Dale Bennett's reputation as a high-percentage winning trainer has caught on at Tampa Bay Downs. ...more

January 19, 2008

TAMPA-- Desde hoy lunes, y hasta el próximo sábado 26 de enero, las urnas estarán abiertas en colegios electorales especiales para que los votantes inscritos en el Condado de Hillsborough que deseen hacerlo puedan ejercer su voto anticipadamente. ...more

January 14, 2008

Children's Parade 4 p.m., Bayshore Boulevard Shape Up Or Ship Out Put away that seafaring garb and get out the running shorts for the 5K, 15K, half-marathon, marathon and relay races. ...more

January 14, 2008

GASPARILLA CHILDREN'S PARADE WHEN: Noon to 7:30 p.m. Saturday ...more

January 13, 2008

Remember when the I-4 corridor was the key to the national elections? Rich in economic and social diversity, from Tampa Bay across the state, here was that perfect mix of Americans who could and would determine the political fate of the country. ...more

January 11, 2008

Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday for Jackie Loto, a Tampa native who founded her own dance studio more than 40 years ago and played an important role in local Gasparilla and Super Bowl galas. ...more

November 19, 2007

Jackie Loto took on many roles during her life on the stage. The Tampa native founded her own dance studio more than 40 years ago, was a pioneer with the Gasparilla Coronation Ball and worked as a seamstress on Super Bowl costumes. ...more

November 19, 2007

TAMPA - A longtime dance instructor and choreographer died Saturday after spending decades inspiring performers and supporting the arts. ...more

November 18, 2007

Cody Fowler Davis, mother of former Tampa U.S. Rep. Jim Davis and a member of the prominent local Fowler family, died Tuesday night at age 76 after an extended illness. ...more

November 1, 2007

In the Tampa Bay area, we definitely are experts on dressing up like pirates. It's not many places where residents can honestly say they have puffy shirts and eye patches in their wardrobes, and thanks to Gasparilla and 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' people are prepared to break out the Jolly Rogers for Halloween costumes. Want to jazz up the look? Add accessories such as eye patches, daggers, boot tops, hoop earrings, hats and wigs. Pistols, swords, masks and telescopes can also help complete the costume. The Disney Store recently introduced a line of costumes based on the latest 'Pirates' film, 'At World's End.' Included in the collection are Elizabeth Swann, the role played by Keira Knightley, in women's and girls' sizes. ...more

October 16, 2007