the famous Columbia Restaurant, learn about the Summit Venture's crash into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, and see immigrant cigar workers carve out a space for themselves. Books are on sale with code … Continue reading Tampa: A Reading List
Summer eBook Sale
Kick off the final month of summer with half price eBooks from University Press of Florida! All the titles in this selection are new, published since March of this year—since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are looking for a new read, take advantage of this chance to catch up on some books … Continue reading Summer eBook Sale
From Saloons to Steak Houses
Black beans and vice in Florida’s Cigar City “This rollicking ride through Tampa history captures the flavor of the city through the stories of some of its most colorful and legendary people and places. From bootleggers and jook joints to labor strikes and sit-ins, this is social history at its finest.”—Janine Farver, former executive director, … Continue reading From Saloons to Steak Houses
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