A local pub is holding an Irish block party Saturday that includes children's activities and a dog costume contest. ...more

March 11, 2009

The faces change from year to year, about as fast as the style of the clothes the students wear. The students and even the teachers come and go. The curriculum evolves, and so do the teaching methods. ...more

February 28, 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

The Hernando Audubon Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a special lecture this Thursday, Feb. 26. ...more

February 25, 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

In an effort to ward off evil spirits, colorful lions helped ring in the Year of the Ox. ...more

February 11, 2009

Law enforcement agencies reported 141 arrests Saturday during Gasparilla parade festivities as an estimated 350,000 people converged on downtown Tampa for the annual celebration, a Tampa police report showed. ...more

February 7, 2009

CARROLLWOOD In an effort to ward off evil spirits, colorful lions helped ring in the Year of the Ox. The costume lions were part of a Jan. 31 Chinese New Year event at First International Oriental Market. ...more

February 5, 2009

Lightning right wing Marty St. Louis is taking an unexpected trip home this weekend. St. Louis was named late Thursday as a replacement for Sidney Crosby, who withdrew for the second consecutive year due to injury, for the Eastern Conference team for Sunday's All-Star game in his native Montreal. ...more

January 23, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - Millions of workers at small businesses across the country will take time next Tuesday to watch Barack Obama be sworn in as president - and will do so with their bosses' blessings. ...more

January 18, 2009