The chilly conditions, Saturday's Children's Gasparilla Parade washout and NFL playoff games caused a sparse turnout for Sunday's "Piratechnic" Extravaganza on Bayshore Boulevard. ...more

January 21, 2008

TAMPA - The chilly conditions, Saturday's washout, and playoff football caused a sparse turnout for Sunday's fireworks at the Children's Gasparilla parade on Bayshore Boulevard. ...more

January 20, 2008

TAMPA - A 15-year-old boy tossed lit fireworks into a man's home Sunday night and stole the man's credit cards, police say. ...more

January 7, 2008

a big disappointment! ...more

January 6, 2008

The New Year's Eve celebrations ignited another round of complaints to county officials and the Sheriff's Office. Local leaders in turn explain how they are powerless to defuse the situation. A state task force is supposed to submit a report by the end of January offering recommendations for possible statewide fireworks regulations. ...more

January 5, 2008

As I was walking to the store the other night, I noticed that the first fireworks tent has bloomed. Starting around Dec. 27, we will be hearing the first poppings of bottle rockets, as kids who are already tired of their new toys will take to the streets as soon as the sun goes down. As we get nearer to New Year's Eve, the cacophony will grow louder. Small children will be woken from sleep scared and crying, cats will run for the nearest couch and dogs, that up until now were housebroken, will relieve themselves all over the place. ...more

December 17, 2007

WESTCHASE Broken beer bottles, public urination, speeding cars, vulgar language and early morning fireworks. ...more

December 14, 2007

Fifty trees, one representing each state, covered the front lawn of Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, 7050 Gall Blvd., for its 23rd annual tree decorating and lighting program. Also featured was an international tree, one representing Canada's provinces and territories as well as a "Support Our Troops" tree. ...more

December 3, 2007

Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts looked more like themselves Thursday night. ...more

November 23, 2007

TAMPA - Reserved assigned seating will be available along the Gasparilla Children's Parade route for the first time. ...more

October 18, 2007