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Cape Coral

(Encyclopedia) Cape Coral, city (2020 pop. 194,016), Lee co., SW coastal Fla., located on an estuary of the Caloosahatchee River; inc. 1970. It is…

Saint Petersburg, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Saint Petersburg, city (1990 pop. 238,629), Pinellas co., W Fla., on Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico at the southern end of the Pinellas peninsula; settled in the mid-1800s, inc. 1892…

Bradenton

(Encyclopedia) Bradenton Bradenton brāˈdəntən [key], city (2020 pop. 55,698), seat of Manatee co., SW Fla., on Tampa…

McAlister, Linda Lopez

(Encyclopedia) McAlister, Linda Lopez, 1939-2021, American feminist philosopher, b. Los Angeles, Ca., as Linda Lee McAlister, Barnard College (B.A…

1997 NCAA Division I Mens Soccer Tournament

First Round (Nov. 21-23)at Indiana 23 OTButler 1Bowling Green 1at Marquette 0at St. John's 2Brown 1South Florida 3 at Florida Int'l 1at UCLA 3Santa Clara 0at Washington 22 OTStanford 1at…

Everglades

(Encyclopedia) Everglades, marshy, low-lying subtropical savanna area, c.4,000 sq mi (10,000 sq km), S Fla., extending from Lake Okeechobee S to Florida Bay. Characterized by water, sawgrass,…

Tampa

(Encyclopedia) TampaTampatămˈpə [key], city (1990 pop. 280,015), seat of Hillsborough co., W Fla., a port of entry with an impressive harbor on Tampa Bay; inc. 1855. The third largest city in the…

Men: 1997 Final Soccer America Top 20

Final 1997 regular season poll including games through Nov. 17. Conducted by the national weekly Soccer America and released in the Dec. 1st issue. Listing includes records through…

Sami Al-Arian, 2003 News

Kuwaiti-born Florida professor, was arrested and charged with racketeering by federal prosecutors in February. The 50-count indictment accuses the suspended University of South Florida…

Miss Cleo

Name at birth: Youree HarrisA sassy self-proclaimed psychic with a lilting Caribbean accent, Miss Cleo was the star of late-night TV infomercials in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Claiming to be a…