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William March

William March – call him “Windy” – was born and grew up in North Carolina and went to Davidson College and graduate school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He worked at several N.C. newspapers before moving to The Tampa Tribune in 1984. He worked in various reporting and editing jobs there until 2014, spending his last 20 years at the Tribune as state and national political reporter, and is now a free-lancer and political columnist. He’s married to art teacher and artist Elaine March, with two grown daughters. For fun, he likes scuba diving, roller blading and sampling craft beers.

William March's Latest Articles

Platt Street bike lane.
Pay now or pay later for Hillsborough County transportation solutions

No one who drives a motorized vehicle can seriously dispute the Tampa Bay area's growing traffic congestion. The question for Hillsborough County taxpayers is whether to pay their fair share for solutions or roll the costs over to their children and grandchildren. 

Want to visit Europe? Lufthansa makes it easy from Tampa

For travelers visiting many European destinations, new non-stop Lufthansa flights to Frankfurt, Germany from Tampa will eliminate the need to make a connection in another city before or after crossing the Atlantic. 

Florida Aquarium from inside the tank.
Moving to Tampa Bay: The diving scene

If you want to get involved in scuba diving, one of the most fascinating and adventurous of the water sports in Florida, here’s what to expect and how to go about it.

Popular Tampa airport busier than ever while construction moves forward

Pardon our dust when arriving or leaving the Tampa Bay region via TIA as construction continues on expanding terminal restaurants and shops, car rental spaces, parking and new airsides to accommodate the area's growing tourism and business opportunities. 

Gas Worx is the proposed mixed-use development located between Channelside Drive and Nuccio Parkway.
Moving to downtown Tampa: The bustling apartment scene

Looking to live in downtown Tampa? If you have a decent income, a life partner or a roommate, your options are suddenly growing by leaps and bounds.

Dee Pavoni works on a job at Creative Sign Designs.
Manufacturing jobs reappear in Tampa Bay region

Manufacturing as a key economic sector driving the local economy is making a comeback in the Tampa Bay region as the national economy improves and demand grows for skilled workers. 

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