The new Gasparilla Parade of the Pirates route through downtown was unveiled this week, and the response to the change has been positive, said Darrell Stefany, president of EventFest, which organizes the event. ...more

October 3, 2009

With security fences removed, mounds of trash collected and the stench of urine largely dissipated, South Tampa residents still are talking about the annual assault they face when the Gasparilla parade rolls into town. ...more

March 6, 2009

Residents surrounding Bayshore Boulevard talked Wednesday night of a war they annually face when Gasparilla rolls into town. ...more

March 5, 2009

Neighborhood groups will present photos of inappropriate public behavior to city officials in hopes of finding a solution. ...more

February 10, 2009

Residents of neighborhoods surrounding Bayshore Boulevard say they love a parade as much as anybody. What some don't enjoy is a prevalence of inappropriate public behavior – underage drinking, urinating in public and open sexuality – during the Gasparilla Pirate Fest. ...more

February 9, 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

ATLANTA (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday overturned a key section of a ruling that a Florida tomato grower failed to provide adequate housing for migrant workers. ...more

August 10, 2008

As if the road construction on Gandy Boulevard weren't bad enough, the northwest corner of Gandy and Manhattan Avenue also is humming with building projects. ...more

July 2, 2008

Of all the disappointed people heading home from Saturday's canceled Children's Gasparilla Parade, maybe the biggest frown was on the face of Darrell Stefany, the event's organizer. ...more

January 22, 2008

For the 17 years that Darrell Stefany, who works with EventMakers Corp., has staged some of the massive Gasparilla goings-on, including the children's parade and fireworks show, he never has seen it canceled after it started. ...more

January 21, 2008