A rundown of opening day at the Florida State Fair.
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 [...]
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 [...]
My friend Leah, who I have known since we were in High School, has been doing a slew of weird things lately that I haven’t entirely understood why. She’s told me she’s had “Pirate Practice” and has been practicing swordplay. She’s made minor mention of “Pirate Days” but I haven’t asked exactly what [...]
