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Sherri Patterson May 16, 2013 at 01:21 pm
Thank you for following up with this article. It's good to know that our aquarium was not affected.
Rachel Jolley (Editor) May 16, 2013 at 02:36 pm
It is definitely good to know that the animals are safe at the Tarpon Springs Aquarium, Sherri! And…Read More from the sound of it, they have things mapped out in case anything did pose a threat.
Thanks for reading :)
Trish Gregory June 11, 2013 at 08:07 pm
I uploaded a photo "Night in the Islands" yesterday, but see that it has been flagged as…Read More inappropriate. Would somebody please explain this? Thank you.
Diana Utod Bacasmas April 26, 2013 at 07:47 am
Really nice program. Thanks to those people under this charity. Thanks a lot. <a…Read More href="http://podcasts.thefamily.org/">Family International (tfi)</a>
lydia April 17, 2013 at 10:18 am
loving the Peace Flags! have you heard of the big initiative http://thepeaceflag.com/ ? They are…Read More also making the world a more Peaceful place with Peace Flags. However theirs are colourless versions of national flags (white flags) aimed to encourage the UN to make peace flags official for all embassies around the world to raise on the 21st of September (Peace Day)
Cathy Lawson April 17, 2013 at 01:42 pm
Lydia, Thank you! I was not aware of this project. Some of the peace flags created in the Tarpon…Read More Springs event are being exchanged with Haiti.
Rachel Jolley (Editor) April 1, 2013 at 05:23 pm
Do you have a favorite story from last month, Tarpon Springs?
Sherri Patterson March 28, 2013 at 01:17 pm
Hopefully, that will ease some of the budget issues. Let's put a little of it back into our parks…Read More and get rid of that $5 parking fee at our beach parks.
Sharon Sawyer March 26, 2013 at 12:10 am
I would suggest you talk to Tina Bucuvalas.You can reach her through the city of Tarpon Springs. She…Read More has researched the Greek divers in the Bahamas, and Harvey is right,the Greek divers did not come to Tarpon Springs until 1905.
Cathie Folan Johnson March 26, 2013 at 03:16 am
Thanks for the suggestion Sharon. Thompson was from the US and he brought the hard hat divers down…Read More to the Yucatan because of the equipment and skills they had.
The hardhat divers were definitely from Tarpon Springs, the photo was taken around 1910. Their names have just not been known.
I am hoping someone with a 'family story' about a Grandpa or Great Grandpa going to dive for treasures in Mexico might read this so their names can be published!
Any other ideas would be appreciated!
Cathie Folan Johnson
cfolanj@aol.com
Rachel Jolley (Editor) March 27, 2013 at 04:41 pm
From these comments, it sounds like Rodies is a must-visit :) The other ideas are on my to-do list…Read More as well!
Paula Valentino April 2, 2013 at 02:49 pm
Now that we at Urban Relics are closer to the heart of Tarpon Springs, we will need to eat at some…Read More of these places! I rarely get breakfast into my system which is bad because I know it's the most important meal of the day (and my favorite meal of the day!) I'm going to try all of these places!! Thanks for a great article!
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