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The private party circuit that accompanies a Super Bowl won't be as glitzy as in years past when the big game comes to Tampa next year.
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Playmate triplets make their way into the Rain Lounge in Tampa for the 2001 Playboy.com Super Bowl Party. A spokeswoman said the magazine will partner with DirecTV on a party next year.
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Times stories
- Super Bowl parties are victim of economy
The private party circuit that accompanies a Super Bowl won't be as glitzy as in years past when the big game comes to Tampa next year.
- Pols get a ticket offer some can refuse
While lots of football fans are brainstorming how they might score tickets to the Super Bowl in Tampa, some bay area politicians don't have to worry.
- Vibe party brings the T-Pain
Organizers are partnering with Vibe magazine and T-Pain for a party called "T-Pain's Thr33 Ring Circus."
- Top tickets to cost $1,000
Super Bowl tickets will cost $1,000 for the first time.
- Tampa puts does its prep work for Super Bowl
Local Super Bowl organizers say they need $12-million to stage the event, $8-million of that from private sponsors.
- Tampa Council sets up vendor zones
People hoping to turn a buck from the Super Bowl will have to follow some rules in and around the major venues.
- At Super Bowl, wives get in the game
Each year, a group of NFL wives stage a fashion show in the Super Bowl city.
- Ronson, McCarthy hit Super Bowl scene
Might we have a Lindsay Lohan sighting at this year's Super Bowl?
- Feather Sound gets Super soulful
Actress Terri J. Vaughn will host a party Jan. 31 at Clearwater's Feather Sound Country Club called Chocolate Ties: A Sweet Super Bowl Sensation.
- Winky's 'Good Life' turns great
Winky Wright knew he wanted to host a glamorous Super Bowl party when the game came to Tampa.
- Bum economy sinks St. Pete's 'Yacht Bowl'
"We didn't get the number of yachts signing up as early as we thought we would," said Jeff Werner, marina captain for event organizer Blue Highway LLC.
- Tampa can Super Bowl its blues away
The NFL still expects more than 100,000 people to visit the region during the Super Bowl, shop at local stores and eat in local restaurants.
- Horse patrols train for crowd control
Thursday at the Florida State Fairgrounds, horses from area mounted patrols practiced for the Super Bowl.
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- Vendors smell Super payday
The city is working on a "clean zone" ordinance that will set rules for vendors who want to sell merchandise in the days before and during the 2009 Super Bowl.
- Lingerie Bowl VI coming to Tampa
Finally, football goes back to the basics -- a ball, a woman, a bikini. Get a sneak preview Friday at Floyd's.
- Airport scanners peek under your clothes
Airport security officers might examine an image of everything under your clothes -- or nearly everything -- in the not-too-distant future.
- Six months to go before Super Bowl
Planning for the game, and parties and events during the week before started more than a year ago. - NFL reps to meet with Super Bowl committee
This week, more than 130 representatives of the National Football League are descending on the city to meet with local government and business officials and the Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee.
- Super Bowl a big payday for Tampa Bay
The biggest money flowing into the Tampa Bay area from Super Bowl XLIII next year won't come from the game itself.
- Super Bowl XLIII FAQ
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions: from how you can get tickets to the game, to where you absolutely, positively don't want to be the day after the game.
- Opinion: How not to muff the Super Bowl
The region has plenty to offer, but it will take outreach, attention to detail and cooperation on the part of many for the event to leave a good impression on visitors and residents alike.
- Super Bowl, super security
With terrorism on their minds, local officers are in Arizona for tips on 2009.
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