TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — The history of Tarpon Springs is rooted in immigrants who came to the area at the turn of the century from Greece. George Billiris belongs to one of those families who made ...
If your Florida vacation feels incomplete without the beach, head to this unforgettable spot. The mile-long causeway to get there ends with sabal palmetto-lined white-sand shores. Swim in the Gulf, or ...
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (WFLA) — Tarpon Springs is known as the “Sponge Capital of the World,” where most of the world’s natural sponges come from. The industry began to grow in the 1890s when Greek ...
Even the bike racks have Greek flare in Tarpon Springs on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. A sponge boat is docked to sift through the day’s harvest in Tarpon Springs on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Natural sea ...
Dodecanese Street announced the character of the Tarpon Springs waterfront at once, with a stucco structure plainly derived from memories of the Erechtheum. Caryatids were mercifully not attempted, ...
Sponge boat operators who complained about paying $50 for improper docking probably won't have to pay up, city officials decided Tuesday. During a meeting of police, sponge divers and merchants, ...