The cats over at SkatePark of Tampa are gearing up for the 2010 Tampa Pro, which runs this weekend. Skaters from all over the world will be here, showing off skills and winning cash prizes. But the event is so much more than a skateboarding contest. The Tampa Pro is considered a must-be-there event [...]
Looking for something unusual this weekend? You may want to consider the 17th Annual Weeki Wachee Swamp Fest. Yeah, I have no idea, but it sounds like an excellent opportunity for people watching… Entertainment is scheduled from 10am to 4 pm both Saturday & Sunday, March 5 & 6, and there will be lots of crazy [...]
The Clearwater Jazz Holiday has become Clearwater's biggest annual event. And it's FREE!
We spend a lot of our lives waiting for stuff. Usually, it’s a lot of aggravation for little reward. But sometimes, the wait is worth it. It is my intention to highlight something that qualifies as worth the wait in Tampa Bay each week… With water being such a defining characteristic of where we live, there [...]
Ever hear of the Tampa Bay Water Ski Show Team? Me either. But apparently, our hometown water skiers are pretty good. In fact, they are famous all over the world: [As of July, 2008,] The team has won six consecutive Southern Region titles and is the No. 1-ranked team in the Southeast region. In 2000, Tampa [...]
From what I can tell, Gasparilla is the nation’s biggest pirate festival. It’s gotta be – we stretch this thing out for about two months. It all starts with the Children’s Parade & Extravaganza, and includes the main Invasion, Parade, and PirateFest, the Krewe of the Knights of Sant’ Yago Illuminated Knight Parade, the Gasparilla Distance [...]
Sarah’s client is planning a move to Tampa, and they will be bringing in a big bunch of employees from various parts of the world to help run things. Sarah has been charged with letting those employees know what to expect once they get here. The problem is that Sarah has never been to Tampa. She [...]
Now that that Super Bowl nonsense is over with, it’s time to get back to some sort of normalcy. Assuming normalcy = pirates.
According to our friends at Tampa Bay & Company, we can all take a tour of Raymond James Stadium this weekend. … an exclusive tour of Raymond James Stadium, home of Super Bowl XLIII and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will be offered to NFL fans Jan. 24 and 25. Fans who purchase the $25 ticket package will [...]
