Halloween started a day early for about 100 children, who marched down the Sebring Circle, parading their costumes and pocketing candy from downtown merchants on the Circle and Ridgewood Drive. ...more

October 31, 2009

HANDS AND WRISTS: Helen Ellis Occupational Health Center, 2508 U.S. 19 N., Holiday, will have a free screening for hand and wrist problems, including carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis and compression syndrome, from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday. Appointments are required; call (727) 943-3600. ...more

October 31, 2009

Universal Orlando will focus Halloween Horror Nights 19 on horror movie themes brought to life for theme park patrons. ...more

June 25, 2009

The same year Barbie made her store-shelf debut and the Twilight Zone premiered on television sets, another icon in American entertainment opened its doors. On March 31, 1959 August A. Busch Jr. dedicated Busch Gardens in Tampa ...more

March 30, 2009

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

March 4, 2009

If you've long put off your kids' entreaties to take them on a Disney vacation because of an aversion to long lines, high prices and throngs of mouse-eared fans, you may soon be running out of excuses. ...more

February 22, 2009

Universal Orlando has created a Mardi Gras getaway package for Florida residents starting at $75 a person per night for a two-day, two-park ticket to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure and a two-night accommodation at a hotel near Universal Studios. ...more

February 21, 2009

Universal Orlando has created a Mardi Gras Getaway package for Florida residents starting at $75 per person, per night for a two day-two park ticket to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure and a two-night accommodation at a hotel near the theme park. ...more

February 20, 2009

The Wild Orange Grove Trail at Highlands Hammock State Park runs for only about three-fifths of a mile but goes through three distinct ecological areas. ...more

February 17, 2009

Busch Gardens has launched a soft opening of its Serengeti Night Safari, which offers special tours on select Friday and Saturday nights to observe nighttime behaviors of hippos, rhinos, lions and hyenas. The first tour was offered on Nov. 8. The excursions, only for guests 21 or older, cost $60 a person. Available dates and reservations can be obtained by calling 1-888-800-5447, going online to www.buschgardens.com or by visiting the Adventure Tour Center at the Moroccan Village area of the park. ...more

November 20, 2008