The Sanibel Sea School’s summer camp registration will open on Feb. 22 at 11 a.m. Taking place from June 9 to Aug. 22, the ...

Young runners with the Tampa Parks and Recreation departments are part of the Pepperjack Running Club, a partnership with the ...

The chill is still in the air, but the annual Gasparilla ... school, showcasing its band, cheer and flag court early in the parade. Numerous Tampa area high schools participated, bringing a marching ...

I wasn't always a morning person. After spending years as a nighttime sports copy editor and page designer, I made the move to digital editing in 2000. Turns out, it was one of the best moves I've ...

“In 1783, having become a traitor and a pirate, José Gaspar gave the name of “Gasparilla” to himself as well as to his ship and the island in Charlotte Harbor, on the west coast of Florida ...

As per the folklore, Gaspar was a pirate who is said to have terrorized the west coast of Florida during the late 18th and early 19th century. Gasparilla Parade aims to revive the pirate’s legend, ...

Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for Gasparilla Pirate Festival ... overlooking the Garrison channel on Harbour Island Boulevard, electronic dance music blasted as ...

Known as the city's "signature event," Gasparilla was named after famed Florida pirate José Gaspar from the 18th century, who went by Gasparilla. It brings, for one day only, "the spirit of ...