Tall ships in Tampa? It could happen in July. Hillsborough County tourism officials, with help from Florida's U.S senators, are planning a tall ships festival in Tampa next summer, which could mean as many as 10 of the classic vessels will be on hand for public visits. ...more

October 24, 2009

Stage West's production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's "King and I" is a captivating battle of the sexes. ...more

March 12, 2009

The ship of state with its new captain sails on. ...more

February 13, 2009

The Jose Gasparilla anchors a flotilla of pleasure boats Saturday as it sails along Hillsborough Bay toward the Tampa Convention Center, where Mayor Pam Iorio handed over the key to the city. Guided by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, the ship signals the beginning of the invasion of Tampa. ...more

February 8, 2009

A 644-foot ship that is sailing into Tampa for the Super Bowl with nightly accommodations beginning at $1,900 has booked about 10 of about 30 available onboard apartments for the game, a spokeswoman for The World, a private residential community at sea, said this afternoon. ...more

January 23, 2009

Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura sees a lot of similarities between the Japan World Series and America's World Series with one major distinction. ...more

October 23, 2008

Carnival Cruise Lines, which sails out of the Port of Tampa and four other Florida seaports, said it will raise ticket prices by an undisclosed amount but eliminate fuel surcharges for 2010 cruises. ...more

October 14, 2008

George Billiris, sponge merchant, gift shop owner and operator of the tour boat St. Nicholas, has seen a lot in all his decades living and working at the Sponge Docks. ...more

October 4, 2008

Gianna Colucci was excited about starting middle school this year. When she and her mom, Linda, went to Bayonet Point Middle School to get her schedule and supply list, however, the wind was suddenly taken out of her sails. ...more

September 7, 2008

Gianna Colucci was excited about starting middle school this year. When she and her mom, Angie, went to Bayonet Point Middle School to get her schedule and supply list, however, the wind was suddenly taken out of her sails. ...more

August 27, 2008