Pillage and plunder if you must, but please remember to recycle. ...more

February 6, 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

Boyd Wynne may be the most photographed pirate in history. For decades, Wynne has been the goodwill ambassador for Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, serving as chairman of the special events committee. With his pirate makeup and ever-present fake parrot perched on his shoulder, Wynne shines in front of a camera. His image has appeared in national magazines, local newspapers and television and, undoubtedly, countless scrapbooks. ...more

February 6, 2009

Boyd Wynne may be the most photographed pirate in history. ...more

February 5, 2009

Some Dunkin' Donuts in the Tampa Bay area will start selling doughnuts today decorated with pirate themes to celebrate Gasparilla. The doughnut chain will sponsor a float in Saturday's Gasparilla parade. Some of the beads tossed during the parade will have a medallion good for $1 off a dozen doughnuts. ...more

February 5, 2009

Enjoy today's relatively balmy conditions while you can because the rest of the week will be downright frigid. ...more

February 3, 2009

The blasts of cannons and the screams for beads would have made Jose Gaspar proud. ...more

January 25, 2009

It's party time for Tampa's pint-sized pirates. For the 62nd year, little landlubbers on Saturday will have a chance to gawk and stare and scream for booty from a host of Tampa's finest pillagers. The 2009 Gasparilla Extravaganza not only features the Children's Gasparilla Parade, it starts with a bicycle safety rodeo and is followed by the "Piratechnic" Extravaganza, a fireworks show. ...more

January 23, 2009

TAMPA -- After more than a year of investigation, Tampa police can't find any evidence that a woman who reported she was raped during 2007's Gasparilla festivities was attacked, a report states. Police released the 52-page report today in response to a public records request. ...more

January 14, 2009

The Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago on Wednesday outlined a new route for the Illuminated Knight Parade in February that includes a family-friendly area with better parking. ...more

December 18, 2008