If we want to host World Cup games in the Tampa Bay area, we need to show our support.
The Clearwater Jazz Holiday has become Clearwater's biggest annual event. And it's FREE!
In a survey of visitor bureaus nationwide, the Tampa Bay visitor bureau has been named among the top five "Tweet Elite" for using Twitter effectively.
Frank Miller and all the volunteers of “Save the Gandy” kept the bridge away from the wrecking ball back at the turn of the century. That organization became the Gandy Bridge and Friendship Trail Corporation, a non-profit created to keep Frienship TrailBridge alive. Our mission is to fund the operation and maintenance of the bridge, which [...]
Just this week, I saw a TV commercial for Sounds of Beer.com. There was lots of burping and belching, and a plea for you to add your “voice” to the growing stack of sounds. My inner 15-year-old giggled, I made a mental note to give it a look sometime, and I went on with my [...]
Between the decline in popularity of traditional so-called “terrestrial” radio stations, the abundant availability of music online, and changes in the public’s individual tastes, the recording industry as we know it is quickly becoming extinct. Understandably, many people within that industry – artists as well as executives – are very nervous while they wait to [...]
You may have heard of the latest local attempt at a world record. Lt. Col. Kristine Gould and retired Lt. Col. Harold “Chip” Bowlin are Tampa residents who serve on the parachute team of the Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base. They completed 103 tandem skydives within 20 hours over at Skydive City [...]
In response to Bayshore and Hyde Park residents and their concerns about all the trouble the Gasparilla parade brings, head krewe Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, along with EventFest, which runs the party, says they have got all the problems fixed. From the St. Pete Times – Gasparilla changes: more security, more toilets, altered parade route: … [...]
Today, Tampa takes another step on the journey to the Big Time! Or not. Or somewhere in between. Depending on whom you ask. Today, is the official Grand Opening of Tampa’s IKEA store. There has been and continues to be, much debate on how big a deal this really is, with seemingly everybody having something to say. Personally, I think it’s [...]
