Shiny strands of beads pitched from castles on wheels and rolling alligators landed in the eager palms of thousands of paradegoers Saturday night in Ybor City.

Two hours before it started, Anny Herndon and her husband set lawn chairs down on Seventh Avenue to make sure they got a good view of The Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago Illuminated Knight Parade.

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Is it possible that vintage aircraft on display at a Central Florida attraction are haunted? Officials at Fantasy of Flight in Polk County don't like to use the word "ghost" but for years there have been stories, from visitors and employees, of unexplained occurrences such as unidentifiable noises, temperature changes and the detection of mists and ...

BlueGrace Logistics, an innovative logistics, freight and transportation management provider, announced today their corporate relocation and expansion creating more than 50 job opportunities in the Tampa Bay market.

Weight Watchers has a new weekly meeting in Apollo Beach. The weight loss group meets Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Apollo Beach Racquet & Fitness Club, 6520 Richie's Way.

The sun rose over downtown Tampa just after 7 a.m. today, finally warming about two dozen chilly people outside the Bob Martinez Sports Complex at the University of Tampa.

SouthShore Library's Announcements The SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin, announces the following free events: Puppet Show: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, celebrating Black History Month, will be performed by the City of Tampa Creative Arts Theater throughout January.

During this time of the year, those of us who live in warmer climates relish in the fact that we can wear shorts in January.

Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 8:14 p.m. Drywall manufacturer National Gypsum has been named in a class-action lawsuit claiming the company produced defective wallboard responsible for corrosion of air-conditioning coils, wiring and other metals in affected homes.

Some of them, like fire ants and water hyacinths, have been around so long they seem like a natural part of the landscape.

South Hillsborough County native Z.J. Hafeez is only 26 years old, but don't tell him he's too young to run for the Florida State House.

Two families in Lee County are seeking class action status in a federal lawsuit, filed in Miami on Tuesday, alleging that National Gypsum Co.

Published: Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 2:33 a.m. The story reads like a plot from a suspenseful movie: A family was visiting a tourist attraction that prided itself on an impressive collection of historic aircraft.

Florida chill stuns turtles, sends manatees in search of warmer waters APOLLO BEACH, Fla.

Florida's Big Chill stuns warm-weather critters APOLLO BEACH, Florida Frigid temperatures across Florida are also taking their toll on warm-weather critters of the non-human variety.

A Florida manatee sticks it's head out of the water at the Tampa Electric Company manatee viewing site Thursday, Jan.

Whenever Michael McCracken and his family visit Florida they always come to the State and Federal Manatee Sanctuary on Apollo Beach.

After doing news stories about the shortfall in the county, state and federal budget, and finding that Florida's unemployment rate is at an all-time high, I wanted to find out how people were coping.

Do you remember what your New Year's resolutions were last year? Even if you do, did you keep them? If you're like most, the answer is "no" or "for a month or two." Why not start the new decade with something that will make you feel good and is fun and achievable? Who knows, if you're out having a big time, you may experience less stress and ...