It’s the last day of 2009. Let’s go out and enjoy… The 24th Anniversary Outback Bowl Parade and Pep Rally goes from 5:30 to 8:30 tonight in Ybor City. The Auburn University Marching Band and the Northwestern University “Wildcat” Marching Band will be in the parade, before their football teams compete tomorrow. After the parade, [...]
The anti-Gasparilla party has turned into Gasparilla. Officials are now taking steps to return Guavaween toward its roots, and the Gasparilla crowd is gonna take their ball and go home - Good Riddance!
Another weekend is coming around, and with the little one coming home, we need kid friendly events. When I started looking for stuff to do, I kept in mind that we will be in Downtown Tampa on Saturday morning for the big JGLB show at the Q105 Post Race Celebration & Awards Presentation after the Gasparilla [...]
Here are my top ten tips for successfully getting through Gasparilla Day: Eat a decent breakfast. You never know where your next meal might be. Pack light. Leave the coolers at home. Hide a $20 in your sock. You will need it later. Sunscreen. Trust me on this one. Charge your cell phone the night before. Bring a disposable camera. If [...]
The 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice National Parade begins at 1:15 p.m. in downtown St. Petersburg. The parade starts at Third Avenue S and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street to the waterfront via Central Avenue. The 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Vigil at 6:30 p.m. [...]
Nine year old Jordan Hays was killed at the Plant City Christmas Parade. He was walking alongside his church’s float and tossing candy to the crowds when the horrible tragedy happened. He got caught under the wheels of the float as he reached for more candy to throw. Parade rules say children younger than [...]
There sure is a lot going on around here today. The USF Bulls will be playing today at 2pm at the Brut Sun Bowl in the great city of El Paso. Both daily newspapers have comprehensive lists of the happenings for tonight. Take a look at the St. Pete Times New Year’s Eve lineup and the [...]
Friends of the River is a citizen support group concerned with promoting health and environmental policies that affect the quantity and quality of water in the Lower Hillsborough River and the Tampa Bay by actively promoting the development and implementation of natural resource management strategies which will improve and enhance the current and future health, [...]
We’ll see you at the James E. Rooster memorial funeral and parade. Ybor City today.
