The annual boat parade will anchor the second weekend of activities in Chasco Fiesta 2009. ...more

March 26, 2009

The annual boat parade will anchor the second weekend of activities during Chasco Fiesta 2009. The community festival will continue through March 29 with a multitude of events, including a kayak race, wine and art festival, golf tournament, country concert and more. ...more

March 25, 2009

A homeless man and a Bradenton woman were arrested Wednesday after a jogger reported the pair was having sex at a park in sight of children, the Bradenton Police Department said. ...more

March 5, 2009

Etching their names on what will become a sort-of time capsule for future generations, workers and their guests celebrated a milestone Friday in the construction of a new Tampa Art Museum: the ceremony to top off the building's frame with the installation of the final beam. ...more

November 8, 2008

Hundreds of people lined up before dawn this morning to attend a rally with Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin at Coachman Park. ...more

October 6, 2008

Shifting Responsibility Regarding "Plenty Share Blame For Gary's Demise" (Our Opinion, Sept. 10): ...more

September 18, 2008

For many people, a public park without a fountain is like a beach without water. But when city officials worked out cost estimates for the Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park project this year, they reluctantly decided to shelve plans for fountains and other amenities. That is, until philanthropist Norma Gene Lykes came into the picture. Her nonprofit group, the F.E. Lykes Foundation, last week donated $1 million to pay for a giant fountain at the gateway to the park and two smaller ones on the riverfront. ...more

September 8, 2008

Since prehistoric times, people across the planet have celebrated the summer solstice. That longest day of the year marks the start of summer. ...more

June 19, 2008

DOWNTOWN - The 6.3-acre Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park, next the Tampa Marriott Waterside along Garrison Channel, could receive funding for its final phase. The city council will be asked Thursday to approve more than $2.8 million for the project, parks and recreation director Karen Palus said. The work includes adding 600 linear feet to the city's Riverwalk, and creating a Heroes Plaza to honor firefighters, law enforcement officers, rescue workers and military personnel killed in the line of duty. ...more

May 12, 2008

Tampa still can't compete with larger cities in the number of upscale hotel rooms. ...more

February 3, 2008