Dear Hillsborough River, You're boring. Sorry, nothing personal. I actually think you're pretty neat. I like your lazy brown waters and your ability to increase property values while simultaneously threatening the destruction of any structure built within your flood plain. I love what you did with your east bank. The new landscaping looks fabulous. It has that sort of retro-'50s mangrove-forest-meets-new-wave-cypress-swamp groove going on. And your sulfur springs! Wow! They're still going strong, percolating up from the aquifer to perfume the air with the delicate aroma of rotting eggs. As far as I'm concerned, the Suwannee has nothing on you. ...more

December 7, 2008

Dad's daughter gives Hillsborough River a thumbs down after Lowry Park Zoo's tour on the waterway. ...more

December 3, 2008

George Billiris, sponge merchant, gift shop owner and operator of the tour boat St. Nicholas, has seen a lot in all his decades living and working at the Sponge Docks. ...more

October 4, 2008

Buddies Drew Boeser and Alex DeLeon were among 33 AFIRE of Pasco County students who took a two-hour cruise on the Pithlachascotee River recently. The outing on the Miss Daisy tour boat reflects the nonprofit adult training facility's dedication to enhancing the skills, motivation, self-reliance and quality of life for mentally challenged adults in west Pasco County. For more information on the school, visit www.afirepasco.com. ...more

January 29, 2008