Today's forecast calls for sunny, calm skies with temperatures in the low 70s. ...more

February 7, 2009

The Tampa Police Department will be keeping a virtual eye on Saturday's Gasparilla Parade, using two mapping technologies that were also used by the department during Super Bowl 43. ...more

February 6, 2009

The invasion party is upon us, bringing pirates, krewes, beads, boats and beer — and a few kooky characters. ...more

February 6, 2009

A cosmic alignment will occur this weekend in Tampa involving the id and the superego. ...more

February 6, 2009

A cosmic alignment takes place in Tampa this weekend with the id and the super ego. On one hand, there is Gasparilla Day, where work-a-day people lose touch with reality, dress up like marauding pirates, shoot off blanks from handguns and maybe, with a handful of plastic beads, encourage some lewd behavior. And those are just the guys in the parade. ...more

February 5, 2009

Police outlined a few tips for Gasparilla revelers today to keep them from saying, "Arrrrgh" in frustration over parking and congestion: Plan your route early and pack light. ...more

February 4, 2009

Just for today, it's Sixburgh. Thousands of Steelers fans lined downtown streets Tuesday cheering and twirling Terrible Towels at a parade celebrating the team's victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Sunday's Super Bowl, the sixth for the storied franchise. ...more

February 4, 2009

Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America's first black president on Tuesday, saying the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. ...more

January 20, 2009

Three federal airport security officers from Tampa International Airport and one from St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport will be among 300 Transportation Security Administration officers assisting the Secret Service to screen attendees at the Presidential inauguration in Washington today. ...more

January 20, 2009

Want a guaranteed seat along Pennsylvania Avenue so you can wave to Barack Obama after he takes the oath of office Jan. 20? Better act fast. ...more

January 9, 2009