TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Even with a harsh economy, the Veterans Parade Group Inc. expects to give folks something to celebrate Saturday. ...more

November 4, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Even with a harsh economy, the Veterans Parade Group Inc. expects to give folks something to celebrate Saturday. ...more

November 4, 2009

Never mind the warm weather or the scaled-down parade. The real reason for the sparse attendance at this weekend's Guavaween celebration in Ybor City may have been the calendar. ...more

November 3, 2009

Horsepower is horsepower. At least as far as this year's Guavaween goers were concerned. ...more

November 1, 2009

Horsepower is horsepower. At least as far as this year's Guavaween goers were concerned. ...more

October 31, 2009

Make no mistake -- only the float drivers will be absent for Saturday's Mama Guava Stumble, not the drinkers. ...more

October 30, 2009

Donna Goss Raye of Port Richey says the ban on throwing beads enforced during the 2009 Chasco Fiesta street parade in New Port Richey. ...more

April 1, 2009

Bead throwing and parade-going typically go hand in hand, but when police enforced a no-tossing from floats rule at Saturday's Chasco Fiesta in New Port Richey, it caused a stir among krewes, who now say they're looking to boycott next year's parade. ...more

March 24, 2009

Tampa officials and event sponsors are studying ways to control the drunken revelry plaguing the 105-year-old Gasparilla Parade, the city's signature event. ...more

March 13, 2009

The economic downturn couldn't overshadow the Mardi Gras revelry Tuesday as partiers jostled for beads on parade routes and the French Quarter swelled with boozy fun and masked crowds. ...more

February 25, 2009