Gasparilla 2025: A look at the pirate festival in Tampa, Florida
Pirates are temporarily taking over downtown Tampa to celebrate Gasparilla, an annual pirate-themed festival. Known as the ...
Snow in Florida: Tampa residents woke up to a winter wonderland in 1977
Temperatures are dipping into the 30s this week, and while parts of Florida are expected to get snow, FOX 13 meteorologists ...
See the wacky foods coming to Tampa’s Florida State Fair next month
The Florida State Fair returns Feb. 6-17, and with it comes a new lineup of wacky foods that are deep-fried or covered in ...
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Florida hockey swept by Tampa, clinches playoff berth despite loss
Florida hockey couldn’t keep up with Tampa in the Gasparilla weekend series, losing both games. However, the Gators were ...
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Why does Florida celebrate a fictional pirate?
While the legends of José Gaspar are full of alleged adventure and swashbuckling, history tells a different story.
Gasparilla 2025 pirate-goers storm Tampa's shore in 121-year-old tradition
Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of ...
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Tampa’s Gasparilla pirate festival: ‘Time flies when you’re having rum’
Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of ...
Florida Lt. Gov. Núñez backs off support of in-state tuition for students in country illegally
Núñez was a key player in pushing legislation to allow children of immigrants in the country illegally to pay the same ...
Florida lawmakers to kick off week with special session addressing illegal immigration, condo regulation and more
On the eve of a special legislative session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican lawmakers Sunday filed a flurry of bills ...
Tampa Bay-area organizations are advocating for policies, programs to assist seniors in the legislative session
The regular session is set to begin in March, and lawmakers have already filed bills tackling some concerns raised by the ...
‘Bullets please’: Florida man accused of making threats against President Trump
TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA) — A Florida man was arrested Friday after he allegedly made threats against President Donald Trump. The FBI was alerted to “concerning” social media posts made by Shannon Depararro ...