TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — The history of Tarpon Springs is rooted in immigrants who came to the area at the turn of the century from Greece. George Billiris belongs to one of those families who made ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (WFLA) — Tarpon Springs is known for its charm, from its iconic sponge docks to its deep Greek orthodox traditions. But after last year’s hurricanes wreaked havoc, the annual ...

TARPON SPRINGS, FL — After being forced to limit attendance to Tarpon Springs' famous annual festival last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city's 116th Epiphany celebration is back on.

Come for the views of the Gulf Coast. Stay for the gyro. Courtesy of Visit St. Pete and Clearwater Sponges first brought Greeks and their culture to Tarpon Springs, Florida. The deep-sea diving suits ...

Tarpon Springs Mayor Beverley Billiris, left, dons a traditional canvas sponge diving suit, complete with steel shoes and a special helmet before her dive in the Anclote River. The mayor performed the ...

Tarpon Springs - In a small shop, crammed with antique machines, Nick Toth hammers away. He’s making sponge-diving helmets just the way his grandfather did nearly a century ago.Toth is perhaps the ...

Sharp official eyes search the gay streets of the Greek quarter of Tarpon Springs, Fla. Alien sponge divers (TIME, Jan. 21) move aside, shift their glance away. Along the waterfront, among the gaudy ...