The Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven't done a lot right this season, as we know so well. This Sunday was going to provide a break from all that, though, with the "Throwback" game against the Packers - complete with a return to the hideous (yet lovable) Creamsicle uniforms and the winking pirate on the helmets. ...more

November 5, 2009

Cole Likens, 2, left, and his brother Cason, 4, joined Isabel Cuevas, 5. ...more

October 27, 2009

Your little pirate may be the one collecting the loot on Halloween, but we all know who will be raiding the treasure chest. ...more

October 26, 2009

The new Gasparilla Parade of the Pirates route through downtown was unveiled this week, and the response to the change has been positive, said Darrell Stefany, president of EventFest, which organizes the event. ...more

October 3, 2009

A Walt Disney World performer has died, four days after being injured in a Magic Kingdom show. ...more

August 12, 2009

One of the biggest complaints about the 2009 Gasparilla Pirate Fest was about long lines outside portable bathrooms. ...more

March 27, 2009

The city's purple skyline is rising, finally. ...more

March 24, 2009

Here is a list of the winners in the March 3 lamb costume contest at the Florida Strawberry Festival. The list includes category, competitor's name and theme. ...more

March 15, 2009

Tampa's annual Gasparilla celebration doesn't end with the pirates' invasion and parade along Bayshore Boulevard. The parties, road race, beauty pageant, art festival and other events continue for weeks. Many South Tampa residents adorn their houses and yards with pirate-themed decorations, helping to keep themselves and others in high spirits for the duration of the Gasparilla season. ...more

February 11, 2009

Ideal weather might have been the hallmark of the 2009 Southwest Airlines Gasparilla Pirate Fest. After a spate of cold, winter weather, Saturday's blue skies and warm temperatures greeted thousands of revelers who lined Bayshore Boulevard and streamed into downtown Tampa to encounter a bloodthirsty band of pirates whose annual invasion is Tampa's signature event. ...more

February 8, 2009