Nicholas Toth hunched over his lathe with sweat on his brow and a smile on his face. The sound of brass being shaved to the exact width he needed put that smile there. “In a lot of respects I feel ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — The family clad in Pittsburgh Steelers jerseys watched Nicholas Toth walk by. In his callused hands, he held a diving helmet he had made from scratch, a 38-pound ...

The diving helmets of Lerios made sponge diving possible in Tarpon Springs for much of the 20th century. Eventually, the helmets fell out of favor and were replaced by the cheaper, less cumbersome ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla., June 19 (Reuters) - In a wood-frame building at the waterside, near a touristy strip of Greek restaurants selling baklava, the craftsman carries on a family tradition as he ...

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 Fla. (Reuters) - In a wood-frame building at the waterside, near a touristy strip of Greek restaurants selling baklava, the craftsman carries on a family tradition as he pounds away at ...