Trish Bergelt's first Gasparilla brought tears to her eyes. ...more

February 8, 2009

Tampa's annual pirate festivities are well under way. ...more

February 7, 2009

Pillage and plunder if you must, but please remember to recycle. ...more

February 6, 2009

South Tampa residents have a love-hate relationship with the annual pirate invasion. ...more

February 6, 2009

Wild parties, beer bongs and thousands of rowdy revelers make for a pretty exciting event. But throw in some pirates and you'll see how Tampa residents really like to party. ...more

January 31, 2009

By now you might be getting the idea that Tampa is as much a state of mind as a place. ...more

January 28, 2009

Look out Jose Gaspar, an invastion of 3-foot pirates is storming around Bayshore Boulevard. ...more

January 24, 2009

It's party time for Tampa's pint-sized pirates. For the 62nd year, little landlubbers on Saturday will have a chance to gawk and stare and scream for booty from a host of Tampa's finest pillagers. The 2009 Gasparilla Extravaganza not only features the Children's Gasparilla Parade, it starts with a bicycle safety rodeo and is followed by the "Piratechnic" Extravaganza, a fireworks show. ...more

January 23, 2009

Two Republican Bay area members of the U.S. House have said they would support giving up their annual, automatic, $4,700 pay raise this year because of the country's struggling economy. Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor of Tampa said today she probably would support a vote to take back the pay raise, which went into effect Thursday. ...more

January 5, 2009

With parts of the country inundated by heavy snow and bitterly cold temperatures, runners on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa jog in 50-degree weather. Temperatures in Tampa are expected to reach into the 60s today with a chilly night ahead. ...more

December 23, 2008