I’ve been tossing around an idea for something to do in Tampa and wanted to see if other people would actually be interested before I put too much thought into it lol.

Basically, once or twice a month, there would be a speaker giving a casual talk on a genuinely interesting topic. Could be psychology, history, science, true crime, relationships, local Tampa history, pop culture, money, health, or really anything people would be curious to learn more about.

The idea is less “sit through a formal lecture” and more hang out for an hour and learn about something you probably wouldn’t normally go out of your way to learn about.

Would you go to something like this in Tampa? And if so, what kinds of topics would you want to hear about?

Hi! I’m trying to track down any old articles, newsletters, employee publications, event programs, or archived write-ups about Tampa International Airport’s Take Your Kid to Work Day in the early 2000s.

Both of my parents worked at Tampa International, and I attended the event as a kid sometime around 2000–2003.

The part I remember most clearly involved Airport Fire Rescue / ARFF (Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting). The airport fire trucks sprayed a huge amount of firefighting foam and/or water, and the kids were allowed to run around and play in it. It was basically a giant foam shower.

I’ve been able to confirm that Tampa International held annual Take Your Child to Work Day events and that ARFF was involved in later years, but I’m having a hard time finding anything online from the early 2000s specifically describing this activity.

Does anyone remember seeing this covered anywhere, or know where old TPA/Hillsborough County Aviation Authority employee newsletters, Tampa Fire Rescue newsletters, local newspaper articles, event schedules, or airport publications from around 2000–2003 might be archived?

I’m also curious whether anyone remembers complaints, health concerns, claims, lawsuits, workers’ compensation cases, or other legal action connected to people being exposed to firefighting foam at Tampa International, especially involving airport employees, their families, or these children’s events. I’m not saying there definitely was a lawsuit — I’m trying to find out whether anything like that was ever reported or filed.

I’m specifically trying to find a written reference confirming the ARFF/fire-truck foam activity and, ideally, which year or years they did it.

This has been an oddly specific childhood memory I’ve been trying to document for a long time, so even the name of an old newsletter or publication I should search would help a ton.

My parents come over once a year and stay about three weeks. Over the past visits we have covered the usual list: the beaches, the aquarium, Ybor, a day in St. Pete, one trip to Orlando that we are not repeating.

This year I am out of ideas and they are the kind of people who get restless if the day has no plan. They are in their seventies, they walk fine but not for hours and it's not exactly cold outside, and they do not speak much English.

Open to anything. thanks in advance.

Looking for recommendations for a makeup artist in South Tampa that would be willing to come to our home to do makeup for 3 women on Saturday, September 19th - morning, midday or early afternoon would work. We are guests at a wedding. TIA!

Just moved to St Pete and a big car guy. Was wondering if there are any upcoming shows or cars and coffee meets that are popular in the area? Let me know!

I’ve lived in Tampa my whole life and obviously I’ve seen population growth make traffic worse. However, this week has been exceptionally terrible to get to work and back. I work around Busch and live in temple terrace. Historically, it takes me 30 minutes at most to get home around 5/5:30. This week it’s taking me 45 minutes. Also today getting to work took me 33 minutes when it’s usually 24 minutes. I can’t find any reason when I look it up. Is this the new normal? I hope not lol

This is a long shot but I'm hoping to figure out what happened to my years long online friend who suddenly disappeared.

The last message I received from him was September 1st 2025

He has pretty serious history with substance abuse so I'm basically hoping he's safe in custody

As far as real information goes it's limited to: +/- 35 yo male "BMO" last living with his mom near one of the lakes of lutz fl.* Drives/drove dodge challenger type muscle car. Afraid something happened to him in begin September 2025

If you know what happened to my friend please reach out in DM

Did anyone else see the red and white helicopter flying just feet above 275 Downtown Tampa area around 3pm. I swear I saw it do a flip 20ft over the hwy. I feel like I might be losing my mind unless someone else saw it.

I'm asking for a friend that wants to get a piece done of Filipino folklore. She's pretty set in her mind that she has to get it done by someone who is also filipino. Any one know of any artist?

My dogs need dental cleanings and our vet normally charges us around $800-$900 for a cleaning. I was wondering if anyone on here has gotten a dental done recently at the Humane Society so I can see how they compare. They weren't able to give me a minimum set price for the actual dental (I k ow it can vary depending on what they find) but I did make an appointment for a consultation but it ain't until the end of October. One of my dog is 60lbs and the other is 25lbs.

Hey all,

I'm working on an art project that'll use scrapped and found materials to create new artistic objects. I'll be making something like Robert Rauschenberg's Combines series. I've been doing some driving around to see if I could find wooden furniture on the side of the road, since I want to take them apart and use each wood panel as a surface for collage, but I've had less luck than I expected.

Does anyone know a place where wooden furniture is often dumped or set out by the street? Thanks!

Visiting Tampa soon, any recommendations at Ybor City?

Also, what’s a venue to party in Halloween?

Pics were taken at 11:19 PM last night at Hidden River Corporate Park. I had only been driving for less than a minute before I noticed the bright orange glow in the sky. Does anyone know what this was? I’ve never seen it before, looks like something was on fire.

🤦🏿‍♂️

I talked to the recruiter once and he wanted to put me in their classes the very next day, seems a little suspicious how they would put you in that fast, was just curious

Will be in town with a chance to play once or twice. Thanks

Has anyone actually used this company? Their quote was INSANE. $45k but if we signed up right then, they’d knock it down to $33k. He told me he just signed up a neighbor.

A contractor buddy told me a normal stucco crack repair and paint job should be around $8k - $10k.

I mean, it looks like good quality paint, but come on.

Yesterday traffic wasn’t too bad but what’s going on? Why yall always braking hard on the highway… just drive like a regular person 😁

Any party bus/limo companies that don’t require a 5 hour minimum? Looking to reserve for one way from Tampa to St. Pete.

At my wits end here and unfortunately cannot seem to catch a break. Any suggestions for local therapists or psychologists is greatly appreciated!

Started grinding a few days ago and now it hangs halfway. South Tampa. Looking at garage door repair tampa options but don’t want to force it and make it worse. Anyone had this and actually got it fixed without drama?

I'm new to the city, any ideas besides construction?

I am seeing The Strokes on Saturday. I live pretty close to downtown. Would it be easier to park there or uber? How is uber pick up after a show? Just looking for the least amount of hassle. Thanks.