Dylan Waddle is not the average eighth-grader at Charles S. Rushe Middle School. Instead of spending the summer playing, he fixed a marxophone with his grandfather, Charles Taylor. ...more

February 25, 2009

At 4 years old, Rylie Vasquez is already a veteran of the Gasparilla Pageant as she posed, smiled and twirled for the judges today in her second year as a contestant. ...more

February 22, 2009

The Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 15-kilometer and 5k runs; The Sports Authority Marathon, Half Marathon and Marathon Relay; The 8 On Your Side Health and Fitness Expo. ...more

February 21, 2009

Not signed up for next weekend's Gasparilla Distance Classic but still want a good dose of health and fitness? ...more

February 21, 2009

Companies that took billion-dollar taxpayer bailouts have pulled back from corporate trips perceived as extravagant. Now the withdrawal is being felt in the Bay area. ...more

February 12, 2009

Companies that took billion-dollar taxpayer bailouts have pulled back from corporate trips perceived as extravagant. Now the withdrawal is being felt in Tampa Bay. ...more

February 11, 2009

Megan Marie Allen, a teacher at Cleveland Elementary School in Tampa, tonight received the honor of being the best teacher in Hillsborough County. ...more

February 9, 2009

The Jose Gasparilla anchors a flotilla of pleasure boats Saturday as it sails along Hillsborough Bay toward the Tampa Convention Center, where Mayor Pam Iorio handed over the key to the city. Guided by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, the ship signals the beginning of the invasion of Tampa. ...more

February 8, 2009

Tampa's annual pirate festivities are well under way. ...more

February 7, 2009

Today's forecast calls for sunny, calm skies with temperatures in the low 70s. ...more

February 7, 2009