6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (229+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " Beads flew, cannons roared, and revelers filled Bayshore Boulevard as Gasparilla 2026 took over Tampa. The annual pirate invasion kicked off with sirens and plenty of noise, with Mayor Jane Castor tossing beads to cheering crowds as floats rolled…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (331+ words) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. " It is a big weekend for families across the Tampa Bay region as the annual Children's Gasparilla returns to downtown Tampa on Saturday. Organizers expect nearly 150,000 people to line Bayshore Boulevard for one of the area's most…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (247+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " The Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP) recently received a grant from the Florida Veterans Foundation to provide free dental care to U.S. veterans at HEP's Doc Johnston Memorial and Wellness Clinic. The initial amount of $30,000 has already been providing benefits…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (418+ words) LARGO, Fla. " With affordable housing increasingly hard to find, many people in the Tampa Bay region are turning to manufactured homes as an alternative to rising prices. Jon Bender says he has no regrets about buying his much new manufactured…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (345+ words) NAPLES, Fla. " Sen. Rick Scott said on social media there was an attempted swatting incident at his family home in Naples. According to the lawmaker, Scott said he got a call from law enforcement on Thursday morning about the attempt....

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (366+ words) LARGO, Fla. " A Tampa Bay Area woman made a remarkable recovery and is sharing a message to listen to your body ahead of World Stroke Day this week. As an ICU nurse, Susan Cardillo loves helping people. "I love seeing…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (277+ words) BARTOW, Fla. " Construction has begun on a new segment of Central Polk Parkway. It is a new stretch of tolled roadway that will improve connectivity to Insterstate-4 and reduce traffic on roads including U.S. 17 in Bartow. Brenda Cummings said bumper to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (172+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " The Chef and the Baker is owned by a husband and wife team, you might say, who were brought together by serendipity. Rosana Rivera, a.k.a. "the chef," and Ricardo Castro, a.k.a. "the baker," both had successful careers educating countless others…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (240+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " Landlords in Florida must now tell potential tenants about any flooding history before they sign a lease, after a new law officially went into affect Wednesday. Florida law already required sellers to disclose any information about flood damage…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (217+ words) PALM HARBOR, Fla. " John and Sissy Makeyenko moved from Buffalo, N.Y., to Palm Harbor to retire from the pizza and wings business. They were delicious heroes up north. Time to rest. But, change of plans. "They tracked us down," John laughs....