The Lake Region High School Drama is making a splash in January with its vibrant and hilarious production of SpongeBob The ...

TARPON SPRINGS — Epiphany Day in Tarpon Springs is recognized as one of the largest such events of its kind in the world, ...

Are you looking for a different kind of Chanukah present to give to someone you love? How about a sponge? Soak this in: A ...

Foot traffic was brisk along the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks on Nov. 14 as the previous week’s cold blast mellowed, bringing out visitors who moved at a relaxed pace while browsing the shops at the ...

Bottlenose dolphins have a number of unique hunting techniques that are dependent on the dolphins’ location. One technique is called “sponging.” This is when the dolphin places a sponge on its beak to ...

Opening this past Sunday at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, “Of Light and Air: Winslow Homer in Watercolor” is the largest exhibition of this gentle American giant’s unique watercolor compositions ...

A mysterious discovery in the shadowy waters of Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay has revealed a remarkable new marine inhabitant. During a routine survey, divers encountered an unusually large, pale-green sponge ...

In 1954, Kemal Aras, a sponge diver from Bodrum, Turkey, discovered a collection of ancient artifacts during one of his dives off the coast of Cape Gelidonya in southwestern Turkey. Cape Gelidonya is ...

Travelers to the Greek island of Hydra should pack light. After all, what you bring, you’ll be carrying—or loading onto a mule. No motor vehicles are permitted on the small car-free island, though you ...

The experimental techniques introduced during the Yassı Ada excavation in the early 1960s by a team of young archaeologists helped revolutionize a new field of study underwater. Nautical archaeologist ...

Brick streets lined with antique shops, art galleries, and boutiques offer treasure hunting of a different sort than the sponge divers practiced. The Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum provides context ...

You haven’t truly experienced Florida until you’ve spent a day in Tarpon Springs, where the air smells like a delicious marriage of sea salt, fresh bread, and roasting lamb. This isn’t your typical ...