Thomas Hallock is Professor of English at the University of South Florida St Petersburg. He is currently writing a book of travel essays about why he loves teaching the American literature survey, called A Road Course in American Literature.
St. Petersburg's Rays stadium Deal: A field guide for skeptics
By Thomas Hallock
Beware of the Blob: Principle versus profits, and the redevelopment of St. Pete's Tropicana Field
Tampa Bay teacher Nina Shand is a master fire builder whose heart lives in the woods
Stay skeptical, St. Petersburg.
Tags: Tampa Bay News, Tampa Bay Rays, Stu Sternberg, St. Petersburg, Slideshow
Klee's Telegram: The political toying with education in Florida now fills me with terror
Tell our leaders to stop.
Tags: Columns, New College, Ron DeSantis, Slideshow
The soul of St. Pete is on the line, and only one Tropicana Field developer's proposal is most worth considering
In terms of meeting the principles, not profit, the bid should go to Sugar Hill.
Tags: Columns, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Sugar Hill Community Partners, Ken Welch, Tampa Bay Rays, Fifty Plus One Sports
St. Pete's Salt Creek is now a ‘Waterway of Cultural and Environmental Importance’
The resolution can teach us about cleaning our waterways and (maybe) restoring civil discourse to political life.
Tags: Columns, Salt Creek, St. Petersburg
Booker Creek's slot canyon is a monument to St. Pete's outdated water management policies
City Wilds
Tags: Columns, Booker Creek, St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay, Cover Story
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Tarpon Springs hosts two-day ‘Sponge Docks Craft Festival’ this weekend
By Ray Roa
The ‘largest dessert festival in America’ comes to Tampa on Saturday
By Kyla Fields
Tampa gets another dining cruise, Alessi Bakery celebrates 111 years, and more local foodie news
By Kyla Fields and Colin Wolf
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