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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

A Florida black bear walks through a cypress swamp on a cattle ranch adjacent to Big Cypress National Preserve. The movements of wide-ranging black bears helped inspire the identity of the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
Florida Wildlife Corridor gains traction, eyes future conservation

Tampa-based nature photographer Carlton Ward, Jr., who has been photographing natural beauty and wildlife in his native Florida for decades, came up with the idea for the Florida Wildlife Corridor Coalition.

Researchers based at the Florida Aquarium’s Apollo Beach campus in south Hillsborough County are successfully breeding wild corals with those growing in their own “coral farm.”
Florida Aquarium in Tampa advances coral spawning research

A team of marine biologists working at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa and Apollo Beach is successfully cross-breeding wild corals with those spawned in the lab, hoping one day to replace reefs killed by climate change and pollution.

Florida Aquarium scientists in Tampa, Apollo Beach fight to save endangered coral reefs

Efforts to revive coral reefs are in their infancy compared to the decades of work spent trying to prevent terrestrial extinctions. But a major step was taken recently at The Florida Aquarium in Tampa: the first artificially induced spawning of an Atlantic coral species.

What’s new in Hyde Park Village? Shops, restaurants, landscaping, design

New investors make significant cosmetic and structural changes to one of South Tampa’s most walkable shopping and dining destinations.

What is a wellness district? Vinik-Cascade project in downtown Tampa promotes healthy lifestyle

Designers of downtown Tampa's Wellness District are looking to create innovative spaces and places that promote a healthy lifestyle. Think air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind.

Amelie Arena received many upgrades in preparation for the 2012 RNC.
Beyond politics, what are long-lasting benefits of hosting a political convention?

In Tampa, political convention spending provided new police equipment, contributions to local charities, upgrades to cell phone and internet systems, street and landscaping improvements and millions of dollars in upgrades to local gathering places.

New Tampa Bay Health Alliance aims to restore doctor-patient relationships

The network, called the Tampa Bay Health Alliance, will include the USF Physicians Group and four other practices with various specialties and primary care -- Florida Medical Clinic, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Pediatric Health Care Alliance and Women’s Care Florida. 

View from the outdoor seating at The Attic.
Looking for signs of Tampa’s growing urban scene? You gotta see 500 E Kennedy Blvd

The transformation of 500 E. Kennedy Blvd. in downtown Tampa into one of the area's coolest office/retail spaces shows the potential that exists in other historic and architecturally significant properties yet to be renovated.

Construction of an eight-story, 300-unit luxury apartment complex along Kennedy Blvd. at 12th Street.
Channel District in downtown Tampa: ‘Hottest real estate market in region’

More than 5,000 people will call the waterfront Channel District home when development projects currently underway in downtown Tampa are completed by the end of the decade. More projects are planned. And more are expected as investments continue.

Top research taking place in Tampa leads to national recognition for innovation, patents

It may not have the reputation of Silicon Valley or Princeton, but the Tampa area, led by the University of South Florida, is becoming a national center of technical and scientific innovation, largely but not solely in the health care field.

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