U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson recently stopped by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey winter quarters at the Florida State Fairgrounds, where the circus is getting ready for the 139th edition of The Greatest Show on Earth. The show makes its debut at the St. Pete Times Forum in January. ...more

December 17, 2008

Eleven female Asian elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus celebrated Thanksgiving this morning at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa with a feast of apples, carrots, lettuce, bananas, melons and bread. ...more

November 27, 2008

Bug-eyed motorists along Orient Road pulled to the side Thursday morning to clear the way for Asia, a 10,000-pound, 8-foot-tall elephant, and nine of her gigantic friends. ...more

November 21, 2008

Bug-eyed motorists along Orient Road pulled to the side this morning to clear the way for Asia, a 10,000-pound, 8-foot-tall elephant, and nine of her gigantic friends. ...more

November 20, 2008

Equestrians and hikers may encounter colorful clowns or other whimsy in the woods as they navigate through this year's Mystery Map event, a fundraiser to help the Little Manatee State Park. ...more

September 3, 2008

TAMPA – Smiles lit the faces of sick children at Tampa General Hospital today. ...more

January 3, 2008

Elephants with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus were blessed Wednesday before their debut in Tampa. ...more

January 3, 2008

Little Sara, at 5 feet and 3,000 pounds, seemed puny next to her gargantuan wrinkly aunts as they got off the train, locked trunks to tails, and began to march in a straight line down Nuccio Parkway. ...more

December 31, 2007

TAMPA -- ¿Qué idioma entienden las fieras? Parece que depende del domador. Los tigres con que lidia Daniel Raffo, un uruguayo de 35 años, le obedecen en español y en inglés. Raffo usa palabras cortas como "stop", "ven aquí" y "lie down", y sus animales parecen comprenderlas. ...more

December 26, 2007

A magnum's worth of New Year's Eve celebrations are planned around town, including: ...more

December 22, 2007